Radio 3 Listings for 3 – 9 April 2010 Page 1 of 10 SATURDAY 03 APRIL 2010 05:38AM WORLD ROUTES Gorczycki, Grzegorz Gerwazy (1665-1734) SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00rpwt5) Missa Paschalis Presented by Mark Tully Susan Sharpe presents rarities, archive and concert recordings Il Canto: Produced by Roger Short from Europe's leading broadcasters 05:53AM Tel. 020 7765 4661 01:02AM Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) Fax. 020 7765 5052 Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809], and Anonymous Rhapsody for piano (Op.79 No.1) in B minor e-mail [email protected] Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze Steven Osborne (piano) (Hob.XX:2) Saturday 3rd April, 3:00pm Jacques Ogg (fortepiano - modern copy of a Walter instrument 06:03AM (Vienna, 1795), Joseph Barrás (bassoon), Sergei Sprichev Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) Raga Devgiri Bilawal (drums), Ensemble "Alfonso X el Sabio", Luis Lozano Concerto for violin, piano and string orchestra in D minor Ravi Shankar; accompanied by Alla Rakha (tabla) Virumbrales (director), Carlos García (narrator) Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Enrico Pace (piano), Risør Festival Album: Ravi Shankar Rare and Glorious Strings Saregama Records CDNFC 150918-9 02:27AM Puccini, Giacomo (1858 -1924) 06:41AM Ravi Shankar: Sare Jahan Se Achchha Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) Mokranjac, Stevan (1856-1914) Bismillah Khan Moyzes Quartet Seventh Song-Wreath Album: Bismillah Khan Karolj Kolar (tenor), Belgrade Radio & Television Choir, Regal Classics D/ELRZ 13 02:34AM Mladen Jagust (conductor) Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904) Raga Piloo Symphonic variations (Op.78) 06:46AM Ravi Shankar BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Grant Llewellyn Ravel, Maurice [1875-1937] arranged by Zoltán Kocsis Album: The Ravi Shankar Collection –West meets East (Conductor) Pavane pour une infante défunte Angel 567180-2 Zsolt Szatmári (clarinet), Zoltán Kocsis (piano) 03:01AM Shankar: Homage to Mahatma Gandhi Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) 06:53AM Ravi Shankar Souvenir de Florence [1890] arranged for Strings (Op.70) Pahor, Karol (1896-1974) Album: Ravi Shankar – The Master The "Amadeus" Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra in Poznan, Oce ná? hlapca Jerneja [The Bailiff Yerney's Prayer] DG 4778798 Agnieszka Duczmal (conductor) Chamber Choir AVE, Andraz Hauptman (conductor). Shanti Mantra 03:35AM Ravi Shankar Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00rs4r6) Album: Ravi in Celebration - Highlights Carnaval (Op.9) Saturday - Petroc Trelawny Angel Records 55617-2 Annie Fischer (piano) Petroc Trelawny presents Breakfast on Radio 3 including piano Raga Shudh Kalyan 04:02AM music from Beethoven and Rachmaninov and some dances Ravi Shankar Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) from Borodin and Stravinsky. Album: Ravi Shankar Rare and Glorious Concerto in D minor for strings and basso continuo (RV.128) Saregama Records CDNFC 150918-9 Arte dei Suonatori, Eduardo Lopez (conductor) SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00rs4rv) 04:08AM Building a Library: Pergolesi's Stabat Mater SAT 16:00 Jazz Library (b00rxbp8) Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) Al Grey Schicksalslied [Song of Destiny] for chorus and orchestra With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: (Op.54) Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. A new Sviatoslav Richter release. Disc Trombonist Al Grey (1925 - 2000) was one of the most Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and of the Week: Pergolesi's Saint Emidius Mass. distinctive soloists in big band jazz, working with many of the Chamber Choir, Marko Munih (conductor) most famous swing orchestras. In an archive interview, recorded just before his death 11 years ago, Al selects his key 04:23AM SAT 12:15 Music Matters (b00rs4rx) recordings with, among others, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) Carlo Gesualdo, Stephen Kovacevich, Eliza Carthy and Dizzy Gillespie. La Campanella Valerie Tryon (piano) Adultery, witchcraft and murder on Music Matters today as With his gap-toothed grin, pith helmet and extrovert trombone presenter Tom Service explores the music of the Renaissance style, Al Grey was one of the most colourful characters in jazz. 04:28AM composer who's perhaps best known for murdering his wife, He and Alyn Shipton first met when Radio 3 broadcast Lionel Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924) Carlo Gesualdo. The author of a new book on the composer, Hampton's Golden Men of Jazz, for whom Al was musical Pavane for orchestra (Op.50) Glenn Watkins guides us through Gesualdo's bewildering life. director. They kept in touch, and not long before Al's death in BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Grant Llewellyn Pianist Stephen Kovacevich appears on the show ahead of his March 2000, Alyn visited him at his home in Great Neck Long (Conductor) performance of Takemitsu and Schubert at Wigmore Hall in Island to pick the trombonist's favourite recordings from his London, and the latest on how folk music is shaping the national voluminous catalogue. 04:36AM identity of the English with star of the folk world, Eliza Carthy. Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847] Prelude and Fugue No.1 in E minor (Op.35) SAT 17:00 Jazz Record Requests (b00rs4ts) Shura Cherkassky (piano) SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00rs4s1) Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Music for Holy Saturday 04:45AM Scigalski, Franciszek (1782-1846) Lucie Skeaping presents a programme of music written for SAT 18:00 on 3 (b00rs4t8) Symphony in D major Holy Saturday, including settings of Lamentations and Tenebrae Live from the Met Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrzej Mysinski Responsories by Palestrina, Lobo, Gesualdo and Morales. (conductor) Verdi's Aida

05:01AM SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00rpvyk) Set in the ancient Egypt of the pharaohs and with a masterly Mortelmans, Lodewijk (1868-1952) The Jerusalem String Quartet combination of grand set-pieces, including the spectacle of its Solemn Procession to Gethsemani (Part II of Evangelical swaggering Triumphal March, and intimate scenes, Aida tells Diptych (1893-97 orchestrated in 1933) The Jerusalem String Quartet returns to the Wigmore Hall in the story of the Ethiopian slave girl who finds that her lover and Flemish Radio Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig (conductor) London to perform a concert broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, her father are on the opposite sides of warring nations. A love introduced by Fiona Talkington. rival to her princess employer, she chooses to be buried alive 05:05AM with her lover Radames, rather than endure life without him. Stainer, John (1840-1901) Mozart String Quartet in D K575 Commissioned for the opening of the Suez Canal, Verdi's Aida God so loved the world (from 'The Crucifixion') Ravel String Quartet in F. has been a staple of the repertory ever since its 1871 Egyptian Vancouver Bach Choir, Bruce Pullan (conductor) premiere and is probably the greatest music ever written to celebrate an artificial waterway. Chinese soprano-of-the- 05:08AM SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00rs4s9) moment Hui He takes the title role and the internationally Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) Ravi Shankar Birthday renowned Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra plays her lover. Trio for keyboard and strings in G minor (H.XV.19) Katharine Gowers (violin), Adrian Brendel (cello), Paul Lewis Mark Tully surveys the career of Ravi Shankar, who celebrates Presented by Margaret Juntwait with guest commentator Ira (piano) his 90th birthday on 7th April. He looks back on an interview Siff. There will be live backstage interviews and the Met Quiz recorded with Ravi Shankar ten years ago, and introduces some during the two intervals. 05:25AM of his classic recordings. Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826) Aida: Hui He (soprano) Andante and Rondo Ungarese in C minor (Op.35) The interview was recorded in 2000 for a World Routes Radames: Salvatore Licitra (tenor) Juhani Tapaninen (bassoon), Finnish Radio Symphony programme to mark Ravi Shankar's 80th birthday, and Ravi Amneris: Dolora Zajick (mezzo-soprano) Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) Shankar recalls his early life performing in Paris, his Amonasro: Carlo Guelfi (baritone) collaborations with Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison, and King of Egypt: Stefan Kocán (bass) 05:35AM talks about his eventful love-life. We also drop in on a lesson Ramfis (Chief Priest): Carlo Colombara (bass) Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757) with Ravi's daughter Anoushka. Mark Tully is a writer and High Priestess: Elizabeth DeShong (soprano) Sonata in B minor (L.263) (Kk.377) broadcaster, who for many years was the BBC's Delhi Messenger: Diego Torre (tenor) Natalya Pasichnyk (piano) correspondent. Marco Armiliato: conductor Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera. Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 3 – 9 April 2010 Page 2 of 10 SAT 22:00 Between the Ears (b00c0bst) Alexander Vedernikov (conductor) Instrumental soloists of Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, UK Crossfade 03:01AM 06:46AM From the Oxford English Dictionary: Veracini, Francesco (1690-1768) Avison, Charles (1709-1770) Overture VI for 2 oboes, bassoon & strings Concerto Grosso No.4 in A minor (after Domenico Scarlatti) cross-fade: to 'fade in' one sound or picture while 'fading out' Michael Niesemann & Alison Gangler (oboes), Adrian Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon (director). another. Rovatkay (bassoon), Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel (conductor) This 'Between the Ears' charts a journey in sound through the SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b00rs4wn) UK, moving from west to east, and north to south, in a series of 03:12AM Sunday - Petroc Trelawny long, very slow and sometimes almost imperceptible fades from Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594) one location to another. Stabat Mater for 8 voices Petroc Trelawny presents Breakfast on Radio 3 including music Silvia Piccollo and Teresa Nesci (sopranos), Marco Beasley for Easter. This is a journey in sound alone - a journey without a presenter, (tenor), Furio Zanasi (bass), Paolo Crivellaro (organ), Alberto interviews, or script. Rasi (viola da gamba), Theatrum Instrumentorum, Chorus of Swiss Radio, Lugano, Diego Fasolis (conductor) SUN 10:00 Sunday Morning (b00rs4x3) At the heart of the programme are location recordings and Faith sound-scapes from a wide range of places across the country - 03:19AM from the morning boats in a Devon harbour to an evening on Welffens, Peter (1924-2003) "Faith" the seafront in Skegness, via the daytime streets and quads of Stabat Mater Oxford and a street parade in Spalding, to the sounds of rural Flemish Radio Choir, Members of Flemish Radio Orchestra, Today is the most important day in the Christian calendar, Scotland and urban Lancashire. Johan Duijck (conductor) Easter Sunday, and so, building from this great festival, Iain Burnside looks out to the wider realm of "faith" in music, The journey follows a simple pattern, which listeners are 03:36AM drawing on examples from Beethoven and Holst. invited to puzzle out for themselves. Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) Siegfried's Rhine Journey - from Götterdämmerung (1876) Producer: Lyndon Jones Producers: John Goudie and Alan Dein. Zagreb Philharmonic, Lovro von Matačić (conductor) Email: [email protected] A Perfectly Normal Production for BBC Radio 3 03:55AM SAT 22:30 Hear and Now (b00rs4vc) Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Janacek: Intrada, Uvod and Kyrie from Glagolitic Mass Kurt Schwertsik Partita for keyboard No.6 in E minor (BWV.830) Susan Bullock (soprano) Ilze Graubina (piano) BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales Ivan Hewett interviews Viennese composer Kurt Schwertsik, a Richard Hickox (conductor) man who studied under Kagel and Stockhausen but turned his 04:26AM BBC Music Magazine CD vol 17 no 6 back on the astringent modernism of Darmstadt to follow his Bacheler, Daniel (c.1574-c.1610) Tracks 6-8 own musical path, with a belief in the inherent validity of Pavan 7m45s tonality and a firm desire to discover new musical textures. Nigel North (lute) Erlebach: Held du hast den Feind gebunden Kurt Schwertsik: 04:32AM ('Hero, you have found the foe' - Cantata for Easter Day) ...in keltischer Manier... Concerto for Alphorn and Small Demantius, Christoph (1567-1643) Les Amis de Philippe Orchestra op. 27 (12:40) Intraden und Tänze - from Conviviorum Deliciae, Nuremburg Ludger Rémy (conductor) Nury Guarnaschelli (alphorn) 1608 CPO 777 346-2 CD1 Deutsche Radiophilharmonie Hortus Musicus, Andrew Mustonen Tracks 11-13 Michael Sanderling (conductor) 8m15s 04:42AM Kurt Schwertsik: Irdische Klange cycle Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809) Liszt: Rosario, S670, i) Mysteria gaudiosa, ii), Mysteria Irdische Klange Symphony op.37 (17:00) Symphony No.39 in G minor dolorosa, iii) Mysteria gloriosa Uluru op.64 (17:36) Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Adam Fischer (conductor) Zsuzsa Elekes (Liszt's own harmonium) Funf Naturstucke op.45 (15:36) Hungaraton HCD 12768 Mit den Riesenstiefeln op.60 (5:21) 05:01AM Tracks 5-7 BBC Philharmonic Anonymous Medieval Armenian 4m10s H.K. Gruber (conductor). Donemk [We celebrate] - Easter melody Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano), Chamber Orchestra, Raffi Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs Armenian (conductor) Easter, I got me Flowers, Love Bade me Welcome, The Call, Antiphon SUNDAY 04 APRIL 2010 05:04AM John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) Anonymous Medieval Armenian, arranged by Archbishop Choir of King's College Cambridge SUN 00:00 Jazz Library (b00nh600) Z.Aznavorian English Chamber Orchestra Rashied Ali Ov Bardeezban (Easter Melody .. O Gardener) Sir David Willcocks (conductor) Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano), Chamber Orchestra, Raffi EMI CDM 5655882 Until his untimely death in 2009, Rashied Ali was widely Armenian (conductor) Tracks 1-5 regarded as the doyen of free jazz drummers. He made his 19m3s name in John Coltrane's quartet and went on to a wide range of 05:08AM musical activity in the forty-two years since Coltrane's death. Traditional Armenian/Georgian arr. Alpha Sibelius: Symphony No 5 in E flat major, op. 82, (4th Caucasian Suite movement) More of a colourist than a rhythm player, Rashied Ali changed Alpha Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra the role of jazz drumming for ever. In a candid interview with Jorma Panula (conductor) Alyn Shipton he explains the importance of John Coltrane to his 05:18AM Finlandia FACD004 life and work, and selects the finest records they made together, Le Roux-Obradovic, Maya (b.196?) Track 8 before also selecting highlights of his discs with Marion Brown, Maya Le Roux-Obradovic (guitar), Sinfonietta Belgrade, 10m5s Archie Shepp, Eddie Henderson and his own bands. Aleksandar Vujic (conductor) Pete Seeger: One Grain of Sand 05:34AM Odetta (voice, guitar) SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b00rs4wl) Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788) Vanguard Masters 2153 Susan Sharpe presents rarities, archive and concert recordings Rondo in C minor (Wq.59,4) Track 14 from Europe's leading broadcasters Andreas Staier (pianoforte after Anton Walter, Wien 1791, 2m5s made by Monika May, Marburg 1986) 01:01AM Bach arr. Uri Caine: Goldberg Variations, Variation 14 Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) 05:40AM Uri Caine (keyboards) Christus am Olberge (The Mount of Olives) (Op.85) Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904) W&W910 054-2 CD1 Olga Pasiecznik (soprano), Corby Welch (tenor), Marcus Legend No.1 in D minor (Op.59) Track 34 Niedermeyr (bass), Das Neue Orchester, Oslo Cathedral Choir, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Robl (conductor) 42s Christoph Spering (conductor) [recorded on 1st March 2002 05:44AM Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op 26, (Second 01:49AM Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) Group) Touchemoulin, Joseph (1727-1801) Sonata in F minor (Op.120 No.1) for clarinet or viola and piano To Varuna , To Agni, Funeral Chant Sinfonia in C major Martin Fröst (clarinet), Thomas Larcher (piano) Royal College of Music Chamber Choir Neue Düsseldorfer Hofsmusik Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 06:06AM Osian Ellis (harp) 02:09AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Sir David Willcocks (conductor) Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941) Horn Concerto in E flat (K.495) Unicorn DKPCD9046 Two works - Nocturne in B flat ( Op.16 No.4) & Dans le désert David Pyatt (horn), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Track 2 (Op.15) King (conductor) 12m11s Kevin Kenner (piano) 06:22AM Mozart: Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt, 02:22AM Zelenka, Jan Dismas (1679-1745) K619 Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921) 2 Lamentations for Maundy Thursday -- from Lamentationes Heo Young-Hoon (tenor) Symphony No.3 in C minor 'Organ Symphony' (Op.78) Jeremiæ prophetæ (ZWV.53)(1722) Alberto Bertino (piano) Karstein Askeland (organ), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, René Jacobs (counter-tenor & director) , Kurt Widmer (bass), Naxos 8570897 Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 3 – 9 April 2010 Page 3 of 10 Track 10 Organist: John Scott Whiteley. SUN 22:15 Words and Music (b00rs4zx) 7m50s The Doors of Perception

Trad. arr. Samuel Mabidikane: Namhla Niyabizwa SUN 17:00 Discovering Music (b00rs4yq) The unifying idea behind this edition of Words and Music is South African Church Choir Ravel: Piano Concertos that reality is variable and personal. The texts, read by Jim Rough Trade RGNET 1099 CD Broadbent and Miranda Richardson, cover the best part of 2000 Track 1 Stephen Johnson considers the background and music to Ravel's years from the Bible's Book of Revelation, to last year's "Late" 3m10s two contrasting concertos for piano with the BBC National by Christopher Reid. Orchestra of Wales conducted by Pascal Rophe and French Gubaidulina: Alleluia (Pt 7 - Da ispolnjatsja usta maja) pianist Roger Muraro. It's striking that, despite the various ways of coming to that Four members of Copenhagen Boys Choir reality (religion, a refined sensibility, illness, mind-altering Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir Ravel's two concertos for piano were written almost drugs), these visions share many similarities. The weird animal Dmitri Kitajenko (conductor) simultaneously in the late 1920s, and were among the last hell-on-earth of Revelation is echoed in Thomas De Quincey's Chandos 9523 orchestral works that Ravel composed. They are remarkable in opium nightmares; Baudelaire's bedroom (while he's on a high, Track 7 many ways, not least for the contrast that one provides with the at least) is as perfect and intoxicating as the heavenly paradise 5m42s other. The Concerto for the Left-Hand was commissioned for described by the fourth-Century St Ephrem. Coleridge's trippy the pianist Paul Wittgenstein, brother of the famous "Kubla Khan" features another Oriental paradise with hints of Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor op 125 (finale) philosopher, who had lost his right arm in the First World War. something disturbing but distant; Alice's mushroom has very Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Ravel created a virtuosic single movement work which emerges peculiar effects. The experience of Julian of Norwich, Claudio Abbado (conductor) from the sombre depths of the orchestral to grow into a alternating between ecstasy and pain, and the fevered ravings of Karita Mattila (soprano) powerful statement of triumph over adversity. Stephen Johnson Sylvia Plath are strangely similar; Blake sees the infinite in the Violeta Urmana (mezzo soprano) unpicks the piece, examining some of Ravel's imaginative small and apparently insignificant, and after a long marriage Thomas Moser (tenor) writing for the left-hand. Christopher Reid still feels the presence of his dead wife. Thomas Quasthoff (bass) Funnily enough, it's Aldous Huxley with his rather too well DG 471 491-2 The G major Piano Concerto was written for the French pianist organised mescalin experiment who stays earthbound. The Tracks 4-5 Marguerite Long, and is characterised with some of the music ranges from Bach to Zappa, by way of (among others) 22m. fashionable sounds of the day. The three movement concerto is Mahler, Ravel, Debussy, Messiaen, Crumb and Cage. heavily influenced by the sounds of jazz and as Stephen Johnson argues, the sound of the Parisian music hall. Stephen Producer: David Papp. SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b00rs4yl) also examines the influence of Mozart on the concerto, Archbishop Bernard Longley especially in the beautiful and emotionally charged slow movement. SUN 23:30 Jazz Line-Up (b00rs50b) On this Easter Sunday edition of Private Passions, Michael 10th Anniversary Edition Berkeley meets the newly-appointed Roman Catholic The programme includes complete performances of both works Archbishop of Birmingham, Bernard Longley. He studied and there will be an opportunity to see a visualisation of the Jazz Line-Up celebrates it's 10th anniversary with a special singing at the Royal Northern College of Music and at New programme on the Discovering Music website. concert recorded at the BBC Studios in Glasgow. College Oxford, and music has always been a great passion in The programme's original and current presenter Claire Martin is his life. His choices include the famous Notturno movement joined by her colleagues Julian Joseph and Kevin LeGendre. from Borodin's Second String Quartet - a piece associated with SUN 18:30 Choir and Organ (b00rs4ys) This celebration programme is recorded before an invited the musical 'Kismet' which his mother particularly loved, - and Buddhist Chant audience at the BBC Studios in Glasgow (The programme's the epilogue of Arnold Bax''s Third Symphony, a work which base) and features an all-British cast including the eclectic mix deserves to be heard more often. There's also the harrowing With vocal techniques like no other singers Buddhist monks of Scottish reels and airs mixed with pungent Jazz rhythms and ending of Poulenc's opera 'Dialogues des Carmelites' - which maintain a unique, yet largely unrecognised musical style. Aled textures, in the form of Colin Steele's Stramash. They are Bernard Longley greatly admires as bearing witness to the Jones travels to a Tibetan centre in South London to hear the joined by one of the UK's top bassists Geoff Gascoyne and his courage and sacrifice of the Carmelite nuns during the French amazing sounds they produce, and meets the musician who gave Pop Bop Band (named after his current album) and featuring Revolution - as well as sacred choral music by Verdi - the Rex up his successful IT career to learn the tradition's secrets. Plus a UK legendary guitarist Jim Mullen, who incidentally was the tremendae from the Requiem; Messiaen - his exquisite motet 'O look at how choirs fare when they tackle music from well first music session artist on the first Jazz Line-Up in 2000 . sacrum convivium', which Bernard Longley sang when he was a outside their national style as the Dutch sing Renaissance The evening will be rounded off by Welsh-born keyboard ace member of the choir at New College, Oxford; Vaughan English polyphony, Americans tackle Purcell, and the British Gareth Williams leading his evocative Power Trio bringing a Williams - the Kyrie from the Mass in G minor, sung by the reinvent themselves as South Americans and Russians. unique electric feel to the set. choir of Westminster Cathedral where Bernard Longley worked before his appointment to Birmingham; and Elgar - an extract from 'The Dream of Gerontius', first performed in SUN 20:00 Drama on 3 (b009jh4c) Birmingham's Town Hall, and forever linked with the words of Cyrano de Bergerac MONDAY 05 APRIL 2010 Cardinal Newman, a crucial figure in the life of the Birmingham Roman Catholic diocese. CYRANO DE BERGERAC MON 01:00 Through the Night (b00rs53m) by Edmond Rostand Susan Sharpe presents rarities, archive and concert recordings adapted for radio by John Tydeman from Europe's leading broadcasters SUN 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00rtcnm) A Medieval Easter Cyrano de Bergerac is, perhaps, the greatest classic romance. 01:01AM Set in 17th century France, it features the eponymous poet- Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788) Catherine Bott introduces highlights of a concert of medieval swordsman with a misshapen nose but abundant panache who Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu (Wq.240) Easter music from Ensemble Peregrina recorded at the 2009 falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful Roxane. She, alas, Oratorio for 3 Solo Voices, four-part Chorus and Orchestra York Early Music Festival. The concert was entitled Crux: loves another, the dashing Gascon soldier Christian de Barbara Schlick (soprano), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Christian meditations on the meaning of mortal life, and spans 5 Neuvillette and Cyrano finds himself acting as the young Stephen Varcoe (bass), Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine centuries of music for the Thursday of Holy Week, Good suitor's ghost writer, pouring out exquisite love poems to win Konzert, Hermann Max (director) Friday and for Easter Sunday itself. the day. This production uses Anthony Burgess's fine verse translation 02:14AM of Rostand's ever-popular play. Cyrano is played by Kenneth Rinck, Johann Christian Heinrich (1770-1846) SUN 14:00 Radio 3 Requests (b00rs4yn) Branagh, Roxane by Jodhi May and Christian by Tom Flöten-Concert in F major - from Practische Orgelschule Fiona Talkington Hiddleston. They make the most not only of the passion and (Op.55 No.8) poetry and the famously moving conclusion, but also the Dick Sanderman (organ) Fiona Talkington plays more listeners' favourites including humour which threads through the play. Beethoven's Archduke Trio at the hands of Barenboim, du Pré 02:32AM and Zukerman, as well as Bach's Magnificat from Philippe Cyrano Kenneth Branagh Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Herreweghe. Sardinian Traditional Easter music is performed Symphony No.33 (K.319) in B flat major by singer Elena Ledda, and there's a rare chance to hear a Roxane Jodhi May Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor) British Harpsichord concerto composed by a man who became a casualty of 'friendly fire' and died in 1942 in the Libyan De Guiche John Shrapnel 02:53AM desert. Christian Tom Hiddleston Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Allegretto in C minor (D.915) RageuneauJimmy Yuill Halina Radvilaite (piano) SUN 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00rwxsd) MontfleuryStephen Critchlow CHORAL EVENSONG Bellerose/CapucHugh Dickson 03:01AM On Easter Day, live from York Minster Le Bret Gerard Horan Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907) Carbon/CuigyJohn McAndrew String Quartet No.1 in G minor (Op.27) Introit: Hæc Dies (Wood) LigniereSteve Hodson Yggdrasil String Quartet Responses: Smith Psalms: 113, 114, 118 (Moore, Bairstow, Jackson) Duenna/Marthe Frances Jeater 03:38AM First Lesson: Isaiah 43 vv1-21 Mother Superior Susan Jamieson Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849) Canticles: Wood in F (Collegium Regale) Sister Claire Joannah Tincey Four Nocturnes: Op.27 No.1; Op.27 No.2; Op.37 No.1; Op.37 Second Lesson: John 20 vv19-23 ValvertOliver Le Sueur No.2 Anthem: Blessed be the God and Father (SS Wesley) Dubravka Tomsic (piano) Homily: The Very Revd Keith Jones, Dean of York Director: David Timson Final Hymn: Ye choirs of new Jerusalem (St Fulbert) 04:02AM Te Deum in C (Stanford) Engineer: Norman Goodman Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767) Organ Voluntary: Toccata, Op. 104 (Jongen) Sonata for violin & basso continuo in A major Producer: Nicolas Soames Camerata Köln Director of Music: Robert Sharpe An Ukemi production for Radio 3. Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 3 – 9 April 2010 Page 4 of 10 04:11AM Classical Collection with Sarah Walker. Great performances Louise Fryer presents the beginning of a week of recordings Bach, Johann Ernst (1722-1777) and classic recordings. This week Sarah enters the enchanted from the 2009 Lucerne Festivals. Since 2003, with the Ode on 77th Psalm 'Das Vertrauen der Christen auf Gott' realm of Fairy Tales. extraordinary group of hand-picked players of the Lucerne Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado has inspired legendary (conductor) 10.00 Rossini performances. Today features both the LFO and its smaller La Cenerentola: Overture sibling, the Gustav Mahler Chamber Orchestra. 04:29AM Academy of St Martin in the Fields Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924) Neville Marriner (conductor) Mahler: Rückert-Lieder Nocturne in E flat minor (Op.33 No.1) PHILIPS 434 016 2 Magdalena Kozena, mezzo-soprano Stéphane Lemelin (piano) Lucerne Festival Orchestra 10.08* Janacek Claudio Abbado, conductor 04:36AM Pohadka (Fairy-tale) Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868) Mikael Ericsson (cello) 2.25pm Overture - from Il Barbiere di Siviglia () Frantisek Maly (piano) Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Alun Francis (conductor) NAXOS 8.553895 Mahler Chamber Orchestra George Benjamin, conductor 04:44AM 10.20* Delibes Wieniawski, Henryk (1835-1880) Coppelia: suite George Benjamin: A Mind of Winter Kujawiak in A minor for violin and piano (1853) The Philadelphia Orchestra Claire Booth, soprano Krzysztof Jakowicz (violin), Krystyna Borucińska (piano) Eugene Ormandy (conductor) Mahler Chamber Orchestra SONY CLASSICAL SBK CD46550 George Benjamin, conductor 04:48AM Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904) 10.34* Medtner 2.55pm Overture Domov muj [My Home Land] (Op.62) Fairy tales: selection Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major (Op. 61) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marián Vach (conductor) Hamish Milne (piano) Mahler Chamber Orchestra CRD 3338 George Benjamin, conductor 05:01AM Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931) 10.45* Mahler Schubert: Variations in E minor on 'Trockene Blumen' from Overture to Masquerade Der Spielmann (Das Klagende Lied) Die schone Mullerin Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor) Susan Dunn (soprano) Soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra: Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) Jacques Zoon, flute 05:06AM Markus Baur (boy alto) Kirill Gerstein, piano Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) or possibly Pleyel, Ignace Werner Hollweg (tenor) (1757-1831) arranged by Harold Perry Stadtischer Musikverein Dusseldorf 4.00pm Divertimento in B flat Major (H.2.46) arranged for wind Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major quintet Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Magdalena Kozena, mezzo-soprano Galliard Ensemble DECCA 425 719 2 Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado, conductor. 05:15AM 11.03* Schumann Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792) Marchenerzahlungen op 132 Sinfonie in D major (VB.143) Eduard Brunner (clarinet) MON 17:00 In Tune (b00rs5nz) Concerto Köln Kim Kashkashian (viola) Monday - Sean Rafferty Robert Levin (piano) 05:34AM ECM 4379572 Presented by Sean Rafferty. Ernesaks, Gustav (1908-1993) With a selection of music and guests from the music world. My Fatherland you are my love 11.20* Pergolesi Main news headlines are at 5.00 and 6.00 Ühendkoor [Joint Choir], Gustav Ernesaks (conductor) Stabat Mater E-mail: [email protected]. The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's 05:39AM CD Review. Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) MON 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00rs5pp) Jordens sång (Song of the Earth) (Op.93) (1919) Mahler Symphony Cycle The Academic Choral Society, The Helsinki Cathedral Chorus, MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00rs5nl) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ulf Söderblom (1864-1949) Episode 1 (conductor) 1883 Presented by Petroc Trelawny. 05:57AM The first of a major series of concerts for the next ten Monday Butterworth, Arthur (b. 1923) Richard Strauss lived one of the longest lives of any composer. evenings on Performance on 3, featuring the ongoing series of Romanza for horn and strings (1954) He was born in 1864, when the American Civil War was raging. Mahler's Symphonies performed by Manchester's orchestras at Martin Hackleman (horn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario By the time he died in 1949, two global conflicts had been the Bridgewater Hall, celebrating 150 years since Mahler's Bernardi (conductor) fought and the world had changed entirely. This week, Donald birth. Macleod explores the music and stories from five distinct years At his meeting with Sibelius in 1907, Mahler declared 'the 06:08AM of Strauss's life. We travel in time from the 19 year old symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything.' Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) Strauss's first forays as a professional composer, to the final Growing up in the Moravian countryside instilled in him a Symphony No.2 in D major (Op.36) works of an old man, exploring his personal and professional lifelong love of nature, while other influences included dance Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor) relationships as we go. bands and military music from the local barracks. Julian Johnson joins Petroc Trelawny to discuss the recurring 06:40AM In today's programme, 1883, the year in which there was a themes of joy, fear, love and death which may have been rooted Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849) arr. Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) changing of the guard in German music. died, in Mahler's autobiography, but which have a resonance to this The Maiden's Wish (from 'Six Polish songs', S.480) and Richard Strauss had his first professional success. day. Janina Fialkowska (piano) Kurt Schwertsik: Nachtmusiken (BBC commission, world 06:44AM MON 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00rs85k) premiere) Jarzebski, Adam (1590-1649) Mahan Esfahani Corona Aurea: concerto à 2 for cornett and violin Mahler: Symphony no.1 Bruce Dickey (cornett), Lucy van Dael (violin and conductor), Iranian born harpsichord player Mahan Esfahani in a recital Richte van der Meer and Reiner Zipperling (cellos), Jacques broadcast live from Wigmore Hall in London. Today's BBC Philharmonic conducted by Gianandrea Noseda Ogg (harpsichord), Anthony Woodrow (double bass) programme features works from three composers all born in the year 1685 - Handel, Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. Plus a work Followed by a focus on Mahler songs: 06:50AM for harpsichord from the mid-20th Century. Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713) : Mahler - Kindertotenlieder Concerto Grosso in F major (Op.6 No.9) Programme : Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) The King's Consort, Robert King (director). Dresden Staatskapelle conducted by Zubin Mehta. Handel Recording provided by the European Broadcasting Union Suite No. 2 in F HWV:427 MON 07:00 Breakfast (b00rs53r) Followed by: Monday - Rob Cowan Scarlatti Bach arr. Mahler - Suite Sonata in E Kk. 380 / L. 23 Royal Orchestra Rob Cowan presents the Radio 3 Breakfast show, including Sonata in D minor Kk. 213 Opus 0 Riccardo Chailly (conductor) music for Easter Monday by Bach, Handel and Biber, and Sonata in A minor Kk175 / L429 Decca 4706522 Prokofiev's suite from The Love for Three Oranges. Herbert von Karajan was born this day in 1908, and he can be heard at Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor BWV 826 the helm of the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin MON 21:15 Night Waves (b00rs5pr) Philharmonic, and there are a couple of familiar melodies in Strauss : Capriccio Suite for Harpsichord. Shakespeare their original forms from Hermann Prey and Enrico Caruso. James Shapiro and Stanley Wells are possibly the two dominant MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00rs5nq) voices in contemporary Shakespeare criticism. Shapiro sprang MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b00rs5nj) Lucerne Festivals 2009 to public attention after the publication his prize-winning study Monday - Sarah Walker A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599, and this Episode 1 month sees the publication of his latest work, Contested Will, Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 3 – 9 April 2010 Page 5 of 10 which examines the identity of the man who wrote the plays not Polka for 2 pianos Brumel, Antoine (c.1460-c.1515) just from the evidence of Shakespeare's time, but through the Katia Labèque (piano), Marielle Labèque (piano) Agnus Dei - 'Et ecce terrae motus' [for 12 voices] many interpretations of the texts by generations of writers and Huelgas Ensemble; Paul van Nevel (director) thinkers. 01:51AM Elgar, Edward [1857-1934] 05:11AM Stanley Wells, Emeritus Professor of the Shakespeare Institute In the south (Alassio) - overture (Op.50) Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897] and general editor of The Oxford Shakespeare for 30 years. His BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor) Sextet for strings no. 2 (Op.36) in G major latest book is a radical and often highly explicit exploration of Aronowitz Ensemble (ensemble) the many references, uses, meanings and interpretations of sex 02:13AM and sexuality in the Shakespeare's works. Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897] 05:52AM Rhapsody for contralto, male chorus & orchestra (Op.53) Holborne, Anthony (1560-1602) In a rare opportunity to hear these two leading voices of Alice Coote (soprano), BBC Symphony Chorus (choir) BBC Muy linda, Pavan, Galliard - from Pavans, Galliards, Almains, Shakespeare studies together, presenter Matthew Sweet Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor) and Other Short Aeirs, Both Graue and Light (1599) examines with them the mind of the man who wrote the plays, The Canadian Brass asking to what extent they can be taken as autobiographcal 02:27AM confession, historical record, political analysis or religious Bruckner, Anton [1824-1896] 05:57AM commentary. And he also talks to them about their passion for Psalm 150 for soprano, chorus and orchestra in C major Byrd, William (c.1543-1623) Shakespeare's work and the focus of contemporary Shakespeare Ailish Tynan (soprano), BBC Symphony Chorus (choir), BBC Pavan and galliard for keyboard in G major (MB.28.70), scholarship. Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor) 'Quadran' Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord) 02:37AM MON 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00rs5nl) Schumann, Robert [1810-1856] 06:11AM [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today] Frauenliebe und -leben (Op.42) Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857) Daniela Lehner (mezzo soprano), Jose Luis Gayo (piano) Valse-fantasie in B minor for orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Robl (conductor) MON 23:00 The Essay (b00js86g) 03:01AM Henry, King of Kings Merkel, Gustav Adolf (1827-1885) 06:19AM Fantasie No.3 in D minor (Op.176) Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Henry as Renaissance Prince Jaap Zwart jr (organ) [Recorded on the 1806 Rudolf Knol La Valse for 2 pianos organ of St Stephanuskerk, Hassalt] Ouellet-Murray Duo: Claire Ouellet & Sandra Murray (pianos) Lucy Wooding, Lecturer in Early Modern History at King's College London, looks behind the trappings of power which 03:10AM 06:31AM Henry VIII exhibited in the splendour of his court, his vast Anonymous Armenian (C.4th-5th) arranged by Petros Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) building projects, his banquets and his jewels, and finds a man Shoujounian Valse Triste who felt his claim on the throne was tenuous and whose Amen, Hayr Soorp (Doxology) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) outward display hid these fears. Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano), Chamber Orchestra, Raffi Armenian (conductor) 06:37AM Presenter: Lucy Wooding Lindberg, Nils (b. 1933) Producers: Neil Rosser 03:16AM Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day? Anonymous-Medieval Armenian, arranged by Petros Yggdrasil String Quartet A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 Shoujounian (repeat). Pats Mez Der (Open for us, Lord) 06:40AM Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano) Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Overture: Don Giovanni MON 23:15 Jazz on 3 (b00rs5qq) 03:19AM Danish Radio Sinfonietta, conductor Adam Fischer Polar Bear St. Gregory of Nareg (C.10th) arranged by Petros Shoujounian Havoon, Havoon (The Fowl) 06:47AM Jez Nelson presents Mercury Nominated band Polar Bear, Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano), Elmer Iseler Singers & Chamber Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907) recorded live in concert at The Garage, Islington. Known for Orchestra, Raffi Armenian (conductor) 4 piano pieces (Op.1) their genre-bending approach to music, Polar Bear draw on Christian Ihle Hadland (piano). everything from hip hop to metal, but have their roots firmly in 03:24AM jazz. Françaix, Jean (1912-1997) Serenade for small orchestra TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b00rs5vz) The band's 2005 album Held on the Tips of Fingers was Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (conductor) Tuesday - Rob Cowan shortlisted for the coveted Mercury Music Prize, and recent fourth record Peepers is possibly their strongest to date, with 03:34AM Breakfast on Radio 3 with Rob Cowan. Includes marches by typically off kilter grooves and joyful twisting tunes. Kilar, Wojciech (b. 1932) Tchaikovsy and Smetana, choral music from Bach and Gounod Orawa for string orchestra (1988) and string quartets from Paganini and Brahms. Drummer and composer Sebastian Rochford is joined by Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wojciech Rajski Leafcutter John on guitar and electronics, tenor saxophonists (conductor) Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart and Tom Herbert on TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b00rs5w1) double bass. 03:43AM Tuesday - Sarah Walker Schubert, Franz [1797-1828] Presenter: Jez Nelson Arpeggione Sonata for cello and piano (D.821) in A minor Classical Collection with Sarah Walker, who continues her Producer: Robert Abel. Andreas Brantelid (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano) journey through the enchanted realm of Fairy Tales, today meeting Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, Schubert's Erl-king 04:06AM and Dvorak's water-nymph Rusalka. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) TUESDAY 06 APRIL 2010 Duet: Fra gli amplessi - from Così fan tutti 10.00 Humperdinck Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano) [Fiordiligi], Michael Schade Hansel and Gretel: conclusion of Act II TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b00rs5vx) (tenor) [Ferrando], Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Sandman: Barbara Bonney (soprano) Susan Sharpe presents rarities, archive and concert recordings Richard Bradshaw (conductor) Hansel: Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano) from Europe's leading broadcasters Gretel: Edita Gruberova (soprano) 04:13AM Dresden Staatskapelle 01:01AM Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) Colin Davis (conductor) Stravinsky, Igor [1882-1971] Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune PHILIPS 438 013-2 Fireworks (Op.4) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Simone Young (conductor) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor) 10.11* Prokofiev 04:24AM Overture on Hebrew Themes 01:05AM Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849] Ensemble Walter Boeykens Chabrier, Emmanuel [1841-1894] Waltz for piano (Op.18) in E flat major "Grande valse brillante" HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901419 Ode a la musique vers. for soprano, female chorus & orchestra Ingrid Fliter (piano) Ailish Tynan (soprano), BBC Symphony Chorus (choir), BBC 10.21* C.P.E. Bach Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor) 04:30AM Concerto in G WQ 43 no 5 for harpsichord Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907) Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord/director) 01:16AM Holberg Suite (Op.40) The English Concert Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich [1840-1893] Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen (conductor) CRD 3411 Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 3 (Op.75) in E flat major Stephen Hough (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří 04:49AM 10.34* Schubert Bělohlávek (conductor) Albinoni, Tomaso (1671-1751) Der Zwerg Concerto for 2 oboes, strings and basso continuo (Op.9/9) Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) 01:31AM European Union Baroque Orchestra, Roy Goodman (director) Charles Spencer (piano) Poulenc, Francis [1899-1963] RCA 09026 61864 2 Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra in D minor 05:01AM Katia Labèque (piano), Marielle Labèque (piano), BBC Scarlatti, Domenico [1685-1757] 10.38* Schubert Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor) Sonata (Kk.87) in B minor Der Doppelganger Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) 01:49AM Gerald Moore (piano) Berio, Luciano [1925-2003] 05:04AM DG 415 188 2 Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 3 – 9 April 2010 Page 6 of 10 10.42* Schubert series recorded last weekend in King's College, Cambridge. Gianluca Ferrarini (tenor) Erlkonig Arvo Pärt: Fratres Bryn Terfel (baritone) JS Bach: Cantata "Ich habe genug", BWV.82 01:26AM Malcolm Martineau (piano) Haydn: Symphony no. 30 in C major "Alleluja" Chi vol haver felice e lieto il core DG 445 294 2 Erkki-Sven Tüür: Action-Passion-Illusion Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate K.165 01:29AM 10.47* Stravinsky Britten Sinfonia directed by Jacqueline Shave (violin) Lamento della ninfa The Fairy's Kiss with soprano Lucy Crowe Royal Scottish National Orchestra 01:35AM Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Followed by early Mahler songs sung by Ailish Tynan, with Chiome d'oro, bel thesoro CHANDOS 241-8 pianist Ingrid Fliter: Das Himmlische Leben 01:38AM 11.33* Beethoven Scheiden und Meiden Uccellini, Marco (c.1603-1680) Piano Sonata in C sharp minor op 27 no 2 "Moonlight" Nicht wiedersehen! Sonata sopra la Bergamasca Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) DECCA 410 260 2 Ging' heut morgen ubers Feld 01:42AM 11.50* Dvorak Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) O Silver Moon (Rusalka) Vaga su spin'ascosa Renee Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra TUE 21:15 Night Waves (b00rs5x8) 01:46AM Georg Solti (conductor) Philip Pullman O come, sei gentile, caro augellino DECCA 455 760 2. Philip Pullman's name often appears whenever anyone is 01:50AM compiling a list of the best writers in Britain. It also tends to Tirsi e Clori (from libro VII de madrigali - Venice 1619) TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00rs5w3) appear whenever there's a reckoning of authors sceptical about Richard Strauss (1864-1949) organised religion. Even an endorsement a few years ago from 01:58AM the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, of Lasciate I monti (from Orfeo [1607]) 1894 Pullman's most famous work, His Dark Materials, did little to dispel this notion. Now the flames of controversy are likely to Concerto Italiano; Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord & In the second snapshot from the life of Richard Strauss, Donald flare up again with the publication of his new book -- The Good director) Macleod finds himself in 1894, the year Strauss married the Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. The book, which fulfils a redoubtable Pauline. promise Pullman made to the Archbishop, to write about Jesus 02:02AM and his place in Christian worship, is a re-telling of the Bible Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) story. Pullman uses it to examine the way in which the Christian Symphonia Domestica (Op. 53) TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00rpw84) Church formulated its beliefs and established a canon of National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra of Katowice, Jerzy Bach scripture and at the same time explores his long-standing Salwarowski (conductor) fascination with the figure of Christ himself. Joanna McGregor 02:45AM Philip Dodd meets Pullman at his home in Oxfordshire and in Hartmann, Johan Peter Emilius (1805-1900) Romantic Bach 1/4 Night Waves we hear the outcome: a conversation that should Sechs Tonstücke in Liederform (Op.37) range from religion and literature to contemporary politics and Nina Gade (piano) Joanna MacGregor performs the iconic Goldberg Variations in civic duty. a new series from the City Halls in Glasgow celebrating the 03:01AM enduring legacy of Bach through the romantic era to the modern Ibert, Jacques (1890-1962) day.Joanna MacGregor, piano TUE 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00rs5w3) Trio for violin, cello and harp [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today] András Ligeti (violin), Idilko Radi (cello), Eva Maros (harp) BACH Goldberg Variations, BWV988. 03:16AM TUE 23:00 The Essay (b00js8g2) Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) Henry, King of Kings Symphony No. 1 in C Major (Op. 21) TUE 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00rs5w7) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles Lucerne Festivals 2009 Henry Tudor and God (conductor)

Episode 2 Lucy Wooding, Lecturer in Early Modern History at King's 03:42AM College London, looks behind the trappings of power which Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953) Louise Fryer presents more from the 2009 Lucerne Festival, Henry VIII exhibited in the splendour of his court, his vast Symphony No.1 in D major (Op.25) including performances from Europe's top groups under their building projects, his banquets and his jewels, and finds a man Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Karel Ancerl (conductor) principal conductors: the Gustav Mahler Chamber Orchestra who felt his claim on the throne was tenuous and whose with Daniel Harding and the Berlin Philharmonic with Sir outward display hid these fears. 03:56AM Simon Rattle. Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) Presenter: Lucy Wooding Suite italienne for violin and piano Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Op. 50) Producers: Neil Rosser Alena Baeva (violin), Giuzai Karieva (piano) Mahler Chamber Orchestra Daniel Harding, conductor A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 04:13AM (repeat). Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Op. 34) Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV.147 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Sixteen, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle, conductor TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b00rs5xz) (Barockformation), Ton Koopman (conductor) Fiona Talkington 4.05pm 04:44AM Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (Op. 14) Fiona Talkington with new music from electronic duo Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Autechre, spoken word from Ursula Rucker and a recording by Concerto for violin and strings in D minor (D.45) Sir Simon Rattle, conductor. tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain. Carlo Parazzoli (violin), I Cameristi Italiani

05:01AM TUE 17:00 In Tune (b00rs5wk) Stradella, Alessandro (c.1642-c.1682) Latvian violinist Baiba Skride is performing Haydn, Mozart and WEDNESDAY 07 APRIL 2010 Sinfonia in D minor Brahms with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as part of their The Private Music Spring Serenade programme. The winner of the Queen WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00rs68l) Elizabeth Violin Contest will be wowing audiences at Queen's Susan Sharpe presents rarities, archive and concert recordings 05:08AM Hall Edinburgh (8th April), City Halls Glasgow (9th April), DG from Europe's leading broadcasters Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791] One Dumfries (10th April) and Eden Court Theatre (11th Flute Quartet no.4 in A major (K.298) April). 01:01AM Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute), Frode Larsen (violin), Jon Choreographer Mark Morris has been described as the 'Mozart Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) Sønstebø (viola), Emery Cardas (cello) of modern dance' and his production of 'L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Amor che deggio far? ed il Moderato (revival)', Handel's pastoral ode set to the poetry 05:20AM of John Milton, is at the London Coliseum from the 14th to the 01:05AM Schuncke, Ludwig (1810-1834) 17th of April and then in Birmingham Hippodrome from 22nd Io son pur vezzosetta pastorella Grande Sonata in G minor (Op.3) to the 24th of April. Sylviane Deferne (piano) 01:08AM Presented by Sean Rafferty. Augellin che la voce al canto spieghi 05:43AM Main news headlines are at 5.00 and 6.00 Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) E-mail: [email protected]. 01:12AM Symphony No.3 in E flat major (Op.97) 'Rhenish' Castello, Dario (1590-1644) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor) Sonate Decima a 3 TUE 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00rs5wm) 06:14AM Britten Sinfonia/Shave 01:19AM Warlock, Peter (1894-1930) Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) Serenade for Strings (1921-22) Petroc Trelawny presents a concert from the Easter at King's Lettera amorosa (Se i languidi miei sguardi) Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Roy Goodman (conductor) Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 3 – 9 April 2010 Page 7 of 10 06:21AM Suite for solo cello No 1 in D minor, Angel Ava Pine (soprano) Delius, Frederick (1862-1934) REGER BBC Symphony Orchestra Violin Concerto Suite for solo cello, Op 131c No 2 David Robertson conductor. Philippe Djokic (violin), Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg WALTON Tintner (conductor) Passacaglia for solo cello Followed by a musical reflection on Mahler's Symphony No. 1 BRITTEN by Uri Caine and ensemble, as this week marks the start of our 06:49AM Suite for solo cello No 2, Op 80. complete Mahler cycle broadcasts from Manchester every Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) Monday. Litanies à la Vierge Noire - arranged for female/children's voices, string orchestra and timpani WED 14:25 Afternoon Concert (b00rs64b) Mahler: Symphony no.1, part 3 - Funeral March Maîtrise de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Lucerne Festivals 2009 George Prêtre (conductor). Uri Caine, piano Episode 3 Ralph Alessi trumpet Chris Speed clarinet WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00rs603) Louise Fryer presents Franz Welser-Möst conducting the Joyce Hamman - violin Wednesday - Rob Cowan Vienna Philharmonic in Haydn and Schubert symphonies Tim Lefebre - double bass recorded at the 2009 Lucerne Festival. Zac Danziger – drums Breakfast on Radio 3 with Rob Cowan. Wake up to music, Recorded in Bucharest by Romanian Radio, broadcast courtesy news - and the occasional surprise. 2.25pm of the European Broadcasting Union Haydn: Symphony No. 98 in B flat major Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00rs605) Franz Welser-Most, conductor WED 21:15 Night Waves (b00rs64l) Wednesday - Sarah Walker Anthony Caro/Modern Sculpture/Mark Haddon/David Baddiel 3.05pm Classical Collection with Sarah Walker. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major (D.944) "Great" Matthew Sweet talks to one of Britain's greatest living sculptors, Great performances and classic recordings from the Czech Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Anthony Caro. He moved away from his mentor Henry Moore's Philharmonic with Dvorak's The Noon Witch conducted by Jiri Franz Welser-Most, conductor. figurative style of sculpture to begin working in steel over 50 Belohlavek and Suk's "Fairy Tale" conducted by Libor Pesek years ago. Now 86, Anthony Caro talks to Matthew about his new series of 40 works, and the pleasure of discovering the uses 10.00 Rimsky-Korsakov WED 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00rs64d) of the forklift truck as an octogenarian. The Snow Maiden: Suite Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London Roberta Alexander (soprano) And as the 21st sculpture festival in London takes place this Women's voices of Rotterdam Philharmonic Choir Rotterdam A service from the Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of week, Night Waves explores the challenges facing sculpture in Philharmonic Orchestra David Zinman (conductor) PHILIPS London. the next decades. Is there a recognisably 21st century sculpture, 411 446 2 and as more art becomes three dimensional, how can sculpture Introit: Troparion of the Resurrection (Rautavaara) define itself? 10.12* Bach Responses: Gabriel Jackson French Suite no 1 in D minor BWV812 Psalm: 37 (Pike, Macpherson, Teesdale, Bramma) Susannah Clapp reviews the first stage play by the best-selling Angela Hewitt (piano) First Lesson: Song of Solomon 3 author of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time', HYPERION CDA 67121/2 Office Hymn: Christians, to the Paschal Victim (Victimae Mark Haddon Paschali) 10.28* Dvorak Canticles: The Norwich Service (Gabriel Jackson) And Matthew Sweet talks to David Baddiel about his new film, The Noon Witch Second Lesson: Matthew 28 vv16-20 The Infidel, where a Muslim taxi-driver discovers he was Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Pater Noster (Vytautas Miskinis) adopted as a baby and his birth parents were Jewish. Can Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Anthem: Angelus Domini descendit de caelo (Ivan Moody) comedy challenge religious prejudice or does it risk reinforcing CHANDOS CHAN9475 Final Hymn: Finished the strife of battle now (Surrexit) stereotypes? Organ Voluntary: Praeludium in C (Buxtehude) 10.43* Blanc Septet op 40 Rupert Gough (Director of Music) WED 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00rs607) Consortium Classicum William Baldry (Organ Scholar) [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today] ORFEO C282 921 A First broadcast 7 April 2010. 11.10* L. Mozart WED 23:00 The Essay (b00js8r7) Trumpet Concerto in D Henry, King of Kings Maurice Andre (trumpet) WED 17:00 In Tune (b00rs64g) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Wednesday - Sean Rafferty Henry the Man o' War Herbert von Karajan (conductor) EMI CDM 5669092 Presented by Sean Rafferty. Geoffrey Moorhouse, travel writer and historian, explores one With a selection of music and guests from the music world. of Henry VIII's lesser known achievements, the successful 'man 11.22* Durrant Main news headlines are at 5.00 and 6.00 of war', who increased his country's sea defences and The Sleep of a King E-mail: [email protected]. effectively founded the Royal Navy. Richard Durrant (guitar) LONGMAN 040CD Presenter: Geoffrey Moorhouse WED 18:30 Performance on 3 (b00rs64j) Producers: Neil Rosser 11.25* Suk Eotvos: Angels in America A Fairy Tale A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Peter Eötvös: Angels in America (UK premiere) (repeat). Petr Skvor (solo violin) Libor Pesek (conductor) Hungarian composer Peter Eötvös brings a new, operatic take SUPRAPHON C377509. on Tony Kushner's searing Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00rs6xx) in America, with libretto by Mari Mezei. Fiona Talkington

WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00rs607) The subject is America's late 20th-century nightmare: AIDS. Its Fiona Talkington's selection includes bamboo percussion from Richard Strauss (1864-1949) admission, its concealment, its destructive power is told through Indonesia, composer Edward Williams's music for the 1979 a web of dreams and memories which is touched by reality as television series Life on Earth, and a song from Joanna 1905 the lives of two troubled New York couples - Louis Ironson and Newsom. his lover Prior Walter, and Mormon lawyer Joe Pitt and his In today's programme, Donald Macleod focusses on 1905, the wife Harper - become intertwined. year in which Richard Strauss started to work with his greatest collaborator and librettist, Hugo von Hofmannstahl. The focus is on passionate relationships and dramatic suspense. THURSDAY 08 APRIL 2010 Eötvös's wry, dramatic music expresses tenderness and pain through contrasted short scenes of gentle parlando, operatic THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00rs69f) WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00rpwdd) declamation and American mimicry. Eötvös has created a Susan Sharpe presents rarities, archive and concert recordings Bach vibrant, urban sound-world of breath-taking instrumental from Europe's leading broadcasters effects and powerful vocal lines. Pieter Wispelwey 01:01AM The BBC Symphony Orchestra is renowned for their skill at Elgar, Edward [1857-1934] Romantic Bach 2/4 performing contemporary music, and Eötvös himself once held Overture 'Cockaigne' the post of its principal guest conductor. BBC Philharmonic, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor) Pieter Wispelwey performs Bach in the context of later composers who were strongly inspired by him and for whom Presented by Petroc Trelawny 01:17AM the solo cello suites by JS Bach had a particular resonance as Delius, Frederick [1862-1934] they neared the end of their lives. Prior Walter David Adam Moore (baritone) A Song of the high hills Louis Ironson Scott Scully (tenor) Rebecca Evans (soprano), Toby Spence (tenor), BBC Singers, Pieter Wispelwey, cello Joseph Pitt Omar Ebrahim (baritone) BBC Philharmonic, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor) Mr LiesBrian Asawa (countertenor) BACH HannahJanice Hall (soprano) 01:44AM Suite for solo cello No 5 in C minor, BWV1011 Roy Cohn Kelly Anderson (baritone) Holst, Gustav [1874-1934] BLOCH Harper PittJulia Migenes (mezzo-soprano) The Planets Suite (Op.32) Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 3 – 9 April 2010 Page 8 of 10 BBC Philharmonic, BBC Singers (women's voices) Sir Charles 6 Moments Musicaux (D.780) Bach Mackerras (conductor) Alfred Brendel (piano) James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong 02:35AM 06:45AM Britten, Benjamin [1913-1976] Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Romantic Bach 3/4 Lachrymae (Op.48) Violin Concerto in A minor, (BWV.1041) Antoine Tamestit (viola), Markus Hadulla (piano) Midori Seiler (violin), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. Canadian violinist James Ehnes presents Bach's Partita No 3 framed by two contrasting violin sonatas from the Romantic 02:48AM era, the introverted first sonata by Schumann and the virtuosic, Janacek, Leos [1854-1928] THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00rs6yy) concerto-esque 'Kreutzer' Sonata by Beethoven. Fairy tale for cello and piano Thursday - Rob Cowan Jonathan Slaatto (cello), Martin Qvist Hansen (piano) James Ehnes, violin Breakfast on Radio 3 with Rob Cowan. Wake up to music, Andrew Armstrong, piano 03:01AM news - and the occasional surprise. Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) SCHUMANN Piano Trio in G major 'Premier Trio' (c.1879) Violin Sonata No 1 in A minor, Op 105 Grumiaux Trio THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00rs6z0) BACH Thursday - Sarah Walker Partita No 3 in E major, BWV1006 03:24AM BEETHOVEN Wieniawski, Henryk (1835-1880) Classical Collection with Sarah Walker. Great performances Violin Sonata in A major, Op 47 'Kreutzer'. Concerto for violin and orchestra No.2 in D minor (Op.22) and classic recordings. Sleeping Beauty and the Golden Goose Bartlomiej Niziol (violin), Sinfonia Varsovia, Grzegorz Nowak are amongst the fairy-tale characters in today's programme and (conductor) the Group of 3 is a rare chance to hear excerpts from lesser- THU 14:20 Afternoon Concert (b00rs6z6) known Dvorak . Thursday Opera Matinee 03:48AM Wolf, Hugo (1860-1903) 10.00 Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin 3 Songs "Der du von dem Himmel", Koeniglich Gebet" & Nutcracker: Act II Divertissement "Dank des Paria" Montreal Symphony Orchestra Louise Fryer presents Tchaikovsky's great opera Eugene Albena Kechlibareva Bernstein (mezzo soprano); Stefan Charles Dutoit (conductor) Onegin recorded at the , conducted by Seiji Dalchev (organ) DECCA 440 477 2 Ozawa and starring Simon Keenlyside in the title role. Plus Schumann from the 2009 Lucerne Festival. 03:57AM 10.12* Mozart Hellendaal, Pieter (1721-1799) String Quintet in G minor K516 Larina...... Aura Twarowska (mezzo-soprano) Sonata I, Op.5 (from '6 solos for the violoncello with a thorough Takacs Quartet Tatyana...... Tamar Iveri (soprano) bass' 1780) with Denes Kormzy (viola) Olga...... Nadia Krasteva (contralto) Jaap ter Linden (cello), Ton Koopman (harpsichord), Ageet HUNGAROTON HCD12656-2 Filipyevna...... Margarita Hintermeier (mezzo-soprano) Zweistra (cello continuo) Eugene Onegin...... Simon Keenlyside (baritone) 10.46* Holst Lensky...... Ramón Vargas (tenor) 04:06AM The Golden Goose Prince Gremin...... Ain Anger (bass) Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849) Guildford Choral Society A Company Commander...... Hans Peter Kammerer (bass) Scherzo no.2 in B flat minor (Op.31) The Philharmonia Orchestra Triquet...... Alexander Kaimbacher (tenor) Valerie Tryon (piano) Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor) Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra HYPERION CDA66784 , conductor 04:16AM Bajamonti, Julije (1744-1800) 11.12* Haydn 4.50pm Symphony in C major Piano Sonata in D HobXVI/37 Schumann: Phantasiestücke, op. 73 The Zagreb Soloists, Visnja Mazuran (harpsichord) Alfred Brendel (piano) Jörg Widmann, clarinet PHILIPS 416643-2 Yefim Bronfman, piano 04:23AM Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) 11.24* Dvorak Tzigane - rapsodie de concert for violin and piano Excerpts from his operas, The Cunning Peasant, The King and THU 17:00 In Tune (b00rs6z8) Vilmos Szabadi (violin), Márta Gulyás (piano) the Charcoal Burner and Kate and the Devil. Thursday - Sean Rafferty

04:33AM In more detail... Presented by Sean Rafferty. Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) With a selection of music and guests from the music world. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied - motet (BWV.225) Dvorak Main news headlines are at 5.00 and 6.00 Danish National Radio Chorus, Stefan Parkman (conductor) "The Month of May has come" (The Cunning Peasant) Jitka E-mail: [email protected]. Sobehartova (soprano) Prague Radio Chorus & Symphony 04:46AM Orchestra Frantisek Vajnar (conductor) SUPRAPHON SU Hidas, Frigyes (1928-2007) 0019-2 632 THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00rs6zb) Harpsichord Concerto Julia Fischer - Bach Sonatas Barbala Dobozy (harpsichord), Concentus Hungaricus, Ildikó Dvorak Hegyi (conductor) "Oh, how I long for you" (The King and the Charcoal Burner) Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Miroslav Kopp (tenor) Prague National Theatre Orchestra Josef 05:01AM Chaloupka (conductor) Violinist Julia Fischer, although still in her mid-twenties, is Walton, William (1902-1983) recognised worldwide as an exceptionally gifted performer, Johannesberg Festival Overture Dvorak reflected in the many awards she has received, including Artist Stavanger Symphony Orchestra; David Atherton (conductor) Kate and the Devil: conclusion to Act II Anna Barova (mezzo- of the Year at the Gramophone Awards in 2007. soprano) Richard Novak (bass) Brno Janacek Opera Chorus & 05:09AM Orchestra Jiri Pinkas (conductor) JS Bach is universally regarded as one of the greatest composers Swider, Jozef (b. 1930) of all time. His three sonatas and three partitas for solo violin Piesn 11.40* Vivaldi occupy a summit of violin literature. Poetic expression and Polish Radio Choir, Wlodzimierz Siedlik (conductor) Concerto in D major for 2 violins, 2 cellos & strings RV 564 technical virtuosity are allied to structural discipline, raising the Il Giardino Armonico music to an exalted plane. Bach uses the baroque dance forms 05:16AM Giovanni Antonini (director) of his time - the stately sarabande, the sprightly jig - but these Ibert, Jacques (1890-1962) TELDEC 4509-94552-2 are just a starting point for Bach's exhilarating inventions, Trois Pièces Brèves played on the fragile yet agile, profoundly expressive solo The Ariart Woodwind Quintet 11.51* Tchaikovsky violin. Adagio (Sleeping Beauty) 05:24AM Montreal Symphony Orchestra JS Bach: Sonatas no.s 1-3 (BWV.1001, 1003, 1005) Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907) Charles Dutoit (conductor) Julia Fischer (violin) Selected Lyric Pieces - Walz (Op.12 No.2); Norwegian Melody DECCA 440 477 2. (Op.12 No.6); Folk song (Op.12 No.5); Canon (Op.38 No.8); Followed by Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn songs, sung by Elegy (Op.38 No.6); Waltz (Op.38 No.7); Melody (Op.38 No.3) Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo-soprano) and Markus Werba Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00rs6z2) (baritone) with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Strauss (1864-1949) conducted by Valery Gergiev. 05:41AM Debussy, Claude [1862-1918] 1935 Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp (L. 137) THU 21:15 Night Waves (b00rs6zd) Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute), Jon Sønstebø (viola), Sidsel Donald Macleod explores another significant year in the life of Alberto Manguel/Westminster Abbey/Aminatta Forna/Science Walstad (harp) Richard Strauss. 1935 saw the coming into force of Hitler's Nuremberg Laws and the beginning of a nightmare for Europe. Anne McElvoy talks to the Argentinian-born writer Alberto 05:59AM Strauss's relations with the Nazis are difficult to unravel. On the Manguel. Once described as 'the Casanova of reading', Night Glick, Srul Irving (1934-2002) one hand, he accepted an official post in Goebbels's cultural Waves will be asking him how he feels about reading off-screen Divertimento for string orchestra ministry - on the other, members of his own family suffered rather than the printed page - will the computer and the rise of 13 Strings of Ottawa, Brian Law (conductor) because of their Jewishness. Donald Macleod tells the story. the electronic book bring about the end of reading as we've known it? 06:19AM Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00rpwj0) And Anne will be scaling the heights of Westminster Abbey's Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 3 – 9 April 2010 Page 9 of 10 Chapter House to see restoration in action. She dons a hard hat Obrecht, Jacob (1450-1505) highlights from Britten's and Mendelssohn's settings of A to talk to stonemasons and the head of English Heritage about Salve Regina Midsummer Night's Dream, and Charles Mackerras conducts the major repair job that's been undertaken on George Gilbert Netherlands Chamber Choir, Paul van Nevel (conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherezade. Scott's 19th century recreation of a medieval roof. 04:21AM 10.00 Purcell The novelist Aminatta Forna joins Night Waves to talk about Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621) Fairy Queen: opening dances her new book - exploring the nature of love and psychological Tes beaux yeux English Baroque Soloists damage against the backdrop of a Sierra Leone trying to recover Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) from its violent past. ARCHIV 419 221 2 04:25AM And as science comes under ever-increasing scrutiny, how can Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) 10.07* Mendelssohn scientists stand up to that scrutiny rigorously, to make sure that Eine Faust Overture Ye spotted snakes conflicting views on different areas of science are properly Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Bernhard Klee (conductor) (A Midsummer Night's Dream) represented? Arleen Auger (soprano) 04:38AM Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano) Scott, Cyril (1879-1970) Ambrosian Singers THU 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00rs6z2) Lotus Land (Op.47 No.1) Philharmonia Orchestra [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today] Christina Ortiz (piano) Neville Marriner (conductor) PHILIPS 411 106 2 04:43AM THU 23:00 The Essay (b00js9b3) Purcell, Henry (1659-1695) 10.11* Britten Henry, King of Kings Sonata No.7 for 2 violins and continuo in E minor (Z.796) Welcome wanderer!...I know a bank A Midsummer Night's (1683) Dream) James Bowman (countertenor) City of London Sinfonia Henry VIII and Drama Simon Standage (violin), Ensemble Il Tempo:Agata Sapiecha Richard Hickox (conductor) VIRGIN CLASSICS VCD 759305 (violin and artistic director), Marcin Zalewski (viol da gamba) 2 Dr Tom Betteridge, Reader in Early Modern English Literature Lilianna Stawarz (chamber organ) at Oxford Brookes University, considers how Henry VIII 10.16* Beethoven provoked different responses from writers and commentators 04:51AM Octet in E flat, Op.103 during his reign, dealing through their chosen metaphors with Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) Wind Soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe ASV the issues of kingship. Egmont Overture CDCOE807 Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eivind Aadland Presenter: Dr Tom Betteridge 10.38* Saint-Saens Producers: Neil Rosser 05:01AM Danse Macabre Hutschenruyter, Wouter (1796-1878) Michele Boussinot (violin) A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 Ouverture voor Groot Orkest French National Orchestra (repeat). Dutch National Youth Wind Orchestra, Jan Cober (conductor) Georges Pretre (conductor) EMI CDC 7496372 05:10AM THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00rs6zg) Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) 10.46* Schumann Fiona Talkington Trio for piano and strings in E flat major (D.897), 'Notturno' Märchenbilder Grieg Trio Nobuko Imai (viola) Tonight's mix includes electronic music from Daedelus and Martha Argerich (piano) Bernard Parmegiani, Miles Davis's improvised soundtrack for a 05:20AM EMI CDS 555484 2 1957 Louis Malle film, the duo of Takashi Hirayasu and Bob Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) Brozman, and Tristram Cary's Narcissus for flute and tape Andante - from Fünf Klavierstücke (Op.3 No.1) 11.02* Handel recorders. With Fiona Talkington. Ludmil Angelov (piano) Mi restano le lagrime (Alcina, Act III) Alcina: Arleen Auger (soprano) 05:27AM City of London Baroque Sinfonia Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) Richard Hickox (conductor) FRIDAY 09 APRIL 2010 Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra (HV VIIb:2) in D EMI CDC 749 771 2 major FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00rs70s) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Heinrich Schiff (cellist & 11.10* Rimsky-Korsakov Susan Sharpe presents rarities, archive and concert recordings conductor) Scheherazade from Europe's leading broadcasters London Symphony Orchestra 05:52AM Kees Hulsmann (solo violin) 01:01AM Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Charles Mackerras (conductor) Martinu, Bohuslav [1890-1959] The Jester's Aubade - from the suite 'Miroirs' TELARC CD80208. Symphony No.3 (H.299) Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Válek (conductor) 06:00AM FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00rs70z) Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967) Richard Strauss (1864-1949) 01:30AM Jesus and the Traders Martinu, Bohuslav [1890-1959] Hungarian Radio Chorus, János Ferencsic (conductor) 1946 Symphony No.4 (H.305) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Válek 06:07AM After the war, Strauss faced de-Nazification - as someone who (conductor) Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) had held an administrative post in the Nazi administration, he 2 Pictures for orchestra (Sz.46) (Op.10) had to face a tribunal, which would make a judgement on the 02:08AM Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Bystrik extent of his guilt. The judgement finally came in 1948; while Sessions, Roger (1896-1985) Re?ucha (conductor) he was waiting, Strauss wrote some of his most popular music. Quartet for strings No.2 Julliard String Quartet 06:23AM Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759) FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00rpwm7) 02:43AM Suite for keyboard in G minor - 1733 no.6 (HWV.439) Bach Eno, Brian (b. 1948) arr. Julia Wolfe (b. 1958) Jautrite Putnina (piano) Music for Airports 1/2 (1978) Jacques Loussier Trio Bang on a Can All-Stars 06:39AM Bruhns, Nicolaus (1665-1679) Romantic Bach 4/4 02:55AM Hemmt eure Tränenflut (madrigal à 9) Jacques Loussier Trio Gottschalk, Louis Moreau (1829-1869) Greta de Reyghere (soprano), James Bowman (counter-tenor), Pasquinade (c.1863) Guy de Mey (tenor), Max van Egmond (bass), Ricercar Consort As a fitting finale to this week of Romantic Bach, the legendary Michael Lewin (piano) Jacques Loussier performs his own unique versions of JS Bach 06:53AM and other composers, now classic works themselves, to a 03:01AM Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) packed City Halls audience in Glasgow. Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911) (Eduard Lassen) Löse Himmel, meine seele (S.494) transc. for Death and the Maiden - quartet arranged by Mahler for string piano orchestra from D.810 Sylviane Deferne (piano). FRI 14:10 Afternoon Concert (b00rs73k) Sofia Soloists, Plamen Djourov (conductor) Lucerne Festivals 2009

03:41AM FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00rs70v) Episode 5 Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943) Friday - Rob Cowan Sonata No.2 in B flat Minor (Op.36) Louise Fryer presents more from the 2009 Lucerne Festival, Aldo Ciccolini (piano) Breakfast on Radio 3 with Rob Cowan. Wake up to music, including Mozart and Brahms, and the Lucerne Festival news - and the occasional surprise. Orchestra in Prokofiev and Mahler's First Symphony conducted 04:00AM by Claudio Abbado. Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908) Russian Easter festival - overture (Op.36) FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00rs70x) Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major (K.622) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Friday - Sarah Walker Jorg Widmann (clarinet) SWR Symphony Orchestra 04:16AM Classical Collection with Sarah Walker. Today there are Sylvain Cambreling, conductor Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 3 – 9 April 2010 Page 10 of 10 2.40pm CERN Lexicon Thillana raga Yamuna Kalyani Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major (Op.26) U Shrinivas Soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra: As the Large Hadron Collider is switched on following a Album: Mandolin Maestro Kolja Blacher, violin shutdown two years ago, and experiments to recreate the Kosmic Music MNDA015 Wolfram Christ, viola conditions of the Big Bang begin again, Ariane Koek, a cultural Clemens Hagen, cello ambassador for CERN, gives The Verb a unique guide to the Konowale Kirill Gerstein, piano new language the facility has created. Rail Band Album: Mansa Volume 2 Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major (Op. 26) Belle Epoque/Sterns STCD 3039-40 Yuja Wang, piano FRI 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00rs70z) Lucerne Festival Orchestra [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today] Studio Session Claudio Abbado, conductor Rafael Hernandez: Cumbancherro 4.00pm FRI 23:00 The Essay (b00js9gw) Chucho Valdes Quintet Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major Henry, King of Kings BBC Recording by sound engineers Michael Bacon and Steve Lucerne Festival Orchestra Bittlestone at Broadcasting House Claudio Abbado, conductor. Henry - 1536 Valdes: Habanero Suzannah Lipscomb, Research Curator at Hampton Court Chucho Valdes Quintet FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00rs73m) Palace, focuses on one pivotal year in Henry's life - 1536. It was BBC Recording by sound engineers Michael Bacon and Steve 09/04/10 Rufus Wainwright, Margaret Phillips a year of betrayal and injury, from a serious wound in a joust Bittlestone at Broadcasting House which influenced his health for the rest of his life, to the American singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright's acclaimed new execution of Anne Boleyn for adultery, following her Natalie opera, "Prima Donna" has its London premiere at Sadler's Wells miscarriage and the death of the longed for male heir. Henry La BrassBanda Theatre from 12th to the 17th of April. Rufus talks candidly to ended the year a different and more dangerous man than he had Album: Habediehre Sean about the death of his mother, legendary folk singer Kate begun it. Trikont TK US-0386 McGarrigle, who died in January. He also speaks about his love of opera and performs a song from his new album All Days Are Presenter: Suzannah Lipscomb Ziad Jabero: Stash Nights: Songs For Lulu. Critically acclaimed soprano Janis Producers: Neil Rosser Baghdaddies Kelly reprises her role of Régine Saint Laurent and sings a Album: Dancylvania passionate aria from Prima Donna. A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 Self-label, BAGHCD04 Organist Margaret Phillips is playing a concert at the Turner (repeat). Sims Concert Hall on 13th April to celebrate the release of her Boy Sara new CD of Bach works. She will be showcasing the famous Saratu Peter Collins organ playing works by Schumann, Bach and an FRI 23:30 World on 3 (b00rs73t) Album: 9 Long 1 Step Wan all-French second half. Lopa Kothari Wan Smolbag Theatre

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