Radio 3 Listings for 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Page 1 of 10 SATURDAY 29 DECEMBER 2012 Barcarola such as Hans Nielsen, Mogens Pederson and Soren Terkelsen. Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Imants Resnis (conductor) SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b01pctf3) Jonathan Swain presents a piano recital from Poland - Eduard 4:48 AM SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b01pkj4k) Kunz plays a programme of Scarlatti, Bach, Liszt and Crusell, Bernhard Henrik (1775-1838) Alina Ibragimova - Bach Solo Sonatas Rachmaninov. Introduction et Air Suèdois (Op.12) for clarinet and orchestra Anne-Marja Korimaa (clarinet), Finnish Radio Symphony From a concert given at the 2011 Bath International MusicFest, 1:01 AM Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor) Alina Ibragimova performs solo violin sonatas by Johann Scarlatti, Domenico [1685-1757] Sebastian Bach. 4 Sonatas for keyboard (Sonata in D minor, (K. 213); Sonata in 5:01 AM B minor, (K. 197); Sonata in B minor, (K. 87); Sonata in B Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826) Bach: Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV1003 minor, (K. 27)) Overture - The Ruler of the Spirits (Op.27) Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C major BWV1005 Eduard Kunz (piano) BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Violinist Alina Ibragimova. 1:17 AM 5:07 AM Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]; trans. Ferruccio Busoni Wieniawski, Henryk (1835-1880) Chaconne in D minor, transcribed from Partita No.2 for solo Polonaise No.1 in D major (Op.4) SAT 15:00 Saturday Classics (b01pd3j8) violin (BWV.1004) Reka Szilvay (violin), Naoko Ichihashi (piano) John Rutter Eduard Kunz (piano) 5:13 AM Composer John Rutter introduces a selection of New Year 1:33 AM Norman, Ludwig (1831-1885), arr. Niklas Willen carols. Albeniz, Isaac [1860-1909] Andante Sostenuto Evocación from "Iberia" Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willén (conductor) Eduard Kunz (piano) SAT 17:00 Jazz Record Requests (b01pd3jb) 5:23 AM Alyn Shipton presents a selection of listeners' requests including 1:38 AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) a second chance to hear some of the most requested items from Paderewski, Ignacy Jan [1860-1941] Piano Sonata in A minor (K.310) 2012. Nocturne in B flat major, Op. 16 No.4 Gunilla Süssmann (piano) Eduard Kunz (piano) 5:41 AM SAT 18:00 Opera on 3 (b01pd3jd) 1:43 AM Allegri, Lorenzo (1567-1648) Live from the Met Rachmaninov, Sergey [1873-1943] Primo Ballo della notte d'amore & Sinfonica (Spirito del ciel) - 4 pieces for piano [Etude-Tableau in C, Op. 33, No.2; Lilacs, from Il primo libro delle musiche (Venice 1618) The Tempest, by Thomas Ades Op. 21 No.5; Andante cantabile from Moments musicaux, Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs (chitaronne/director) Op.16 No.3; Presto from Moments musicaux, Op.16 No. 4] The Tempest, by Thomas Adès, from the Metropolitan Opera, Eduard Kunz (piano) 5:51 AM New York, conducted by the composer. With Simon Kyurkchiyski, Krassimir (b.1936) Keenlyside as Prospero, Audrey Luna as Ariel, and Isobel 1:59 AM Prayer, from Two works after paintings of Vladimir Dimitrov - Leonard as Miranda. Liszt, Franz [1811-1886] the Master Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C sharp minor, (S. 244) Simfonieta Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio, Kamen Miranda suspects that the magic practices of her father, Eduard Kunz (piano) Goleminov (conductor) Prospero, are responsible for a huge storm that has sunk a passing ship. 2:09 AM 5:57 AM She's right: those on board were his enemies. Prospero Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich [1840-1893] Karlowicz, Mieczyslaw (1876-1909) nevertheless instructs his spirit Ariel to revive them and bring Waltz-etude in F minor, (Op. 51) Violin Concerto in A major (Op.8) them to the island. Eduard Kunz (piano) Kaja Danczowska (violin), National Polish Radio Symphony One of them is Prince Ferdinand who, when he arrives ashore, Orchestra, Antoni Wit (conductor) finds Miranda and the two fall instantly in love. Prospero is not 2:15 AM pleased. He immobilizes Ferdinand and prepares to further his Marais, Marin (1656-1728) 6:27 AM vengeance on the rest of the court. 4 works for Viola da gamba & bass continuo from Pièces de Wassenaer, Unico Wilhelm van (1692-1766) Viole 5eme livre, Paris 1725 Concerto No.1 in G major (from 'Sei Concerti Armonici') The New York Times called Thomas Adès's masterpiece "one Ensemble 1700, Dorothee Oberlinger (director) Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, Jan Willem de Vriend of the most inspired, audacious and personal operas to have (conductor) come along in years," noting that "Adès drew a textured, 2:27 AM glittering and suspenseful account of his opera from the great Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) 6:38 AM Met orchestra." The Financial Times lauded the performance's Partita for solo violin no.2 in D minor (BWV.1004) Lipinski, Karol Józef (1790-1861) "rare virtuosity... Keenlyside sang with sensitive force... [and] James Ehnes (violin) Overture in D major (1814) loomed and brooded magnetically." Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Cracow, Szymon Kawalla 3:01 AM (conductor) Ariel ..... Audrey Luna (soprano) Svendsen, Johan (1840 -1911) Miranda ..... Isabel Leonard (mezzo) Symphony No. 2 in B flat major (Op.15) 6:47 AM Trinculo ..... Iestyn Davies (countertenor) Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki (conductor) Demersseman, Jules August (1833-1866) Ferdinand ..... Alek Shrader (tenor) Italian Concerto in F major (Op.82 No.6) Caliban ..... Alan Oke (tenor) 3:35 AM Kristina Vaculova (flute), Inna Aslamasova (piano). King of Naples ..... William Burden (tenor) Piston, Walter (1894-1976) Antonio ..... Toby Spence (tenor) Prelude and Allegro (1943) Prospero ..... Simon Keenlyside (baritone) David Schrader (organ), Grant Park Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b01pd3j0) Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera (conductor) Saturday - Simon Hoban Thomas Adès, conductor.

3:46 AM Simon Hoban presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) SAT 21:15 Between the Ears (b01pd3jq) Variations on a theme by Haydn (Op.56a) My Life in the Ghosts of Bush Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle (conductor) SAT 09:00 CD Review (b01pd3j2) Building a Library: Beethoven: Missa solemnis Bush House, once the buzzing home of the BBC World Service, 4:06 AM now stands empty and silent, stripped of fixtures and fittings. Strauss, Richard [1864-1949] With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Shortly before the building was handed back to its landlords, Variations on "Deandl is arb auf mi'" for string trio Beethoven: Missa solemnis; operas by Handel, Pergolesi; Disc Between the Ears invited former Bush House broadcasters to Leopold String Trio of the Week: Bartok, Eotvos and Ligeti: Violin Concertos. revisit their offices and studios, for a final glimpse at significant spaces in their lives. 4:13 AM Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849) SAT 12:15 Music Feature (b01pd3j4) Yuri Goligorsky, formerly of the Russian Service, returns to the Polonaise in A flat major (Op. 53) "Polonaise héroïque" Sound of Cinema: Chaplin and Music site of the Bush House dormitory, where night-shift presenters Jacek Kortus (piano) were offered a bed - although Yuri found the snoring Charlie Chaplin's role as a pioneering actor, comedian and film unbearable. He also remembers one of the landmark 4:20 AM maker we know. Less well known is his work as a film programmes he produced - a phone-in with Prime Minister Maldere, Pieter van (1729-1768) composer. Although he could not read music, he worked very Margaret Thatcher, broadcast live to the Soviet Union. Sinfonia in G minor (Op.4 No.1) closely with music collaborators, singing ideas and giving The Academy of Ancient Music, Filip Bral (conductor) advice about instrumentation. Matthew Sweet explores the Hamid Ismailov takes one last look at the small office where he importance of music in Chaplin's creative life and the crucial was once the first and - at that time - only Uzbek in the 4:38 AM role it played in his films. building, and Michael Goldfarb recalls the unique sound-world Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759) of the building, with its many languages, signature tunes, and Süßer Blumen Ambraflocken (HWV.204) - No.3 from hardened smokers. Deutsche Arien SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00cd66v) Hélène Plouffe (violin), Louise Pellerin (oboe), Dom André The Danish Court of Christian IV Between the Ears also hears Bush House memories from Laberge (organ - 1999 Karl Wilhelm at the abbey church Saint- correspondent Mark Tully, Irini Roumboglou of the Greek Benoît-du-Lac) Catherine Bott talks about some of the composers who worked Service, which was closed in 2005, and Najiba Kasraee, once of at the court of the colourful Christian IV of Denmark. The the Pashto Service. Bush House studio manager Robin Warren 4:44 AM music includes works by imports to the court including reveals how he captured and mixed the sounds of the building's Jurjāns, Andrejs (1856-1922) Dowland, Bertolusi and Schutz, but also homegrown composers marble stairwells, and composer and musician Matthew Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Page 2 of 10 Herbert, now director of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Washburn (conductor) has been its parliamentary sketch-writer. He also writes a wine reflects on Bush's unique sound world - and why it's vital to column for The Spectator, and his books range from 'Life's Too record it. 3:50 AM Short to Drink Bad Wine' to a serious political review and Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907) several popular collections of hilarious Christmas round-robin Producer John Goudie. Selected Lyric Pieces letters. He chaired Radio 4's comedy show 'The News Quiz' in Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) the 1980s, and again from 1996-2006, and has appeared on TV's Grumpy Old Men series. SAT 21:45 Hear and Now (b01pd3js) 4:08 AM Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2012 Reinecke, Carl (1824-1910) His musical tastes range from Mozart's serenade Eine kleine Ballade for flute and orchestra Nachtmusik and Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony to Tallis's Episode 5 Matej Zupan (flute), Slovenian National Radio Symphony motet Spem in alium, a piece by Piers Hellawell, and excerpts Orchestra, David de Villiers (conductor) from Berlioz's 'Damnation of Faust', Donizetti's 'L'elisir Robert Worby and Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduce the final d'amore' and Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde'. programme of highlights from Huddersfield Contemporary 4:17 AM Music Festival 2012. The last of five editions of Hear and Now Westlake, Nigel (b. 1958) featuring music from hcmf// 2012 focuses on the festival's truly Winter in the Forgotten Valley SUN 13:00 The Early Music Show (b019pmvb) international scope, contrasting works by Scandinavian Guitar Trek Kitty Clive composers Hans Abrahamsen and Maja Ratkje and music from the Irish Crash Ensemble including American composer Glenn 4:29 AM Lucie Skeaping talks to musicologist Berta Joncus about the one Branca. Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) of the 18th Century's colourful characters, the soprano Kitty Concerto for 2 cellos and orchestra in G minor (RV.531) Clive. Clive was born in London in the early 18th century, and Hans Abrahamsen String Quartet No. 4 (UK premiere) (2012) Maris Villeruss and Leons Veldre (cellos), Peteris Plakidis rose to become London's top singer and comic actress, and a ARDITTI QUARTET (harpsichord), Latvian Philharmony Chamber Orchestra, Tovijs celebrity in her day. Berta Joncus is currently writing a book Lifsics (conductor) about Kitty Clive, and how she fascinated audiences for Maja S K Ratkje And Sing While Thou On Pressed Flowers decades. The programme includes music she made famous, Dost Sleep (2012) (World premiere) 4:42 AM including Arne's 'Rule Britannia', and also music written for her ENSEMBLE CIKADA Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849) by Handel. Prelude in C sharp minor (Op.45) Donnacha Dennehy Streetwalker Krzysztof Jablonski (piano) First broadcast in January 2012. CRASH ENSEMBLE 4:47 AM Gerard Pesson Cassation Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904) SUN 14:00 BBC Proms (b01pd3n4) ENSEMBLE CIKADA Scherzo capriccioso (Op.66) 2012 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox (conductor) Sam Hayden surface / tension (2012) (World premiere) Prom 71: St Louis Symphony ENSEMBLE CIKADA 5:01 AM Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) Another chance to hear one of the highlights of the 2012 Proms Glenn Branca Thought (hcmf// co-commission) UK Premiere Die Braut von Messina - overture (Op.100) season. CRASH ENSEMBLE. The Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor) Presented by Katie Derham

5:09 AM The St Louis Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut, SUNDAY 30 DECEMBER 2012 Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872) under Music Director David Robertson. Brahms's dramatic 4 Choral Songs overture opens the programme, followed by Beethoven's SUN 00:00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz (b01pd3mr) Polish Radio Choir; Marek Kluza (director) challenging and energetic Violin concerto, with Christian Review of 2012 Tetzlaff, a soloist who has made regular appearances at the 5:18 AM Proms. Geoffrey Smith looks back at the last eight months of Geoffrey Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849) Smith's Jazz, responding to listeners' suggestions and delights. Barcarolle for piano (Op.60) in F sharp major These two composers are at the pinnacle of Western music, and Count on a rich mix from the likes of Thelonious Monk, Ronald Brautigam (piano) the next composer, Schoenberg, venerated both of them. He Charlie Parker and Pee Wee Russell, just for starters. argued that his own new way of composing followed logically 5:27 AM on from these greats. Gershwin may seem an unlikely pairing Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787) with Schoenberg, but both became firm friends when living in SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b01pd3mt) Trio in F major for 2 flutes and continuo Hollywood, sharing an interest painting and tennis. Jonathan Swain introduces a concert from 2010 BBC Proms Karl Kaiser and Michael Schneider (flutes), Rainer Zipperling with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles and (cello), Harald Hoeren (harpsichord) Brahms: Tragic Overture soloists Ashley Wass and Nicola Benedetti. Beethoven: Violin Concerto 5:36 AM Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra 1:01 AM Suriani Germani, Alberta (b.19??) Gershwin: An American in Paris Foulds, John [1880-1939] Partita Dynamic Triptych for piano & orchestra (Op. 88) Branka Janjanin-Magdalenic (harp) Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Ashley Wass (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, St Louis Symphony Donald Runnicles (conductor) 5:46 AM David Robertson (conductor). Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907) 1:27 AM String Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 27 Vaughan Williams, Ralph [1872-1958] Ensemble Fragaria Vesca SUN 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00g3v2p) Serenade to music for 4 soloists, chorus & orchestra A Meditation on Christ's Nativity BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles 6:21 AM (conductor) Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) An archive service from 2008 of music and readings offering a Quintet in E flat major for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and meditation on Christ's Nativity, with the Choir of Clare 1:41 AM bassoon (K.452) College, Cambridge. Music was the (then) first broadcast Vaughan Williams, Ralph [1872-1958] Anton Kuerti (piano), James Mason (oboe), James Campbell performance of 'Ex Maria Virgine' - a sequence of Christmas The Lark Ascending for violin & orchestra (clarinet), James McKay (bassoon), James Somerville (horn) carols by John Tavener completed on Christmas Day 2005. Nicola Benedetti (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor) 6:45 AM John Tavener: Ex Maria Virgine Suk, Josef (1874-1935) (Verbum caro; Nowell! Nowell! Out of your sleep; Remember 1:57 AM Fantastic scherzo for orchestra (Op.25) O thou man; Sweet was the song; Ave rex angelorum; There is Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox (conductor). no rose; Ding dong! merrily on high; Rocking; Unto us is born a 9 Variations on a minuet by Duport for piano (K.573) Son) Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b01pd3mw) Director of Music: Timothy Brown 2:10 AM Sunday - Simon Hoban Organist: Simon Thomas Jacobs. Elgar, Edward [1857-1934] Symphony no. 1 (Op.55) in A flat major Simon Hoban presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles SUN 17:00 Choir and Organ (b01pd3n6) (conductor) John Surman's Lifelines SUN 09:00 Sunday Morning (b01pd3my) 3:01 AM James Jolly's selection of music looks forward to the new year, Aled Jones introduces music from the 2012 London Jazz Barber, Samuel (1910-1981) but also takes stock of the year just passed, with Bach's cantata Festival - a new work from reeds player John Surman, jointly Concerto for violin and orchestra (Op.14) no 28, Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende (Praise God! The commissioned by the BBC and Huddersfield Contemporary James Ehnes (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, year now draws to a close). Music festival and featuring the voices of the Bolsterstone Male Bramwell Tovey (conductor) Voice Choir. 'Lifelines' explores our challenging relationship with the natural resources around us, with reflections on the 3:25 AM SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b01pd3n0) Thornhill Colliery disaster of 1947 and a heroic sea rescue off Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826) Simon Hoggart the Cornish coast when 523 souls were saved in the RNLI's Missa sancta No.2 in G major (Op.76) 'Jubelmesse' biggest ever mission. Henriette Schellenberg (soprano), Laverne G'Froerer (mezzo), Michael Berkeley's guest is the journalist and broadcaster Keith Boldt (tenor), George Roberts (baritone), CBC Simon Hoggart, son of the sociologist Richard Hoggart. He has Vancouver Orchestra, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon been writing for The Guardian since the 1960s, and from 1993 SUN 18:30 Words and Music (b01pd3n8) Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Page 3 of 10 Perchance to Dream SUN 22:15 World Routes (b01pd3zp) Bratislava, Mário Kosík (conductor) World Routes Academy Revisited Freud argued that dreams could be interpreted, and for many 4:02 AM literary characters, such as Winston in 1984 and Tolstoy's Anna Lucy Duran revisits World Routes Academy 2012 with British- Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von [1644-1704] Karenina the dream is used as a device to reveal the character's Colombian accordionist Jose Hernando Arias Noguera, Battalia a 10 in D (C.61) true or subconscious feelings. Nightmares are also well reflecting on the challenges, memories and lessons of his Mettmorphosis represented, with chilling passages from Moby-Dick and apprenticeship. Apart from highlights of the project, which Wuthering Heights. There are also aspirational dreams from include two trips to Colombia, a Proms concert at the Royal 4:12 AM real people such as Churchill and George Mallory, and literary Albert Hall as well as other events, Jose Hernando performs in Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983) figures; Jude the Obscure is desperate to escape his miserable the studio. Sonata for harp life through learning, while Rebecca Sharp sees a rich husband Godelieve Schrama (harp) as her salvation. Prophetic and opium-induced dreams also feature, alongside music by Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Stravinsky SUN 23:00 Jazz Line-Up (b01pd3zr) 4:23 AM and Handel. Extracts are read by Sophie Thompson and London Jazz Festival 2012: Neil Cowley Auric, Georges (1899-1983) arr. Philip Lane Chiwetel Ejiofor. Suite from 'Passport to Pimlico' Neil Cowley is a blazingly original pianist/composer with his BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba (conductor) Producer - Ellie Mant. own take on the traditional jazz piano. Today's London Jazz Festival performance is the culmination of an exclusive project 4:31 AM created in collaboration with Goldsmiths College. Together with Suppé, Franz von (1819-1895) SUN 19:45 Sunday Feature (b01pd3nb) violinist/arranger Julian Ferraretto, Cowley aims to turn the way Overture - from The Light Cavalry Stop Calling Me 'Doctor Sex' classical music is prepared and played. Cowley and Ferraretto Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Marko will challenge a specially-assembled 30 piece 'big strings' Munih (conductor) Matthew Sweet uncovers the extraordinary career of Dr Alex orchestra to cast aside the principles of classical music, and Comfort, author of The Joy of Sex. replace with the theory of jazz improvisation and playing by 4:39 AM ear, bringing new life to music from the trio's highly acclaimed Sor, Fernando (1778-1839) By the time of his death in 2000, Comfort's 1972 sex manual release, The Face of Mount Molehill, as well as material Introduction and variations on Mozart's 'O cara armonia' for had sold over 12 million copies. It was one of the big, specially composed for the concert. guitar (Op.9) mainstream best-sellers that made the liberalisation of sexual Ana Vidovic (guitar) mores an accepted part of British life. But at the end of his life, Comfort regretted that the success of this one book had 4:48 AM obscured his rich range of work in other areas - from poetry to MONDAY 31 DECEMBER 2012 Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) gerontology, broadcasting to anarchism. In this programme, 3 Songs for chorus (Op.42) Matthew Sweet argues that by forgetting who this man really MON 00:30 Through the Night (b01pd4q0) Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman (conductor) was, we've also lost sight of the true influences that shaped his Danish period ensemble Concerto Copenhagen play Mozart and blockbuster book. Mendelssohn, directed by Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Jonathan 4:58 AM Swain presents. Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849] Matthew begins in the childhood garden where, aged 15, 2 Nocturnes for piano (Op.62); Comfort blew off four fingers making fireworks. Far from 12:31 AM Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) letting the accident get in his way, he resolved to become a Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791] writer, publishing the first of his many books while still in his Divertimento (K.136) in D major 5:11 AM teens. Comfort became a pacifist and, during the Second World Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director) Hellendaal, Pieter (1721-1799) War, he not only refused to fight but conducted a controversial Concerto grosso for strings and continuo (Op.3 No.1) in G campaign against the bombing of German cities. He argued 12:45 AM minor publicly with George Orwell about the right thing to do if the Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847] Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Bohdan Warchal (leader) Nazis invaded. And he was also ruled out of broadcasting on the Concerto for violin and string orchestra in D minor wartime BBC - though that didn't stop him becomnig a prolific Fredrik From (violin), Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik 5:24 AM broadcaster in the 1960s. Mortensen (director) Wirén, Dag (1905-1986) Serenade for Strings (Op.11) After the war, he was a leading anti-nuclear activist, at one 1:06 AM Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willén (conductor) stage briefly going to prison over a planned protest. Yet all the Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791] time he was formulating the ideas that form the basis of The Serenade (K.239) in D major "Serenata notturna" 5:39 AM Joy of Sex, which have their roots in his anarchism. An Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director) Zemlinsky, Alexander von (1871-1942) anarchist, he argued, was not a 'bomb-thrower' but someone Trio (Op.3) who resisted the power of those in authority and insisted instead 1:19 AM Trio Luwigana on personal responsibility. His early factual writing on sex Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847] began as a talk for fellow-anarchists in the late 1940s. And all Symphony for string orchestra no. 9 in C 6:05 AM the while, Comfort was pursuing a separate scientific career as Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director) Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) a gerontologist, helping to pioneer the study of old age. A Midsummer Night's Dream (Op.61) - incidental music Tragically, his own last years were anything but the 'Good Age' 1:50 AM Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael he envisaged for others. Yet, Matthew argues, almost all Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791] Schønwandt (conductor). Comfort's varied labours seem to stem from his drive to Divertimento (K.136) in D major struggle against limits - from the loss of his fingers to the power Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director) of the wartime state, from sexual repression to the prejudice MON 06:30 Breakfast (b01pd4q2) against the old. 1:54 AM Monday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) With contributions from: Nicholas Comfort, Tom Arie, Sonata for violin and fortepiano in E flat (Op.12 No.3) Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Michael Randle, Christopher Turner, David Goodway, DJ Hiro Kurosaki (violin), Linda Nicholson (fortepiano) Taylor, Carissa Honeywell. 2:13 AM MON 09:00 Essential Classics (b01pd4q4) Producer: Phil Tinline. Elgar, Edward (1857-1934) Monday - Rob Cowan The Severn Suite (Op.87) Royal Academy of Music Brass Soloists with Rob Cowan, and his guest, actor Simon Russell Beale. SUN 20:30 Drama on 3 (b00zddlk) The Chalk Garden 2:31 AM 9am Bruch, Max (1838-1920) A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Enid Bagnold's 1950s classic. In a Sussex country house, the Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra with Harp, freely using Frederick Fennell - Fabulous Marches for Orchestra. elderly Mrs St Maugham lives with her unruly granddaughter Scottish Folk Melodies (Op.46) Eastman-Rochester Pops and Eastman Wind Ensemble, Laurel. Though without references, Miss Madrigal becomes the James Ehnes (violin), Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Frederick Fennell (director). MERCURY 434 394-2 paid companion to Laurel. Only when the Judge visits does the Mario Bernardi (conductor) truth unravel. The production is introduced by the director, 9.30-10.30am Michael Grandage. 3:01 AM A daily brainteaser from one of our listeners, and performances Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) by the Artists of the Week, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Mrs St Maugham ..... Margaret Tyzack Piano Trio No.1 in D minor (Op.63) Miss Madrigal ..... Penelope Wilton Kungsbacka Trio 10.30am Laurel ..... Felicity Jones Rob's guest this New Year week is the actor Simon Russell The Judge ..... Clifford Rose 3:33 AM Beale, whose many accolades include being described as "the Maitland ..... Jamie Glover Svendsen, Johann (1840-1911) greatest stage actor of his generation" by The Independent. His Olivia ..... Suzanne Burden Festival Polonaise - for orchestra (Op.12) recent stage roles include Leontes in The Winter's Tale and Second Applicant ..... Steph Bramwell Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Philippe Jordan (conductor) Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard. In 2010 he played Sir Nurse & Third Applicant ..... Una Stubbs Harcourt Courtly in London Assurance at the National Theatre, 3:43 AM and in 2011 he made his debut with The Royal Ballet in Alice's Written by Enid Bagnold Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931) Adventures in Wonderland. Director: Michael Grandage Chaconne for piano (Op.32) Composer and sound design: Adam Cork Anders Kilström (piano) Simon has also worked in television, most recently as Home Radio production: Penny Leicester and Wilfredo Acosta Secretary, William Towers, in the final series of BBC1's spy Producer: Nicolas Soames 3:52 AM drama, Spooks. In 2008 he made his debut as a television Suchoň, Eugen (1908-1993) presenter, fronting the BBC Four series Sacred Music with An Ukemi Productions Ltd production for Radio 3. Ballade for Horn and Orchestra Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, with a second series First broadcast in March 2011. Peter Sivanic (horn), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in broadcast in 2010. Recent radio appearances include the Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Page 4 of 10 character of George Smiley in the BBC Radio 4 adaptations of Concentus Musicus Wien Moses Hogan - both of them fellow countrymen. With the rich John Le Carré novels. Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) acoustics of the Albert Hall, and the thrilling sound of the 48-voice combined choirs, this will be a choral feast of a Earlier this year Simon appeared as the title role in Timon of Ysaÿe: Amite, Op. 26 concert. Athens at the Royal National Theatre, which was broadcast to Renaud Capuçon (violin) cinemas around the world. He will star in a revival of Peter Joshua Bell (violin) Bernstein: Warm-Up Nichols's Privates on Parade at the Noel Coward Theatre until Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra Eric Whitacre: Alleluia March 2013. Daniel Harding (conductor) Eric Whitacre: Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine J S Bach arr. E London: Bach Again 11am 3.45pm Eric Whitacre: Higher, Faster, Stronger (BBC commission: Beethoven: Missa solemnis (excerpt: Credo; Sanctus; Beethoven: Symphony no.7 in A world Premiere) Benedictus; Agnus Dei) Mahler Chamber Orchestra Imogen Heap arr. Eric Whitacre: The Listening Chair (world The Building a Library recommendation from last Saturday's Manfred Honeck (conductor). premiere) CD Review. Hogan: Three Spirituals Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst MON 16:30 Opera on 3 (b01pd4t8) Eric Whitacre: Sleep MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b01pd4q6) Siegfried Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Imogen Heap (vocals) Act 2 Hila Plitmann (soprano) Episode 1 ensemblebash (percussion) Wagner's Siegfried, Act 2 Christopher Glynn (piano) Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) remains one of the most popular Presented by Donald Macleod BBC Singers - and controversial - Italian composers of the 20th century: a Eric Whitacre Singers man caught in time between the high Romantic drama of his The third opera in Wagner's Ring Cycle, originally broadcast Eric Whitacre (conductor). predecessors Verdi and Puccini, and the Futurism and avant- live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in October, garde musical experiments of his later compatriots continues with the hero Siegfried confronting the dragon Fafner Dallapiccola, Berio and Scelsi. and retrieving the ring. MON 21:00 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b01pd4td) BBC Proms 2012 Respighi chose a different route - his work often infused with Mime ..... Gerhard Siegel (Tenor) the music of a halcyon past. Many of Respighi's work look back Siegfried ..... Stefan Vinke (Tenor) Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms to the Italian Baroque - some even to Gregorian chant. Yet they Wanderer ..... Bryn Terfel (Bass-Baritone) remain charmingly, distinctively blended with his own 20th- Alberich ..... Wolfgang Koch (Baritone) Another chance to hear one of the highlights of the 2012 Proms century musical language. Respighi's "Roman Trilogy" - Fafner ..... Eric Halfvarson (Bass) season. comprising the colourful orchestral pieces "Fountains of Woodbird ..... Sophie Bevan (Soprano. Rome", "Pines Of Rome" and "Roman Festivals" - are amongst Presented by Sean Rafferty and Suzy Klein the most-performed concert showpieces of the last 100 years, and notoriously were among Benito Mussolini most cherished MON 18:00 New Generation Artists (b01pjk9p) Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the pieces of music. Yet his other works are largely unknown to the Mark Simpson, Ruby Hughes, Signum Quartet and Trish traditional Last Night of the Proms festivities with special general public. Clowes. guests violinist Nicola Benedetti and tenor Joseph Calleja.

This week Donald Macleod - like Respighi - takes a path less A series of programmes over the Christmas season celebrating The year's biggest musical party at the end of the world's trodden as he presents a series of lesser-known masterpieces and showcasing the talents of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation greatest musical festival in what is a special summer for London from the pen of this Italian master. Artists and welcoming the new intake onto the scheme. The promises to be a special event. Since taking the nation by storm Signum quartet tackle the strange sound-world of Alfred as the 2004 BBC Young Musician of the Year, Scottish-born In the first programme of the week, he explores Respighi's rise Schnittke's third quartet and Ruby Hughes joins the BBC Nicola Benedetti has enhanced her reputation as one of Britain's to fame in the first decade of the 20th century, and his Symphony Orchestra in Chausson's Poeme de l'amour et de la most innovative and creative young violinists and tonight she's relationship with his lifelong muse, his wife Elsa. mer (Poem of Love and the Sea). British clarinettist and playing Bruch's luscious Violin Concerto, a piece often voted composer Mark Simpson - who joins the scheme this year - the nation's favourite. Also on stage is Joseph Calleja, the features heavily, beginning the programme with Debussy's Maltese tenor who sings with the grace and elegance of the MON 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b01pd4t4) Premiere Rhapsodie, following with Poulenc's melodic clarinet voices of a bygone era. In his last concert as Chief Conductor of Wales Festivals 2012 sonata. We also introduce NGA jazz artist Trish Clowes with a the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek brings with him track from her latest album. two works by fellow Czechs - Dvorak and Suk. All this before Presteigne Festival the familiar home-grown classics bring down the curtain in time- Debussy: Première Rhapsodie honoured fashion. Louise Fryer introduces the first of five programmes recorded Mark Simpson (clarinet) over the summer months at festivals across Wales. Today a trip Vikingur Olafsson (piano) Mark Simpson: Sparks [BBC Commission, World Premiere] to the idyllic town of Presteigne, celebrating 30 years of festival Suk: Toward a New Life music-making on the Welsh-English border. Schnittke: String Quartet No 3 Delius: Songs of Farewell Signum Quartet Verdi: Forse la soglia attinse... Ma se m'e forza perderti (from Schubert: String Quintet in C D956 Ballo in Maschera) The Carducci Quartet, Philip Higham (cello). Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano Massenet: Pourquoi me reveiller? (from Werther) Mark Simpson (clarinet) Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor Vikingur Olafsson (piano) Puccini: E Lucevan le Stelle (from Tosca) MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b01pd4t6) Puccini: Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) Lucerne and Verbier Festivals 2012 Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer John Williams: Olympic Fanfare and Theme Ruby Hughes (soprano) Dvorak: Carnival Overture op. 92 Episode 1 BBC Symphony Orchestra Shostakovich: Romance (from The Gadfly) Pascal Rophe (conductor) Leoncavallo: Mattinata Highlights from the 2012 Lucerne and Verbier Festivals. Lara: Granada Today's programme from these prestigious festivals includes Trish Clowes: Little Tune from 'and in the night time she is Rodgers: You'll never walk alone (from Carousel) Bach's Magnificat in D from Concentus Musicus Wien under there' Wood: Fantasia on British Sea Songs Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Wagner from the Gustav Mahler Youth Trish Clowes (saxophone) Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 Orchestra and Beethoven's 7th Symphony from the Mahler Chris Montague (electric guitar) Parry (orch. Elgar): Jerusalem Chamber Orchestra. Britten: National Anthem To see video performances of the artists click on 'Clips' above, Britten: Auld Lang Syne Presented by Louise Fryer. you can also find out about all the New Generation Artists at 'Artists A-Z'. Joseph Calleja (tenor) 2pm Nicola Benedetti (violin) Handel: Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV.237 BBC Symphony Chorus Anna Prohaska (soprano) MON 19:30 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b01pd4tg) BBC Symphony Orchestra Elisabeth von Magnus (alto) BBC Proms 2012 Jiri Belohlavek (conductor). Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) Arnold Schoenberg Chorus Prom 62: Eric Whitacre Concentus Musicus Wien Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) Another chance to hear one of the highlights of the 2012 Proms TUESDAY 01 JANUARY 2013 season. Wagner: Prelude & Good Friday Music - Parsifal TUE 00:00 A Peal for New Year's Day (b018mp23) Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra Presented by Louise Fryer We ring in the New Year with Howard Skempton's piece for Daniele Gatti (conductor) church bells, Five Rings Triples, played by the bell-ringers of American composer Eric Whitacre has written some of the All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames. 2.40pm most widely sung, ravishingly scored, and greatly talked-about Shostakovich, arr. A. Tchaikovsky: String Quartet no.13 choral music of the last few years - especially through the This piece was one of 20 new works, collectively called New Moscow Soloists (leader: Yuri Bashmet) pieces performed by his online Virtual Choir. Tonight his own Music 20X12, commissioned to celebrated the talent and choral group joins forces with the BBC Singers for a feast of imagination of the UK's musical community as part of the Bach: Magnificat in D, BWV.243 music mainly by Whitacre himself. London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Christiane Oelze (soprano) Elisabeth von Magnus (alto) The Prom includes several of the composer's best-known pieces Howard Skempton had never composed for church bells before, Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) plus two new works, and also includes music by Leonard but he was fascinated by the old English tradition of "method Arnold Schoenberg Chorus Bernstein together with three classic spiritual arrangements by ringing" and he has always found the sound of church bells Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Page 5 of 10 magical. This piece is constructed according to the traditional Bengt Åke-Lundin (piano) Franz Welser-Most (conductor). rules of bell-ringing, and its title reflects both the structure of the piece and the interlocking rings of the Olympic logo. 4:46 AM Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b01pg4rb) First broadcast in 2012. Un Soir de neige - cantata for 6 voices Wales Festivals 2012 BBC Singers, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Episode 2 TUE 00:30 Through the Night (b01pg27w) 4:53 AM Jonathan Swain presents the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868) Louise Fryer introduces more music-making from the summer Bremen in a programme of Mozart and Beethoven, including Introduction and theme and variations months at Wales's leading festivals. Today, watery reflections Mozart's Piano Concerto no.23 with soloist Cassandra Wyss. László Horváth (clarinet), The Hungarian Radio Orchestra, on his native Venice from pianist Alessandro Taverna at the Géza Oberfrank (conductor) Gregynog Festival, plus a trip to the Gower Festival where the 12:31 AM peninsula's churches provide one the UK's most alluring musical Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827] 5:05 AM atmospheres. Coriolan - overture Op.62 Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Alexander Prior Sonata for flute and continuo in A minor (Wq.128) ] Beethoven: Kakadu Variations (conductor) Robert Aiken (flute), Colin Tilney (harpsichord), Margaret Gay The Kungsbacka Piano Trio (cello) 12:39 AM Mendelssohn: Venetian Boat Song No. 2 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791] 5:15 AM Brinley Richards: Le Carnaval de Venise Concerto no. 23 in A major K.488 for piano and orchestra Tobias, Rudolf (1873-1918) Debussy: L'isle joyeuse Cassandra Wyss (piano), Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Prelude and Fugue in D minor Alessandro Taverna (piano) Bremen, Alexander Prior (conductor) Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Arvo Volmar (conductor) Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor 1:06 AM The Kungsbacka Piano Trio. Stenhammar, Wilhelm [1871-1927] 5:23 AM Fantasy in B flat minor - from 3 Fantasies Op.11 for piano Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) Cassandra Wyss (piano) Sextet for strings no.2 in G major, (Op.36) TUE 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b01pg4w9) Oslo Chamber Soloists Lucerne and Verbier Festivals 2012 1:11 AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791] 6:03 AM Episode 2 Symphony no. 41 in C major K.551 (Jupiter) Nystedt, Knut (b. 1915) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Alexander Prior O Crux Louise Fryer presents highlights from the 2012 Lucerne and (conductor) Norwegian Soloists Choir, Grete Helgerød (conductor) Verbier Festivals. Today's programme from these highly prestigious Swiss festivals features Leonidas Kavakos as soloist 1:48 AM 6:10 AM in Korngold's Violin Concerto, Yuja Wang in Rachmaninov's Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) Roussel, Albert (1869-1937) 2nd Piano Concerto and Bruckner's mighty Romantic Piano trio No.7 in B flat major, 'Archduke' (Op.97) Bacchus et Arianne - Suite No.2 (Op.43) Symphony in a performance by the Cleveland Orchestra. Arcadia Trio Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit (conductor). 2pm 2:31 AM Strauss: Overture - Die Fledermaus Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887) TUE 06:30 Breakfast (b01pg28v) Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Symphony No.1 in E flat major Tuesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor) Verbier Festival Orchestra Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Manfred Honeck (conductor) 3:04 AM Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Barber: Adagio for Strings Sonata for solo violin No.2 (BWV.1003) TUE 09:00 Essential Classics (b01pg487) Royal Concertgebouw Rachel Podger (violin) Tuesday - Rob Cowan Mariss Jansons (conductor)

3:26 AM with Rob Cowan. 2.45pm Pachelbel, Johann [1653-1706] Bruckner: Symphony no.4 in E flat 'Romantic' Allein zu dir Herr Jesu Christ 9am Cleveland Orchestra Jan Jongepier (organ of Blessum Hervormde Kerk) A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Frederick Fennell - Fabulous Marches for Orchestra. 3:30 AM Eastman-Rochester Pops and Eastman Wind Ensemble, 3.50pm Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Frederick Fennell (director). MERCURY 434 394-2 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor La Valse Yuja Wang (piano) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) 9.30 Verbier Festival Orchestra A daily brainteaser from one of our listeners, and performances Yuri Temirkanov (conductor). 3:43 AM by the Artists of the Week, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß (D.479) - from Three Songs of TUE 16:30 Opera on 3 (b01pg4x6) the Harpist (Op.12 No.2) TUE 10:15 New Year's Day Concert (b01pjqyn) Siegfried Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Andreas Staier (fortepiano) Live from the Musikverein, Vienna. Act 3 3:48 AM Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893) Wagner's Siegfried, Act 3 Marche Slave (Op.31) The Vienna Philharmonic gives its annual greeting to the world Presented by Donald Macleod Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Marko for the New Year with waltzes, polkas and quadrilles from three Munih (conductor) members of the Strauss family and their contemporaries. Verdi Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The third and Wagner both make an appearance on the bill as well at the of the Ring dramas concludes as Siegfried awakens the 3:59 AM start of their anniversary year. Vienna is a city steeped in Valkyrie, Brunnhilde, who is surrounded by a ring of fire, and Schnittke, Alfred (1934-1998) musical tradition, and no New Year's Day would be complete they declare their love for each other. Suite in the olden style arr. D.Shafran for cello and piano without a waltz or two. Daniil Shafran (cello), Anton Osetrov (piano) Siegfried.....Stefan Vinke (Tenor) Josef Strauss: Die Soubrette, Op. 109 Wanderer (Wotan)..... Bryn Terfel (Bass-Baritone) 4:13 AM Johann Strauss: Kuss-Walzer, Op. 400 Erda.....Maria Radner (Contralto) Purcell, Henry (1659-1695) Josef Strauss: Theater-Quadrille, Op. 213 Brünnhilde.....Susan Bullock (Soprano) Sonata for trumpet, strings and basso continuo in D major Johann Strauss: Aus den Bergen, Op. 292 The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House Ivan Hadliyski (trumpet), Kammerorchester, Alipi Naydenov Suppé: Light Cavalry overture Conductor, Antonio Pappano. (conductor) 10:50am - Interval: Petroc Trelawny talks to Franz Welser- 4:19 AM Most TUE 18:00 New Generation Artists (b01pg4y5) Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Benjamin Grosvenor Adagio and rondo for glass harmonica, flute, oboe, vla & vcl Josef Strauss: Spährenklänge, Op. 235; Die Spinnerin, Op. 192 (K.617) in C minor trans. Joseph Petric for accordion and string Wagner: Prelude to Act III of 'Lohengrin' A series of programmes over the Christmas season celebrating quartet Hellmesberger: Unter vier Augen and showcasing the talents of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Joseph Petric (accordion), Moshe Hammer & Marie Bérard Josef Strauss: Hesperusbahnen, waltz, Op. 279; Galoppin, Op. Artists and welcoming the new intake onto the scheme. To (violins), Douglas Perry (viola), David Hetherington (cello) 237 finish his two years on the scheme British prodigy pianist Lanner: Steyrische Tänze, Op. 165 Benjamin Grosvenor performs a wide range of repertoire from 4:31 AM Johann Strauss: Melodien Quadrille, Op. 112 Bach to Albeniz in a concert recorded at London's Queen Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759) Verdi: Prestissimo, ballet music from Act 3 of 'Don Carlo' Elizabeth Hall in October 2012. Water Music: Suite in G major (HWV.350) Johann Strauss: Wo die Citronen blüh'n, Op. 364 Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (conductor) Johann Strauss (Snr): Recollections of Ernst or The Carnival of J.S. Bach: Partita no. 4 in D major BWV.828 Venice", Op .126 4:42 AM Josef Strauss: Plappermäulchen, Op. 245 Chopin: Polonaise in F sharp minor Op.44, Andante spianato Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899) and grande polonaise brillante in E flat major Op.22 Paysage (Op.38) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Page 6 of 10 Alexander Skryabin: 10 Mazurkas Op.3, Waltz in A flat major Janine Jansen (violin) Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750] Op.38 Concerto for violin, harpsichord and orchestra in C minor 1:20 AM (BWV.1060) Enrique Granados: 7 Valses poeticos Rachmaninov, Sergey [1873-1943] Andrew Manze (violin/director), Richard Egarr (harpsichord), 3 Symphonic dances Op.45 for orchestra Risør Festival Strings Adolf Schulz-Evler: Concert arabesque on the Blue Danube by Philadelphia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor) Johann Strauss. 5:03 AM 1:56 AM Durufle, Maurice [1902-1986] To see video performances of the artists click on 'Clips' above, Berlioz, Hector [1803-1869] Quatre motets sur des themes Gregoriens for a capella choir you can also find out about all the New Generation Artists at Marche hongroise (Rakoczy march) - from La Damnation de (Op.10) 'Artists A-Z'. Faust BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Philadelphia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor) 5:11 AM TUE 19:30 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b01pg4y7) 2:01 AM Respighi, Ottorino [1879-1936] BBC Proms 2012 Prokofiev, Sergey [1891-1953] Trittico Botticelliano Sonata for piano no. 7 (Op.83) in B flat major Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Peter Sánta (conductor) Prom 70: Desert Island Discs Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) 5:33 AM Another chance to hear one of the highlights of the 2012 Proms 2:21 AM Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827] season. Bartok, Bela [1881-1945] 12 Variationen uber das Menuet (WoO 68) Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs Theo Bruins (piano) Louise Fryer and Kirsty Young present this Prom celebrating 70 Male Choir of the Hungarian Army, Béla Podor (conductor) years of the popular Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs. 5:47 AM Some castaways make guest appearances explaining their 2:25 AM Daniel-Lesur, Daniel Jean Yves [1908-2002] choices, which will be performed by a star-studded line-up of Stravinsky, Igor [1882-1971] Suite Medievale for flute, harp and string trio (1908) soloists. Music includes excerpts from Beethoven's Emperor Fireworks (Op.4) Arpae Ensemble Concerto played by Peter Donohoe, Elgar's Cello Concerto with BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) soloist Nicholas Alstaedt, and Eric Coates's Sleepy Lagoon and 6:01 AM the Dambusters March. 2:31 AM Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792) Dobrzynski, Ignacy Feliks [1807-1867] Intermède IV - from Quatre Intermèdes et Divertissements for Ailish Tynan (soprano) String Quartet No.1 in E minor (Op.7) Molière's comedy 'Amphitryon' Nicholas Alstaedt (cello) Camerata Quartet Chantal Santon (soprano - La Nuit), Georg Poplutz (tenor - Peter Donohoe (piano) Hérault), Bonn Chamber Chorus, L'Arte del mondo, Werner Wayne Marshall (organ) 3:01 AM Ehrhardt (conductor) Willard White (bass-baritone) Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849] Huddersfield Choral Society Prelude in C sharp minor (Op.45) 6:13 AM BBC Concert Orchestra Krzysztof Jablonski (piano) Rota, Nino [1911-1979] Conductor Keith Lockhart. Trio for clarinet, basson (orig cello) and piano 3:06 AM Embla. Nowowiejski, Felix [1877-1946] TUE 22:05 Belief (b01pg4y9) 3 Songs (Op.56) from "The Bialowieza Forest folder" Ben Kingsley Polish Radio Choir, Marek Kluza (conductor) WED 06:30 Breakfast (b01pg28z) Wednesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch His mother has Jewish roots, his father's background was 3:28 AM Kenyan-Indian, and they chose Hindu and Muslim names for Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791] Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. their son. Krishna Pandit Bhanji - or Sir Ben Kingsley - is a Overture to Don Giovanni, K.527 difficult man to pin down. In this interview Joan Bakewell talks Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Biondi (conductor) to him about wearing a yellow star in Schindler's List, the WED 09:00 Essential Classics (b01pg48c) appeal of Quakerism and why being an actor has saved his life. 3:35 AM Wednesday - Rob Cowan Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel [1714-1788] 12 Variations on "La Folia" (Wq.118/9) with Rob Cowan, and his guest, actor Simon Russell Beale. TUE 22:35 Cantata for New Year's Day (b01q3kjn) Andreas Staier (harpsichord) Bach's jubilant cantata Singet den Herrn ein neues Lied, first 9am heard in Leipzig on New Year's Day 1724. 3:44 AM A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Goossens, Eugene [1893-1962] Frederick Fennell - Fabulous Marches for Orchestra. Bach: Singet den Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190 (Sing unto Fantasy for nine wind instruments (Op.36) Eastman-Rochester Pops and Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Lord a new song) Janet Webb (flute), Guy Henderson (oboe), Lawrence Dobell Frederick Fennell (director). MERCURY 434 394-2 Robin Blaze (countertenor) and Christopher Tingay (clarinets), Daniel Mendelow (trumpet), James Gilchrist (tenor) Clarence Mellor (horn), John Cran, Fiona McNamara 9.30-10.30am Peter Kooij (bass) (bassoons) A daily brainteaser from one of our listeners, and performances Bach Collegium Japan Chorus and Orchestra by the Artists of the Week, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. director, Masaaki Suzuki. 3:55 AM Faure, Gabriel [1845-1924], text by Hugo, Victor 10.30am Le Papillon et la fleur (Op.1 No.1) Rob's guest this New Year week is the actor Simon Russell TUE 23:00 Late Junction (b01pg4yc) Paula Hoffman (mezzo-soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano) Beale, whose many accolades include being described as "the Special Guest John Paul Jones greatest stage actor of his generation" by The Independent. His 3:57 AM recent stage roles include Leontes in The Winter's Tale and Fiona Talkington celebrates the New Year with special guest, Faure, Gabriel [1845-1924] Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard. In 2010 he played Sir multi-instrumentalist and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. Rencontre (Op.21 No.1); Nell (Op.18 No.1); Harcourt Courtly in London Assurance at the National Theatre, He plays live in the BBC's Maida Vale studios, starting with a Paula Hoffman (mezzo-soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano) and in 2011 he made his debut with The Royal Ballet in Alice's mandolin and finishing with a ukulele by way of a piano and an Adventures in Wonderland. array of electronics. He also chooses a selection of his favourite 4:02 AM tracks. Weber, Carl Maria von [1786-1826] Simon has also worked in television, most recently as Home Overture from 'Der Freischutz' Secretary, William Towers, in the final series of BBC1's spy Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth drama, Spooks. In 2008 he made his debut as a television Montgomery (conductor) presenter, fronting the BBC Four series Sacred Music with WEDNESDAY 02 JANUARY 2013 Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, with a second series 4:12 AM broadcast in 2010. Recent radio appearances include the WED 00:30 Through the Night (b01pg27y) Schutz, Heinrich [1585-1672] character of George Smiley in the BBC Radio 4 adaptations of Jonathan Swain presents a concert from the 2011 BBC Proms Ich bin eine rufende Stimme, SWV383 & O lieber Herre Gott, John Le Carré novels. featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra in works by Sibelius and wecke uns auf, SWV381 Rachmaninov, plus Janine Jansen is soloist in Tchaikovsky's Danish National Radio Chorus, Stefan Parkman (conductor) Earlier this year Simon appeared in the title role in Timon of heartfelt Violin Concerto. Athens at the Royal National Theatre, which was broadcast to 4:20 AM cinemas around the world. He will star in a revival of Peter 12:31 AM Casella, Alfredo [1883-1947] Nichols's Privates on Parade at the Noel Coward Theatre until Sibelius, Jean [1865-1957] Barcarola e scherzo March 2013. Finlandia Op.26 for orchestra Min Park (flute), Huw Watkins (piano) Philadelphia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor) 11am Rob's Essential Choice 4:31 AM Scriabin: Prometheus - the Poem of Fire, Op. 60 12:40 AM Walton, William [1902-1983] Berlin Philharmonic Claudio Abbado (conductor) Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich [1840-1893] Johannesburg Festival Overture SONY SK53978 Concerto in D major Op.35 for violin and orchestra Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, David Atherton (conductor) Janine Jansen (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Schubert: String Quartet in A minor, D.804 ('Rosamunde') (conductor) 4:39 AM Alban Berg Quartet Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847] TELDEC 2564 69606-7. 1:17 AM Prelude and Fugue in E minor (Op.35 No.1) Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750] Sylviane Deferne (piano) Sarabande (from Partita no. 2 in D minor BWV.1004 for violin WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b01pg4qk) solo) 4:49 AM Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Page 7 of 10 Episode 2 Hagen ..... John Tomlinson (Bass) ticking metronomes; followed by Berio's iconoclastic Sequenza Gutrune ..... Rachel Willis-Sorensen (Soprano) V for solo trombone; Xenakis's lively Phlegra; Jonathan Donald Macleod explores Respighi's dark days during the First Waltraute ..... Mihoko Fujimura (Mezzo-Soprano) Harvey's electronic mixture of bell and treble voice, Mortuos World War, and his love of pastiche - including his delightful Royal Opera House Orchestra plango, vivos voco; Luis Andriessen's Minimalist musical clock, "Boutique Fantasque", based on the music of Rossini. Royal Opera House Chorus De snelheid; and ending with John Cage's infamous 4 minutes Conductor, Antonio Pappano. and thirty-three seconds of pure silence.

WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b01pg4rd) Ligeti: Poème symphonique Wales Festivals 2012 WED 18:50 New Generation Artists (b01pg50l) Berio: Sequenza V Leonard Elschenbroich Xenakis: Phlegra Episode 3 Jonathan Harvey: Mortuos plango, vivos voco A series of programmes over the Christmas season celebrating Louis Andriessen: De snelheid Louise Fryer introduces highlights from summer music festivals and showcasing the talents of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation John Cage: 4'33 across Wales with performances recorded at the Gower Festival Artists and welcoming the new intake onto the scheme. German and at Gregynog, the longest running Welsh classical festival. cellist Leonard Elschenbroich is welcomed onto the scheme this Byron Fulcher (trombone) year, and begins with a substantial work - Rachmaninov's cello Sound Intermedia (sound projection) Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka sonata in G minor recorded at BBC Maida Vale studios London Sinfonietta Alessandro Taverna (piano) London Sinfonietta Academy Ensemble Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G minor André de Ridder (conductor). Beethoven: 'Archduke' Trio Op.97 Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) Kungsbacka Piano Trio. Alexei Grynyuk (piano). WED 23:15 Late Junction (b01pg526) To see video performances of the artists click on 'Clips' above, Wednesday - Fiona Talkington WED 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b01pg4wc) you can also find out about all the New Generation Artists at Lucerne and Verbier Festivals 2012 'Artists A-Z'. Fiona Talkington introduces music from last year's London Jazz Festival, including the Yaron Herman Quartet playing music by Episode 3 Nirvana, and pianist Kit Downes improvising with Swedish WED 19:30 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b01pg50n) cellist Fred Lindberg Holm; Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan recorded in Louise Fryer presents highlights from the 2012 Lucerne and BBC Proms 2012 concert in Paris in 1985, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience in Verbier Festivals. Today's programme includes Maria João session for the BBC in 1967. Pires as soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto no.20 with the Prom 67: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Bernard Haitink. Plus Sibelius's 1st Symphony from the St Louis Symphony Another chance to hear one of the highlights of the 2012 Proms conducted by David Robinson. season. THURSDAY 03 JANUARY 2013

Presented by Louise Fryer. Presented by Donald Macleod THU 00:30 Through the Night (b01pg280) Jonathan Swain presents performances by the Swedish Radio 2pm In the first of their two Proms the dynamic Leipzig Symphony Orchestra in Kodaly, Rachmaninov and Dvorak's Mozart: Piano Concerto no.20 in D minor, K.466 Gewandhaus Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly perform four Symphony No.9 conducted by Daniel Harding. Maria João Pires (piano) works by Mendelssohn: the well-known overture Ruy Blas Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra based on Victor Hugo's blood-and-thunder play, and the lesser 12:31 AM Bernard Haitink (conductor) known overture about the mermaid The Fair Melusine which Kodaly, Zoltan [1882-1967] Mendelssohn referred to as "the most intimate thing" he Dances of Galanta for orchestra Ives: The Unanswered Question produced. The Danish violinist Nicolaj Znaider is the soloist in Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Juraj Valcuha (conductor) St Louis Symphony the ever-popular Violin Concerto. The Prom ends with the UK David Robertson (conductor) premiere of the original version of the Fifth Symphony, a work 12:49 AM written in celebration of the Lutheran Reformation.. Rachmaninov, Sergey [1873-1943] 2.35pm Concerto no. 2 in C minor Op.18 for piano and orchestra Sibelius: Symphony no.1 in E minor The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is one of the oldest Evgeni Bozhanov (piano), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, St Louis Symphony symphony orchestras in the world. Mendelssohn became their Juraj Valcuha (conductor) David Robertson (conductor). music director in 1835 and held the position until his death in 1847. Riccardo Chailly has been its conductor since 2005. 1:25 AM Dvorak, Antonin [1841-1904] WED 15:30 Choral Evensong (b01pg50g) Mendelssohn: Overture 'Ruy Blas' Symphony no. 9 in E minor Op.95 (From the New World) St Peter's College, Oxford Violin Concerto in E minor Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding Overture - 'The Fair Melusine' (conductor) Choral Evensong live from the Chapel of St Peter's College, Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation' (UK premiere of Oxford with the Rodolfus Choir. original version) 2:10 AM Berwald, Franz [1796-1868] Introit: Domine salva nos (Byrd) Nikolaj Znaider (violin) String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (1849) Responses: Byrd Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Bernt Lysell (violin), Per Sandklef (violin), Thomas Sundkvist Psalms: 12, 13, 14 (Goss, Allwood, Stanford) Riccardo Chailly (conductor. (viola), Mats Rondin (cello) First Lesson: Ruth 1 Office Hymn: Why, impious Herod (Veni redemptor) 2:31 AM Magnificat primi toni à 8 (Victoria) WED 21:10 Belief (b010749p) Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750] Second Lesson: Colossians 2 vv8-end Salley Vickers Magnificat in D major (BWV.243) Nunc dimittis tertii toni à 4 (Victoria) Antonella Balducci (soprano), Ulrike Clausen (alto), Frieder Anthem: Reges Tharsis et insulae (Sheppard) Joan Bakewell explores the beliefs of artists, thinkers, religious Lang (tenor), Fulvio Bettini (baritone), Chorus of Swiss-Italian Final Hymn: Brightest and best of the sons of the morning leaders and other public figures in a returning series of Radio, Ensemble Vanitas Lugano, Diego Fasolis (conductor) (Liebster Immanuel) programmes on Radio 3. Tonight Joan Bakewell's guest is the Organ Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in G - BWV 541 novelist Salley Vickers. Salley Vickers wrote her first novel at 2:58 AM (J.S.Bach) the age of fifty after careers in university education and Paganini, Nicolo [1782-1840] psychoanalysis. Miss Garnet's Angel, the story of an atheistic, Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in D major (Op.6) Ralph Allwood (Director of Music) uptight woman who flourishes during a winter spent among the Jaap van Zweden (violin), Netherlands Radio Symphony Steven Grahl (Organist). churches and art of Venice, became an instant bestseller. Her Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor) succeeding novels, including Mr Golightly's holiday and The Other Side Of you, also have a spiritual dimension, featuring 3:25 AM WED 16:30 Opera on 3 (b01pg50j) angels, Old Testament prophets - and God. Even so religion's Anon. Gotterdammerung arch-critic Philip Pullman describes her as "a presence to be Dance suite from Vietorisz Codex cherished." Listen to "Belief" and you 'll understand why. Kecskés Ensemble Budapest, András Kecskés (director), Act 1 Clemencic Consort, René Clemencic (director)

Wagner's Götterdämmerung, Prologue and Act 1 WED 21:40 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b01pg51m) 3:30 AM Presented by Donald Macleod BBC Proms 2012 Grunfeld, Alfred [1852-1924] Soirees de Vienne for piano, Op.56 From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, first broadcast Prom 44: London Sinfonietta, Andre de Ridder Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) live in October. In the last music drama of Wagner's Ring cycle, Brunnhilde sends Siegfried off into the world; but he soon Another chance to hear one of the highlights of the 2012 Proms 3:36 AM becomes enmeshed in the intrigues of Hagen who uses season. Goldmark, Karoly [1830-1915] Siegfried to get back the magic ring from Brunnhilde. Ein Wintermarchen (Overture) Presented by Tom Service Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Ervin Lukács (conductor) Donald Macleod is joined by Sarah Lenton Six classics of post-war music are featured in this Late Night 3:46 AM First Norn ..... Maria Radner (Contralto) Prom, reflecting Radio 3's Fifty Modern Classics. London Verdi, Giuseppe [1813-1901] Second Norn ..... Karen Cargill (Mezzo-Soprano) Sinfonietta, London Sinfonietta Academy Ensemble and Andre O Padre Nostro Third Norn ..... Elisabeth Meister (Soprano) de Ridder play Ligeti, Berio, Xenakis, Harvey, Andriessen and Chamber Choir AVE, Andraz Hauptman (conductor) Brünnhilde ..... Susan Bullock (Soprano) Cage Siegfried ..... Stefan Vinke (Tenor) 3:53 AM Gunther ..... Peter Coleman-Wright (Baritone) The concert starts with Ligeti's playful Poeme with its 100 Vivaldi, Antonio [1678-1741] Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Page 8 of 10 Concerto in C major, RV.444 for recorder, strings & continuo greatest stage actor of his generation" by The Independent. His THU 16:30 Opera on 3 (b01pg53t) Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (recorder) recent stage roles include Leontes in The Winter's Tale and Gotterdammerung Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard. In 2010 he played Sir 4:03 AM Harcourt Courtly in London Assurance at the National Theatre, Act 2 Vitols, Jazeps [1863-1948] and in 2011 he made his debut with The Royal Ballet in Alice's Romance for violin and piano Adventures in Wonderland. Wagner's Götterdämmerung, Act 2 Valdis Zarins (violin), Ieva Zarina (piano) Presented by Donald Macleod Simon has also worked in television, most recently as Home 4:10 AM Secretary, William Towers, in the final series of BBC1's spy Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The last Rossini, Gioachino [1792-1868] drama, Spooks. In 2008 he made his debut as a television music drama of Wagner's Ring cycle continues, as Brunnhilde Overture to L'Italiana in Algeri (Italian Girl in Algiers) presenter, fronting the BBC Four series Sacred Music with denounces Siegfried and assists Hagen with his quest for the Capella Coloniensis, Gabriele Ferro (conductor) Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, with a second series ring. broadcast in 2010. Recent radio appearances include the 4:18 AM character of George Smiley in the BBC Radio 4 adaptations of Brünnhilde ..... Susan Bullock (Soprano) Sacchini, Antonio [1735-1786] John Le Carré novels. Siegfried ..... Stefan Vinke (Tenor) Trio sonata in G Gunther ..... Peter Coleman-Wright (Baritone) Violetas Visinskas (flute), Algirdas Simenas (violin), Gediminas Earlier this year Simon appeared in the title role in Timon of Hagen ..... John Tomlinson (Bass) Derus (cello), Daumantas Slipkus (piano) Athens at the Royal National Theatre, which was broadcast to Gutrune ..... Rachel Willis-Sorensen (Soprano) cinemas around the world. He will star in a revival of Peter Alberich ..... Wolfgang Koch (Baritone) 4:31 AM Nichols's Privates on Parade at the Noel Coward Theatre until Royal Opera House Orchestra Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich [1804-1857] March 2013. Royal Opera House Chorus Ivan Susanin: overture Conductor, Antonio Pappano. Bratislava Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd 11am (conductor) Rob's Essential Choice THU 18:00 New Generation Artists (b01pg53w) 4:40 AM Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 New Generation Artists Schubert, Franz [1797-1828] Emil Gilels (piano) 3 Songs - Liebesbotschaft, Heidenroslein & Litanei auf das Fest ORFEO C332931B Clemency Burton-Hill introduces recordings by Radio 3's starry Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano) line-up of New Generation Artists. Today, a chance to hear Haydn: Symphony No. 93 in D, Hob I:93 from Spanish mezzo-soprano Clara Mouriz, German cellist 4:50 AM Orchestra of the 18th Century Nicolas Altstaedt, and two newcomers to the NGA scheme: Abel, Carl Friedrich [1723-1787] Frans Brüggen (conductor) Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe, and New York-based violinist Sonata No.6 in G major for transverse flute and harpsichord PHILIPS 468546. Elena Urioste. Karl Kaiser (transverse flute), Susanne Kaiser (harpsichord) Rodrigo: Pastorcito Santo; Coplillas de Belen 5:00 AM THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b01pg4qm) Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano) Strauss, Richard [1864-1949] Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Rosenkavalier - Grand Suite Fazil Say: 4 Cities Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique du Québec, Franz-Paul Episode 3 Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Fazil Say (piano) Decker (conductor) Donald Macleod explores Respighi's life and work in the 1920s, Albeniz: Sevilla; Catalunya 5:23 AM including his Botticelli Triptych. Sean Shibe (guitar) Sibelius, Jean [1865-1957] Rakastava (The Lover) (Op.14) arr. for soprano, baritone and Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano, Op posth chorus THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b01pg4rg) Elena Urioste (violin), Michael Brown (piano) Pirkko Törnqvist-Paakkanen (soprano), Jouni Kuorikoski Wales Festivals 2012 (baritone), Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, Eric-Olof Catalan trad: Cant des ocells Söderström (conductor) Episode 4 Basque trad: Aurtxo polita Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano). Joseph Middleton (piano) 5:30 AM Louise Fryer introduces highlights from the 2012 Welsh Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849] summer festivals, beginning in Presteigne which has steadfastly Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op 40 Bolero (Op.19) in A minor been supporting new music for 30 years. Plus more Venetian Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Fazil Say (piano). Emil von Sauer (piano) reflections from the historic Music Room at Gregynog Hall, formerly owned by the art-loving sisters and musical patrons To see video performances of the artists click on 'Clips' above, 5:37 AM Margaret and Gwendoline Davies. you can also find out about all the New Generation Artists at Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay [1844-1908] 'Artists A-Z' Capriccio Espagnol (Op.34) David Matthews: String Quartet No 3, Op 18 Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Milen Natchev (conductor) Carducci Quartet THU 19:30 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b01pg53y) 5:54 AM Ravel: Un barque sur l'océan (from 'Miroirs') BBC Proms 2012 Philips, Peter [c.1560-1628] Liszt: Gondoliera; Canzone; Tarantella (from 'Années de Pavan Dolorosa pèlerinage') Prom 69: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Concordia, Mark Levy (conductor) Alessandro Taverna (piano). Another chance to hear one of the highlights of the 2012 Proms 6:00 AM season. Sanz, Gaspar [1640-1710] THU 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b01pg4wf) Suite espanola for guitar Lucerne and Verbier Festivals 2012 Presented by Penny Gore Tomaz Rajteric (guitar) Episode 4 The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly in 6:10 AM their second Prom perform Messiaen's dramatic 1964 memorial Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791] Louise Fryer presents highlights from the 2012 Lucerne and to the dead of two world wars, Et exspecto resurrectionem Trio for piano and strings in C major (K.548) Verbier Festivals. Today's programme includes Berg's Violin mortuorum, and Mahler's 6th Symphony which is a similarly Kungsbacka Trio. Concerto performed by Frank Peter Zimmermann, Schubert's wide-ranging soundscape moving from death-portending Mass no.6 from the Swedish Radio Chorus, and Tchaikovsky's hammer-blows to alpine cow-bells. It also contains one of powerful 5th Symphony. Mahler's most glorious slow movements. THU 06:30 Breakfast (b01pg293) Thursday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch 2pm Together with the Turangalila Symphony, Messiaen's Et Ravel: La Valse Expecto is one of his most often performed orchestral works. It Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Berg: Violin Concerto is on a vast canvas with a wide dynamic range, full of orchestral Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) effects and apocalyptic gongs. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra Orchestra is one of the oldest symphony orchestras in the world. THU 09:00 Essential Classics (b01pg48f) Daniele Gatti (conductor) Riccardo Chailly has been their conductor since 2005. Thursday - Rob Cowan 2.45pm Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum with Rob Cowan, and his guest, actor Simon Russell Beale. Schubert: Mass no.6 in E flat, D.950 Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor Mari Eriksmoen (soprano) 9am Sara Mingardo (alto) Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Andrew Staples (tenor) Frederick Fennell - Fabulous Marches for Orchestra. Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Eastman-Rochester Pops and Eastman Wind Ensemble, Franz-Josef Selig (bass) THU 21:35 Belief (b010745p) Frederick Fennell (director). MERCURY 434 394-2 Swedish Radio Chorus Raymond Tallis Mahler Chamber Orchestra 9.30-10.30am Daniel Harding (conductor) Joan Bakewell explores the beliefs of artists, thinkers, religious A daily brainteaser from one of our listeners, and performances leaders and other public figures in a returning series of by the Artists of the Week, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. 3.40pm programmes on Radio 3. Tonight Joan Bakewell's guest is the Tchaikovsky: Symphony 5 in E minor physician, poet and philosopher, Raymond Tallis. He is 10.30am Verbier Festival Orchestra Professor Emeritus of Geriatric medicine at Manchester Rob's guest this New Year week is the actor Simon Russell Charles Dutoit (conductor). University but has made his name as much outside the field of Beale, whose many accolades include being described as "the medicine as within it. A humanist, he writes about the Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Page 9 of 10 transcendence of human beings and is a vigorous critic of the Petrushka (1947 version) Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826) kind of scientific thinking which reduces them to animals. BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Quintet for clarinet and strings in B flat major (Op.34) According to Tallis, only humans can point, and in that action James Campbell (clarinet), Orford String Quartet they transcend their biology. 2:28 AM Rouget de Lisle, Claude-Joseph (1760-1836) 6:15 AM La Marseillaise arr. Stravinsky for violin solo Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953) THU 22:05 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b01pg56m) Alina Ibragimova (violin) Symphony No.1 in D major (Op.25) BBC Proms 2012 Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Michel Tabachnik (conductor). 2:31 AM Prom 14: Kronos Quartet Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827] Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 2 (Op.19) in B flat major FRI 06:30 Breakfast (b01pg295) Another chance to hear one of the highlights of the 2012 Proms Maria João Pires (piano), Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Friday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch season. Brüggen (conductor) Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Presented by Andrew McGregor 3:01 AM Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) The Kronos Quartet makes its Proms debut with a typically Quartet for strings No.2 (Op.13) in A minor FRI 09:00 Essential Classics (b01pg48s) eclectic Late Night programme which ranges from from Syrian Biava Quartet (USA) Friday - Rob Cowan folk-pop via Sofia Gubaidulina's Fourth Quartet to one based on 'Amazing Grace.' 3:32 AM with Rob Cowan, and his guest, actor Simon Russell Beale. Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868) For almost 40 years, the Kronos Quartet has been reinventing Quartet for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon no.6 in F major 9am the string quartet, regularly turning it into a multimedia 'Andante et tema con variazioni' A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: experience. The group's first Proms appearance begins with Vojtech Samec (flute), Jozef Luptacik (clarinet), Frantisek Frederick Fennell - Fabulous Marches for Orchestra. high-octance Syrian folk-pop and ends with a Kronos Machats (bassoon), Josef Illes (french horn) Eastman-Rochester Pops and Eastman Wind Ensemble, commission blending classical strings with ethnic Balkan Frederick Fennell (director). MERCURY 434 394-2 instruments, shouts, foot-stomping, bells and electronic 3:43 AM overdubs. Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) 9.30-10.30am 3 Works for Choir, (Op. 112) A daily brainteaser from one of our listeners, and performances In between, varied fare from the group's eclectic repertoire plus The Hungarian Radio and Television Choir, István Antal by the Artists of the Week, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. a BBC commission inspired by the work of Delia Derbyshire of (piano), Zoltán Vásárhelyi (conductor) the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (responsible for the realisation 10.30am of Ron Grainer's Doctor Who theme). Listen out, too, for the 3:55 AM Rob's guest this New Year week is the actor Simon Russell otherworldly Kronos arrangement of a Scandinavian folk Kodaly, Zoltán (1882-1967) Beale, whose many accolades include being described as "the lament. Adagio greatest stage actor of his generation" by The Independent. His Morten Carlsen (viola), Sergej Osadchuk (piano) recent stage roles include Leontes in The Winter's Tale and Omar Souleyman, arr. Jacob Garchik: I'll Prevent the Hunters Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard. In 2010 he played Sir from Hunting You (La sidounak sayyada) (UK premiere) 4:05 AM Harcourt Courtly in London Assurance at the National Theatre, Sofia Gubaidulina: String Quartet No. 4 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) and in 2011 he made his debut with The Royal Ballet in Alice's Ben Johnston: String Quartet No. 4 'Amazing Grace' Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat (K.417) Adventures in Wonderland. Nicole Lizée: The Golden Age of the Radiophonic Workshop James Sommerville (horn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario (Fibre-Optic Flowers) (BBC commission: world premiere) Bernardi (conductor) Simon has also worked in television, most recently as Home Trad., transcr. Ljova, arr. Kronos Quartet: Tusen tankar (A Secretary, William Towers, in the final series of BBC1's spy Thousand Thoughts) 4:19 AM drama, Spooks. In 2008 he made his debut as a television Aleksandra Vrebalov: ... hold me, neighbour, in this storm ... Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) presenter, fronting the BBC Four series Sacred Music with Concerto in A major (RV.335), 'The Cuckoo' Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, with a second series Kronos Quartet. Elizabeth Wallfisch (baroque violin), Australian Brandenburg broadcast in 2010. Recent radio appearances include the Orchestra, Paul Dyer (director) character of George Smiley in the BBC Radio 4 adaptations of John Le Carré novels. THU 23:30 Late Junction (b01pg56p) 4:31 AM Thursday - Fiona Talkington Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Earlier this year Simon appeared in the title role in Timon of Quartet for strings in C minor (D.103) 'Satz' Athens at the Royal National Theatre, which was broadcast to Fiona Talkington presents music recorded at London's Café Oto Tilev String Quartet cinemas around the world. He will star in a revival of Peter from pianist Eve Risser, bassist Joachim Florent and tuba player Nichols's Privates on Parade at the Noel Coward Theatre until Per Åke Holmlander. Raymond Scott shows off the clavivox 4:41 AM March 2013. and electronium, plus a setting of the Lux Aeterna by Zbigniew Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) Preisner, and Brian Eno is inspired by Pachelbel. Die Göttin im Putzzimmer 11am Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman (conductor) Rob's Essential Choice

4:47 AM Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 FRIDAY 04 JANUARY 2013 Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) New Philharmonia Orchestra Little preludes for keyboard (BWV.939-42) Benjamin Britten (conductor) FRI 00:30 Through the Night (b01pg282) Christophe Bossert (organ, St Martin's Church, Varazdinske LONDON 425 100-2 Jonathan Swain presents a concert from the Radio France Toplice) Philharmonic Orchestra featuring cellist Jean-Guihen Queryas Schumann as soloist in Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme. 4:52 AM Fantasie in C, Op. 17 Matteis, Nicola (died c.1707) Maurizio Pollini (piano) 12:31 AM L'Amore (Love) DG 479 0908. Stravinsky, Igor [1882-1971] Elizabeth Wallfisch (Baroque violin), Linda Kent (chamber Divertimento from the ballet Le Baiser de la fee (The Fairy's organ) Kiss) FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b01pg4qp) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Spivakov 4:56 AM Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) (conductor) Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) Symphony for string orchestra in B minor, No.10 Episode 4 12:58 AM Risör Festival Strings Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich [1840-1893] A trip to the tobacconist...via Brazil - as Donald Macleod Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra, (Op. 33) 5:06 AM explores Respighi's last years. Jean-Guihen Queryas (cello), Radio France Philharmonic Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), arr. Ralf Gothoni Orchestra, Vladimir Spivakov (conductor) Der Müller und der Bach' - from 'Die schöne Müllerin' (D.795) Ralf Gothoni (piano) FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b01pg4rj) 1:18 AM Wales Festivals 2012 Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750] 5:11 AM Sarabande from Suite for solo Cello No.1 in G (BWV.1007) Duruflé, Maurice (1902-1986) Episode 5 Jean-Guihen Queryas (cello) Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens (Op.10) Talinn Music High School Chamber Choir, Evi Eespere Louise Fryer introduces highlights from Wales's summer music 1:21 AM (director) festivals, and a trip to the former Wesleyan Chapel in the centre Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich [1840-1893] of Machynlleth which brings the finest chamber music to the Suite from the ballet Swan Lake (Op.20a) 5:20 AM market town every August. Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Spivakov Leclair, Jean-Marie (1697-1764) (conductor) Violin Concerto in D major (Op.10 No.3) Mussorgsky: The Nursery Simon Standage (violin), Il Tempo Ensemble Grieg: Haugtussa 1:55 AM Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano), Julius Drake (piano). Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich [1840-1893] 5:35 AM Danse Russe from the ballet The Nutcracker (Op.71) Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Spivakov Pohjola's daughter - symphonic fantasia (Op.49) FRI 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b01pg4wh) (conductor) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund Lucerne and Verbier Festivals 2012 (conductor) 1:57 AM Episode 5 Stravinsky, Igor [1882-1971] 5:49 AM Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Page 10 of 10 Louise Fryer presents highlights from the 2012 Lucerne and Fourth Piano Concerto, undoubtedly the most personal - and Verbier Festivals. Today's programme includes Tchaikovsky radical - of the five. Bruckner's monumental last symphony also ballet music from the Verbier Festival Orchestra, violinist promises to be a highlight of this year's Proms. Bernard Haitink Isabelle Faust and legendary conductor Claudio Abbado in is one of the great interpreters of this profoundly spiritual Mozart and Andris Nelsons conducts Mahler's mighty music, and Bruckner himself described the Vienna Resurrection Symphony with the City of Birmingham Philharmonic as "the most superior" orchestra. Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G 2pm Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor Tchaikovsky: Excerpts from Swan Lake Verbier Festival Orchestra Murray Perahia (piano) Yuri Temirkanov (conductor) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Bernard Haitink (conductor). 2.35pm Mozart: Violin Concerto no.5 in A, K.219 Isabelle Faust (violin) FRI 21:30 Belief (b00wln17) Mozart Orchestra, Bologna Bonnie Greer Claudio Abbado (conductor) Writer Bonnie Greer recalls how the nuns who educated her 3pm taught her to fight for social justice. Mahler: Symphony no.2 in C minor 'Resurrection' Lucy Crowe (soprano) Presenter:Joan Bakewell Mihoko Fujimura (alto) Producer:Dawn Bryan. City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Andris Nelsons (conductor). FRI 22:00 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b01pg5kb) BBC Proms 2012

FRI 16:30 Opera on 3 (b01pg5jf) Prom 38: National Youth Jazz Orchestra Gotterdammerung Another chance to hear one of the highlights of the 2012 Proms Act 3 season.

Wagner's Götterdämmerung, Act 3 Presented by Petroc Trelawny Presented by Donald Macleod The youthful members of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra The conclusion of Wagner's Ring cycle, first broadcast live conducted by Mark Armstrong perform a wide-ranging set, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in October. The from Jazz classics through to a new work by Tim Garland. fate of the world is left to Brunnhilde - in the final conflagration she returns the ring of power to the forces of Founded in the mid-1960s the NYJO is world-famous as a nature as she rides into the cleansing flames. glittering showcase for the country's best young jazz musicians with many of the current generation of top British jazz players Brünnhilde.....Susan Bullock (Soprano) having risen through its ranks. Known for their unique swinging Siegfried.....Stefan Vinke (Tenor) big band sound they have always played a mix of classics and Gunther.....Peter Coleman-Wright (Baritone) new works. In tonight's late-night Prom they perform Hagen.....John Tomlinson (Bass) compositions by Ellington and Monk through to contemporary Gutrune.....Rachel Willis-Sorensen (Soprano) pieces including the premiere of a new work by Tim Garland Woglinde.....Nadine Livingston (Soprano) called 'Agro Alegria' described by its composer as 'almost a Wellgunde.....Kai Ruutel (Mezzo-Soprano) ballad' based on a dance rhythm from the flamenco tradition, Flosshilde.....Harriet Williams (Mezzo-Soprano) with the word 'Agro' having the double meaning of planting and Royal Opera House Orchestra growing, but also a reference to the youthful rowdiness of the Royal Opera House Chorus NYJO members. Conductor, Antonio Pappano. Ellington: Rockin' in Rhythm Nikki Iles: Hush FRI 18:05 New Generation Artists (b01pg5jh) Kenny Wheeler: Sweet Time Suite - Know Where You Are Clara Mouriz, Nicolas Altstaedt and Igor Levit Monk (arr. Mark Armstrong): 'Round Midnight Richardson: Groove Merchant In the last programme of this series showcasing the talents of Chris Whiter: The Change Radio 3's starry line-up of New Generation Artists, Clemency Tom Stone: Return Flight Burton-Hill introduces recordings by the Spanish mezzo- Ellington (arr. Callum Au): Caravan soprano Clara Mouriz, the German cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, and Ellington: Sunset and the Mocking Bird (The Queen's Suite) the German-Russian pianist Igor Levit. Tim Garland: Agro Alegria

Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Tim Garland (saxophone) Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano) Mark Mondesir (drums) National Youth Jazz Orchestra Beethoven: Cello Sonata in D, Op 102 No 2 Mark Armstrong (conductor). Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Jose Gallardo (piano)

Schubert: Der Zwerg, D771; Der Tod und das Madchen, D531; FRI 23:25 World on 3 (b01pg5kd) Nacht und Traume, D827 Nidi d'Arac in Session Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano) Lopa Kothari with the latest sounds from around the globe plus Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37 a specially recorded studio session by the Italian group Nidi Igor Levit (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jiri d'Arac. Belohlavek.

Liszt: Invocation Igor Levit (piano)

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FRI 19:30 Radio 3 Live in Concert (b01pg5jk) BBC Proms 2012

Prom 73: Vienna Philharmonic

Another chance to hear one of the highlights of the 2012 Proms season.

Presented by Martin Handley.

One of the great musical partnerships is celebrated tonight, as the pianist Murray Perahia joins conductor Bernard Haitink and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Beethoven's Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/

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