Friday 25th May 2007

07:00

Breakfast

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Including at 7.00am:

Purcell: Fantazia No 3
Hesperion XX

Rachmaninov: Blazhen Muzh (Vespers, Op 37)
Choir of King's College Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

Vivaldi: Concerto grosso No 8, RV 522
David and Igor Oistrakh (violins)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

8.30am

Taverner: O splendor gloriae
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers (conductor)

Bach: Concerto for piano and orchestra No 4, BWV 1055
Glenn Gould (piano)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Golschmann (conductor)

Holst: Mars (The Planets)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor)

10:00

Classical Collection

25 May 2007

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Handel: Concerto a due cori No 3 in F, HWV 334
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord/director)
ARCHIV 415 129-2

10.19am
Stravinsky: Octet for wind instruments
Prague Chamber Harmony
Libor Pesek (conductor)
SUPRAPHON SU 3168-2

10.36am
Francaix: L'Horloge de Flore
Lazlo Lencses (oboe)
SWR Orchestra
Uri Segal (conductor)
CPO 999 779-2

10.52am
Brahms: Rhapsody No 2 in G minor, Op 79
Artur Schnabel (piano)
Appian Recordings APR 5526

10.59am
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 15
Clifford Curzon (piano)
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Eduard van Beinum (conductor)
DECCA 421 143-2

11.49am
Ketelbey: Sanctuary of the Heart
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Robert Sharples (conductor)
DECCA 452 987-2

12:00

Composer of the Week

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Armida and Orfeo ed Euridice

Donald Macleod looks at the final chapter of Haydn's operatic career, with excerpts from Armida, a tale of love and sorcery set in the Middle Ages, and Orfeo ed Euridice, a version of the Orpheus myth commissioned for the King's Theatre, Haymarket, at the start of Haydn's first English adventure.

Armida (Act 3, scene 1)
Christoph Pregardien (tenor)
Patricia Petibon (soprano)
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

Orfeo ed Euridice (Act 2, scene 1)

Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
Jose Fardilha, Uwe Heilmann, James Oxley (tenors)
Ildebrando d'Arcangelo (bass)
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood (conductor)

Al tuo seno fortunato (Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 3)
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood (conductor)

Urli orrendi, disperati (Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 4)
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood (conductor)

13:00

Afternoon on 3

Mozart, Brahms and Dvorak

Presented by Penny Gore.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Edinburgh International Festival 2006

2/2. Another chance to hear the second recital by pianist Steven Osborne contrasting preludes by Debussy and Rachmaninov given in August 2006 at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh.

Debussy: Preludes (Book 2)
Rachmaninov: Preludes, Op 32

2.00pm

Continuing this week's BBC Orchestra focus on Mozart's piano concertos, and Radio 3 New Generation Artists in Brahms chamber music featuring the clarinet.

Dvorak: Symphonic Variations
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No 25 in C, K503
Richard Goode (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Delius: American Rhapsody (Appalachia)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood (conductor)

Copland: Appalachian Spring
BBC Concert Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood (conductor)

Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No 2 in E flat, Op 120 No 2
Martin Frost (clarinet)
Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)

Dvorak: Symphony No 9 in E minor (New World)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood (conductor)

17:00

In Tune

25 May 2007

Sean Rafferty is joined in the studio by singers Susan Bickley, Gary Griffiths, Rhona McKail and pianist Iain Burnside ahead of the English Song Weekend. Maurice El Medioni also pops in before heading to the Radio 3 World Music Awards concert at the Barbican this weekend, and star violinist Leonidas Kavakos talks about his forthcoming performances across the UK.

19:30

Performance on 3

Clifford Curzon

A celebration of his life and music

A celebration of the life and music of one England's most successful and best loved pianists, Clifford Curzon, the centenary of whose birth falls this month.

Famous for his interpretations of Mozart, the programme includes a recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto in B flat alongside works by Schubert, Schumann and Lili Boulanger, with spoken contributions from people who knew and worked with him.

Schubert: B flat Impromptu, D935 No 3 (Theme mit Variationen); Fantasie in C, D760 (Wanderer-Fantasie)
Lili Boulanger: 3 Pieces for violin and piano
Mozart: Piano Sonata in C minor, K457
Franck: Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op 15
Schubert: Quintet in A for piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass, D667 (The Trout: 4th mvt)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat, K595

21:45

The Verb

Hay Literary Festival

Ian McMillan presents an edition of the weekly language cabaret in front of a live audience at the Hay Literary Festival.

Joining him are actor and writer Ken Campbell and the School of Night poets, who will be delivering some poetic wizardy, including instant sonnets.

Ian talks to award-winning eartoonist Peter Blegvad and Welsh Chinese writer Peter Ho Davies.

22:30

Jazz Library

Charles Mingus

Alyn Shipton is joined by biographer Brian Priestley to select the best recordings of bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus, which include such albums as Mingus Ah Um, Blues and Roots, and Pithecanthropus Erectus.

23:30

Jazz on 3

Claudia Quintet

Jez Nelson introduces a set from this year's Cheltenham Jazz festival by one of the hottest talents on the contemporary scene, the Claudia Quintet.

Formed after the dissolution of the Refuseniks Trio, percussionist John Hollenbeck's Claudia Quintet have achieved huge success with their record I-Claudia, which reached the top 15 in the US Jazz CD charts. Improvising around Hollenbeck's writing and drawing upon a melange of influences, the quintet create an eclectic sound ranging from classical minimalism to new composition and progressive post-rock, maintaining a striking originality and versatility.

01:00

Through the Night

25 May 2007

25 May 2007

Jonathan Swain introduces music, beginning with a concert recorded at the Holland Festival in June 1963.

1.02am
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Falstaff - Commedia lirica in three acts
Sir John Falstaff ...... Fernando Corena (baritone)
Fenton ...... Luigi Alva (tenor)
Dr Caius ...... Mario Carlin (tenor)
Bardolfo ...... Florindo Andreolli (tenor)
Pistola ...... Enrico Campi (bass)
Mrs Alice Ford ...... Ilva Ligabue (soprano)
Ford ...... Renato Cappechi (baritone)
Nannetta ...... Mirella Freni (soprano)
Mistress Quickly ...... Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
Mrs Meg Page ...... Fernanda Cadoni (mezzo-soprano)
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)

3.06am
Cambini, Giuseppe Maria (1746-1825): Trio for flute, oboe and bassoon, Op 45 No 1
Vladislav Brunner (flute)
Jozef Hanusovsky (oboe)
Jozef Martinkovic (bassoon)

3.20am
Rosenmuller, Johann (c.1619-1684): Gloria/Das Wort ward Fleisch
Johanna Koslowsky (soprano)
David Cordier, Gerd Türk (tenors)
Stephan Schreckenberger (bass)
Carsten Lohff (organ)
Cantus Cölln
Konrad Junghänel (director/lute)

3.35am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Sonata in G for flute, violin and continuo, BWV 1038
Musica Petropolitana

3.43am
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921): Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 33
Shauna Rolston (cello)
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

4.04am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): V Prirode (In Natures Realm), Op 63
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman (conductor)

4.17am
Bersa, Blagoje (1873-1934): Suncana Polja
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Kazushi Ono (conductor)

4.34am
Merikanto, Oscar (1868-1924): Improvisation, Op 76 No 3
Eero Heinonen (piano)

4.41am
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896): Locus iste; Christus factus est
Danish National Radio Choir
Jesper Grove Jorgensen (conductor)

4.49am
Hannikainen, Ilmari (1892-1955): Air, Op 16 No 1
Arto Noras (cello)
Tapani Valsta (piano)

4.54am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Romance in C for string orchestra, Op 42
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Hannu Koivula (conductor)

5.00am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata in E
Sae-Jung Kim (piano)

5.05am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): String Quartet in B flat, K589
Johnston Quartet

5.30am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Piano Sonata in D
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

5.47am
Durante, Francesco (1684-1755): Concerto No 2 in G minor
Concerto Köln

5.59am
Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm (1867-1942): Danslek ur Ran
Swedish Radio Choir
Olov Olofsson (piano)
Eric Ericson (conductor)

6.02am
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Patria oppressa (Macbeth, Act 4)
Hungarian Radio Chorus
Hungarian Radio Orchestra
Tamás Pal (conductor)

6.09am
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695): 4 dances (Abdelazer)
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon (director)

6.13am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Transcription from Mozart's Magic Flute
Gábor Csalog, András Kemenes (piano)

6.18am
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869): Overture (King Lear)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Kazuyoshi Akiyama (conductor)

6.34am
Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787): Ballet music from Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orphée et Euridice)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer (conductor)

6.41am
Genin, Pierre Agricola (1832-1903): Fantasie sur Rigoletto, Op 19
Zhenia Dukova (flute)
Andrey Angelov (piano)

6.53am
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Ballet music from Otello
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor)