Friday 29th June 2007

07:00

Breakfast

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Including at 7.00am:

Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Samuel Feinberg (piano)

Massenet: Picturesque Scenes (Suite No 4 for Orchestra)
National Orchestra of the Monte Carlo Opera
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi: Violin Sonata, Op 3 No 6 (La Sabbatina)
Andrew Manze (violin)
Richard Egarr (harpsichord)

8.30am

Mozart: Mia speranza adorata!...Ah non sai qual pena
Edita Gruberova (soprano)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

Britten: Three divertimenti for string quartet
Belcea Quartet

JC Bach: Oh, had I but water enough
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
Concerto de Viole and Basel Consort

10:00

Classical Collection

29 June 2007

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Ibert: Flute Concerto
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)
EMI 557563-2

10.21am
Bortnyansky: Sacred Concerto No 15
Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Valery Polyansky (conductor)
Chandos CHAN9783

10.30am
Cardew: Croppy Boy; Father Murphy
Cornelius Cardew (piano)
B&L Classics BLCD011

10.37am
Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 (The Year 1905)
London Symphony Orchestra
Mtislav Rostropovich (conductor)
LSO Live LSO0535

11.51am
Couperin: La Carillon de Cithere (Troisieme Pieces de clavecin, Ordre 14)
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
DG 474 393-2 (5-CD set)

12:00

Composer of the Week

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Part Five

Rossini is said to have completed The Barber of Seville in a fortnight, but even he couldn't compose three operas at once, although that's exactly what he tried to do in 1821. Donald Macleod explores this year in the composer's life and the tragi-comedy, Matilde di Shabran.

Matilde di Shabran (excerpts)
Isidoro ...... Bruno de Simone (baritone)
Contessa d'Arco ...... Chiara Chialli (mezzo-soprano)
Matilde Shabran ...... Annick Massis (soprano)
Aliprando ...... Marco Vinco (bass)
Ginardo ...... Carlo Lepore (bass)
Corradino ...... Juan Diego Florez (tenor)
Raimondo Lopez ...... Bruno Taddia (baritone)
Edoardo ...... Hadar Halevy (mezzo-soprano)
Galicia Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Frizza (conductor)

13:00

Afternoon on 3

Michael Tippett

With Fiona Talkington.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

2/2. The conclusion of pianist Joanna MacGregor's performance of Messiaen's piano cycle Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jesus (11-20).

2.30pm British Symphony Series: Michael Tippett (1905-1998)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat (Emperor)
Barry Douglas (piano)
BBC National Orchestra Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)

RO Morris: 17 come Sunday; Brisk Young Sailor; The Lawyer (6 English folk song arrangements)
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor)

Walton: Cello Concerto
Guy Johnston (cello)
BBC Philharmonic
Robin Ticciati (conductor)

Tippet: Symphony No 4
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tippett (conductor)

16:00

The Making of Music

Haydn and the Esterhazys

Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series connecting historical events and their effect on the course of classical music.

20/30. Haydn and the Esterhazys

Employed by the hugely wealthy Esterhazy family, Haydn lived mainly in their isolated palace and produced music on demand.

17:00

In Tune

29 June 2007

Sean Rafferty's guests include Violeta Urmana and Salvatore Licitra who talk about the revival of Puccini's Tosca at the Royal Opera House, plus the Mandelring Quartet discuss their forthcoming concert at London's Wigmore Hall.

19:00

Performance on 3

29 June 2007

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Martin Handley introduces a concert recorded at Kirkwall's Pickaquoy Centre as part of Orkney's St Magnus Festival.

Stefan Solyom conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a programme that opens with a recent work by Korean composer Si-Hyun Yi, and ends with Sibelius's first symphonic outpouring. In between these, the orchestra is joined by cellist Alban Gerhardt for a performance of Shostakovich's searing and virtuosic Cello Concerto.

Si-Hyun Yi: Invisible Dance
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1
Sibelius: Symphony No 1

20:45

Composer of the Week

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Part Five

Rossini is said to have completed The Barber of Seville in a fortnight, but even he couldn't compose three operas at once, although that's exactly what he tried to do in 1821. Donald Macleod explores this year in the composer's life and the tragi-comedy, Matilde di Shabran.

Matilde di Shabran (excerpts)
Isidoro ...... Bruno de Simone (baritone)
Contessa d'Arco ...... Chiara Chialli (mezzo-soprano)
Matilde Shabran ...... Annick Massis (soprano)
Aliprando ...... Marco Vinco (bass)
Ginardo ...... Carlo Lepore (bass)
Corradino ...... Juan Diego Florez (tenor)
Raimondo Lopez ...... Bruno Taddia (baritone)
Edoardo ...... Hadar Halevy (mezzo-soprano)
Galicia Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Frizza (conductor)

21:45

The Verb

29 June 2007

Ian McMillan hosts a live edition of The Verb from the newly refurbished BBC Radio Theatre in London. There'll be thrills, spills, Hawaiian shirts, flip flops and wordy fireworks.

Guests include acclaimed Irish playwright Colin Teevan with a new dramatic take on A Midsummer Night's Dream, a performance by musician Steve Adams of the Broken Family Band, Malawian poet Jack Mapanje, and The Verb's Sony award-winning audio cartoonist Peter Blegvad.

22:30

Jazz Library

Pat Metheny

One of the most technically accomplished guitarists in jazz history, Pat Metheny joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his recordings, and select some of the highlights, including not only his own groups, but also his work with Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden, Jim Hall and many other greats.

23:30

Jazz on 3

Freedom of the City

Jez Nelson presents a selection from sets recorded at the 2007 Freedom of the City free improvisation festival in London. The event celebrates London's status as one of the world's leading centres of free improvisation, and boasts three of the scene's biggest names as curators: Evan Parker, Eddie Prevost and Martin Davidson.

Featuring performances from Paul Rutherford, Evan Parker, Unit and Prevost's ensemble, 9!

01:00

Through the Night

29 June 2007

29 June 2007

With John Shea.

Recordings from the Royal Albert Hall, London, given as part of the 2006 BBC Proms.
1.01am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): The Oceanides
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
1.11am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Symphony No 4 in E minor
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

1.52am
Tchaikovsky, Peter Illych (1840-1893): The Seasons for piano, Op 37b
Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)

2.34am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Quintet in C for two violins, viola and two cellos, D956
Artemis Quartet

3.25am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963): Concerto for organ, strings and timpani
Michael Dudman (organ)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Dommett (conductor)

3.47am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Flute Quartet No 1 in D, K285
Dae-Won Kim (flute)
Yong-Woo Chun (violin)
Myung-Hee Cho (viola)
Jink-Yung Chee (cello)

4.02am
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981): Agnus Dei for chorus
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

4.10am
Geminiani, Francesco (1687-1762): Concerto No 1 in D, Op 7, No 1 (1746)
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze (director/violin)

4.19am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
Angela Hewitt (piano)
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

4.30am
Marais, Marin (1656-1728): Les Folies d'Espagne
Lise Daoust (flute)

4.40am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Op 129
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Martin Fröst (clarinet)

4.52am
Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887): In the Steppes of Central Asia (symphonic poem)
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

5.00am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Overture from Tafelmusik
Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
Frank de Bruine (oboe)
The King's Consort
Robert King (director)

5.07am
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594): Magnificat Primi Toni
Elmer Iseler Singers
Elmer Iseler (conductor)

5.15am
Verhulst, Johannes (1816-1891): Overture in C minor, Op 3 (Gijsbrecht van Aemstel)
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

5.25am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Tzigane
Moshe Hammer (violin)
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)

5.34am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Rondo in E flat, Op 16
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

5.44am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): 2 Elegiac melodies for string orchestra, Op 34
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

5.53am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Quartet for strings in D, Op 64, No 5 (Lark)
Tilev String Quartet

6.11am
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958): Serenade to Music
Bette Cosar (soprano)
Delia Wallis (mezzo-soprano)
Edd Wright (tenor)
Gary Dahl (bass)
Alexander Skwortsow (violin)
Vancouver Bach Choir
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bruce Pullan (conductor)

6.25am
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875): Selection from L'Arlésienne Suites Nos 1 and 2
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)

6.47am
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795): Trio in C for flute, violin and continuo
Musica Petropolitana