The BBC has announced that it has a sustainable plan for the future of the BBC Singers, in association with The VOCES8 Foundation.
The threat to reduce the staff of the three English orchestras by 20% has not been lifted, but it is being reconsidered.
See the BBC press release here.

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SATURDAY 03 OCTOBER 2009


SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00mwbpz)


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00n1222)
Martin Handley


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00n12mn)
Building a Library: Martinu's Symphony No 4


SAT 12:15 Music Matters (b00n12mq)
Vasily Petrenko/Kenneth MacMillan/Martinu


SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00n12nc)
Renaissance Polyphony

01 Thomas Tallis
O Sacrum Convivium
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Conductor: Peter Phillips

02 John Taverner
Western Wind Mass - Sanctus and Benedictus
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Conductor: Peter Phillips

03 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Surge, illuminare
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Conductor: Peter Phillips

04 Thomas Tallis
Lamentations 1
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Conductor: Peter Phillips

05 Gregorio Allegri
Miserere
Performer: Roy Goodman
Performer: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Conductor: Sir David Willcocks

06 Thomas Tallis
Salvator mundi
Performer: The Clerkes of Oxenford
Conductor: David Wulstan

07 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Gloria (Missa Papae Marcelli)
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Conductor: Peter Phillips

08 William Mundy
Adolescentulus sum ergo
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Conductor: Peter Phillips

09 Victoria
Sanctus and Benedictus (Requiem)
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Conductor: Peter Phillips

10 00:01:16 Thomas Tallis
O Sacrum Convivium
Performer: Peter Phillips
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Duration 00:01:31

11 00:04:53 John Taverner
Sanctus & Benedictus from Western Wind Mass
Performer: Peter Phillips
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Duration 00:08:01

12 00:14:27 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Surge, illuminare
Performer: Peter Phillips
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Duration 00:02:40

13 00:19:31 Thomas Tallis
Lamentations I
Performer: Peter Phillips
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Duration 00:07:13

14 00:29:33 Gregorio Allegri
Miserere
Performer: Roy Goodman
Performer: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Performer: Sir David Willcocks
Duration 00:01:02

15 00:31:43 Thomas Tallis
Salvator mundi
Performer: Clerkes of Oxfenford
Performer: David Wulstan
Duration 00:04:21

16 00:38:58 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Gloria from Missa Papae Marcelli
Performer: Peter Phillips
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Duration 00:05:28

17 00:47:32 William Mundy
Adolescentulus sum ergo
Performer: Peter Phillips
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Duration 00:00:20

18 00:49:38 Tomás Luis de Victoria
Requiem - Sanctus & Benedictus
Performer: Peter Phillips
Performer: Tallis Scholars
Duration 00:02:48

19 00:53:51 Alonso Lobo
Alonso Lobo: Libera me
Conductor: Harry Christophers
Choir: The Sixteen
Duration 00:07:58


SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mw9fz)
Camilla Tilling


SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00n13mn)
Brazilian Performers
Caetano Veloso


SAT 16:00 Jazz Library (b00n13mq)
Carmen McRae

01 Carmen McRae (artist)
Misery
Performer: Carmen McRae

02 Carmen Mcrae with Ralph Burns Orchestra (artist)
Mr Meadowlark
Performer: Carmen Mcrae with Ralph Burns Orchestra

03 Carmen McRae (artist)
My Funny Valentine
Performer: Carmen McRae

04 Carmen McRae (artist)
That Old Black Magic
Performer: Carmen McRae

05 Carmen McRae (artist)
I'm an Errand Girl for Rhythm
Performer: Carmen McRae

06 Carmen McRae (artist)
I'm Glad There is You
Performer: Carmen McRae

07 Carmen McRae (artist)
What Can I Say After I've Said I'm Sorry
Performer: Carmen McRae

08 Carmen McRae (artist)
Little Butterfly
Performer: Carmen McRae

09
Carmen McRae and Betty Carter - Sometimes I'm Happy

10 Carmen McRae (artist)
Misty
Performer: Carmen McRae


SAT 17:00 Jazz Record Requests (b00n13ms)


SAT 18:00 Opera on 3 (b00n13mv)
Dvorak's Rusalka


SAT 21:00 The Wire (b00n13mx)
The Lady of Kingsland Waste


SAT 21:45 Pre-Hear (b00n13mz)


SAT 22:30 Hear and Now (b00n13n7)
London Sinfonietta - Adams, Cage, Dresher, Lang



SUNDAY 04 OCTOBER 2009


SUN 00:00 The Early Music Show (b00gnst4)


SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b00n1mzm)


SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b00n1mzp)
Martin Handley


SUN 10:00 Sunday Morning (b00n1mzr)
Iain Burnside - Outsiders


SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b00n1mzt)
Christopher Wynn Parry


SUN 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00n1mzw)
Les Arts Florissants


SUN 14:00 Radio 3 Requests (b00n1mzy)
Fiona Talkington


SUN 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00mw9sk)
Choral Vespers - For the Feast of St Francis


SUN 17:00 Discovering Music (b00n1n02)
Arnold: Symphony No 5


SUN 18:30 Choir and Organ (b00n1n04)
Matthew Whittall/Haydn Grosse Orgelmesse


SUN 20:00 Drama on 3 (b00n1n06)
Becket or The Honour of God


SUN 22:00 Sunday Feature (b00n5rfr)
Ideas - The British Version (Series 2)
The Separation of Powers


SUN 22:45 Words and Music (b00n1n08)
Feasting with Panthers


SUN 23:45 Jazz Line-Up (b00n1n0b)
John Etheridge



MONDAY 05 OCTOBER 2009


MON 01:00 Through the Night (b00n1p7z)


MON 07:00 Breakfast (b00n1p81)
Rob Cowan


MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b00n1p83)


MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00n1p85)
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Lured by the Stage

00 00:54:09 Johann Christian Bach
Artaserse - Overture
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music
Director: Christopher Hogwood
Duration 00:05:50

00 00:19:18 Johann Christian Bach
Laudate Pueri Dominum From St Joseph Vespers
Orchestra: Orfeo Baroque Orchestra
Conductor: Michi Gaigg
Duration 00:22:35

00 00:03:34 Johann Christian Bach
Sonata in G major T.332`4.3 for violin and harpsichord
Performer: Miklós Spányi
Performer: Erika Petofi
Performer: Csilla Valyi
Duration 00:12:49

00 00:44:28 Johann Christian Bach
Konzertsatz fur Orgel und streicher no 1
Performer: Johannes Geffert
Orchestra: J C Bach Akademie
Director: Ingeborg Scheerer
Duration 00:07:31


MON 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00n1p87)
Tabea Zimmermann, Silke Avenhaus


MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00n1p89)
Baltic Sea Festival 2009
Episode 1


MON 17:00 In Tune (b00n1p8c)


MON 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00n1p8f)
BBC SO/Jiri Belohlavek - Martinu Symphony No 1


MON 21:15 Night Waves (b00n1p8h)
Terry Gilliam/2009 Turner Prize/What Scares Audiences/Friendliness


MON 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00n1p85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


MON 23:00 The Essay (b00n1p8k)
Robert Hooke
Hooke's Diary


MON 23:15 Jazz on 3 (b00n1p8m)
Robert Mitchell Trio



TUESDAY 06 OCTOBER 2009


TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b00n1q2b)


TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b00n1q2d)
Rob Cowan


TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b00n1q2g)
Sarah Walker


TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00n1qbr)
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Royal Favour

00 00:02:51 Johann Christian Bach
Overture - 1763 no. 1 in D major [from 'Orione']
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music
Director: Christopher Hogwood
Duration 00:09:50

00 00:36:19 Johann Christian Bach
Endimione - serenata T.248/3
Singer: Vasilka Jezovsek
Singer: Ann Monoyios
Ensemble: Cologne Vocal Ensemble
Orchestra: Cappella Coloniensis
Conductor: Bruno Weil
Duration 00:22:29

00 00:15:27 Johann Christian Bach
See the kind indulgent gales - song T.257'2 (A Favourite song sung by Mrs Weich
Singer: Maria Zadori
Ensemble: Capella Savaria
Conductor: Pál Németh
Duration 00:04:26

00 00:22:41 Johann Christian Bach
Concerto in D major Op.1`6 for keyboard and strings
Performer: Anthony Halstead
Orchestra: The Hanover Band
Duration 00:10:56


TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00n1qbt)
Schwetzingen Festival 2009
Trio Wanderer


TUE 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00n1qbw)
Russian Works


TUE 17:00 In Tune (b00n1qby)
Sean Rafferty


TUE 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00n1qc0)
BBC Philharmonic - Beethoven, Wagner


TUE 21:15 Night Waves (b00n1qc2)
William Dalrymple/The Power of Yes/Madeleine Bunting/Hanan Al-Shaykh


TUE 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00n1qbr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


TUE 23:00 The Essay (b00n1qc4)
Robert Hooke
Hooke and the Royal Society


TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b00n1qc6)
Verity Sharp



WEDNESDAY 07 OCTOBER 2009


WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00n1qj7)


WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00n1qj9)
Rob Cowan


WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00n1qjc)
Sarah Walker


WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00n1qjf)
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Bach and Abel

01 00:01:21 Carl Friedrich Abel
Sonata in G major K.149 for viola da gamba and continuo
Performer: Susanne Heinrich
Duration 00:02:46

02 00:07:30 Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia concertante in G major C 45; T 286/4
Orchestra: Pratum Integrum
Duration 00:25:40

03 00:35:33 Carl Friedrich Abel
27 Pieces K.186-212 for viola da gamba solo extract
Performer: Wieland Kuijken
Duration 00:06:14

04 00:44:22 Johann Christian Bach
Quartet in C major Op.19`1 for 2 flutes, viola and cello
Ensemble: Camerata Köln
Duration 00:15:00


WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00n1qjh)
Schwetzingen Festival 2009
Leila Josefowicz, John Novacek


WED 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00n1qjk)
Baltic Sea Festival 2009
Episode 2


WED 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00n1qjm)


WED 17:00 In Tune (b00n1qjp)


WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00n1qjr)
Philharmonia - Janacek, Lindberg, Stravinsky

01 Leos Janáček
Sinfonietta

02 Magnus Lindberg (artist)
Graffiti for chorus and orchestra (UK premiere)
Performer: Magnus Lindberg

03 Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird, complete ballet (1910)

04 Felix Mendelssohn
Magnificat: Mein Herz erhebet Gott, Op 69, No 3

05 Felix Mendelssohn
Lieder ohne Worte, Op.67 Nos 3 & 4


WED 21:15 Night Waves (b00n1qjt)
Crime Special


WED 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00n1qjf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


WED 23:00 The Essay (b00n1qjw)
Robert Hooke
Hooke's Ideas and Methods


WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00n1qjy)
Verity Sharp



THURSDAY 08 OCTOBER 2009


THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00n1qmd)


THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00n1qmg)
Rob Cowan


THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00n1qmj)
Sarah Walker


THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00n1qml)
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Meeting Mozart in London

00 00:02:04 Johann Christian Bach
Catone in Utica - opera in 3 acts
Orchestra: New Philharmonic Orchestra London
Conductor: Raymond Leppard
Duration 00:05:45

00 00:10:46 Johann Christian Bach
TRIO FOR VIOLIN, CELLO AND PIANO IN A MAJOR OP.2 NO.5
Ensemble: Trio 1790
Duration 00:07:14

00 00:21:09 Johann Christian Bach
Symphony in G minor Op.6`6
Orchestra: The Hanover Band
Director: Anthony Halstead
Duration 00:12:56

00 00:36:28 Johann Christian Bach
Sonata in G major Op.5`3 for keyboard
Performer: David Owen Norris
Ensemble: Sonnerie
Duration 00:13:58

00 00:52:24 Johann Christian Bach
Amadis de Gaule - Act 2 Scene 5
Choir: Gachinger Choir Stuttgart
Orchestra: Stuttgart Bach Collegium
Director: Helmuth Rilling
Duration 00:07:10


THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00n1qmn)
Schwetzingen Festival 2009
Andras Schiff


THU 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00n1qmq)
Handel: Ariodante (Acts 1 and 2)


THU 14:02 Handel Opera Cycle (b00n4748)
Ariodante
Ariodante (Acts 1 and 2)


THU 17:00 In Tune (b00n1qms)


THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00n1qmv)
Schubert, Hensel, Tippett, Maconchy, Bingham
Part 1


THU 19:50 Twenty Minutes (b00n48mw)
Once Upon a Time...


THU 20:10 Performance on 3 (b00n48my)
Schubert, Hensel, Tippett, Maconchy, Bingham
Part 2


THU 21:15 Night Waves (b00n1qmx)
Harold Evans


THU 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00n1qml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


THU 23:00 The Essay (b00n1qmz)
Robert Hooke
Hooke's Inventions


THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00n1qn1)
Verity Sharp



FRIDAY 09 OCTOBER 2009


FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00n1qqr)


FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00n1qqt)
Rob Cowan


FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00n1qqw)
Sarah Walker


FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00n1qsc)
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Fame Is a Fickle Business

00 00:53:38 Johann Christian Bach
6 Favourite overtures T.272/2 no.2; La Calamita
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music
Director: Christopher Hogwood
Duration 00:05:54

00 00:24:44 Johann Christian Bach
La Clemenza di Scipione - opera Op.14 Act 1
Singer: Linda Perillo
Choir: Rheinische Kantorei
Conductor: Hermann Max
Duration 00:12:31

00 00:40:10 Johann Christian Bach
Grand overture in E flat major T.269/4`1, Op.18`1
Orchestra: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: David Zinman
Duration 00:11:21

00 00:01:29 Johann Christian Bach
Temistocle - opera T.238
Orchestra: The Hanover Band
Performer: Anthony Halstead
Duration 00:03:38

00 00:08:03 Johann Christian Bach
Quintet in D major Op.11`6 for flute, oboe, violin, viola and bc
Ensemble: The English Concert
Duration 00:13:53


FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00n1qsf)
Schwetzingen Festival 2009
Emerson String Quartet


FRI 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00n1qsh)
Baltic Sea Festival 2009
Handel: Ariodante (Act 3)/Baltic Sea Festival 2009


FRI 14:02 Handel Opera Cycle (b00n47n1)
Ariodante
Ariodante (Act 3)


FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00n1qsk)
Sean Rafferty


FRI 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00n1qsm)
Martinu, Mahler, Strauss
Part 1


FRI 19:50 Twenty Minutes (b00n1qt2)


FRI 20:10 Performance on 3 (b00n1qt4)
Martinu, Mahler, Strauss
Part 2


FRI 21:15 The Verb (b00n1qts)
2009 Forward Poetry Prize


FRI 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00n1qsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


FRI 23:00 The Essay (b00n1qtv)
Robert Hooke
Hooke and the Great Fire of London


FRI 23:15 World on 3 (b00n1qtx)
Mary Ann Kennedy