Afternoon on 3 - Prom 53/Purcell, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn

Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009: Sir Roger Norrington leads a celebration of Radio 3's four Composers of the Year. Introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Sir Roger Norrington (conductor) Purcell: Abdelazar - suite Handel: Xerxes - Ombra mai fu; Alcina - Ah, mio cor!; Water Music - Suite No 2 in D Haydn: Scena di Berenice Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in A minor (Scottish) 4.00pm Purcell and his forebears. Purcell: Triumphing Dance (Dido and Aeneas); Triumph, victorious love (Dioclesian) Ars Nova Copenhagen Concerto Copenhagen Andrew Lawrence-King (conductor) Tallis: Man Blest no Doubt Byrd: Quis est homo Stile Antico Purcell: The Voice of the Turtle; A Scotch Tune (Amphitryon); My Beloved Spake (The Song of Songs); Thou Genius of this Isle; The Cold Genius (King Arthur); The Soldiers Song (The Knight of Malta); Wondrous Machine (Ode to St Cecilia) Ars Nova Copenhagen Concerto Copenhagen Andrew Lawrence-King (conductor).