Afternoon on 3 - The Consolation of Philosophy - Episode 1

Penny Gore presents music inspired by philosophers and philosophical ideas, with a programme running the gamut from pessimism to optimism. Featuring songs by Finzi and Britten to words by one of the most philosophical of all poets, Thomas Hardy, alongside Beethoven's famous Schiller setting - the Ode to Joy in his great Ninth Symphony. Finzi: Before and After Summer Jonathan Lemalu (baritone) Michael Hampton (piano) 2.30pm Haydn: Symphony No 22 (The Philosopher) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Britten: Winter Words Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Simon Lepper (piano) 3.30pm Beethoven: Symphony No 9 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) 4.45pm A selection of highlights from Radio 3's 2009 Leeds Pianothon, a celebration of amateur piano playing which took place at the Clothworkers Concert Hall at the University of Leeds. Today: Robin Wade from Leeds Rachmaninov: Prelude in G# minor, Op. 32 no. 12 Peter Duckworth from London Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 2 (also called Fantasy-Sonata) in G# minor, Op. 19: first movement