Radio 3 Listings for 2 – 8 April 2016 Page 1 of 10 SATURDAY 02 APRIL 2016 Sonata a 5 SAT 13:00 Saturday Classics (b075p03w) Musica Florea Rob's Gold Standard SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b074zxnw) Prokofiev and Sibelius from the Norwegian Radio Orchestra 5:05 AM Rob Cowan mines the archive for great recordings, forgotten Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) / Shakespeare, William musical heroes and repertory adventures John Shea introduces a concert of Prokofiev and Sibelius given (1564-1616) by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. 3 Shakespeare Songs for chorus This week, conductor Rene Leibowitz sends Faust on a whirling Camerata Chamber Choir, Michael Bojesen (Conductor) dance routine, Conchita Supervia proves the most alluring 1:01 AM Carmen ever and Rafael Kubelik conducts Karl Amadeus Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953) 5:12 AM Hartmann's fiercely intense Second Symphony. Symphony No. 1 in D major Op.25 (Classical) Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero (Conductor) Concerto for 2 violins, 2 cellos & orchestra (RV.564) in D major SAT 15:00 Sound of Cinema (b075p03z) 1:16 AM Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi (Director) Powell and Pressburger Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953) Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major Op.19 5:23 AM Matthew Sweet looks at music for the films of Michael Powell Eldbjorg Hemsing (Violin), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) and Emeric Pressburger who created some of Britain's best Giancarlo Guerrero (Conductor) Rhapsody for piano (Op.79 No.1) in B minor loved and innovative classic films. Steven Osborne (Piano) The programme features music from "The 49th Parallel"; "A 1:38 AM Matter of Life and Death"; "Black Narcissus" - and the Classic Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) 5:32 AM Score of the Week, Brian Easdale's music for "The Red Shoes". Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op.39 Raitio, Vaino (1891-1945) Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero (Conductor) Serenade for orchestra Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste SAT 16:00 Jazz Record Requests (b075p041) 2:19 AM (Conductor) Alyn Shipton's selection includes jazz from the 1920s including Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) Louis Armstrong's Hot 5 and its contemporary the New Orleans Piano Sonata in D major (Hob.XVI.33) 5:37 AM Wanderers. Andreas Staier (Fortepiano) Bruhns, Nicolaus (1665-1697) Cantata: Muss nicht der Mensch auf dieser Erden in stetem 2:37 AM Streite sein SAT 17:00 Jazz Line-Up (b075p043) Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907) Greta de Reyghere (Soprano), Jill Feldman (Soprano), James Arun Ghosh 6 Orchestral songs (Nos. 1-5 only) (EG.177) Bowman (Countertenor), Guy de Mey (Tenor), Ian Honeyman Solveig Kringelborn (Soprano), Trondheim Symphony (Tenor), Max van Egmond (Bass), Ricercar Consort Julian Joseph with a high energy performance from clarinettist Orchestra, Eivind Aadland (Conductor) Arun Ghosh and his band, recorded at the South Coast Jazz 5:52 AM Festival, Shoreham-by-Sea, featuring Chris Williams (alto sax), 3:01 AM Karlowicz, Mieczyslaw (1876-1909) Idris Rahman (tenor sax), Liran Donin (bass), Shirley Tetteh Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904) Smutna opowiesc (Preludia do wiecznosci) (A Sorrowful Tale (electric guitar) and drummer Rastko Rasic. Their set also Trio for piano and strings No.1 (Op.21) in B flat major (Preludes to Eternity)) - symphonic poem (Op.13) includes a moving tribute to the late David Bowie, featuring Kungsbacka Trio National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrzej Arun's arrangement of 'The Man Who Sold The World'. Arun Straszynski (Conductor) has previously won 'Instrumentalist of the Year' at the 2014 3:35 AM Parliamentary Jazz Awards, has been a Musician in Residence Kabalevsky, Dimitri (1904-1987) 6:03 AM in Wuhan, China, in association with PRS for Music The Comedians - suite Kodaly, Zoltan (1882-1967) Foundation and the British Council and has also performed at Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Oliver Hungarian Folksong the Cultural Olympiad as part of the celebrations for the 2012 Dohnanyi (Conductor) Ilona Tokody (Soprano), Imre Rohmann (Piano) London Olympics. 3:53 AM 6:05 AM Darzins, Emils (1875-1910) Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) SAT 18:00 Opera on 3 (b075p045) Close your Eyes and Smile Cello Sonata (Op.40) in D minor Live from the Met Kamer Youth Chorus, Raimond Pauls (Piano), Maris Sirmais Li-Wei (Cello), Gretel Dowdeswell (Piano) (Director) Puccini's Madama Butterfly 6:37 AM 3:57 AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Puccini: Madama Butterfly Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Symphony No.29 in A major (K.201) Orchestral Suite No.3 in D (BWV.1068) Amsterdam Bach Soloists. Presented by Mary Jo Heath, with commentator Ira Siff Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ivor Bolton (Conductor) Cio-Cio-San, or Butterfly to her friends, the young Japanese 4:17 AM SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b075p03p) Geisha and bride of the dashing American officer Pinkerton, Groneman, Albertus (1710/12-1778) Saturday - Martin Handley finds her romantic dream is shattered when he deserts her soon Trio Sonata in E minor after their marriage. She lives in hope that one day he will Gert Oost (Organ) Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, return; and so he does three years later, with his American wife featuring listener requests. Kate, and devastating consequences for Butterfly. Kristine 4:24 AM Opolais stars as the tragic Butterfly, opposite tenor Roberto Gratton, Hector (1900-1970) Email [email protected]. Alagna as Pinkerton who breaks her heart. Légende - symphonic poem Orchestre Metropolitain, Gilles Auger (Conductor) Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly) ..... Kristine Opolais (soprano) SAT 09:00 Record Review (b075p03r) Pinkerton ..... Roberto Alagna (tenor) 4:34 AM Building a Library: Brahms: Violin Sonata in G, Op 78 Suzuki ..... Maria Zifchak (mezzo-soprano) Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Sharpless ..... Dwayne Croft (baritone) An die Musik (D.547) with Andrew McGregor Goro ..... Toby Stevenson (tenor) Edith Wiens (Soprano), Rudolf Jansen (Piano) The Bonze ...... Ricardo Lugo (bass) 0930 Cio-Cio's cousin ..... Patricia Steiner (mezzo-soprano) 4:36 AM Building a Library: Brahms's Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 78 Cio-Cio's mother ..... Belinda Oswald (soprano) Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Brahms composed this sonata, one of the most popular in the Uncle Yankuside ..... Craig Montgomery (tenor) Fischerweise (D.881) violin repertoire, soon after the tragic early death of his young Cio-Cio's aunt ..... Jean Braham (contralto) Edith Wiens (Soprano), Rudolf Jansen (Piano) godson, Felix Schumann. It is pervaded with lyrical tenderness Imperial Commissioner ..... David Crawford (bass-baritone) as well as a melancholy, autumnal sadness. Clara Schumann said Registrar ...... Juhwan Lee (tenor) 4:40 AM "I could not help bursting into tears of joy over it. I wish the last Yamadori ..... Tyler Duncan (baritone) Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) movement could accompany me to the next world." Katy Kate Pinkerton ...... Edyta Kulczak (mezzo-soprano) Overture to the opera Lo speziale (H.28.3) Hamilton recommends a recording from the available versions. Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marba The Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York (Conductor) 1030 The Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York Andrew is joined by David Owen Norris to discuss reissues of Karel Mark Chichon (conductor). 4:47 AM three great Soviet-Russian pianists of the past: Vladimir Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich (1840-1893) arr. Nicolaj Hansen Sofronitsky, Lazar Berman and Youri Egorov Autumn Song (October) from 'The Seasons' SAT 22:00 Hear and Now (b075p047) Moshe Hammer (Violin), Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (Cello), William 1145 London Ear Tritt (Piano) Andrew chooses an outstanding new release as his Disc of the Week. Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents recordings from the London EAR 4:53 AM festival of contemporary music, in conversation with its co- Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881), orch. Rimsky- director Gwyn Pritchard. Artists featured include violinist Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908) SAT 12:15 Music Matters (b075p03t) Mieko Kanno, percussion group DeciBells XXL and the Dance of the Persian Slaves - from the Opera Khovanshchina Ann Murray, Stalin's Music Prize Platypus Ensemble. And in Modern Muses, the series which (Act IV, Scene 1) looks at some of the key composer-performer partnerships of Slovenian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra, Samo Petroc Trelawny talks to the mezzo-soprano Ann Murray, our times, Steve Reich and percussionist Russell Hartenberger Hubad (Conductor) reviews a new book about musical culture in Stalin's Soviet talk about a friendship and musical collaboration which began Union, and Julian Lloyd Webber is on the Music Matters forty-five years ago with the creation of Reich's seminal 5:01 AM Soapbox. masterpiece, Drumming. Kerll, Johann Caspar (1627-1693) Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 2 – 8 April 2016 Page 2 of 10 SUNDAY 03 APRIL 2016 5:10 AM was training for the SAS in Herefordshire. He talks movingly Groneman, Johannes Albertus (1710-1778) about his imprisonment and torture, and about how the SUN 00:00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz (b04hvrg0) Sonata for 2 flutes in G major particular sounds of that time are burned into his memory: the Benny Golson Jed Wentz and Marion Moonen (flutes) jangle of keys, the rattle of doors. To escape those dark memories, he chooses one of the most joyful pieces of music Born in 1929 and still going strong, saxophonist-composer 5:18 AM ever written: Handel's Messiah. Benny Golson has divided his career between brilliant solo Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) playing (with the likes of Art Blakey) and writing such 4 Chorales from the Schemelli collection: Beschränkt, ihr A Loftus production for BBC Radio 3 immortal standards as "I Remember Clifford". Geoffrey Smith Weisen dieser Welt (BWV.443); Ich liebe Jesum alle Stund' celebrates both sides of a formidable talent. (BWV.468); Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein (BWV.470); Ach daß nicht Produced by Elizabeth Burke.