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Sir John Tomlinson chats with Tom Service

Tom Service plays the best classical music alongside the latest stories in the arts world.

Tom plays classical music to start your weekend.

Sir John Tomlinson talks to Tom on a stroll in the grounds at Glyndebourne ahead of Wagner's Parsifal which opens tonight, plus director Jetske Mijnssen takes us through what has gone into making this new production so special.

Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant and composer and pianist Mark Springer also join Tom to talk about their new album with the Sacconi String Quartet, titled 'Sleep of Reason'. A unique artist collaboration which takes inspiration from the work of Goya, Neil and Mark talk to Tom about how this inspired the album.

Plus the continuation of 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century 鈥� a series of brand new commissions celebrating and commemorating some of the biggest events of the 21st century so far. This week, A Taste of Trapped Sun by Northern Irish composer Anselm McDonnell reflects on the 2016 signing of The Paris Agreement. With a text by Tim MacGabhann it鈥檚 performed by the 蜜芽传媒 Singers.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    n3c839

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
    • Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31 & 41: Wiener Philharmoniker, Muti.
    • Philips.
    • 7.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jesus, bleibet meine Freude (Cantata no.147)

    Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • BIS.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Suite for Harp, Op. 83: V. Hymn St. Denio. Slow and solemn

    • Visions.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 5.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 73 in D major, 'La chasse' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Carl Reinecke

    Flute Sonata in E Minor, Op. 167 "Undine" : I. Allegro

    • Nature romantique.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 1.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 From the New World - 3rd mvt

    Conductor: Semyon Bychkov. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Deus qui dedisti legem Moysi (arr. for choir and brass)

    Choir: Choir of Girton College, Cambridge. Conductor: Gareth Wilson. Ensemble: Historic Brass of the Guildhall, London.
    • Palestrina & Ingegneri: Sacred Works.
    • Toccata Classics.
    • 2.

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso

    Conductor: H茅l猫ne Grimaud. Orchestra: Camerata Salzburg.
    • For Clara: Works by Schumann & Brahms (Extended Edition).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 21.

  • Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatt茅

    Ten Caprices: V. Danse marocaine

    • Chronicles for Solo Violin: Beamish _ Eckhardt-Gramatt茅 _ Maconchy.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 5.

  • Franz Schubert

    Schwanengesang D. 957: Das Fischerm盲dchen

    Composer: Jeremy Sams. Performer: Christopher Glynn. Singer: John Tomlinson.
    • Schubert: Swansong.
    • Signum Records.
    • 10.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise, Op.34 no.14

    Music Arranger: David Campbell. Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Piers Lane.
    • The Virtuoso Clarinet: Michael Collins.
    • Chandos.
    • 10.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in D major, RV234 'L'Inquietudine'

    Performer: Viktoria Mullova. Orchestra: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • ONYX.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no.6 in B minor Op.74 'Pathetique' (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Kirill Petrenko.
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Path茅tique".
    • Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • 103.

  • Anselm McDonnell

    A Taste of Trapped Sun

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cello Sonata No 5 in D major, Op 102 No 2 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Jean鈥怗uihen Queyras. Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
    • Beethoven: Complete Works for Violoncello and Piano.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 7.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op. 16: V. Rondo. Allegro

    Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra.
    • Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4, And Other Works.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 30.

  • Antonio Lauro

    Seis por derecho

    Performer: John Williams.
    • El Diablo Suelto.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.

  • Edward Elgar

    Violin concerto in B minor, Op 61 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Luciano Berio

    I wonder as I wander (Folk Songs, No 2)

    Performer: Luciano Berio. Singer: Jard van Nes. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Formazioni / Folk Songs / Sinfonia.
    • Decca.
    • 003.

  • Arnold Bax

    Hardanger

    Performer: Martin Roscoe.
    • Bax: Piano Works, Vol. 4 - Music for 2 Pianos.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 May 2025 09:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3