Tuesday 12th December 2006

07:00

Morning on 3

12 December 2006

Presented by Sandy Burnett.

Including at 7.00am

Tavener: Song for Athene
Tenebrae
Nigel Short (director)

CPE Bach: Symphony in D, Wq183.1
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Gustav Leonhardt (conductor)

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2
Jon Nakamatsu (piano)

8.30am
Janacek: Adagio
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Frantisek Jilek (conductor)

Paganini: Caprice in Am, Op 1 No 24
Thomas Zehetmair (violin)

Haydn: Symphony No 6 (Le matin)
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (director)

10:00

CD Masters

12 December 2006

With Rob Cowan.

10.00am
Martinu; Rhapsody-Concerto
Josef Suk (viola)
Czech Philharmponic Orchestra
Vaclav Neumann (conductor)
SUPRAPHON 11 0374-2

10.24am
Korngold: Much Ado about Nothing - suite
Mischa Elman (violin)
Joseph Seiger (piano)
TESTAMENT SBT4 1343

10.39am
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 4
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Anatol Fistoulari (conductor)
VANGUARD 08 6119 71

10.53am
Bryars: My First Homage
Gavin Bryars Ensemble
DISQUES DU CREPUSCULE TWI 027-2

11.10 am
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No 2
Mischa Elman
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor)
TESTAMENT SBT4 1343

11.38am
Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole
Paris Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rene Leibowitz (conductor)
PREISER 90601

11.53am
Gabriel-Marie: La cinquantaine
Mischa Elman (violin)
Unnamed orchestra
Joseph Pasternack (conductor)
BIDDULPH LAB 038

12:00

Composer of the Week

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Part Two

Mahler was drawn to romantic literature and was captivated by the collection of German folk poetry Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Donald Macleod introduces a selection of his settings plus the final movement of his second symphony, inspired by the Resurrection Ode sung at the memorial service of the man who gave Mahler his first break as a symphonic conductor.

Scheiden und Meiden
Christianne Stotijn (mezzo)
Julius Drake (piano)

Der Verfolgten in Turm; Wer has dies Liedlein erdacht?; Lob des hohen Verstandes; Urlicht (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Anne Sofie Von Otter (mezzo)
Thomas Quasthoff (baritone)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)

Symphony No 2 (final movement)
Arleen Auger (soprano)
Janet Baker (mezzo)
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Simon Rattle (conductor)

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

Mondays at Wigmore Hall repeats

Royal String Quartet

Petroc Trelawny presents a recital recorded at the Wigmore Hall, London.

Ann Murray (mezzo)
Royal String Quartet
Paul Kildea (conductor)

Schubert: Quartettsatz in Cm, D703
Berg, arr. de Leeuw: Seven Early Songs
Webern: Langsamer Satz
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

14:00

Afternoon Performance

German Traditions

Presented by Sarah Walker, featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and BBC Singers.

Reger: O Tod, wie bitter bist du
BBC Singers
David Hill (conductor)

Beethoven: Elegischer Gesang; Sanft wie du lebtest

BBC Singers
Stephen Betteridge (piano)
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

Haydn: Symphony No 85 (La Reine)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Garry Walker (conductor)

R Strauss: Zueignung; Befreit
Andrew Kennedy (tenor)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

Bach: Concerto in Cm, BWV 1060
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Alexei Ogrinchouk (oboe)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

Handel: Venti, turbini, prestate (Rinaldo); Dopo notte (Ariodante)
Christine Rice (mezzo)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

Brahms: Symphony No 4
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Garry Walker (conductor)

16:00

Voices

Sophie Daneman

Soprano Sophie Daneman introduces a selection of her eclectic recordings, ranging from Rameau to Noel Coward. She reflects on her many theatrical and musical mentors, among them John Gielgud, Lorraine Hunt and music hall singer Barbara Cook.

17:00

In Tune

12 December 2006

Sean Rafferty is joined by flautist Marina Piccinini ahead of her performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, and jazz vocalist Lea DeLaria sings live with the Dirty Martinis.

19:30

Performance on 3

Northern Sinfonia

Conducted by Thomas Zehetmair

John Shea presents Thomas Zehetmair conducting the Northern Sinfonia in a series of performances given at the Sage, Gateshead, to commemorate 150 years since the death of Robert Schumann.

Schumann: Symphony No 1 (Spring)
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Schumann: Symphony No 3 (Rhenish)

21:10

A German Christmas

Programme One

Seasonal music, featuring Christmas motets from the German Baroque for choir and wind instruments.

BBC Singers
His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

J H Schein: Verbum caro factum est: Quem vidistis pastores
Michael Praetorius: In dulci jubilo

21:30

Night Waves

Merry Wives of Windsor

Philip Dodd and guests deliver their verdict on a musical version of the Merry Wives of Windsor, the latest in the RSC's Complete Works series featuring a singing Dame Judi Dench.

22:15

Late Junction

12 December 2006

Late-evening listening with Verity Sharp.

00:00

Composer of the Week

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Part Three

Donald Macleod is joined again by John Bridcut to discuss how Britten's relationships with adolescent boys influenced the music he wrote, including his absorbing version of Henry James's darkly mysterious short story The Turn of the Screw.

Albert Herring (Act II excerpts)
Yvette Bonner (Emmie)
Témimé Bowling (Cis)
Matthew Long (Harry)
Northern Sinfonia
Steuart Bedford (conductor)

Five Flower Songs, Op 47
Polyphony
Stephen Layton (conductor)

Billy Budd (Act 1 Scene 3)
Peter Glossop (Billy)
David Bowman (Donald)
Gregory Dempsey (Red Whiskers)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)

Choral Dances (Gloriana)
Finzi Singers
Paul Spicer (director)

The Turn of the Screw (Scene 8, at night)
Julian Leang (Miles)
Ian Bostridge (Quint)
Vivian Tierney (Miss Jessel)
Caroline Wise (Flora)
Jane Henschel (Mrs Grose)
Joan Rodgers (Governess)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Harding (conductor)

01:00

Through the Night

12 December 2006

12 December 2006

With John Shea.

1.00am
Couperin, Louis (c.1626-1661): Suite in D minor (Pičces de clavecin) (ed. Brunold rev. Dart)

1.20am
Froberger, Johann Jakob (1616-1667): Suite No 12 in C

1.32am
Forqueray, Antoine (c.1672-1745): Suite No 4 in Gm (La Marella)
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

1.49am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Quartet in Cm, Op 60
Rian de Waal (piano)
Joan Berkhemer (violin)
Michel Samson (viola)
Nadia David (cello)

2.21am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Symphony No 8
Christine Goerke, Christine Brewer and Julie Kaufmann (sopranos)
Michelle DeYoung and Stephanie Blythe (mezzos)
Jon Villars (tenor)
Russell Braun (baritone)
Raymond Aceto (bass)
San Francisco Girls' and Boys' Choruses, Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

3.40am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Concerto in Dm, BWV 1052
Kare Nordstoga (harpsichord)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

4.04am
Pisendel, Johann (1687-1755): Sonata in Cm
Michael Niesemann and Alison Gangler (oboes)
Musica Antiqua Köln
Reinhard Goebel (conductor)

4.08am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Two Voluntaries in C
Dom André Laberge (organ)

4.15am
Lolli, Giuseppe Francesco (1701-1778): Sonata in B
Salzburger Hofmusik
Wolfgang Brunner (director)

4.19am
Lortzing, Albert (1801-1851): Heiterkeit und Fröhlichkeit (Der Wildschütz)
Brett Polegato (baritone)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

4.25am
Jarnefelt, Armas (1869-1958): Kanteletar
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ilpo Mansnerus (conductor)

4.31am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) : String Quartet in G, K156
Australian String Quartet

4.43am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in Gm, RV 315 (L'Estate)
Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (director)

4.56am
Praetorius, Mich

5.00am
Froberger, Johann Jakob (1616-1667): Canzona in G; Capriccio in C
Juliusz Gembalski (organ)

5.04am
Schickhard, Johann Christian (c.1682-c.1760): Sonata in C
Vladislav Brunner Jr (flute)
Herta Madarova (harpsichord)

5.14am
Spohr, Louis (1784-1859): Fantasia in Cm, Op 53
Mojca Zlobko (harp)

5.23am
Müthel, Johann Gottfried (1728-1788): Polonaise in G for bassoon, strings and continuo
Musica Alta Ripa

5.27am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Polonaise in F sharp m, Op 44
Erik Suler (piano)

5.38am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Fest- und Gedenksprüche
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman (conductor)

5.49am
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958): Norfolk Rhapsody No 1
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Heinze (conductor)

6.00am
Fasch, Johann Friedrich (1688-1758): Sonata in Dm
Amsterdam Bach Soloists
Wim ten Have (conductor)

6.10am
Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676): Giasone (excerpts)
Isifile ...... Catherine Dubosc (soprano)
Giasone ...... Michael Chance (countertenor)
Egeo ...... Guy de Mey (tenor)
Instrumental Ensemble of Concerto Vocale
René Jacobs (conductor)

6.38am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Adagio in E flat, WoO43 No 2
Lajos Mayer (mandolin)
Imre Rohmann (piano)

6.44am
Lipinski, Karol Józef (1790-1861): Rondo alla Polacca in E, Op 13
Albrecht Breuninger (violin)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Wojiech Rajski (conductor)