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Voices

First broadcast from 19900403 to 20070206.

176 episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Description
Programme Catalogue - Details: Fats Waller	19900403		First broadcast on 1989-08-10 Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: Frank Sinatra Previous in series: 03 August 1989 Broadcast history 10 Aug 1989 22:30-23:00 (RADIO 2) 03 Apr 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1988-11-13.
Programme Catalogue - Details: 27 July 1989	19900404		First broadcast on 1989-07-27 Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: 03 August 1989 Previous in series: 20 July 1989 Broadcast history 27 Jul 1989 22:30-23:00 (RADIO 2) 04 Apr 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1988-07-24.
Programme Catalogue - Details: 03 August 1989	19900405		First broadcast on 1989-08-03 Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: Fats Waller Previous in series: 27 July 1989 Broadcast history 03 Aug 1989 22:30-23:00 (RADIO 2) 05 Apr 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1988-07-24.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Doris Day	19900612		Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: BILLY ECKSTINE Previous in series: Frank Sinatra Broadcast history 12 Jun 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) 08 Feb 1992 00:05-00:35 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1990-02-07.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Billy Eckstine	19900613		Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: KAREN CARPENTER Previous in series: DORIS DAY Broadcast history 13 Jun 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) 15 Feb 1992 00:05-00:35 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1990-02-07.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Karen Carpenter	19900614		Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: FRANKIE LAINE Previous in series: BILLY ECKSTINE Broadcast history 14 Jun 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) 22 Feb 1992 00:05-00:35 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1990-03-29.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Frankie Laine	19900615		Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: HOAGY CARMICHAEL Previous in series: KAREN CARPENTER Broadcast history 15 Jun 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) 29 Feb 1992 00:05-00:35 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1990-03-28.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Hoagy Carmichael	19900616		Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: FRED ASTAIRE Previous in series: FRANKIE LAINE Broadcast history 16 Jun 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) 07 Mar 1992 00:05-00:35 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1990-04-25.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Fred Astaire	19901016		Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: JO STAFFORD Previous in series: HOAGY CARMICHAEL Broadcast history 16 Oct 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) 18 Jan 1992 00:05-00:35 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1990-05-09.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Jo Stafford	19901017		Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: 18 October 1990 Previous in series: FRED ASTAIRE Broadcast history 17 Oct 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) 25 Jan 1992 00:05-00:35 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1990-04-25.
Programme Catalogue - Details: 18 October 1990	19901018		Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: JULIE LONDON Previous in series: JO STAFFORD Broadcast history 18 Oct 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) 01 Feb 1992 00:05-00:35 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1990-05-10.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Frank Sinatra	19901019		First broadcast on 1989-08-24 Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: Frank Sinatra Previous in series: Fats Waller Broadcast history 24 Aug 1989 22:30-23:00 (RADIO 2) 19 Oct 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1989-01-10.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Frank Sinatra	19901020		First broadcast on 1989-08-31 Producer: B. PAGE Next in series: DORIS DAY Previous in series: Frank Sinatra Broadcast history 31 Aug 1989 22:30-23:00 (RADIO 2) 20 Oct 1990 00:30-01:00 (RADIO 2) Recorded on 1989-01-10.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Catherine Robbin And Paul Nicholson	19950906		Producer: HAYES. J Next in series: 13 September 1995 Previous in series: OH I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE Broadcast history 06 Sep 1995 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) 07 Sep 1995 12:00-13:00 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1995-05-31.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Catherine Robbin And Paul Nicholson	19950907		First broadcast on 1995-09-06 Producer: HAYES. J Next in series: 13 September 1995 Previous in series: OH I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE Broadcast history 06 Sep 1995 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) 07 Sep 1995 12:00-13:00 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1995-05-31.
Programme Catalogue - Details: 13 September 1995	19950913		Producer: A. GATEHOUSE Next in series: HEY, MR POSTMAN Previous in series: CATHERINE ROBBIN AND PAUL NICHOLSON Broadcast history 13 Sep 1995 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) 14 Sep 1995 12:00-13:00 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1995-09-12.
Programme Catalogue - Details: 13 September 1995	19950914		First broadcast on 1995-09-13 Producer: A. GATEHOUSE Next in series: HEY, MR POSTMAN Previous in series: CATHERINE ROBBIN AND PAUL NICHOLSON Broadcast history 13 Sep 1995 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) 14 Sep 1995 12:00-13:00 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1995-09-12.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Spotlight On Thomas Allen	19950920		- SPOTLIGHT ON THOMAS ALLEN 20 September 1995 Producer: A. GATEHOUSE Broadcast history 20 Sep 1995 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) 21 Sep 1995 12:00-13:00 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1995-09-18.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Spotlight On Thomas Allen	19950921		- SPOTLIGHT ON THOMAS ALLEN 20 September 1995 First broadcast on 1995-09-20 Producer: A. GATEHOUSE Broadcast history 20 Sep 1995 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) 21 Sep 1995 12:00-13:00 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1995-09-18.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Hey, Mr Postman	19950927		Producer: A. GATEHOUSE Next in series: 04 October 1995 Previous in series: 13 September 1995 Broadcast history 27 Sep 1995 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1995-09-07.
Programme Catalogue - Details: 03 January 1996	19960103		Producer: A. GATEHOUSE Next in series: FELICITY LOTT Previous in series: PICK OF THE YEAR Broadcast history 03 Jan 1996 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1995-12-09.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Seven Deadly Sins	19960110		First broadcast on 1995-10-25 Producer: A. GATEHOUSE Next in series: 01 November 1995 Previous in series: 18 October 1995 Broadcast history 25 Oct 1995 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) 10 Jan 1996 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1995-10-05.
Programme Catalogue - Details: Felicity Lott	19960117		Producer: A. GATEHOUSE Next in series: AT WIGMORE HALL Previous in series: 03 January 1996 Broadcast history 17 Jan 1996 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1996-01-16.
Programme Catalogue - Details: At Wigmore Hall	19960124		Producer: A. GATEHOUSE Next in series: 31 January 1996 Previous in series: FELICITY LOTT Broadcast history 24 Jan 1996 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1996-01-13.
Programme Catalogue - Details: 31 January 1996	19960131		Producer: J. HAYES Next in series: 14 February 1996 Previous in series: AT WIGMORE HALL Broadcast history 31 Jan 1996 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1995-11-27.
Programme Catalogue - Details: The Aviary	19960207		- THE AVIARY 07 February 1996 Producer: M. ROWLINSON Broadcast history 07 Feb 1996 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1996-01-24.
Programme Catalogue - Details: 14 February 1996	19960214		Producer: MARSHALL, C Next in series: 21 February 1996 Previous in series: 31 January 1996 Broadcast history 14 Feb 1996 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1996-02-09.
Programme Catalogue - Details: 21 February 1996	19960221		Producer: A. GATEHOUSE Next in series: 28 February 1996 Previous in series: 14 February 1996 Broadcast history 21 Feb 1996 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1996-02-16.
Programme Catalogue - Details: 28 February 1996	19960228		Producer: M. ROWLINSON Next in series: 27 March 1996 Previous in series: 21 February 1996 Broadcast history 28 Feb 1996 23:30-00:30 (RADIO 3) Recorded on 1995-12-14.
Les Annees Folles	20010724		Patrick O'Conner examines the different types of melodie and chanson that were being written on the Parisian boulevards of 1918-1930, as the jazz idiom slowly crept in to the art of song. Including music by Poulenc, Auric, Milhaud, Sauget and Hahn, sung by Denise Duval, Mady Mesple, Pierre Bernac and Josephine Baker.
La Confidential		20020430	Iain Burnside presents a musical exploration of Los Angeles.
My Kind Of Song - Michael Horovitz	20020507		Iain Burnside is joined by the poet Michael Horovitz, who talks about some of his favourite singers and reads some of his verse.
Pick Of 2003	20031223
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds	20040120	20060314	Songs which describe the hallucinogenic, the phantasmagorical and the hyper-sensitised. Iain Burnside enters the dream-scape of Schubert's night songs through the surreal sound world of early Schoenberg and Berg to the psychadelic visions of the late 20th century.
The Full Monty	20040224		Rita Hayworth did it with long black gloves in Gilda, while Gipsy Rose Lee went the whole way. Ever since Salome the game of peek-a-boo has danced on the thin line between empowerment and vulnerability. And as every stripper knows 'you gotta get a gimmick'. Iain Burnside unveils a sequence of songs that range from the suggestive to the full-on including music by Jule Styne, Richard Rodgers, Faure and Debussy.
Spotlight On Kim Criswell	20040309		Iain Burnside talks to flame-haired songstress, Kim Criswell about the art of show songs - not just the glitzy world of showbiz but also the more serious trend towards performing the classic musicals as they would originally have been staged. With excerpts from Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun, Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate and Leonard Bernstein's Wonderful Town.
My Kind Of Song - Howard Goodall	20040427		Iain Burnside talks to composer and TV presenter Howard Goodall about his favourite singers and songs.
Viva Espania	20040511		Iain Burnside sets off in search of Spain as seen through they eyes of non-Spaniards. Includes songs by Walton, Fascinating Aida, Wolf, Shostakovich, Kit and the Widow, Ravel, Dallapiccola and The Pogues.
	20040601		Iain Burnside and the art historian Frank Whitford visit London's National Gallery matching up paintings with songs including pictures by Constable, Watteau, Vermeer and Klimt and songs by Poulenc, Schubert, Sondheim and Dolly Parton.
	20040608		Iain Burnside presents a specially recorded recital by the soprano Laura Claycomb with the pianist Roger Vignoles. They perform songs by Debussy, Leonard Bernstein, Mark Blitzstein, and Lee Hoiby together with Messiaen's cycle Chants de Terre et de Ciel. Laura Claycomb (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano).
A Joyce Song Book	20040615		To mark the 100th Anniversary of Bloom's Day in James Joyce's novel Ulysses, Iain Burnside presents a programme in which he accompanies the soprano Elizabeth Atherton and the tenor Andrew Kennedy in settings of Joyce's poetry. Includes songs by Moeran, Barber, Bax, Howells, Bliss, Bridge, Roussel and Cage.
The Nuclear Family	20040622		Iain Burnside explores the potential minefield of family relationships through the world of song. Including songs by Brahms, Britten, Charles Ives, Stephen Sondheim and Fascinating Aida.
	20040629		Ian Burnside talks to tenor Mark Padmore, well known for his work in early music and for his remarkable performances of the Evangelist in Bach's Passions, about recordings which have influenced or delighted him. They include Finzi sung by Wilfred Brown, Gerorges Thill singing Gounod, as well as Tom Waits' Filipino Box Spring Hog.
Peter Porter	20040713		Iain Burnside talks to Australian poet Peter Porter, who moved to England in the 1950s. He chooses songs by Campion, Britten, Stravinsky, Wolf, Cole Porter and Gilbert and Sullivan.
Class War	20040720		Iain Burnside doffs his cap at all those upper-class toffs as he surveys the vexed world of class consciousness and snobbery. Includes songs by composers as varied as Jacques Brel, Noel Coward, Campion, Blow, Wolf, Poulenc, Walton, and Lord Berners.
The French Collection	20040727		Jeremy Sams takes us over the Channel to explore the world of the French art song using the music of Poulenc, Faur�, Debussy, Duparc and Chausson, with singers such as Hugues Cuenod, Pierre Bernac and Gerard Souzay.
My Kind Of Song - Jonathan Miller	20040803		Iain Burnside's guest is opera and theatre director Jonathan Miller, whose choices range from songs by Schubert, Faure and Britten to the Goons via the American Civil War.
The Songs Of Faure	20040810		Iain Bunside introduces songs by one of the greatest French composers of the genre, Gabriel Faure. Faure's songs span some sixty years of his life, and they range from lighter salon-style works to pared-down settings of texts by a young French soldier killed in the First World War, via sensual encounters with the poetry of Verlaine.
My Kind Of Song: joss Ackland	20040817		Iain Burnside's guest on today's programme is the distinguished actor Joss Ackland, best known for his acclaimed performances on the big screen, in White Mischief, The Sicilian and Lethal Weapon 2. A stage veteran of some fifty years, Joss Ackland's choices range from music by Canteloube and Strauss, to songs by Charles Trenet, Cole Porter and Stephen Sondheim.
Spotlight On Renee Fleming	20040824		Today the Voices spotlight falls on the great American soprano Renee Fleming. She joins Iain Burnside in the studio to introduce a selection of her recordings, ranging from operatic arias by Dvorák, Verdi and Andre Previn, to songs by Rachmaninov and Duke Ellington.
Voices From Venice	20040831		Iain Burnside puts on his gondolier's outfit and glides through the canals of La Serenissima in search of songs that recall the city of Canaletto, Vivaldi and the Doges. With music by Gounod, Schumann, Reynaldo Hahn, Richard Rodgers, Benjamin Britten, Giovanni Croce and the music hall star, Billy Merson.
Aaron Copland And Susan Chilcott	20040907		Susan Chilcott (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano) The soprano Susan Chilcott died a year ago this week. Iain Burnside presents a recital in which he accompanied her in songs by the American composer Aaron Copland, including all the 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson and a selection from his Old American Songs.
My Kind Of Song: James Fenton	20040914		Iain Burnside talks to the poet James Fenton about his favourite songs and singers including music by Thomas Campion, Gretry, Tchaikovsky and John Adams with performances by Christopher Maltman, Michael Chance, Hermann Prey and Cecilia Bartoli.
Waterworld	20040921		Iain Burnside introduces songs which explore the aquatic world of watersprites, mermaids and fishermen who get seduced into the watery depths. Includes songs by Schubert, Wolf and Britten.
Paintings And Songs	20040928		Iain Burnside and art critic Waldemar Januszczak visit Tate Britain and match paintings with songs. Including pictures by Blake and Turner and songs by Strauss and Debussy.
	20041005		Iain Burnside presents a selection of songs celebrating some of the best known black singers, including Marion Anderson, Willard White, Jessye Norman and Paul Robeson.
	20041012		Iain Burnside talks to the baritone Simon Keenlyside about his career as an opera singer and recitalist as well as about some of the singers who have influenced him such as Gerhard Hüsch, Giuseppe de Luca and Alexander Kipnis.
Settings Of Goethe By Schubert	20041019		Rebecca Evans (soprano), Stefan Loges (baritone), Eugene Asti (piano). Iain Burnside introduces a specially recorded performance of settings of Goethe by Schubert.
Messiaen's Harawi	20041026		Iain Burnside introduces a performance of Messiaen's song cycle Harawi given by Gweneth-Ann Jeffers (soprano) and Cedric Tiberghien (piano) at London's Wigmore Hall.
Swedish Mezzo-sopranos	20041102		Iain Burnside introduces a specially recorded recital given by two very different Swedish mezzo-sopranos. Anna Larsson performs songs by Schubert and Brahms and Tove Dahlberg sings Grieg's songcycle, Haugtussa. Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) Tove Dahlberg (mezzo-soprano) Julius Drake (piano).
My Kind Of Song: Mitsuko Uchida	20041109		The celebrated pianist Mitsuko Uchida chooses some of her favourite recordings of singers and talks to Ian Burnside about her career. Her choice includes great singers such as Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann, Kathleen Ferrier, Peter Pears, Maria Callas and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing repertoire ranging from Schubert to Wagner, and Ponchielli to Britten.
Magdalena Kozena	20041116		Iain Burnside presents a recital given by mezzo Magdalena Kozena with pianist Karel Kosarek in Prague. Includes songs by Martinu, Vorisek, Dvorak, Duparc and Mahler.
Sarah Fox	20041123		Iain Burnside introduces a special recital by Sarah Fox (soprano) and Malcolm Martineau (piano). The programme consists of French songs by Gounod, Debussy, Poulenc and Canteloube.
My Kind Of Song: Richard Rodney Bennett	20041130		Iain Burnside's guest in today's programme is one of the most versatile of British composer/performers, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett. A pupil of Boulez, Bennett has written for film and the concert hall, and is equally at home as a jazz singer and pianist. His choices of song range from Purcell, Walton and Webern to Gershwin and Harold Arlen. There's also a chance to hear some of Bennett's own songs.
	20041207		Iain Burnside introduces a studio recital, specially recorded for Voices, of 20th-century English music. Robin Holloway: This Is Just to Say Tippett: Boyhood's End Britten: The Holy Sonnets of John Donne James Gilchrist (tenor) Anna Tilbrook (piano).
My Kind Of Song: Michael Horovitz	20041214		Iain Burnside talks to poet Michael Horovitz about his career and musical tastes, which range from Jelly Roll Morton to Schubert and from Nina Simone to John Cage
Best Of 2004	20041221		Iain Burnside introduces highlights of the past year's programmes, ranging from Dmitri Hvorostovsky talking about his Granny, to theGoons walking backwards for Christmas, via a raft of exciting new young singers and a gondola ride in Venice.
Elizabeth Norberg-schulz	20041228		A specially recorded recital of songs by Grieg, Schubert, Schumann and Verdi with soprano Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, accompanied by pianist Iain Burnside
Christianne Stotijn And Markus Werba	20050104		Iain Burnside presents Dutch mezzo Christianne Stotijn and Austrian baritone Markus Werba in a recital of songs by Brahms, Mahler, Beethoven, Schumann and Wolf.
Francois Le Roux	20050111		Baritone Francois le Roux, famous for his interpretation of Debussy's Pelleas, talks to Ian Burnside about his career and about the art of singing in general, with extracts from his own recordings and those of singers he particularly loves, including Felicity Lott and Reynaldo Hahn.
Oddities And Curiosities	20050118		Jeremy Sams explores the world of nonsense songs, including songs about a little green cactus, a parrot who was present at the battle of Waterloo, and Van Gogh's painting of Gaugin's shoes, with performances by Charles Trenet, The Comedian Harmonists, Pierre Bernac and The Beach Boys.
	20050125		Iain Burnside presents tenor James Gilchrist and baritone Roderick Williams performing settings of the poetry of AE Housman by composers including Ireland, Bax, Burrows and Butterworth. The music is complemented by readings of Housman's poetry by the actor Gabriel Woolf. James Gilchrist (tenor) Roderick Williams (baritone) Iain Burnside (piano).
Politics	20050201		The Week in Westminster: Iain Burnside explores the shady world of politics through songs by figures as diverse as Britten, Billy Bragg, Flanders and Swann and Frank Loesser.
Karen Cargill And Sophie Daneman	20050208		Iain Burnside presents a specially recorded recital with mezzo Karen Cargill and soprano Sophie Daneman, accompanied by pianists Simon Lepper and Eugene Asti.
Karita Mattila	20050215		Iain Burnside talks to Karita Mattila about her career as one of today's most exciting sopranos on the recital platform, and on the opera stage. Since becoming the first ever Cardiff Singer of the World in 1983, she has carefully avoided the pit-falls of early fame. Instead of tackling the heavier roles too early in her career, she has wisely taken everything in her stride while also championing some of the lesser-known song composers of her native Finland.
The Songs Of Poulenc	20050222		Iain Burnside explores the legacy of one of the greatest French song composers, Francis Poulenc. Performers include Pierre Bernac, Elly Ameling, Gilles Cachemaille, Ann Murray, Felicity Lott, R�gine Crespin, Hugues Cuenod, and Francois le Roux.
Kate Royal And Jared Holt	20050301		Iain Burnside presents a specially recorded recital by two outstanding young artists from England and New Zealand, who perform songs by Duparc and Brahms. Kate Royal (soprano) Jared Holt (baritone) Eugene Asti (piano).
Toby Spence	20050308		The acclaimed young British tenor Toby Spence in a recital recorded for the show. He sings songs by Poulenc and Mahler alongside Britten's Holy Sonnets of John Donne, written in 1945 after the composer returned from giving recitals with Yehudi Menuhin in the recently liberated German concentration camps. Presented by Iain Burnside. Mahler: Der Schildwache Nachtlied; Der Tamboursg'sell (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) Poulenc: Tel Jour, Telle Nuit Britten: The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op 35 Toby Spence (tenor) Iain Burnside (piano).
Spotlight On Brigitte Fassbaender	20050315		Iain Burnside goes to the opera house in Innsbruck to talk to the Intendantin, the great German mezzo Brigitte Fassbaender who reminisces about her career on the recital platform and operatic stage. Includes music by Kurt Weill, Wolf, Mahler and Schubert.
	20050322		Iain Burnside introduces a recital given by the acclaimed German baritone Thomas Quasthoff at last year?s Schwetzingen Festival. Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) Justus Zeyen (piano) Schumann: Der Arme Peter, Op 53 No 3 Brahms: Four Serious Songs, Op 121 Schumann: Liederkreis, Op 24.
	20050329		Iain Burnside presents a specially recorded recital in which the young Swedish soprano, Camilla Tilling, and the pianist Julius Drake perform songs by Strauss and Sibelius. Camilla Tilling (soprano) Julius Drake (pianist).
	20050405		Ian Burnside looks at some of the most significant characters of the Old Testament, with the help of Louis Armstrong, Richard Rogers, Gounod, Schubert and Rev Gary Davis, amongst others.
	20050412		Iain Burnside presents a recital given by the baritone Thomas Hampson with pianist Wolfram Rieger recorded earlier this year in Salzburg. With songs by Mozart and ending with the original version of Schumann's song cycle Dichterliebe.
	20050419		Iain Burnside presents a recital in which he accompanies the mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly in a sequence of late Romantic and Expressionist songs by Schoenberg ending with his song cycle, The Book of the Hanging Gardens. Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Iain Burnside (piano).
	20050426		Iain Burnside introduces a specially recorded recital of German Romantic orchestral songs by Richard Strauss, Mahler, Korngold, Reger and Liszt. Elizabeth Atherton (soprano) Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano) Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Matthew Rose (bass) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor).
Catherine Bott	20050503		Iain Burnside meets the singer and broadcaster Catherine Bott. Her musical choices range from early music to Michael Torke.
	20050510		Iain Burnside meets two dames, the soprano Felicity Lott and mezzo-soprano Ann Murray, to discuss their favourite singers and songs. The selection includes songs by Hahn, Strauss, Montsalvatge and a 1970s reworking of Handel's Messiah!.
	20050517		Iain Burnside presents tenor Andrew Kennedy and pianist Julius Drake in a programme including songs by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Janacek's The Diary of One Who Disappeared.
Eastern Promise	20050524		Iain Burnside seeks out songs that conjure up the exotic world of the East. Includes songs by Bizet, Schubert, Mahler and Sondheim as well as George Formby with his Chinese Laundry Blues.
	20050531		Iain Burnside introduces a specially recorded recital in which he and the soprano Lisa Milne perform a selection of settings of Verlaine poems by Debussy, Delius, Hahn, and Szulc. Debussy, Delius, Hahn, and Szulc: Fêtes Galantes: Verlaine Settings Lisa Milne (soprano) Iain Burnside (piano).
I Put A Spell On You	20050614		Iain Burnside dabbles into the occult with the help of Ella Fitzgerald, Mendelssohn and Screamin' Jay Hawkins amongst others, and finds himself tempted and enchanted by both witches and wizards.
Wolf's Italian Song Book	20050621		Iain Burnside presents a selection from Wolf's Italian Song Book, sung by soprano Ruth Ziesak, tenor Christoph Pr�gardien and pianist Helmut Deutsch, recorded at last year's Schwetzingen Festival.
Gerald Finley	20050628		Iain Burnside talks to the Canadian baritone Gerald Finley about his career in opera and recital as well as some of the singers who have influenced him.
	20050705		Iain Burnside presents a recital of songs by two young Swedish singers. Includes music by Faur�, Wolf, Strauss, Liszt, Stenhammar and Rangström. Malin Christensson (soprano) Silvia Fraser (piano) Hakan Vramsmo (baritone) Iain Burnside (piano).
My Kind Of Song - Jeffrey Tate	20050712		Iain Burnside talks to conductor Jeffrey Tate about some of his favourite singers, including Dame Janet Baker, Peter Pears, Eartha Kitt and Charles Trenet in music by Brahms, Britten and Noel Coward
Renee Fleming	20050719		The Voices spotlight falls on the great American soprano. She joins Iain Burnside in the studio to introduce a selection of her recordings, ranging from operatic arias by Dvorák, Verdi and Andr� Previn, to songs by Rachmaninov and Duke Ellington.
Voices From Venice	20050726		Iain Burnside puts on his gondolier's outfit and glides through the canals of La Serenissima in search of songs that recall the city of Canaletto, Vivaldi and the Doges. With music by Gounod, Schumann, Reynaldo Hahn, Richard Rodgers, Benjamin Britten, Giovanni Croce and the music hall star, Billy Merson.
My Kind Of Song: Stephen Hough	20050802		Pianist Stephen Hough talks to Iain Burnside about his favourite songs and singers, including Charles Trenet, Peter Pears, Yvonne Printemps, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Shirley Bassey.
Emma Kirkby	20050809		Iain Burnside is joined by soprano Emma Kirkby, who chooses recordings by some of her favourite baroque singers.
Funny Bones - Part 1	20050816		First of two programmes in which Iain Burnside explores the world of comic songs, from Stephen Sondheim and Blossom Dearie to Monty Python and Kenneth Williams
Funny Bones Part 2	20050823		Iain Burnside continues his journey through the world of comic songs, from the innocent tongue twisters of Danny Kaye to the saucy innuendo of Fascinating Aida.
Pettin' In The Park	20050830		Jeremy Sams heads into the woods in search of al fresco passion: songs about love in the open air and outdoor shenanigans. Music by Hahn, Britten, Wolf, Sondheim etc.
Countertenors	20050906		Ian Burnside talks to James Bowman about the history and development of the countertenor voice, from the early exponents of the 1930s to the present, including Alfred Deller, David Daniels and Andreas Scholl.
	20050913		Iain Burnside presents an all-Schumann song recital given by the German baritone Christian Gerhaher and pianist Gerold Huber in Vienna earlier this year. Music includes the Liederkreis Op 39 and the other Schumann settings of Eichendorff and Lenau. Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Gerold Huber (pianist).
The Wonders Of The Ancient World	20050920		Iain Burnside takes a magic carpet ride back to the great cities of the ancient world in the company of Schubert, Wolf, Faur�, Tippett and Sondheim.
John Mark Ainsley	20050927		Tenor John Mark Ainsley is accompanied by Iain Burnside in a programme of songs by Tippett, Britten and Purcell. Including Tippett's great cycles Boyhood's End and The Heart's Assurance, Britten's Canticle I, and music by Purcell which Tippett discovered during the war, in the bombed-out ruins of Morley College.
Mothers, Madams And Mistresses	20051004		Iain Burnside explores the facets of womanhood, as portrayed by composers down the ages. Including songs by William Bolcom, Aaron Copland and Percy Grainger.
	20051010		A major event to mark the occasion of Harold Pinter's 75th birthday. Some of the tormentors and the tormented so potently etched in Pinter's later plays are assembled together in a new dramatic work with a musical setting by the composer James Clarke. There will be a discussion following the broadcast. Voices: Harry Burton, Anastasia Hille, Andy de la Tour, Douglas Hodge, Gabrielle Hamilton, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Gawn Grainger, Harold Pinter, Indira Varma. Music: Apartment House; Eileen Aagaard; Prometheus Ensemble; Rolande van der Paal, Etienne Siebens. The BBC Symphony Orchestra - conducted by Martyn Brabbins and David Porcelijn; Fatma Mehralieva.
Janice Watson	20051011		Iain Burnside introduces a specially recorded recital with soprano Janice Watson. With songs by Liza Lehmann, Richard Strauss, Bridge and Liszt. Janice Watson - soprano Iain Burnside - piano.
Spotlight On Jean-paul Fouch�court	20051018		>Jean-Paul Fouch�court is one of the leading interpreters of French baroque music and is also well known for his performances of 20th Century French songs by Debussy, Poulenc, Satie etc. Iain Burnside talks to him about his career and some of the singers who have influenced him.
	20051025		Iain Burnside introduces a specially recorded recital with soprano Janice Watson. With songs by Liza Lehmann, Richard Strauss, Bridge and Liszt.
	20051101		Iain Burnside presents a specially recorded recital of songs by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Poulenc and Wolf, given by Korean soprano Hyunah Yu and pianist Julius Drake.
	20051108		Iain Burnside's guest is Nicholas Hytner, Director of the National Theatre. His kind of songs range from a madrigal by Gibbons to Rodgers and Hart's Bewitched, via Mozart and Leonard Cohen.
	20051115		Iain Burnside presents an all Schubert recital, given by German tenor Rainer Trost, including Der Zwerg, Geheimnis, Nachtstück and Einsamkeit. With Ulrich Eisenlohr on piano.
	20051122		Presenter and pianist Iain Burnside accompanies a recital of songs by Britten, Debussy and Ravel, given by soprano Kate Royal.
Innocence And Experience	20051129		Iain Burnside takes an unsentimental look at childhood as seen through the world of song. Includes songs by Sondheim, Britten, Schumann, Rossini and Ives.
James Gilchrist And Anna Tillbrook	20051206		Iain Burnside introduces a specially recorded recital given by the tenor James Gilchrist with the pianist Anna Tillbrook. The programme includes Poulenc's Metamorphoses, Finzi's song-cycle Till Earth Outwears and Schumann's Liederkreis Op 24.
Painters And Sculptors	20051213		Iain Burnside introduces songs about painters, paintings and sculptures, from Poulenc's portraits of seven painters he knew and admired, to Stephen Sondheim's musical about Georges Seurat, via songs about sculptures by Cui and Satie, and Britten's settings of Michelango sonnets.
Best Of 2005	20051227		Iain Burnside introduces highlights of the year's programmes, featuring Francis Leroux, Brigitte Fassbaender, Ann Murray, Felicity Lott, John Mark Ainsley and Danny Kaye among others.
	20060103		Celebrated soprano R�gine Crespin talks to Iain Burnside about her life and career, with excerpts from her favourite recordings.
	20060110		Iain Burnside introduces a specially recorded recital of English songs given by the baritone Roderick Williams, including George Butterworth's settings of AE Housman's A Shropshire Lad and songs by Finzi and Vaughan-Williams.
William Bolcom	20060117		Iain Burnside talks to American composer and raconteur William Bolcom about the art of songwriting, his experiences as a pupil of Milhaud, and the stars of the New York artistic scene. Music includes works by Gershwin, Poulenc and Bolcom himself.
Wolf Songs	20060124		Iain Burnside introduces a recital of Wolf songs, with soprano Joan Rodgers, baritone Mark Stone and pianist Roger Vignoles
Bernarda Fink	20060131		Iain Burnside talks to the Argentinean mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink about her career, the singers who have inspired her and her Slovenian heritage. Includes music from Slovenia and Argentina as well as songs by Mahler, Dvorak, Schumann and Monteverdi.
Crabbed Age And Youth	20060207		Catherine Bott explores songs that contrast youth with old age. Includes songs by Mussorgsky, Blitzstein, Wolf, Porter, Schubert, Britten, Sondheim, Weill, Kern and Debussy.
Birgit Nilsson	20060214		Iain Burnside presents a tribute to one of the greatest Wagnerian singers of the 20th Century, the Swedish dramatic soprano, Birgit Nilsson, who died on Christmas Day at the age of 87. Iain plays a selection from some of her greatest recordings, together with archive interviews of Nilsson talking about her career.
	20060221		Iain Burnside presents a recital of Schubert songs given by Ian Bostridge (tenor) and Julius Drake (piano) at the 2005 Schwarzenberg Schubertiade.
	20060228		Iain Burnside looks at the many ways of interpreting the songs of Hugo Wolf. Includes performances by Gerard Souzay, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Irmgard Seefried, John McCormack, Peter Schreier, Tiana Lemnitz, Friedrich Schorr, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Elena Gerhardt, as well as singers from today.
	20060307		Iain Burnside introduces a recital given by baritone Christopher Maltman and pianist Roger Vignoles. It includes Poulenc's Travail du Peintre and Britten's Songs and Proverbs of William Blake
	20060321		Iain Burnside presents a recital of songs by mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and pianist Roger Vignoles. Featuring Berlioz's Nuits d'�t� and a selection of songs from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn.
	20060328		Iain Burnside presents a recital of songs by European �migr� composers Korngold, Krenek, Eisler and Zemlinsky; given by bass-baritone James Rutherford, accompanied on the piano by Burnside himself.
My Kind Of Song: Sir Richard Rodney Bennett	20060404		Iain Burnside's guest is versatile British composer/performer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett. His choices of song range from Purcell, Walton and Webern to Gershwin and Harold Arlen
Doctor In The House	20060411		Ian Burnside presents a selection of songs on a medical theme, examining the treatment of bodily ailments from the hilarious to the sublime.
	20060418		Iain Burnside presents a specially recorded recital given by the baritone Florian Boesch, who made a spectacular debut at last year's Edinburgh Festival. The programme includes songs by Schubert, Schumann, Wolf and Finzi. Florian Boesch (baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano).
	20060425		The legendary American mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, in conversation with Iain Burnside, looks back over her career and introduces some of her favourite recordings, among them roles by Mozart, Rossini and Offenbach, French airs by Debussy, Satie and Berlioz, and her first love, Broadway songs.
	20060502		Iain Burnside presents a specially recorded recital of French song given by the soprano Lisa Milne and baritone William Dazeley, accompanied by Malcolm Martineau. The programme includes Faune late cycle Mirages, Poulenc's Tel jour, telle nuit, and a selection of works by Duparc.
The Latin Spirit	20060509		Iain Burnside introduces a selection of songs with a South American flavour.
	20060516		Iain Burnside presents a recital given by mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and pianist Bengt Forsberg, performing music by fellow Swedes Wilhelm Stenhammar, Bo Linde and Lars-Erik Larsson, as well as songs by C�cile Chaminade, Franz Schubert and Gustav Mahler.
	20060523		Iain Burnside presents a profile of one of Britain's finest songwriters, Peter Warlock, with performances from tenor Andrew Kennedy, accompanied by Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano).
	20060530		Iain Burnside introduces a recital given by baritone Sir Thomas Allen including songs by Beethoven, Wolf, Ives, Cole Porter and Alex Glasgow.
	20060606		Iain Burnside hosts a selection of recordings of Schumann song, by a range of interpreters - including Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Schreier, Elisabeth Schumann, Gerard Souzay and Charles Panzera.
	20060613		Iain Burnside introduces a recital of songs by Gabriel Faur�, given by French tenor Yann Beuron, accompanied by pianist Billy Eidi.
	20060620		Iain Burnside presents highlights from a concert given at the Konzerthaus in Vienna. Young Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova and pianist Charles Spencer perform songs by Mozart and Handel.
The Moon	20060627		Ian Burnside introduces a selection of songs about or inspired by the Moon, including music by Dallapiccola, Schubert and Schoenberg, as well as recordings by Frank Sinatra and Mel Torm�.
	20060704		Iain Burnside presents a selection of songs by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Shostakovich, performed by soprano Susan Bullock, accompanied by Malcolm Martineau (piano).
Spotlight On Gundula Janowitz	20060711		Iain Burnside talks to the German soprano about her career. She introduces her own favourite recordings, including songs by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Handel, Richard Strauss and Hindemith.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels	20060718		Catherine Bott presents a selection of songs written by or about cads, rotters and ne'er-do-wells. Including music by Mozart, Liszt, Flanders and Swann and the Sex Pistols.
	20060725		Iain Burnside introduces a performance given by Dutch mezzo Christianne Stotijn, French viola player Antoine Tamestit and pianist Julius Drake, playing works by Brahms and Loeffler.
	20060801		Ian Burnside talks to James Bowman about the history and development of the countertenor voice, featuring Alfred Deller, David Daniels and Andreas Scholl.
Spotlight On Christa Ludwig	20060808		Iain Burnside talks to mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig about her devotion to the art of Lieder singing and discusses some of her operatic roles including the soprano parts that she took on later in her career. With songs by Brahms, Mahler, Schumann, Schubert and Wolf and extracts from Bellinis Norma and Wagner's Götterdämmerung.
Patter Songs	20060815		Iain Burnside is joined by the baritone Richard Suart, one of the great exponents of patter song, to discuss the art of uttering the greatest number of words in the shortest possible time. Including music by Gilbert and Sullivan, Noel Coward, Sondheim, Tom Lehrer and Kurt Weill
	20060822		Sir Peter Hall talks to Iain Burnside about his long and varied career in theatre and opera. His musical choices include Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Kirsten Flagstad and Noel Coward
Composers At The Piano	20060829		Iain Burnside introduces recordings of composers accompanying singers in their own songs; including Debussy, Strauss, Ravel, Poulenc and Britten.
	20060905		Iain Burnside presents a specially recorded recital of songs by Schumann, including the song-cycle Dichterliebe and songs on texts by the poet Eichendorff. Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Gerold Huber (piano).
	20060912		Continuing Radio 3's season celebrating poet, writer, teacher and composer Rabindranath Tagore, Iain Burnside introduces settings of Tagore's poetry by Zemlinsky, Janacek and Szymanowski.
	20060919		Iain Burnside introduces a specially recorded recital given by two very different Swedish mezzo-sopranos. Anna Larsson performs songs by Schubert and Brahms, and Tove Dahlberg sings Grieg's songcycle, Haugtussa. Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) Tove Dahlberg (mezzo-soprano) Julius Drake (piano).
Homes	20060926		Iain Burnside presents a selection of songs on the theme of homes, including songs by Schubert, Wolf, Borodin and Kern.
	20061003		Iain Burnside presents a recital of songs by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Dvorák and Wolf, performed by mezzo soprano Magdalena Kozena and pianist Malcolm Martineau.
What's In A Name?	20061010		Iain Burnside, with a little help from Alfred Deller, Dory Previn and others, asks - what's in a name?
Hans Christian Andersen	20061017		Iain Burnside looks at settings of the works of the great Danish poet and storyteller, by composers such as Robert Schumann, Matti Borg, Edvard Grieg and Arthur Honneger.
	20061024		Featuring song cycles by three English composers. Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) Iain Burnside (piano) Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad Finzi: I said to love.
Little And Large	20061031		Iain Burnside presents a selection of songs about little things - and big ones. The programme features pieces by Bizet, Hoagy Carmichael, Hugo Wolf and Fats Waller
Cora Burggraaf And Gary Matthewman	20061107		Iain Burnside introduces a recital given at the Wigmore Hall, London, by Dutch soprano Cora Burggraaf with pianist Gary Matthewman. Including songs by Reynaldo Hahn, Richard Strauss, L�on Orthel and Hugo Wolf.
The Songs Of Judith Weir	20061114		Iain Burnside introduces studio recordings of songs by Judith Weir. Performed by Ailish Tynan (soprano), Susan Bickley (mezzo), Andrew Kennedy (tenor) with Iain himself at the piano.
Sound The Trumpet	20061121		Iain Burnside introduces a selection of songs about musical instruments in all their shapes and forms.
	20061128		Iain Burnside introduces a concert given by mezzo Bernada Fink and pianist Roger Vignoles at the Schubertiade Festival in Schwarzberg. The programme includes songs by Haydn, Wolf, Berg, Brahms and Ginastera.
Britten's Canticles	20061205		Iain Burnside introduces performances of Benjamin Britten's five Canticles recorded at London's Wigmore Hall. Iestyn Davies (countertenor) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Leigh Melrose (baritone) Richard Watkins (horn) Lucy Wakeford (harp) Roger Vignoles (piano) Canticle I: My beloved is mine, Op 40 (tenor and piano) Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, Op 51 (countertenor, tenor and piano) Canticle III: Still Falls the Rain, Op 55 (horn, tenor and piano) Canticle IV: Journey of the Magi, Op 86 (countertenor, tenor, baritone and piano) Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus, Op 89 (tenor and harp).
	20061212		Soprano Sophie Daneman introduces a selection of her eclectic recordings, ranging from Rameau to Noel Coward. She reflects on her many theatrical and musical mentors, among them John Gielgud, Lorraine Hunt and music hall singer Barbara Cook.
	20061219		A specially recorded session from the BBC's Maida Vale studio. Baritone Konrad Jarnot is joined by pianist Iain Burnside for a selection of songs by Duparc, Schubert, Dvorak and Brahms.
Extremes	20061226		Iain Burnside introduces a selection of songs involving extremes of vocal range, technique, virtuosity and incompetence. Including a 3,400-year-old Hurrian hymn and songs by Peter Maxwell Davies, Jules Massenet and Napalm Death. John Lennon and Paul Mccartney - 'From Me to You' - Performed by Bobby McFerrin J.D. Sumner - 'I've Got to Walk that Lonesome Road' - Performed by J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Antonio Vivaldi - 'Nasce il sole' from Cantata Sorge vermiglia in ciel (RV 667) - Performed by Randall Wong (male soprano), Linda Burman-Hall (harpsichord), Paul Hale (cello) The DeZurik Sisters - 'I Left Her Standing There' - Performed by the DeZurik Sisters: Carolyn DeZurik (voice and guitar), Mary Jane DeZurik (voice and guitar) Peter Maxwell Davies - 'Transition' and no.4 'To Be Sung on the Water' from Eight Songs for a Mad King - Performed by Julius Eastman (baritone) and the Fires of London directed by Peter Maxwell Davies Benjamin Britten - 'Now the Great Bear and Pleiades' from Peter Grimes - Performed by Glenn Winslade (tenor) with the London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis Leo Delibes - 'Les Filles de Cadiz' - Performed by Mado Robin (soprano) George Frideric Handel - 'Rompo i lacci' from Flavio - Performed by Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) with Ensemble 415 directed by Rene Jacobs Franz Schubert - 'Meeres Stille' (D215a) - Performed by Elly Ameling (soprano) and Graham Johnson (piano) Anonymous - 'Hurrian Hymn' - Performed by Richard Crocker (voice and lyre) Napalm Death - 'You Suffer' - Performed by Napalm Death: Lee Dorrian (bass-baritone), Bill Steer (guitar), Jim Whitely (bass guitar), Mick Harris (drums) Jules Massenet - 'Je Marche' from Manon - Natalia de Andrade (soprano), unidentified pianist Duke Ellington, Mack David - 'I'm Just a Lucky So and So' - Performed by Ray Anderson (voice, trombone), Allan Jaffe (guitar), John Hicks (piano), Mark Dresser (bass), Pheeroan akLaff (drums).
	20070102		Iain Burnside introduces Werner Gura (tenor) and Christoph Berner (piano) in a recital of songs by Mozart, Schubert and Schumann.
Scotland's Hugo Wolf?	20070109		Iain Burnside is joined by soprano Lisa Milne and baritone Roderick Williams to explore the songs of FG Scott, a quirky and highly original 20th-century Scottish composer.
	20070116		Iain Burnside introduces a recital of songs by Liszt, Hahn and Strauss, performed by soprano Kate Royal and pianist Roger Vignoles
	20070123		Iain Burnside introduces settings of WH Auden's poetry sung by tenor Andrew Kennedy, including works by Benjamin Britten, Elisabeth Lutyens and Simon Bainbridge.
	20070130		Iain Burnside talks to Nathalie Dessay about the art of the coloratura soprano.
Best Of Voices	20070206		Iain Burnside introduces a collection of songs performed by some of the greatest ever singers.