07:00
Rob Cowan
Including from 7.00am
Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
Debussy: L'isle joyeuse
Jose Iturbi (piano)
Biber: Sonata pro tabula
Collegium Aureum
From 8.30am
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
New York Philharmonic
Dmitri Mitropolous (conductor)
Bach, arr. Godowsky: Solo Violin Sonata No 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Carlo Grane (piano)
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Eugen Jochum
10:00
9 July 2007
With James Jolly.
10.00am
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in D minor, Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)
Friedrich Gulda (piano)
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 92773
10.22am
Britten: Peter Grimes (Act 1 excerpt)
Peter Grimes ...... Peter Pears (tenor)
Auntie ...... Jean Watson (contralto)
Mrs Sedley ...... Lauris Elms (mezzo-soprano)
Balstrode ...... James Pease (baritone)
Nieces ...... Marion Studholme, Iris Kelly (sopranos)
Bob Boles ...... Raymond Nilsson (tenor)
Ned Keene ...... Geraint Evans (baritone)
Hobson ...... David Kelly (bass)
Ellen Orford ...... Claire Watson (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten (conductor)
DECCA 414 577-2
10.44am
Dvorak: Cypresses, B152 (excerpts)
Prague String Quartet
DG 463 165-2
11.06am
Gershwin: Catfish Row (A Symphonic Suite from Porgy and Bess)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Levine (conductor)
DG 431 625-2
11.30am
Purcell: Chacony in G minor, Z730
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)
LONDON 425 160-2
11.39am
Britten: Peter Grimes (Act 2 excerpt)
The recording recommended in last Saturday's CD Review
PHILIPS 462 847-2
12:00
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Part One
Saint-Saëns's appointment as organist at the Madeleine church in Paris in 1857 at the age of just 22 was a prestigious one even for a former child prodigy. Donald Macleod explores how the composer's view from the organ loft shaped his outlook and career.
Symphony in F (Urbs Roma) (2nd mvt)
Orchestre National de l'ORTF
Jean Martinon (conductor)
Christmas Oratorio (excerpts)
Ute Selbig (soprano)
Egbert Junghanns (baritone)
Jutta Zoff (harp)
Michael-Christfried Winkler (organ)
Dresdner Philharmonie
Dresdner Kreuzchor
Martin Flämig (conductor)
Symphony No 3 in C minor (Organ)
Simon Preston (organ)
Berliner Philharmoniker
James Levine (conductor)
13:00
The Ulster Orchestra performs Hamilton Harty
Presented by Penny Gore.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Sarah Walker introduces the last in the current season of lunchtime concerts from the Wigmore Hall, London.
Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Gerold Huber (piano)
Mahler: Die Einsame im Herbst; Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen; Nicht wiedersehen!; Zu Strassburg auf der Schanz; Das irdische Leben; Urlicht; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
2.00pm The Ulster Orchestra performs Sir Hamilton Harty (1879-1941)
Renowned as one of the finest conductors of the first half of the 20th century, Harty maintained links with his native Ireland and many of his works employ Irish subjects. The Ulster Orchestra perform his orchestral music throughout the week. Plus, music by the BBC Singers recorded at the 2007 City of London Festival.
Harty: With the wild geese
Ulster Orchestra
Celso Antunes (conductor)
Walton: Symphony No 1
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
Britten: French Folk Songs
Ronan Collett (baritone)
Ulster Orchestra
David Angus (conductor)
Cimarosa: Concerto in G for flute and oboe
Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Alexei Orgrintchouk (oboe)
Ulster Orchestra
David Angus (conductor)
Vierne: Messe Solenelle in C sharp
Iain Farrington (grand orgue)
Stephen Disley (orgue du choeur)
BBC Singers
Andrew Carwood (conductor)
16:00
Schubert and the Piano
Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series, which connects historical events and their effect on the course of classical music.
26/30. Schubert and the Piano
Including Schubert's Fantasies and Impromptus.
17:00
9 July 2007
Sean Rafferty is joined by the Ballet Boyz ahead of their gala performance at the Royal Festival Hall, and conductor John Eliot Gardiner ahead of his performance at the Proms.
19:00
9 July 2007
Cheltenham Music Festival
Petroc Trelawny introduces the glittering opening night of the 2007 Cheltenham Music Festival, which features key works by four of America's greatest composers, from the energy of Gershwin and Bernstein to the nostalgic lyricism of Samuel Barber.
Chloe Hanslip (violin)
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Bernstein: Overture (West Side Story)
Barber: Violin Concerto, Op 14
Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915
Gershwin, arr. Robert Russell Bennett: Porgy and Bess, A Symphonic Portrait
20:45
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Part One
Saint-Saëns's appointment as organist at the Madeleine church in Paris in 1857 at the age of just 22 was a prestigious one even for a former child prodigy. Donald Macleod explores how the composer's view from the organ loft shaped his outlook and career.
Symphony in F (Urbs Roma) (2nd mvt)
Orchestre National de l'ORTF
Jean Martinon (conductor)
Christmas Oratorio (excerpts)
Ute Selbig (soprano)
Egbert Junghanns (baritone)
Jutta Zoff (harp)
Michael-Christfried Winkler (organ)
Dresdner Philharmonie
Dresdner Kreuzchor
Martin Flämig (conductor)
Symphony No 3 in C minor (Organ)
Simon Preston (organ)
Berliner Philharmoniker
James Levine (conductor)
21:45
Letters dedicated to sunset
Gabriel Gbadamosi explores letters commissioned from writers around the world dedicated to the sunset.
Novelist Nell Freudenberger, who lives in New York, reflects on the 'Manhattan-Henge', the evocative biannual occasion when the sun sets in exact alignment with the Manhattan grid, fully illuminating every single cross-street.
22:30
Jiri Belohlavek
With Petroc Trelawny. A sequence of music with a featured performer leading the way.
Jiri Belohlavek conducts the Prague Symphony Orchestra and soprano Eva Urbanova in Verdi's Ritorna Vincitor from Aida.
23:00
In Search of Contentment
Chris Stewart, drummer turned sheep-farmer turned writer has been collecting stories of people who have dropped out of the race for wealth and recognition. From his idyllic farm in Andalucia, he now tries to discover the threads that bind those who have found contentment together.
23:15
9 July 2007
Lucy Duran sits in for Andy, with more selections from his famous record collection.
01:00
9 July 2007
9 July 2007
With Jonathan Swain.
1.00am
A concert recorded in Lisbon.
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Quintet in E flat for Piano and Strings, Op 44
1.31am
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975): Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 57
Antonio Rosado (piano)
Gerardo Ribeiro, Anibal Lima (violins)
Anabela Chaves (viola)
Paulo Gaio Lima (cello)
2.03am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Daphnis and Chloe (Ballet music)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Pierre Monteux (conductor)
2.54am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Mass in D (Missa solemnis)
Rosamund Illing (soprano)
Elizabeth Dunning (mezzo-soprano)
Christopher Doig (tenor)
Rodney McCann (bass)
Donald Hazelwood (violin)
Sydney Philharmonic Choir
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
4.06am
Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967): Adagio for violin and piano
Tamás Major (violin)
Zoltán Kocsis (piano)
4.15am
Petersson, Per Gunnar (b.1954): Aftonland (Evening Land)
Soren Hermansson (horn)
Jutland Chamber Choir
Mogens Dahl (director)
4.30am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Andante and Rondo Ungarese in C minor, Op 35
Juhani Tapaninen (bassoon)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)
4.40am
Alpaerts, Flor (1876-1954): Avondmuziek
I Solisti del Vento
Ivo Hadermann (conductor)
4.50am
Geminiani, Francesco (1687-1762): Concerto grosso in E minor, Op 3 No 6
Camerata Bern
Thomas Furi (conductor)
5.00am
Glazunov, Alexander Konstantinovich (1865-1936): Concert Waltz No 1 in D, Op 47
CBC Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Kazuyoshi Akiyama (conductor)
5.08am
Tournemire, Charles (1870-1939): Choral Improvisation sur le Victimae paschali
Tong-Soon Kwak (organ)
5.18am
Lalo, Edouard (1823-1892): 2 Aubades for orchestra
CBC Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Swift (conductor)
5.28am
Gilse, Jan van (1881-1944): Trio for flute, violin and viola
Viotta Ensemble
5.42am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): 6 Quartets for chorus and piano
Bengt Forsberg (piano)
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman (conductor)
5.53am
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976): Concerto for piano and orchestra, Op 13
Robert Leonardy (piano)
Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (conductor)
6.26am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No 29 in A
Concerto Copenhagen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor)
6.47am
Dütsch, Otto (c.1823-1863): Overture (The Croatian Girl)
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Hannu Koivula (conductor)
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