Thursday 26th July 2007

07:00

Breakfast

Rob Cowan

From 7.00am

Vivaldi: Concerto in C for two trumpets, RV 537
John Wilbraham, Philip Jones (trumpet)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor)

Glinka: Kamarinskaya
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg (conductor)

Byrd: Cantiones sacrae No 4 (Salve regina)
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Marlow (conductor)

From 8.30am

Schumann: Overture (Genoveva), Op 81
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta (conductor)

Arvo Part: Arbos
Brass Ensemble
Dennis Russell Davis (conductor)

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances: No 10 in E minor, Op 72, No 2; No 9 in B, Op 72, No 1
Israel Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz (conductor)

10:00

Classical Collection

26 July 2007

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
SONY SBK 46537

10.18am
Sor: Etudes: No 11 in E minor; No 17 in B flat
Andrés Segovia (guitar)
DG 471 430-2 (4 CDs)

10.25am
Ravel: Bolero
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
DG 447 426-2

10.42am
Cage: Sonatas and Interludes
Gerard Fremy (prepared piano) - Sonata No 1
ETCETERA KTC2001
John Tilbury (prepared piano) - Sonata No 5
DECCA HEAD 9 S.1 (LP)
Joanna MacGregor (prepared piano) - Sonata No 6
SOUNDCIRCUS SC003 (2 CDs)

10.50am
Satie: Parade
New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp (conductor)
HELIOS CDH55176

11.07am
Vaughan Williams: Flos campi (suite)
Christopher Balmer (viola)
Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vernon Handley (conductor)
EMI CD-EMX 9512

11.31am
Bartók: Sonata for two pianos and percussion
Martha Argerich, Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Michael de Roo, Willy Goudswaard (percussion)
PHILIPS 446 557-2 (2 CDs)

12:00

Composer of the Week

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) and Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

PartFour

Donald Macleod traces the origins and performance history of Domenico Scarlatti's extraordinary keyboard sonatas.

D Scarlatti: Sonata, Kk9
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)

D Scarlatti, arr Avison: Concerto No 2 in G
Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman (conductor/Violin)

A Scarlatti: Cantata (Gia lusingato appieno)
Lynne Dawson (soprano)
Purcell Quartet

D Scarlatti: Sonatas: in A, Kk113; in F minor, Kk386; in F minor, Kk387; in B minor, Kk27
Mikhail Pletnev (piano)

D Scarlatti: Sonata in D, Kk490
Wanda Landowska (harpsichord)

13:00

Afternoon on 3

Cheltenham Festival and BBC Proms 2007

1.00pm

Lunchtime Concert

7/8. Cheltenham Festival 2007

Haydn: Piano Trio in E flat
Shostakovich: Seven Romances on Verses by Blok, Op 127
Schubert: Piano Trio No 2 in E flat, D929

Susan Gritton (mezzo-soprano)
Florestan Trio

2.30pm

BBC Proms 2007

Another chance to hear last Saturday's Proms concert of French favourites, featuring music by Debussy, Saint-Saens and Faure. Presented by Rob Cowan.

Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor
Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine; Requiem

Steven Isserlis (cello)
William Dutton (treble)
Russell Braun (baritone)
National Youth Choir of Wales
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

4.00pm

From Bath Festival 2006

Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat, Op 18, No 6
Shostakovich: String Quartet No 8 in C minor, Op 110

Jerusalem String Quartet

17:00

In Tune

26 July 2007

Sean Rafferty talks to Nina Stemme and Robert Gambill, ahead of the Glyndebourne Tristan und Isolde revival. He also meets violinist Chloe Hanslip, shortly to perform the Beethoven concerto in the Barbican's Mostly Mozart festival.

Plus composer Joseph Horovitz discusses a new CD featuring four of his concertos.

19:30

BBC Proms 2007 live

26 July 2007

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Penny Gore.

Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis returns to the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a trio of major British works, all given their world premieres at the Proms. Delius' gentle A Song of Summer comes from the relative calm of the interwar years and Vaughan Williams himself conducted the premiere of his Fifth Symphony during the Blitz in 1943.

Delius: A Song of Summer
Tippett: Triple Concerto

Daniel Hope (violin)
Philip Dukes (viola)
Christian Poltéra (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)

20:15

The Adverb

Toby Litt

Ian McMillan presents his summer showcase of literary performance recorded in front of an audience at Cadogan Hall. His guest is writer Toby Litt who selects his favourite writings on the Shakespearean theme of conspiracies, double-dealing and skulduggery, and introduces his own specially commissioned piece on the same theme.

20:35

BBC Proms 2007 live

26 July 2007

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Penny Gore presents the second half of the evening's Proms concert.

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5

Daniel Hope (violin)
Philip Dukes (viola)
Christian Poltéra (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)

21:45

Meetings of Minds

Council of Clermont

Frances Stonor Saunders explores meetings which had huge significance beyond their four walls.

2/3. The Council of Clermont and the Launch of the First Crusade

In 1095, Pope Urban II met with senior clergy for ten days of debate and decree before launching the first of many military expeditions to the Middle East.

22:30

Artist Focus

James Ehnes

A sequence of music with a featured Proms performer leading the way. James Ehnes begins the programme with Chausson's Poeme, Op 25. With Ian Skelly.

23:00

The Essay

Bibliomania: Selling

Self-confessed bibliomaniac Ian Sansom explores the history and characteristics of the condition. Having acquired books, how does one part with them? Ian examines those who have abandoned their collections or disposed of them, from the unimaginably wealthy who buy and sell books like portfolios of stocks to the humble contemporary sellers on Amazon.

23:15

Late Junction

26 July 2007

Fiona Talkington's late-night listening mix includes Rajery performing songs from Madagascar, the New London Consort singing music from 15th century Italy and La Cumbiamba playing the roots music of Colombia.

01:00

Through the Night

26 July 2007

26 July 2007

Susan Sharpe introduces music, beginning with a concert given at the Royal Albert Hall, London, as part of the 2006 BBC Proms.

1.00am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No 34 in C
1.21am
Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491
1.51am
Vorrei punirti indegno
1.55am
Ch'io me scordi di te? K505
2.06am
Symphony No 38 in D (Prague)
Veronique Gens (soprano)
Lars Vogt (piano)
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Ivor Bolton (conductor)

2.38am
Schütz, Heinrich (1585-1672): Matthaus-Passion, SWV 479
Paul Elliott (tenor)
Paul Hillier (bass)
The Hilliard Ensemble
Paul Hillier (director)

3.34am
Escher, Rudolf (1912-1980): Le tombeau de Ravel
Jacques Zoon (flute)
Bart Schneeman (oboe)
Ronald Hoogeveen (violin)
Zoltán Benyacs (viola)
Dmitri Ferschtman (cello)
Glen Wilson (harpsichord)

3.59am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Sonate da chiesa in F, Op 1, No 1
London Baroque

4.05am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Piano Sonata in D
Paul Lewis (piano)

4.15am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Quartet No 6 in F for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon (Andante et tema con variazioni)
Vojtech Samec (flute)
Jozef Luptacik (clarinet)
Frantisek Machats (bassoon)
Josef Illes (French horn)

4.27am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Cantata (Erwachet zum Kriegen, ihr)
Henri Ledroit (countertenor)
Francois Fernandez (violin)
Philippe Pierlot (bass viol)
Bernard Fouccrolle (harpsichord)

4.35am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): Scherzo capriccioso, Op 66
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava
Oliver Dohnányi (conductor)

4.49am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1916): Sonata in D minor for cello and piano
Zara Nelsova (cello)
Grant Johannesen (piano)

5.00am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Trio No 7 for recorder, viola da gamba and continuo (Essercizii Musici)
Camerata Köln

5.07am
Lassus, Orlande de (1532-1594): Gratia sola Dei
Currende
Erik van Nevel (conductor)

5.14am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Rondo in C, Op 7
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

5.23am
Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848): Overture (La fille du régiment)
Oslo Philharmonic
Nello Santi (conductor)

5.32am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Fantasiestücke for clarinet and piano, Op 73
Claudio Bohorquez (cello)
Marcus Groh (piano)

5.43am
Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899): Wienerblut, Op 354
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Borge Wagner (conductor)

5.53am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): 25 Variations and Fugue on a Theme by GF Handel for piano, Op 24
Simon Trpceski (piano)

6.19am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Symphony No 4 in A (Italian)
Bergen Philharmonic
Heinz Wallberg (conductor)

6.47am
Franck, César (1822-1890): Choral No 3 in A minor for organ, M40
Ljerka Ocic (organ)