Entertainment

07:00

Breakfast

Music, news and the occasional surprise, presented by Martin Handley. Including 7.00, 8.00 News

09:00

News; Summer CD Review

With Andrew McGregor. 9.03 Jonathan Dove: The Star Song. Jonathan Vaughn (organ), Wells Cathedral Choir, conductor Matthew Owens. 9.30 Korngold: String Quartet No 1, Op 16 (excerpts). Aron Quartet. 10.00 Bach: Suite No 1 in G for Cello Solo, BWV1007 (excerpts). Maxim Rysanov (viola). 11.00 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op 61 (excerpts). Ida Haendel, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Karel Ancerl. 11.45 Suk: Symphony in E, Op 14 (excerpts). BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jiri Belohlavek

12:15

Hidden Composers; News R

A reassessment of two French women composers who fought against the prejudice and pressures of their time. Both lived at the turn of the 20th century, and after their deaths their music was either lost or ignored. Lowri Blake talks to enthusiasts who are bringing the wealth of music by Louise Heritte-Viardot and Mel Bonis back into the public domain, and to the writer on music Richard Langham-Smith for whom this was a rewarding voyage of discovery

13:00

The Early Music Show R

Lucie Skeaping explores the inspiration, background and impact of John Gay's celebrated Beggar's Opera which appeared in London in 1728 as a reaction to the excesses and pretensions of fashionable Italian opera. Far from the exulted realms of the ancient heroes and the classical gods, the opera celebrates the worst of 18th-century London street life, featuring beggars, cut-throats, thieves and prostitutes singing the popular ballads of the day

14:00

BBC Proms Chamber Music 2010 R

Another chance to hear a concert first broadcast on Monday September 6. French ensemble Le Poeme Harmonique conjures up the atmosphere of 17th-century Venice, where the streets and palaces provided a cultural melting pot for both popular and artistic styles of the day. Along with Claudio Monteverdi's Lament of the Nymph, the programme includes music by the lesser-known Benedetto Ferrari and Francesco Manelli, the first composer to write operas for the paying public as opposed to the privileged court. Presented by Catherine Bott. Le Poeme Harmonique, director Vincent Dumestre (theorbo/baroque guitar). Monteverdi: Lamento della ninfa; Dormo Ancora (Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria). Marini: Sonata terza. Manelli: Bergamasca: La Barchetta passaggiera; Canzonetta: Sguardo lusinghiero; Jacara: Aria alla napolitana; Ciaccona: Acceso mio core. Ferrari: Chi non sa come Amor; Son ruinato, appassionato. Anon: Villanella ch'all'acqua vai

15:00

World Routes

Lucy Duran and French journalist Florent Mazzoleni introduce music from African countries that became independent in the second half of 1960, including Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Benin and Mali. Music was to play a central role in the search for a new identity, and in the 1960s and 1970s some of the continent's most notable dance music was created

16:00

Jazz Library

In his regular round-up of suggestions from listeners, Alyn Shipton presents music by Bix Beiderbecke and Duke Ellington, and live performances from British greats Stan Tracey and Tony Coe, plus tracks by Art Pepper and Joe Henderson

17:00

Jazz Record Requests

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' requests from the world of jazz

18:00

Words and Music R

Fiona Shaw and Robert Glenister read poetry and prose on the theme of summer, including John Clare's Shepherd's Calendar, plus works by Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Featuring music by Gershwin, Dvorak, Joan Baez, Mendelssohn and Toru Takemitsu (Dance)

19:30

BBC Proms 2010

Sean Rafferty and Suzy Klein host the traditional Last Night of the Proms festivities, as Jiri Belohlavek and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform an evening of music live from London's Royal Albert Hall. Renee Fleming (soprano), Maxim Rysanov (viola), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jiri Belohlavek. Jonathan Dove: A Song of Joys (BBC Commission - first performance). Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien. Tchaikovsky arr Rysanov: Variations on a Rococo Theme. Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens. Strauss: Verfuhrung, Op 33 No 1; Freundliche Vision, Op 48 No 1; Standchen, Op 17 No 2; Winterweihe, Op 48 No 4; Zueignung, Op 10 No 1. 8.55 Twenty Minutes: Proms in the Park. Musical contributions from Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Salford and Hyde Park in London. 9.15 Chabrier: Joyeuse Marche. Smetana: Dobra! Ja mu je dam! ... Jak je mi? (Dalibor). Dvorak: Song to the Moon (Rusalka). Vaughan Williams: Suite for viola and small orchestra - Prelude; Galop. Wagner: Bridal Chorus (Lohengrin). Rodgers and Hammerstein: You'll Never Walk Alone (Carousel). Trad arr Nic Raine: Fisher's Hornpipe. Arne arr Sargent: Rule, Britannia!. Parry orch Elgar: Jerusalem. Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 in D (Land of Hope and Glory). The National Anthem. Auld Lang Syne. Last in the series

23:00

Hear and Now

Sara Mohr-Pietsch travels to the Ruhr region in Germany, European Capital of Culture 2010, to explore the new-musical culture of the former industrial heartland. A conurbation of 53 towns and cities in western Germany, the area has a thriving cultural scene within its post-industrial landscape. Among the people she meets are conductor Steven Sloane, artistic director of RUHR 2010, and composer Gerhard Staebler, who has studied and worked in the area throughout its cultural regeneration. Included are works recorded at the 2010 Witten Days for New Chamber Music by composers Adrianna Holszky, Enno Poppe, GF Haas and Matthias Pintscher, performed by Nova Vocal Ensemble, Klangforum Wien and Ensemble Recherche

01:00

Through the Night

With Susan Sharpe. Bortnyansky: Concerto No 6 for chorus (Glory to God in the Highest); Hymn of the Cherubim No 7 (Lord is King). Platon Maiborada Academic Choir, conductor Viktor Skoromny. 1.10 Galuppi: Keyboard Sonata No 1 in B flat. 1.15 Bortnyansky: Choral Concerto No 6 (What God is Greater); Choral Concerto No 28 (Blessed is the Man). 1.31 Beethoven: 12 Variationen uber den russischen Tanz, Wo071. 1.45 Berezovsky: Cast Me Not Off in the Time of Old Age. 1.56 Field: Rondo in A flat for piano and strings. 2.04 Vedel: Choral Concerto No 5 (With My Voice). 2.13 Verbytsky: Otce nas; The Angel Declared. 2.21 Berlioz: Overture: Beatrice et Benedict, Op 27. 2.30 Leontovych: Hymn to the Cherubim; Credo (Liturgy of St John Chrysostom). 2.39 Volodymyr Stetsenko: Praise the Lord, Oh My Soul. 2.41 Tchaikovsky: Overture: Hamlet, Op 67. 3.01 Vivaldi: Concerto da Camera in D, RV94. 3.13 Kolb: Praeludium Tertium in A minor. 3.16 Fiocco: Suite in G. 3.25 Wolf: String Quartet in D minor. 4.11 Noskowski: Ballet music: A Hut Out of the Village (excerpts). 4.24 Charpentier: Prelude: Te Deum. 4.26 Chambonnieres: Pavane in D minor. 4.33 Rossi: Toccata No 7 in D minor for keyboard. 4.38 CPE Bach: Anbetung dem Erbarmer, Wq 243. 5.01 Benoit: Overture; Entr'actre; Valse (Charlotte Corday). 5.14 Brahms: Wir wandelten, Op 96 No 2; Alte Liebe (Funf Gesang, Op 72); Das Madchen spricht, Op 107 No 3; Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer (Funf Lieder fur eine tiefere Stimme, Op 105); Meine Liebe ist Grun (9 Lieder und Gesange, Op 63); Von ewiger Liebe, Op 43 No 1; Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht (Vier Lieder, Op 96). 5.35 Matz: Ballade for violin, cello and piano. 5.43 Corelli arr Thomas Billington: Organ Concerto in C, Op 6 No 10. 5.53 Pergolesi: Sonata in G. 5.55 Wassenaer/Pergolesi: Sonata in G. 5.55 Wassenaer: Concerto armonico No 5 in B flat. 6.06 Zarebski: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 34. 6.42 Kaiser: Chi volge ne la mente