Thursday 6th December 2007

07:00

Breakfast

Rob Cowan

Including at 7.00am

Handel: Overture (Esther)
English Chamber Orchestra
Richard Bonynge (conductor)

Arensky: Polonaise (Suite No 3)
USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra
Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor)

The 48 at 8: Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 6 in D minor, BWV 851 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Bk 1)
Davitt Morroney (harpsichord)

8.30am
Haydn: Piano Sonata in D
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan and Isolde)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer (conductor)

Liadov: Kikimora, Op 63
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev (conductor)

10:00

Classical Collection

6 December 2007

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Holst: Hammersmith
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Frederick Fennell (conductor)
MERCURY 432 009 2

10.16am
Schubert: Impromptu in G flat, D899 No 3
Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67091/2 (2 CDs)

10.29am
Dargomijsky: Ah you young girls (Rusalka)
Mark Reizen (bass)
Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre
Vassili Nebolsin (conductor)
LEBENDIGE VERGANGENHEIT 89059

10.33am
Rossini: La calunnia (Il Barbiere de Siviglia)
Mark Reizen (bass)
Orchestra
Samuel Samossud (conductor)
LEBENDIGE VERGANGENHEIT 89080

10.37am
Glinka: Already the hour of my triumph
Mark Reizen (bass)
Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre
Alexander Melik-Pashayev (conductor)
LEBENDIGE VERGANGENHEIT 89059

10.42am
Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 in C (Leningrad)
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL SMK 47616

12:00

Composer of the Week

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Part Four

Mozart was an ardent freemason, as were several of his friends. Freemasonry suited his philosophical ideals, his liberal outlook and his sociable nature. Donald Macleod investigates the influence of freemasonry on Mozart's music in The Magic Flute and the cantata Die Maurerfreude (The Mason's Joy). Haydn, a fellow freemason, was the inspiration for a set of six string quartets, including The Dissonance, K465.

Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Die Zauberflote)
Queen of the Night ...... Natalie Dessay (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (director)

Die Zauberflote (Sc 29)
Papageno ...... Anton Scharinger (baritone)
Papagena ...... Linda Kitchen (soprano)
Monostatos ...... Steven Cole (tenor)
Three Ladies ...... Anna-Maria Panzarella, Doris Lamprecht, Delphine Haidan (sopranos and mezzo)
Sarastro ...... Reinhard Hagen (bass)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (director)

Die Maurerfreude
Werner Krenn (tenor)
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertsz (conductor)

String Quartet in C, K465 (Dissonance)
Budapest String Quartet

13:00

Afternoon on 3

6 December 2007

Presented by Louise Fryer.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Belcea Quartet and Friends

3/4. The Belcea Quartet are joined by cellist Natalie Clein for a performance of Schubert's Quintet in C, D956, given at Perth Concert Hall.

2.00pm The Ancients

Recordings of works inspired by ancient, biblical and mythical figures in performances from some of Europe's leading orchestras and ensembles, featuring a complete performance of Handel's Theodora, his oratorio on the tale of the Christian martyr.

Handel: Theodora
Theodora ...... Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)
Irene ...... Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Dydimus ...... Stephen Wallace (countertenor)
Septimius ...... Paul Agnew (tenor)
Valens ...... Matthew Rose (bass)
Orchestre et Choeur du Concert d'Astrée
Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor)

17:00

In Tune

6 December 2007

Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.

19:00

Performance on 3

6 December 2007

British Composer Awards

Ian Skelly presents all the highlights and news from the 5th annual British Composer Awards, announced last night at the Thameside Glaziers Hall in London.

Over 300 newly created and publicly performed works are up for awards in 13 categories including Vocal, Orchestra, Stage Works and the prestigious BBC Radio 3 Listeners Award.

20:45

Composer of the Week

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Part Four

Mozart was an ardent freemason, as were several of his friends. Freemasonry suited his philosophical ideals, his liberal outlook and his sociable nature. Donald Macleod investigates the influence of freemasonry on Mozart's music in The Magic Flute and the cantata Die Maurerfreude (The Mason's Joy). Haydn, a fellow freemason, was the inspiration for a set of six string quartets, including The Dissonance, K465.

Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Die Zauberflote)
Queen of the Night ...... Natalie Dessay (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (director)

Die Zauberflote (Sc 29)
Papageno ...... Anton Scharinger (baritone)
Papagena ...... Linda Kitchen (soprano)
Monostatos ...... Steven Cole (tenor)
Three Ladies ...... Anna-Maria Panzarella, Doris Lamprecht, Delphine Haidan (sopranos and mezzo)
Sarastro ...... Reinhard Hagen (bass)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (director)

Die Maurerfreude
Werner Krenn (tenor)
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertsz (conductor)

String Quartet in C, K465 (Dissonance)
Budapest String Quartet

21:45

Free Thinking 2007

Rhetoric in a Prosaic Age

Who are the enemies of good political writing and good public speaking? Tony Blair's former speech writer Philip Collins examines the apparent decline in both and gauges whether he lives up to his own exacting standards.

22:15

British Composer Awards

John Tavener and Gabriel Jackson

A concert given at the British Composer Awards by the BBC Singers conducted by David Hill, and the current BBC Radio 3 Choir of the year, Chantage, conducted by James Davey.

The programme includes two newly commissioned pieces by John Tavener and Gabriel Jackson.

23:00

The Essay

No Particular Place to Go

A series of radio essays in which acclaimed travel writers examine four great works of British travel literature, books that changed the way we saw the world and the art of writing about it.

4/4. Joanna Kavenna discusses the significance of Louis MacNeice and WH Auden's Letters from Iceland (1937), a ground-breaking mixture of travelogue, poetry and prose.

23:15

Late Junction

6 December 2007

Verity Sharp's selections include tracks by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Danish group Efterklang, traditional Finnish music and a 1933 recording of accordionist Vetese Guerino.

01:00

Through the Night

6 December 2007

6 December 2007

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Leonora Overture No 3
Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

1.14am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54
Jonathan Biss (piano)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

1.45am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Symphony No 4 in E minor
Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

2.27am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Suite in C for harpsichord solo (Essercizii Musici)
Sabine Bauer (harpsichord)

2.46am
Prokofiev, Serge (1891-1953): Alexander Nevsky, Op 78
Russian Radio and TV Academic Chorus
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitar Manolov (conductor)

3.22am
Janácek, Leos (1854-1928): Po zarostlem chodnicku (On an overgrown path)
György Sándor (piano)

3.49am
Andriessen, Hendrick (1892-1981): Concertino for cello and orchestra
Michael Müller (cello)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

4.00am
Duparc, Henri (1848-1933): Elégie
Catherine Robbin (mezzo-soprano)
Stephen Ralls (piano)

4.03am
Duparc, Henri (1848-1933): Extase
Catherine Robbin (mezzo-soprano)
Stephen Ralls (piano)

4.07am
Hartmann, Johan Peter Emilius (1805-1900): Deux Pièces caracteristiques, Op 25
Nina Gade (piano)

4.21am
Manfredini, Francesco (1684-1762): Symphony No 10 in E minor
Slovak Chamber Orchestra
Bohdan Warchal (leader)

4.30am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Music for the Royal Fireworks
Collegium Aureum

4.53am
Schütz, Heinrich (1585-1672): O primavera, gioventù de l'anno
Cantus Cölln
Konrad Junghänel (lute/director)

5.00am
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857): Valse-fantasie in B minor for orchestra
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Robl (conductor)

5.08am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791), reconstructed Philippe A Autexier: Meistermusik, for men's chorus and orchestra
Collegium Vocale Ghent (men's voices only)
Orchestre des Champs-Elysées
Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)

5.13am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): 7 Variations on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen for cello and piano
Zara Nelsova (cello)
Grant Johannesen (piano)

5.23am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Trio No 1 for recorder, oboe and basso continuo (Essercizii Musici)
Camerata Köln

5.35am
Pachelbel, Johann (1653-1706): Aria Quarta in G
Bernard Winsemius (organ)

5.42am
Tunder, Franz (1614-1667): In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr (koraalfantasie)
Bernard Winsemius (organ)

5.48am
Hacomplaynt, Robert (c.1455-1528): Salve regina a 5
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

6.00am
Maldere, Pieter van (1729-1768): Sinfonia in D, Op 5 No 1
Academy of Ancient Music
Filip Bral (conductor)

6.17am
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883): Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene (Götterdämmerung, Act 3)
Roberta Knie (soprano)
Zagreb Philharmonic
Lovro von Matacic (conductor)

6.37am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Piano Concerto in D
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
Concerto Copenhagen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor)

6.54am
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872): Overture (Verbum Nobile)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jerzy Salwarowski (conductor)