Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20151221 | With Penny Gore. All this week's programmes feature recordings from Nordic festivals and ensembles, for the Northern Lights season. First today the BBC Singers in concert perform all the shortlisted carols in the Radio 3 Carol Competition, presented by Ian Skelly. Then the spotlight is on the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under their prestigious Honorary Conductor, Herbert Blomstedt, plus the Lapland Chamber Orchestra performs music from Finland by Sibelius and Kalevi Aho. 14:00 BBC Radio 3 Carol Competition finalists Followed by music for the Northern Lights season, with Penny Gore 14:45 Sibelius: Rakastava Carolina Eyck (conductor) 15:00 Kalevi Aho: Theremin Concerto Carolina Eyck (theremin/conductor) 15:30 Ingvar Lidholm: Laudi Swedish Radio Chorus 15:40 Beethoven: Symphony no.2 Herbert Blomstedt (conductor). Penny Gore presents music by Sibelius, Kalevi Aho, Ingvar Lidholm and Beethoven. |
| 02 | 20151222 | Penny Gore presents a selection of recordings for Northern Lights, with Nordic ensembles performing works from Northern countries. The Lahti Symphony Orchestra perform works by Sibelius including his evocative Symphony no.5, and orchestras from Norway, Sweden and Iceland peform works by the current generation of composers, including a world premiere. 14.00 Sibelius: The Bard Conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste 14.10 Esa-Pekka Salonen: Karawane Swedish Radio Chorus Mikaeli Chamber Chorus Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen 14.45 Ludvig Norman: Symphony No. 3 in D minor, Op. 58 Conductor Philipp von Steinaecker 15.15 Per Nørg倀rd: Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra Peter Herresthal (violin) Jakob Kullberg (cello) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Andrew Litton 15.40 Magnus Lindburg: EXPO Iceland Symphony Orchestra Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing 15.50 Sibelius: Symphony No.5 Conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Penny Gore presents music by Sibeliu, Salonen, Norman, Norgard and Magnus Lindberg. |
| 03 | 20151223 | Penny Gore presents performances from Nordic ensembles for Northern Lights. The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven conducted by Herbert Blomstedt and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Nielsen. 14.00 Nielsen: Hymnus Amoris, Op.12 David Danholt (tenor) Adam Riis (baritone) Klara Ek (soprano) Johan Karlstrom (bass) Torsten Nielsen (baritone) Men's voices of the Danish National Concert Chorus Conductor Juanjo Mena 14.20 Staffan Bjorkland: Moonscapes (premiere) Susanne Francett (soprano) Ladies voices from the Swedish Radio Choir Lisa Viguier Vallgarda (harp) Mats Wallin (bass clarinet) conductor Daniel Harding 14.40 Beethoven: Symphony no.7 conductor Herbert Blomstedt. Penny Gore introduces music by Nielsen, Staffan Bjorkland and Beethoven. |