Schedule
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Early
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01:00
Through the Night—Susan Sharpe
Susan Sharpe presents music by Berlioz, Mozart, Puccini, Respighi, Soriano and Vivaldi.
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Morning
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07:00
Breakfast—Mendelssohn Weekend - Mary King
Mary King with music that Mendelssohn would have enjoyed. With Schubert, Lassus and Bach.
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09:00
CD Review—Mendelssohn Weekend
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Mendelssohn Octet.
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Afternoon
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12:15
Music Matters—Mendelssohn Weekend - Mendelssohn's Scotland
Tom Service follows in the footsteps of Mendelssohn, who toured Scotland in 1829.
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13:00
The Early Music Show—Mendelssohn Weekend
Catherine Bott traces the links between Mendelssohn and the Bach family.
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14:00
Mendelssohn Weekend—The Salon, The Saturday Salon
1/2 Louise Fryer presents Mendelssohn chamber music, including his Piano Quartet, Op 1.
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16:00
Mendelssohn Weekend—Vintage Mendelssohn
Rob Cowan with classic recordings of Mendelssohn songs, plus orchestral and chamber music.
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Evening
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19:00
Performance on 3—Mendelssohn and Royalty, Mendelssohn and Royalty - Part 1
1/2 Music with royal connections by Mendelssohn, including The Hebrides.
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19:50
Twenty Minutes—Mendelssohn at Buckingham Palace
Sean Rafferty finds out about Mendelssohn's visits to Buckingham Palace.
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20:10
Performance on 3—Mendelssohn and Royalty, Mendelssohn and Royalty - Part 2
2/2 Music with royal connections by Mendelssohn. Featuring his Scottish Symphony.
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21:00
Mendelssohn Weekend—Mendelssohn, the Nazis and Me
Sheila Hayman on how Mendelssohn tried to reconcile his Christianity with his Jewish roots
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21:45
Mendelssohn Weekend—Songs Without Words for the 21st Century
Radio 3's newly commissioned Songs Without Words from six contemporary composers.
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22:20
Words and Music—Mendelssohn Weekend - The Great Trip
Edward Bennett reads from Mendelssohn's letters about the composer's travels in Europe.
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23:30
Hear and Now—Manchester Portraits, Steven Mackey
3/4 Robert Worby explores the work of American composer Steven Mackey.
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Late
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01:00
Through the Night—10/05/2009
Music including Bach, Haydn, Sibelius, Larsson, Brahms, Mendelsohn, Grainger and Schumann.
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