07:00
Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Including at 7.00am Arne: Overture No 5 in D. Liszt/Paganini: Study in A minor. 8.00am Walton: Johannesburg Festival Overture. Rachmaninov: Vocalise.
Including at 7.00am
Arne: Overture No 5 in D
Collegium Musicum 90
Simon Standage (director)
Liszt/Paganini: Study in Am
George-Emmanuel Lazaridis (piano)
8.00am
Walton: Johannesburg Festival Overture
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bryden Thompson (conductor)
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Michael Schonwandt (conductor)
09:00
17 February 2007
Andrew McGregor presents the weekly survey of new releases and recommended recordings.
9.30am
Building a Library: David Nice explores the available recordings of Prokofiev's Symphony No 7, his last complete work.
10.15am
Andrew examines The Essential Sibelius, BIS Records' major contribution to this year's Sibelius anniversary.
11.00am
Andrew talks to Colin Davis about conducting Sibelius and Berlioz, and about recording concerts for the LSO Live label, including the new release of Beethoven's Fidelio.
11.30am
Disc of the Week: 40 Voices: The Summit of Polyphony (including Thomas Tallis's Spem in Alium) Huelgas Ensemble
Paul Van Nevel (director)
12:15
17 February 2007
Tom Service investigates the stories behind this week's headlines in the music world. He meets the pianist Alice Herz-Sommer, who at 103 years old still plays daily.
And celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of one of the best loved and most hated buildings in the country - the Barbican Centre. Tom asks what should our arts centres be today - bastions of cutting edge urban design or monuments to a fading culture?
13:00
Francesco Maria Veracini
Andrew Manze charts the life and career of the 18th-century Italian violinist and composer Francesco Maria Veracini. Performers include Bergen Barokk, John Holloway, Capriccio Stravagante and Musica Antiqua Köln
14:00
Tokyo String Quartet
17 February 2007
Stephanie Hughes presents a recital by the Tokyo String Quartet. Mozart: Quartet in E flat, K428. Debusy: Quartet in G minor, Op 10.
15:00
17 February 2007
Lucy Duran reviews new releases from Latin America with Sue Steward and Juan Carlos Jaramillo. Live music in the studio comes from the group Ghadim Sharq from Azerbaijan.
16:00
17 February 2007
Helen Mayhew presents a selection of new releases and looks ahead to forthcoming UK jazz festivals in spring 2007.
17:00
17 February 2007
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
18:00
It Don't Mean a Thing
The history of gay jazz
It Don't Mean a Thing (1/2). Russell Davies examines the history of gay jazz. He talks to some modern players whose honesty transcends their personal and musical lives.
18:30
Janacek's Jenufa
Act One
Live from the New York Metropolitan Opera, Margaret Juntwait presents a performance of Janacek's Jenufa.
In this tale of love, jealousy and fear of social ostracism, Jenufa is loved by two rival half-brothers, but her stepmother isafraid that she will ruin herself by marrying a drunkard. Jenufa's revelation that she is pregnant changes everything and leads to tragic consequences.
Jenufa ...... Karita Mattila (soprano)
Kostelnicka ...... Anja Silja (soprano)
Laca Klemen ...... Kim Begley (tenor)
Steva Buryja ...... Jay Hunter Morris (tenor)
Grandmother Buryja ...... Wendy Harmer Bryn (mezzo)
Jano ...... Yvonne Gonzales Redman (soprano)
Mayor ...... Paul Pliska (baritone)
Mayor's Wife ...... Kathryn Day (mezzo)
Karolka ...... Alyson Cambridge (soprano)
Aunt ...... Michaela Martens (soprano)
Woman ...... April Haines (soprano)
Man ...... Roger Andrews (bass)
Orchestra and Chorus of New York Metropolitan Opera
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
(Act 1)
19:15
Just Let Go
Just Let Go: American satirist Joe Queenan offers a parent's view on how mobile phone technology is changing us all.
19:35
Janacek's Jenufa
Act Two
Live from the New York Metropolitan Opera, Margaret Juntwait presents a performance of Janacek's Jenufa.
In this tale of love, jealousy and fear of social ostracism, Jenufa is loved by two rival half-brothers, but her stepmother is afraid that she will ruin herself by marrying a drunkard. Jenufa's revelation that she is pregnant changes everything and leads to tragic consequences.
Jenufa ...... Karita Mattila (soprano)
Kostelnicka ...... Anja Silja (soprano)
Laca Klemen ...... Kim Begley (tenor)
Steva Buryja ...... Jay Hunter Morris (tenor)
Grandmother Buryja ...... Wendy Harmer Bryn (mezzo)
Jano ...... Yvonne Gonzales Redman (soprano)
Mayor ...... Paul Pliska (baritone)
Mayor's Wife ...... Kathryn Day (mezzo)
Karolka ...... Alyson Cambridge (soprano)
Aunt ...... Michaela Martens (soprano)
Woman ...... April Haines (soprano)
Man ...... Roger Andrews (bass)
Orchestra and Chorus of New York Metropolitan Opera
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
(Act 2)
20:35
17 February 2007
Opera buffs pit their wits against teasers sent in by listeners.
21:00
Janacek's Jenufa
Act Three
Live from the New York Metropolitan Opera, Margaret Juntwait presents a performance of Janacek's Jenufa.
In this tale of love, jealousy and fear of social ostracism, Jenufa is loved by two rival half-brothers, but her stepmother is afraid that she will ruin herself by marrying a drunkard. Jenufa's revelation that she is pregnant changes everything and leads to tragic consequences.
Jenufa ...... Karita Mattila (soprano)
Kostelnicka ...... Anja Silja (soprano)
Laca Klemen ...... Kim Begley (tenor)
Steva Buryja ...... Jay Hunter Morris (tenor)
Grandmother Buryja ...... Wendy Harmer Bryn (mezzo)
Jano ...... Yvonne Gonzales Redman (soprano)
Mayor ...... Paul Pliska (baritone)
Mayor's Wife ...... Kathryn Day (mezzo)
Karolka ...... Alyson Cambridge (soprano)
Aunt ...... Michaela Martens (soprano)
Woman ...... April Haines (soprano)
Man ...... Roger Andrews (bass)
Orchestra and Chorus of New York Metropolitan Opera
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
(Act 3)
21:45
Occasional Offices
Occasional Offices: A collaboration between Roger Elsgood and audio artist Scanner. It features words from the Occasional Offices of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, delivered by the Reverend Dr Peter Mullen in actual services, woven into a soundscape of voices and scored with music by Scanner.
22:05
David Matthews
David Matthews: Concerto in Azzurro. Steven Isserlis (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Richard Hickox.
22:30
Orkest de Volharding
Robert Worby presents a concert recorded at the Sage, Gateshead, last November.
Jussi Jaatinen conducts the legendary Dutch 'anti-orchestra' Orkest de Volharding in a programme of pieces by British composers under the title Outlawed.
Andrew Hamilton: Music for people who like nature
Joanna Bailie: Intermittence
Christopher Fox: De Groote Muziek
Michael Wolters: Concerto Grosso
Laurence Crane: Ullrich 1 and 2
Richard Ayres: Vogelvrij/Outlawed
00:00
Cavalli's Calisto
Catherine Bott looks at Cavalli's opera Calisto and how approaches to this work have developed since the pioneering recording and performances by Raymond Leppard.
01:00
17 February 2007
17 February 2007
With John Shea.
1.00am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Concerto No 4; Sonata in Gm, Op 49 No 1
Francois-Frederic Guy (piano)
1.41am
Smetana, Bedrich (1824-1884): Ma vlast
Radio France Philharmonic
Philippe Jordan (conductor)
3.00am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Marie There... Hab' mir's gelobt (Der Rosenkavalier)
Adrianna Pieczonka (soprano)
Tracey Dahl (soprano)
Jean Stilwell (mezzo)
Toronto SO
Mario Bernardi (conductor)
3.06am
Escher, Rudolf (1912-1980): Songs of Love and Eternity
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Ed Spanjaard (conductor)
3.19am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Daphnis et Chloe Suite No 2
Rotterdam Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
3.36am
Bruch, Max (1838-1920): 8 Pieces, Op 83
Paul Dean (clarinet)
Brett Dean (viola)
Stephen Emmerson (piano)
3.58am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Meerfahrt; Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht
Kevin McMillan (baritone)
Michael McMahon (piano)
4.04am
Dobrzynski, Ignacy Feliks (1807-1867): Monbar, czyli Flibustierowie (overture)
Sinfonia Varsovia
Grzegorz Nowak (conductor)
4.16am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Nulla in mundo pax sincera
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze (director)
4.23am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Bramo di trionfar' (Alcina)
Graham Pushee (countertenor)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (artistic director)
4.30am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Sonata in A
Pierre Pitzel, Mary Jean Bolli (violas da gamba)
Augusta Campagne (harpsichord)
4.42am
Schröter, Corona (1751-1802): Oh Mutter, guten Rat mir leiht; Es war ein Ritter
Markus Schafer (tenor)
Ulrike Staude (soprano)
Ekkehard Abele (bass)
Gerald Hambitzer (fortepiano)
4.49am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Overture (Peter Schmoll und sein Nachburn)
Netherlands Radio CO
Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor)
5.00am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 870
Rudolfas Budginas (piano)
5.04am
Weiss, Silvius Leopold (1686-1750): Prelude, Toccata and Allegro in G
Hopkinson Smith (lute)
5.13am
Stadlmayr, Johann (c.1575-1648): Ave Maris Stella
Capella Nova Graz
Otto Kargl (conductor)
5.19am
Cozzolani, Suor Chiara Margarita (1602-c.1677): O quam bonus es
Cappella Artemisia
5.30am
Franck, César (1822-1890): Pastorale in E, Op 19
Joris Verdin (organ)
5.39am
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883), trans. Liszt: Isolde's Liebestod
François-Frédéric Guy (piano)
5.47am
Stoyanov, Veselin (1902-1969): Violin Concerto
Valentin Stefanov (violin)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jordan Dafov (conductor)
6.09am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Sleep my little one and dream (Mazeppa)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908): Sleep my beauty (May Night)
Joanne Kolomyjec (soprano)
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)
6.15am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Sehnsucht
Christoph Prégardien (tenor)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
6.19am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): String Quartet in D, Op 44 No 1
Tankstream Quartet
6.47am
Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787): Overture (Iphigenie en Tauride)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Robl (conductor)
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