Tuesday 19th December 2006

07:00

Morning on 3

19 December 2006

Presented by Sandy Burnett.

7.00am
Prokofiev: Toccata
Martha Argerich (piano)

Veracini: Overture No 5 in B flat
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (director)

Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes (On the Town)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

8.30am
Schutz: Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi
Stuttgart Chamber Choir
Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra
Frieder Bernius (director)

Chopin: Grand Concert Rondo, Op 14 (Krakowiak)
Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)

Fasch: Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Strings
Karl Kaiser
Hans-Peter Westermann
Unnamed ensemble

10:00

CD Masters

19 December 2006

With Jonathan Swain.

10.00am
Offenbach: La belle Helene - overture
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Hermann Scherchen (conductor)

10.11am
Debussy: Violin Sonata
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

10.25am
Honegger: Pastorale d'été
Royal Philhlarmonic Orchestra
Hermann Scherchen (conductor)

10.34am
Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat, Op 130 (with Grosse Fuge, Op 133, as finale)
Juilliard Quartet

11.24am
Bach: St John Passion (conclusion)
Evangelist: Jon van Kesteren (tenor)
Phyllis Curtin (soprano)
Waldemarr Kmentt (tenor)
Vienna Academy Chorus
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Hermann Scherchen (conductor)

12:00

Composer of the Week

Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks

Part Two

Donald Macleod traces Handel's royal connections. Starting at Westminster Abbey, he meets organist James O'Donnell to survey Handel's decorative tomb, before being joined once more by Lewis Foreman for a stroll along Whitehall to the historic Banqueting House and Queen Mary's Steps on the River Thames, where the royal party of 1717 departed for the famous performance of the Water Music. The final stop is the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace, for which Handel composed a birthday ode for Queen Anne.

Zadok the Priest
Choir of Westminster Abbey
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (organ)
Simon Preston (director)

Utrecht Te Deum
Choir of St Paul's Cathedral
Parley of Instruments
John Scott (conductor)

Water Music Suite (excerpts)
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord/director)

Eternal source of light divine (Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne)
Robin Blaze (countertenor)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

BBC New Generation Artists in Manchester

Royal String Quartet

Verity Sharp introduces a series recorded at the Bridgewater Hall.

Psophos Quartet.

Prokofiev: Quartet in B minor, Op 50 No 1
Schumann: Quartet in A minor, Op 41, No 1

14:00

Afternoon Performance

BBC Philharmonic

Live from Studio 7 Concert Hall in Manchester, presented by John Shea.

BBC Philharmonic
Vernon Handley (conductor)

A programme of music by Arnold Bax:
The Happy Forest - tone poem
Nympholept
Prologue - Into the Twilight (from Eire)
Red Autumn (orch. Graham Parlett)
Northern Ballades Nos 1 - 3

16:00

Voices

Konrad Jarnot

A specially recorded session from the BBC's Maida Vale studio. Baritone Konrad Jarnot is joined by pianist Iain Burnside for a selection of songs by Duparc, Schubert, Dvorak and Brahms.

17:00

In Tune

19 December 2006

Sean Rafferty's Christmas Special Show, with interviews and live music from gypsy tango group Zum, pianist Simon Mulligan and comedy duo Kit and the Widow.

19:30

Performance on 3

Christmas Choral Classics with Aled Jones

Schutz, Vaughan Williams

Christmas Choral Classics with Aled Jones.

Schutz: Christmas Story, SWV435
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Nigel Rogers (tenor)
David Thomas (bass)
Taverner Consort, Choir and Players
Andrew Parrott (conductor)

Vaughan Williams: Hodie
Elizabeth Gale (mezzo)
Robert Tear (tenor)
Stephen Roberts (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus
Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)

21:30

Night Waves

Apocalypto

Isabel Hilton and guests discuss Mel Gibson's new film Apocalypto. More Braveheart than The Passion of The Christ, Apocalypto is set in Central America 3,000 years ago and performed in Mayan dialect. But will this tale of indigenous culture draw the Latino and Native American audiences in the way that his previous film attracted Christians?

22:15

Late Junction

19 December 2006

Verity Sharp sprinkles some seasonal sounds amongst the usual rich mix of music.

00:00

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)

01:00

Through the Night

19 December 2006

19 December 2006

With John Shea.

1.00am
Andreas Scholl at Wigmore Hall
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695): Music for a while; Sweeter than roses
1.08am
Blow, John (1649-1708): Tell me no more
1.12am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Brunnquell aller Guter; Kommt, Seelen, dieser Tag
1.16am
Stolzel, Gottfried Heinrich: Bist du bei mir
1.25am
Handel, Georg Frederic (1685-1759): Nel dolce tempo
1.41am
Krieger, Johann Philipp (1649-1725): An die Einsamkeit
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
Markus Markl (harpsichord)

1.46am
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764): L'Apothéose de la Danse
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski (conductor)

2.24am
Gershwin, George (1898-1937): Piano Concerto in F
Ronald Brautigam
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Richard Dufallo (conductor)

2.59am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Liederkreis
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

3.25am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): String Quartet in B flat, K458 (The Hunt)
Orford Quartet

3.54am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Variations in E minor, D802
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
Bruno Robilliard (piano)

4.09am
Lassus, Orlando (1532-1594): Jubilate Deo; Io ti voria; Tristis est anima mea
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Paul van Nevel (conductor)

4.14am
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934): Beni Mora
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

4.30am
Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805): Concerto in E flat, G487
Eckart Sellheim (fortepiano)
Collegium Aureum
Franzjosef Meier (conductor)

4.47am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Mazurka in B minor, Op 33 No 4
Roland Pontinen (piano)

4.52am
Sorkocevic, Luka (1734-1789): Sinfonie in D
Salzburger Hofmusik
Wolfgang Brunner (director)

5.00am
Auber, Daniel-Francois-Esprit (1782-1871): Le Cheval de bronze - overture
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Robl (conductor)

5.08am
Franck, César (1822-1890): Offertoire in E flat
Joris Verdin (organ)

5.14am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): 3 Airs from Vauxhall Gardens
Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
The King's Consort
Robert King (director)

5.26am
Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937): The Carol of the Skiddway Yowkes
New London Children's Chorus
Ronald Corp (conductor)
RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

5.19am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Sonata in G, K283
Marie Rorbech (piano)

5.42am
Bree, Johannes Bernardus van (1801-1857): Allegro for 4 string quartets in D minor (1845)
Viotta Ensemble
Viktor Liberman (conductor)

5.53am
Zelenka, Jan Dismas (1679-1745): Sinfonia a 8 in A minor, ZVW189
European Union Baroque Orchestra
Roy Goodman (director)

6.02am
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976): 5 Flower Songs
Camerata Chamber Choir
Michael Bojesen (conductor)

6.13am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) arr. Francesco Squarcia: 3 Hungarian Dances
I Cameristi Italiani

6.22am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Notturno in E flat, D897
Vadim Repin (violin)
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

6.31am
Dukas, Paul (1865-1935): Villanelle
Esa Tukia (horn)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michel Adelson (conductor)

6.38am
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943): Barcarolle; Romance; Humoresque (Morceaux de Salon, Op 10) Duncan Gifford (piano)

6.51am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto da Camera in C
Camerata Köln