07:00
Rob Cowan
From 7.00am
Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo, Op 34
Julia Fischer (violin)
Russian National Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg (conductor)
Leonel Power: Sanctus
Trio Mediaeval
Johann Strauss Jr, trans. Alban Berg: Wine, Woman and Song, Op 333
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
From 8.30am
Handel, ed. Mackerras: Concerto No 3 in D
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
FW Meacham, arr. Morton Gould: American Patrol
Morton Gould and his Symphonic Band
Verdi: Parmi veder le lagrime (Rigoletto: Act 2, Sc 1)
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
Orchestra of La Scala Milan
Rafael Kubelik (conductor)
10:00
18 May 2007
With Sarah Walker.
10.00am
Saint-Saens: Air et Danse bacchanale (Samson et Dalila)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
DECCA 421 527 2
10.09am
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge
Ian Partridge (tenor)
Music Group of London
EMI CDM 565 589 2
10.32am
Kodaly: Cello Sonata
Maria Kliegel (cello)
Jeno Jando (piano)
NAXOS 8553160
10.53am
Szymanowski: Symphony No 2
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 9478
11.27am
Faure: Barcarolle No 9
Paul Crossley (piano)
CRD 3422
11.33am
Paisello: Nel cor piu non mi sento (La Molinara)
Cecilia Bartoli (soprano)
Gyorgy Fischer (piano)
DECCA 436 267 2
11.36am
Paganini, arr. Vasa Prihoda: Variations on the theme Nel cor piu non mi sento (Paisello: La Molinara)
Vadim Repin (violin)
ERATO 3984254872
11.46am
Satie: Sports et divertissements
Yuji Takahashi (piano)
DENON C 377486
12:00
Leos Janacek (1854 - 1928) <!-- 13228 -->
Hot Ash and Fire
Biographer John Tyrrell joins Donald Macleod to discuss the role Kamila Stosslova played as Janacek's bewitching muse in his last years.
The Diary of One Who Disappeared (excerpt)
Diane Atherton (soprano)
Ruby Philogene, Deryn Edwards (mezzo-soprano)
Susan Flannery (contralto)
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Thomas Ades (piano)
Katya Kabanova (excerpt from Act 2)
Kudrjas ...... Zdenek Svehla (tenor)
Boris ...... Petr Dvorsky (tenor)
Vavara ...... Libuse Marova (mezzo-soprano)
Katya ...... Elisabeth Soderstrom (soprano)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
String Quartet No 2 (Intimate Letters)
Alban Berg Quartet
13:00
Dresden Staatskapelle
Presented by Fiona Talkington.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Pianist and BBC New Generation Artist, Cedric Tiberghien, plays Schumann's Davidsbundlertanze and the ETA Hoffman-inspired Kreisleriana, in a recital recorded at the Queen's Hall in the 2006 Edinburgh International Festival.
Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op 16; Davidsbundlertanze, Op 6
2.00pm Dresden Staatskapelle
More recordings by one of the world's oldest orchestras.
Mozart: Symphony No 32 in G
Dresden Staatskapelle
Christian Zacharias (conductor)
Mozart: Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento
Kornerscher Sing-Verein, Dresden
Dresdner Instrumental-Concert
Peter Kopp (director)
Haydn: Symphony No 44 in E minor
Dresden Staatskapelle
Myung Whun Chung (conductor)
Bruckner: Symphony No 4 in E flat
Dresden Staatskapelle
Myung Whun Chung (conductor)
17:00
18 May 2007
Sean Rafferty is joined live in the studio by violinist Julian Rachlin ahead of his performance with the Kopelman Quartet and Mischa Maisky at the Wigmore Hall.
Sean also hears from harp and electronics duo Fitkin Wall, prior to their performance at the Union Chapel this weekend in London.
19:00
18 May 2007
Stravinsky, Debussy and Prokofiev
Petroc Trelawny introduces another concert in the LSO's series, spotlighting the music of three masters from the first half of the 20th Century.
The programme opens with Stravinsky's 'classical' Symphony and ends with a suite from Prokofiev's most famous ballet-score. In between is Debussy's Whistler-inspired sound-pictures of clouds, festivals and the alluring voices of Sirens.
Stravinsky: Symphony in C
Debussy: Nocturnes
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
20:45
Leos Janacek (1854 - 1928) <!-- 13228 -->
Hot Ash and Fire
Biographer John Tyrrell joins Donald Macleod to discuss the role Kamila Stosslova played as Janacek's bewitching muse in his last years.
The Diary of One Who Disappeared (excerpt)
Diane Atherton (soprano)
Ruby Philogene, Deryn Edwards (mezzo-soprano)
Susan Flannery (contralto)
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Thomas Ades (piano)
Katya Kabanova (excerpt from Act 2)
Kudrjas ...... Zdenek Svehla (tenor)
Boris ...... Petr Dvorsky (tenor)
Vavara ...... Libuse Marova (mezzo-soprano)
Katya ...... Elisabeth Soderstrom (soprano)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
String Quartet No 2 (Intimate Letters)
Alban Berg Quartet
21:45
18 May 2007
Ian McMillan presents the weekly language and literature cabaret.
This week, poet and novelist Adam Thorpe discusses the relationship between his two crafts. Plus debut author Steven Hall on the post-modern acrobatics in his novel The Raw Shark Texts.
22:30
Charlie Parker and Bill Evans
Over the past three months, Alyn Shipton has invited listeners to contribute their own suggestions for the Jazz Library, by proposing additional tracks by the artists featured in the series so far.
As well as including music by Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Weather Report, Jan Garbarek and other featured artists, Alyn is also joined by several listeners, who introduce their recommended records alongside his original proposals.
23:30
Bennie Maupin Ensemble
Jez Nelson introduces one of the highlights of this year's Cheltenham Jazz Festival, a set from one of the most important and influential reedmen of the early 1970s jazz circuit.
Bennie Maupin played bass clarinet and other woodwind on some of the best-selling jazz records of all time, including Miles Davis' Bitches Brew and Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, and is joined in this concert by his latest chordless recording group featuring Michael Stephans on drums and percussion, Darek Oles on bass and Munyungo Jackson on percussion.
01:00
18 May 2007
18 May 2007
With Jonathan Swain.
A concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the 2006 BBC Proms.
1.00am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Symphony No 94 in G (Surprise)
1.23am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Piano Concerto No 1 in Dm, Op 15
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)
2.12am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): Symphony No 6 in D, Op 60
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kees Bakels (conductor)
2.54am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Quadro in B flat for 2 violins, viola and continuo
The King's Consort
Robert King (director)
3.01am
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz (1664-1704): Missa Sancti Henrici
Boy soloists from Regensburger Domspatzen
James Griffett (tenor)
Michael Schopper (bass)
Regensburger Domspatzen
Collegium Aureum
Herbert Metzger (organ)
Georg Ratzinger (conductor)
3.38am
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943): Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op 42
Natalya Pasichnyk (piano)
3.55am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Trio sonata in C, Op 3, No 8
Il Seminario Musicale
Gérard Lesne (director)
4.02am
Veremans, Renaat (1894-1969): Nacht en Morgendontwaken aan de Nete
Vlaams Radio Orkest
Bjarte Engeset (conductor)
4.14am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Rondo in Cm, Op 1 (Allegro)
Ludmil Angelov (piano)
4.22am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Liebestraum No 3
Moshe Hammer (violin)
Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (cello)
William Tritt (piano)
4.28am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Wer ist so würdig als du, Wq 222
Rheinische Kantorei
Das Kleine Konzert
Herman Max (conductor)
4.33am
Kálmán, Emmerich Imre (1882-1953): Wenn es Abend wird (Gräfin Mariza)
Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
West Deutsches Rundfunkorchester Köln
Franz Marszalek (conductor)
4.39am
Fernandez, Oscar Lorenzo (1897-1948): Second Suite Brasileira
Christina Ortiz (piano)
4.44am
Marcello, Alessandro (1669-1747): Concerto in Dm
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (trumpet)
Colm Carey (organ)
4.54am
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872): Mazurka (Jawnuta)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jerzy Salwarowski (conductor)
5.00am
Enescu, George (1881-1955): Sonata torso for violin and piano
Clara Cernat (violin)
Thierry Huillet (piano)
5.15am
Kunzen, Friedrich (1761-1817): Overture (Vinhoesten)
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Peter Marschik (conductor)
5.20am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Divertimento in B flat
Galliard Ensemble
5.29am
Anon: Middle Age Suite
Alpha; Bolette Roed (recorder)
5.38am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Sarabande (Solo Cello Suite in D, BWV 1012)
David Geringas, Tatjana Vasiljeva, Boris Andrianov, Monika Leskovar (cello)
5.43am
Madetoja, Leevi (1887-1947): Dance Vision, Op 11
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jorma Panula (conductor)
5.51am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Water Music, HWV 350
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (conductor)
6.02am
Stainov, Petko (1896-1977): Horsemen
Kaval Men's Choir
Mihail Angelov (conductor)
6.10am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): String Quartet in Fm, Op 95
Helsinki Quartet
6.33am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Variations about the hymn Gott erhalte
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
6.41am
Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887): Symphony No 3
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey (conductor)