Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20120917 | Katie Derham this week explores the influence of some of Europe's leading period instrument exponents. And, as part of Piano Season on the BBC, there's a chance to explore some of the key concertos in any concert pianist's repertoire Schubert: Symphony no 8 'Unfinished Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington (conductor) 2.25pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 Maria Jo o Pires (piano), Bavarian RSO, Bernard Haitink (conductor) 2.58pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), NDR Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor) 3.25pm Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Anima Aeterna, Jos van Immerseel (conductor) 3.45pm Beethoven: Mass in C, op. 86 Christina Landshamer (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (contralto), Benjamin Hulett (tenor). Michael Nagy (bass), Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor). Katie Derham presents music by Schubert, Mozart, Wagner and Beethoven. |
| 02 | 20120918 | Katie Derham this week explores the influence of some of Europe's leading period instrument exponents. And, as part of Piano Season on the BBC, there's a chance to explore some of the key concertos in any concert pianist's repertoire. 2.00pm Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D, Hob. I:104 ('London') Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin, Rene Jacobs (conductor) 2.25pm Beethoven: Mass in D, op. 123 ('Missa solemnis') Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (contralto), Steve Davislim (tenor), Dimitry Ivashchenko (bass), RIAS Chamber Chorus and Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin, Hans-Christoph Rademann (conductor) 3.40pm Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546 Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) 3.50pm Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 Nelson Goerner (piano), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Adကm Fischer (conductor). Katie Derham presents music by Haydn, Beethoven and Mozart. |
| 03 | 20120919 | Katie Derham this week explores the influence of some of Europe's leading period instrument exponents. And, as part of Piano Season on the BBC, there's a chance to explore some of the key concertos in any concert pianist's repertoire. Liszt Piano Concerto no 2 in A, S.125 Pascal Amoyel (Erard piano from the 1850s), Anima eterna, Jos van Immerseel (conductor) 2.20pm Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43 Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin, Rene Jacobs (conductor). Katie Derham presents music by Liszt and Beethoven. |
| 04 | 20120920 | Katie Derham presents Haydn's The Seasons. Sir Roger Norrington, a leading period instrument specialist conducts a performance in Zurich on modern instruments of Haydn's celebratory late masterpiece. Haydn The Seasons Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (baritone), Zurich Singakademie, Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, Sir Norrington (conductor) Rebel Le Chaos, from 'Les Elemens German Symphony Orchestra, Ton Koopman (conductor). Presented by Katie Derham. With Haydn's The Seasons and Rebel's Le chaos. |
| 05 | 20120921 | Katie Derham this week explores the influence of some of Europe's leading period instrument exponents. And, as part of Piano Season on the BBC, there's a chance to explore some of the key concertos in any concert pianist's repertoire. Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D, D.200 Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (conductor) 2.25pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, op. 19 Martin Helmchen (piano), Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) 3.00pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, op. 15 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano and director), Mahler Chamber Orchestra 3.40pm Rameau: Suite of dances from Les Indes Galantes German Symphony Orchestra, Ton Koopman (conductor) 3.50pm Mozart: Arias and Ballet Music from Idomeneo, re di Creta, K. 366 Ian Bostridge (tenor), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington (conductor). Katie Derham presents music by Schubert, Beethoven, Rameau and Mozart. |