Afternoon on 3 - 27/05/2008

Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007: Another chance to hear soprano Kate Royal and mezzo-soprano Christine Rice join pianist Roger Vignoles in solos and duets by Schumann, Mendelssohn, Gounod, Chusson, Brahms and Dvorak. Kate Royal (soprano) Christine Rice (mezzo) Roger Vignoles (piano) Schumann: Schon Blumelein; Herbstlied; Erste Begegnung; Sommerruh Mendelssohn: Lied der Zugvogel (duet); Auf Flugeln des Gesanges; Venezianisches Gondellied, Op 19; Pagenlied; Der Mond; Herbstlied Gounod: D'un coeur qui t'aime; Fleur des bois Chausson: La nuit; Reveil Brahms: Zigeunerlieder; Die Mainacht; Unbewegte, laue Luft; Lerchengesang; Standchen Dvorak: When my scythe was whetted; Ere we part; The modest lass; The Captive; Wedding song Plus Big Noises from Down Under: Orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand, including Elgar and Rachmaninov from Jeffrey Tate and Ashkenazy in Sydney, plus an homage to Satie from Melbourne-based pianist and composer Ian Munro. Verdi: Overture (La forza del destino) West Australian Symphony Orchestra Sachio Fujioka (conductor) Elgar: Symphony No 1 in A flat Sydney Symphony Orchestra Jeffrey Tate (conductor) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Garrick Ohlsson (piano) Sydney Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Ian Munro: Divertissement sur le nom d'Erik Satie, plagiarist ballet in five acts - for piano and string quartet Australia Ensemble: Dene Olding, Dimity Hall (violin) Irina Morozova (viola) Julian Smiles (cello) Ian Munro (piano) Korngold: Violin Concerto Joseph Lin (violin) Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Werner Andreas Albert (conductor).