Sunday 10th February 2008

07:00

Breakfast

Martin Handley

Including from 7.00am

Holst: Nunc dimittis
Gabrieli Consort
Paul McCreesh (director)

Grieg, arr. Langford: Norwegian Dances, Op 35 Nos 1 and 2
Michala Petri (recorder)
English Chamber Orchestra
Okku Kamu (conductor)

From 9.00am

Schubert: Rondo in A, D951
Ricardo Castro, Maria Joao Pires (piano duet)

Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Op 25
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

From 9.00am

Boccherini: La ritirata di Madrid, G453 (Quintet No 9 in C)
Pepe Romero (guitar)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Vivaldi: Concerto in D, RV 95 (La pastorella)
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler (director)

10:00

Iain Burnside

10 February 2008

With February 14th looming, Iain Burnside attempts to summon the spirit of St Valentine with a programme of lovelorn music, accompanied by his guest John Hegley.

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2

12:00

Private Passions

Sandi Toksvig

Michael Berkeley talks to writer, performer and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig, who currently chairs BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz.

Her first love remains musical theatre, but she is now exploring other areas of classical music, ranging from operas by Mozart, Bizet and Puccini to Haydn's Creation.

13:00

The Early Music Show

Versailles and Paris Month: A Musical Day in the Life of Louis XIV

BBC Radio 3's series dedicated to the music of Paris continues as Lucie Skeaping recreates a possible day in the life of King Louis XIV.

After waking in his sumptuous bedchamber, the king follows a busy schedule before entertaining guests at supper and retiring late in the evening. At every part of the day, musicians are on hand to entertain or soothe him, or to trumpet his arrival.

Olivier Baumont, a harpsichordist and expert on French Baroque music, guides Lucie through the Palace of Versailles to illustrate some of the music the king may have heard.

14:00

Radio 3 Requests

10 February 2008

Chi-chi Nwanoku delves into the listeners' postbag, coming up with a selection of musical requests for Sunday afternoon.

16:00

Choral Evensong

10 February 2008

A 1982 archive broadcast from the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.

Responses: Smith
Psalm 18 (Gauntlett, Massey)
First Lesson: Genesis 46 vv29 - 47 vv12
Canticles: Second Service (Byrd)
Second Lesson: Philippians 3
Anthem: O Lord in thy wrath (Gibbons)
Hymn: When I survey the wondrous cross (Rockingham)
Organ Voluntary: Prelude in C minor BWV 546 (Bach)

Director of Music: George Guest
Organ student: Andrew Lumsden

17:00

Discovering Music

Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade

Catherine Bott is joined by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Luke Dollman for an in-depth exploration of Scheherazade, a work inspired by Tales of the Arabian Nights.

18:30

The Choir

Polyphony

Aled Jones finds out about Polyphony, one of the UK's most admired professional choirs, as he talks to Stephen Layton, who founded the group 22 years ago and still leads it today.

20:00

Drama on 3

The Trial and Death of Socrates

By Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
A play focusing on the mystery surrounding Socrates's trial and subsequent execution, the reasons for which have long puzzled historians.

Socrates has been found guilty of blasphemy and corrupting the youth of the city. On the eve of his execution his chief accuser Meletus is murdered. Josias, newly returned to Athens, is given the task of investigating the murder.

Socrates ...... Joss Ackland
Thrasybulis ...... Michael Feast
Josias ...... Greg Hicks
Crito ...... David Calder
Anytus ...... Tim McInnerny
Meletus ...... Joseph Kloska
Xanthippe ...... Cait Davis
Almathea ...... Liza Sadovy
Euthyphro ...... Peter Marinker
Kastor ...... Trevor Allan Davies
Announcer ...... Ben Onwukwe
Lysander ...... Ben Crowe
Guard/Official ...... Chris Pavlo
Woman ...... Liz Sutherland

Directed by Jeremy Mortimer

21:30

Sunday Feature

South American Currents

A new series offering fresh cultural perspectives on South America.

2/3. Argentina - Dancing to the Music of the Mind

Buenos Aires has more psychoanalysts per head of the population than any city outside New York. Why does every taxi driver argue the merits of Lacan versus Freud?

Argentinian film director, writer and tango enthusiast Edgardo Cozarinsky talks to artists, dancers, novelists and other Argentinians to find out why psychotherapy has such a pervasive influence - even in the tango bars.

22:15

Words & Music

Birdsong

Claire Skinner and Hugh Bonneville are the readers in a celebration of nature's musicians.

The poems include Milton's Nightingale, Hardy's Darkling Thrush and Tennyson's Blackbird, and the music includes Saint-Saens's Cuckoo, Rameau's Hen and Sibelius's Swan of Tuonela.

00:00

The Early Music Show

Versailles and Paris Month: The Palace of Versailles

Lucie Skeaping and Catherine Bott visit the Palace of Versailles to learn about its transformation from a humble hunting lodge into one of Europe's most impressive royal residences.

Versailles historian Pierre Arizzoli-Clementel and Prof Tony Spawforth act as their guides through the many mysteries and splendours of the famous chateau that employed some of the most important musicians in Europe, including Boesset, Lully, Couperin, Marais, Campra, Chambonnieres and Lalande.

01:00

Through the Night

10 February 2008

10 February 2008

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Zigeunerleben
1.05am
Kodaly, Zoltan (1882-1967): Matra
1.17am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Zigeunerlieder
1.38am
Krek, Uros (1922- ): Vora bije
1.42am
Kogoj, Marij (1895-1956): Sunce Izhaja
1.47am
Copi, Ambroz (b. 1973): Beizi fticek
1.50am
Berg, Alban (1885-1935), arr. Gottwald (b. 1925): Die Nachtigall
1.54am
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901): Vedi! Le fosche notturne (Il trovatore)
1.58am
Schumann, Clara (1819-1896): Abendfeier in Venedig
Swedish Radio Chorus
Michael Engstrom (piano)
Matina Batic (conductor)

2.01am
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911): Symphony No 6 in A minor
Orchestre National de France
Bernard Haitink (conductor)

3.20am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Légende No 1
Llyr Williams (piano)

3.32am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1916), orch Koechlin: Khamma (Legende dansee)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

3.53am
Nardelli, Mario (1927-1993): Three pieces for guitar (1979)
Mario Nardelli (guitar)

4.03am
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759): Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132c
Zoltan Gavodi (countertenor)
Sonora Hungarica Consort

4.18am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Oboe Quartet in F, K370
Peter Bree (oboe)
Amsterdam String Trio

4.31am
Marais, Marin (1656-1728): Allemande (Pieces de Viole, Book 5); Chaconne (Pieces de Viole, Book 3)
Pierre Pitzl, Mary Jean Bolli (violas da gamba)
Luciano Contini (archlute)
Augusta Campagne (harpsichord)

4.36am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Sonatine
Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

4.49am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Dance of the Seven Veils (Salome)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Stuart Challender (conductor)

5.00am
Visee, Robert de (c.1655-c.1723/3): Suite No 12 in E minor
Yasunori Imamura (theorbo)

5.17am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Sonata in D for two pianos, K381
Vilma Rindzeviciute, Irina Venckus (pianos)

5.27am
Mortelmans, Lodewijk (1868-1952): Lyrisch gedicht voor klein orkest
Flemish Radio Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset (conductor)

5.40am
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936): Il tramonto
Andrea Trebnik (soprano)
Borromeo String Quartet

5.55am
Salzedo, Carlos (1885-1961): Variations sur un theme dans le style ancien, Op 30
Mojca Zlobko (harp)

6.06am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Symphony No 22 in E flat, H I 22
Prima la Musica
Dirk Vermeulen (conductor)

6.22am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Violin Sonata in A, Op 12 No 2
Mats Zetterqvist (violin)
Mats Widlund (piano)

6.39am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat
Markus Maskuniitty (horn)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Junichi Hirokami (conductor)