Thursday 27th July 2006

07:00

Morning on 3

27 July 2006

Presented by Sandy Burnett.

Delibes: Suite - Coppelia
New Philharmonia
Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Mozart: Horn Concerto No 3 in E flat, K447
David Pyatt (horn)
ASMF
Neville Marriner (conductor)

Chopin: Ballade No 1 in Gm
Helene Grimaud (piano)

From 8.30am

Haydn: String Quartet in G, Op 54, No 1
Endellion Quartet

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F, BWV 1047
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director)

Glazunov: Oriental Rhapsody, Op 29
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor)

10:00

CD Masters

27 July 2006

With Jonathan Swain.

Verdi: Don Carlos, Act III, excerpt
Philipp ...... Gottlob Frick (bass)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Wilhelm Schüchter (conductor)

Malipiero: Symphony No 6
Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti
Franco Caracciolo (conductor)

Beethoven: Sonata in C, Op 53 - 'Waldstein'
Artur Schnabel (piano)

Haydn: The Creation, Part II, excerpt
Raphael ...... Gottlob Frick (bass)
Bavarian Radio Orchestra
Eugen Jochum (conductor)

Hindemith: Symphony, Die Harmonie der Welt
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)

Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann, Act III, excerpt
Van Bett ...... Gottlob Frick
Leipzig Radio Choir
Staatskapelle Dresden
Robert Heger (conductor)

Gould: Boogie Woogie Etude
Shura Cherkassky (piano)

12:00

Composer of the Week

Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)

4/5. Five First Nights - La Fanciulla del West

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: Laggiù nel Soledad/Chi c'è 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)

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

Postcards from Vienna

Programme Three

This concert from the City of London Festival comes from the church of St Anne and St Agnes. Stephanie Hughes introduces this third postcard celebrating the music of the Austrian capital.

Schubert: Quartettsatz
Wolf: Italian Serenade
Webern: Five Movements Op 5
Korngold: String Quartet No 2
Endellion String Quartet

14:00

BBC Proms 2006

Prom 14

Another chance to hear Monday's Prom, beginning with Haydn's wake up call for dozing audiences and ending with Brahms' mighty first piano concerto. George Benjamin's vibrantly coloured new work has been praised for its Middle Eastern flavours and whiff of honky-tonk.

Presented by Christopher Cook.

Haydn: Symphony No 94 in G, Surprise
George Benjamin: Dance Figures (UK premiere)
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in Dm
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)

16:00

Brian Kay's Light Programme

27 July 2006

Brian introduces The Smugglers' Song by Marl Lubbock, William Alwyn's Suite of Scottish Dances and An Old Fashioned Sing-along Medley arranged by George Cohan, amongst other light music classics and rarities.

17:00

In Tune

27 July 2006

Sean Rafferty's guests include conductor Christian Curnyn, bass-baritone Johan Reuter, conductor Marc Albrecht, Amanda Roocroft, Andrew Kennedy and conductor Paul Daniel. Email: in.tune@bbc.co.uk

19:30

BBC Proms 2006 live

Prom 18 Part 1

A performance of Schumann's romantic concerto from the French pianist Hélène Grimaud, whose recent recording was hailed as a bracing riposte to more sentimental readings. Before that, German composer Wolfgang Rihm takes us on a journey of musical transformations, while the Prom ends with Mahler's childlike vision of heavenly life.

Presented by Sarah Walker live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Wolfgang Rihm: Verwandlung (UK premiere)
Schumann: Piano Concert in Am
Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Inger Dam-Jensen (soprano)
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott (conductor)

20:30

The Adverb

27 July 2006

Second in the series of literary performances in which authors present a selection of their favourite writings on music. Recorded in front of a live audience at Cadogan Hall and presented by Ian McMillan.

20:50

BBC Proms 2006 live

Prom 18 Part 2

The Prom ends with Mahler's childlike vision of heavenly life.

Presented by Sarah Walker live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Mahler: Symphony No 4 in G
Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Inger Dam-Jensen (soprano)
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott (conductor)

22:15

Late Junction

27 July 2006

An eclectic mix of music including world, new , jazz, experimental and classical. With Verity Sharp.

00:00

Composer of the Week

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Part Five

Donald Macleod introduces works from Barber's final years, including highlights from the opera written in collaboration with his partner, Gian Carlo Menotti. Plus two concertos written with particular performers in mind - pianist John Browning and principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic, Harold Gomberg.

Two Songs for unaccompanied chorus, Op 42, No 2, To be Sung On the Water
Oregon Repertory Singers
Gilbert Seeley (conductor)

Vanessa - Opera in 4 acts, Op 32, Act 1 (The Drawing Room. A Night In Early Winter)
Vanessa ...... Christine Brewer (soprano)
The Old Baroness ...... Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano)
Erika ...... Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
Anatol ...... William Burden (tenor)
The Old Doctor ...... Neal Davies (bass-baritone)
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)

Concerto for piano and orchestra, Op 38
John Browning (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra
Georg Szell (conductor)

Canzonetta for oboe and string orchestra
Julia Girdwood (oboe)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jose Serebrier (conductor)

01:00

Through the Night

27 July 2006

27 July 2006

With John Shea.

1.00am
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Gershwin, George (1898-1937): Girl Crazy Overture

1.07am
Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975): Five movements of Suite No 2 for jazz orchestra - March; Dance No.1; Petite polka; Waltz No.2; Finale

1.23am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Piano Concerto in G
Víkingur Heidar Ólafsson (piano)

1.45am
Youmans, Vincent (1898-1946) arr. Dmitri Shostakovich: Tahiti Trot, Op 16, Tea for Two

1.50am
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990): Fancy Free
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

2.18am
Nowowiejski, Felix (1877-1946): Three Songs, Op 56 from The Bialowieza Forest Folder
Polish Radio Chorus
Marek Kluza (conductor)

2.40am
Franck, César (1822-1890): Prelude, Chorale and Fugue, M21
Robert Silverman (piano)

3.01am
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Quartet for strings in Em
Vertavo Quartet

3.25am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Exsultate, jubilate, K165
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
Kent Nagano (conductor)

3.41am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Symphony No 8 in F, Op 93
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Arvid Engegaard (conductor)

4.05am
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869): Le Carnaval Romain Overture
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

4.14am
Strozzi, Barbara (1619-1677): Begl'occhi, bel seno' Costumo de grandi for Soprano, two violins and continuo
Musica Fiorita

4.20am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Fugue from Sonata No 3 in C for solo violin, BWV 1005
Sigiswald Kuijken (violin)

4.30am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Légende No 1: St Francois d'Assise prechant aux oiseaux, S175
Bernhard Stavenhagen (piano)

4.40am
Larsson, Lars-Erik (1908-1986): Pastoral Suite, Op 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

4.54am
Delibes, Léo (1836-1891): Fantaisie aux divins mensonges - from Lakmé, Act 1
Benjamin Butterfield (tenor)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

5.00am
Eller, Heino (1887-1970): Three Pieces from Five Pieces for Strings
Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vallo Jarvi (conductor)

5.12am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774
Edith Wiens (soprano)
Rudolf Jansen (piano)

5.16am
Lisinski, Vatroslav (1819-1854): Three Mazurkas
Zagreb Woodwind Trio
Branko Mihanovic (oboe)
Andelko Ramuscak (clarinet)
Zvonimir Stanislav (bassoon)

5.22am
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837): Rondo in Bm, Op 109
Stefan Lindgren (piano)

5.31am
Mussorgsky, Modest (1839-1881): A Night on Bare Mountain
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tamás Vásáry (conductor)

5.43am
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934): The Evening Watch, Op 43, No 1
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor)

5.48am
Caurroy, Eustache de (1549-1609): 11 Fantasias on 16th-Century songs
Hespèrion XX
Jordi Savall (viol and director)

6.16am
Handel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759): Concerto Grosso in F, Op 6, No 9
Estonian Radio Chamber Orchestra
Paul Mägi (conductor)

6.33am
Neufville, Johann Jacob de (1684-1712): Aria Prima
Jaco van Leeuwen (organ)

6.40am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): 11 Zigeunerlieder for 4 voices and piano, Op 103
Danish National Radio Choir
Bengt Forsberg (piano)
Stefan Parkman (conductor)