Radio 3 Listings for 21 – 27 January 2017 Page 1 of 11 SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2017 Erik Niord Larsen, Roar Broström (oboe), Ole Edvard Antonsen, SONY 88985337582 (CD) Lasse Rossing, Jens Petter Antonsen (trumpet), Rolf Cato Raade SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b088jm4q) (timpani), Risör Festival Strings, Andrew Manze (conductor). MENDELSSOHN: Elias (Elijah) Op. 70 The Sebastian String Quartet in Croatia Genia Kuhmeier (soprano), Ann Hallenberg (contralto), Lothar SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b08bb7q7) Odinius (tenor), Michael Nagy (baritone), Balthasar-Neumann- Catriona Young presents string quartets by Niksa Njiric, Saturday - Elizabeth Alker Ensemble, Balthasar-Neumann-Chor-und-Solisten, Thomas Popandopulo and Shostakovich, played by the Sebastian Quartet Hengelbrock (conductor) in Zagreb, Croatia. Elizabeth Alker presents Radio 3©s classical breakfast show, DEUTSCHE HM 88985362562 (2CD) 1:01 AM featuring listener requests. Njiric, Niksa [b. 1927] Sebastian Duron: Music For Two Dynasties String Quartet No.1 in C sharp minor Email [email protected]. DURON: Dulce armonia, a 8, responsion general a san Francisco Sebastian String Quartet Javier; ¡Ay, infelice de aquel agresor!; Duerme, rosa, descansa, 1:25 AM SAT 09:00 Record Review (b08bb7q9) duo; ¡Ay, como cantan,¼!; Cupidillo volante; Dulcisimo dueno; Papandopulo, Boris [1906-1991] Building a Library: Beethoven: String Quartet No 12 Vaya pues rompiendo el ayre; ¡Volcanes de amor,¼!; Corazon, String Quartet Op.7 No.1 que suspiras atento; ¡Ah, Senor embozado!; Dulce clarin sonoro Sebastian String Quartet with Andrew McGregor. La Grande Chapelle, Albert Recasens 1:49 AM LAUDA LAU016 (CD) Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) 9am String Quartet No.2 in A major, Op.68 Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Carlo Francesco Cesarini: Cantatas Sebastian String Quartet SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, CESARINI, C F: Fetonte, e non ti basta; Filli, no©l niego, io dissi (La Gelosia); Gia gl©augelli canori (L©Arianna); Oh dell©Adria 2:26 AM trumpet & strings Op. 35; Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major Op. reina; Penso di non mirarvi; V©e una bella tutta ingegno Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826) 102; String Quartet No. 2 in A major Op. 68, iii. Waltz (arr. B Stephanie Varnerin (soprano), L©Astree, Giorgio Tabacco Missa sancta No.1 in E flat major, J224, ©Freischützmesse©, for Giltburg); String Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op. 110 (arr. B (conductor) soloists, chorus & orchestra Giltburg) APARTE AP136 (CD) Norwegian Soloist Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Grete Boris Giltburg (piano), Rhys Owens (trumpet), Royal Liverpool Pedersen Helgerùd (conductor) Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor) The Cardinal King 3:01 AM NAXOS 8573666 (CD) BOLIS: Cinque Assoluzzione: 1; Cinque Assoluzzione: 2; Cinque Prokofiev, Sergei [1891-1953] Assoluzzione: 5; Jesu quaeritis Nazarenum; Laudate pueri; Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.44 Morfydd Owen: Portrait of a Lost Icon Miserere; Letanie della Madonna Santissima Orchestre National de France, Pinchas Steinberg (conductor) OWEN: Spring; Mother's Lullaby; The Lamb; Rhapsody in C sharp minor; Tristesse; Maida Vale; Tal y Llyn; Little Eric; COSTANZI: Ave Maria 3:36 AM JOMMELLI: Oculi omnium Franck, Cesar [1822-1890] Glantaf; To Our Lady of Sorrows; Prelude in E minor; Four Flower Songs; Gweddi y Pechadur; Branwen; Sonata for Piano in TESSARINI: Allettamento da camera in G Op. 3, No. 2 Piano Quintet in F minor ZAMBONI: Splende la fredda luna; O memorie funeste; O come Jorgen Larsen (piano), Skampa Quartet E minor; Chorale (from Piano Quintet); The Land of Hush-a-bye Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Brian Ellsbury (piano) sei gentile; Feritevi, ferite 4:11 AM Ty Cerdd TCR 014 Cappella Fede, Harmonia Sacra, Peter Leech Grieg, Edvard [1843-1907] TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC0300 (CD) Norwegian Dance No.1, Op.35, for piano duet Elbphilharmonie Hamburg: The First Recording (Brahms: Leif Ove Andsnes & Håvard Gimse (piano) Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4) 11.45am ± Disc of the Week 4:18 AM BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F major Op. 90; Symphony No. 4 Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Pylkkänen, Tauno [1918-1980] in E minor Op. 98 SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 99; Suite for Oboe and Strings, Op.32 NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Thomas Hengelbrock Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor Op. 129 Aale Lindgren (oboe), Finnish Radio Orchestra, Petri Sakari (conductor) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), NDR Elbphilharmonie (conductor) SONY 88985405082 (CD) Orchester, Alan Gilbert (conductor) 4:27 AM BIS BIS2247 (Hybrid SACD) Tournier, Marcel (1879-1951) Voyages - Organ transcriptions Images, Op.35, for harp and string quartet BACH, J S: Cantata BWV29 ©Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken SAT 12:15 Music Matters (b08bb7qd) Erica Goodman (harp), Amadeus Ensemble dir©: Sinfonia (trans. Dupre) John Adams, Brexit and the arts 4:38 AM CHOPIN: Prelude Op. 28, No. 4 (trans. Liszt) Barriere, Jean [1705-1747] DEBUSSY: Preludes - Book 1: No. 10, La cathedrale engloutie Following the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th Sonata No.10 in G major for 2 cellos (trans. Roques) President of the United States, Tom Service talks to John Adams, Duo Fouquet FALLA: Ritual Fire Dance (from El amor brujo) (trans. Latry) who - as a composer, conductor and creative thinker - holds a 4:47 AM FAURE: Sicilienne from Pelleas et Melisande (trans. Robilliard) unique position in American music. Adams talks about the role of Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) KHACHATURIAN: Sabre Dance from Gayane (trans. music in America©s political and cultural life, and shares his views Valse impromptu, S213 Kiviniemi) on the future of the world©s classical music institutions. Also, Louis Schwizgebel (piano) LISZT: Legende S.175 No. 2, St. Francis of Paola walking on the Tom is joined by Cathy Graham (Director of Music, British 4:53 AM waves (trans Reger) Council), composer Gerard McBurney and Emmanuel Hondre Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) MENDELSSOHN: Variations serieuses in D minor Op. 54 (trans. (Philharmonie de Paris) to discuss the impact of Brexit on the Festive Overture, Op.96 Smits) classical music world. Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Uri Mayer (conductor) RIMSKY KORSAKOV: Flight of the Bumble Bee (trans. Saint- 5:01 AM Martin) John Adams: Whither Music? Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759) SAINT-SAENS: Danse macabre Op. 40 (trans. Lemare) John Adams talks about his hopes and fears for music and culture Overture - Agrippina WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod (trans. in America. `Music is the act of communicating emotion', says Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava, Ondrej Lenard Lemare) Adams, `and the ultimate result is to make people more aware and (conductor) Olivier Latry `Rieger organ of the Paris Philharmonie' sensitive beings'. He discusses what draws him to the themes of 5:08 AM ERATO 9029588850 (CD) his operas and the fragility of American society. Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) Fantasiestücke, Op.73 9:30am - Building a Library Whilst finding a deeper hope, John Adams talks about the Aljaz Begus (clarinet); Svjatoslav Presnjakov (piano) Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven fragility of the present time, and his concerns about the toxic side 5:19 AM Piece: String Quartet No. 12 in E♭ major, op. 127 of social media. `I fear we're going down a rabbit hole' he says. Langgaard, Rued (1893-1952) Reviewer: Stephen Johnson 3 Rose Gardens Songs (1919) (©Surely I may kiss you©; ©Behind His frustrations with what he sees as the timidity and risk averse the wall©; ©Tired©) 10:20am - New Tchaikovsky nature of classical audiences and institutions are laid bare: `New Danish National Radio Choir, Kaare Hansen (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4-6 music is viewed as problematic, unless it's a world premiere'. 5:29 AM TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36; Adams is proud of his operas, but thinks the economics and Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868) Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64; Symphony No. 6 in B minor institutional wariness mean younger composers are increasingly Prelude, Toccata and Variations Op. 74 ©Pathetique© using smaller scale forces. Mindaugas Gecevicius (horn), Ala Bendoraitiene (piano) Arctic Philharmonic, Christian Lindberg (conductor) 5:40 AM BIS BIS2178 (2Hybrid SACD) Tom asks him whether he sees himself as an experimentalist at Schmeltzer, Johann Heinrich [c.1620-1680] heart, to which Adams answers he's constantly comparing Fechtschule (Fencing School) Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 & 6 himself to the contemporary art world: `contemporary art draws Stockholm Antiqua TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 3 in D major Op. 29 ©Polish©; huge crowds, but not contemporary music.' Seeing Bob Dylan as 5:48 AM Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36; Symphony No. 6 in B minor often having more significance in today's culture, he does Albrecht, Alexander (1885-1958) Op. 74 ©Pathetique© however think the difference is perhaps that the change and Quintet for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon, Op.6, (1913) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko impact of classical music takes longer: `I remember a time when Pavol Kovác (piano), Bratislava Wind Quintet (conductor) Messiaen was never played and when American orchestras never 5:57 AM ONYX ONYX4162 (2CD) played Mahler'. Bridge, Frank [1879-1941] Enter Spring - rhapsody for orchestra 10.40am ± Elin Manahan Thomas on new vocal recordings United States: Inauguration Music BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Francois-Xavier Roth Mozart Arias What is the meaning of the music used and performers chosen for (conductor) MOZART: Schon lacht