Wednesday 24th January 2007

07:00

Morning on 3

24 January 2007

Presented by Sandy Burnett.

From 7.00am

Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)

Bizet: Carmen Suite No 1
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlo Rizzi (conductor)

Poulenc: 3 Novelettes
Pascal Rogé (piano)

From 8.30am

Holst: St Paul's Suite
St Paul Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood (director)

Adams: The Chairman Dances
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle (conductor)

Bach: Sonata in Bm, BWV 1014
Pablo Valetti (violin)
Céline Frisch (harpsichord)

10:00

CD Masters

24 January 2007

With Jonathan Swain.

10.00am
Vivaldi: Concerto in D for two violins and two cellos, RV 564
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini (director)
TELDEC 4509-94552-2

10.11am
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet before Parting; Death of Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch (conductor)
EMI CZS 575477-2

10.27am
Liszt: Après une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi sonata (Années de pèlerinage, Italie)
John Ogdon (piano)
TESTAMENT SBT1133

10.45am
Marenzio: Cosi nel mio parlar
La Venexiana
GLOSSA GCD920906

10.48am
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch (conductor)
RCA 09026 61424 2

11.07am
Barber: Give me my Robe (Antony and Cleopatra)
Leontyne Price (soprano)
New York Philharmonia Orchestra
Thomas Schippers (conductor)
RCA 09026 61983-2

11.19am
Vivaldi: Concerto in C, RV 556 (Per la Solennita di San Lorenzo)
Members of the Staatskapelle Dresden
Vittorio Negri (conductor)
PHILIPS 422 484-2

11.32am
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Munch (conductor)
CHESKY CD-7

12:00

Composer of the Week

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Part Three

Donald Macleod introduces two pieces performed on period instruments.

Sonata in F, Op 17
Geoffrey Govier (fortepiano)
Andrew Clark (natural horn)

Piano Concerto No 3 (cadenzas and lead-ins by Robert Levin)
Robert Levin (fortepiano)
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

Mourning for Scandinavia

Solveig Kringelborn and Malcom Martineau

Petroc Trelawny introduces the second in a series of Lunchtime Concerts from The Sage Gateshead, looking at the music of Scandinavian composers.

Soprano Solveig Kringelborn and pianist Malcom Martineau perform pieces by Stenhammar, Grieg, Sibelius and Agathe Grondahl.

14:00

Afternoon Performance

A New Song

Martin Handley presents the BBC Singers and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Roslavets: In the hours of the New Moon
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Ivan Moody: The Dormition of the Virgin for choir, cornetti and strings
Micaela Haslam (soprano)
Robert Johnston (tenor)
Stephen Charlesworth (baritone)
St James' Baroque Ensemble
Stephen Layton (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

16:00

Choral Evensong

From St Paul's Cathedral

Live from St Paul's Cathedral.

Introit: O quam gloriosum (Victoria)
Responses: Tomkins
Psalms: 149, 150 (Stanford)
First Lesson: Isaiah 49 vv1-13
Office Hymn: O Jesu, Saviour of mankind (plainsong)
Canticles: Cesar's Service (Amner)
Second Lesson: Acts 22 vv3-16
Anthem: Hymn to the Creator of light (Rutter)
Final Hymn: Give me the wings of faith (San Rocco)
Organ Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in Cm, Op 37, No 1 (Mendelssohn)

Organist and Director of Music: Malcolm Archer
Assistant Sub-Organist: Tom Winpenny

17:00

In Tune

24 January 2007

Sean Rafferty's guests include saxophonist Martin Speake, pianist Bobo Stenson, bassist Duncan Hopins and drummer Jeff Williams, who perform live in the studio.

19:30

Performance on 3

Sibelius' Symphony Cycle

Concert 3

Stephen Johnson presents a series recorded in Glasgow's City Halls.

Sibelius: Tapiola
Bartok: Violin Concerto No 2
Sibelius: Symphony No 4

Ilya Gringolts (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

21:30

Night Waves

Blood Diamonds

Isabel Hilton reviews Leonardo DiCaprio's latest movie, Blood Diamonds. The film focuses on the frequently violent business of exporting diamonds from African conflict zones.

22:15

Late Junction

24 January 2007

Robert Sandall features music from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, field recordings from Geir Jenssen, better known as Biosphere, and the London Sinfonietta's collaboration with Warp records.

00:00

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

01:00

Through the Night

24 January 2007

24 January 2007

With John Shea.

1.00am
The Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1967
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Symphony No 8 (Unfinished)
1.23am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-91): Violin Concerto No 3
Valery Klimov (violin)
1.47am
Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963): Mathis der Maler
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)

2.13am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): The Art of Fugue
Amsterdam Bach Soloists

3.28am
Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel (1805-47): Songs Without Words, Op 6
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

3.38am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-47): Trio in Cm, Op 66
Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
Eckard Runge (cello)
Enrico Pace (piano)

4.07am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): My Home Land
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marian Vach (conductor)

4.19am
Magi, Ester (b. 1922): The Broken Oar
Estonian National Male Choir
Ants Soots (conductor)

4.23am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Serenade No 1 in D
Judy Kang (violin)
Orchestre Symphonique de Laval
Jean-François Rivest (conductor)

4.31am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Trio in C
Ondine Trio

4.49am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-91): Serenade (Don Giovanni)
Dennis Hennig (piano)

4.54am
Kunzen, Friedrich (1761-1817): Erik Ejegod (overture)
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Peter Marschik (conductor)

5.00am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Overture in the Italian Style
Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Viotti (conductor)

5.08am
Chaminade, Cécile (1857-1944): Automne, Op 35, No 2
Valerie Tryon (piano)

5.15am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-97): Alto Rhapsody
Mirjam Kalin (alto)
Male voices of Slovenicum Chamber Choir and Choir Consortium Classicum
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Marko Munih (conductor)

5.28am
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837): Clarinet Quartet in E flat
Martin Frost (clarinet)
Tobias Ringborg (violin)
Ingegard Kierkegaard (viola)
John Ehde (cello)

5.56am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto VII in F, RV 567
Paul Wright, Natsumi Wakamatsu, Sayuri Yamagata, Staas Swierstra (violin)
Hidemi Suzuki (cello)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (conductor)

6.05am
Fux, Johann Joseph (1660-1741): Laudate Dominum
Capella Nova Graz
Otto Kargl (conductor)

6.10am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata in E, Kk 46
Ilze Graubina (piano)

6.14am
Kodaly, Zoltan (1882-1967): Pange lingua
Chamber Choir of Pecs
Istvan Ella (organ)
Aurel Tillai (conductor)

6.27am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-91): Fantasia in Cm, K475
Juho Pohjonen (piano)

6.40am
Berwald, Franz (1796-1868): String Quartet in E flat
Zetterqvist String Quartet