Schedule
Early
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—26/07/2008
Martin Handley introduces music by Bach, Chausson, Mondonville and Arnold.
09:00
CD Review—26/07/2008
Including Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A flat, Op 110; and Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1
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Afternoon
12:15
Music Feature—05/05/2007
The story of the love affair between musicians Margaret Leng Tan and James Graseck.(R)
13:00
The Early Music Show—Trio Mediaeval
Highlights of a concert of Norwegian folk music given a distinctive spin by Trio Mediaeval
14:00
BBC Proms—2008, Proms Chamber Concerts, PCM1 - Schumann, Elliot Carter, Messiaen, Bartok
Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs works by Schumann, Carter, Messiaen and Bartok.(R)
15:00
World Routes—26/07/2008
Live sets and highlights from the annual festival of world music.
16:00
Jazz Line-Up—26/07/2008
Highlights from the BBC Jazz Awards 2008, with the best of the live peformances.
17:30
Jazz Record Requests—26/07/2008
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
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Evening
18:30
New Generation Artists—Sharon Bezaly, Danjulo Ishizaka
Sharon Bezaly (flute) in a Handel sonata and Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) performing Beethoven
19:00
BBC Proms—2008, Prom 12: Mussorgsky, Ades, Prokofiev and Borodin, Prom 12 - Part 1
1/3John Tomlinson and the CBSO and Chorus in works by Mussorgsky, including Boris Godunov.
19:45
Twenty Minutes—Pasternak and Creativity
John Rowe reads Evening by Boris Pasternak - a prose poem about a young poet.
20:05
BBC Proms—2008, Prom 12: Mussorgsky, Ades, Prokofiev and Borodin, Prom 12 - Part 2
2/3Thomas Ades conducts the CBSO and Chorus in a performance of his own composition Tevot.
20:35
Twenty Minutes—On Life and Picnics, A Taste of Heaven, by Jane Feaver
2/3A short story exploring the disintegration of a family, seen through the eyes of a girl.
20:55
BBC Proms—2008, Prom 12: Mussorgsky, Ades, Prokofiev and Borodin, Prom 12 - Part 3
3/3Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 1, with Louis Lortie (piano); and Borodin: Polovtsian Dances.
21:45
The Wire—My Glass Body
My Glass Body, by Anna Furse.(R)
22:30
WOMAD—WOMAD Live 2008, Episode 2
2/3Coverage of the world music festival, with Egyptian vocalist Sheikh Taha and Jah Wobble.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—27/07/2008
Including music by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Bizet, Respighi, Mozart, Beethoven and Bach.














