Thursday 28th February 2008

07:00

Breakfast

Rob Cowan

Including from 7.00am

Schubert: Offertorium, D963
Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Michel Corboz (conductor)

Handel: Concerto grosso in F, Op 3 No 4
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski (director)

Lyadov: 8 Russian Folk Songs
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitri Kitaenko (conductor)

From 8.30am

Byrd: Queen's Goodnight (Prelude and Ground)
Phantasm

Beethoven: Sonata in G, Op 14 No 2
Andras Schiff (piano)

Grofe: Mississippi Suite
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
Howard Hanson (conductor)

10:00

Classical Collection

28 February 2008

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Schubert: Schlachtgesang (Battlesong) for double men's choir, D912
Capella Bavariae
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
EMI CDM 566 139 2 (4 CDs)

10.06am
Martinu: Concerto for two string orchestras, piano and timpani, H271
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Sejna (conductor)
SUPRAPHON SU 19242

10.30am
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 2, BWV 1047
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock (conductor)
ARCHIV 423 492 2 (2 CDs)

10.43am
Stravinsky: Concerto in E flat for chamber orchestra (Dumbarton Oaks)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DG 419 628 2

10.59am
Ireland: Piano Trio No 3 in E
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin)
Karine Georgian (cello)
Ian Brown (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN 9377/8 (2 CDs)

11.26am
Puccini: Che gelida manina! (La boheme, Act 1)
Rudolfo ...... Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Umberto Berrettoni (conductor)
EMI CHS 763 335 2 (2 CDs)

11.30am
Chopin: Mazurka in A minor, Op 7 No 2
Artur Rubinstein (piano)
NAXOS 81106567 (2 CDs)

11.33am
Berlin: Everybody Step
Ella Fitzgerald (vocalist)
Chick Webb Band
FLAPPER PASTCD 9762

11.37am
Copland: Billy the Kid (ballet suite)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL SMK 47543

12:00

Composer of the Week

William Alwyn (1905-1985)

Part Four

During the 1950s Alwyn's home and professional life had become so stressful that in the early 1960s he suffered a nervous breakdown. Donald Macleod looks at some of the chamber music Alwyn wrote during those difficult years and introduces a work dedicated to the man who was perhaps more influential on Alwyn's career than any other - Sir Henry Wood.

Fantasy-Waltzes: Nos 1, 2, 3 and 6
John Ogdon (piano)

Overture (Derby Day)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
William Alwyn (conductor)

String Trio
Members of the Quartet of London

Concerto grosso No 3
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox (conductor)

13:00

Afternoon on 3

28 February 2008

Presented by Penny Gore.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

More performances from a series of concerts given at St George's Hall in Liverpool last autumn to celebrate the city's 800th anniversary. These concerts featured young artists, performing British and American repertoire, which reflected Liverpool's long-standing reputation as the gateway to the New World.

Arr. Bantock: Three Negro Spirituals
Onyx Brass Quintet

Copland: Sonata for violin and piano
Jack Liebeck (violin)
Ashley Wass (piano)

Moeran: Ludlow Town
Simon Bailey (bass-baritone)
Claire Dunham (piano)

Barber: Canzone for flute and piano
Claire Fillhart (flute)
Claire Dunham (piano)

Walton: String Quartet
Doric Quartet

2.15pm Large Scale British Choral Works

Dyson: Nebuchadnezzar
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Neal Davies (bass-baritone)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)

Brahms : Sonata No 1 in E minor for cello and piano, Op 38
Claudio Bohorquez (cello)
Martin Helmchen (piano)

Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (Eroica)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

17:00

In Tune

28 February 2008

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

19:00

Performance on 3

28 February 2008

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

With Petroc Trelawny.

Frederick Ashton's Sylvia was restored to its three-act form for the 75th anniversary celebrations of The Royal Ballet and is now back in the company's repertory.

The story, taken from Greek myth, tells of Sylvia, whose vows of chastity mean she cannot return the love of the shepherd Aminta. Eros, up to his tricks, intervenes, only to see Sylvia abducted by the hunter Orion. Rescuing her, Eros finally brings the lovers together.

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Benjamin Pope (conductor)

Delibes: Sylvia

20:45

Composer of the Week

William Alwyn (1905-1985)

Part Four

During the 1950s Alwyn's home and professional life had become so stressful that in the early 1960s he suffered a nervous breakdown. Donald Macleod looks at some of the chamber music Alwyn wrote during those difficult years and introduces a work dedicated to the man who was perhaps more influential on Alwyn's career than any other - Sir Henry Wood.

Fantasy-Waltzes: Nos 1, 2, 3 and 6
John Ogdon (piano)

Overture (Derby Day)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
William Alwyn (conductor)

String Trio
Members of the Quartet of London

Concerto grosso No 3
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox (conductor)

21:45

Night Waves

Jewish Book Week

Philip Dodd is joined by a round table of guests to discuss some of the key social and cultural issues facing Britain's Jewish community as the annual Jewish Book Week takes place.

22:30

Artist Focus

Peter Donohoe

Petroc Trelawny introduces performances by pianist Peter Donohoe, who plays music by Debussy and Rachmaninov.

23:00

The Essay

To Russia with Love

In the week leading up to the Russian presidential election, four writers, each intimately connected with Russia, examine some of the passions that led them to embark upon a life-long relationship with the nation.

4/4. Prof Simon Franklin embarks on a journey that begins with an attempt to secure a visa and leads, quite unexpectedly, to one of Russia's great icons.

23:15

Late Junction

28 February 2008

Verity Sharp introduces acoustic trance music from the School of Trobar, the willow flute of Jonas Simonson and birdsongs of the Mistle Thrush.

01:00

Through the Night

28 February 2008

28 February 2008

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Overture (Don Giovanni)
1.07am
Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809): Symphony No 39 in G minor
1.25am
Mozart: Symphony No 25 in G minor
1.50am
Haydn: Symphony No 45 in F sharp minor (Finale)
Danish Radio Sinfonietta
Adam Fischer (conductor)

1.55am
Bjelinski, Bruno (1909-1992): Toccata
Antonia Geiger-Eichorn (piano)

1.59am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Contrapunctus 1 and 2 (The Art of Fugue)
Young Danish String Quartet

2.06am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Petite Suite for piano duet
Anna Klas, Bruno Lukk (pianos)

2.19am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Petite Suite
Royal Academy of Music Brass Soloists

2.27am
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869): Romeo et Juliette, Op 17
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

3.20am
Goldmark, Karoly (1830-1915): When Two People Love One Another, Op 46 No 5
Laszlo Polgar (bass)
Adam Fellegi (piano)

3.22am
Verhulst, Johannes (1816-1891): Love Song, Op 27 No 9
Nico van der Meel (tenor)
Leo van Doeselaar (fortepiano)

3.24am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Sonata No 5 in E flat for strings
Camerata Bern

3.39am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Piano Trio No 3 in C minor, Op 101
Christopher Krenyak (violin)
Jan Insinger (cello)
Dido Keuning (piano)

4.00am
Bach: Suite in E, BWV 1006a
Konrad Junghanel (lute)

4.21am
Anon (15th century Florence): Canto di lanzi venturieri; Canto ti lanzi sonatori di rubechine; Canto di lanzi venturieri; Canto dei capi tondi; Carro della morte
Ensemble Claude-Gervaise
Gilles Plante (director)

4.29am
Canteloube, Joseph (1879-1957): Brezairola (Songs of the Auvergne)
Yvonne Kenny (soprano)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)

4.34am
Franck, Cesar (1822-1890): Choral for organ No 3 in A minor, M 40
Ljerka Ocic (organ)

4.46am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), arr. Schonherr: Marche militaire No 1 in D, D733
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

4.52am
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Nocturne in C minor, Op 48 No 1
Llyr Williams (piano)

5.00am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Overture (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Alun Francis (conductor)

5.08am
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953): March (The Love for Three Oranges)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

5.10am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Sonata per il cembalo solo in G minor, Wq 65 No 17
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

5.24am
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971): Octet for wind instruments
Canadian Chamber Ensemble
Raffi Armenian (conductor)

5.40am
Praetorius, Michael (c.1571-1621): Meine seel erhebet den Herren (Deutsches Magnificat)
Schutz Akademie
Howard Arman (conductor)

5.53am
Pasquini, Bernardo (1637-1710): Pastorale
Leo van Doeselaar (organ)

5.59am
Dohnanyi, Erno (1877-1960): Keringo (The Wedding Waltz)
Central Woodwind Orchestra of the Hungarian Army
Frigyes Hidas (conductor)

6.06am
Glazunov, Alexander Konstantinovich (1865-1936): Concert Waltz No 2 in F for orchestra, Op 51
CBC Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Kazuyoshi Akiyama (conductor)

6.15am
Schumann, Clara (1819-1896): Piano Trio in G minor, Op 17
Erika Radermacher (piano)
Eva Zurbrugg (violin)
Angela Schwartz (cello)

6.42am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Reminiscences de Don Juan for piano, S418 (based on themes from Mozart's Don Giovanni)
Shura Cherkassky (piano)