Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20080922 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including: Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso, Op 66 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge 2.40pm Sibelius: Concerto in D minor for violin and orchestra, Op 47 Nicola Benedetti (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Christoph Konig (conductor) Britten: 5 Flower songs for chorus, Op 47 BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Judith Bingham: The Hired Hand 3.50pm Liszt: Faust Symphony BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). BBC Orchestras and Singers in music by Dvorak, Britten, Sibelius, Bingham and Liszt. |
| 02 | 20080923 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including: Britten: Sinfonia da requiem, Op 20 BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Suk: Asrael Symphony Stravinsky: Petrushka BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Mozart: Concerto No 5 in A for violin and orchestra, K219 Hilary Hahn (violin) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). BBC Orchestras perform music by Britten, Suk, Stravinsky and Mozart. |
| 03 | 20080924 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including: Hoddinott: Welsh Dances Suite No 2, Op 64 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Bartok: Concerto No 3 for piano and orchestra, Sz 119 Lyr Williams (piano) Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Brahms: Symphony No 2 in D, Op 73 BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor). BBC Orchestras perform music by Hoddinott, Bartok, Strauss and Brahms. |
| 04 | 20080925 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including: Kabelac: Symphony No 7 BBC Symphiony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Beethoven: Concerto No 1 in C for piano and orchestra, Op 15 Elisabeth Leonskaya (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Shostakovich: Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 54 Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A, Op 92 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). BBC Orchestras perform music by Kabelac, Beethoven and Shostakovich. |
| 05 | 20080926 | Presented by Penny Gore. Including: Arriaga: Overture (Los esclavos felices) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 74 (Pathetique) Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Nicola Benedetti (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Christoph Konig (conductor) Haydn: Symphony No 84 in E flat, H I 84 BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra, Op 43 Jean Yves Thibaudet (piano) Dvorak: Symphony No 8 in G, Op 88 Liszt: Mazeppa Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). BBC Orchestras in music by Arriaga, Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams, Haydn and Rachmaninov. |