Radio 3 Listings for 24 – 30 July 2010 Page 1 of 12 SATURDAY 24 JULY 2010 Farval (Farewell) composers today. Eeva-Liisa Saarinen (mezzo-soprano), Ilmo Ranta (piano) SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00szvgh) Some of the earliest settings were by English composers, who Susan Sharpe presents rarities, archive and concert recordings 5:17 AM saw in Whitman a liberation from Victorian jingoism. He from Europe's leading broadcasters Weyse, Christoph Ernst Friedrich (1774-1842) represented instead optimism and renewal, a celebration of free Symphony No 6 in C minor speech and free love. Its timeless qualities meant that 1:01 AM The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Adam Fischer Whitman's poetry also became a potent force during the Second Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911) (conductor) World War for Kurt Weill and Paul Hindemith, in flight from Symphony No 9 in D major the Nazis, and looking to forge a new American identity. Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor) 5:45 AM Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) after Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Weaving together readings of his poetry with some of the music 2:24 AM Soirees de Vienne No 4 in D flat major setting his words, and with contributions from David Reynolds, Wolf, Hugo (1860-1903) Erno Dohnanyi (1877-1960) (piano) author of 'Walt Whitman's America,' on the influence of music 2 Songs "Auf ein altes Bild" and Zur Ruh, zur Ruh" on Whitman's verse, M. Wynn Thomas on the radical qualities Albena Kechlibareva Bernstein (mezzo soprano); Neva 5:51 AM of his poetry, and Jack Sullivan on the musical responses to Krysteva (organ) Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) Whitman, this feature takes in some of the wealth of music Capriccio in B minor, Op 76, No 2 Whitman has inspired, and discovers the inherently musical 2:29 AM Erno Dohnanyi (1877-1960) (piano) aspects of his writing. Music was such a powerful force on Albeniz, Isaac (1860-1909) Whitman that he saw himself less as a poet than as a singer or Suite espanola (Op 47) 5:54 AM bard, and his verse repeatedly alludes to it: "I sing the body Ilze Graubina (piano) Dohnanyi, Erno (1877-1960) electric", "Song of myself", "I hear America singing" are among Piano Quintet No 2 in E flat minor (Op 26) his titles. Seeing his poetry as a kind of singing, he highlighted 2:52 AM Erno Szegedi (piano), Tatrai Quartet American themes but also integrated operatic techniques - the Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911) most profound influence on him being, as he put it, "the great, Norwegian artists' carnival (Op 14) 6:19 AM overwhelming, touching human voice..." Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor) Bobescu, Constantin (1899-1992) 3 Symphonic Pieces Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region (extract) 3:01 AM Romanian National Radio Orchestra, Constantin Bobescu Roderick Williams, Baritone/ Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) (conductor) Choir and Orchestra/ David Lloyd-Jones Litaniae Lauretanae (K.195) Dita Paegle (soprano), Antra Bigaca (mezzo soprano), Martins 6:34 AM Michael Tilson Thomas: We two boys together clinging Klisans (tenor), Janis Markovs (bass), Choir of Latvian Radio Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767) (extract) and the Riga Chamber Players, Sigvards Klava (conductor) Secondo Trietto Thomas Hampson (baritone)/ Craig Rutenberg (piano) La Coloquinte 3:27 AM Delius: Sea Drift (two extracts) Moscheles, Ignaz (1794-1870) 6:42 AM Bryn Terfel (baritone)/ Bournemouth Symphony Chorus/ Grosse Sonate for Pianoforte in E major (Op 41) Josquin des Pres (c.1440-1521) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/ Richard Hickox Tom Beghin (fortepiano - built by Gottlieb Hafner, Vienna, ca. Motet Inviolata, integra et casta es (conductor) 1830) Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montreal, director - Christopher Jackson Vaughan Williams: Sea Symphony (extract - mvt 1) 3:55 AM BBC Symphony Chorus/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Tsvetanov, Tsvetan (1931-1982) 6:47 AM Andrew Davis (cond) Theme and Variations for string quartet (1959) Gombert, Nicolas (c.1495-c.1560) Avramov String Quartet Elegie sur la mort de Josquin Musae Jovis Bernstein: To What You Said (extract) Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montreal, Christopher Jackson Thomas Hampson (baritone)/ Craig Rutenberg (piano) 4:02 AM (director) Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887) Charles Ives: Walt Whitman Overture 'Prince Igor' 6:56 AM Thomas Hampson (baritone)/ Craig Rutenberg (piano) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Oliver Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759) arr. Unknown Dohnanyi (conductor) Lascia ch'io pianga (arranged for oboe and organ) - from Act II John Adams: The Wound Dresser (extract) Scene 4 from Rinaldo Christopher Maltman (baritone)/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ 4:13 AM Louise Pellerin (oboe), Dom Andre Laberge (organ - 1999 Karl John Adams (conductor) Franck, Cesar (1822-1890) Wilhelm at the abbey church Saint-Benoit-du-Lac, Quebec, Piece en mi bemol majeur (1863) Canada). Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd: A Joris Verdin (organ of the Cathedral of St-Etienne de St-Brieuc) Requiem for Those We Love (extract: March, Over the breast of spring) 4:19 AM SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00szvxk) Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra/ Robert Shaw Anon. Saturday - Martin Handley (conductor) Middle Ages Suite Bolette Roed (recorder), Alpha Martin Handley presents Breakfast. A song and overture by Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem Vaughan Williams, Dances by Debussy and Tchaikovsky's Yvonne Kenny (soprano)/ London Symphony Chorus/ London 4:29 AM Nutcracker Suite are all included this morning. Symphony Orchestra/ Richard Hickox (conductor) Anonymous (12th century English) Jesu Cristes milde moder [Jesus Christ's gentle mother] Delius: Songs of Farewell (extract - II 'I stand as on some SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00szvxm) mighty eagle's beak') 4:35 AM Saturday - Andrew McGregor Bournemouth Symphony Chorus/ Bournemouth Symphony Anonymous (12th century English) Orchestra/ Richard Hickox (conductor). Edi beo thu hevene-queene [Blessed be thou, Queen of Heaven] Summer CD Review with Andrew McGregor, celebrating artists appearing in this week's BBC Proms, the summer's new Sequentia releases and revisiting favourite recordings of the last twelve SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00szw9y) months including: Pachelbel's Vespers 4:38 AM 9.02 Telemann: Overture and Suite in D Fischer, Johann Caspar Ferdinand (c.1670-1746) Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall Lucie Skeaping discovers that there is a lot more to Pachelbel Suite No 4 in D minor (Op 1, No 4) 9.10 Mozart Symphony No. 32 in G K318 than his famous Canon when she talks to the director of the The Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players, Geoffrey Scottish CO, Sir Charles Mackerras ensemble Charivari Agreable, Kah-Ming Ng, about their recent Lancaster (conductor) 9.25 Scriabin: White Mass Sonata no. 7 Op. 64 collaboration with the King's Singers in a recording of Arcadi Volodos (piano) Pachelbel's Vespers. About three centuries after they had been 4:49 AM 9.50 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op. 83 written, Kah-Ming Ng resurrected the manuscripts of these Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) Nicholas Angelich (piano), Frankfurt RSO, Paavo Jarvi Vesper movements that had been lying forgotten in the Dance of the Seven Veils - from Salome (Op 54) (conductor) Bodleian Library in Oxford. During the programme he talks to Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Challender (conductor) 10.45 A look at some recent releases of music by anniversary Lucie about the style of Pachelbel's vocal music, and how these composer Robert Schumann Vespers came to be written, and they play a selection of music 5:01 AM 11.50 Schumann: Konzertstuck for Four Horns Op. 86 from this recording. Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826) Hector McDonald, Eric Kushner, Markus Obmann and Georg Overture - The Ruler of the Spirits (Op 27) Sonnleitner (horns) Vienna SO, Fabio Luisi (conductor). BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) SAT 14:00 BBC Proms (b00szh4j) Proms Chamber Music 5:07 AM SAT 12:15 Music Feature (b00knsy8) Crusell, Bernard Henrik (1775-1838) Ode to Whitman PCM 01 - Schubert songs, Schumann's Dichterliebe Kalla hander, varmt hjarta Eeva-Liisa Saarinen (mezzo-soprano), Pentti Kotiranta (piano) Rob Cowan explores the attraction to composers of the poetry Live from the Cadogan Hall, London of Walt Whitman. 5:09 AM Presented by Catherine Bott Crusell, Bernard Henrik (1775-1838) Whitman's poetry has inspired an extraordinary number of Vid en vans ded (After a friend's death) musical works - there are some 1200 vocal and instrumental Schumann's bicentenary is celebrated in this first Chamber Eeva-Liisa Saarinen (mezzo soprano), Pentti Kotiranta (piano) settings of his verse by, among others, Vaughan Williams, Prom of the season with the composer at his most intimate and Delius, Bernstein, Ives, Weill, Hindemith, Holst and John poignant in the sixteen Heine settings of Dichterliebe - 'A Poet's 5:12 AM Adams - and the 'Bard of Democracy's optimistic, inclusive, Love' - which trace a poet's increasing dejection as he reflects Crusell, Bernard Henrik (1775-1838) radically free voice continues to appeal to contemporary upon his imagined love. They are performed by one of Britain's Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 24 – 30 July 2010 Page 2 of 12 foremost tenors, Mark Padmore, partnered by the pianist Walton: Portsmouth Point Overture Music by Pippa Murphy Imogen Cooper and their programme also includes a sequence Holst: Mars (from The Planets) Directed by Lorne Campbell. of songs by Schubert and one of his lively piano miniatures. The Doctor (Matt Smith) Schubert: Die Forelle, D550 Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) SAT 22:30 WOMAD (b00szx9l) Des Fischers Liebesglück, D933 Rory (Arthur Darvil) WOMAD Live 2010 Vor meiner Wiege, D927 Die Sterne, D939 Mark Chambers: singer Salif Keita, Cerys Matthews Drei Klavierstücke D946 - No 3 in C major Yamit Mamo: singer Murray Gold Band Andrew McGregor is joined by Lopa Kothari and Lucy Duran Schumann: Dichterliebe, op 48 London Philharmonic Choir for more from the globe's leading festival of world music, live BBC National Orchestra of Wales from the festival site in Charlton Park in Wiltshire.