Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20090518 | Louise Fryer explores the musical equivalent of poetry - tone poems. With a wide range of music performed by the BBC orchestras and Singers. Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune Sharon Bezaly (flute) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Michal Dworzynski (conductor) 2.10pm Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) 2.35pm Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor 3.25pm Barber: Dover Beach for voice and string quartet James Rutherford (baritone) Belcea Quartet 3.40pm Dvorak: Cello Concerto Johannes Moser (cello) Juanjo Mena (conductor) 4.35pm Bernstein: Symphonic Dances (West Side Story) Juanjo Mena (conductor). Louise Fryer explores tone poems. With Debussy, Rachmaninov, Barber, Dvorak and Bernstein. | |
| 02 | 20090519 | Louise Fryer explores the musical equivalent of poetry - tone poems. With a wide range of music performed by the BBC orchestras. Frank Bridge: Summer - Tone Poem BBC Symphony Orchestra Rumon Gamba (conductor) 2.10pm Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 2 Danjulo Ishazaka (cello) 2.40pm John Metcalf: In time of daffodils Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn (conductor) 3.10pm Sibelius: En Saga BBC Philharmonic Pietari Inkinen (conductor) 3.30pm Grieg: String Quartet in G minor, Op 27 Psophos String Quartet 4.15pm Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor Shai Wosner (piano) Rumon Gamba (conductor). Louise Fryer explores tone poems. With Bridge, Shostakovich, Metcalf, Sibelius and Grieg. | |
| 03 | 20090520 | Louise Fryer explores the musical equivalent of poetry - tone poems. With a wide range of music performed by BBC orchestras. Berlioz: King Lear BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) 2.20pm Chausson: Poeme, Op 25 Olivier Charlier (violin) 2.45pm Bizet: Symphony in C BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Susanna Malkki (conductor) 3.30pm Strauss: Tod und Verklarung Michal Dworzynski (conductor). Louise Fryer explores tone poems. With music by Berlioz, Chausson, Strauss and Bizet. | |
| 04 | Handel: Admeto (act 3) | 20090522 | Handel Operas 2009 As part of Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas, Louise Fryer presents the conclusion of Admeto. Admeto - Rene Jacobs (countertenor) Alceste, his wife - Rachel Yakar (soprano) Antigona, his former fiancee - Jill Gomez (soprano) Trasimede - James Bowman (countertenor) Ercole (Hercules) - Ulrik Cold (bass) Orindo, Admeto's adviser - Rita Dams (mezzo-soprano) Meraspe, Antigon's tutor - Max van Egmond (bass) Il Complesso Barocco Alan Curtis (director) 3.05pm Symphonic Poems An exploration of the musical equivalent of poetry - tone poems. With a wide range of music performed by the BBC orchestras. Liszt: Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, S107 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) 3.20pm Shostakovich: Romances on verses by British poets, Op 140 Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) 3.35pm David Monrad Johansen: Pan - symphonic poem BBC Symphony Orchestra Eivind Gullberg Jensen (conductor) 3.50pm Nielsen: Flute Concerto Michael Cox (flute) 4.20pm Sibelius: Symphony No 1 Eivind Gullberg Jensen (conductor). Louise Fryer presents Act 3 of Handel's Admeto. Plus Symphonic Poems: Liszt, Nielsen. |