Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | International Performances | 20110418 | In this week's programmes Penny Gore presents English music performed in Germany and Sibelius symphonies from Canada. Also in today's programme at 4.00 Russia-expert Martin Sixsmith - former Moscow Correspondent for the BBC - visits the studio with music to complement his new series which will just have begun over on Radio 4. In 'Russia: the Wild East' he traces the country's turbulent history from its founding over 1,000 years ago to its position as one of the most powerful nations of the modern world - starting this week in the war-ravaged middle ages. Elgar: In the South South-West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Roger Norrington (Conductor) Schumann: Violin Concerto Isabelle Faust (Violin) Bach: Sarabande (from Partita in D Minor) Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor Toronto Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (Conductor) 4pm The Music of Russia - with Martin Sixsmith Borodin: Overture - Prince Igor BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (Conductor) Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky (Cantata) Michelle DeYoung (Mezzo-Soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin (Conductor). Penny Gore presents music by Elgar, Schumann, Elgar, Bach, Sibelius, Borodin, Prokofiev. |
| 02 | 20110419 | Continuing our theme of English music in Germany with music by Vaughan Williams inspired by the sounds of the past. There's also more Sibelius from Canada and a chance to hear Leonard Bernstein's beautiful Serenade also inspired by the past. In this case his starting point was literary, Plato's Symposium. Introduced by Penny Gore. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis South-West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Peter Oundijan (Conductor) Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 J怀rg Widmann (Clarinet) Janacek: Taras Bulba Sibelius: Symphony No.6 Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) Bernstein: Serenade Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Janine Jansen (Violin) Paavo J䀀rvi (Conductor) Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 Sibelius: Laulu Lemminkaiselle Estonian National Male Choir Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Paavo Jarvi (conductor). More English music from Germany and Sibelius from Canada - and Bernstein inspired by Plato | |
| 03 | 20110420 | Continuing our themes of the week - Sibelius in Canada and British music in Germany. In fact these performances are truly international - the Sibelius is conducted by one of the leading Danish maestros and the Britten (which was premiered in the USA) played by a young Dutch star with a conductor from Estonia. Borders - what borders?! Then if you love Wagner but aren't so sure about opera singers we've just the thing - an extended 'suite' of music from Wagner's 'Ring' without a single voice to be heard. Presented by Penny Gore. Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 Toronto Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard (Conductor) Britten: Violin Concerto Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Janine Jansen (Violin) Paavo J䀀rvi (Conductor) Wagner: Symphonic excerpts from 'Der Ring des Nibelungen Paavo J䀀rvi (Conductor). More Sibelius from Canada, British music from Germany - and Wagner without voices. | |
| 04 | 20110422 | Our final English work recorded in Germany is preceded by a moving choral work reflecting the theme Good Friday. Finally at 4.00, there's The Music of Russia, tying in with Martin Sixsmith's history of the country, 'Russia: the Wild East' over on Radio 4. Presented by Penny Gore Rossini: Stabat Mater NDR Chorus NDR Symphony Orchestra Alessandra Marianelli (Soprano) Laura Polverelli (Mezzo-Soprano) Dmitri Korchak (Tenor) Marco Vinco (Bass) Paolo Carignani (Conductor) Elgar: Cello Concerto Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Truls Mørk (Cello) Paavo J䀀rvi (Conductor) 4pm The Music of Russia Prokofiev: Scythian Suite Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Kristian J䀀rvi (Conductor) Borodin: Polovtsian Dances Romanian Radio Academic Chorus Romanian National Radio Symphony Orchestra Jin Wang (Conductor). Choral music for Good Friday and an English masterpiece recorded in Germany. |