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| Afternoon Performance | ...EDWARD SECKERSON introduces the first of five programmes this week in which the spotlight falls on the violin. Today the young British violinist Matthew Trusler takes centre stage in one of the great 20th-century concertos.... |
| Bbc Proms 2004 | ...Presented by EDWARD SECKERSON.... |
| Bbc Proms 2005 | ...For the UK premiere of his Four Pieces for Orchestra, Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen has found an enthusiastic champion in the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor, who is fascinated by the work's fragile and intimate qualities. The programme also features Sibelius' genial symphony and Brahms' monumental piano concerto. Presented by EDWARD SECKERSON.... |
| Bbc Proms 2006 Live | ...Presented by EDWARD SECKERSON live from the Royal Albert Hall.... |
| Bbc Proms 2006 | ...Live from the Royal Albert Hall, presented by EDWARD SECKERSON.... |
| Bbc Proms | ...Presented by EDWARD SECKERSON.... |
| Cd Review Summary | ...Building a Library: EDWARD SECKERSON recommends a version of Shostakovich's Symphony No 6 from the currently available recordings.... |
| Changing Voice, The | ...From the first Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre search-for-a-star competition, one of its judges, EDWARD SECKERSON, looks at how the voice has developed over a century of musical theatre.... |
| Counterpoint | ...EDWARD SECKERSON hosts the general knowledge music quiz in which contestants from all over Britain answer questions on every aspect of music from Franz Liszt to Franz Ferdinand. Contestants from Blackpool, Nottingham and Sheffield compete in the first of this year's heats, from Chetham's School of Music in Manchester.... |
| Critic's Choice | ...Richard Osborne is joined by Michael Oliver, Stephen Johnson, EDWARD SECKERSON and Roderick Swanston to discuss their favourite discs of the year.... |
| Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Evening | ...In celebration of her 90th year, Iain Burnside presents BBC Radio 3's tribute to her life and artistry, including extracts from some of her recordings with lively discussion and debate from Mary King, Jeremy Sams and EDWARD SECKERSON.... |
| In Character | ...Six programmes in which EDWARD SECKERSON talks to great opera singers about how they approach the challenge of playing major operatic roles. Philip Langridge talks about portraying Titus from Mozart's `La clemenza di Tito' and the title role in Britten's `Peter Grimes'.... |
| Kaleidoscope | ...EDWARD SECKERSON (Speaker)... |
| Mining The Archive | ...The Royal Opera House may be homeless, but it certainly is not leaderless. Music director Bernard Haitink made his debut with the company almost 20 years ago. EDWARD SECKERSON introduces highlights from the conductor's first Wagner production at Covent Garden, in 1977. Wagner: Lohengrin. With Jonathan Summers, baritone (Royal Herald), Robert Lloyd, bass (Henry the Fowler), Donald McIntyre, bass (Frederick), Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano (Elsa), Rene Kollo, tenor (Lohengrin) and Eva Randova, mezzo (Ortrud). Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/Bernard Haitink.... |
| Performance On 3 | ...EDWARD SECKERSON presents this concert which was recorded at the Hackney Empire in LONDON in September.... |
| Record Breakers | ...EDWARD SECKERSON plays acclaimed recordings. Addinsell: Goodbye, Mr Chips. 9.06 Finzi: Come away. 9.11 Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5 (3rd mvt). 9.22 Mozart: Serenade in B flat, K361 (6th mvt). 9.35 Elgar: Introduction and Allegro. 9.50 Bach: Cello Suite No 1 in G, BWV1007 (excs). 9.57 Hummel: Piano Concerto. 10.14 Szymanowski: Stabat mater. 10.20 Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor. 11.00 Blind Tasting: Fiona Talkington invites her guests to listen to three recordings of Chopin's Scherzo No 1 without knowing who the performers are. 11.30 Korngold: Marietta's Lute Song (Die Tote Stadt). 11.37 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue.... |
| Reissues | ...EDWARD SECKERSON looks at the latest releases in Sony Classical's `Masterworks Heritage' series, including Berg's `Wozzeck' conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos, Puccini's `La boheme' with Bidu Sayao and Richard Tucker, and Strauss and Brahms conducted by George Szell.... |
| Reprise | ...The Dancing Years: EDWARD SECKERSON introduces recordings by Noel Coward, Vivian Ellis and Ivor Novello ... |
| Stage And Screen - Legends | ...In the first of two programmes celebrating her 78th birthday, EDWARD SECKERSON interviews the much-loved actress in her Irish home, looking at her remarkable career on Broadway and in Hollywood and covering shows from Sondheim's 'Anyone Can Whistle' to Herman's 'Mame.'.... |
| Stage And Screen Reprise | ...EDWARD SECKERSON pays tribute to the first genius of Broadway, including another chance to hear All The Things You Are, the programme's most-requested record of 2002.... |
| Stage And Screen | ...Mad Dogs And Englishmen EDWARD SECKERSON marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Noel Coward in conversation with Sheridan Morley. Includes vintage recordings of Gertrude Lawrence and Coward himself in Private Lives and The Stately Homes of England, plus a wartime song banned by the BBC.... |