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Breakfast

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

Breakfast: Rob Cowan

25/03/2009

Rob Cowan

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan presents music by J Strauss II, Mozart, Dowland, Bach, Strauss and Buxtehude.

With Rob Cowan. J Strauss II: Overture (Die Fledermaus). Mozart: Adagio and Fugue, K546. Dowland: O Sweet Woods. Bach: Toccata in D, BWV912. Buxtehude: Jesu meines Lebens Leben.

The complete Breakfast playlist is posted online after the programme has been broadcast.



07:03

CHARPENTIER
Prelude from Te Deum, H.146
Wynton Marsalis (trumpet)
English Chamber Orchestra
Anthony Newman (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL 88697095792   CD1   T.8


07:05

MARTINU
Spring, H.127
Lada Valesova (piano)
AVIE AV2142   T.28


07:10

STRAUSS
Overture to Die Fledermaus
Sadler’s Wells Orchestra
Vilem Tausky (conductor)
EMI 585002 2   CD1     T.1


07:18

DOWLAND
O Sweet Woods
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Anthony Rooley (lute)
BIS  CD 1734/35   CD4   T.1


07:25

Ernest TOMLINSON
Little Serenade
Pro Arte Orchestra
George Weldon (conductor)
EMI CLASSICS CDM 5 66537 2,   T.4				


07:31

GLIERE
Valse from The Bronze Horseman – Suite, op.89a
Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitry Liss (conductor)
RUSSIAN DISC RDCD10037    T.11


07:35

HENRY VIII
Though sum saith that yough rulyth me
Sirinu
Hugh Wilson (tenor)
CHANDOS CHAN0621   T.30


07:39

MOZART
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, KV 546
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 445 408-2


07:48

VISÉE
Suite in D minor
Andrés Segovia (guitar)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8133,   CD3   T.2-7	

						
07:55

CHOPIN
Preludes in E minor & D major from 24 Preludes for piano, op.28
Llyr Williams (piano)
QUARTZ QTZ2040     T.4-5


08:03

GLINKA
Jota aragonesa
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
PHILIPS 432 826-2    T.4


08:12

HOWELLS
I love all beauteous things
The Choir of Wells Cathedral
Rupert Gough (organ)
Malcolm Archer (director)
HYPERION CDA67494   T.6


08:19

STRAUSS
Egyptian March
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 435 246-2,   CD2   T.5


08:25

MUSSORGSKY
Mephistopheles’s song of the flea
Vassily Savenko (bass-baritone)
Michael Dussek (piano)
MERIDIAN CDE84399   T.13


08:31

WEBER
Euryanthe Overture
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini
RCA GD60292   T.7


08:41

BUXTEHUDE				
Jesu meines Lebens Leben
Gli Angeli Geneve
Stephan Macleod (director)
SONY CLASSICAL 88697225032   T.10-11


08:48

MAYERL
The Nimble-fingered Gentleman
Phillip Dyson (piano)
ASV CDWHL2071    T.14


08:54

Richard STRAUSS
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op.28
London Symphony Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
ORFEO C 606 031 B   T.9


09:10

MENDELSSOHN
Song without Words, Op.62, no.1
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 453 061-2   CD2  T.1	


09:13

RAVEL
Menuet antique
Orchestre de Paris
Jean Martinon (conductor)
EMI CDM7695652    T.7


09:20

BACH
Toccata in D major, BWV 912
Lise de la Salle (piano)
NAÏVE V 5006   T.4


09:32

SAINT-SAENS
Printemps qui commence (Samson et Dalila)
Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano)
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Henry Lewis (conductor)
DECCA 478 0165,    CD6   T.8

		
09:39

MOZART
Divertimento in D major, KV 136
Hagen Quartet
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4399402    T.5-7


09:52

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
(Scherzo) The Waves from A Sea Symphony, 3rd mvt.
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)
TELDEC 4509945502   T.3

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.

Presented by Rob Cowan. Music includes: 
7.00-8-30: J Strauss (son) Overture: Die Fledermaus Sadler 's Wells Orchestra, conductor Vilem Tausky Mozart Adagioand Fugue , KV546 Berlin Radio 
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ferenc Fricsay Dowland 0 Sweet 
Woods Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute) 
8.30-10.00: Bach Toccata in D, BWV912 Lise de la Salle (piano) 
Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche LSO, conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch 
Buxtehude Jesu meines Lebens Leben 
Gli Angeli Geneve , director Stephan Macleod

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: James Jolly

James Jolly

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, James Jolly

James Jolly presents music by Haydn, Sibelius, Lindberg, Nielsen and Tchaikovsky.

With James Jolly. Including Haydn: Symphony No 24 in D. Sibelius: Lemminkainen and the Maidens of the Island (Legends, Op 22). Lindberg: Chorale. Nielsen: Symphony No 1 in G minor.

With James Jolly.

10.00am
Haydn: Symphony No 24 in D
Cantilena
Adrian Shepherd (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 8505

10.21am
Sibelius: Lemminkainen and the Maidens of the Island (Lemminkainen Legends, Op 22)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 852-2

10.39am
Lindberg: Chorale
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 1038-2

10.46am
Nielsen: Symphony No 1 in G minor, Op 7
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)
FINLANDIA 8573-85574-2

11.18am
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op 35
Oleg Kagan (violin)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Diansug Kachidze (conductor)
LIVE CLASSICS LCL 105.

With James Jolly.
Haydn Symphony No 24 in D
Cantilena, conductor Adrian Shepherd
10.21 Sibelius Lemminkainen and the Maidens of Saari (Lemminkainen Legends, Op 22) Helsinki PO, conductor Leif Segerstam
10.39 Lindberg Chorale Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sakari Oramo
10.46 Nielsen Symphony No I
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste
11.18 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D
Oleg Kagan , Moscow PO, conductor Diansug Kachidze

Composer of the Week

Donald Macleod offers a weekly guide to composers and their music.

Donald Macleod offers an informative and accessible guide to composers and their music.

Composer of the Week: Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)

Composer of the Week: Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956): Episode 3

Episode 3

Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)

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Donald Macleod focuses on Gliere's short-lived career as a conductor.

Donald Macleod focuses on Gliere's short-lived career as a conductor, studying in Berlin. Including a performance of his Second Symphony, hailed by critics as 'vivid and fresh'.

Donald Macleod is joined by Russian music expert Gerard McBurney to explore Gliere's life and work, from his beginnings in Kiev to his later prominent position in Moscow as both composer and teacher.

They focus on Gliere's short-lived career as a conductor, studying in Berlin. From a recording made in 1949, we hear Gliere conducting part of his Second Symphony, which was hailed by critics as 'vivid and fresh' and a significant step forward in the composer's symphonic evolution. There are also two unusual works for wind: Song, Op 35 No 3 - for oboe and piano, and the Concerto for Horn and Orchestra inspired by Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.

Song (Pieces, Op 35 No 3)
Ivan Paisov (oboe)
Natalia Shcherbakova (piano)
Naxos 8.570596, Tr 3

Symphony No 2 in C minor (Allegro giocoso)
All-Union Radio Orchestra
Reinhold Gliere (conductor)
Consonance 81-3002, Tr 2

Stars in a spring night, Op 18 No 3
Elena Prokina (soprano)
Semion Skigin (piano)
Conifer 75605 513032, Tr 12

Phoenix; Allegro; Romance; Ensemble Dance; Red Ship (The Red Poppy, Act 2)
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Yuri Fayer (conductor)
Olympia OCD202, Trs 5-6

Concerto in B flat for horn and orchestra, Op 91
Hermann Baumann (horn)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor)
Philips 416380-2, Trs 1-3.

Donald Macleod and Gerard McBurney chart Reinhold Gliere's life and career

Donald Macleod and Gerard McBurney chart Reinhold Gliere's life and career, from his beginnings in Kiev to his later prominent position in Moscow as both compser and teacher

Composer of the Week: Gliere

3/5. Donald Macleod looks at Gliere's short-lived career as a conductor, while studying in Berlin. Song, Op 35 No 3 
Ivan Paisov (oboe), Natalia Shcherbakova (piano) Allegro giocoso (Symphony No 2 in C minor) All-Union Radio Orchestra, conducted by the composer Stars in a Spring Night, Op 18 No 3 
Elena Prokina (soprano), Semion Skigin (piano) The Red Poppy, Act 2 (excerpts) 
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, conductor Yuri Fayer Horn Concerto in B flat, Op 91 
Hermann Baumann , Leipzig Gewandhaus 
Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur Repeated at 10pm

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: Llyr Williams at the BBC Hoddinott Hall

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Llyr Williams at the BBC Hoddinott Hall: Episode 2

Episode 2

Llyr Williams at the BBC Hoddinott Hall

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Shen Yang (bass-baritone) and Llyr Williams (piano) in songs by Schubert, Brahms and Wolf.

Penny Gore presents a recital given at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, with Shen Yang (bass-baritone) and Llyr Williams (piano) performing songs by Schubert, Brahms and Wolf.

Llyr Williams at BBC Hoddinott Hall: part of a series of chamber concerts devised by Welsh pianist Llyr Williams with BBC Radio 3, to mark the opening in January 2009 of the BBC's new studio and concert hall at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay. 

A Tribute to Hans Hotter - Songs by Schubert, Brahms and Wolf

Shenyang (bass-baritone)
Llyr Williams (piano)

Llyr Williams first worked with Shenyang in 2007, when Llyr accompanied Shenyang through the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition. Shenyang went on to be crowned overall champion. 

Shenyang created this programme as a special tribute to one of his greatest musical heroes: Hans Hotter, the legendary German bass-baritone. Shenyang says "I never met Hans Hotter but, even so, I learned a lot from him. He had a very special style of singing which you don't find today." 

Franz Schubert: 
Wandrers Nachtlied (Uber allen Gipfeln ist Ruh) (D.768) (Op.96'3) 
Der Wanderer (Ich komme von Gebirge her) (D.489) 
Gruppe aus dem Tartarus (Horch wie Murmeln) - 1st setting (D.396) 
Am Bach im Fruhlinge (D.361) 
Der Zwerg (D.771) 

Johannes Brahms:
5 Songs (Op.47) no.3; Sonntag 
6 Songs (Op.86) no.2; Feldeinsamkeit 
5 Songs (Op.47) no.1; Botschaft 

Hugo Wolf:
Goethe-Lieder for voice and piano no.50; Ganymed 
Goethe-Lieder for voice and piano no.51; Grenzen der Menschheit 
Goethe-Lieder for voice and piano no.49; Prometheus.

Chamber concerts from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, devised by pianist Llyr Williams

Series of chamber concerts from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, specially devised for Radio 3 by pianist Llyr Williams to mark the opening of the BBC's new studio and concert venue

Afternoon on 3

With Penny Gore. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Shenyang (bass-baritone) and Llyr Williams (piano) perform songs by Schubert, Brahms and Wolf. 
2.00 BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Continuing the focus on the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra. 
Sam Hayden Substratum BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor David Robertson Mozart Violin Concerto No 2 in D, K211 
Gil Shaham , BBCSO, conductor David Robertson 
2.55 Messiaen Un sourire 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor David Robertson Stravinsky Violin Concerto 
Gil Shaham , BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor David Robertson 
3.30 Judith Weir Concrete 
Samuel West (narrator), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins

Afternoon Concert

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras from around the world

Afternoon on 3: BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Afternoon Concert: BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: Episode 3

BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

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Penny Gore presents music by Sam Hayden, Mozart, Messiaen, Stravinsky and Weir.

Penny Gore presents music marking the 80th birthday in 2009 of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Featuring works by Sam Hayden, Mozart, Messiaen, Stravinsky and Judith Weir.

Penny Gore presents highlights from concerts by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Chorus to celebrate their eightieth birthday in 2009.

Sam Hayden: Substratum
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)

Mozart: Violin Concerto No 2 in D
Gil Shaham (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)

2.55pm

Messiaen: Un sourire
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)

3.30pm

Judith Weir: Concrete
Samuel West (narrator)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Series of concerts by the BBC SO and Chorus, who celebrate their 80th birthday in 2009

Series of concerts casting a spotlight on the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Chorus, who celebrate their 80th birthday in 2009

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: 25/03/2009

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From Wells Cathedral for the Feast of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

From Wells Cathedral for the Feast of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Introit: Ne timeas, Maria (Victoria)
Responses: Tomkins
Psalms: 111, 131, 146 (Plainsong)
First Lesson: Isaiah 52 vv1-12
Office Hymn: The Lord whom earth and sea and sky (Eisenach)
Canticles: The Wells Service (Peter Maxwell Davies) (first broadcast)
Second Lesson: Hebrews 2 vv5-14
Anthem: Ave Maria a 8 (Victoria)
Final Hymn: For Mary, Mother of the Lord (St Botolph)
Organ Voluntary: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (Fuge uber das Magnificat pro organo pleno), BWV733 (Bach)

Assistant organist: Jonathan Vaughn
Organist and master of the choristers: Matthew Owens.

From Wells Cathedral for the Feast of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary. 
Introit: Ne timeas, Maria (Victoria). Responses: 
Tomkins. Psalms: 1H, 131, 146 (Plainsong). First Lesson: Isaiah 52, vv1-12. Office Hymn: The Lord Whom 
Earth and Sea and Sky (Eisenach). Canticles: The Wells Service (Peter Maxwell Davies ) (first broadcast). Second Lesson: Hebrews 2, vv5-14. Anthem: Ave Maria a 8 (Victoria). Final Hymn: For Mary, Mother of the Lord (St Botolph). Organ Voluntary: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (Fuge iiber das 
Magnificat pro organo pleno), BWV733 (Bach). Organist and master of the choristers Matthew Owens. Assistant organist Jonathan Vaughn. Repeated on Sunday at 4pm

In Tune

Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.

Top-class live music from some of the world's finest classical, jazz, folk and world musicians. If it's happening in the world of music, you'll hear it first on In Tune.

In Tune: 25/03/2009 Jonathan Mills, Sirinu and Musicall Compass

25/03/2009 Jonathan Mills, Sirinu and Musicall Compass

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Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With early music groups Sirinu and Musicall Compass.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With news from Edinburgh International Festival 2009, performance from the court of Henry VIII and a fresh approach to Buxtehude with Musicall Compass.

Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.

Jonathan Mills, Edinburgh International Festival director, announces their 2009 season and early music group Sirinu perform music attributed to King Henry VIII to celebrate the anniversary of his ascension to the throne in 1509.

And Musicall Compass and their director Crispin Lewis are in the studio to preview their unique take on Buxtehude's cantata cycle Membra Jesu Nostri with contemporary dance group Lo Commotion.

17:02
HENRY VIII 
Tandernaken
Sirinu
CHAN 0621			
TR 22		
2.05

17:05	
HANDEL 
Overture: Rinaldo
Academy of Ancient Music
Conductor Christopher Hogwood
Decca 467 087 2	
CD 1 TR 1		
5.35

17:17	
STRAVINSKY 
Petrushka (end of the fourth Tableau)
Cleveland Orchestra
Conductor Pierre Boulez
DG 435 769 2		
TR 4		
7.12 

17:23	
LIVE		
HENRY VIII
Green growth the holy
Sirinu
3.11
				
17:34		
LIVE		
CORNYSH
And I Were A Maiden
Sirinu
1.35

Segue

LIVE
HENRY VIII
Helas madam
Sirinu
1.18

17:43	
LIVE		
HENRY VIII
Pastyme with good companye
Sirinu
3.25

17:47
ROSSINI 
Overture: Semiramide
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Conductor Ivan Fischer
CCS SA 27708		
TR 9		
12.13

18:04
WOLF 
Italian Serenade
Hagen Quartet
DG 427 669 2		
TR 9		
6.23

18:11	
LISZT 
Hungarian Rhapsody No.12
Augustin Anievas (piano)
EMI 2 35733 2		
TR 8 		
9.33

18:19	
LIVE		
BUXTEHUDE 
Cantata No 1 “Ad Pedes” (extracts)
The Musicall Compass 
6.17

18:30	
LIVE		
BUXTEHUDE 
Cantata No 3 “Ad Manus” (extracts)
The Musicall Compass 
6.58

18:38	
MENDELSSOHN 
String Symphony No 10 in B minor
Concerto Koln
Teldec 2564 69857 3	
TR 9		
9.27

18:49		 
BILLY MAYERL
Marigold
Phillip Dyson (piano)
ASV CD WHL 2071		
TR 1
3.32

Performance on 3

Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.

Performance on 3: Hagen Quartet and Mitsuko Uchida

Hagen Quartet and Mitsuko Uchida

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Hagen Quartet and Mitsuko Uchida

The Hagen Quartet and pianist Mitsuko Uchida perform Mozart, Bartok and Brahms.

Hagen Quartet with Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Mozart: String Quartet in E flat, K428. Bartok: String Quartet No 3. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor. Plus the London Mozart Players.

Catherine Bott presents a concert given at Wigmore Hall, London, by the Hagen String Quartet who, in the 20 years they have been together, have built a reputation for refined and spirited performances. The programme includes works ranging from Mozart's Viennese classicism through to Bartok's folk-inspired modernism. The group is joined by Mitsuko Uchida, considered one of the most engaging and collaborative pianists of our time, for Brahms's Piano Quintet.

Hagen Quartet
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)

Mozart: String Quartet in E flat, K428
Bartok: String Quartet No 3
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34 

Followed by a focus on the London Mozart Players:

London Mozart Players
Jane Glover (conductor)
Mozart: Divertimento in F K.138

Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor)
London Mozart Players
Jane Glover (conductor)
Britten: Les Illuminations.

Felicity Lott (soprano)
London Mozart Players
Jane Glover (conductor)
Mozart – Chi Sa, Chi Sa, Qual Sia K.582

A concert given on Sunday at London's Wigmore Hall, introduced by Catherine Bott. 
Hagen Quartet, Mitsuko Uchida (piano) Mozart String Quartet in E flat, K428 Bartok String Quartet No 3 
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34 
Followed by another performance by the London Mozart Players. 
Britten Les illuminations Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor), London Mozart Players, conductor Jane Glover

Night Waves

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Over 350 editions available in the archive.

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Search the extensive archive for interviews, debates and reviews. Go to Free Thinking for the new home of arts and ideas on Radio 3.

Night Waves: James Lovelock

James Lovelock

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, James Lovelock

In an extended conversation, Philip Dodd talks to pioneering scientist James Lovelock.

In an extended conversation, Philip Dodd talks to pioneering scientist James Lovelock - originator of the concept of Gaia - about his remarkable life and the future of our planet.

In an extended conversation, Philip Dodd talks to pioneering scientist James Lovelock - originator of the concept of Gaia - about his remarkable life and the future of our planet.

Lovelock's life in science has spanned some of the most advanced changes of the 20th century. He worked for Nasa on the Mars projects at one of its most exciting periods in the 1960s and it was during this time he developed his famous Gaia Hypothesis - now Gaia Theory - that the Earth functions as a living, self-regulating super-organism.

But the man and his theory continue to divide scientists and environmentalists. Despite everything that he has done for raising the danger of global warming, Lovelock restates his view that much of the Green movement lags far behind science. Environmentalists, in turn, are hostile to his support for nuclear power as an interim solution to the world's energy problems.

Philip asks Lovelock why he has spent so much of his life as an independent scientist, living and working at his rural home in Cornwall, and asks him to stand by his prediction that much of humanity could perish as a result of global warming by the end of this century.

Scientist James Lovelock , originator of the Gaia concept, talks to Philip Dodd. 
Producer Lisa Davis

Composer Of the Week

The Essay

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: Work-Life Balance

The Essay: Work-Life Balance: Episode 3

Work-Life Balance

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Hugh Cunningham looks at the Victorian 'leisure classes' and middle-class 'brain workers'.

Prof Hugh Cunningham compares the Victorian 'leisure classes' with the middle classes, who experienced stresses similar to those that many people do today.

We talk now of a 'work/life balance', as though 'work' is something quite separate from 'life' and the meaning of both is self-evident. How have we arrived at such a way of thinking? It's hard to find answers because, while there is endless newspaper coverage of the issue, no history of the work/life balance exists. Especially for The Essay, Professor Hugh Cunningham explores the place that work has played in British lives from proto-industrialism in the C18th to post-industrialism in the C21st through five vivid chronological snapshots. Each tells the story of a particular period while shedding new light on a contemporary juggling act that causes great stress to many if not most people in our society

Throughout the series Hugh Cunningham returns to two themes: the impact of contemporary consumerism on our working lives and the difference between the work/leisure balance of the past - when the work-force was mainly male - and the so-called work/life balance of today - with women most taking the strain. 

In Episode Three, Hugh Cunningham tells the story of how the burgeoning Leisure Class spent their time in Victorian Britain, while the Middle Class so-called "brain workers" began to experience a level of stress in their lives with which many of us can identify today

Producer: Beaty Rubens
(Rpt).

A chronological history of the so-called work-life balance, from the 18th Century to today

A chronological history of the so-called work-life balance, from the 18th Century to the present, shedding light on the conflicting priorities of British life today

Work-Life Balance 
3/5. Professor Hugh Cunningham looks at how the leisure class spent their time in Victorian Britain.

Late Junction

Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners

Late Junction: Verity Sharp

Verity Sharp

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Verity Sharp

Verity Sharp's introduces traditional music from Iceland and Bavaria.

Verity Sharp's introduces traditional music from Iceland and Bavaria, a 'space-folk odyssey' from Lau, guitar music from Tom James Scott and a Strathclyde Motet by James MacMillan.

Verity Sharp's choices include traditional music from Iceland and Bavaria, a 'space-folk odyssey' from Lau's new album Arc Light, Ensemble Resonanz playing Weather 3 by Michael Gordon, the delicate and minimal guitar music of Tom James Scott and Capella Nova singing a Strathclyde Motet by James MacMillan.

Track List:

23:15
Chango Spasiuk: La Ponzoña
Album: Pynandí - Los Descalzos
World Village 468083

23:19
Jon Boden: Dancing In the Factory
Album: Songs from the Flood Plain
Navigator Records Navigator 21	

(Segue)

23:23
Lau: Temple of Fiddes
Album: Arc Light
Navigator Records

23:30
Soumaoro: M’Ba Ben Ou
Idrissa Soumaoro
Album: Desert Blues 3
Network LC 06759

(Segue)

23:34
Hazmat Modine & Wade Schuman (harmonica): Lost Fox Train (for Joe)
Album: Bahamut
Jaro LC 08648

23:38
Michael Gordon: Weather Three
Performed By Ensemble Resonanz
Album: Weather
Art Throb 3984 22992 2

(Segue)

23:51
James MacMillan: Factus Est Repente (Strathclyde Motets)
Performed By Cappella Nova
Album: Tenebrae
Linn Records LC 11615

(Segue)

23:53
Christopher Tye: Rachell’s Weepinge
Performed By Kronos Quartet
Album: Early Music (Lachrymae Antiquae)
Nonesuch Records 7559 79457 2

23:56
Väike Seltsike & Uku Sildoja (voice): Väike seltsike
Trad arr. Sildoja
Album: Väike Seltsike
www.rahvamuusika.ee

(Segue)

23:58
Tükrös Zenekar: Kakukktojás - Kolozsi Legényes, Csárdás És Sebes
Album: A Mi Mezóségünk
NKA FECD 040

00:07
Diana Jones: Henry Russell’s Last Words
Album: Better Times Will Come
Proper PRPCD043

(Segue)

00:12
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson: þegar ég smáu fræi í fold – Stígur hún vid stokkinn
Album: Heyrðu nú hjoartans málið mitt
Steinabær STB CD001

(Segue)

00:15
Ingibjörg þorbergs: Árið
Album: Í Sólgulu Húsi
12TO 19

(Segue)
00:17
Inntaler Sänger: Jodler
Album: Germany - Music from Bavaria
Ocora C 600020

(Segue)

00:19
Ramstötter: An Schorsch Seiner
Album: Germany - Music from Bavaria
Ocora C 600020

00:22
Scott Joplin: Scott Joplin’s New Rag
Performed By Scott Kirby
Album: The Complete Rags of Scott Joplin
Viridiana VRD2014

(Segue)

00:25
Titina: A Mim Nâ Meio di Mar
Album: Cruel Destino
Astral Music AstrCD001

(Segue)

00:29
Hauska: Wonder
Album: Snowflakes and Carwrecks
Fat Cat Records FATCD 075

00:34
Tom James Scott: School and Rivers
Album: School and Rivers
Bo Weevil WEAVIL 32 CD

00:49
Sagsschneider Malan: Und Wann der Schee vo de Alma Wieder Wegageht 
Album: Germany - Music from Bavaria
Ocora C 600020

(Segue) 

00:52
Wirbel: Oh ütle, kena neiuke
Album: Estonian Traditional Music
Estonian Traditional Music Centre

00:57
Tallroth/Marin arr. Väsen: En Timme I Ungern
Album: Världens Väsen
Xource Records XOUCD 118

Traditional music from Iceland and Bavaria and a "space-folk odyssey" from Lau's new album Arc Light. Presented by Verity Sharp.

Through the Night

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

Through the Night: Susan Sharpe

26/03/2009

Susan Sharpe

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Susan Sharpe presents music by Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Stucken, Moscheles, Haydn and Grieg.

Susan Sharpe presents music, including Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Stucken, Moscheles, Haydn, Grieg, Sumera, Part, Kraus, Dussek, Diamond, Schubert, Liszt, Vierdanck, Caplet and Debussy.

With Susan Sharpe.

1.00am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Trio Sonata in C minor (Musikalischen Opfer, BWV1079)
Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute)
Frode Larsen (violin)
Emery Cardas (cello)
Knut Johanssen (harpsichord)

1.20am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Quartet No 4 in A for flute and strings, K298
Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute)
Frode Larsen (violin)
Jon Sonstebo (viola)
Emery Cardas (cello)

1.32am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Sonata for flute, viola and harp, L137
Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute)
Jon Sonstebo (viola)
Sidsel Walstad (harp)

1.50am
Stucken, Frank van der (1858-1929): Symphonic Prologue to Heinrich Heine's Tragedy William Ratcliffe
Flemish Radio Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset (conductor)

2.18am
Moscheles, Ignaz (1794-1870): Fantasia in C sharp minor for pianoforte, Op 94 (Characteristic Tribute to the Memory of Malibran)
Tom Beghin (fortepiano)

2.30am
Henderson, Ruth Watson (b.1932): In memoriam Elmer Iseler
Elmer Iseler Singers
Lydia Adams (conductor)

2.37am
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): Symphony No 94 in G (Surprise)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Philippe Entremont (conductor)

3.00am
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943): Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 3 No 2
Sergei Terentjev (piano)

3.04am
Terentjev, Sergei (b.1946): Improvisations on Chopin's Prelude in A
Sergei Terentjev (piano)

3.08am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Haugtussa - song cycle
Solveig Kringelborn (soprano)
Sveinung Bjelland (piano)

3.36am
Sumera, Lepo (1950-2000): Symphony No 2
Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Peeter Lilje (conductor)

3.56am
Part, Arvo (b.1935): Fratres
Petr Nouzovsky (cello)
Yukie Ichimura (piano)

4.09am
Lauridsen, Morten (b.1943): Contre qui Rose
Phoenix Chamber Choir
Ramona Luengen (conductor)

4.12am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden, HWV 210 (Deutsche Arien)
Helene Plouffe (violin)
Louise Pellerin (oboe)
Dom Andre Laberge (organ)

4.18am
Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792): Symphony in C
Concerto Koln

4.31am
Dussek, Jan Ladislav (1760-1812): Sonata in D, Op 31 No 2
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

4.44am
Diamond, David (b.1915): Rounds for string orchestra
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi (conductor)

5.00am
Vitols, Jazeps (1863-1948): Romance
Valdis Zarins (violin)
Ieva Zarina (piano)

5.08am
Zwart, Jan (1877-1937): Canonic Prelude on Psalm 84 - version 1
Wout van Andel (organ)

5.11am
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621): Psaume 90
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Paul Van Nevel (director)

5.14am
Pisendel, Johann (1687-1755): Sonata in C minor for two oboes
Michael Niesemann, Alison Gangler (oboes)
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (conductor)

5.19am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata in B minor, Kk 87
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

5.25am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Trio in E flat for piano, clarinet and viola (Kegelstatt)
Martin Frost (clarinet)
Antoine Tamestit (viola)
Cedric Tiberghien (piano)

5.44am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Versunken, D715; Sehnsucht, D123; Hoffnung, D637; Des Madchens Klage, D191; Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D583
Christoph Pregardien (tenor)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

6.00am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Concerto pathetique, S365 (arr. Reuss for piano and orchestra)
Viktor Chuchkov (piano)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vassil Stefanov (conductor)

6.20am
Vierdanck, Johann (1605-1646): Sonata a 4
Forster, Kaspar (1616-1673): Sonata a 3 in C minor; Sonata a 7
Musica Fiata
Roland Wilson (director)

6.35am
Dulichius, Philipp (1562-1631): Sunt pia sceptra
Ensemble Weser Renaissance (voices and instruments)
Manfred Cordes (conductor)

6.40am
Caplet, Andre (1878-1925): Divertissement No 1 (A la francaise)
Mojca Zlobko (harp)

6.45am
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Sonata in G minor for violin and piano
Janine Jansen (violin)
David Kyuken (piano).

With Susan Sharpe. 
Bach Trio Sonata in C minor, BWV1079 (Musical Offering) 
1.20 Mozart Flute Quartet No 4 in A, K298 
1.32 Debussy Sonata for flute, viola and harp 
1.50 Stucken Symphonic prologue to Heinrich Heine 's tragedy William Ratcliffe 2.18 Moscheles Fantasia in C sharp minor, Op 94 2.30 Ruth Watson Henderson In memoriam Elmer Iseler 2.37 Haydn Symphony No 94 in G (Surprise) 3.00 Rachmaninov Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 3 No 2 3.04 Sergei Terentjev Improvisations on Chopin's Prelude in A 3.08 Grieg Haugtussa 
3.36 Sumera Symphony No 2 3.56 Arvo Part Fratres 
4.09 Morten Lauridsen Contre qui rose 4.12 Handel Flammende Rose. Zierde der Erden, HWV210 (Deutsche Arien No 9) 4.18 Kraus Symphony in C 4.31 Dussek Sonata in D, Op 31 No 2 4.44 David Diamond Rounds 5.00 Vitols Romance 5.08 Zwart Canonic prelude on Psalm 84 
5.11 Sweelinck Pseaume 90 5.14 Pisendel Sonata in C minor for two oboes 5.19 D Scarlatti Sonata in B minor, Kk87 5.25 Mozart Trio in C flat for clarinet, viola and piano, K498 (Kegelstatt) 5.44 Schubert Five songs 6.00 Liszt, arr Reuss Concerto pathétique 6.20 Vierdanck Sonata a 4 Forster Sonatas: a 3 in C minor; 7 6.35 Dullchlus Suntpia sceptra 6.40 Caplet Divertissement No I (A la francaise) 6.45 Debussy Violin Sonata

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