Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20070925 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 1/4. Chamber music performed by members of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. Kodaly: Sonata for solo cello, Op 8 Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) Schumann: Maria Stuart Songs, Op 135 Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) Joseph Breinl (piano) Biber: Passacaglia (Rosary Sonatas) Alina Ibragimova (violin) 2.00pm New Generation Artists in concerto performances with BBC orchestras, plus the continuation of the BBC Philharmonic's Schumann symphony cycle. Liszt: Piano Concerto No 2 in A Martin Helmchen (piano) Baldur Bronnimann (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Variations on a rococo theme for cello and orchestra Britten: Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op 15 Schumann: Symphony No 2 in C Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn and pianist Joseph Breinl perform Kodaly and Schumann. |
| 02 | 20070926 | 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2/4. Chamber music featuring members of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. Philippe Hersant: Ephemeres Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Faure: Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 15 Aronowitz Ensemble 2.00pm ROH Young Artists Concert The annual showcase for the singers of the Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, with the Orchestra of the ROH conducted by Stephen Barlow and Andrew Griffiths. Rossini: Overture (Il barbiere di Siviglia) Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Act 1, Quartet) Fiorilla - Kishani Jayasinghe (soprano) Narciso - Haoyin Xue (tenor) Geronio - Krzysztof Szumanski (bass-baritone) Selim - Robert Gleadow (bass-baritone) Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Act 3, Recitative and duet) Konstanze - Ana James (soprano) Belmont - Nikola Matisic (tenor) Massenet: Werther (Act 3, Air de lettres) Charlotte - Liora Grodnikaite (mezzo-soprano) Verdi: I due Foscari (Act 2, Scena, trio and quartet) Lucrezia - Marina Poplavskaya (soprano) Jacopo - Andrew Sritheran (tenor) Doge - Darren Jeffrey (bass) Loredano - Robert Gleadow (bass-baritone) Britten: Billy Budd (Act 2, excerpt) Billy - Jacques Imbrailo (baritone) Vere - Andrew Sritheran (tenor) Claggart - Robert Gleadow (bass-baritone) Mascagni: L'amico Fritz (Act 2, duet) Suzel - Kishani Jayasinghe (soprano) Fritz - Nikola Matisic (tenor) Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande (Act 4, scene 4) Melisande - Marina Poplavskaya (soprano) Pelleas - Jacques Imbrailo (baritone) Delibes: Lakme (Act 3, duo finale) Lakme - Ana James (soprano) Gerald - Haoyin Xue (tenor) Nilakantha - Krzysztof Szumanski (bass-baritone). Pianist Cedric Tiberghien plays Philippe Hersant and the Aronowitz Ensemble play Faure. |
| 03 | 20070927 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 3/4. Another chance to hear recordings by the promising young talents of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. Messiaen: Regard des prophetes, des bergers, et des Mages; Premiere communion de la Vierge; Regard de l'Onction terrible (Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jesus) Martin Helmchen (piano) Beethoven: String Quartet in F, Op 59 No 1 Ebene String Quartet 2.00pm New Generation Artists in concerto performances with BBC orchestras, plus the continuation of the BBC Philharmonic's Schumann symphony cycle. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor Eduard Kunz (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Clark Rundell (conductor) Mahler: 5 Ruckert-Lieder Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) Yasuo Shinozaki (conductor) Enescu: Symphonie concertante in B minor for cello and orchestra Alban Gerhardt (cello) Carlos Kalmar (conductor) Schumann: Symphony No 3 in E flat (Rhenish) Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Pianist Martin Helmchen plays Messiaen and the Ebene String Quartet play Beethoven. |
| 04 | 20070928 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 4/4. Chamber music performed by members of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. Bach: Partita No 3 in A minor, BWV 827 Eduard Kunz (piano) Shostakovich: Piano Quintet Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Royal String Quartet 2.00pm New Generation Artists in concerto performances with BBC orchestras, plus the conclusion of the BBC Philharmonic's Schumann symphony cycle. Mozart: Oboe Concerto Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) Griffes: Poem for flute and orchestra Sharon Bezaly (flute) Edward Gardner (conductor) Penderecki: Viola Concerto Antoine Tamestit (viola) Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Schumann: Symphony No 4 in D minor Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Eduard Kunz plays Bach, and Cedric Tiberghien, Royal String Quartet play Shostakovich. |
| 05 | 20071009 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 1/4. Chamber music performed by members of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. Henze: 3 Auden Songs Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Christopher Glynn (piano) Franck: Piano Quintet Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Psophos String Quartet 2.00pm Salzburg Festival Highlights from the 2007 Salzburg Festival. Mozart: Overture (Lucio Silla) Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Fabio Biondi (conductor) Mozart: Galimathias Musicum, K32 Mozart: Symphony in G (Lambach) Mozart: Concertone in C for 2 violins, K190 Mozart: Symphony No 29 in A Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No 2 in E flat, Op 120 Jorg Widmann (clarinet) Helene Grimaud (piano). Featuring the Lunchtime Concert, with Henze's 3 Auden Songs and Franck's Piano Quintet. |
| 06 | 20071010 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2/4. Chamber music featuring members of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. Ravel: Sonatine Martin Helmchen (piano) Pfitzner: Songs Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) Joseph Breinl (piano) Corelli: Violin Sonata in G minor, Op 5 No 5 Alina Ibragimova (violin) Claire Thirion (cello) Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) 2.00pm Salzburg Festival Highlights from the 2007 Salzburg Festival. Weber: Der Freischutz (Acts 1 and 2) Ottokar - Markus Butter (baritone) Cuno - Roland Bracht (bass) Agathe - Petra Maria Schnitzer (soprano) Aennchen - Aleksandra Kurzak (mezzo-soprano) Max - Peter Seiffert (tenor) Caspar - John Relyea (bass) Hermit - Gunther Groissbock (bass) Kilian - Alexander Kaimbacher (baritone) Vienna State Opera Chorus Concert Association Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Markus Stenz (conductor) Mozart: Piano Sonata in B flat, K333 Lang Lang (piano) Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody in D flat, S244 Lang Lang (piano). Featuring the Luchtime Concert, with Ravel's Sonatine and music by Pfitzner and Corelli. |
| 07 | 20071011 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 3/4. Chamber music performed by members of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. Brahms: Sonata, Op 78 Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) Jose Gallardo (piano) Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C minor, Op 111 Cedric Tiberghien (piano) 2.00pm Salzburg Festival Highlights from the 2007 Salzburg Festival. Weber: Der Freischutz (Act 3) Ottokar - Markus Butter (baritone) Cuno - Roland Bracht (bass) Agathe - Petra Maria Schnitzer (soprano) Aennchen - Aleksandra Kurzak (mezzo-soprano) Max - Peter Seiffert (tenor) Caspar - John Relyea (bass) Hermit - Gunther Groissbock (bass) Kilian - Alexander Kaimbacher (baritone) Vienna State Opera Chorus Concert Association Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Markus Stenz (conductor) Mozart: Overture (Cosi fan tutte) Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Giovanni Antonini (conductor) Mozart: Andante in A for flute and orchestra, K315 Bernhard Krabatsch (flute) Mozart: Symphony No 36 in C, K425 (Linz) Schubert: Offertory in B flat, D963 (Intende Voci) Michael Schade (tenor) Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor). Featuring the Lunchtime Concert, with sonatas for cello and piano by Brahms and Beethoven. |
| 08 | 20071012 | Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 4/4. Chamber music performed by members of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. Telemann: Sonata in F (Der Getreue Musikmeister) Sharon Bezaly (flute) Charles Medlam (viola da gamba) Terence Charlston (harpsichord) Gwilym Simcock: Point of Contact Gwilym Simcock (piano) Scottish Ensemble Chopin: Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58 Ingrid Fliter (piano) 2.00pm Salzburg Festival Highlights from the 2007 Salzburg Festival. Vivaldi: Concerto in C, RV 114 Venice Baroque Orchestra Andrea Marcon (conductor) Vivaldi: Concerto in G, RV 146 Handel: Se pieta di me non credi (Giulio Cesare) Christine Schafer (soprano) Vivaldi: Concerto in D for lute, RV 93 Ivano Zanenghi (lute) Handel: Ombre pallide (Alcina) Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in A minor, RV 419 Francesco Galligioni (cello) Vivaldi: Cessata, O mai, cessata, RV 684 Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Pergolesi: Stabat Mater Schumann: 3 Fantasiestucke for clarinet and piano, Op 73 Jorg Widmann (clarinet) Helene Grimaud (piano). Featuring the Lunchtime Concert, with music by Telemann, Gwilym Simcock and Chopin. |