Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Part 1 | 20091119 | From City Halls, Glasgow. Presented by Petroc Trelawny. In a concert given as part of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's Bohemian Rhapsodies series, leading Czech conductor Petr Altrichter brings music by his fellow countrymen Janacek and Martinu to City Halls. The concert opens with Janacek's evocative ballad for orchestra The Fiddler's Child, before Australian pianist Piers Lane joins the orchestra in Martinu's jazzy first piano concerto from 1925. Piers Lane (piano) Petr Altrichter (conductor) Janacek: The Fiddler's Child Martinu: Piano Concerto No 1. BBC SSO/Petr Altrichter. Janacek: The Fiddler's Child. Martinu: Piano Concerto No 1. Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert. |
| 02 | Part 2 | 20091119 | From City Halls, Glasgow. Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Leading Czech conductor Petr Altrichter's 'Bohemian Rhapsodies' concert with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra concludes with fellow countryman Dvorak's ebullient Eighth Symphony. The sunniest of the composer's symphonies, it's full of lilting melodies and infectious, folk dance-inspired rhythms. Petr Altrichter (conductor) Dvorak: Symphony No 8. Petr Altrichter conducts the BBC SSO in Dvorak's ebullient Symphony No 8. Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert. |