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Through the Night

Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe

Through the Night; Through the Night

Through the Night: Through the Night

01/12/2007

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Jonathan Swain continues to mark Romananian National Day with works by Rossini, Porumbescu, Andricu, Perlea, Mendelssohn, Corelli, Bartok, Bruch, Lipatti and Enescu.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Sonata No 1 in G for string orchestra
Romanian National Chamber Orchestra
Ludovic Bacs (conductor)

5.13am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): French Suite No 2 in C minor for keyboard, BWV 813
Cristian Niculescu (piano) 

5.27am
Porumbescu, Ciprian (1853-1883): Ballad for violin and orchestra
Ion Voicu (violin)
Bucharest Chamber Orchestra
Madalin Voicu (conductor)

5.33am
Andricu, Mihail (1894-1974): Sinfonietta No 13, Op 123
Romanian National Radio Orchestra
Emanuel Elenescu (conductor)

5.41am
Perlea, Ionel (1900-1970): Lullaby for solo piano
Remus Manoleanu (piano)

5.46am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Variations sérieuses, Op 54
Rietze Smits (organ) 

5.58am
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713): Sarabande, Gigue and Badinerie
Ion Voicu (violin)
Bucharest Chamber Orchestra
Madalin Voicu (conductor)

6.06am
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945): Romanian folk dances, Sz 68, orch from Sz 56 
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
James Clark (conductor)

6.13am
Bruch, Max (1838-1920): Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op 26
Ion Voicu (violin)
Romanian National Radio Orchestra
Emanuel Elenescu (conductor)

6.36am
Lipatti, Dinu (1917-1950): 4 Songs
Valentin Teodorian (tenor)
Lisette Georgescu (piano)

6.47am
Enescu, George (1881-1955): Romanian Rhapsody No 1 in A, Op 11 No 1
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor).

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Breakfast

Radio 3's breakfast show, waking the UK up with the finest classical music in the best performances

Breakfast: 01/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 01/12/2007

Including The 48 at 8: Bach's Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C. Plus Tavener and Sibelius.

Including Tavener: Song for Athene. Beethoven: Rondino in E flat. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C. Sibelius: The Bard, Op 64.

From 7.00am

Tavener: Song for Athene
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra 
Andrew Litton (conductor)

Beethoven: Rondino in E flat
The Albion Ensemble

From 8.00am

The 48 at 8:

The first of 48 keyboard Preludes and Fugues, played over 48 days, that make up Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, performed by some of the world's greatest musicians.

Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C (The Well-tempered Clavier, Bk 1)
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Sibelius: The Bard, Op 64
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska (conductor).

Martin Handley

Music includes: 
7.00-8.00: TavenerSong for Athene Nicola 
Benedetti (violin), LPO, conductor Andrew Litton Beethoven Rondino in E flat Albion Ensemble 
8.00-9.00: The 48 at 8: Bach Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) 
Sibelius The Bard Lahti SO, Osmo Vanska 
Forfull details visit www.bbc. co.uk/radio3/breakfast on the day of transmission PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Address: Breakfast, BBC Radio 3. Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA

CD Review

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation

CD Review: Building a Library:  Haydn: Theresienmesse 

Building a Library:  Haydn: Theresienmesse 

BBC Radio 3 - CD Review, Building a Library:  Haydn: Theresienmesse

Andrew McGregor with new releases. Disc of the Week: Scriabin: Sonata No 5, Op 53.

With Andrew McGregor. 9.30am Building a Library: Haydn's Theresienmesse. 10.15am JPE Harper-Scott looks at recent releases of Elgar's music. 11.45am Disc: Scriabin: Sonata No 5.

Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to all that's new in the world of recorded music.

Building a Library: 
Haydn: Theresienmesse 

Reviewer - Richard Wigmore 

First choice:
(c/w Kleine Orgelmesse Hob XXII:7)
Janice Watson (soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Collegium Musicum 90 Choir, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHAN 0592 (CD)

CD Review BAL Catalogue Data
bal.haydn:
bal.haydn.theresienmesse

Introduced by Andrew McGregor. 
9.30 Building a Library Richard Wigmore recommends a recording of Haydn's Theresienmesse. 
10.15 Elgar scholar JPE Harper-Scott discusses some of the latest releases of the composer's music in this his 150th anniversary year. 
11.45 Disc of the Week Scriabin Piano Sonata No 5, Op 53 Yevgeni Sudbin www.bbc. co.uk/radio3/cdreview PHONE: [number removed] (calls from landlines cost no more than 8p a minute) email: cdreview@bbc.co.uk Text [number removed] (standard rate) Disc details are posted on the website and on CEEFAX. BBC1, page 651

Music Matters

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

Music Matters: 01/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, 01/12/2007

Tom Service immerses himself in the music of Domenico Scarlatti.

Tom Service immerses himself in the music of Domenico Scarlatti as the Royal Northern College of Music perform all 555 of his sonatas in one day in Manchester.

Tom Service immerses himself in the music of Domenico Scarlatti as the Royal Northern College of Music perform all 555 of his sonatas in one day in Manchester.

The life of composer and war poet Ivor Gurney is celebrated in Gloucester, and tenor Ian Bostridge talks about his year-long series of concerts at London's Barbican.

Tom Service immerses himself in the music of Domenico Scarlatti as the Royal Northern College of Music perform all 555 of his sonatas in a single day in Manchester. Composer and war poet 
Ivor Gurney is celebrated in Gloucester and Ian Bostridge talks about his year-long series of concerts at the Barbican in London. Producer Jeremy Evans.

The Early Music Show

An exploration of early developments in the musical world

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

The Early Music Show: 03/02/2007

03/02/2007

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, 03/02/2007

Catherine Bott looks at Cavalli's opera La Calisto and how approaches to it have developed

Catherine Bott looks at Cavalli's opera La Calisto and how approaches to this work have developed since the pioneering recording and performances by Raymond Leppard.

Catherine Bott considers how approaches to 
Cavalli's opera La Calisto have developed since the pioneering recording and performances by Raymond Leppard. Producer Rebecca Bean

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: 01/12/2007

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Another chance to hear a recital by tenor Andrew Kennedy with pianist Julius Drake.

Another chance to hear a recital from London's Wigmore Hall, by former Radio 3 New Generation Artist tenor Andrew Kennedy with pianist Julius Drake.

Another chance to hear last Monday's Lunchtime Concert.

Sarah Walker introduces a recital from London's Wigmore Hall, by former Radio 3 New Generation Artist tenor Andrew Kennedy with pianist Julius Drake. The programme includes reflective Faure, powerhouse Strauss, and some lesser-known gems by Ivor Gurney.

Faure: Rencontre; Toujours; Adieu, Op 21; Green, Op 58, No 3; Prison, Op 83, No 1; Nell, Op 18, No 1; Fleur jetee, Op 39, No 2

Ivor Gurney: By a bierside; Severn meadows; In flanders; Even such is time; Tarentella; On wenlock edge

Strauss: Ich trage meine Minne, Op 32, No 1; Sehnsucht, Op 32, No 2; Liebeshymnus, Op 32, No 3; O süsser Mai, Op 32, No 4; Himmelsboten, Op 32, No 5; Heimliche Aufforderung, Op 27, No 3; Wenn, Op 31, No 2.

Another chance to hear last Monday's recital from the Wigmore Hall. Introduced by Sarah Walker. Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) 
Faure Poeme d'un Jour, Op 21; Green, Op 58 No 3; Prison, Op 83 No 1; Nell, Op 18 No 1; Fleur Jetée, Op 39 No 2 
Gurney By a Bierside; Severn Meadows; In Flanders; Even Such Is Time; Tarentella; On Wenlock Edge 
Strauss Five Lieder, Op 32; 
Heimliche Aufforderung , Op 27 No 3; Wenn, Op 31 No 2

World Routes

Programme exploring music from around the world

Programme exploring music from around the world, featuring interviews with performers, live concerts, monthly CD reviews and special location reports

World Routes: 01/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, 01/12/2007

Lucy Duran presents a studio session by the Vietnamese singer Huong Thanh.

Lucy Duran presents a studio session by the Vietnamese singer Huong Thanh, and a round-up of nominations for Album of the Year in the 2008 BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music.

Lucy Duran presents a studio session by the Vietnamese singer Huong Thanh, and a round-up of nominations for the Album of the Year category of the 2008 BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music, with guests Mary Ann Kennedy and Charlie Gillett.

Featuring a studio session by Vietnamese singer Huong Thanh , and a round-up of nominations for the Album of the Year category in the 2008 BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music, with guests Mary Ann Kennedy and Charlie Gillett. Presented by LucyDuran. Producer Felix Carey

Jazz Line-Up

Programme exploring jazz music, focussing both on established, mainstream players and on the new generation of younger artists

Jazz Line-Up: 01/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Line-Up, 01/12/2007

Claire Martin with new jazz releases. Plus she talks to Dhafer Youssef Wolfgang Muthspiel.

Claire Martin returns to the studio with a selection of new jazz releases. Including an interview with Dhafer Youssef Wolfgang Muthspiel.

Claire Martin 's guests include a true jazz legend, trumpeter Hugh Masekela. Also appearing is 
Jason Yarde , who has been commissioned by the LSO to compose a flugelhorn concerto.

Jazz Record Requests

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.

Join our community of jazz lovers. Alyn Shipton is waiting for your requests: email jazzrecordrequests@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.

Jazz Record Requests: 01/12/2007

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Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.

Geoffrey Smith presents listeners'jazz requests. ADDRESS: Jazz Record Requests, BBC Radio 3, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA 
Fax: [number removed] email: jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk

Opera on 3

Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances

Programme presenting rare and fascinating performances and vividly communicating the immediacy of the live experience

Opera on 3: Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore

Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore

Mikko Franck conducts Laurent Pelly's production for the Royal Opera House.

Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore: Laurent Pelly's production for the Royal Opera House stars Aleksandra Kurzak, Stefano Secco and Ludovic Tezier, under the baton of Mikko Franck.

Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore

Nemorino is in love with the fickle Adina, who refuses to marry him. When Sergeant Belcore proposes to her too, Nemorino is desperate enough to put his faith in the love potion that worked for Queen Isolde, sold by the dubious Dr Dulcamara. But it takes 24 hours to work, and Adina and Belcore's wedding is the next day. Several plot twists, and many wonderful melodies later, all ends happily ever after.

Laurent Pelly's production for the Royal Opera House stars Aleksandra Kurzak, Stefano Secco and Ludovic Tezier, under the baton of Mikko Franck. Tom Service presents, and is joined in the box by Italian opera expert Professor Roger Parker to guide us through one of Donizetti's most popular works.

Nemorino ...... Stefano Secco (tenor)
Adina ...... Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano)
Belcore ...... Ludovic Tézier (baritone)
Giannetta ...... Kishani Jayasinghe (soprano)
Dulcamara ...... Paolo Gavanelli (baritone)

Royal Opera Chorus
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Mikko Franck (conductor).

L'Elisird'Amore 
Tom Service presents a performance of Donizetti's L'Elisird'Amore and talks to Italian opera expert Professor Roger Parker about one of the composer's most popular works. Nemorino is in love with Adina, who refuses to marry him. When Sergeant Belcore also proposes to her, 
Nemorino is desperate enough to put his faith in a love potion, sold by the dubious Dr Dulcamara.  
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conductor Mikko Franck 
RT DIRECT: Donizetti's L'Elisird'Amore (2 CDs) is available for E19.99 including p&p. Address: [address removed]. Cheque payable to Selections. Phone [number removed], quoting [number removed], or visit www.selections.com/rtdirect

The Wire

Showcase for works that push the boundaries of drama and narrative

Showcase for works that push the boundaries of drama and narrative, created by first-time radio writers and also writers distinguished in other forms

The Wire: Gulf

Gulf

BBC Radio 3 - The Wire, Gulf

Crazy golf takes on a new meaning in Mark Kotting's fiery portrait of a family in meltdown

Crazy golf takes on a whole new meaning in Mark Kotting's fiery portrait of a family in meltdown, as 30 years of smouldering tensions finally reach their flashpoint.

By Mark Kotting.

Crazy golf takes on a whole new meaning in this fiery portrait of a family in meltdown, as 30 years of smouldering tensions finally reach their flashpoint.

Terry ...... Steven Hartley
Nan ...... Ann Mitchell
Danny ...... Ben Onwukwe
Emma ...... Emma Noakes
Carol ...... Tilly Vosburgh
Mr Pink ...... Simon Treves
Doctor ...... Peter Marinker

Directed by Toby Swift.

Gulf 
Crazy golf takes on an entirely new meaning in this fiery portrait of a family in meltdown. 
Today's the day 30 years of smouldering tensions finally reach their flashpoint. By Mark Kotting.   
Director Toby Swift 
Spoken word choices: page 129

Pre-Hear

Companion programme to Hear and Now, offering more of the best new music

Companion programme to Hear and Now, the contemporary music showcase, offering more of the best new music

Pre-Hear: Chansons Francaises

Chansons Francaises

BBC Radio 3 - Pre-Hear, Chansons Francaises

The BBC Singers and conductor David Hill perform choral music.

Chansons Francaises: Recorded at London's Little Venice Festival, the BBC Singers and conductor David Hill perform choral music by Poulenc, Ravel, Berkeley, Milhaud and Salvador.

Chansons Francaises

Recorded at London's Little Venice Festival, the BBC Singers and conductor David Hill perform choral music by Poulenc, Ravel, Sir Lennox Berkeley (who was friends with both of them), Milhaud, and the great French popular chanteur, Henri Salvador.

Poulenc: Chansons Francaises (Nos 1-4)
Berkeley: There was neither Grass nor Corn; The Midnight Murk
Ravel: Trois Chansons
Milhaud: Quatrains Valaisans
Salvador, arr. Roland Chagnon: Tu reviens; Apres nous
Poulenc: Chansons Francaises (Nos 5-8).

Chansons Françaises 
The BBC Singers and David Hill , recorded at 
London's Little Venice Festival, perform choral music by Poulenc, Lennox Berkeley , Milhaud and popular French chanteur Henri Salvador. BBC Singers, conductor David Hill 
Poulenc Chansons Fran çaises Nos 1-4 
Lennox Berkeley There Was Neither Grass Nor Corn; The Midnight Murk 
Milhaud Quatrains 
Valaisans Henri Salvador , arr Roland Chagnon Tu Reviens; Après Nous 
Poulenc Chansons Françaises Nos 5-8

Hear and Now

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and studio sessions from the best new groups, and premiering works commissioned by the BBC

Hear and Now: 01/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, 01/12/2007

Tom Service introduces music for string quartet from the 2006 Sonorities Festival.

Tom Service introduces a concert of contemporary music for string quartet from the 2006 Sonorities Festival in Belfast, plus a performance of Gary Carpenter's After Braque.

Tom Service introduces a concert of contemporary music for string quartet from the 2006 Sonorities Festival in Belfast. Plus a performance of Gary Carpenter's After Braque, inspired by the works of the French painter.

Tim Souster: Hambledon Hill
James MacMillan: Memento
Christopher Fox: 1-2-3
Michael Alcorn: Leave No Trace.
Stephen Montague: String Quartet No 1
Smith Quartet

Gary Carpenter: After Braque
Ensemble 10/10
Clark Rundell (conductor).

Tom Service introduces a concert of contemporary music for string quartet from last year's Sonorities Festival in Belfast. Plus a performance of Gary Carpenter 's After Brague. Tim Souster Hambledon Hill James  MacMillan Memento Christopher Fox 1-2-3 
Michael Alcorn Leave No Trace 
Stephen Montague String Quartet No 1 Smith Quartet 
Gary Carpenter After Braque 
Ensemble 10/10, conductor Clark Rundell

The Early Music Show: 24/11/2007

24/11/2007

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, 24/11/2007

Laurence Cummings explores the life and operas of the composer Reinhard Keiser.

Harpsichordist and conductor Laurence Cummings explores the life and operas of composer Reinhard Keiser, who was an influence on Handel.

Harpsichordist and conductor Laurence Cummings explores the life and operas of Reinhard Keiser.

Keiser was a prolific composer of opera in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, but his music was often neglected in favour Handel's work, who in fact was influenced by and borrowed musical ideas from Keiser.

Harpsichordist and conductor Laurence Cummings explores the life and music of Reinhard Keiser.

Through the Night: 02/12/2007

02/12/2007

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With Jonathan Swain. Including Haydn, Mozart, Telemann, Stravinsky, Dvorak and Beethoven.

Including 1.00 Haydn, Mozart, Bach, Paganini, Novak. 2.48 Telemann, Chopin, Karlowicz, Stravinsky, Forster. 5.00 Beethoven, Dussek, Kodaly, Dvorak, Morales, Rubinstein, Handel.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Haydn, (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809): Symphony No 96 in D (The Miracle)
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Neville Marriner (conductor)

1.23am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Violin Concerto No 5 in A, K219
David Garrett (violin)
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Neville Marriner (conductor)

1.51am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Sarabande (Partita No 1 in B minor)
David Garrett (violin)

1.54am
Paganini, Nicolò (1782-1840): Caprice No 14 in E flat, Op 1
David Garrett (violin)

1.56am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827): Symphony No 2 in D, Op 36
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Neville Marriner (conductor)

2.32am
Novak, Vitezslav (1870-1949): Piano Trio in D minor, Op 27
Suk Trio

2.48am
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767): Der Tag des Gerichts (The Day of Judgment)
Ann Monoyios (soprano)
David Cordier (alto)
Wilfried Jochens (tenor)
Stephan Schreckenberger (bass)
Rheinische Kantorei
Das Kleine Konzert
Hermann Max (director)

3.59am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Variations in E on a German National Air
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

4.07am
Pisendel, Johann Georg (1687-1755): Violin Sonata in C minor (attrib. Bach as BWV 1024)
Barbara Jane Gilbey (violin)
Sue-Ellen Paulsen (cello)
Geoffrey Lancaster (harpsichord)

4.22am
Karlowicz, Mieczyslaw (1876-1909): A Sorrowful Tale (Preludes to Eternity)
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrzej Strazynski (conductor)

4.33am
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971): Dumbarton Oaks
James Anagnoson, Leslie Kinton (piano)

4.49am
Förster, Kaspar (1616-1673): Repleta est malis, KBPJ 35
Kai Wessel (countertenor)
Krzysztof Szmyt (tenor)
Grzegorz Zychowicz (bass)
Il Tempo Baroque Ensemble.

With Jonathan Swain. Haydn Symphony No 96 in D 
(Miracle) Mozart Violin Concerto No 5 in A, K219 David Garrett , Luxembourg PO, conductor Neville Marriner 
1.51 Bach Sarabande (Partita No I in B minor, BWV1002) 
1.54 Paganini Caprice in E flat, Op 1 No 14 1.56 Beethoven Symphony No 2 in D 2.32 Novak Piano Trio in D minor, Op 27 (Quasi una Ballata) 2.48 Telemann Der Tag des 
Gerichts 3.59 Chopin Variations in E on a German National Air, Op posth 4.07 Pisendel, attrib Bach Violin Sonata in C minor, BWV1024 4.22 Karlowicz A Sorrowful Tale (Preludes to Eternity, Op 13) 4-33 Stravinsky Concerto in E flat (Dumbarton Oaks) 4.49 Forster Repleta Est Malis 
5.00 Beethoven, arr Sedlak Overture: Fidelio 5.06 Mozart Menuetto and Trio (String Quartet in D minor, K421) 5.10 Dussek Sonata in D, Op 31 No 2 5.24 Kodaly The Aged 
5.32 Dvorak Carnival Overture 5.42 Morales Andreas Christi Famulus a 8 5.48 Rubinstein On an Airy Ocean, without Rudder or Sail (The Demon) 5.53 Haydn String TrioinBflat Op53 No26.02 SamiauskasRequiem6.36 Handel Recorder Sonata in Cminor, HWV386a 6A7 Mozart Fantasy in C minor, K475

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