Radio 3 Newsletter - Music in the Great War

Change your preferences Having difficulty reading this email? View it online       View this week's full schedule (Monday 23 June - Sunday 29 June)             WW1 - Music in the Great War Explore the story of the Great War through the music and culture of the time, as part of the BBC's WW1 season. Featuring live concerts, interviews with experts and recordings from the radio archive. Find out the full details of our fortnight covering the period in the links below: Full details of the season - programme and concert details Music in the Great War collection - listen to clips WW1 Portal - discover more from around the BBC         Coming Up This Week       Composer of the Week Donald Macleod and Terry Charman from the Imperial War Museum explore the life and music of Elgar during the First World War. Weekdays | 12:00pm   Minds at War The Essay paints ten portraits of the revolutionary change brought about by the war on leading thinkers from the arts and sciences. Weeknights | 10:45pm   A Captive Audience The BBC CO perform works heard in the civilian internment camps at Alexandra Palace in London and Ruhleben near Berlin. Thursday | 7:30pm           In Tune: David Owen Norris's WW1 Musical Stories Each day on In Tune there will be live guests discussing and playing music from World War One, and at 5.30 each weekday we’ll hear one of David Owen Norris’s WW1 Musical Stories. Weekdays | 4:30pm             Afternoon on 3: The Silver Tassie Afternoon on 3's opera matinee is a recording from the ENO of Mark Anthony Turnage’s ‘The Silver Tassie’, based on Sean O'Casey's play about the First World War. The programme also includes partsongs by Ernest Farrar who was killed after two days on the Western Front. Thursday | 2:00pm                 Featured Concert: Vienna Philharmonic live from Sarajevo One hundred years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Vienna Philharmonic gives an historic concert with the Opera Choir of the National Theatre of Sarajevo. in a gesture of international peace and friendship, the concert will be broadcast live across Europe from the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Saturday | 5:00pm         Listen online | Highlights from last week       Music Matters Hear two of the greatest living composers in conversation with Tom Service, talking about their parallel lives in music and modern Britain.   Sunday Feature Novelist Louise Welsh explores the meaning of the Battle of Bannockburn and what people fought for on that day in 1314.   Opera on 3 Listen in full to one of the masterpieces of the post-war operatic canon, Boulevard Solitude is Henze's take on the story of Manon Lescaut.         Explore Radio 3 Online             Music and the Great War on BBC Playlister Discover BBC Playlister and listen to a special playlist, bringing together music associated with the Great War.           The Classical Collection Explore and listen to selection of highlights from Radio 3's weekly output of live concerts. Including: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor John Casken: That Subtle Knot View collection             The Arts, Jazz and World Collection Discover a hand-picked selection of the latest arts, drama, world music and jazz programmes broadcast on Radio 3. Including: Words & Music: Outbreak Drama on 3: Babbage View collection                 Music in the Great War Collection As we begin a fortnight of programmes focusing on music and The Great War, explore a collection of highlights from the programmes broadcast so far, examining the role of music and culture in Europe during WW1.         This week in 1767...             The death of Georg Philipp Telemann During his long and remarkably prolific life, Telemann was recognised as the leading German composer of the Baroque era. He wrote a wealth of innovative music and brought music to the public with regular performances and the sale of his work. He continued to compose music until his death on the evening of 25 June 1767. Listen: Composer of The Week Discover: The Great Composers           Read the Radio 3 Blog Visit our blog for the latest notes from presenters and producers to accompany programmes from across the Radio 3 schedule. The blog features weekly posts from Essential Classics and Commonwealth Connections, as well as detailed insights into our special seasons and events; including exclusive photos, clips and comment. Read the Radio 3 Blog           Explore the world of Radio 3 online       Radio 3 on Twitter. We follow listeners, players, ensembles and Prommers!   The glories of the BBC picture archive on Radio 3's Tumblr.   Join Radio 3 on Facebook for pictures, highlights and previews.     Terms of use | Privacy and Cookies | Unsubscribe