Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Part 1 | 20090831 | From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Mariss Jansons conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Sibelius's Symphony No 1. Sibelius stopped composing decades before his death. However, the seven symphonies he left place him securely among the greatest symphonists of the 20th century. Mariss Jansons (conductor) Sibelius: Symphony No 1 in E minor. |
| 02 | Part 2 | 20090831 | From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Mariss Jansons conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in some of Duparc's finest songs. Upon his death Duparc left just 13 songs, yet each is a gem of textual subtlety and melodic inspiration; lustrous-toned Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena sings her own selection. Ravel's pastoral ballet Daphnis et Chloe, commissioned by Diaghilev in 1909, the year he met Stravinsky, is based on an ancient erotic novel. The second suite begins with a sunrise and ends in an orgy. Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano) Mariss Jansons (conductor) Duparc: L'invitation au voyage; Extase (orch. Pierre de Breville); Le manoir de Rosemonde; Chanson triste; Phidyle Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No 2. RCO/Mariss Jansons in Duparc: selection of songs and Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No 2. |