Thursday 18th January 2007

07:00

Morning on 3

18 January 2007

With Penny Gore.

From 7.00am

Bach, orch. Elgar: Fantasia and Fugue in Cm, BWV 537
Hallé Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)

Beethoven: Sonata in Em, Op 90
Paul Lewis (piano)

Vivaldi: Concerto in C, RV 183
English Concert
Andrew Manze (director/violin)

From 8.30am

Sibelius: Pohjola's Daughter
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor)

Schumann: Blumenstück
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

Haydn: Symphony No 10
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman (conductor)

10:00

CD Masters

18 January 2007

With Jonathan Swain.

10.00am
Villa-Lobos: Choro No 10
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Schola Cantorum de Caracas
Orfeon Universitario Simon Bolivar
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
DORIAN DIS 80101

10.14am
Chopin: Nocturne in E flat, Op 55, No 2
Ignaz Friedman (piano)
EMI 456 784 2

10.20am
Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K191
Gwydion Brooke (bassoon)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham (conductor)
EMI CDM 763 408 2

10.40am
Dufay: Se la face ay pale
Early Music Consort of London
David Munrow (director)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VER 561283 2

11.17am
Jacob: Sextet in B flat, Op 6
Elysian Wind Quintet
Anthony Goldstone (piano)
CHANDOS 9077

11.39am
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No 5
Marni Nixon (soprano)
Concert Arts Cello Ensemble
Felix Slatkin (conductor)
CAPITOL P 8484

11.52am
Cain: Fanfare and Dance in Esgaroth (music for The Hobbit)
Early Music Consort of London
David Munrow (director)
BBC ZBBC 1925 CD E

12:00

Composer of the Week

Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Part Four

The fame and fortune that Bridge coveted in his career were to prove elusive. Donald Macleod and Paul Hindmarsh recall how the composer turned to music competitions and philanthropic figures to realise his artistic ambitions.

Phantasy (Piano Quartet)
Maggini Quartet

Coronation March
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)

String Quartet No 3
Maggini Quartet

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

Reed between the Lines

Part 3

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a series of chamber recitals recorded at the City Halls in Glasgow.

Schumann: Four Pieces, Op 102, Nos 2, 4
Nielsen: Fantasy Pieces, Op 2
Huw Watkins: Two Romances
Britten: Metamorphoses after Ovid
Mozart, arr. Daniel: Sonata in F, K376

Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
Huw Watkins (piano)

14:00

Afternoon Performance

Bohemian Rhapsody Part Four

Presented by Sandy Burnett and featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Dvorak: The Wild Dove
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, K622
Michael Collins (basset clarinet)
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Janacek: The Eternal Gospel
Gweneth-Ann Jeffers (soprano)
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Dvorak: Symphony No 8
Bernhard Klee (conductor)

16:00

Brian Kay's Light Programme

18 January 2007

Brian Kay plays a selection of light classics, pieces by John Fox, Ernest Tomlinson and Victor Young's White, conducted by Frank Sinatra.

17:00

In Tune

18 January 2007

Sean Rafferty's guests include Romain Descharmes, winner of the AXA Dublin International Piano Competition, and virtuoso Australian violinst Richard Tognetti.

19:30

Performance on 3

Halle Orchestra

Halle Orchestra under Mark Elder

Live from the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Martin Handley presents the first part of a concert featuring the Halle Orchestra.

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1
Victoria Borisova-Ollas: Open Ground

Janine Jansen (violin)
Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)

20:15

Twenty Minutes

Gleanings from a Navvy's Scrapbook

Robbie Meredith traces the remarkable life and career of Patrick McGill, poet, soldier, navvy and journalist, who provided the 20th Century with one of its few authentic working-class literary voices.

20:35

Performance on 3

Halle Orchestra

Halle Orchestra under Mark Elder

Live from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Martin Handley presents the second part of the Halle Orchestra concert.

Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

Halle Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)

21:30

Night Waves

Bryan Appleyard and Marcus Chown

Matthew Sweet talks to Bryan Appleyard and Marcus Chown, authors of two new books exploring the subject of death and immortality.

22:15

Late Junction

18 January 2007

Fiona Talkington's selections include Anton Webern's Variations for piano, an early recording of New York singer-songwriter Dave van Ronk, and instrumental music from medieval France performed by the Dufay collective.

00:00

Composer of the Week

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Part Five - Wrestling with Posterity

With Donald Macleod. By the 1870s, the turbulence of Brahms' early life had been replaced by a comfortable bachelor routine and the masterpieces continued to pour forth.

Intermezzo in A flat, Op 76, No 3
Dinorah Varsi (piano)

Symphony No 1 (1st mvt)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

Das Madchen; Fahr wohl; Der Falke (Lieder und Romanzen, Op 39a)
BBC Singers
Jason Lai (conductor)

Clarinet Sonata No 2
Richard Stoltzman
Richard Goode (piano)

Prelude on O Welt, ich muss dich lassen
Kevin Bowyer (organ)

01:00

Through the Night

18 January 2007

18 January 2007

With Louise Fryer.

1.00am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Symphony No 2 (Resurrection)
Roxana Briban (soprano)
Jadwiga Rappe (contralto)
Romanian Radio Chorus
Romanian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Horia Andreescu (conductor)

2.27am
Franck, César (1822-1890): Piano Quintet in Fm
Imre Rohmann (piano)
Bartok Quartet

3.01am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Trio Sonata in Dm, BWV 527
Juliusz Gembalski (organ)

3.17am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Piano Concerto No 2
Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vassil Stefanov (conductor)

4.00am
Bartok, Bela (1881-1945): Andante in A
Kodaly, Zoltan (1882-1967): Adagio
Tamas Major (violin)
Zoltan Kocsis (piano)

4.13am
Bruch, Max (1838-1920): The Jolly Musician; A Parcel of fools; Music's sweet voice; Morning song of praise, Op 71
BBC Singers
Jason Lai (conductor)

4.23am
Tournier, Marcel (1879-1925): Au Matin
Mojca Zlobko (harp)
Vers la source dans le bois
Rita Costanzi (harp)

4.32am
Francoeur, Francois (1698-1787), arr. Trowell: Sonata in E
Monica Leskhovar (cello)
Ivana Schwartz (piano)

4.43am
Forster, Kaspar (1616-1673): Sonata a 7
Musica Fiata
Roland Wilson (director)

4.49am
Hubay, Jeno (1858-1937): Preghiera
Ferenc Szecsodi (violin)
Istvan Kassai (piano)

4.54am
Hollander, Christian (1510/15-1569): Ave Maria
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet
Ockeghem, Johannes (c.1410-1497): Ave Maria
Hilliard Ensemble

5.00am
Fougstedt, Nils-Eric (1910-1961): Concert Overture
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

5.08am
Fux, Johann Joseph (1660-1741): Turcaria
Armonico Tributo Austria
Lorenz Duftschmid (director)

5.20am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Sinfonia in F (Il Tamerlano); Sei mia fiamma, e sei mio bene (Orlando furioso)
Elisabeth Scholl (soprano)
Luca Dordolo (tenor)
Orchestra Barocca Modo Antiquo
Federico Maria Sardelli (conductor)

5.25am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Sinfonia in D, Wq 183, No 1)
Slovenicum Chamber Orchestra
Uros Lajovic (conductor)

5.36am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata in G, Kk 105
Virginia Black (harpsichord)

5.41am
Veracini, Francesco Maria (1690-1768): Sonata in F, Op 1, No 12
Gottfried von der Goltz (violin)
Torsten Johann (organ)
Lee Santana (theorbo)

6.00am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Trumpet Concerto in E flat
Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Nicolae Moldoveanu (conductor)

6.17am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Marienlieder
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman (conductor)

6.35am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): 16 Ländler, D366
Ralf Gothoni (piano)

6.47am
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich (1840-1893): Voyevoda
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Vasary (conductor)