Wednesday 13th December 2006

07:00

Morning on 3

13 December 2006

Presented by Sandy Burnett.

Including at 7.00am
Grieg: Morning Song (Peer Gynt)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor)

Schubert: Klavierstuck in E flat, D946 No 2
Alain Planes (piano)

JM Nicolai: Sonata in C for violin and bassoon
Ensemble Echo du Danube
Christian Zincke (director)

8.30am
Wagner: Procession into the Hall of Song (Tannhauser)
Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Swedish Opera
Leif Segerstam (conductor)

Brahms: Scherzo in Cm
Leila Josefowicz (violin)
John Novacek (piano)

Handel: Chandos Anthem No 1 (O be joyful in the Lord)
The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra
Harry Christophers (director)

10:00

CD Masters

With Rob Cowan

Including Vaughan Williams; Norfolk Rhapsody No 1. Bach: Violin Concerto in E, BWV1042. Brahms: Alto Rhapsody. Medtner: Second Improvisation. Alfven: Swedish Rhapsody No 1.

10.00am
Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody No.1
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult (conductor)
PRT PVCD 8396

10.13am
Bach: Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042
Mischa Elman (violin)
Unnamed orchestra
Lawrence Collingwood (conductor)
BIDDULPH 80206-2

10.35am
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody
Aafje Heynis (contralto)
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Eduard van Beinum (conductor)
PHILIPS 420 854-2

10.49am
Medtner: Second Improvisation, Op 47
Earl Wild (piano)
CHESKY AD1

11.17am
Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No 2
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Constantin Silvestri (conductor)
SUPRAPHON SU 3514-2

11.30am
Josten: Sonatina
Mischa Elman (violin)
Joseph Seiger (piano)
TESTAMENT SBT4 1343

11.42am
Alfven: Swedish Rhapsody No 1 (Midsummer Vigil)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
John Hollingsworth (conductor)
DUTTON CDEA 5500

11.54am
Denza: Si vous l'aviez compris
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
Mischa Elman (violin)
Gaetano Scognamiglio (piano)
BBC BBCD 753

12:00

Composer of the Week

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Part Three

When he met his future wife Alma Schindler in 1901, Mahler had been working as director of the Vienna State Opera for nearly four years. In spite of antagonising virtually everyone he worked with, he was responsible for a continuous stream of outstanding innovative productions. Donald Macleod introduces three works written during the first years of his marriage which celebrate his love for his new wife, including one of the most famous slow movements of all time.

Symphony No 5 (Adagietto)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta (conductor)

Ich atmet einem linden Duft; Um Mitternacht; Liebst du um Schonheit; Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Ruckert-Lieder)
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

Symphony No 6 ? first movement
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

Mondays at Wigmore Hall repeats

Lisa Batiashvili, Milana Chernyavska

Stephanie Hughes presents a recital recorded at the Wigmore Hall, London, by violinist Lisa Batiashvili and pianist Milana Chernyavska.

Mozart: Sonata in A, K526
Kurtag: Tre pezzi, Op 14e
Schumann: Sonata in Dm, Op 121

14:00

Afternoon Performance

German Traditions

Presented by Sarah Walker, featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers.

Mendelssohn: Die Deutsche Liturgie
BBC Singers
David Hill (conductor)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1
Nicolas Hodges (piano)
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Handel: Di', cor mio, quanto t'amai (Alcina)
Lorna Anderson (soprano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan (conductor)

Schubert: Symphony No 4 (Tragic)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Paul Watkins (conductor)

Philip Moore: Three Prayers of Dietrich Bonhoffer
BBC Singers
David Hill (conductor)

Eisler: Little Symphony
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

16:00

Choral Evensong

1972

A 1972 archive broadcast from Peterborough Cathedral.

Introit: O bone Jesu (Radcliffe)
Responses: Stanley Vann
Psalms: 59, 60, 61 (Keeton, Walmisley, Duckworth)
First Lesson: 1 Chronicles 29, vv1-9
Canticles: Howells in B minor
Second Lesson: Jude vv1-16
Anthem: Like as the hart (Howells)
Organ Voluntary: Chorale-Improvisation Nun danket alle Gott (Karg-Elert)

Master of the music: Stanley Vann
Assistant organist: Andrew Newberry

17:00

In Tune

13 December 2006

Sean Rafferty talks to the Dufay Collective about their latest tour, and to soprano Sumi Jo and violinist Suk Kang ahead of their Korea Foundation concert at London's Cadogan Hall.

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.

Brahms: Tragic Overture
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Dejan Lazic (piano)
Schumann: Symphony No 2

21:05

A German Christmas

Programme Two

Seasonal music, featuring chorales and chorale preludes from the German Baroque with an organ work by Judith Bingham.

David Goode (organ)
BBC Singers
Justin Doyle (conductor)

Nicolaus Bruhns: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Judith Bingham: Incarnation, with shepherds dancing
Bach: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 605; Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar, BWV 607; In dir ist Freude, BWV 615

21:30

Night Waves

Free Thinking Festival

More highlights from the Free Thinking Festival of Ideas recorded in Liverpool in November.

Henry Marsh, one of Britain's leading neurosurgeons, delivers a lecture on the brain and the memory.

22:15

Late Junction

13 December 2006

Late-evening listening with Verity Sharp.

00:00

Composer of the Week

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Part Four

Donald Macleod is joined by Mervyn Cooke, the author of the book Britten and the Far East. After the premiere of The Turn of the Screw in 1954, Britten felt that he had reached the end of a musical trajectory and that other paths beckoned. Two years later, a visit to Bali provided the stimulus in the form of the island's gamelan music.

Antiphon, Op 56b
Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
Christopher Robinson (conductor)

The Prince of the Pagodas (excerpts)
London Sinfonietta
Oliver Knussen (conductor)

Noye's Fludde (excerpts)
The voice of God ...... Richard Pasco
Noye ...... Donald Maxwell
Sem ...... Alexander Gallifant
Ham ...... Timothy Lamb
Jaffett ...... Nicholas Berry
Mrs Sem ...... Catriona Johnson
Mrs Jaffett ...... Joanna Brown
Animals and Birds ...... Schools from Salisbury and Chester
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox (conductor)

Missa Brevis in D, Op 63
Choir of Westminster Cathedral
James O'Donnell (organ)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (excerpts)
Starveling ...... Neal Davies
Flute ...... Ian Bostridge
Snug ...... Stephen Richardson
Bottom ...... Robert Lloyd
Theseus ...... Brian Bannatyne Scott
Fairies ...... David Newman, Claudia Conway, Sara Rey and Matthew Long
Puck ...... Carl Ferguson
Oberon ...... Brian Asawa
Tytania ...... Sylvia McNair
New London Children's Choir
Colin Davies (conductor)

01:00

Through the Night

13 December 2006

13 December 2006

With John Shea.

1.00am
Paul Watkins conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): William Tell - overture

1.14am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Violin Concerto
Olivier Charlier (soloist)

1.42am
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934): Enigma Variations

2.15am
Röntgen, Julius (1855-1932): Trio in Cm, Op 50 No 4
Alexander Kerr (violin)
Gregor Horsch (cello)
Sepp Grotenhuis (piano)

2.36am
Praetorius, Jacobus (1586-1651): Praeambulum in F
Geert Bierling (organ)

2.38am
Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725): Christmas Cantata
Barbara Schlick (soprano, Daniel)
Heike Hallaschka (soprano, Ezechielle)
Kai Wessel (alto, Geremia)
Christoph Prégardien (tenor, Isaia)
Michael Schopper (bass, Abramo)
La Stagione
Michael Schneider (director)

3.39am
Geijer, Erik Gustaf (1783-1847): Sonata for piano (four hands) in Fm
Stefan Bojsten, Anders Kostrom

4.00am
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795): Trio in C
Musica Petropolitana

4.12am
Dowland, John (1563-1626), arr. Kain: Fortune my foe
Guitar Trek
Anonymous (16th century): Fortune, my foe; Go and catch
Tessier, Guillaume (2nd half 16th century): In a grove most rich of shade (A Musicall Banquet)
Paul Agnew (tenor), Christopher Wilson (lute)

4.22am
Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643): Canzona No 31 (L'Arnolfinia); Toccata; Canzon quinta ŕ 4
Musica Fiata, Köln
Roland Wilson (director)

4.31am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Sonate da Chiesa in C, Op 1 No 7
London Baroque

4.36am
Picchi, Giovanni (fl. 1575-1630): Ballo alla polacha
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)

4.43am
Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770): Symphony in A
I Cameristi Italiani

4.53am
Kotowicz (18th century): Cos ucznilo ? Planctus de Passione
Concerto Polacco

5.00am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in D, RV 564
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi (violin/director)

5.10am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): 12 Variations on La Folia, H263
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

5.20am
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976): The Salley Gardens; Come you not from Newcastle; At the mid hour of night (Molly my dear); Oliver Cromwell
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Simon Lepper (piano)

5.31am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Theme and Variations on the Name Abegg
Seung-Hee Hyun (piano)

5.40am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No 4
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor)

5.53am
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943): Romance and Waltz
Dutch Pianists' Quartet

6.00am
Morris, Reginald Owen (1886-1948): 5 English folk songs: Seventeen come Sunday; Brisk young sailor; The Lawyer; Tarry trousers; The Cuckoo
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor)

6.10am
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) (Suite 2 compiled by Ernest Guiraud): L'Arlésienne Suites 1 and 2 (excerpts)
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)

6.32am
Boulogne, Joseph: Symphony in G, Op 11 No 1
Tafelmusik Orchestra
Jeanne Lamon (conductor)

6.47am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Rondo brillante in E flat, Op 62
Raoul Pugno (piano)

6.52am
Gounod, Charles (1818-1893): Mab, reine des mensonges; Cavatina; L'amour! L'amour ? Ah! lčve-toi, soleil (Roméo et Juliette)
Brett Polegato (baritone)
Richard Margison (tenor)
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)