Monday 1st May 2006

07:00

Morning on 3

1 May 2006

With Sandy Burnett.

From 7.00am

Musorgsky, orch Rimsky-Korsakov: Intermezzo in modo classico
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor)

Bellini: Casta Diva, Norma
Renee Fleming (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Voices
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Balakirev: Islamey
Olli Mustonen (piano)

From 8.30am

Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op 73
Martin Frost (clarinet)
Roland Pontinent (piano)

Handel: Sonata in Bm for flute, violin & continuo, Op 2, No 1
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director)

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite No 1
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)

10:00

CD Masters

1 May 2006

With Jonathan Swain. Featuring Czech tone poems and recordings by Michael Rabin.

Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op 20, No 1
Michael Rabin (violin)
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Felix Slatkin (conductor)

Bartok: Contrasts
Melos Ensemble

Dvorak: The Water Goblin, Op 107
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Václav Talich (conductor)

Gurney: All night under the moon; Down by the Salley Gardens; Snow; The cloths of Heaven
Ian Partridge (tenor)
Jennifer Partridge (piano)

Glazunov: Violin Concerto in Am, Op 82
Michael Rabin (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Lovro von Matacic (conductor)

Kabelac: Mystery of Time, Op 31
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Anerl (conductor)

12:00

Composer of the Week

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Part One

Donald Macleod begins his survey of Prokofiev with his childhood years, which were spent on a vast estate in the agricultural region of Ukraine. It was through his mother, an accomplished pianist, that Prokofiev first developed an interest in music.

Excerpt from Winter Bonfire, Op 122, 1st movement (Allegro gusto)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
José Serebrier (conductor)

Vivo
Frederic Chiu (piano)

Piano Concerto No 1
Evgeny Kissin (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado (conductor)

The Ugly Duckling
Carole Farley (soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano)

The Alien God and the Dance of the Evil Spirits from Scythian suite
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle (conductor)

Classical Symphony, Op 25
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado (conductor)

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

French Songs

Véronique Gens and Susan Manoff

From Wigmore Hall in London. Presented by Stephanie Hughes.

One of France's leading sopranos, Véronique Gens, and pianist Susan Manoff perform some of the most beautiful examples from the French song repertoire.

Gabriel Fauré: Sylvie, Les Berceaux, Mandoline, Spleen, Green

Henri Duparc: L'invitation au voyage, Chanson triste, Au pays où se fait la guerre, Romance de Mignon, Phidylé

Reynaldo Hahn: Quand je fus pris au pavillon, Lydé, Tyndaris, Pholoé, Trois jours de vendange, À Chloris

Véronique Gens (soprano)
Susan Manoff (pianist)

14:00

Afternoon Performance

British Symphony Series - Rubbra

BBC National Orchestra of Wales. British Symphony Series. Rubbra: This week Afternoon Performance concludes the first part of its symphonys cycles of British composers. Presented by Edward Seckerson.

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
British Symphony Series. Rubbra

This week Afternoon Performance concludes the first part of its journey through the symphony cycles of British composers. Presented by Edward Seckerson.

Rubbra: Ode to the Queen, Op 83
Susan Bickley (soprano)
Richard Hickox (conductor)

Walton: Crown Imperial
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Elgar: Cockaigne Overture
James Judd (conductor)

Rubbra: Symphony No 6, Op 80
Richard Hickox (conductor)

Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Lesley Hatfield (director)

15:40

Making Tracks

1 May 2006

Radio 3's programme for younger listeners presented by CBBC's Angellica Bell and Adrian Dickson. In this programme they visit Mexico, hear a musical impression of a hen and play a track from the animated film Antz.

Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March
Wynton Marsalis (trumpet)
English Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Newman (conductor)

Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell: Opening Title Z's Theme
Studio Orchestra
Gavin Greenaway (conductor)

Respighi after Rameau: The Hen, from The Birds
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor)

Franciso de la Torre: Danza Alta
Musica Antiqua of London
Philip Thorby (director)

Los Lobos: Flor de Huevo
Los Lobos

Peter Hope: Mexican Hat Dance
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

16:00

Stage and Screen

Legends - Carol Lawrence

Edward Seckerson talks to the original "Maria" in West Side Story. In a conversation recorded last month from Los Angeles, they discuss the exacting preparation of that production and also explore her two subsequent starring roles in Arlen and Mercer's "Saratoga" and the little-known Jule Styne show "Subways are for Sleeping".

Plus a definitive Bank Holiday recipe for spaghetti bolognese.

17:00

In Tune

1 May 2006

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and keeps us up to date with what's happening in the arts world. Email: in.tune@bbc.co.uk

19:30

Performance on 3

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Osmo Vänskä

Osmo Vänskä returns to the BBC SO and brings a fresh interpretation to Rachmaninov's glorious, romantic Second Symphony. He also conducts the world premiere of a clarinet concerto by his fellow Finn, Kalevi Aho, played by the young Swedish soloist Martin Fröst

Presented by Christopher Cook.

Levin, Todd: Blur - Fragrance Free Mix
Aho, Kalevi: Clarinet Concerto* (BBC Commission, World Premiere)

Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in E m

Martin Fröst (clarinet)*
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä (Conductor)

21:30

Night Waves

1 May 2006

In a programme length interview, film director Sam Mendes talks to Philip Dodd about his film Jarhead (a war film in which nothing happens) which is about to be released on DVD. He also discusses how his childhood deeply influences his choice of subject matter in his work and how his approach could be said to identify him as the Tony Blair of film and theatre.

22:15

Late Junction

1 May 2006

Verity Sharp with an unusual mix of music from around the world and seasonal tunes for bringing in the May including the Waterson's Swinton May Song.

00:00

Composer of the Week

Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)

Part Two

Hubert Parry was sent to Eton for his education. In this programme, Donald Macleod discusses the influence that some of his friends there made on his music in later life.

Sleep
Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
Clifford Benson (piano)

Piano Trio in Em
Deakin Piano Trio
Richard Deakin (violin)
Emma Ferrand (cello)
Catherine Dubois (piano)

Dundee and The Old 104th, from the Seven Chorale Preludes for organ, Set 1
James Lancelot (Organ of Durham Cathedral)

Lady Radnor's Suite
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox (conductor)

01:00

Through the Night

1 May 2006

1 May 2006

With John Shea.

1.00am
Diamond Ensemble
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856), arr Hans Abrahamsen (b 1952): Kinderszenen for Wind Quintet, Op 15

1.21am
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931): Wind Quintet, Op 43

1.46am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Quartet for strings in C, Dissonance, K465

2.16am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918), arr. Bruno Sachs: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Diamond Ensemble

2.27am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Lemminkäinen Suite
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

3.14am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Sonata, H.16.34 in Em
Niklas Sivelöv (piano)

3.26am
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837): Piano Trio in F, Op 22
Tobias Ringborg (violin)
John Ehde (cello)
Stefan Lindgren (piano)

3.40am
Molique, Bernhard (1802-1869): Sonata for concertina and piano, Op 57
Joseph Petric (accordion)
Guy Few (piano)

4.01am
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857): Symphony on two Russian themes
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

4.15am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Elijah - Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen
Hungarian Radio Choir
Kálmán Strausz (conductor)

4.19am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Fantasia in C, Wq 61,6
Andreas Staier (pianoforte)

4.27am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in Cm for treble recorder, RV 441
Michael Schneider (recorder)
Camerata Köln

4.38am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): Scherzo Capriccioso, Op 66
Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique du Quebec
Raffi Armenian (conductor)

4.53am
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924): Les roses d'Ispahan, Op 39, No 4; Notre amour, Op 23, No 2
Paula Hoffman (mezzo soprano)
Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano)

5.00am
Lisinski, Vatroslav (1819-1854): Evening Symphonic Idyll
Croatian Radio Television Symphony Orchestra
Niksha Bareza (conductor)

5.07am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791), transc. Joseph Petric: Adagio and rondo
Joseph Petric (accordion)
Moshe Hammer and Marie Bérard (violin)
Douglas Perry (viola)
David Hetherington (cello)

5.23am
Willaert, Adrian (1490-1562): Pater Noster
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Paul van Nevel (conductor)

5.27am
Wilbye, John (1574-1638): Draw On, Sweet Night
Ensemble Daedalus
Roberto Festa (director)

5.32am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Trio Sonata in Dm, Op 1, No 12, La Folia
Florilegium

5.42am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Sonata No 5, Op 10, No 1 in Cm
François-Frédéric Guy (piano)

5.59am
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881): Pimen's Monologue from Boris Godunov
Robert Holl (bass)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)

6.06am
Gershwin, George (1898-1937), arr Bengt-Åke Lundin: Rhapsody in Blue
Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano)
New Stenhammar String Quartet
Peter Olofsson (violin)
Laura Park (violin)
Tony Bauer (viola)
Mats Olofsson (cello)
Staffan Sjöholm (double bass)

6.24am
Walters, Gareth (b 1928): Divertimento for Strings
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Roy Goodman (conductor)

6.40am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Piano Sonata in F, K332
Terés Löf (piano)