Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20140318 | This week features the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers in highlights from their Villa-Lobos Total Immersion concerts recorded at The Barbican earlier this month. Today's programme includes his Uirpuru, based on the legend of the enchanted bird, guitar etudes performed by Radio 3 New Generation Artist Sean Shibe and his Bachianas Brasileiras IX, a highly virtuosic prelude and fugue for unaccompanied voices. Introduced by Penny Gore from the Radio 3 pop-up studio at London's Southbank Centre. If you're in the area, visit the Radio 3 studio and performance space in the Royal Festival Hall Riverside Caf退 to listen to Radio 3, ask questions and enjoy the special events. 2pm Villa-Lobos: Uirpuru BBC SO Sakari Oramo (conductor) Villa-Lobos: Etude no. 1 des arp耀ges (Allegro non troppo), Etude no. 4 des accords r退p退t退s (Un peu mod退r退). Sean Shibe (guitar) 2.30 Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard and Orchestra in D major, H.18.11 Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Villa-Lobos: Descobrimento do Brasil Suite no.4; movt 2 - Primeira Primeira Missa do Brasil BBC Symphony Chorus Villa-Lobos: Pater Noster, Ave Verum, Panis Angelicus, Praesepe Rebecca Lodge (mezzo-soprano) Celso Antunes (conductor) 3.15 Sibelius: Tapiola, Op.112 John Storgards (conductor) Strauss: Don Juan Alexander Shelley (conductor) 3.55 Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras IX Saint-Sa뀀ns: Havanaise for violin and orchestra, Op.83 Tai Murray (violin) Alexander Rumpf (conductor). Penny Gore presents music by Villa-Lobos, Haydn, Sibelius, Strauss and Saint-Saens. |
| 02 | 20140319 | This week features the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers in highlights from their Villa-Lobos Total Immersion concerts recorded at The Barbican earlier this month. Today's programme includes his most famous work - the Bachianas Brasileiras no.5, his Amerindian Legends, inspired by Brazilian folk traditions, and a rare chance to hear his Symphony no.9. Introduced by Penny Gore from the Radio 3 pop-up studio at London's Southbank Centre. If you're in the area, visit the Radio 3 studio and performance space in the Royal Festival Hall Riverside Caf退 to listen to Radio 3, ask questions and enjoy the special events. 2pm Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras no.5 Anu Komsi (soprano) BBC SO Sakari Oramo (conductor) Villa-Lobos: Guitar Etudes: Etude no. 7 (Tres anim退), Etude no. 8 (Modere), Etude no. 10 (Tres anim退) Sean Shibe (guitar) 2.20 Sibelius: Violin Concerto Chee-Yun (violin) Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Villa-Lobos: Duas Lendas Amerindias Villa-Lobos: As Costureiras Celso Antunes (conductor) 3pm Villa-Lobos: Symphony no.9 Sakari Oramo (conductor). Penny Gore presents music by Villa-Lobos and Sibelius. |
| 03 | 20140320 | This week features the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers in highlights from their Villa-Lobos Total Immersion concerts recorded at The Barbican earlier this month. In today's programme Kathryn Stott and Martin Roscoe join the BBC SO for Choros no.8, and the BBC Symphony Chorus provide bird calls and monkey chatter in the extraordinary Choros no.10. Plus Veronika Eberle and Antoine Tamestit join the BBC SO for Mozart's Sinfonia concertante, recorded yesterday at the Barbican. Introduced by Penny Gore from the Radio 3 pop-up studio at London's Southbank Centre. If you're in the area, visit the Radio 3 studio and performance space in the Royal Festival Hall Riverside Caf退 to listen to Radio 3, ask questions and enjoy the special events. 2pm Villa-Lobos: Ch䀀ros no.8 for orchestra Kathryn Stott & Martin Roscoe (pianos) Sakari Oramo (conductor) Borodin: Polovtsian Dances Alexander Verdernikov (conductor) 2.30 Villa-Lobos: Ch䀀ros no. 10 Villa-Lobos: Guitar Etudes: Etude no. 11 (Lent), Etude no. 12 (Anim退) Sean Shibe (guitar) Walton: Prologo e fantasia for orchestra Andrew Litton (conductor) 3pm Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Tai Murray (violin) Alexander Rumpf (conductor) Villa-Lobos: Ave Maria (1938 version), Ave Maria (1948 version) Villa-Lobos: Bendita Sabedoria Celso Antunes (conductor) Miyoshi: Litania pour Fuji Kazushi Ono (conductor) 3.50 Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E flat major K.364 for violin, viola and orchestra (KE.320d) Veronika Eberle (violin) Antoine Tamestit (viola) Thierry Fischer (conductor). Penny Gore presents music by Villa-Lobos, Borodin, Walton, Vaughan Williams and Mozart. |