Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tallis Scholars | 20150810 | Tallis Scholars contrast core 16th-century works by Tallis and Sheppard with the purity and simplicity of Arvo P䀀rt's sacred works. Live from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Tallis: Loquebantur variis linguis Sheppard: Media vita Tallis: Sancte deus Arvo P䀀rt: Nunc dimittis 11.50 am Interval: Rudolph Buchbinder plays Beethoven's Piano Sonata in D minor, Op 31 No 2, 'The Tempest'. 12.10 pm Arvo P䀀rt: Tribute to Caesar Sheppard: Gaude, gaude, gaude Arvo P䀀rt: Triodion Peter Phillips, director. The Tallis Scholars perform music by Tallis, Sheppard and Part. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 02 | Modigliani Quartet | 20150811 | The award-winning Modigliani Quartet, formed ten years ago at the Paris Conservatoire, make their debut at the Festival with quartets by Beethoven, Ravel and Dohnanyi Beethoven: String Quartet in C minor Op 18 No 4 Ravel: String Quartet in F 11.50 am Interval: John Adams - Harmonium Part 2 (Because I Could Not Stop for Death - Wild Nights), performed by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Edo de Waart. 12.10 pm Dohnanyi: String Quartet No 3 in A minor The Modigliani Quartet performs music by Beethoven, Ravel and Dohnanyi. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 03 | Valentina Nafornita, Roger Vignoles | 20150812 | Young Moldovan soprano Valentina Nafornita is joined by pianist Roger Vignoles for a recital of romantic song. Hungarian folk and French chanson sit alongside Czech and Russian works in this rich and colourful programme. Faur退: Chanson d'amour Op.27 no.1; Le secret Op.23 no.3; Aurore Op.39 no.1; Notre amour, Op.23 no.2 Liszt: Oh! Quand je dors; Comment, disaient ils; Die Lorelei Bartok: Eight Hungarian Folksongs (1907-17) 11.45 am Interval: Fellow Moldovan and rising star Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays the first movement 'Allegro non troppo' of Bartok's Violin Concerto No. 2, with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Peter Eotvos conducting. 12.05 pm Rachmaninov: Zdes khorosho Op.21 no.7; Ne poy krasavitsa pri mne Op. 4 no. 4; Vesennie vodi Op. 14 no. 11 Tchaikovsky: Ja li v pole da ne travushka byla Op.47 no. 7; Sred' shumnovo bala Op. 38 no. 3; Den li tsarit Op.47 no. 6 Dvorak: Ciganske Melodie, Op. 55 Valentina Nafornita - soprano Roger Vignoles - piano. Soprano Valentina Nafornita and pianist Roger Vignoles perform Romantic songs. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 04 | Nash Ensemble | 20150813 | The Nash Ensemble perform Vaughan Williams's only Piano Quintet - written for the same forces as Schubert's Trout Quintet - along with Schubert's immense Octet. Recorded at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, on Saturday 8th August. Presented by Donald Macleod. Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet in C minor 11.30 am Interval: Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts his Orchestre R退volutionnaire et Romantique in Schumann's Konzertstück for four horns and orchestra. 11.50 am Schubert: Octet The Nash Ensemble in Vaughan Williams's Piano Quintet in C minor and Schubert's Octet. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 05 | Budapest Festival Orchestra Soloists | 20150814 | Live from the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, the Budapest Festival Orchestra Soloists perform Prokofiev's Overture on Hebrew Themes, originally written for his fellow alumni of the St. Petersburg Conservatoire. They also play Poulenc's sparking Sextet and a youthful Piano Quintet by their fellow countryman Bartok. Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes Poulenc: Sextet 11.35 am Interval: The Budapest Festival Orchestra and their conductor Ivan Fischer perform Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn 11.55 am Bartok: Piano Quintet The Budapest Festival Orchestra Soloists perform music by Prokofiev, Poulenc and Bartok. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 06 | Queen's Hall Series: Sarah Connolly | 20150817 | One of Britain's finest singers, Sarah Connolly, and acclaimed pianist Malcolm Martineau perform a richly romantic programme of songs and lieder contrasting the fin-de-si耀cle Vienna of Schoenberg, Zemlinsky and Strauss with the cool eroticism of Debussy and eccentricity of Poulenc. as well as works by Austrian 退migr退 composers Eisler and Korngold live from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Presented by Donald Macleod Schoenberg: Erwartung; Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm Zemlinsky: Six Maeterlinck Songs Eisler: Five Hollywood Elegies 11.35 am Interval: Donald Macleod explores some of the great film music of this era. Rozsa: Spellbound Concerto Korngold: The Sea Hawk 11.55 am Debussy: Trois Chansons de Bilitis Poulenc: Banalit退s Strauss: Die Nacht; Sehnsucht Korngold: Sterbelied; Mond, so gehst diu wieder auf; Welt ist stille eingeschlafen; Unverg䀀nglichkeit. Sarah Connolly and Malcolm Martineau perform songs by Strauss, Poulenc and Debussy. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 07 | Queen's Hall Series: Richard Egarr | 20150818 | One of Britain's leading baroque specialists, Richard Egarr performs a selection of JS Bach's English and French Suites for harpsichord, live from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. JS Bach: English Suite No 3 in G minor, BWV 808 JS Bach: French Suite No 6 in E, BWV 817 11.40 am Interval: Donald Macleod introduces performances by Richard Egarr as conductor. Stamitz: Sinfonia a 4 in D major Handel: Destero dall'empia Dite - from Amadigi di Gaula Handel: Tutta raccolta ancor - from Scipione 12.00 JS Bach: French Suite No 5 in G, BWV 816 JS Bach: English Suite No 6 in D minor, BWV 811 Richard Egarr, harpsichord. Richard Egarr performs Bach's English and French Suites for harpsichord. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 08 | Queen's Hall Series: Iestyn Davies | 20150819 | Live from the Queens Hall, countertenor Iestyn Davies is joined by Richard Egarr and Ensemble Guadagni, for a concert of English Baroque music for royal occasions, dances and feasts. Purcell: Strike the viol (Come ye sons of Art, away); Here the Deities approve (Welcome to all the Pleasures); O Solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406 Blow: Suite from Venus and Adonis Purcell: One Charming Night & The Plaint (The Fairy Queen) Purcell: Second Act Tune, Second Act Air and Third Act Prelude (King Arthur) Purcell: Air for the Cold Genius - What Pow'r art Thou (King Arthur) 11.45am Interval: Donald Macleod presents the latest release from the Philharmonia Orchestra who perform the first of two concerts this evening at Edinburgh's Usher Hall. Mahler: Symphony No 7 - Rondo Finale, Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel. 12.05pm Purcell: Sweeter than Roses; If Music be the Food of Love Z379b; Music for a While Purcell: Fantasia: Three Parts on a Ground Z731 Purcell: Crown the Altar (Celebrate this Festival); Fairest Isle (King Arthur); An Evening Hymn Iestyn Davies (countertenor) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Ensemble Guadagni. From the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Iestyn Davies with Richard Egarr and Ensemble Guadagni. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 09 | James Gilchrist | 20150820 | Live from the Queen's Hall, British tenor James Gilchrist leads a song recital with guitarist Craig Ogden and pianist Anna Tilbrook, featuring music inspired by the East and Romantic lieder by Schumann. Berkeley: Five Chinese Songs, Op.78 Britten: Songs from the Chinese, Op.58 Sally Beamish: Four Songs from Hafez Dowland 'In Darkness let me Dwell Schubert: St䀀ndchen (from Schwanengesang) Dowland 'Come, Heavy Sleep 11.55 Donald Macleod continues the theme of Eastern-influenced works in today's programme with Ravel's masterpiece inspired by the tales of the Arabian Nights - Sh退h退razade 12.20 Britten: Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op.70 Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39 James Gilchrist - tenor Anna Tilbrook - piano Craig Ogden - guitar. James Gilchrist leads a song recital with guitarist Craig Ogden and pianist Anna Tilbrook. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 10 | Colin Currie | 20150821 | Live from the Queen's Hall, Colin Currie and Friends perform an exhilarating recital including a new work by Steve Reich, dedicated to Scottish-born Colin Currie, the Quartet for two vibraphones and two pianos. The recital also includes Adams's work for two pianos, Hallelujah Junction, and a musical response to poetry by Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin. The concert concludes with Bartok's masterpiece for two pianos and percussion. John Adams: Hallelujah Junction Steve Reich: Quartet for 2 Vibraphones and 2 Pianos 11.35 am Interval: Donald Macleod introduces a recording by the flamboyant piano star Lang Lang, who is appearing at this year's Edinburgh International Festival. Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 11.55 am Rolf Wallin: Realismos mကgicos Bartok: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion Colin Currie - percussion Sam Walton - percussion Philip Moore - piano Simon Crawford Philips - piano. Percussionist Colin Currie and friends play music by Adams, Reich, Rolf Wallin and Bartok. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 11 | Sol Gabetta | 20150824 | The outstanding Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta joins forces with the French pianist Bertrand Chamayou in a lyrical and Romantic programme of Chopin, Beethoven and Mendelssohn from the Edinburgh International Festival. Chopin's friend, the cellist Franchomme, persuaded and helped him to write the Grand Duo based on tunes from Meyerbeer's opera Robert le diable. It was an unusual collaboration where Chopin devised the overall plan and piano part and Franchomme wrote the cello part. Franchomme later became the dedicatee for Chopin's only Cello Sonata. Beethoven: Variations in E flat on 'Bei M䀀nnern, welche Liebe fuhlen Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata in D major Interval at 11.45am approx Donald Macleod introduces Max Richter's re-imagined version of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, with celebrated violinist Daniel Hope, and a Schubert Impromptu by the great pianist Mitsuko Uchida, who has a solo recital at the Usher Hall this evening. 12.05 Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor Chopin: Grand Duo concertant sur des th耀mes de Robert le diable Sol Gabetta, cello Bernard Chamayou, piano. Cellist Sol Gabetta performs Romantic repertoire by Chopin and Mendelssohn. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 12 | St Lawrence Quartet | 20150825 | The Canadian St Lawrence Quartet perform John Adams's First Quartet, which the composer wrote for them after hearing them perform another of his works. They have since become his favoured string quartet and enjoy a close relationship with the composer. The quartet also perform a short work based on a Biblical text by the Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov and finish their Edinburgh International Festival recital with the first of two masterworks for string quartet by Saint-Sa뀀ns which deserves to be better known. Osvaldo Golijov - Qohelet John Adams - First Quartet 11.40am Interval: Tom Redmond presents more music by the Grammy award-winning Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov -Three Songs, performed by Dawn Upshaw with the Atlanta Symphony and Robert Spano. 12.00 Saint-Sa뀀ns - String Quartet No 1 in E minor, Op.112 St Lawrence String Quartet. The St Lawrence Quartet play Golijov, Adams and Saint-Saens at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 13 | Leonidas Kavakos | 20150826 | Live from the Queen's Hall, Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos is joined by Chinese pianist Yuja Wang to perform the three violin sonatas by Brahms. All three sonatas were written in consultation with his friend the virtuoso violinist Joseph Joachim, for whom he also wrote his great Violin Concerto. Brahms: Violin Sonata No.1 in G major, Op. 78 Brahms: Violin Sonata No.2 in A major, Op 100 Interval at 12.10 pm approx Tom Redmond introduces music by Andr退 Previn, whose new work will be given its world premiere at the Festival by Anne-Sophie Mutter and her new ensemble, Mutter's Virtuosi, this evening. Andr退 Previn: Guitar Concerto (2nd mvt, Adagio) Andre Previn: The Subterraneans (film music) 12.30 pm Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op. 108 Leonidas Kavakos - violin Yuja Wang - piano. Leonidas Kavakos (violin) and Yuja Wang (piano) in Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos 1, 2 and 3. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 14 | Zehetmair Quartet | 20150827 | Live from the Queen's Hall, Thomas Zehetmair leads his quartet through Austrian and German chamber music, including the technical sophistication of Hindemith's String Quartet No 5 and Haydn's masterly 'Emperor' String Quartet. Haydn: String Quartet F major, Op.3, No.5 'Serenade Hindemith: String Quartet No.5, Op. 32 Interval at 11.45am approx Tom Redmond introduces the world premiere recording of John Adams's Absolute Jest which was commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony and written for the orchestra and the St Lawrence String Quartet. It will be performed by them at the Usher Hall this evening as part of the Edinburgh International Festival. 12.05 pm Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op.76 No.3 'Emperor Live from the Queen's Hall, the Zehetmair Quartet performs works by Haydn and Hindemith. Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |
| 15 | Christine Brewer | 20150828 | American soprano Christine Brewer, one of the leading voices of her generation, is joined by pianist Roger Vignoles to perform a wide-ranging programme - from Schubert and Strauss lieder to the art songs of 20th-century America. Recorded at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, on Saturday 22nd August Presented by Jamie MacDougall Schubert: An die Musik; An Sylvia; Nacht und Tr䀀ume Clara Schumann: Mein Stern; Liebst du um Sch怀nheit; Warum willst du and're fragen?; Sie liebten sich beide; Es ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen Marx: Selige Nacht; Und gestern hat er mir Rosen gebracht; Waldseligkeit; Marienlied Strauss: In der Campagna Op 41 no.2; Glückes genug Op 37 no.1; Allerseelen Op 10 no.8; Frühlingsfeier Op 56 no.5 12 noon Interval: Jamie MacDougall introduces a performance by Chinese pianist sensation Yuja Wang who made her debut at the Edinburgh International Festival this year Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Paganini Op 35 12.20 pm Dougherty: Review Homer: Sing to Me, Sing Rodgers: With a Song in My Heart Vicars: The Song of Songs Arlen: Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe; I Had Myself a True Love Ronald: O Lovely Night Sargent: Hickory Hill Kramer: Now Like a Lantern MacArthur: Night Bridge: Love Went a-Riding Youmans: Through the Years Charles: When I Have Sung My Songs Christine Brewer, soprano Roger Vignoles, piano. Christine Brewer and Roger Vignoles perform lieder and American song from the Queen's Hall Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival |