Afternoon on 3 - 16/06/2008

Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: From Wigmore Hall in London, Sarah Walker introduces a recital in which Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley and pianist Julius Drake perform German songs by Grieg and a selection of Schumann's settings of words by Heinrich Heine. Schumann: Heine Settings Grieg: 6 Songs, Op 48 Plus The Alps: A week of music with an Alpine connection, featuring orchestral and choral works. Pfitzner: 3 Preludes (Palestrina) Suisse Romande Orchestra Marek Janowski (conductor) Busoni: Violin Concerto in D Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Suisse Romande Orchestra Marek Janowski (conductor) Schnittke: Violin Sonata No 1 Alissa Margulis (violin) Polina Leschenko (piano) Liu Tieshan/Mao Yuan: Dance of the Yao People China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra Pang Ka-Pang (conductor) Martin: In Terra Pax Catherine Naglestad (soprano) Doris Soffel (mezzo-soprano) Charles Workman (tenor) Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Ralf Lukas (bass) MDR Radio Chorus and Orchestra Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) Strauss: 4 Interludes (Intermezzo) Suisse Romande Orchestra Marek Janowski (conductor) Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2 Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Suisse Romande Orchestra Marek Janowski (conductor).