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Friday 1st February 2008

February 2008
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morning | afternoon | evening

07:00

Breakfast

Rob Cowan

Including from 7.00am

Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, Op 46 No 2
London Symphony Orchestra
Jean Martinon (conductor)

Bridge: Scherzetto
Julian Lloyd Webber (cello)
John McCabe (piano)

Gombert: Ave regina
Pro Cantione Antiqua
Bruno Turner (director)

From 8.30am

R Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils (Salome)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (conductor)

Beethoven: Sonata No 22 in F, Op 54
Kun-Woo Paik (piano)

Gershwin: An American in Paris
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fielder (conductor)

10:00

Classical Collection

1 February 2008

With Sarah Walker.

10.00 Antheil: Mecanique No 1
MDG 645 1404-2

10.03am
Copland: Sextet
Aaron Copland (piano)
Harold Wright (clarinet)
Juilliard String Quartet
SONY SM2K 89326

10.20am
Allegri: Miserere
Tallis Scholars
Peter Philips (conductor)
GIMELL CDGIM 339

10.34am
Mozart: Symphony in D, K95
Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
TELDEC 3984-25914-2

10.48am
Bach: Sonata in G, BWV 1019
Monica Huggett (violin)
Ton Koopman (harpsichord)
PHILIPS 4104012 (2 CDs)

11.06am
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 15
Stephen Hough (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)
VIRGIN 5614122 (2 CDs)

11.55 Satie: Vexations
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
DECCA 4736202 (5 CDs)

morning | afternoon | evening

12:00

Composer of the Week

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Part Five

Donald Macleod considers Beethoven's final two years, which saw the creation of his late string quartets, regarded as the crowning achievement of the composer's life.

Da ist das Werk, WoO 197
Es muss sein, WoO 196
Members of the Kammerchor der Berliner Singakademie

Finale (String Quartet No 16 in F, Op 135)
Takacs Quartet

Ecossaise in E flat, WoO 86
Allegretto quasi andante in G minor, WoO 61a
Waltz in D, WoO 85
Gianluca Cascioli (piano)

String Quartet No 12 in E flat, Op 127
Guarneri Quartet

Rpt of today 12.00pm

13:00

Afternoon on 3

1 February 2008

Presented by Louise Fryer.

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert

Mahler and Vienna in Song

5/5. The final concert in the series from LSO St Luke's in London is given by Finnish mezzo-soprano Monica Groop, with pianist Rudolf Jansen.

Schubert: Suleika I; Geheimes; Suleika II
Berg: Four Songs, Op 2
Mahler: Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder; Liebst du um Schönheit; Ich ben der Welt abhanden gekommen; Um schlimme Kinder artig zu machen; Erinnerung; Aus! Aus!; Hans und Grete; Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?
Schoenberg: Galathea; Gigerlette; Der Genügsame Liebhaber; Arie aus dem Spiegel von Arkadien (Brettl-Lieder)

2.00pm Max and Mozart

A survey of the symphonies of Peter Maxwell Davies, plus chamber music, concertos and symphonies by Mozart and other composers.

Mozart: Idomeneo Ballet Music
Glazunov: Suite, Op 57a (Raymonda)
Ulster Orchestra
Howard Shelley (conductor)

Mozart: Sonata in D for piano, K576
Ashley Wass (piano)

Maxwell Davies: Symphony No 5
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K622
Michael Collins (clarinet)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Schubert: Symphony No 9 (Great)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

17:00

In Tune

1 February 2008

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.

morning | afternoon | evening

19:00

Performance on 3

1 February 2008

BBC Concert Orchestra

Introduced by Petroc Trelawny.

He Who Gets Slapped

A 1924 classic of the silent screen gets an aural makeover from Will Gregory of iconic pop duo Goldfrapp, along with guests saxophonist Andy Sheppard and Adrian Utley of the band Portishead.

The full-length score, specially written by Gregory to accompany the film, was performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in December 2007.

Will Gregory (keyboards/saxophone)
Andy Sheppard (saxophones)
Adrian Utley (guitar)
Tony Orrell (drums/chaos pad)
Dudley Phillips (electric bass)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood (conductor)

20:45

Composer of the Week

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Part Five

Donald Macleod considers Beethoven's final two years, which saw the creation of his late string quartets, regarded as the crowning achievement of the composer's life.

Da ist das Werk, WoO 197
Es muss sein, WoO 196
Members of the Kammerchor der Berliner Singakademie

Finale (String Quartet No 16 in F, Op 135)
Takacs Quartet

Ecossaise in E flat, WoO 86
Allegretto quasi andante in G minor, WoO 61a
Waltz in D, WoO 85
Gianluca Cascioli (piano)

String Quartet No 12 in E flat, Op 127
Guarneri Quartet

Rpt of today 12.00pm

21:45

The Verb

1 February 2008

In a special live edition of The Verb, Ian McMillan is joined on stage by singer and songwriter Devon Sproule.

22:30

Jazz Library

Ella Fitzgerald

Young British singer Gwyneth Herbert joins Alyn Shipton to discuss Fitzgerald's musical legacy, including her early work with Chick Webb, her classic duets with Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan, and her popular song repertoire. Known as the first lady of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald made hundreds of discs in almost six decades of recording.

23:30

Jazz on 3

Theo Bleckmann/John Hollenbeck Session

Jez Nelson presents an exclusive session given by the New York improvising duo of vocalist Theo Bleckmann and drummer John Hollenbeck. Both a composer and performer, Bleckmann has worked with the likes of Anthony Braxton, Steve Coleman and Dave Douglas since moving to New York from his native Germany in 1989. Hollenbeck has achieved fame as drummer, leader and composer for the acclaimed Claudia Quintet.

And singer Christine Tobin discusses trends in contemporary jazz vocalism.

01:00

Through the Night

1 February 2008

1 February 2008

With John Shea.

1.00am
Blow, John (1649-1708): Venus and Adonis (A Masque for the Entertainment of the King)
Venus ...... Evelyn Tubb (soprano)
Cupid ...... Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Adonis ...... Richard Wistriech (bass)
London Oratory Junior Choir
Choir and Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley (conductor)

2.10am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

2.52am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): String Quintet in C, D956
Artemis Quartet

3.44am
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975): Piano Concerto No 2 in F
Dmitri Shostakovich (piano)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Konstantin lliev (conductor)

4.00am
Fesch, Willem de (1687-c.1757): Concerto No 3 in G (Six Concerti Opera Quinta, Op 5)
Musica ad Rhenum

4.08am
Gade, Niels Wilhelm (1817-1890): Ved solnedgang, Op 46
Danish National Radio Choir
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Roman Zeilinger (conductor)

4.16am
Wagenseil, Georg Christoph (1715-1777): Trombone Concerto in E flat
Warwick Tyrrell (trombone)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor)

4.26am
Tchaikovsky, Peter Illych (1840-1893): Valse caprice in D, Op 4
Eugene d'Albert (piano)

4.33am
Saint-Saens, Camille (1835-1921): Morceau de concert in G for harp and orchestra, Op 154
Suzanna Klintcharova (harp)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitar Manolov (conductor)

4.48am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Es wird ein unbarmherzig Gericht
Veronika Winter (soprano)
Patrick von Goethem (alto)
Markus Schafer (tenor)
Ekkehard Abele (bass)
Rheinische Kantorei
Das Kleine Konzert
Hermann Max (conductor)

5.00am
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958): The Wasps (Overture from the incidental music)
BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

5.09am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Sonata in G minor, HWV 390a
Musica Alta Ripa

5.20am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Sonata in D, Op 65 No 5
Erwin Wiersinga (organ)

5.29am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): 13 Variationen uber Es war einmal ein
Theo Bruins (piano)

5.42am
Wassenaer, Count Unico Van (1692-1766): Concerto armonico No 5 in B flat
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze (director/violin)

5.53am
Kalman, Emmerich Imre (1882-1953): Two lovely eyes (The Circus Princess)
Gyorgy Korondy (tenor)
Hungarian Radio Orchestra
Tamas Brody (conductor)

5.59am
Godar, Vladimir (b.1956): Emmeleia
Ivana Pristasova (violin)
Zilina State Orchestra
Leos Svarovsky (conductor)

6.06am
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869): King Lear Overture, Op 4
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Takuo Yuasa (conductor)

6.22am
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno (1876-1948): Suite Concertino in F, Op 16
Christopher Millard (bassoon)
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

6.43am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Oboe Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030
Douglas Boyd (oboe)
Knut Johannessen (harpsichord)




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