Friday 2nd March 2007

07:00

Breakfast

Rob Cowan

7.00am

Bach: Prelude and Fugue, BWV846/7 (Das Wolhtemperierte Klavier)
Samuel Feinberg (piano)

Respighi: Spring (Botticelli Pictures)
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Petr Skvor (conductor)

Rameau: Les trendres plaintes; Les cyclopes
Sergio and Odair Assad (guitars)

8.30am

Smetana: Am Seegestade
Jitka Cechova (piano)

Kats-Chernin: Green Leaf; Eliza's Aria (Wild Swans)
Jane Sheldon (soprano)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Ola Rudner (conductor)

Brahms: Alto Rhapsody
Christa Ludwig (mezzo)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer (conductor)

10:00

CD Masters

2 March 2007

With Jonathan Swain.

10.00am
Ravel: Alborada del gracioso
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
RCA GD 60179

10.09am
Brahms: Chaconne for the left hand (from Bach's Partita BWV 1004)
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
LP: DG 2562 491

10.25am
Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie (excerpt)
Eirian James (mezzo)
Patricia Petibon (soprano)
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (conductor)
ERATO 0630-15517-2

10.44am
Stravinsky: Le Chant du rossignol
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
RCA 09026 68186 2

11.08am
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini
Julius Katchen (piano)
DECCA 440 612-2

11.32am
Schütz: St Matthew Passion (final part)
Peter Pears (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Benjamin Luxon (bass)
Heinrich Schütz Choir
Roger Norrington (conductor)
DECCA 436 221-2

11.49am
Brahms, orch. Dvorak: Hungarian Dance No 21
Brahms, orch. Parlow: Hungarian Dance No 5; Hungarian Dance in D
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
DECCA 448 568 2

12:00

Composer of the Week

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Comic Turns

Donald Macleod searches, not always successfully, for a bit of humour in Wagner's music. Featuring excerpts from Das Liebesverbot, Das Rheingold and Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg.

13:00

Afternoon on 3

2 March 2007

Presented by Fiona Talkington.

1.00pm

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

4/4. The Power and the Glory

Series of concerts at St George's Bristol, featuring the Schubert Ensemble.

Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet No 2
Brahms: Piano Quartet No 3

2.00pm

Britten: Peter Grimes

Peter Grimes ...... Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (tenor)
Ellen Orford ...... Giselle Allen (soprano)
Cpt Bulstrode ...... Christopher Purves (baritone)
Auntie ...... Ann Howard (mezzo)
Niece 1 ...... Amy Freston (soprano)
Niece 2 ...... Claire Booth (soprano)
Bob Boles ...... Alan Oke (tenor)
Swallow ...... Richard Angas (bass)
Mrs Sedley ...... Ethna Robinson (mezzo)
Ned Keene ...... Roderick Williams (baritone)
Hobson ...... Stephen Richardson (bass)
Rev. Horace Adams ...... Nigel Robson (tenor)
Opera North Chorus
English Northern Philharmonia
Richard Farnes (conductor)

17:00

In Tune

2 March 2007

Sean Rafferty's guests include the Royal Ballet's choreographer Alastair Marriott, ahead of the world premiere of The Children of Adam, and composer Graham Fitkin and saxophonist Tim Garland discuss their latest collaboration.

19:00

Performance on 3

2 March 2007

Boris Berezovsky (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra

With Petroc Trelawny.

Boris Berezovsky (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)

Nielsen: Helios
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3
Sibelius: Symphony No 5

20:45

Composer of the Week

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Comic Turns

Donald Macleod searches, not always successfully, for a bit of humour in Wagner's music. Featuring excerpts from Das Liebesverbot, Das Rheingold and Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg.

21:45

The Verb

Booker-nominated novelist MJ Hyland

Ian McMillan presents the weekly magazine about language. He is joined by Booker-nominated novelist MJ Hyland, who shares an exclusive extract from her forthcoming third novel.

22:30

Jazz Library

Jan Garbarek

Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library.

This programme features Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, one of the most distinctive soloists in jazz. Garbarek's career includes collaborations with a range of performers including Keith Jarrett, Bobo Stenson and the Hilliard Ensemble.

23:30

Jazz on 3

Jez Nelson interviews Julian Siegel

Jez Nelson interviews Julian Siegel and presents a session recorded exclusively for Jazz On 3 by the leading young British tenor saxophonist's trio, which debuted at the 2006 Cheltenham Jazz Festival to critical and public acclaim. Siegel is accompanied by New Yorkers Joey Baron on drums and Greg Cohen on bass, who form one of the most in-demand rhythm sections in the business.

01:00

Through the Night

2 March 2007

2 March 2007

With John Shea.

1.00am
Tenor Rolando Villazon performs operatic arias with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic, conducted by Maurizio Benini, at a concert recorded in Monaco in June 2006

2.05am
Huber, Hans (1852-1921): Sonata in B flat, Op 130
Esther Nyffenegger (cello)
Desmond Wright (piano)

2.31am
Papandopulo, Boris (1906-1991): Sinfonietta
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (strings only)
Kazushi Ono (conductor)

2.59am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Sonata in D, D850
Alfred Brendel (piano)

3.37am
Berwald, Franz (1796-1868): Piano Quintet No 1
Lucia Negro (piano)
Zetterqvist String Quartet

4.00am
Lithander, Carl Ludwig (1773-1843): Rondo, Op 8
Mikael Helasvua (flute)
Tuija Hakkila (fortepiano)

4.08am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Arabeske in C, Op 18
Seung-Hee Kim (piano)

4.15am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Horn Concerto No 4
James Sommerville (horn)
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

4.33am
Farnaby, Giles (c 1563-1640), arr. E. Howarth: Fancies, toyes and dreames
Hungarian Brass Ensemble

4.38am
Thomas, John (1826-1914): The minstrel's adieu to his native land
Rita Costanzi (harp)

4.46am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Reminiscences on Bellini's Norma
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) (piano)

5.00am
Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924): Manon Lescaut (Act III Intermezzo)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Maurizio Benini (conductor)

5.06am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): 3 Ophelia Songs
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Llyr Williams (piano)

5.15am
Piris, Bernard (b. 1951): Deux Préludes
5.18am
Kleynjans, Francis (b. 1951): Homage ŕ Satie
Heiki Matlik (guitar)

5.21am
Franck, César (1822-1890): Cantabile in B, M36
David Drury (organ)

5.27am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Trio in E flat, H48 (Allegretto)
Katherine Gowers (violin)
Adrian Brendel (cello)
Paul Lewis (piano)

5.32am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): The Heavens are Telling (The Creation)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Roy Thomson Hall Orchestra
Elmer Iseler (conductor)

5.36am
Eckard, Johann Gottfried (1735-1809): Menuet d'Exaudet
Arthur Schoonderwoerd (fortepiano)

5.52am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Sonata in Dm
Peter Hannan (recorder)
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)
Christel Thielmann (viola da gamba)

6.03am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Ombra mai fu (Xerxes)
Louise Pellerin (oboe)
Dom André Laberge (organ)

6.06am
Buus, Jacques (c.1500-1565): Ricercare
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet

6.13am
Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792): String Quartet No 4
Lysell String Quartet

6.28am
Scriabin, Alexander (1872-1915): Piano Concerto
Anatol Ugorski (piano)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Gunther Schuller (conductor)