Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20071113 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Pieces recorded as part of the Oxford Chamber Music Festival in September 2007. 1/4. The theme of the festival was the number seven - its mystical qualities and musical associations. Here, Beethoven's magnificent Septet, which was recorded at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre, is heard alongside a piece by the festival's composer-in-resident, Michael Berkeley, taken from a concert given at the Holywell Music Rooms. Berkeley: For the Savage Messiah Priya Mitchell (violin) Lars Anders Tomter (viola) Jan-Erik Gustaffson (cello) Zoran Markovic (double-bass) Christian Hadland (piano) Beethoven: Septet in E flat, Op 20 Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Vladimir Mendelssohn (viola) Philippe Berrod (clarinet) Bram van Sambeek (bassoon) Olivier Darbellay (horn) 2.00pm John Blackwood McEwen: Grey Galloway for orchestra (Border Ballad No 2) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Rumon Gamba (conductor) Britten: A Charm of Lullabies Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) Walton: Symphony No 1 in B flat minor Elgar: In The South Overture, Op 50 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Walton: A Song for the Lord Mayor's table Emma Bell (soprano) Andrew West (piano) Elgar: Concerto in B minor for violin and orchestra, Op 61 Tasmin Little (violin) Ulster Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor). Including Berkeley's For the Savage Messiah recorded at the Oxford Chamber Music Festival. |
| 02 | 20071114 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Oxford Chamber Music Festival 2007 2/4. The theme of the festival was the number seven - its mystical qualities and musical associations. Here there are three septets on offer: Ravel's masterful Introduction and Allegro, a version of Strauss' Metamorphosen and the sadly neglected Grand Septet by Franz Berwald. By way of contrast, the festival's composer-in-residence, Michael Berkeley, is featured by a piece for flute and harp. Ravel: Introduction and Allegro Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Atla Sponberg (violin) Vladimir Mendelssohn (viola) Peter Wispelwey (cello) Janne Thomsen (flute) Philippe Berrod (clarinet) Jana Bouskova (harp) Strauss: Metamorphosen (ver. for string septet) Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Priya Mitchell (violin) Vladimir Mendelssohn, Lars Anders Tomter (viola) Adrian Brendel (cello) Jan-Erik Gustaffson (cellos) Zoran Markovic (double-bass) Michael Berkeley: Last Breath Berwald: Grand Septet Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Vladimir Mendelssohn (violas) Bram van Sambeek (bassoon) Olivier Darbellay (horn) 2.00pm Matthews: The Music of dawn BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba (conductor) Walton: Concerto for viola and orchestra Lawrence Power (viola) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Maxwell Davies: Roma, amor for orchestra Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Elgar: Symphony No 2 in E flat Vassily Sinaisky (conductor). Including works by Ravel and Strauss recorded at the Oxford Chamber Music Festival. |
| 03 | 20071115 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Oxford Chamber Music Festival 2007 3/4. Recorded at Holywell Music Rooms in Oxford, as part of the 2007 Oxford Chamber Music Festival. Including one of the true masterpieces of 20th century chamber music, Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time. Plus the festival's composer-in-residence, Michael Berkeley, is featured here by a beautiful work for solo flute. Michael Berkeley: Inner Space Janne Thomsen (flute) Messiaen: Quartet for the end of time Laurent Korcia (violin) Adrian Brendel (cello) Philippe Berrod (clarinet) Christian Hadland (piano) 2.00pm Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Opera in 3 acts) Ariane - Lori Phillips (soprano) La Nourrice - Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano) Barbe-Bleue - Peter Rose (bass) Selysette - Laura Vlasak Volen (mezzo-soprano) Ygraine - Ana James (soprano) Melisande - Daphne Touchais (soprano) Bellangere - Sarah-Jane Davies (soprano) BBC Singers BBC Symphony Orchestra Leon Botstein (conductor) Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op 40 Ulster Orchestra Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Walton: Symphony No 2 BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor). With Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time recorded at the Oxford Chamber Music Festival. |
| 04 | 20071116 | Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Oxford Chamber Music Festival 2007 4/4. The programme begins with Kodaly's Serenade for 2 violins and viola, recorded at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre. The Hungarian music continues with Bartok's fiery Violin Sonata No 1 and finally, Seven, Michael Berkeley's festival commisssion, is premiered. Kodaly: Serenade, Op 12 Laurent Korcia, Priya Mitchell (violin) Vladimir Mendelssohn (viola) Bartok: Sonata No 1 for violin and piano Laurent Korcia (violin) Christian Hadland (piano) Michael Berkeley: Seven Adrian Brendel (cello) Janne Thomsen (flute) Nicholas Daniel (oboe) Philippe Berrod (clarinet) Jana Bouskova (harp) Michael Berkeley (tam-tam) 2.00pm Bax: Tintagel BBC Philharmonic Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Rubbra: Concerto in A for viola and orchestra, Op 75 Lawrence Power (viola) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Elgar, orch. Gordon Jacob: Sonata, Op 28 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox (conductor) Tippett: Concerto for violin, viola, cello and orchestra Mihaela Martin (violin) Nobuko Imai (viola) Frans Helmerson (cello) Garry Walker (conductor) Elgar, compl. Anthony Payne: Symphony No 3 in C minor BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor). Including the premiere of Michael Berkeley's Seven, from the Oxford Chamber Music Festival |