Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam | 20150329 | Bach's St John Passion live from Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, starring Michael Schade and Andrew Foster-Williams and conducted by Richard Egarr. 1.15pm - NETHERLANDS: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam - LIVE BACH St John Passion Evangelist - Michael Schade (tenor) Christ - Andrew Foster-Williams (bass baritone) Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Ann Hallenberg (contralto) Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Christopher Purves (bass) Netherlands Chamber Choir Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Richard Egarr (conductor) Ian Skelly presents the European Broadcasting Union's annual day of music to mark Holy Week, with live and pre-recorded concerts from the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Britain, Poland, the USA and Germany. Ian Skelly presents Bach's St John Passion in a performance from Amsterdam's Concertgebouw The European Broadcasting Union's annual day of Holy Week music |
| 02 | Czech Republic, London, Poland, France, New York | 20150329 | We go live to the Great Hall in Plzen for a performance of Jan Jakub Ryba's Stabat Mater before heading back home for Gabriel Jackson's Passion, performed by the BBC Singers under David Hill. Then at 7.30 it's live to Warsaw for a programme of Passion music from 13th and 14th century Paris and Stary Sacz sources, performed by Ensemble Peregrina. As associate members of the EBU, this year the USA take part with highlights from a Bach programme given by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. 5pm - CZECH REPUBLIC: Great Hall, Clubhouse, Plzen - LIVE Jan Jakub RYBA Stabat mater Christina Johnston (soprano) Jana Horakova Levicova (mezzo-soprano) Jaroslav Brezina (tenor) Roman Hoza (baritone) Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno Pilsen Philharmonic Vojtech Spurny (conductor) 6.15 - UNITED KINGDOM: St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London Gabriel JACKSON The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ Emma Tring (soprano) Edward Goater (tenor) Endymion David Hill (conductor) 7.30pm - POLAND: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio, Polish Radio, Warsaw - LIVE ANONYMOUS Breves dies hominis - Rondellus (Paris, 13th century) Christus factus est. V. Propter quod et Deus - Graduale Quis tibi Christe meritas - Conductus (Paris, 13th century) Filip KANCLERZ Homo, vide - Conductus (Paris, 13th century) Benedicamus Domino (Stary Sacz, 13th century) Manere/Manere - Motet (Stary Sacz, 13th century) Serena virginum/Manere - Motet (Paris, 13th century) O felix hec novitas - Sequence (Cracow, 13th century) Stella naufragantium Benedicamus - Conductus (Stary Sacz, Omnia beneficia - Conductus (Stary Sacz, 13th century) Estampie [instrumental] Ave nobilis - Conductus (Paris, 13th century) Benedicamus Domino (, 13th century) 8.25pm - USA: Lincoln Center, New York. BACH Cantata: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 (1714) Erin Morley (soprano) Phyllis Pancella (mezzo-soprano) John Tessier (tenor) Eric Owens (bass-baritone) Michael Beattie (harpischord/organ) Yura Lee, Cho-Liang Lin (violins) Beth Guterman, Mark Holloway (violas) Fred Sherry (cello) Timothy Cobb (double bass) Stephen Taylor (oboe) Peter Kolkay (bassoon) Ethan Bensdorf (trumpet) Ian Skelly presents the European Broadcasting Union's annual day of music to mark Holy Week, with live and pre-recorded concerts from the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Britain, Poland, the USA and Germany. Holy Week concerts from the Czech Republic, London, Poland, France and New York. The European Broadcasting Union's annual day of Holy Week music |
| 03 | Munich | 20150329 | Dvorak's Stabat Mater, performed in Munich by the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons. 11.10pm - GERMANY: Herkulessaal, Munich DVORAK Stabat Mater Erin Wall (soprano) Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano) Christian Elsner (tenor) Liang Li (bass) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons (conductor) Ian Skelly presents the European Broadcasting Union's annual day of music to mark Holy Week, with live and pre-recorded concerts from the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Britain, Poland, the USA and Germany. Ian Skelly presents a performance of Dvorak's Stabat Mater given in Munich. The European Broadcasting Union's annual day of Holy Week music |