1antimuzak
Monday 3rd June 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Swedish Sensation. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by Jennifer Martyn to explore the life and work of Swedish violinist and composer Amanda Maier-Rontgen, who was one of the 19th century's most brilliant musicians, yet whose story was almost lost to history. They begin by looking at her early life in Sweden, where she was born into a family known for its delicious sweet cakes and bread. Soon the young Maier would find herself at the very top of her class and on her way to one of the centres of European musical culture. Maier-Rontgen: Violin Concerto (opening). Gregory Maytan (violin), Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Stoehr (conductor). Violin Sonata in B Minor (3rd mvt). Frank Almond (violin), William Wolfram (piano). Preludes in E, G sharp minor and E flat. Bengt Forsberg (piano). Violin Sonata in B Minor (2nd mvt). Frank Almond (violin), William Wolfram (piano). Ungt Mog (Young Courage); Den sjuka flickans sang (Song of a Sick Girl). Sabina Bisholt (soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano). Reinecke: Symphony No 2 - Hakon Jarl (1st mvt). Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (conductor). Maier-Rontgen: Piano Trio in E Minor (3rd and 4th mvts). Cecilia Ziliacus (violin), Kati Raitinen (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Swedish Sensation. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by Jennifer Martyn to explore the life and work of Swedish violinist and composer Amanda Maier-Rontgen, who was one of the 19th century's most brilliant musicians, yet whose story was almost lost to history. They begin by looking at her early life in Sweden, where she was born into a family known for its delicious sweet cakes and bread. Soon the young Maier would find herself at the very top of her class and on her way to one of the centres of European musical culture. Maier-Rontgen: Violin Concerto (opening). Gregory Maytan (violin), Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Stoehr (conductor). Violin Sonata in B Minor (3rd mvt). Frank Almond (violin), William Wolfram (piano). Preludes in E, G sharp minor and E flat. Bengt Forsberg (piano). Violin Sonata in B Minor (2nd mvt). Frank Almond (violin), William Wolfram (piano). Ungt Mog (Young Courage); Den sjuka flickans sang (Song of a Sick Girl). Sabina Bisholt (soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano). Reinecke: Symphony No 2 - Hakon Jarl (1st mvt). Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (conductor). Maier-Rontgen: Piano Trio in E Minor (3rd and 4th mvts). Cecilia Ziliacus (violin), Kati Raitinen (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano).
(Episode 1)
2antimuzak
Monday 1st July 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
The Odd Couple. Episode 1.
All this week, Donald Macleod explores key figures in the life of Richard Strauss, beginning with Hugo von Hofmannsthal, his first and most distinguished librettist. These two very different men - practically chalk and cheese - enjoyed an extraordinarily productive creative partnership that lasted over two decades and was only terminated by Hofmannsthal's untimely death in 1929. R Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op 59, Act 1, Introduction). Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (conductor). Le bourgeois gentilhomme, suite for orchestra, Op 60, 1. Overture. The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Paavo Jarvi (conductor). Elektra, Op 58, Scene 6, Was willst du, fremder Mensch? Inge Borkh (soprano: Elektra), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone: Orestes), Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl Böhm (conductor). Arabella, Op 79, Act 2, love duet Sie sehn nicht aus wie jemand, den das alles da interessiert. Lisa della Casa (soprano: Arabella), George London (baritone: Mandryka), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor: Elemer), Harald Pröglhoff (bass: Lamoral), Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti (conductor). Der Rosenkavalier, Op 59, Act 3, Finale. Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
The Odd Couple. Episode 1.
All this week, Donald Macleod explores key figures in the life of Richard Strauss, beginning with Hugo von Hofmannsthal, his first and most distinguished librettist. These two very different men - practically chalk and cheese - enjoyed an extraordinarily productive creative partnership that lasted over two decades and was only terminated by Hofmannsthal's untimely death in 1929. R Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op 59, Act 1, Introduction). Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (conductor). Le bourgeois gentilhomme, suite for orchestra, Op 60, 1. Overture. The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Paavo Jarvi (conductor). Elektra, Op 58, Scene 6, Was willst du, fremder Mensch? Inge Borkh (soprano: Elektra), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone: Orestes), Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl Böhm (conductor). Arabella, Op 79, Act 2, love duet Sie sehn nicht aus wie jemand, den das alles da interessiert. Lisa della Casa (soprano: Arabella), George London (baritone: Mandryka), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor: Elemer), Harald Pröglhoff (bass: Lamoral), Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti (conductor). Der Rosenkavalier, Op 59, Act 3, Finale. Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (conductor).
(Episode 1)
3antimuzak
Composer of the Week: Robert Schumann
Monday 15th July 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
1840-41 - Creative Tensions. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod asks how Robert and Clara Schumann reconciled their domestic creative tension. The 1840s was the decade when Robert and Clara Schumann's married life began, and was the decade in which he established himself as a significant composer. Schumann's marriage to Clara gave him the stability he needed, and brought out the best in him as a composer. But the major question was whether the creative tension between the couple could ever be reconciled. Clara's greater fame, her desire to practice at home, and to go away and perform concerts was firmly set against Robert's desire for her to be a wife and home-maker, to leave her public behind. Today, Donald Macleod looks at how the Schumanns strove to reconcile these seemingly opposing outlooks. R Schumann. 3 Gedichte, Op 30 No 3. Der Hidalgo. Thomas E Bauer (baritone), Uta Hielscher (piano). String Quartet No 1 in A minor, Op 41 No 1. I. Introduction: Andante espressivo - Allegro. IV. Presto. Hagen Quartet. Dichterliebe, Op 48 No 16. Die alten, bosen Lieder. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Christoph Eschenbach (piano). Symphony No 1 in B flat, Op 38, Spring. I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace. IV. Allegro animato e grazioso. London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor). Frauenliebe und leben, Op 42 No 6. (Susser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an). Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Bengt Forsberg (piano).
(Episode 1)
Monday 15th July 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
1840-41 - Creative Tensions. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod asks how Robert and Clara Schumann reconciled their domestic creative tension. The 1840s was the decade when Robert and Clara Schumann's married life began, and was the decade in which he established himself as a significant composer. Schumann's marriage to Clara gave him the stability he needed, and brought out the best in him as a composer. But the major question was whether the creative tension between the couple could ever be reconciled. Clara's greater fame, her desire to practice at home, and to go away and perform concerts was firmly set against Robert's desire for her to be a wife and home-maker, to leave her public behind. Today, Donald Macleod looks at how the Schumanns strove to reconcile these seemingly opposing outlooks. R Schumann. 3 Gedichte, Op 30 No 3. Der Hidalgo. Thomas E Bauer (baritone), Uta Hielscher (piano). String Quartet No 1 in A minor, Op 41 No 1. I. Introduction: Andante espressivo - Allegro. IV. Presto. Hagen Quartet. Dichterliebe, Op 48 No 16. Die alten, bosen Lieder. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Christoph Eschenbach (piano). Symphony No 1 in B flat, Op 38, Spring. I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace. IV. Allegro animato e grazioso. London Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor). Frauenliebe und leben, Op 42 No 6. (Susser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an). Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Bengt Forsberg (piano).
(Episode 1)
4antimuzak
Monday 12th August 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
An Introduction from Liszt. Episode 1.
Early in 1837, Franz Liszt introduced Frédéric Chopin to a woman who would have a profound influence on his life. Her name was George Sand and Chopin's relationship with the novelist would go on to stretch for almost a decade and prove to be the longest romantic bond of the composer's life, and a defining creative relationship for both of them. Over the course of this week, Donald Macleod explores the intertwined lives of these two key figures in French romantic-era life. He begins by examining Liszt's role in Chopin's first meetings with Sand. Initially, Chopin was repulsed by the notorious cigar-smoking, trouser-wearing novelist, but the pair eventually formed a romantic relationship that would last for nine years. Donald also explores how the beginning of their relationship sparked an incident which almost led to the composer being killed. Chopin: Impromptu No 1 in A flat, Op 29. Murray Perahia (piano). Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 21 - I. Moderato. Martha Argerich (piano). Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor). Six Polish Songs - Narzecczony (The Bridegroom). Luiza Borac (piano). Ballade No 1 in G minor, Op 23. Leif Ove Andsnes (piano). Seventeen Polish Songs, Op 74: No 5 - What She Likes; No 12 - My Darling. Elzbieta Szmytka (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Etudes, Op 25, Nos 1-6. Jan Lisiecki (piano).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
An Introduction from Liszt. Episode 1.
Early in 1837, Franz Liszt introduced Frédéric Chopin to a woman who would have a profound influence on his life. Her name was George Sand and Chopin's relationship with the novelist would go on to stretch for almost a decade and prove to be the longest romantic bond of the composer's life, and a defining creative relationship for both of them. Over the course of this week, Donald Macleod explores the intertwined lives of these two key figures in French romantic-era life. He begins by examining Liszt's role in Chopin's first meetings with Sand. Initially, Chopin was repulsed by the notorious cigar-smoking, trouser-wearing novelist, but the pair eventually formed a romantic relationship that would last for nine years. Donald also explores how the beginning of their relationship sparked an incident which almost led to the composer being killed. Chopin: Impromptu No 1 in A flat, Op 29. Murray Perahia (piano). Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 21 - I. Moderato. Martha Argerich (piano). Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor). Six Polish Songs - Narzecczony (The Bridegroom). Luiza Borac (piano). Ballade No 1 in G minor, Op 23. Leif Ove Andsnes (piano). Seventeen Polish Songs, Op 74: No 5 - What She Likes; No 12 - My Darling. Elzbieta Szmytka (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Etudes, Op 25, Nos 1-6. Jan Lisiecki (piano).
(Episode 1)
5antimuzak
Monday 19th August 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Battles lost, battles won. Episode 1.
Kate Molleson is joined by Barbara Kelly and Caroline Potter to examine the life and career of 20th-century French composer Germaine Tailleferre. She first made a splash in the heady atmosphere of 1920s Paris and was part of a lively, bohemian scene in which poetry and exhibitions went hand in hand with performances of new music. Today there's a rare performance of Tailleferre's sparkling ballet score Le Marchand d'Oiseaux and the uplifting story of her fight for the right to study music. Valse lente (Deux valses). Alexandre Tharaud (piano); Valse brillante (Deux valses). Clinton-Narboni Piano Duo. Image for 8 instruments. Ulrike Sieber (flute), Deborah Marshall (clarinet), Heiko Stralendorff (celesta), Angela Gassenhuber (piano), Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet, Wolfram Buchenberg (conductor); Jeux de plein air - I: Le Tirelitentaine; II: Cache-cache mitoula. Pascal Rogé (piano), Ami Rogé (piano); Quartet for Strings - I Modéré; II: Intermede; III: Vif. Stenhammar Quartet. Romance in A major. Nicolas Horvath (piano). Le Marchand d'oiseaux. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Battles lost, battles won. Episode 1.
Kate Molleson is joined by Barbara Kelly and Caroline Potter to examine the life and career of 20th-century French composer Germaine Tailleferre. She first made a splash in the heady atmosphere of 1920s Paris and was part of a lively, bohemian scene in which poetry and exhibitions went hand in hand with performances of new music. Today there's a rare performance of Tailleferre's sparkling ballet score Le Marchand d'Oiseaux and the uplifting story of her fight for the right to study music. Valse lente (Deux valses). Alexandre Tharaud (piano); Valse brillante (Deux valses). Clinton-Narboni Piano Duo. Image for 8 instruments. Ulrike Sieber (flute), Deborah Marshall (clarinet), Heiko Stralendorff (celesta), Angela Gassenhuber (piano), Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet, Wolfram Buchenberg (conductor); Jeux de plein air - I: Le Tirelitentaine; II: Cache-cache mitoula. Pascal Rogé (piano), Ami Rogé (piano); Quartet for Strings - I Modéré; II: Intermede; III: Vif. Stenhammar Quartet. Romance in A major. Nicolas Horvath (piano). Le Marchand d'oiseaux. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor).
(Episode 1)
6antimuzak
Monday 26th August 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A Man of Many Parts. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by Kerry McCarthy to explore William Byrd's life and music, revealing a composer of determined ambition and powerful convictions, beginning with some of Byrd's varied roles and identities as a public servant and a private individual. Plus, Donald investigates how this sometimes isolated composer connected with the community in which he lived. Byrd: O Lux Beata Trinitas. Alamire, David Skinner (director). The Bells. Sophie Yates (virginals). Praise the Lord All Ye Gentiles. The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (director). Have Mercy on Me O God; Fantasia No 2. Red Byrd, Rose Consort of Viols. Laudibus in Sanctis Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly (director). John Come Kiss Me Now Aapo Hakkinen (harpsichord). O You That Hear This Voice in Fields Abroad. Grace Davidson (soprano), Fretwork, David Skinner (director). Galliard a 6. Fretwork.
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A Man of Many Parts. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by Kerry McCarthy to explore William Byrd's life and music, revealing a composer of determined ambition and powerful convictions, beginning with some of Byrd's varied roles and identities as a public servant and a private individual. Plus, Donald investigates how this sometimes isolated composer connected with the community in which he lived. Byrd: O Lux Beata Trinitas. Alamire, David Skinner (director). The Bells. Sophie Yates (virginals). Praise the Lord All Ye Gentiles. The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (director). Have Mercy on Me O God; Fantasia No 2. Red Byrd, Rose Consort of Viols. Laudibus in Sanctis Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly (director). John Come Kiss Me Now Aapo Hakkinen (harpsichord). O You That Hear This Voice in Fields Abroad. Grace Davidson (soprano), Fretwork, David Skinner (director). Galliard a 6. Fretwork.
(Episode 1)
7antimuzak
Monday 2nd September 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
For the Glory of God. Episode 1.
From a modern perspective, it can be difficult to appreciate why it took so long for Anton Bruckner to be recognised as one of the leading musical voices of the 19th century. His spectacular symphonies regularly pack out concert halls today, but his own era took many decades to warm to his music. Only in his sixties did Bruckner begin to achieve the popularity he deserved and, even then, he retained a reputation as a bit of an oddball. Colleagues were disturbed by his unsophisticated manners, unquestioning religious devotion and peculiar personal habits. His tendency to see enemies all around regularly tested his relationships, while his romantic choices were routinely disastrous. Donald Macleod marks the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner's birth by examining the Austrian's lifelong struggle to become a great composer, beginning by looking at how his character was forged through his strict religious upbringing. He explores his early career at the Abbey of St Florian in Upper Austria and how it nurtured within him obedience, humility and an all-consuming faith. Bruckner: Mass No 2 in E minor (Kyrie). La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent, Ensemble Musique Oblique, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor). Symphony No 2 in C minor (1872 first version, ed. W. Carragan) (2nd mvt, Scherzo. Schnell). Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Simone Young (conductor). Requiem in D Minor - No 2, Sequentia; Dies irae. Johanna Winkel (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (mezzo), Michael Feyfar (tenor), Ludwig Mittelhammer (baritone), RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor). Symphony No 9 in D minor, 1st mvt Feierlich, misterioso. Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
For the Glory of God. Episode 1.
From a modern perspective, it can be difficult to appreciate why it took so long for Anton Bruckner to be recognised as one of the leading musical voices of the 19th century. His spectacular symphonies regularly pack out concert halls today, but his own era took many decades to warm to his music. Only in his sixties did Bruckner begin to achieve the popularity he deserved and, even then, he retained a reputation as a bit of an oddball. Colleagues were disturbed by his unsophisticated manners, unquestioning religious devotion and peculiar personal habits. His tendency to see enemies all around regularly tested his relationships, while his romantic choices were routinely disastrous. Donald Macleod marks the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner's birth by examining the Austrian's lifelong struggle to become a great composer, beginning by looking at how his character was forged through his strict religious upbringing. He explores his early career at the Abbey of St Florian in Upper Austria and how it nurtured within him obedience, humility and an all-consuming faith. Bruckner: Mass No 2 in E minor (Kyrie). La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent, Ensemble Musique Oblique, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor). Symphony No 2 in C minor (1872 first version, ed. W. Carragan) (2nd mvt, Scherzo. Schnell). Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Simone Young (conductor). Requiem in D Minor - No 2, Sequentia; Dies irae. Johanna Winkel (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (mezzo), Michael Feyfar (tenor), Ludwig Mittelhammer (baritone), RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor). Symphony No 9 in D minor, 1st mvt Feierlich, misterioso. Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (conductor).
(Episode 1)
8antimuzak
Monday 9th September 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Vienna. Episode 1.
Over the course of this week, Kate Molleson explores the twists and turns of Arnold Schoenberg's life, and tracks the composer's changing relationship with art through the prism of five different visual works. Kate begins by looking at Schoenberg's relationship with Vienna, the city of his birth, and examining the impact that the adverse critical reception to his early works in Vienna had on the young composer. She also examines an illustration that accompanied the story The Ghost Ship by Wilhelm Hauff, an image that terrified and obsessed Schoenberg as a young boy, and explores the parallels that can be drawn between that painting and Schoenberg's experiences in Vienna. Johann Strauss II, arr. Schoenberg: Roses from the South. Paul Badura-Skoda (piano), Kuchl Quartet. Schoenberg: Zwei Gesänge, Op 1, No 1, Dank. 4 Lieder, Op 2, No 1, Erwartung. Konrad Jarnot (baritone), Urs Liska (piano). Pelleas und Melisandre, Op 5 (Langsam). Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). Verklarte nacht, Op 4. Isabelle Faust (violin), Anne Katharina Schreiber (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Danusha Waskiewicz (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Christian Poltéra (cello).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Vienna. Episode 1.
Over the course of this week, Kate Molleson explores the twists and turns of Arnold Schoenberg's life, and tracks the composer's changing relationship with art through the prism of five different visual works. Kate begins by looking at Schoenberg's relationship with Vienna, the city of his birth, and examining the impact that the adverse critical reception to his early works in Vienna had on the young composer. She also examines an illustration that accompanied the story The Ghost Ship by Wilhelm Hauff, an image that terrified and obsessed Schoenberg as a young boy, and explores the parallels that can be drawn between that painting and Schoenberg's experiences in Vienna. Johann Strauss II, arr. Schoenberg: Roses from the South. Paul Badura-Skoda (piano), Kuchl Quartet. Schoenberg: Zwei Gesänge, Op 1, No 1, Dank. 4 Lieder, Op 2, No 1, Erwartung. Konrad Jarnot (baritone), Urs Liska (piano). Pelleas und Melisandre, Op 5 (Langsam). Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor). Verklarte nacht, Op 4. Isabelle Faust (violin), Anne Katharina Schreiber (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Danusha Waskiewicz (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Christian Poltéra (cello).
(Episode 1)
9antimuzak
Monday 16th September 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Early Horrors. Episode 1.
English composer Gustav Holst struggled all his life with neuritis, a condition that made his arms feel like 'jelly overcharged with electricity'. It was frequently impossible for him to play or even write, so he needed help to bring his vision of the solar system to life This week, Donald Macleod charts Holst's interplanetary expedition and discovers the unsung heroes who placed him amongst the stars, beginning by exploring his first forays into music, composing in his childhood bedroom and later a tiny bedsit without the aid of the piano. Holst: The Planets, Op 32, Jupiter. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Toccata, H 153. Maria Marchant (piano). Symphony in F, Op 8, H 47, The Cotswolds (2nd mvt, Elegy, Molto adagio & 3rd mvt, Scherzo, Presto - Allegretto). Ulster Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta (conductor). Sita, Op 23, H 89 (Interlude). London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Atherton (conductor). The Mystic Trumpeter, Op 18. Claire Rutter (soprano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Early Horrors. Episode 1.
English composer Gustav Holst struggled all his life with neuritis, a condition that made his arms feel like 'jelly overcharged with electricity'. It was frequently impossible for him to play or even write, so he needed help to bring his vision of the solar system to life This week, Donald Macleod charts Holst's interplanetary expedition and discovers the unsung heroes who placed him amongst the stars, beginning by exploring his first forays into music, composing in his childhood bedroom and later a tiny bedsit without the aid of the piano. Holst: The Planets, Op 32, Jupiter. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Toccata, H 153. Maria Marchant (piano). Symphony in F, Op 8, H 47, The Cotswolds (2nd mvt, Elegy, Molto adagio & 3rd mvt, Scherzo, Presto - Allegretto). Ulster Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta (conductor). Sita, Op 23, H 89 (Interlude). London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Atherton (conductor). The Mystic Trumpeter, Op 18. Claire Rutter (soprano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor).
(Episode 1)
10antimuzak
Monday 23rd September 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A Boy from Bohemia. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the beguiling music and colourful life of a composer who influenced almost every opera composer that followed him - from Mozart to Berlioz to Wagner. Today, he unravels Gluck's early years growing up in Bohemia. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Eurydice). Pygmalion (director Raphaël Pichon); Non hai cor per un'impresa (Ipermestra, Wq 7). Daniel Behle (Danao, King of Argos: tenor), Armonia Atenea (conductor George Petrou); Sperai vicino il lido (Demoofonte, Wq 3). Phillippe Jaroussky (Timante: countertenor), Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm; Se in campo armato (La Sofonisba, Wq 5). Sonia Prina (Siface: soprano), laBarocca, Ruben Jais (conductor); Nobil onda (La Sofonisba, Wq 5). Sonia Prina (Siface: soprano), laBarocca, Ruben Jais (conductor); Orfeo ed Euridice (1762 Vienna version): Scene 1 (opening). Fatma Said (Amore: soprano), Jakub Józef Orli?ski (Orfeo: countertenor). Il Giardino d'Amore Choir, Il Giardino d'Amore, Stefan Plewniak (conductor); M'opprime, m'affanna (La Sofonisba, Wq 5). Sonia Prina (Siface: soprano), laBarocca, Ruben Jais (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A Boy from Bohemia. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the beguiling music and colourful life of a composer who influenced almost every opera composer that followed him - from Mozart to Berlioz to Wagner. Today, he unravels Gluck's early years growing up in Bohemia. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Eurydice). Pygmalion (director Raphaël Pichon); Non hai cor per un'impresa (Ipermestra, Wq 7). Daniel Behle (Danao, King of Argos: tenor), Armonia Atenea (conductor George Petrou); Sperai vicino il lido (Demoofonte, Wq 3). Phillippe Jaroussky (Timante: countertenor), Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm; Se in campo armato (La Sofonisba, Wq 5). Sonia Prina (Siface: soprano), laBarocca, Ruben Jais (conductor); Nobil onda (La Sofonisba, Wq 5). Sonia Prina (Siface: soprano), laBarocca, Ruben Jais (conductor); Orfeo ed Euridice (1762 Vienna version): Scene 1 (opening). Fatma Said (Amore: soprano), Jakub Józef Orli?ski (Orfeo: countertenor). Il Giardino d'Amore Choir, Il Giardino d'Amore, Stefan Plewniak (conductor); M'opprime, m'affanna (La Sofonisba, Wq 5). Sonia Prina (Siface: soprano), laBarocca, Ruben Jais (conductor).
(Episode 1)
11antimuzak
Monday 30th September 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Going Up. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, beginning by following his first steps up the musical ladder as he showed the world what he was capable of. The young composer was used to turning heads - not only was he a mixed-race boy being raised in a white family with an absent father - he was the only boy in his school to play an instrument, and his musical talent was plain to see. But when he had to leave school at 13 to get a job, what would become of him? Coleridge-Taylor: Going Up. Harold Wright (piano); Fantasiestucke, Op 5 (Serenade and Humoresque). Catalyst String Quartet; Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, Op 10 (iv. Finale). Anthony McGill (clarinet), Catalyst Quartet; Magnificat in F. The Choir of Exeter College, Oxford, Christopher Holman (conductor), Miles Swinden (organ); Piano Quintet, Op 1 (i. Allegro con moto; ii- Larghetto). Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective; Symphony, Op 8 (iii. Scherzo). Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Bostock (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Going Up. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, beginning by following his first steps up the musical ladder as he showed the world what he was capable of. The young composer was used to turning heads - not only was he a mixed-race boy being raised in a white family with an absent father - he was the only boy in his school to play an instrument, and his musical talent was plain to see. But when he had to leave school at 13 to get a job, what would become of him? Coleridge-Taylor: Going Up. Harold Wright (piano); Fantasiestucke, Op 5 (Serenade and Humoresque). Catalyst String Quartet; Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, Op 10 (iv. Finale). Anthony McGill (clarinet), Catalyst Quartet; Magnificat in F. The Choir of Exeter College, Oxford, Christopher Holman (conductor), Miles Swinden (organ); Piano Quintet, Op 1 (i. Allegro con moto; ii- Larghetto). Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective; Symphony, Op 8 (iii. Scherzo). Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Bostock (conductor).
(Episode 1)
12antimuzak
Monday 14th October 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Father and Son. Episode 1.
Considered a leading American composer of the early 20th century, Charles Ives is known for many musical innovations, a pioneer who combined elements of Western and American music traditions. Kate Molleson marks the 150th anniversary of his birth by explores Ives' life and career, beginning with the influence his father had on him. George Ives had been a bandleader during the American Civil War and had a profound impact on his son in terms of music, especially in encouraging him to experiment and to think outside the box. Ives: Memories (excerpt). Susan Graham (mezzo), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Four Ragtime Dances for Theatre Orchestra, No 1 (Allegro moderato). Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern (conductor). String Quartet No 1 - From the Salvation Army (excerpt). Escher String Quartet. Variations on America. Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ). Psalm 67, God Be Merciful Unto Us. SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart, Marcus Creed (director). Symphony No 1 (excerpt). Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Father and Son. Episode 1.
Considered a leading American composer of the early 20th century, Charles Ives is known for many musical innovations, a pioneer who combined elements of Western and American music traditions. Kate Molleson marks the 150th anniversary of his birth by explores Ives' life and career, beginning with the influence his father had on him. George Ives had been a bandleader during the American Civil War and had a profound impact on his son in terms of music, especially in encouraging him to experiment and to think outside the box. Ives: Memories (excerpt). Susan Graham (mezzo), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Four Ragtime Dances for Theatre Orchestra, No 1 (Allegro moderato). Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern (conductor). String Quartet No 1 - From the Salvation Army (excerpt). Escher String Quartet. Variations on America. Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ). Psalm 67, God Be Merciful Unto Us. SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart, Marcus Creed (director). Symphony No 1 (excerpt). Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor).
(Episode 1)
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Monday 21st October 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Welcome to the House of Music. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by musicologist and pianist Samantha Ege to explore the life and music of the pioneering African-American composer. Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) was one of the most important composers and pianists of her time, writing several dozen art songs, arranging many traditional spirituals, and composed large-scale cantatas. She was the first black performer to play with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and at a time of racial discrimination and fight for civil rights, her story is one of determination, friendship, and absolute dedication to music-making. In this first programme, Donald and Samantha explore Bonds' early life in 1920s Chicago at the time of a major literary and artistic renaissance. In a house filled with music, with her mother Estella at its head, she grew up surrounded by the most fascinating and creative figures. Margaret Bonds: Joy; Conspirare. Carla McElhaney (piano), Craig Hella Johnson (conductor). Trad, arr Bonds: Little David Play on Your Harp. Louise Toppin (soprano), John O'Brien (piano). The Pasture. Louise Toppin (soprano),John O'Brien (piano). Spiritual Suite No 1, The Valley of the Bones. Samantha Ege (piano). To a Brown Dead Girl. Malcolm J Merriweather, baritone Ashley Jackson (harp). Trad, arr Bonds: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Cryin'. Angela Brown (soprano), Tyron Cooper (guitar). Florence Price: Fantasie Nègre No 1 in E minor. Samantha Ege (piano). Bonds: Flamenco; Tangamerican. Althea Waites (piano). Simon Bore the Cross (mvts VI and VII). Janinah Burnett (soprano), The Dessoff Choirs, Malcolm J Merriweather (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Welcome to the House of Music. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by musicologist and pianist Samantha Ege to explore the life and music of the pioneering African-American composer. Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) was one of the most important composers and pianists of her time, writing several dozen art songs, arranging many traditional spirituals, and composed large-scale cantatas. She was the first black performer to play with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and at a time of racial discrimination and fight for civil rights, her story is one of determination, friendship, and absolute dedication to music-making. In this first programme, Donald and Samantha explore Bonds' early life in 1920s Chicago at the time of a major literary and artistic renaissance. In a house filled with music, with her mother Estella at its head, she grew up surrounded by the most fascinating and creative figures. Margaret Bonds: Joy; Conspirare. Carla McElhaney (piano), Craig Hella Johnson (conductor). Trad, arr Bonds: Little David Play on Your Harp. Louise Toppin (soprano), John O'Brien (piano). The Pasture. Louise Toppin (soprano),John O'Brien (piano). Spiritual Suite No 1, The Valley of the Bones. Samantha Ege (piano). To a Brown Dead Girl. Malcolm J Merriweather, baritone Ashley Jackson (harp). Trad, arr Bonds: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Cryin'. Angela Brown (soprano), Tyron Cooper (guitar). Florence Price: Fantasie Nègre No 1 in E minor. Samantha Ege (piano). Bonds: Flamenco; Tangamerican. Althea Waites (piano). Simon Bore the Cross (mvts VI and VII). Janinah Burnett (soprano), The Dessoff Choirs, Malcolm J Merriweather (conductor).
(Episode 1)
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Monday 28th October 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Superstar. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod looks at five sides of the complex and magnetic Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt, who left a legacy of more than 700 compositions and made well over 1,000 concert appearances. With his electrifying talent at the keyboard, he transformed the status of musician from servant to demigod, but he was also a man of complex character, who wore many masks and repeatedly reinvented himself. Donald begins by exploring Liszt's showman side, from his career as a child prodigy to his performing heyday, when he gave a concert roughly every three days and invented a whole new style of performance. Liszt: Prelude No 1 from 12 Transcendental studies. Alice Sara Ott (piano). Grand galop chromatique. Lang Lang (piano). Un sospiro from 3 Etudes de concert, S144 No 3; La Campanella from Grandes Etudes de Paganini, S141 No 3. Daniil Trifonov (piano). Mephisto Waltz No 1. Khatia Buniatishvili (piano). Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat, S124. Alexander Ullman (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor). Gnomenreigen. Murray Perahia (piano).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Superstar. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod looks at five sides of the complex and magnetic Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt, who left a legacy of more than 700 compositions and made well over 1,000 concert appearances. With his electrifying talent at the keyboard, he transformed the status of musician from servant to demigod, but he was also a man of complex character, who wore many masks and repeatedly reinvented himself. Donald begins by exploring Liszt's showman side, from his career as a child prodigy to his performing heyday, when he gave a concert roughly every three days and invented a whole new style of performance. Liszt: Prelude No 1 from 12 Transcendental studies. Alice Sara Ott (piano). Grand galop chromatique. Lang Lang (piano). Un sospiro from 3 Etudes de concert, S144 No 3; La Campanella from Grandes Etudes de Paganini, S141 No 3. Daniil Trifonov (piano). Mephisto Waltz No 1. Khatia Buniatishvili (piano). Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat, S124. Alexander Ullman (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor). Gnomenreigen. Murray Perahia (piano).
(Episode 1)
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Monday 18th November 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A City in Turmoil. Episode 1.
Over the course of this week, Donald Macleod explores London during Purcell's lifetime (1659 to 1695) and the city's effect on a man who lays claim to being England's greatest composer. Donald begins by navigating through the scarcity of facts to explore Purcell's childhood in a very different London to the one we know today. It was a city in turmoil, with the restoration of Charles II, the plague and the Great Fire of London all causing their own upheavals. He also explores London's relationship with music and Purcell's youth as a chorister in the Chapel Royal. Purcell: Fairest Isle, from King Arthur. Andrea Haines (soprano), Voces8, Les Inventions. Hail Bright Cecilia (Symphony & Closing Chorus Hail! Bright Cecilia). Collegium Vocale Choir & Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe (director). Welcome Song from Swifter, Isis, Swifter Flow, Z 336. The Sixteen, The Sixteen Orchestra, Harry Christophers (director). What Hope for Us Remains Now He Is Gone?, Z 472. Julie Hassler (soprano), La Rêveuse, Benjamin Perrot (director). Suite from Abdelazer. Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A City in Turmoil. Episode 1.
Over the course of this week, Donald Macleod explores London during Purcell's lifetime (1659 to 1695) and the city's effect on a man who lays claim to being England's greatest composer. Donald begins by navigating through the scarcity of facts to explore Purcell's childhood in a very different London to the one we know today. It was a city in turmoil, with the restoration of Charles II, the plague and the Great Fire of London all causing their own upheavals. He also explores London's relationship with music and Purcell's youth as a chorister in the Chapel Royal. Purcell: Fairest Isle, from King Arthur. Andrea Haines (soprano), Voces8, Les Inventions. Hail Bright Cecilia (Symphony & Closing Chorus Hail! Bright Cecilia). Collegium Vocale Choir & Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe (director). Welcome Song from Swifter, Isis, Swifter Flow, Z 336. The Sixteen, The Sixteen Orchestra, Harry Christophers (director). What Hope for Us Remains Now He Is Gone?, Z 472. Julie Hassler (soprano), La Rêveuse, Benjamin Perrot (director). Suite from Abdelazer. Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor).
(Episode 1)
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Monday 25th November 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Success at Last. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the off and the on-stage dramas of Puccini's operas, beginning by recounting how his struggles to write Manon Lescaut paid off as the only one of his operas applauded by both audiences and critics alike. After critics called Puccini's second opera, Edgar, a sin against art, the young composer really needed a hit. To the consternation of his publisher Giulio Ricordi, what must his protégée do but pick a subject that had already been used for an opera by Massenet most successfully. Could Puccini pull off a winner too? Manon Lescaut, Act 1; Donna non vidi mai. Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano (director). Le Willis, Act 1; Preghiera: Angiol di dio. Brian Mulligan (Guglielmo (Anna's father): baritone), Ermonela Jaho (Anna: soprano), Arsen Soghomonyan (Roberto: tenor), Opera Rara Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Messa di Gloria; Credo. Roberto Alagna (tenor), London Symphony Chorus, Antonio Pappano (conductor). Crisantemi. Navarra String Quartet. Manon Lescaut, Act 2; Dispettosetto questo Riccio!; In quelle trine morbide. Mirella Freni (Manon: soprano), Renato Bruson (Lescaut: baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor). Manon Lescaut, Act 4; Sola, perduta, abandonnata; Fra le tue bracce amore. Mirella Freni (Manon: soprano), Placido Domingo (Des Grieux: tenor), Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Success at Last. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the off and the on-stage dramas of Puccini's operas, beginning by recounting how his struggles to write Manon Lescaut paid off as the only one of his operas applauded by both audiences and critics alike. After critics called Puccini's second opera, Edgar, a sin against art, the young composer really needed a hit. To the consternation of his publisher Giulio Ricordi, what must his protégée do but pick a subject that had already been used for an opera by Massenet most successfully. Could Puccini pull off a winner too? Manon Lescaut, Act 1; Donna non vidi mai. Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano (director). Le Willis, Act 1; Preghiera: Angiol di dio. Brian Mulligan (Guglielmo (Anna's father): baritone), Ermonela Jaho (Anna: soprano), Arsen Soghomonyan (Roberto: tenor), Opera Rara Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Messa di Gloria; Credo. Roberto Alagna (tenor), London Symphony Chorus, Antonio Pappano (conductor). Crisantemi. Navarra String Quartet. Manon Lescaut, Act 2; Dispettosetto questo Riccio!; In quelle trine morbide. Mirella Freni (Manon: soprano), Renato Bruson (Lescaut: baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor). Manon Lescaut, Act 4; Sola, perduta, abandonnata; Fra le tue bracce amore. Mirella Freni (Manon: soprano), Placido Domingo (Des Grieux: tenor), Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor).
(Episode 1)
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Composer of the Week: Bach at Christmas
Monday 16th December 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Leipzig, 1723. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the lives of Bach and his family during the Christmas season at five different periods, and looks at the glorious works he created for Christmastime. Donald begins by dropping in on Bach to find him preparing for his very first Christmas in Leipzig in 1723, when he had been in his new job as the city's music director for just a few months and the pressure was on as everyone watched to see what he produced for the biggest celebration of the year. Bach: Chorale Prelude: Gott, durch deine Güte, BWV 600. John Butt (organ). Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91: Opening Chorus. Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor). Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget, BWV 64: 5. Was die Welt in sich hält. Arleen Auger (soprano), Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling (conductor). Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40. Katherine Fuge (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Robin Tyson (alto), William Towers (alto), James Gilchrist (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor). Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 852 Wolfgang Rubsam (lute-harpsichord). Magnificat in E flat, BWV 243a: Movts. 10-16. Julia Doyle (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Dunedin Consort, John Butt (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Monday 16th December 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Leipzig, 1723. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the lives of Bach and his family during the Christmas season at five different periods, and looks at the glorious works he created for Christmastime. Donald begins by dropping in on Bach to find him preparing for his very first Christmas in Leipzig in 1723, when he had been in his new job as the city's music director for just a few months and the pressure was on as everyone watched to see what he produced for the biggest celebration of the year. Bach: Chorale Prelude: Gott, durch deine Güte, BWV 600. John Butt (organ). Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91: Opening Chorus. Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor). Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget, BWV 64: 5. Was die Welt in sich hält. Arleen Auger (soprano), Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling (conductor). Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40. Katherine Fuge (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Robin Tyson (alto), William Towers (alto), James Gilchrist (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor). Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 852 Wolfgang Rubsam (lute-harpsichord). Magnificat in E flat, BWV 243a: Movts. 10-16. Julia Doyle (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Dunedin Consort, John Butt (conductor).
(Episode 1)
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Monday 30th December 2024 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A Divided City. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Vienna through the lens of one of its greatest homegrown composers, a man whose short life spanned a crucial period in Austrian history, a time of crisis and much change. He begins by examining the city Franz Schubert was born into in 1797, a Vienna reeling from war with Napoleon and the bitter consequences of that and full of anxiety, poverty and despair. He reveals how the young musician took the examination for a place in the Court Chapel Choir among much mockery from the more well-to-do boys. Schubert: Kupelwieser waltz in G flat, D Anh I/14. Mariam Batsashvili (piano). Symphony No 9 in C, The Great, D944 (3rd mvt, Scherzo). Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). String Quintet in C, D 956 (2nd mvt, Adagio). Heinrich Schiff (piano), Alban Berg Quartet. Beitrag zur fünfzigjährigen Jubelfeier des Herrn von Salieri, D407. Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Camerata Musica Limburg, Jan Schumacher (conductor). Marches Militaires, D733, No 1 in D. Daniel Barenboim, Radu Lupu (pianos). Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118. Renée Fleming (soprano), Christoph Eschenbach (piano).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A Divided City. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Vienna through the lens of one of its greatest homegrown composers, a man whose short life spanned a crucial period in Austrian history, a time of crisis and much change. He begins by examining the city Franz Schubert was born into in 1797, a Vienna reeling from war with Napoleon and the bitter consequences of that and full of anxiety, poverty and despair. He reveals how the young musician took the examination for a place in the Court Chapel Choir among much mockery from the more well-to-do boys. Schubert: Kupelwieser waltz in G flat, D Anh I/14. Mariam Batsashvili (piano). Symphony No 9 in C, The Great, D944 (3rd mvt, Scherzo). Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). String Quintet in C, D 956 (2nd mvt, Adagio). Heinrich Schiff (piano), Alban Berg Quartet. Beitrag zur fünfzigjährigen Jubelfeier des Herrn von Salieri, D407. Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Camerata Musica Limburg, Jan Schumacher (conductor). Marches Militaires, D733, No 1 in D. Daniel Barenboim, Radu Lupu (pianos). Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118. Renée Fleming (soprano), Christoph Eschenbach (piano).
(Episode 1)
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Monday 13th January 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Disappointment and Solace. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod puts the public face of this celebrated figure to one side and looks at the life and music of Joseph Haydn through a narrower lens, drawing a picture of the composer through the relationships he enjoyed with some of his closest family and friends. If Haydn had applied hindsight to his decision to marry, it's highly probable he would have reconsidered his options. By contrast, his feelings for one of the court singers were considerably warmer, enduring long after their affair had petered out. Haydn: Signor voi sapete, Hob XXIVb:7. Chen Reiss (soprano: Rosina), L'Arte del mondo, Werner Ehrhardt (conductor). Symphony No 1 in D major, Hob 1/1 - I: Presto. Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor). Salve Regina in E, Hob XXIIIb:1 - I. Salve Regina. Nancy Argenta (soprano), Collegium Musicum 90 Choir, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox (director). Horn Concerto No 1 in D, Hob VIId:3 - I: Allegro; II: Adagio; III: Allegro. Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas McGeegan (conductor) Vada adagio, signorina, Ho bXXIVb:12, for P Guglielmi: La Quakera spiritosa. Chen Reiss (soprano: Cardellina), L'Arte del mondo, Werner Ehrhardt (conductor). L'isola disabilitata, Act 2, Sc 12; Quartet: Sono contenta appieno. Anett Fritsch (soprano, Costanza), Sunhae Im (soprano: Silvia), Krystian Adam (tenor: Enrico), André Morsch (baritone: Gernando's companion), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck (musical direction).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Disappointment and Solace. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod puts the public face of this celebrated figure to one side and looks at the life and music of Joseph Haydn through a narrower lens, drawing a picture of the composer through the relationships he enjoyed with some of his closest family and friends. If Haydn had applied hindsight to his decision to marry, it's highly probable he would have reconsidered his options. By contrast, his feelings for one of the court singers were considerably warmer, enduring long after their affair had petered out. Haydn: Signor voi sapete, Hob XXIVb:7. Chen Reiss (soprano: Rosina), L'Arte del mondo, Werner Ehrhardt (conductor). Symphony No 1 in D major, Hob 1/1 - I: Presto. Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor). Salve Regina in E, Hob XXIIIb:1 - I. Salve Regina. Nancy Argenta (soprano), Collegium Musicum 90 Choir, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox (director). Horn Concerto No 1 in D, Hob VIId:3 - I: Allegro; II: Adagio; III: Allegro. Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas McGeegan (conductor) Vada adagio, signorina, Ho bXXIVb:12, for P Guglielmi: La Quakera spiritosa. Chen Reiss (soprano: Cardellina), L'Arte del mondo, Werner Ehrhardt (conductor). L'isola disabilitata, Act 2, Sc 12; Quartet: Sono contenta appieno. Anett Fritsch (soprano, Costanza), Sunhae Im (soprano: Silvia), Krystian Adam (tenor: Enrico), André Morsch (baritone: Gernando's companion), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck (musical direction).
(Episode 1)
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Monday 20th January 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A Musical Background. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the early influences Gustav Holst had upon his daughter Imogen Holst, who was prominent as a composer, conductor, writer on music, teacher, administrator and artistic director. Persephone (excerpt). BBC Concert Orchestra, Alice Farnham (conductor); Agnus Dei (Mass in A minor). The Pembroke College Girls' Choir, The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, Anna Lapwood (conductor); Allegro assai. BBC Concert Orchestra, Alice Farnham (conductor); Theme and Variations. Duncan Honeybourne (piano); String Quartet (Phantasy). Simon Hewitt Jones (violin), David Worswick (violin), Ton Hankey (viola), Oliver Coates (cello); Persephone. BBC Concert Orchestra, Alice Farnham (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A Musical Background. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the early influences Gustav Holst had upon his daughter Imogen Holst, who was prominent as a composer, conductor, writer on music, teacher, administrator and artistic director. Persephone (excerpt). BBC Concert Orchestra, Alice Farnham (conductor); Agnus Dei (Mass in A minor). The Pembroke College Girls' Choir, The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, Anna Lapwood (conductor); Allegro assai. BBC Concert Orchestra, Alice Farnham (conductor); Theme and Variations. Duncan Honeybourne (piano); String Quartet (Phantasy). Simon Hewitt Jones (violin), David Worswick (violin), Ton Hankey (viola), Oliver Coates (cello); Persephone. BBC Concert Orchestra, Alice Farnham (conductor).
(Episode 1)
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Monday 27th January 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Gideon Klein. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores a group of composers who were silenced by the atrocities of the Second World War and shaped the unique musical story of the Nazi concentration camp at Terezin. This edition focuses on Gideon Klein - one of the camp's youngest composers. Bachuri Le'an Tisa (my Boy, Where are you going?); Counterpoint. Robert de Cormier (conductor); Lullaby. Jitka Hosprova (viola), Katerina Englichova (harp); String Quartet, Op 2 (iii. Adagio). Kocian Quartet; Divertimento for Winds (iii. Adagio and iv. Allegro). Philharmonia Octet Prague; Folk Songs for Male Chorus: 'Uz mne kone vyvadeji' (They have untethered my horses). Flemish Radio Choir, Bart Van Reyn (conductor); Piano Sonata. Ivo Kahanek (piano); String Trio. Goldberg Trio.
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Gideon Klein. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores a group of composers who were silenced by the atrocities of the Second World War and shaped the unique musical story of the Nazi concentration camp at Terezin. This edition focuses on Gideon Klein - one of the camp's youngest composers. Bachuri Le'an Tisa (my Boy, Where are you going?); Counterpoint. Robert de Cormier (conductor); Lullaby. Jitka Hosprova (viola), Katerina Englichova (harp); String Quartet, Op 2 (iii. Adagio). Kocian Quartet; Divertimento for Winds (iii. Adagio and iv. Allegro). Philharmonia Octet Prague; Folk Songs for Male Chorus: 'Uz mne kone vyvadeji' (They have untethered my horses). Flemish Radio Choir, Bart Van Reyn (conductor); Piano Sonata. Ivo Kahanek (piano); String Trio. Goldberg Trio.
(Episode 1)
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Monday 3rd February 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A New Mozart. Episode 1.
Act one of the story of one of the biggest stars of opera's history - composer Giacomo Meyerbeer. Donald Macleod explores the musical upbringing of a young prodigy, who was one of the most performed composers on the 19th-century stages. Robert le diable - Act II: Duo. 'Avec bonté, voyez ma peine'. Erin Morley (soprano), John Osborn (tenor), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Marc Minkowski (conductor); Le pardon de Ploërmel, or Dinorah - Act I. 'Ce tintement que l'on entend'. Deborah Cook (soprano), Alexander Oliver (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass), Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, James Judd (conductor); L'Africaine, or Vasco de Gama - Act IV, No 15. Entr'acte, Entrée de la Reine, Marche indienne. Frankfurter Opern- und Museumorchester, Antonello Manacorda (conductor); Der Fischer und das Milchmädchen (excerpts). Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Dario Salvi (conductor); Der Admiral, or Der verlorene Prozess in collaboration with Abbé Vogler - Overture. Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Dario Salvi (conductor); Gott und die Natur - No 7, 'Es geht aus seinem Strahlentor' (arr D. Salvi for voice, strings & piano). Andrea Chudak (soprano), Jakub Sawicki (piano), Neue Preussiche Philharmonie, Dario Salvi (conductor); Das Brandenburger Tor - Einleitung. Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Dario Salvi (conductor); Jephtas Gelübde - Overture (arr D. Salvi for piano and strings). Jakub Sawicki (piano), Neue Preußische Philharmonie, Dario Salvi (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A New Mozart. Episode 1.
Act one of the story of one of the biggest stars of opera's history - composer Giacomo Meyerbeer. Donald Macleod explores the musical upbringing of a young prodigy, who was one of the most performed composers on the 19th-century stages. Robert le diable - Act II: Duo. 'Avec bonté, voyez ma peine'. Erin Morley (soprano), John Osborn (tenor), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Marc Minkowski (conductor); Le pardon de Ploërmel, or Dinorah - Act I. 'Ce tintement que l'on entend'. Deborah Cook (soprano), Alexander Oliver (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass), Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, James Judd (conductor); L'Africaine, or Vasco de Gama - Act IV, No 15. Entr'acte, Entrée de la Reine, Marche indienne. Frankfurter Opern- und Museumorchester, Antonello Manacorda (conductor); Der Fischer und das Milchmädchen (excerpts). Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Dario Salvi (conductor); Der Admiral, or Der verlorene Prozess in collaboration with Abbé Vogler - Overture. Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Dario Salvi (conductor); Gott und die Natur - No 7, 'Es geht aus seinem Strahlentor' (arr D. Salvi for voice, strings & piano). Andrea Chudak (soprano), Jakub Sawicki (piano), Neue Preussiche Philharmonie, Dario Salvi (conductor); Das Brandenburger Tor - Einleitung. Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Dario Salvi (conductor); Jephtas Gelübde - Overture (arr D. Salvi for piano and strings). Jakub Sawicki (piano), Neue Preußische Philharmonie, Dario Salvi (conductor).
(Episode 1)
23antimuzak
Monday 10th February 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
The Father of Brazilian Classical Music. Episode 1.
Kate Molleson delves into Afro-Brazilian composer's José Garcia's early beginnings as the grandson of slaves, beginning by exploring the city of his birth in 1767 - Rio de Janeiro. Missa pastoril para a noite de natal (Kyrie eleison). Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore (director); Tenuisti manum dexteram meam. Apollini et Musis, Jörg Strodthoff (organ), Vinzenz Weissenburger (conductor); Missa pastoril para a noite de natal (excerpt). Katie Trethewey (soprano), Elizabeth Drury (soprano), Martha McLorinan (alto), Greg Skidmore (bass), Adrian Horsewood (bass), Nick Ashby (bass), Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore (director); Fantasy No 1: Mário Trilha (fortepiano); Fantasy No 2. Mário Trilha (fortepiano); Lição No 7 da Segunda Parte. Mário Trilha (fortepiano); Tota Pulchra es Maria. Vox Brasiliensis Chorus, Vox Brasiliensis Orchestra, Ricardo Kanji (conductor); Zemira, Overture. Vox Brasiliensis Orchestra, Ricardo Kanji (conductor).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
The Father of Brazilian Classical Music. Episode 1.
Kate Molleson delves into Afro-Brazilian composer's José Garcia's early beginnings as the grandson of slaves, beginning by exploring the city of his birth in 1767 - Rio de Janeiro. Missa pastoril para a noite de natal (Kyrie eleison). Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore (director); Tenuisti manum dexteram meam. Apollini et Musis, Jörg Strodthoff (organ), Vinzenz Weissenburger (conductor); Missa pastoril para a noite de natal (excerpt). Katie Trethewey (soprano), Elizabeth Drury (soprano), Martha McLorinan (alto), Greg Skidmore (bass), Adrian Horsewood (bass), Nick Ashby (bass), Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore (director); Fantasy No 1: Mário Trilha (fortepiano); Fantasy No 2. Mário Trilha (fortepiano); Lição No 7 da Segunda Parte. Mário Trilha (fortepiano); Tota Pulchra es Maria. Vox Brasiliensis Chorus, Vox Brasiliensis Orchestra, Ricardo Kanji (conductor); Zemira, Overture. Vox Brasiliensis Orchestra, Ricardo Kanji (conductor).
(Episode 1)
24antimuzak
Monday 17th February 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Benjamin Britten: Baby Beni. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the crucial early years in Britten's creative story, from his birth under the star of St Cecilia to his departure for America at 25 years old. In this first episode, between the sounds of the sea and the singing afternoons with mother in 'heaven', Donald listens to the first musical experiments of a little prodigy from Suffolk. Hymn to St Cecilia, Op 27. Tenebrae, Nigel Short (director); Four Sea Interludes, Op 33a (from 'Peter Grimes'). BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner (conductor); A Charm of Lullabies, Op 41 (arr for voice and orchestra by Colin Matthews) - No 1, 'A Cradle Song'; No 2, 'The Highland Balou'; No 3, 'Sephestia's Lullaby'. Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor); Five Waltzes. Stephen Hough (piano); Beware! Three Early Songs - No 1, 'Beware'; No 2, 'O that I had ne'er been Married'. Philip Smith (baritone), Nicky Spence (tenor), Malcolm Martineau (piano); On This Island, Op 11 - No 3, 'Seascape'. Philip Langridge (tenor), Steuart Bedford (piano).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
Benjamin Britten: Baby Beni. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the crucial early years in Britten's creative story, from his birth under the star of St Cecilia to his departure for America at 25 years old. In this first episode, between the sounds of the sea and the singing afternoons with mother in 'heaven', Donald listens to the first musical experiments of a little prodigy from Suffolk. Hymn to St Cecilia, Op 27. Tenebrae, Nigel Short (director); Four Sea Interludes, Op 33a (from 'Peter Grimes'). BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner (conductor); A Charm of Lullabies, Op 41 (arr for voice and orchestra by Colin Matthews) - No 1, 'A Cradle Song'; No 2, 'The Highland Balou'; No 3, 'Sephestia's Lullaby'. Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor); Five Waltzes. Stephen Hough (piano); Beware! Three Early Songs - No 1, 'Beware'; No 2, 'O that I had ne'er been Married'. Philip Smith (baritone), Nicky Spence (tenor), Malcolm Martineau (piano); On This Island, Op 11 - No 3, 'Seascape'. Philip Langridge (tenor), Steuart Bedford (piano).
(Episode 1)
25antimuzak
Monday 3rd March 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A life in chamber music. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod delves into Ravel's story through his works for solo instruments and small ensembles - music that, like the composer, is sophisticated and charming. Featuring recordings by current and former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists. Sonatine. Elisabeth Brauss (piano); String Quartet: 2nd Movt. Leonkoro Quartet; Piano Trio: 3rd & 4th Movts. Mithras Trio; Violin Sonata No.2. Johan Dalene (violin), Charles Owen (piano).
(Episode 1)
Time: 16:00 to 17:00 (1 hour long)
A life in chamber music. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod delves into Ravel's story through his works for solo instruments and small ensembles - music that, like the composer, is sophisticated and charming. Featuring recordings by current and former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists. Sonatine. Elisabeth Brauss (piano); String Quartet: 2nd Movt. Leonkoro Quartet; Piano Trio: 3rd & 4th Movts. Mithras Trio; Violin Sonata No.2. Johan Dalene (violin), Charles Owen (piano).
(Episode 1)
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