07:00
25 July 2006
Presented by Sandy Burnett.
Milhaud: Scaramouche, Op 165b
Stephen Coombs and Artur Pizarro (piano)
Handel: Concerto grosso in B flat, Op 3, No 2
Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman (director)
Rossini: Si, ritrovarla io giuro, La Cenerentola
Juan Diego Flores (tenor)
Milan Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
From 8.30am
Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op 34
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov (violin/conductor)
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op 34
CBSO
Simon Rattle (conductor)
Dvorák: Slavonic Rhapsody in D, Op 45, No 1
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor)
10:00
25 July 2006
With Jonathan Swain.
Smetana: The Bartered Bride, Act I, excerpt
Kezal ...... Gottlob Frick (bass)
Hans ...... Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A, Op 81
Leonard Pennario (piano)
Jascha Heifetz and Israel Baker (violin)
William Primrose (viola)
Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
Honegger: Une Cantate de Noël
Michel Roux (baritone)
Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseur
Petits Chanteurs de Versailles
Lamoureux Orchestra
Paul Sacher (conductor)
Stravinsky: Divertimento
Ida Haendel (violin)
Alfréd Holeek (piano)
Beethoven: Fidelio, Act I, excerpt
Pizarro ...... Hans Hotter (tenor)
Rocco ...... Gottlob Frick (bass)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Otto Klemperer (conductor)
Tippet: Divertimento - Sellinger's Round
English Chamber Orchestra
Norman del Mar (conductor)
Cornelius: Der Barbier von Baghdad, Act II, excerpt
Abul Hassan ...... Gottlob Frick (bass)
Kalif ...... Ernst Krukowsky (baritone)
Chorus of the Städtischen Oper Berlin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Otto Matzerath (conductor)
12:00
Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
2/5. Five First Nights - Tosca
Donald Macleod recreates the premieres of five different Puccini operas.
On Saturday 10th December 1910, La Fanciulla del West opened at the old Metropolitan Opera House on Broadway. Emmy Destinn sang Minnie, with Caruso opposite her and Toscanini conducting. America lay under Puccini's spell.
Act I: Introduction
La Scala Chorus
Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
Act II: Dove eravamo?/ La Posta!
La Scala Chorus
Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
Act I: Laggiů nel Soledad/Chi c'č per farmi I ricci?
La Scala Chorus
Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
Act II: Oh se sapeste/Ugh..neve!
La Scala Chorus
Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
Act II: Una partita a poker
La Scala Chorus
Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
Act III: Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano
La Scala Chorus
Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
12:00
Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
2/5. Five First Nights - Tosca
Donald Macleod recreates the premieres of five different Puccini operas.
On 14th January 1900, Tosca opened at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. Set in real-life locations in the Eternal City, it featured the Romanian-born soprano Ericlea Darclée in the role of the vengeful diva Floria Tosca.
Act I: Opening/ Duet
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Victor de Sabata (conductor)
Act II: Torture scene/end of act (incl. Vissi d'arte)
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Victor de Sabata (conductor)
Act III: E lucevan le stele/O dolci mani mansuete e pure
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Victor de Sabata (conductor)
Act III: End of opera
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Victor de Sabata (conductor)
13:00
Postcards from Vienna
Programme One
Stephanie Hughes introduces the first of four concerts this week from the City of London Festival celebrating one of the world's great musical capitals. This concert comes from St Andrew by the Wardrobe.
Schubert: 4 Mayrhofer settings - Auf der Donau D553; Fahrt zum Hades D526; Am Strome D539; Der Schiffer D536
Wolf: Der Musikant; Verschwiegene Liebe; Eichendorff; Fussreise; Heimweh; Auf einer Wanderung; Moerike
Strauss: Traum durch die Daemmerung Op 29, 1; Die Nacht Op 10, 3; Freundliche Vision Op 48,1; Ach weh mir unglueckhaftem Mann Op 21,4
Schoenberg: Erwartung Op 2,1; Schenk mir deinen goldnen Kamm Op 2,2
Korngold: Liebesbriefchen Op 9,4; Sommer Op 9,6; Sonett fuer Wien Op 41
Stephan Loges (baritone)
Eugene Asti (piano)
14:00
Prom 11
A suite based on Janacek's enchanting opera about the adventures of a frisky young vixen, followed by the delightful concerto for two pianos which Mozart wrote to perform with his sister. Dvorák's deeply expressive symphony ends the concert.
Presented by Martin Handley.
Janacek (ed. Mackerras): The Cunning Little Vixen - suite
Mozart: Concerto in E flat for two pianos, K365
Dvorák: Symphony No 7 in Dm
Till Fellner (piano)
Paul Lewis (piano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)
16:00
Works by Brahms and Loeffler
Iain Burnside introduces a performance given by Dutch mezzo Christianne Stotijn, French viola player Antoine Tamestit and pianist Julius Drake, playing works by Brahms and Loeffler.
17:00
25 July 2006
Sean Rafferty's guests are conductors Sakari Oramo, ahead of his Prom with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and Alexander Vedernikov, music director and chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre.
19:30
Prom 15 Part 1
A distinctly Latin air pervades the hall as Barry Wordsworth makes his final appearance as Principal Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
The music travels from Italy to Spain and South America, with sensational Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Floréz making his Proms debut in bel canto arias and popular Latin American songs, while Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro delights in Falla's heady nocturnal rhapsody.
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
Rossini: Barber of Seville - Overture
Rossini: Barber of Seville - Cessa di piů resistere
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore - Una furtiva lagrima
Donizetti: La Fille du régiment - Ah! mes amis
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Artur Pizarro (piano)
Juan Diego Flórez (tenor)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
20:30
Summer Nights In Spain
The writer Chris Stewart is well-known for his books about moving to a mountain farm in Andalucia, where he still lives. In this interval talk, he reflects on the very special atmosphere and experiences of Spanish summer nights.
20:50
Prom 15 Part 2
A distinctly Latin air pervades the hall as Barry Wordsworth makes his final appearance as Principal Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
The music travels from Italy to Spain and South America, with sensational Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Floréz making his Proms debut in bel canto arias and popular Latin American songs.
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
Menéndez and Utrera (arr. Peńa): Aquellos ojos verdes
Monge (arr. Peńa): México lindo
Falla: Three Dances from The Three-Cornered Hat
Gardel and Le Pera, (arr. Guinovart): El dia que me quieras
Grever, (arr. Guinovart): Júrame
Chabrier: Espańa
Artur Pizarro (piano)
Juan Diego Flórez (tenor)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
22:15
25 July 2006
Including the latest release in the Blue Asia series, Hotel Morocco. Plus the Ryukyu Underground's new album Shimadelica, and Kevin Volan's interpreted by the Japanese Koto quartet Vortex. Introduced by Verity Sharp.
00:00
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Part Three
In 1942, Barber received his call-up papers but was given a non-combatant role which enabled him to continue composing. Donald Macleod introduces three of Barber's wartime orchestral works, plus his sublime setting of James Agee's poem Knoxville, Summer of 1915.
Essay for Orchestra No 2, Op 17
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)
Symphony No 2, Op 19, final movement
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi (conductor)
Capricorn concerto for flute, oboe, trumpet and strings, Op 21
Jacob Berg (flute)
Peter Bowman (oboe)
Susan Slaughter (trumpet)
St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
Knoxville - Summer of 1915, for soprano and Orchestra, Op 24
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
St Luke's Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)
01:00
25 July 2006
25 July 2006
With John Shea.
1.00am
Bach Concerts at the Diamond, Copenhagen
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Partita for violin solo No 1 in Bm, BWV 1002
Julie Eskaer (violin)
1.24am
Partita for violin solo No 3 in E, BWV 1006
Vilde Frang (violin)
1.44am
Concerto for two violins and string orchestra in Dm, BWV 1043
Christina Astrand and Julie Eskaer (violin)
Danish Radio Sinfonietta/DR
Gordon Hunt (conductor)
2.00am
Josquin des Pres (c.1440-1521): Missa de Beata Virgine
BBC Singers
Bo Holten (conductor)
2.35am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Symphony No 1, Op 39 in Em
Orchestre National de France
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
3.15am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Six Pieces, Op 19
Duncan Gifford (piano)
3.46am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Trio for keyboard and strings in F, H154
Moscow Trio
3.59am
Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835): Overture to Norma
Oslo Philharmonic
Nello Santi (conductor)
4.06am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Quartet No 1 in F for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn
Canberra Wind Soloists
4.17am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): 16 Ländler for piano, D366
Ralf Gothoni (piano)
4.30
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)Selection from L'Arlésienne Suites Nos 1 and 2
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)
4.52am
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934): Pomp and Circumstance: Military March in D, Op 39, No 1
David Drury (organ)
5.00am
Gesualdo, Carlo (c.1560-1613), arr. Peter Maxwell Davies: Two Motets for brass quintet
The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble (premiere recording of these transcriptions)
5.08am
Parry, Hubert (1848-1918): Music, When Soft Voices Die
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor)
5.11am
Glazunov, Alexander Konstantinovich (1865-1936): Lyric poem for orchestra in D flat, Op 12
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Verbitsky (conductor)
5.22am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata in E, Andante comodo, Kk 380
Ivetta Irkha (piano)
5.27am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Figaro's recit and aria 'Tutto e disposto' and 'Aprite un po quegl' occhi' - from Le Nozze di Figaro, Act 4
Figaro ...... Georg Ots (baritone)
Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi (conductor)
5.32am
Flury, Richard (1896-1967): Three pieces for violin and piano
Sibylle Tschopp (violin)
Isabel Tschopp (piano)
5.40am
Söderman, August (1832-1876): Three songs from Idyll and Epigram
Swedish Radio Choir
Eric Ericson (conductor)
5.46am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): From 'Rusalka': Song to the Moon
Yvonne Kenny (soprano)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)
5.53am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): String Quartet in G, Op 18, No 2
Bartók Quartet
6.17am
Crusell, Bernhard Henrik (1775-1838): Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No 1 in E flat
Kullervo Kojo (clarinet)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ulf Söderblom (conductor)
6.40am
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921): Allegro appassionato in C sharp m, Op 70
Stefan Lindgren (piano)
6.47am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): La Valse choreographic poem for orchestra
Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Maderna (conductor)
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