Afternoon on 3 - 31/12/2007

Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert As part of the 2007 Music in the Round series, pianist Cedric Tiberghien performs a programme of Spanish-inspired music recorded at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Ravel: Alborada del gracioso Debussy: La soirée dans Granade (Estampes); La serenade interrompue (Preludes, Book 1); La puerta del vino (Preludes, Book 2) Albéniz: Almeria; Triana (Iberia) Falla: Fantasia Baetica 2.00pm Bayreuth Ring Cycle 2007 Wagner: Siegfried (Act 2) Siegfried ...... Stephen Gould (tenor) Mime ...... Gerhard Siegel (tenor) The Wanderer ...... Albert Dohmen (baritone) Alberich ...... Andrew Shore (baritone) Fafner ...... Hans-Peter König (bass) Erda ...... Mihoko Fujimura (contralto) Brünnhilde ...... Linda Watson (soprano) Waldvogel ...... Robin Johannsen (soprano) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Christian Thielemann (conductor) Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Cantatas 4-6) Marie Arnet (soprano) Tim Mead (countertenor) Nicholas Watts, Marcel Beekman (tenors) Markus Werba (bass) Les Arts Florissants William Christie (director) Part: Symphony No 3 Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Andres Mustonen (conductor).