Radio 3 Listings for 14 – 20 March 2020 Page 1 of 26 SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2020 Concerto Grosso no 3 in B minor Concertino, Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players SAT 01:00 Through the Night (m000g47f) Brahms and Elgar from Romania 05:01 AM Richard Strauss (1864-1949), Franz Hasenohrl (arranger) Romanian Radio National Orchestra and Rumon Gamba in Till Eulenspiegel - Einmal Anders! Brahms's Violin Concerto with Cristina Anghelescu, and Elgar's Festival Ensemble of the Festival of the Sound, James Campbell Enigma Variations. Catriona Young presents. (conductor) 01:01 AM 05:10 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli (1630-1670) Violin Concerto in D, op. 77 Sonata No 6 for violin and continuo 'La Sabbatina' Cristina Anghelescu (violin), Romanian Radio National Andrew Manze (violin), Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor) 05:19 AM 01:39 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Rondo in A minor K.511 for piano Andante, from 'Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003' Jean Muller (piano) Cristina Anghelescu (violin) 05:30 AM 01:43 AM Jose de Nebra (1702-1768) Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Llegad, llegad, creyentes, cantata Enigma Variations, op. 36 Maria Espada (soprano), Al Ayre Espanol, Eduardo Lopez Banzo Romanian Radio National Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor) (harpsichord) 02:13 AM 05:40 AM Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Jan van Gilse (1881-1944) Nisi Dominus (Psalm 127) for voice and orchestra (RV.608) Concert Overture in C minor Matthew White (counter tenor), Arte dei Suonatori, Eduardo Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen Lopez Banzo (conductor) (conductor) 02:34 AM 05:50 AM Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Arnold Bax (1883-1953) String Quartet in G minor, Op 10 Legend for viola and piano Tilev String Quartet Steven Dann (viola), Bruce Vogt (piano) 03:01 AM 06:00 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Robert Schumann (1810 -1856) Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op 115 Spanisches Liederspiel (Op. 74) Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet), Van Kuijk Quartet Margit Laszlo (soprano), Jozsef Reti (tenor), Zolte Bende (bass), Hungarian Radio & Television Choir, Zoltan Vasarhelyi 03:38 AM (conductor) Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 -1975) 24 Preludes Op 34 for piano 06:25 AM Igor Levit (piano) Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) Etudes and polkas (book 3) 04:13 AM Antonin Kubalek (piano) Juan Crisostomo Arriaga (1806-1826) Los Esclavos Felices - overture 06:34 AM Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena (conductor) Fela Sowande (1905-1987) African suite for harp and strings (1944) 04:21 AM CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824) Duo concertante in G major Alexandar Avramov (violin), Ivan Peev (violin) SAT 07:00 Breakfast (m000gdzt) Saturday - Elizabeth Alker 04:30 AM Pierre Max Dubois (1930-1995) Classical music for breakfast time plus found sounds and the Quartet for flutes odd unclassified track. Valentinas Kazlauskas (flute), Lina Baublyte (flute), Albertas Stupakas (flute), Giedrius Gelgotas (flute) Email [email protected] 04:38 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) SAT 09:00 Record Review (m000gdzy) Trio for strings in B flat major, Op 53 no 2 Ravel's String Quartet in Building a Library with Jeremy Sams Leopold String Trio and Andrew McGregor 04:46 AM 9.00am Claude Debussy (1862-1918) La Cathedrale engloutie - no.10 from Preludes book 1 (1910) Eric Whitacre: Marimba Quartets (choral music arranged by Philippe Cassard (piano) Joby Burgess) Joby Burgess Marimba Quartet 04:52 AM Signum Classics SIGCD625 Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) https://signumrecords.com/product/eric-whitacre-marimba- Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 14 – 20 March 2020 Page 2 of 26 quartets/SIGCD625/ http://www.orchidclassics.com/releases/orc100127-stewart- goodyear-beethoven-concertos/ Beethoven: “Ein neuer Weg” Piano Sonatas Op.31; Variations Opp.34 & 35 Beethoven – The Piano Concertos Andreas Staier (fortepiano) Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) Harmonia Mundi HMM 902327.28 (2 CDs) Kölner Akademie Michael Alexander Willens (conductor) Ēriks Ešenvalds: Translations BIS Records BIS-2274 (2 Hybrid SACDs) Portland State Chamber Choir https://bis.se/performers/brautigam-ronald/beethoven-the-piano- Ethan Sperry (conductor) concertos https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.5741 24 Rachmaninoff in Lucerne - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 3 Nadia & Lili Boulanger: Mélodies Behzod Abduraimov (piano) Cyrille Dubois (tenor) Luzerner Sinfonieorchester Tristan Raës (piano) James Gaffigan (conductor) Aparte AP224 Sony Classical 19075981622 https://www.apartemusic.com/albums/nadia-et-lili-boulanger- https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/rachmanino melodies/ ff-in-lucerne-rhapsody-on-a-theme-of-paganini-symphony-no-3 Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24 11.15am Record of the Week Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano) Les Violons du Roy Kate Lindsey: Arianna Jonathan Cohen (conductor) Music by George Frideric Handel, Alessandro Scarlatti, Franz Analekta AN 2 9147 Joseph Haydn https://www.analekta.com/en/albums/mozart-piano- Kate Lindsey (mezzo-soprano) concertos-22-24-charles-richard-hamelin-violons-du-roy/ Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen (conductor) 9.30am Building a Library – Jeremy Sams on Ravel’s String Alpha Classics ALPHA576 (CD or download) Quartet https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/l-arianna-alpha576 Maurice Ravel finished his String Quartet in F major in 1903 at the age of 28. In some way it's modelled on Debussy's String SAT 11:45 Music Matters (m000gd6h) Quartet of 10 years earlier. But it has been described as being Vikingur Olafsson, ENO Figaro, Prokofiev operas "opposite to Debussy's symbolism, abandoning the vagueness and formlessness of the early French impressionists in favour of Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson, a return to classic standards." It quickly established itself as a whose new CD juxtaposes the music of French composers standard work in the chamber music repertory. Rameau and Debussy, author Christina Guillaumier on her new book The Operas of Sergei Prokofiev, as well as Russian music 10.15am New Releases expert Gerard McBurney, and visits English National Opera in London to chat to cast and director Joe Hill-Gibbins of a new Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1 & Symphony No.1 – Gounod: Petite production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Symphonie Scottish Chamber Orchestra François Leleux (conductor) SAT 12:30 This Classical Life (m000gf02) LINN CKD624 Jess Gillam with... Dani Howard https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/bizet-carmen-suite- no-1-symphony-no-1-gounod-petite-symphonie-ckd624 Saxophonist Jess Gillam is joined by composer Dani Howard, and between them they swap music by Thomas Adès, Anna Mayseder: Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 64 & Violin Concerto No. 2, Thorvaldsdottir and Fats Waller. Op. 26 Wiener Sängerknaben, Herrenchor der Wiener Hofmusikkapelle, Track we played today... Ensemble der Wiener Hofmusikkapelle Thomas Christian (conductor) Thomas Ades - In Seven Days: iv. Stars - Sun - Moon Gramola GRAM99220 (CD or download) Nicolas Hodges (piano) London Sinfonietta, Thomas Ades https://www.gramola.at/en/shop/produkte/chor/gramola/thomas +christian,wr.saengerknaben/joseph+mayseder/141851/ Toshio Hosokawa - Japanese folksongs: no.2; Itsuki no komori uta (Lullaby of Itsuki) Aspects of America: The Pulitzer Edition Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Christian Rivet (guitar) Music by Walter Piston, Morton Gould, Howard Hanson Oregon Symphony Orchestra Steve Reich – Variations for Vibes, Pianos and Strings: I. Fast Carlos Kalmar (conductor) London Sinfonietta, Alan Pierson Pentatone PTC 5186763 https://www.pentatonemusic.com/oregon-symphony-kalmar-asp Anna Thorvaldsdottir - In The Light of Air (Existence) ects-of-america-pulitzer-edition-walter-piston-morton-gould- International Contemporary Ensemble howard-hanson Robert Schumann - Fantasiestücke, Op. 73; III. Rasch und mit 10.45am New Releases – Piano Concertos Feuer Sol Gabetta (cello) Hélène Grimaud (piano) Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos Stewart Goodyear (piano) Fats Waller – Two Sleepy People BBC National Orchestra of Wales Andrew Constantine (conductor) Rae Morris - Do it (Acoustic Version) Orchid Classics ORC100127 (3 CDs) Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 3 Listings for 14 – 20 March 2020 Page 3 of 26 Satie - 3 Gymnopedies for piano, no.1 in D major; Norwegian harbour where he moors beside Daland. He's Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) impressed by the Dutchman's wealth and offers him shelter, and is no less impressed by the Dutchman's interest in his daughter, Senta. The Dutchman hopes he has found his SAT 13:00 Inside Music (m000gf06) redemption in Senta, who is looking for a change to her Layers of musical time revealed by pianist Keval Shah mundane life, and she eagerly accepts the Dutchman's declaration of love and his proposal. But he wrongly thinks she Pianist Keval Shah compares the last movement of Sibelius’ is unfaithful, so returns to his ship and sets sail without her. Fifth Symphony to a long distance train journey, finds Martha Argerich and Maurice Ravel painting watery sounds together, The starry cast at the Met includes Anja Kampe's Met debut as and describes how John Adams uses a huge symphony Senta and the bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin as the Dutchman. orchestra to conjure up the feeling of being suspended in Today's performance from the Metropolitan Opera House is space. presented by Mary-Jo Heath with commentator Ira Siff. Keval also shows how two tiny but vivid stories are brought to The Dutchman.....Evgeny