Thursday 12th July 2007

07:00

Breakfast

Rob Cowan

Including from 7.00am

Lehar: Gold and Silver Waltz, Op 79
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Janos Sandor (conductor)

Clarke: Trumpet Tune
Andrew Lumsden (organ)

Saint-Saens: Wedding Cake (Caprice valse)
Tapiola Sinfornietta
Kees Bakels (conductor)

From 8.30am

Stolzel: Bist du bei mir
Elly Ameling (soprano)
Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord)

Elgar: Froissart Overture, Op 19
New Philharmonia Orchestra
John Barbirolli (conductor)

Lauridsen: O nata lux
Chamber Choir of Europe
Nicol Matt (conductor)

10:00

Classical Collection

12 July 2007

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Nyman: In re Don Giovanni
Michael Nyman Band

10.04am
Mozart: Serenade in E flat, K375
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Wind Soloists
Teldec 2564 60866-2

10.28am
Puccini, arr. Mikhashoff: Portrait of Madame Butterfly
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
DECCA 475 7668

10.41am
Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle (excerpt)
Bluebeard ...... Walter Berry (bass-baritone)
Judith ...... Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész (conductor)
DECCA 466 377-2

10.57am
Mozart, arr. Grieg: Piano Sonata in C, K545
Martha Argerich, Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
EMI 358472-2

11.11am
Walton: Cello Concerto
Paul Tortelier (cello)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Berglund (conductor)
EMI CDM763020-2

11.39am
Gounod: Un Bouquet!...Ah je ris de me voir (Faust, Act 2)
Cecilia Gasdia (soprano)
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Carlo Rizzi (conductor)
TELDEC 4509 90872-2

11.46am
Wolf-Ferrari: Intermezzo (I gioielli della Madonna)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor)
EMI CDC 754585-2

11.51am
Bernstein: Glitter and be Gay (Candide)
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)
VIRGIN CLASSICS 363332-2

12:00

Composer of the Week

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Part Four

After his first visit to Algiers in 1873, Saint-Saëns increasingly sought to escape the 'horrible North', partly for health reasons, and partly to find himself. Donald Macleod looks at how the composer incorporated exoticism into his works.

Tournoiement (Songe d'opium)
Francois le Roux (baritone)
Graham Johnson (piano)

Havanaise
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding (conductor)

Suite algerienne (excerpts)
Jody Levitz (viola)
Swiss Italian Orchestra
Francis Travis (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 5 in F
Stephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

13:00

Afternoon on 3

Ulster Orchestra

Presented by Penny Gore.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Aldeburgh Festival

7/8. Featuring songs by Dowland as well as music inspired by him and other composers of the period.

Dowland: Flow my tears; Weep ye no more sad fountains; Lachrimae pavane; If my complaints could passion move
Britten: Lachrimae
Dowland: In darkness let me dwell
Ades: Darknesse Visible
Purcell: Music for a while
Pelem Humphrey: Hymn to God the Father
William Croft: Hymn on Divine Musik
Purcell: Evening Hymn
Britten: Seven Sonnets of Michaelangelo

Toby Spence (tenor)
James Boyd (viola)
Bill Carter (lute)
Thomas Ades (piano)

2.15pm The Ulster Orchestra performs Sir Hamilton Harty (1879-1941)

More Harty recordings by the Irish orchestra, and more music by the BBC Singers recorded at the 2007 City of London Festival.

Harty: Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra
Bryden Thomson (conductor)

Roussel: Symphony No 3
BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

Langlais: Festival Alleluia
Stephenn Disley (grand orgue)
BBC Singers
Andrew Carwood (conductor)

Langlais: Incantation pour un jour saint
Iain Farrington (organ)

Naji Hakim: Messe Solenelle
Stephen Disley (grand orgue)
Iain Farrington (orgue du choeur)
BBC Singers
Andrew Carwood (conductor)

Harty: Ode to a Nightingale
Heather Harper (soprano)
Ulster Orchestra
Bryden Thomson (conductor)

16:00

The Making of Music

Grand Opera

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.

29/30. Grand Opera

In the first half of the 19th century, Italy consummated its love affair with opera. Donizetti, Rossini and Bellini's new operas were greeted with frenzy on the streets. With excerpts from Rossini's William Tell and The Barber of Seville.

17:00

In Tune

12 July 2007

Sean Rafferty speaks to conductor Jiri Belohlavek ahead of the First Night of the Proms, plus singers Mutsumi Hatona, Evelyn Tubb, and lute player Takashi Tsunoda perform live.

19:00

Performance on 3

Proms Preview Evening

12 July 2007

Petroc Trelawny presents the essential guide to the 2007 BBC Proms.

Mark Padmore presents his personal highlights of the season, while cellist Paul Watkins plays music by Elgar and Britten. In his final year as Proms Controller, Nicholas Kenyon will be speaking of the landmarks in his ten years at the helm, and there will be postcards from some of the visiting orchestras from around the world.

Including:

Mozart: Overture (The Marriage of Figaro)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Elgar: Sospiri; Salut d'amour
Paul Watkins (cello)
Huw Watkins (piano)

20:45

Composer of the Week

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Part Four

After his first visit to Algiers in 1873, Saint-Saëns increasingly sought to escape the 'horrible North', partly for health reasons, and partly to find himself. Donald Macleod looks at how the composer incorporated exoticism into his works.

Tournoiement (Songe d'opium)
Francois le Roux (baritone)
Graham Johnson (piano)

Havanaise
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding (conductor)

Suite algerienne (excerpts)
Jody Levitz (viola)
Swiss Italian Orchestra
Francis Travis (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 5 in F
Stephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

21:45

Night Waves

Victorian Drama

Matthew Sweet is joined by playwright Mark Ravenhill to excavate the lost world of Victorian drama.

The novels of the 19th century still fill our TV and cinema screens, but why do we ignore the dramatists of that era? As the little-known play 'Ours' is given a new production, Mark Ravenhill puts forward the case for paying more attention to his Victorian predecessors.

22:30

Artist Focus

Jiri Belohlavek

With Petroc Trelawny. A sequence of music with a featured performer leading the way. Jiri Belohlavek conducts the Czech Philharmonia Orchestra in Smetana's Vltava (Ma Vlast).

23:00

The Essay

In Search of Contentment

Inspired by the writings of the medieval Persian Sufi poet Sa Di and the words of her own father, Sufi writer Isidris Shah, author and documentary maker Saira Shah describes how her travels have brought her into contact with those who strive for contentment whilst living on the edge.

23:15

Late Junction

12 July 2007

Verity Sharp introduces a song of defiance from Chechnya, the Labeque sisters playing Ravel, the unlikely pairing of banjo and piano in the capable hands of Chick Corea and Bela Fleck, and more stunning playing from fiddler Martin Hayes and guitarist Dennis Cahill recorded at the 2007 Bath International Festival.

01:00

Through the Night

12 July 2007

12 July 2007

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
A recording from the Concert Hall of Danish Radio.
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 47
1.35am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Symphony No 1 in C minor
Hilary Hahn (violin)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR
Marin Alsop (conductor)

2.20am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Scherzo No 4 in E, Op 54
Ronald Brautigam (piano)

2.31am
Tye, Christopher (c.1505-c.1572): Omnes gentes, plaudite for 5 voices
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

2.36am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Serenade in B flat, K361 (Gran Partita)
London Winds
Michael Collins (clarinet/director)

3.25am
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937): Etudes, Op 33
Jerzy Godziszewski (piano)

3.39am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Tasso
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
Juozas Domarkas (conductor)

4.00am
Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899): Počme for violin and orchestra, Op 25
Igor Ozim (violin)
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Samo Hubad (conductor)

4.16am
Jacob, Gordon (1895-1984): 5 Pieces arranged for harmonica and strings
Gianluca Littera (harmonica)
I Cameristi Italiani

4.31am
Anon (c.1500): Tentalora; O triumphale diamante
Clare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano)
John Bryam, Alison Crum, Roy Marks (crumhorn)
Musica Antiqua of London
Philip Thorby (crumhorn/director)

4.33am
Cabezón, Antonio de (1510-1566): Fantasia
Hespčrion XX
Jordi Savall (director)

4.36am
Novak, Vitezslav (1870-1949): Trio for piano and strings in D minor
Suk Trio

4.52am
Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848): Edgar's aria (Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3)
Denes Gulyas (tenor)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
János Ferencsik (conductor)

5.00am
Trad (Hungarian): 18th Century Dances
Csaba Nagy (recorder)
Camerata Hungarica
László Czidra (conductor)

5.05am
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921): Danse macabre
Ouellet-Murray Duo (piano)

5.12am
Groneman, Albertus (c.1710-1778): Concerto in G for flute, 2 violins and basso continuo
Jed Wentz (flute)
Manfred Kraemer, Laura Johnson (violin)
Musica ad Rhenum

5.27am
Daquin, Louis-Claude (1694-1772): Rondeau (Le Coucou)
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

5.29am
Scandelli, Antonio (1517-1580): Bonzorno, Madonna
Polifonija (Lithuanian State Chamber Choir)
Sigitas Vaiciulionis (conductor)

5.32am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D
Per Flemstrom (flute)
Andrew Manze (violin)
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
Risor Festival Strings

5.53am
Janácek, Leos (1854-1928): Taras Bulba
The Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Volodymyr Sirenko (conductor)

6.17am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Piano Trio in E flat, Op 1, No 1
Kungsbacka Trio

6.47am
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971): 8 Instrumental miniatures for 15 instruments
Canadian Chamber Ensemble
Raffi Armenian (conductor)

6.55am
Herbert, Victor (1859-1924): March of the Toys (Babes in Toyland)
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)