Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20100313 | The first of three programmes dedicated to the music of one of Germany's leading composers Wolfgang Rihm is presented by Tom Service in conversation with Julian Anderson and explores repertoire recorded at the Total Immersion event at the Barbican Schwarzer und roter Tanz BBC Symphony Orchestra André de Ridder (conductor) Bild (eine Chiffre) London Sinfonietta Baldur Brönniman (conductor) Konzert in einem Satz (UK premiere) Steven Isserlis (cello) Concerto 'Séraphin' (UK premiere) Baldur Brönniman (conductor). Tom Service presents music by Wolfgang Rihm. Includes Bild and Konzert in einem Satzl. Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions |
| 02 | 20100320 | The second of three programmes dedicated to the music of one of Germany's leading composers Wolfgang Rihm is presented by Tom Service in conversation with Julian Anderson. Rihm's single movement String Quartet No. 5 dates from the early 1980s, and his powerful monodrama Das Gehege ('The Enclosure') takes that momentous event from the end of that decade, the fall of the Berlin Wall, as its inspiration. Arditti String Quartet Das Gehege (UK premiere) Rayanne Dupuis (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Andre de Ridder (conductor). Tom Service presents music by Wolfgang Rihm. With String Quartet No 5 and Das Gehege. Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions |
| 03 | 20100327 | Tom Service presents the last of three programmes recorded at the BBC's recent Total Immersion event in London, dedicated to the music of one of Germany's leading composers, Wolfgang Rihm. Rihm: Fetzen cycle Teodoro Anzellotti (accordion) Arditti Quartet Plus new string quartets by international composers workshopped by the Arditti Quartet in the run-up week to the Rihm celebration. Victor Ibarra: Crossing Lines Diana Soh: [Ro]ob[ta]ject[tions] Plus piano music by Rihm Klavierstück 5 'Tombeau Klavierstück 7 Edward Pick (piano) Tom Service presents music by Wolfgang Rihm. With the Fetzen cycle. Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions |