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Radio 3 Listings for 2 – 8 February 2013 Page 1 of 20 SATURDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2013 Les Ambassadeurs SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b01pztgh) 4:51 AM Presented by Catriona Young Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904) Two Slavonic Dances (Op.46) - No. 8 In G Minor: Presto & No.3 1:01 AM In A flat Major Strauss, Richard [1864-1949] Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Arvid Engegård (conductor) Prelude (Introduction) from Capriccio - opera in 1 act (Op.85) Hrachya Avanesyan, Johannes Soe Hansen (Violins), Ettore 5:01 AM Causa, Magda Stevensson (Violas), Andreas & Ingemar Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868) Brantelid (Cellos) The Italian Girl in Algiers - overture BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox (conductor) 1:14 AM Schoenberg, Arnold [1874-1951] 5:09 AM Verklarte Nacht for string sextet (Op.4) Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) Hrachya Avanesyan, Johannes Soe Hansen (Violins), Ettore Concerto in D major (RV.208), 'Grosso mogul' Causa, Magda Stevensson (Violas), Andreas & Ingemar Elizabeth Wallfisch (baroque violin), Australian Brandenburg Brantelid (Cellos) Orchestra, Paul Dyer (director) 1:42 AM 5:25 AM Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897] Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924) Sextet for strings No.2 in G major, (Op.36) Elegy for cello and piano (Op.24) Hrachya Avanesyan, Johannes Soe Hansen (Violins), Ettore Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (cello), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Causa, Magda Stevensson (Violas), Andreas & Ingemar Brantelid (Cellos) 5:32 AM Dinev, Petar [1889-1980] 2:21 AM Milost mira No.6 (A Mercy of Peace No.6) atrributed Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Holy Trinity Choir , Plovdiv, Vessela Geleva (conductor) Partita in E flat (K.Anh.C 17'03) The Festival Winds 5:36 AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) 2:45 AM Symphony No. 25 in G minor (K.183) Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) Danish Radio Sinfonietta/DR, Adam Fischer (conductor) Sonata quasi una fantasia for piano (Op.27 No.2) in C sharp minor, 'Moonlight' (Piano sonata no.14) 6:00 AM Håvard Gimse (piano) Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904) V Prirode (In Natures Realm) (Op.63) 3:01 AM Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman (conductor) Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor (Op.40) 6:14 AM Victor Sangiorgio (piano), West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Smetana, Bedrich (1824-1884) Vladimir Verbitsky (conductor) Quartet for Strings no. 2 in D minor Pavel Haas Quartet (string quartet) 3:25 AM Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809] 6:34 AM Quartet for strings (Op.76, No.1) in G major Fougstedt, Nils-Eric (1910-1961) Elias Quartet Concert Overture (1941) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste 3:47 AM (conductor) Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) Les Biches - suite (1930-1940) after ballet 6:42 AM Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor) Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Der Geist hilft unser Schwacheit - motet (BWV.226) 4:08 AM Choir of Latvian Radio, Aivars Kalejas (organ), Sigvards Klava Neruda, Johann Baptist Georg [c.1707-1780] (conductor) Concerto for horn or trumpet and strings in E flat major Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet), Oslo Camerata, Stephan Barratt- 6:51 AM Due (conductor) Mahler, Gustav [1860-1911] Quartet movement in A minor for piano and strings 4:23 AM Kontraste Ensemble. Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849) Scherzo for piano No.3 (Op.39) in C sharp minor Simon Trpceski (piano) SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b01qdy5d) Saturday - Martin Handley 4:31 AM Bruhns, Nicolaus (1665-1697) Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet (cantata) Greta de Reyghere & Jill Feldman (sopranos), Max van Egmond (bass), Ricercar Consort SAT 09:00 CD Review (b01qdy5g) Building a Library: Walton: Symphony No 1 4:39 AM Telemann, Georg Philipp [1681-1767] With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Walton: Overture in F for 2 oboes, 2 horns & bassoon (La Chasse) TWV Symphony No 1; DVDs of early Verdi operas; Disc of the Week: 55:F9 Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartets. Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 2 – 8 February 2013 Page 2 of 20 SAT 12:15 Music Matters (b01qdy5j) Count Ory is determined to win the countess Adele, and will do Britten Biographies, Brass Bands anything to get access to the castle where the women are, including disguising himself and his men as nuns. Rossini's Tom Service explores new revelations about Benjamin Britten's sparkling comedy stars tenor Juan Diego Florez as the count, life from Paul Kildea and Neil Powell as we look at their two Pretty Yende as Adele and Karine Deshayes in the trouser role fresh biographies of the composer in this centenary year. of Isolier. And are we facing the demise of the brass band? As bands Presented by Mary-Jo Heath with commentator Ira Siff. struggle to clinch sponsorship deals, Tom investigates the Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera future of the British institution. Countess Adele ..... Pretty Yende (soprano) Producer: Jeremy Evans. Isolier ..... Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano) Ragonde ..... Susanne Resmark (mezzo-soprano) Count Ory ..... Juan Diego Florez (tenor) SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b01qdy5l) Raimbaud ..... Nathan Gunn (baritone) BBC Singers: Dalmatian Music The Tutor ..... Nicola Ulivieri (baritone) Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York Catherine Bott presents a programme of little-known Maurizio Benini, conductor Renaissance & Baroque music from Croatia & Dalmatia. Robert Hollingworth conducts the BBC Singers in specially made Synopsis recordings of pieces by the Italian-born Tommaso Cecchino as ACT I well as home-grown composers Julije Skjavetic, Vinko Jelic and France, around 1200. The Count of Formoutiers and most of the Ivan Lukacic. Much of their music was written for churches in men have left for the Holy Land to fight in the Crusades, leaving Dubrovnik, Sibenik, Split and on the island of Hvar. behind the count’s sister, Adèle, and her companion Ragonde. The young Count Ory, who is trying to win the countess, is resolved to take advantage of the situation. With the help of his SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b01pz9fw) friend Raimbaud, he has disguised himself as a hermit and Wigmore Hall: Christian Ihle Hadland taken up residence outside the castle gates. Village girls and peasants gather to get the holy man’s advice on matters of the Live from Wigmore Hall in London, Norwegian pianist and Radio heart. Ory blesses them and promises to make all their wishes 3 New Generation Artist Christian Ihle Hadland performs late come true. Among the crowd is Ragonde. She tells Ory that, in sonatas by two short-lived composers: Mozart's Sonata in D the men’s absence, the ladies of the castle have taken a vow to major, K576, and Schubert's Sonata in A major, D959. live as widows, but that the Countess Adèle, who is suffering from a strange melancholy, will come to consult him. Ory is Presented by Louise Fryer overjoyed at the prospect of seeing her. FULL PROGRAMME Ory’s page Isolier arrives with Ory’s tutor, who is looking for his Mozart: Piano Sonata in D major, K576 charge (“Veiller sans cesse”). The tutor is suspicious about the Schubert: Piano Sonata in A major, D959 hermit’s identity and leaves to summon reinforcements. Isolier however, who does not recognize his master, confides to the Christian Ihle Hadland (piano). “hermit” that he is in love with the countess and that he has a plan to enter the castle: he will disguise himself as a pilgrim (Duet: “Une dame de haut parage”). Ory, impressed by the SAT 15:00 Saturday Classics (b01qdy5n) idea, agrees to help but secretly resolves to use the plan for his The Story of Music own ends. Simon Schama The countess appears, lamenting her melancholy (“En proie à la tristesse”). To her astonishment, Ory prescribes a love affair to Simon Schama is the first of four prominent historians offering a cure her, which leads her to confess her feelings for Isolier. But personal musical narrative inspired by a chosen historical the “hermit” warns her not to get involved with the page of the period. Simon looks at the years 1913-1938. libertine Ory. Thankful for his advice, the countess invites Ory This was a period of enormous artistic variety. The period to the castle. They are about to leave when Ory’s tutor returns 1913-1938 took us from the advent of the First World War to and unmasks him—to the collective horror of Isolier, the the advent of the Second, and the intense political and social countess, and the other ladies. When news arrives that the turmoil this prompted is reflected in the music that appeared. Crusaders are expected back in two days, Ory resolves to stage Simon's selection begins with the ground-breaking and another assault on the castle before their return. controversial first performance of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and continues with music by Gershwin, Weill, Bartok and ACT II Shostakovich among others. At the castle that evening, the women angrily discuss Ory’s plot. A storm breaks and cries for help are heard from outside from a group of pilgrim women who claim that Ory is pursuing SAT 17:00 Jazz Record Requests (b01qdy5q) them. They are in fact the count and his men, disguised as In this week's selection of listener's requests, Alyn Shipton nuns. The countess lets them in and one of them asks to focuses on British jazz from Alan Barnes, Chris Barber and express their gratitude. It is Ory, who, when left alone with the Alexis Korner, alongside classics from Cannonball Adderley and countess, is barely able to contain his feelings (Duet: “Ah! quel Louis Armstrong. respect, Madame”). The countess orders a simple meal for the guests and leaves.