Friday 26th January 2007

07:00

Morning on 3

26 January 2007

Presented by Sandy Burnett.

Including at 7.00am

Verdi: Grand March (Aida)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel (conductor)

Faure: Pavane (with chorus ad lib)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)

8.30am

Sibelius: Three pieces for string quartet
Tempera Quartet

Haydn: Symphony No 50
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Fey (conductor)

Widor: Symphony No 5 (Toccata; Allegro)
Simon Preston (organ)

10:00

CD Masters

26 January 2007

With Jonathan Swain.

10.00am
Franck: Symphony in Dm
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Munch (conductor)
PRAGA PR 250 083

10.37am
Vivaldi: Concerto in B flat, RV579 (Concerto funebre)
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini (director)
OPUS111 OP30367

10.46am
Ravel: Tzigane
Ginette Neveu (violin)
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch (conductor)
MUSIC AND ARTS CD-550

10.57am
Vivaldi: Concerto in F, RV574
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor)
DECCA 417 777-2

11.10am
Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op 33 No 3 (Bird)
Smetana Quartet
TESTAMENT SBT1118

11.30am
Martinu: Symphony No 6 (Fantaisies symphoniques)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch (conductor)
EMI CZS 575477-2 (2-CD set)

12:00

Composer of the Week

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Part Five

Donald Macleod introduces two towering masterpieces of Beethoven's piano oeuvre, created during the chaos and upheaval of the occupation of Vienna by Napoleonic forces in 1809.

Sonata in E flat, Op 81a (Les Adieux)
Stephen Kovacevich (piano)

Piano Concerto No 5 (Emperor)
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Ferdinand Leitner (conductor)

13:00

Lunchtime Concert

Mourning for Scandinavia

Bengt Forsberg

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

Bengt Forsberg (piano)

Grieg: Rotnamsknut, Op 72 No 7

Nilsson: Les Cloches de la nuit

Nielsen: Chaconne, Op 32

Sibelius: Romance in A, Op 24 No 2; Reverie, Op 58 No 1; The Shepherd, Op 58 No 4; Capriccietto, Op 76 No 12; Sonata in F, Op 12

14:00

Afternoon Performance

A New Song

Martin Handley presents the BBC Singers and BBC Philharmonic.

Beethoven: Fidelio (overture)
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

John Taverner: Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas
Elspeth Brooke: Gloria/Hallelujah
Judith Bingham: In Nomine
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

Bruckner: Symphony No 6
Edward Downes (conductor)

16:00

Jazz Legends

Jaco Pastorius

Julian Joseph reflects on the career of electric bass player Jaco Pastorius. One of the brightest jazz stars of the 1970s and a member of the groundbreaking fusion band Weather Report, Pastorius fell victim to drugs and mental health problems in the 1980s and died at the age of 35 in 1987.

17:00

In Tune

26 January 2007

Sean Rafferty is joined by pianist Alexander Ardakov and violinists Leila Josefowicz and Giovanni Guzzo.

19:30

Performance on 3

Simon Keenlyside, Julius Drake

A programme of songs

In a concert recorded at the Wigmore Hall in London, Simon Keenlyside (baritone) is accompanied by Julius Drake (piano) in a programme featuring songs by Poulenc, Ravel, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Strauss and Brahms.

Poulenc: Le travail du peintre
Debussy: Beau soir; Voici que le printemps; Mandoline
Poulenc: Miel de Narbonne; Attributs; Montparnasse; Carte postale; Avant le cinéma; 1904
Ravel: Don Quichotte à Dulcinée
Rimsky-Korsakov: Eastern Song; Enslaved by the rose the nightingale
Rachmaninov: Christ is risen, Op 26 No 6; She is as Lovely as the Noon, Op 14 No 9; The Waterlily, Op 8 No 1; A Dream, Op 38 No 5
Brahms: Auf dem Kirchhofe, Op 105 No 4; Nachtwandler, Op 86 No 3; Es schauen die Blumen, Op 96 No 3; Ständchen, Op 106 No 1
Richard Strauss: Ständchen, Op 17 No 2; All mein Gedanken, Op 21 No 1; Das Rosenband, Op 36 No 1; Hochzeitlich Lied, Op 37 No 6; Cäcilie, Op 27 No 2

21:30

Night Waves

Hanif Kureishi

Matthew Sweet meets the novelist and screen writer Hanif Kureishi, author of My Beautiful Laundrette. His latest screenplay is Venus, a British comedy about an ageing actor (Peter O'Toole) and his traumatic encounters with youth

22:00

Ian McMillan's Writing Lab

Poetic form

Ian McMillan hosts the creative writing series. He is joined by poet and critic Mark Ford to discuss the vexed question of poetic form. Should the apprentice poet let their verse range free or conform to the creative restrictions of a structured format? Tips and advice are offered by leading poets Tom Paulin, Wendy Cope and Michael Rosen.

22:15

Mixing It

26 January 2007

Mark Russell and Robert Sandall present a mix of musical styles and influences. Including an interview with Tom Waits.

23:30

Jazz on 3

Billy Bang Quintet

Jez Nelson presents a performance by the Billy Bang Quintet, recorded at the Vision Festival in New York, an annual event showcasing the best of the city's progressive jazz scene. The acclaimed violinist is joined for this barnstorming set by trumpeter James Zollar, pianist Andrew Bemkey, bassist Todd Nicholson and Newman Taylor Baker on drums.

01:00

Through the Night

26 January 2007

26 January 2007

With John Shea.

1.00am
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Stockholm
Dukas, Paul (1865-1935): The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1.14am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963): Concerto in Dm for 2 pianos
Teres Lof, Johan Ullen (pianos)
1.35am
Rangstrom, Ture (1884-1947): Autumn Song
1.44am
Liszt, Franz (1811-86): Mephisto Waltz No 1
1.56am
Alfven, Hugo (1872-1960): Legend of the Skerries
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andreas Hanson (conductor)

2.14am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-97): Quintet in Fm, Op 34
Aleksandra Juozapenaite-Eesma (piano)
Ciurlionis String Quartet

2.56am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Sonata in Cm, Op 10 No 1
François-Frédéric Guy (piano)

3.13am
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971): Basle Concerto
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Oleg Caetani (conductor)

3.26am
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908): Sheherazade
World Orchestra for Peace
Valery Gergiev (conductor)

4.10am
Juon, Paul (1872-1940): Fairy Tale in Am
Esther Nyffenegger (cello)
Desmond Wright (piano)

4.16am
Howells, Herbert (1892-1983): Take him, earth, for cherishing
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor)

4.25am
Byrd, William (c.1543-1623): Browning
Rose Consort of Viols

4.29am
Purcell, Henry (1659-95): Let all mankind the pleasure share (Dioclesian)
Gillian Fisher (soprano)
Michael George (bass)
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

4.32am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-49): Rondo à la Mazur in F, Op 5
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

4.41am
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-72): Mazurka (Jawnuta)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jerzy Salwarowski (conductor)

4.47am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Quartet in G, Op 5 No 4
Musica Antiqua Köln

5.00am
Britten, Benjamin (1913-76): Les Illuminations
Magdalena Hajossyova (soprano)
Slovak Chamber Orchestra
Bohdan Warchal (conductor)

5.22am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Fantasie in C, D934
Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Kai Ito (piano)

5.48am
Norman, Ludwig (1831-85): Andante Sostenuto
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Niklas Willen (conductor)

5.58am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957), arr. Taubmann, Otto: Canzonetta, Rondo of the Lovers (Kuolina)
Arto Noras (cello)
Tapani Valsta (piano)

6.02am
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934): Ave Maria
Chamber Choir AVE
Andraz Hauptman (conductor)

6.08am
Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852-1924): Songs of the Sea
Mark Stone (baritone)
London Chorus
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

6.29am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Sonata in D minor, Op 1 No 12 (La Folia)
Musica Antiqua Köln

6.38am
Schumann, Robert (1810-56): Introduction and Allegro appassionato
Ivan Palovic (piano)
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

6.55am
Nilsson, Bo (b.1946): Arctic Air
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andreas Hanson (conductor)