Radio 3 Listings for 28 March – 3 April 2009 Page 1 of 19 SATURDAY 28 MARCH 2009 Op 167 Canary Classics ATM-CD-1239, Tr 11 Estonian National Male Choir SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00j8xdb) Estonian National Symphony Orchestra 7.32am Susan Sharpe Juri Alperten (director) Johann Strauss II: Polka: Die Tauben von San Marco Berlin Philharmonic With Susan Sharpe. 5.11am Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) Haydn, (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809): String Trio in B flat, Op Teldec 3984 24489-2, Tr 3 1.00am 53 No 2 (arr. from piano sonata, H XVI 41) Baldvinsson, Tryggvi M (b.1965); Halldorsson, Bjorn (text) Leopold String Trio 7.37am (1724-1794): Ektamakinn elskulegi (My dear husband) Schubert: Notturno in E flat, D897 1.04am 5.19am Florestan Trio Nordal, Jon (b.1926); Olafur at Sandar (text) (1560-1627): Wanski, Jan (1762-1821): Symphony on Themes from the Hyperion CDA 67273, Tr 5 Framordid er og meir en mal (The hour is late); Gofgum Opera Pasterz nad Wisla godfuslega (Gladly let us praise); O, eg manneskjan auma (Oh, I Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra 7.46am am the wretched in grief) Andrzej Mysinski (conductor) Juan Cererols: Marizapalos a lo divino 1.10am Harp Consort Olthof, Statius (1555-1629): Himneski Gud sem hefur nott til 5.33am Andrew Lawrence-King (director) hvildar sett (Heavenly God who this night has put to rest) Doppler, Franz (1821-1883): Andante and Rondo for two flutes Harmonia Mundi HMX 2907293, Tr 13 1.14am and piano, Op 25 Anon (15th century Iceland): Sanctus; Credo; Antiphon; and Karolina Santl-Zupan, Matej Zupan (flutes) 7.55am Responsary Dijana Tanovic (piano) Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann: The 12 in Bossa-Nova (Brazilian 1.24am Variations) Anon (12th century Iceland): Vir Iste in populo - processional at 5.43am 12 Cellos of the Berlin Philharmonic Thingeyri Church for the visit of Bishop Gudmundur Arason; Gounod, Charles (1818-1893): Salut, demeure chaste et pure EMI CDC5 56981-2, Tr 5 Ave Maria (Lectionarem romanum) (Faust) - aria 1.30am Faust ...... Peter Dvorsky (tenor) 8.04am Palsson, Eggert (b.1960): The Beginning of the Voluspa Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava Janacek: Jealousy (Original prelude to Jenufa) Voces Thule (choir) Ondrej Lenard (conductor) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Chales Mackerras (conductor) 1.34am 5.48am Supraphon SU 3739-2 032, CD1 Tr 1 Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Lemminkainen Suite, Op 22 Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787): Dance of the Blessed Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Spirits (Orphee et Euridice) 8.10am Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Obradors: La mi sola, Laureola; De cabello mas sutil Paul Dyer (conductor) (Canciones clasicas espanolas) 2.20am Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano) Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764): Suite (Platee/Junon 5.55am James Parker (piano) jalousie) Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795): Trio in C for CBC Records MVCD 1164, Trs 15-16 Concerto Copenhagen flute, violin and continuo Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director) Musica Petropolitana 8.16am Elgar: Romance for bassoon and orchestra 2.46am 6.07am Graham Salvage (bassoon) Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872): Bajka (The fairy tale) - Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Magnificat in D, Halle Orchestra concert overture BWV243 Mark Elder (conductor) Polish National Philharmonic Orchestra Antonella Balducci (soprano) Halle CD HLL 7505, Tr 11 Kazimierz Kord (conductor) Ulrike Clausen (alto) Frieder Lang (tenor) 8.23am 3.00am Fulvio Bettini (baritone) Lefebure-Wely: March in C Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Quartet No 1 in G minor for Chorus of Swiss-Italian Radio David Sanger (organ of Exeter College, Oxford) piano and strings, Op 25 Ensemble Vanitas Lugano Meridian CDE 84296, Tr 5 Laurence Power (viola) Diego Fasolis (conductor) Kungsbacka Trio 8.41am 6.34am WH Harris: Bring us, O Lord 3.43am Flury, Richard (1896-1967): Three Pieces for violin and piano Vasari Singers Anon (17th century): Ave potentissima Sibylle Tschopp (violin) Jeremy Backhouse (conductor) Kamila Zajickova (soprano) Isabel Tschopp (piano) EMI CD-EMX 2161, Tr 3 Musica Aeterna Bratislava Peter Zajicek (director) 6.42am 8.46am Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Rondo in C, Op 51 No 1 J van HeusenL There's a Flaw in my Flue 3.51am Andreas Staier (fortepiano) Frank Sinatra (vocalist) Bree, Johannes Bernardus van (1801-1857): Concert Overture Hollywood String Quartet in B minor 6.48am Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra Wegelius, Martin (1846-1906): Rondo quasi fantasia for piano Capitol CDP7 46572-2, Tr 14 Jac van Steen (conductor) and orchestra Margit Rahkonen (piano) 8.49am 4.02am Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G, Op 4 No 12 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Adagio in E, K261 Petri Sakari (conductor). Arte dei Suonatori Mozart Anniversary Orchestra Rachel Podger (violin/director) James Ehnes (violin/director) Channel Classics CCS 19598, CD2 Trs 17-19. SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00jdhvf) 4.11am Mary King Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Overture (Genoveva, Op 81) SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00jdhvh) Orchestre Nationale de France With Mary King. Faure: String Quartet Heinz Wallberg (conductor) Featuring two lively operatic preludes, a nocturne by Schubert Building a Library: 4.21am and a piece by Elgar. FAURE: String Quartet in E minor Op. 121 Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899): Paysage, Op 38 Bengt Ake-Lundin (piano) Including: Reviewer - Jeremy Thurlow 4.26am 7.03am First choice: Lindblad, Adolf Fredrik (1801-1878): Drommarne (Dreams) Rameau: Overture (Zais) (c/w DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G minor Op. 10; RAVEL: Swedish Radio Choir Les Musiciens du Louvre String Quartet in F Major) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Marc Minkowski (conductor) Ebene Quartet Gustaf Sjokvist (conductor) Archiv 00289 477 5578, Tr 1 Virgin 5190452 (CD) 4.43am 7.10am CD Review BAL Catalogue Data Pez, Johann Christoph (1664-1716): Passacaglia and Aria Grainger: Blithe Bells bal.faure: (Concerto Pastorella in F) Piers Lane (piano) bal.faure.string.quartet.op.121 Carin van Heerden, Ales Rypan (recorders) Hyperion CDA 67344, Tr 16 L'Orfeo Barockorchester 09.05am Michi Gaigg (director) 7.14am Haydn: Notturno No 8 in G TELEMANN: Brockes-Passion (Sinfonia) 4.51am Mozzafiato Birgitte Christensen (soprano), Lydia Teuscher (soprano), Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827): Finale from the ballet L'Archibudellli Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo-soprano), Donat Havar (tenor), music to Prometheus Sony SK 62878, Trs 22 - 24 Daniel Behle (tenor), Johannes Weisser (baritone), RIAS Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava Kammerchor; Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, Rene Jacobs Ludovit Rajter (conductor) 7.28am (conductor) Faure (transcribed A Perilhou): Claire de lune Harmonia Mundi HMC902013/14 (2 CDs) 5.00am Gil Shaham (violin) Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Spirits' Song above the Waters, Akira Eguchi (piano) D. MATTHEWS: The Music of Dawn (opening) Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 28 March – 3 April 2009 Page 2 of 19 (c/w Concerto in Azzurro; A Vision and a Journey) 11.50 am Disc of the Week American bass-baritone James Morris, who has made the god Guy Johnston (cello), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Wotan his signature role. Gamba (conductor) MOZART: Violin Sonata in B flat major K. 454 Chandos CHAN10487 (CD) (c/w Violin Sonata in G major K.379/373a; Six Variations on Presented by Margaret Juntwait, with guest commentator Ira “Au bord d’une fontaine” K360/374b; Violin Sonata in C major Siff. D. MATTHEWS: Symphony No. 5 Op. 78a (second K. 296) movement) Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano), Petra Mullejans (violin) Freia ...... Wendy Bryn Harmer (soprano) (c/w Symphony No. 1 Op. 9; Symphony No. 3 Op. 37) Harmonia Mundi HMU907494 (CD) Fricka ...... Yvonne Naef (mezzo-soprano) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins Erda ...... Jill Grove (mezzo-soprano) (conductor) Loge ...... Kim Begley (tenor) Dutton CDLX 7222 (CD, Mid Price) SAT 12:15 Music Feature (b00jdhvk) Wotan ...... James Morris (bass) Dancing the Apocalypse Alberich ...... Richard Paul Fink (bass-baritone) ELGAR completed by Rooke: Three movements for Piano Trio Fasolt ...... Franz-Josef Selig (bass) (first movement) Tom Service is obsessed with Ravel's orchestral piece La Valse. Fafner ...... John Tomlinson (bass) (c/w A. MADDISON: Piano Quintet; BRIDGE: Piano Quartet It's little wonder: the twelve-minute masterpiece is one of the Orchestra and Chorus of Metropolitan Opera in C minor) most original and enigmatic works in all music. In the course of James Levine (conductor). The Fibonacci Sequence those twelve minutes Ravel presents a charming waltz in the Dutton CDLX 7220 (CD, Mid Price) Viennese style of Johann Strauss and then begins first to dismantle it, and finally to take an orchestral sledgehammer to SAT 20:00 Jazz Record Requests (b00jdhvw) 09.30 am the musical form. With La Valse, Ravel opened a new door in Jazz Record Requests Building a Library Recommendation music and closed it right after him. But what prompted this Presented by Geoffrey Smith violent and exhilarating music? Ravel refused to be drawn on Saturday 28 March 2009 8pm–9pm FAURE: String Quartet in E minor Op. 121 the subject but others have seen in the work a perfect picture of an out of control Europe dancing inexorably, terrifyingly to JRR Signature Tune: Reviewer – Jeremy Thurlow World War 2. Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (Marsalis) Performed by Wynton Marsalis (tpt), Marcus Roberts (pno), First Choice Recommendation: Tom talks to conductor Eliahu Inbal, composer George Todd Williams (tsx), Dr Michael White (clt), Danny Barker (c/w DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G minor Op. 10; RAVEL: Benjamin, Ravel biographer Roger Nichols and to David (bjo), Teddy Riley (tpt), Freddie Lonzo (tbn), Reginald Veal String Quartet in F Major) Lamaze who claims to have discovered in La Valse a hidden (bs), Herlin Riley (dms) Ebene Quartet clue to Ravel's intent. Recorded 28 October 1988 Virgin 5190452 (CD) Taken from the album The Majesty of the Blues 1989 CD (CBS 465129 2) Next week Ivan Hewett compares recordings of Sibelius’ Violin SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00jdhvm) Concerto.