1antimuzak
Monday 20th April 2020 (starting in 5 hours and 18 minutes)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Putting on a Show. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod traces Beethoven's story through the years 1799 to 1801, when the composer was preparing to launch his music to the wider public after years of peddling his talents to Vienna's music loving aristocrats. As he reached his 30th birthday, Beethoven finally emerged as a mature composer beginning to produce the enduring works that would mark him out as one of the great artists of his age. But there were clouds on the horizon too, with the first intimations of a serious problem with his hearing. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3, III. Rondo. Igor Levit (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor). Piano Sonata No 10 in G, Op 14, No 2. Pavel Kolesnikov (piano). Music: Symphony No 1, IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor). Septet Op 20 (movts 4-6). Vienna Octet.
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Putting on a Show. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod traces Beethoven's story through the years 1799 to 1801, when the composer was preparing to launch his music to the wider public after years of peddling his talents to Vienna's music loving aristocrats. As he reached his 30th birthday, Beethoven finally emerged as a mature composer beginning to produce the enduring works that would mark him out as one of the great artists of his age. But there were clouds on the horizon too, with the first intimations of a serious problem with his hearing. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3, III. Rondo. Igor Levit (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor). Piano Sonata No 10 in G, Op 14, No 2. Pavel Kolesnikov (piano). Music: Symphony No 1, IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor). Septet Op 20 (movts 4-6). Vienna Octet.
2antimuzak
Monday 27th April 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Volant Fingers. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the composer's skills as an organist, beginning by revealing how he impressed the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, dazzled his Roman audiences and invented the organ concerto. Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a; (Sonata - 'Taci, qual suono ascolto'). Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (organ and direction). Fugue in G, HWV 606. Ton Koopman (organ of St James', Great Packington). Concerto Grosso in D, Op 3 No 6 (HWV 317). Les Musiciens du Louvre, conductor Marc Minkowski. Deborah, HWV 51 (Act 2, 'In the battle, fame pursuing'). James Bowman (countertenor: Barak), Paul Nicholson (chamber organ), The King's Consort. conductor Robert King. Esther, HWV 50b (Act 1 scene 1, extract). Rebecca Outram (soprano: Israelite woman), Rosemary Joshua (soprano: Esther), Handel Orchestra and Chorus, conductor Laurence Cummings. Organ Concerto in B flat, Op 4 No 2 (HWV 290). Ottavio Dantone (organ and direction), Accademia Bizantina. Esther, HWV 50b (Act 2 scene 4, extract). Handel Orchestra and Chorus, conductor Laurence Cummings.
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Volant Fingers. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the composer's skills as an organist, beginning by revealing how he impressed the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, dazzled his Roman audiences and invented the organ concerto. Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a; (Sonata - 'Taci, qual suono ascolto'). Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (organ and direction). Fugue in G, HWV 606. Ton Koopman (organ of St James', Great Packington). Concerto Grosso in D, Op 3 No 6 (HWV 317). Les Musiciens du Louvre, conductor Marc Minkowski. Deborah, HWV 51 (Act 2, 'In the battle, fame pursuing'). James Bowman (countertenor: Barak), Paul Nicholson (chamber organ), The King's Consort. conductor Robert King. Esther, HWV 50b (Act 1 scene 1, extract). Rebecca Outram (soprano: Israelite woman), Rosemary Joshua (soprano: Esther), Handel Orchestra and Chorus, conductor Laurence Cummings. Organ Concerto in B flat, Op 4 No 2 (HWV 290). Ottavio Dantone (organ and direction), Accademia Bizantina. Esther, HWV 50b (Act 2 scene 4, extract). Handel Orchestra and Chorus, conductor Laurence Cummings.
3antimuzak
Monday 4th May 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven: Finding a Voice. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by conductor Simone Young and pianist and writer Iain Burnside.to explore Beethoven's early vocal music, including Adelaide and his only oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives, considering whether he found writing for the voice more difficult than writing instrumental music Beethoven was born into a family of singers, but udging by contemporary accounts it seems that he himself wasn't similarly gifted. Beethoven's inability to produce a harmonious sound himself certainly didn't act as a deterrent to his compositional focus, with a quick tally showing that somewhere in the region of half of his more than 600 works were written for voice, mining subjects like love, persecution, loneliness, freedom, brotherhood and sacrifice, themes that Beethoven held very close to his heart. Across the week Donald Macleod and his guests will be discussing some personal favourites from Beethoven's vocal music, taking in the giants of choral repertory like Missa Solemnis and the ninth symphony, his opera Fidelio and orchestral vocal music, as well as relishing the astonishing variety of his song-writing, from the song cycle An die Ferne Geliebte and the most profoundly moving vocal masterpieces, to a comic song most likely dashed off to amuse friends in a bar. Beethoven: Christus am Ölberge (excerpt); Final chorus. Chorus and National Orchestra of Lyon, Serge Baudo (director). Ein Selbstgespräch; Adelaide. John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Iain Burnside (piano). Funeral Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II (excerpt); Tot! Tot, stöhnt es durch die öde nacht. Chorus and Orchestra of Deutsche Oper, Berlin, Christian Thielemann (conductor). Christus am Olberge (excerpt). James Anderson (tenor: Jesus), Monica Pick-Hieronimi (soprano: Seraph), Chorus & Orchestre National de Lyon, Serge Baudo (director). Aus Goethes Faust. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Jörg Demus (piano).
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven: Finding a Voice. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by conductor Simone Young and pianist and writer Iain Burnside.to explore Beethoven's early vocal music, including Adelaide and his only oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives, considering whether he found writing for the voice more difficult than writing instrumental music Beethoven was born into a family of singers, but udging by contemporary accounts it seems that he himself wasn't similarly gifted. Beethoven's inability to produce a harmonious sound himself certainly didn't act as a deterrent to his compositional focus, with a quick tally showing that somewhere in the region of half of his more than 600 works were written for voice, mining subjects like love, persecution, loneliness, freedom, brotherhood and sacrifice, themes that Beethoven held very close to his heart. Across the week Donald Macleod and his guests will be discussing some personal favourites from Beethoven's vocal music, taking in the giants of choral repertory like Missa Solemnis and the ninth symphony, his opera Fidelio and orchestral vocal music, as well as relishing the astonishing variety of his song-writing, from the song cycle An die Ferne Geliebte and the most profoundly moving vocal masterpieces, to a comic song most likely dashed off to amuse friends in a bar. Beethoven: Christus am Ölberge (excerpt); Final chorus. Chorus and National Orchestra of Lyon, Serge Baudo (director). Ein Selbstgespräch; Adelaide. John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Iain Burnside (piano). Funeral Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II (excerpt); Tot! Tot, stöhnt es durch die öde nacht. Chorus and Orchestra of Deutsche Oper, Berlin, Christian Thielemann (conductor). Christus am Olberge (excerpt). James Anderson (tenor: Jesus), Monica Pick-Hieronimi (soprano: Seraph), Chorus & Orchestre National de Lyon, Serge Baudo (director). Aus Goethes Faust. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Jörg Demus (piano).
4antimuzak
Composer of the Week: Pejacevic
Monday 11th May 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Pejacevic's First Croatian Piano Concerto. Series 1, episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by Koraljka Koss and Iskra Iveljic to explore the life and music of Croatian countess Dora Pejacevic, beginning by looking at a series of firsts she was responsible for. Born in Budapest in 1885, he musical legacy of nearly 60 opus numbers can also claim a quantity of Croatian firsts. Her Symphony in F sharp minor can be considered the first Croatian symphony in the modern style of the 20th Century. When it was premiered in Vienna in 1918, the conductor at the last minute chose only to perform two of the four movements. The full premiere had to wait two years, which took place in Dresden. After hearing the symphony, one critic compared the sound-world of Pejacevic to that of Tchaikovsky. Another Croatian first Pejacvic can boast without contradiction, is that she composed the first ever Croatian piano concerto. This was the beginning of her ventures into writing for the orchestra, and it was combined with her own instrument, the piano. The work was premiered during World War One, in 1916, and the critics at the time thought it was something of a sensation. The premiere marked the start of Dora's career as a composer. Pejacevic: Romance, Op 22. Andrej Bielow (violin), Oliver Triendl (piano). Symphony in F sharp minor, Op 41 (Scherzo) .The German State Philharmonic Orchestra of the Rhineland-Palatinate. Ari Rasilainen (conductor). Zwei Nocturnes, Op 50 No 2. Natasa Veljkovic (piano). Piano Concerto in G minor, Op 33. Oliver Triendl (piano), Brandenburg State Orchestra of Frankfurt, Howard Griffiths (conductor). Zwei Lieder, Op 27 No 1 (I creep along my way). Ingeborg Danz (alto), Cord Garben (piano).
Monday 11th May 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Pejacevic's First Croatian Piano Concerto. Series 1, episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by Koraljka Koss and Iskra Iveljic to explore the life and music of Croatian countess Dora Pejacevic, beginning by looking at a series of firsts she was responsible for. Born in Budapest in 1885, he musical legacy of nearly 60 opus numbers can also claim a quantity of Croatian firsts. Her Symphony in F sharp minor can be considered the first Croatian symphony in the modern style of the 20th Century. When it was premiered in Vienna in 1918, the conductor at the last minute chose only to perform two of the four movements. The full premiere had to wait two years, which took place in Dresden. After hearing the symphony, one critic compared the sound-world of Pejacevic to that of Tchaikovsky. Another Croatian first Pejacvic can boast without contradiction, is that she composed the first ever Croatian piano concerto. This was the beginning of her ventures into writing for the orchestra, and it was combined with her own instrument, the piano. The work was premiered during World War One, in 1916, and the critics at the time thought it was something of a sensation. The premiere marked the start of Dora's career as a composer. Pejacevic: Romance, Op 22. Andrej Bielow (violin), Oliver Triendl (piano). Symphony in F sharp minor, Op 41 (Scherzo) .The German State Philharmonic Orchestra of the Rhineland-Palatinate. Ari Rasilainen (conductor). Zwei Nocturnes, Op 50 No 2. Natasa Veljkovic (piano). Piano Concerto in G minor, Op 33. Oliver Triendl (piano), Brandenburg State Orchestra of Frankfurt, Howard Griffiths (conductor). Zwei Lieder, Op 27 No 1 (I creep along my way). Ingeborg Danz (alto), Cord Garben (piano).
5antimuzak
Composer of the Week: Beethoven
Monday 18th May 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
In Search of a Cure. Episode 1.
All this week, Donald Macleod traces Beethoven's story through the momentous years of 1802 and 1803, a time that saw remarkable developments in his creativity as he pursued a self-declared new path for his music. He undertook his most ambitious works yet, pouring his whole self into his art. At the same time his personal life was reaching a crisis point that would plunge him to the darkest depths of despair and threaten to ruin all his carefully laid plans for the future as he turned to medical science in a desperate attempt to find a remedy for his failing hearing. Beethoven: Symphony No 4, IV. Allegro ma non troppo. BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor); Piano Sonata No 21 in C, Op 53 - Waldstein - II & III. Igor Levit (piano). Septet Op 20, III. Tempo di Menuetto. Vienna Octet; Sonata in G for violin and piano, Op 30 No 3, II. Tempo di minuetto. Esther Yoo (violin), Zhang Zuo (piano); Six Variations on an Original Theme in F, Op 34. Alfred Brendel (piano).
Monday 18th May 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
In Search of a Cure. Episode 1.
All this week, Donald Macleod traces Beethoven's story through the momentous years of 1802 and 1803, a time that saw remarkable developments in his creativity as he pursued a self-declared new path for his music. He undertook his most ambitious works yet, pouring his whole self into his art. At the same time his personal life was reaching a crisis point that would plunge him to the darkest depths of despair and threaten to ruin all his carefully laid plans for the future as he turned to medical science in a desperate attempt to find a remedy for his failing hearing. Beethoven: Symphony No 4, IV. Allegro ma non troppo. BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor); Piano Sonata No 21 in C, Op 53 - Waldstein - II & III. Igor Levit (piano). Septet Op 20, III. Tempo di Menuetto. Vienna Octet; Sonata in G for violin and piano, Op 30 No 3, II. Tempo di minuetto. Esther Yoo (violin), Zhang Zuo (piano); Six Variations on an Original Theme in F, Op 34. Alfred Brendel (piano).
6antimuzak
Monday 25th May 2020 (starting in 5 hours and 3 minutes)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Rachmaninov: In America: A Reluctant Visitor. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the composer's first concert tour of the USA in 1909 and finds out why he had mixed feelings about the country he would come to call home. Prelude in C sharp minor. Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano). Piano concerto in D minor, 1st movement. Vladimir Horowitz (piano), New York Philharmonic, Eugene Ormandy (conductor). The Isle of the Dead, Op 29. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner. A Dream (6 Songs, Op 38 No 5). Renee Fleming (soprano), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano). The Star-Spangled Banner for piano. Idil Biret (piano).
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Rachmaninov: In America: A Reluctant Visitor. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the composer's first concert tour of the USA in 1909 and finds out why he had mixed feelings about the country he would come to call home. Prelude in C sharp minor. Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano). Piano concerto in D minor, 1st movement. Vladimir Horowitz (piano), New York Philharmonic, Eugene Ormandy (conductor). The Isle of the Dead, Op 29. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner. A Dream (6 Songs, Op 38 No 5). Renee Fleming (soprano), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano). The Star-Spangled Banner for piano. Idil Biret (piano).
7antimuzak
Monday 1st June 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Meeting an Old Friend. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven's revolutionary return to the string quartet in the final two years of his life, with the five quartets he ended up writing being his final major works, and changing the paradigm beyond recognition. Though dismissed by audiences in their day, their composition is now considered a pivotal moment not only in Beethoven's life, but in the history of classical music. Donald is joined by musicologist Laura Tunbridge and violinist Edward Dusinberre of the Takacs Quartet to discuss these extraordinary, watershed works that have bewildered and beguiled listeners ever since their creation. Throughout the week, they focus on each of the five late quartets, uncovering the stories, circumstances and conversations that surround them. Today, a commission from a Russian Prince and the return of an old friend prompts Beethoven to pick up his sketchbook again. Beethoven: String Quartet No 12 in E flat, Op 127, 1st movement. Alban Berg Quartet; String Quartet No 12 in E flat, Op 127, 2nd movement. Takacs Quartet; Symphony No 9, Finale, part 1. Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan (conductor0; String Quartet No 12 in E flat, Op 127, 3rd movement. Tokyo Quartet; String Quartet No 12 in E flat, Op 127, 4th movement. Emerson Quartet.
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Meeting an Old Friend. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven's revolutionary return to the string quartet in the final two years of his life, with the five quartets he ended up writing being his final major works, and changing the paradigm beyond recognition. Though dismissed by audiences in their day, their composition is now considered a pivotal moment not only in Beethoven's life, but in the history of classical music. Donald is joined by musicologist Laura Tunbridge and violinist Edward Dusinberre of the Takacs Quartet to discuss these extraordinary, watershed works that have bewildered and beguiled listeners ever since their creation. Throughout the week, they focus on each of the five late quartets, uncovering the stories, circumstances and conversations that surround them. Today, a commission from a Russian Prince and the return of an old friend prompts Beethoven to pick up his sketchbook again. Beethoven: String Quartet No 12 in E flat, Op 127, 1st movement. Alban Berg Quartet; String Quartet No 12 in E flat, Op 127, 2nd movement. Takacs Quartet; Symphony No 9, Finale, part 1. Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan (conductor0; String Quartet No 12 in E flat, Op 127, 3rd movement. Tokyo Quartet; String Quartet No 12 in E flat, Op 127, 4th movement. Emerson Quartet.
8antimuzak
Monday 8th June 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Haydn: Man of the People. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod follows Joseph Haydn's journey from humble choirboy to Europe's most celebrated composer, beginning by focusing on his humanity, revealing a man of exceptional character with a warm, generous personality and a great sense of humour. A man with his roots firmly in the country, Haydn never allowed his fame to make him feel he was anything but ordinary despite working for the grandest noble family in Austria, and having his music performed all across Europe. Donald looks at how Haydn's fortune might have been very different, had he opted for a career in the church. Haydn: Mass in B flat - Harmoniemesse: Kyrie and Gloria. Nancy Argenta (soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo), Mark Padmore (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox (conductor); Symphony No 94 in G - Surprise: movt II Andante. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti (conductor); Mass in B flat - Theresienmesse: Kyrie and Gloria. Janice Watson (soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox (baritone); String Quartet in B minor, Op 64 No 2. The Salomon Quartet, Simon Standage (violin), Micaela Comberti (violin), Trevor Jones (viola), Jennifer Ward Clarke (cello); Mass in B flat - Harmoniemesse: Sanctus and Benedictus. Nancy Argenta (soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo), Mark Padmore (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox (conductor).
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Haydn: Man of the People. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod follows Joseph Haydn's journey from humble choirboy to Europe's most celebrated composer, beginning by focusing on his humanity, revealing a man of exceptional character with a warm, generous personality and a great sense of humour. A man with his roots firmly in the country, Haydn never allowed his fame to make him feel he was anything but ordinary despite working for the grandest noble family in Austria, and having his music performed all across Europe. Donald looks at how Haydn's fortune might have been very different, had he opted for a career in the church. Haydn: Mass in B flat - Harmoniemesse: Kyrie and Gloria. Nancy Argenta (soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo), Mark Padmore (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox (conductor); Symphony No 94 in G - Surprise: movt II Andante. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti (conductor); Mass in B flat - Theresienmesse: Kyrie and Gloria. Janice Watson (soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox (baritone); String Quartet in B minor, Op 64 No 2. The Salomon Quartet, Simon Standage (violin), Micaela Comberti (violin), Trevor Jones (viola), Jennifer Ward Clarke (cello); Mass in B flat - Harmoniemesse: Sanctus and Benedictus. Nancy Argenta (soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo), Mark Padmore (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox (conductor).
9antimuzak
Monday 15th June 2020 (starting in 5 hours and 13 minutes)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven: Fallen Idol. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod follows Beethoven through the years from 1804 to 1806, the beginning of what many commentators have called his `Heroic" phase. Having weathered a profound psychological crisis, triggered by his failing hearing, Beethoven threw himself into his composing with renewed energy and strength of spirit. However, that same passionate nature also led to frequent conflicts. Beethoven: Variations on an original theme, Op 35, Eroica Variations, Variations I-III. Rudolf Buchbinder (piano); Symphony No 3, I. Allegro con brio. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor); String Quartet Op 59 No 1, IV. Thème Russe, Allegro. Escher String Quartet; Symphony No 3, II. Marcia funebre . Adagio assai. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor); Violin Sonata in A, Op 47, Kreutzer, III. Presto. Veronika Eberle (violin), Oliver Schnyder (piano).
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven: Fallen Idol. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod follows Beethoven through the years from 1804 to 1806, the beginning of what many commentators have called his `Heroic" phase. Having weathered a profound psychological crisis, triggered by his failing hearing, Beethoven threw himself into his composing with renewed energy and strength of spirit. However, that same passionate nature also led to frequent conflicts. Beethoven: Variations on an original theme, Op 35, Eroica Variations, Variations I-III. Rudolf Buchbinder (piano); Symphony No 3, I. Allegro con brio. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor); String Quartet Op 59 No 1, IV. Thème Russe, Allegro. Escher String Quartet; Symphony No 3, II. Marcia funebre . Adagio assai. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor); Violin Sonata in A, Op 47, Kreutzer, III. Presto. Veronika Eberle (violin), Oliver Schnyder (piano).
10antimuzak
Monday 22nd June 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Elgar. London. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the locations that were important to Elgar and the places that inspired his music. He begins with the composer's connection with London, to which he travelled to in his twenties for the occasional violin lesson, where he married his wife Alice and where his only child Carice was born. It was also the city the Elgars returned to many years later to live in Severn House, the first residence they actually owned and the home where Alice later died. Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March in D, Op 39 No 1. Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder (conductor); Cockaigne (In London Town). London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor); Salut d'amour, Op 12. Sarah Chang (violin), Sandra Rivers (piano). O Happy Eyes, Op 18 No 1. Quink Vocal Ensemble; The Dream of Gerontius, Op 38. (Part two - from The Angel and the Soul to the end). Arthur Davies (tenor: Gerontius), Gwynne Howell (bass: The Priest/The Angel of the Agony), Felicity Palmer (mezzo soprano: The Angel), London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox (conductor), Roderick Elms (organ).
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Elgar. London. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the locations that were important to Elgar and the places that inspired his music. He begins with the composer's connection with London, to which he travelled to in his twenties for the occasional violin lesson, where he married his wife Alice and where his only child Carice was born. It was also the city the Elgars returned to many years later to live in Severn House, the first residence they actually owned and the home where Alice later died. Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March in D, Op 39 No 1. Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder (conductor); Cockaigne (In London Town). London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor); Salut d'amour, Op 12. Sarah Chang (violin), Sandra Rivers (piano). O Happy Eyes, Op 18 No 1. Quink Vocal Ensemble; The Dream of Gerontius, Op 38. (Part two - from The Angel and the Soul to the end). Arthur Davies (tenor: Gerontius), Gwynne Howell (bass: The Priest/The Angel of the Agony), Felicity Palmer (mezzo soprano: The Angel), London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox (conductor), Roderick Elms (organ).
11antimuzak
Monday 29th June 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Sketchbooks. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by Beethoven scholar Erica Buurman and biographer Jan Swafford to examine facsimiles of documents left behind after the composer's death, now scattered in archives and collections across the world. They begin by looking at Beethoven's notebooks to see what they reveal about his composing process. String Quartet Op 18 No 2 IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto. Tokyo String Quartet. Piano Sonata No 8, Op 13 'Pathétique'. Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano). Violin Sonata Op 30 No 2 IV Finale. Jennifer Pike (violin), Daniel Tong (piano). Symphony No 3 'Eroica', IV. Allegro Molto. London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink.
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Sketchbooks. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod is joined by Beethoven scholar Erica Buurman and biographer Jan Swafford to examine facsimiles of documents left behind after the composer's death, now scattered in archives and collections across the world. They begin by looking at Beethoven's notebooks to see what they reveal about his composing process. String Quartet Op 18 No 2 IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto. Tokyo String Quartet. Piano Sonata No 8, Op 13 'Pathétique'. Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano). Violin Sonata Op 30 No 2 IV Finale. Jennifer Pike (violin), Daniel Tong (piano). Symphony No 3 'Eroica', IV. Allegro Molto. London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink.
12antimuzak
Monday 13th July 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Frustrated Ambitions. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven's life in the period from 1807 to 1809, when he was seeking financial stability in Vienna and making further attempts to find love. However, nothing goes quite to plan. Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op 62. Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor); Mass in C, Op 86, Credo & Agnus Dei. London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis (conductor). Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, Op 57, Appassionata - III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto. Alfred Brendel (piano).
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Frustrated Ambitions. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven's life in the period from 1807 to 1809, when he was seeking financial stability in Vienna and making further attempts to find love. However, nothing goes quite to plan. Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op 62. Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor); Mass in C, Op 86, Credo & Agnus Dei. London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis (conductor). Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, Op 57, Appassionata - III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto. Alfred Brendel (piano).
13antimuzak
Monday 20th July 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
j S Bach and the Organ. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines Bach's life and music primarily during his time in Weimar, exploring his role as organist, teacher, servant, entrepreneur and composer, starting by examining his early early introductions to the organ. The instrument was a central part of Bach's life from early on, so it was destined that he'd develop as an organist himself, being appointed to music positions in Arnstadt, and then Mühlhausen. His appointment as organist in Weimar came in 1708, where he remained until 1717. His fame as an organist became such that when visiting Dresden, he was asked to take part in a musical play-off against French keyboard player Louis Marchand. On the day of the competition, probably in awe of Bach's reputation, Marchand didn't show. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 3, BWV 1048 (ohne Satzbezeichnung). The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (director). Sonata No 2 in C minor, BWV 526. Peter Hurford (organ). Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 550. Simon Preston (organ). Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63. Claron McFadden (soprano), Sally Bruce-Payne (alt), James Gilchrist (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists, John Elliot Gardiner (conductor).
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
j S Bach and the Organ. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines Bach's life and music primarily during his time in Weimar, exploring his role as organist, teacher, servant, entrepreneur and composer, starting by examining his early early introductions to the organ. The instrument was a central part of Bach's life from early on, so it was destined that he'd develop as an organist himself, being appointed to music positions in Arnstadt, and then Mühlhausen. His appointment as organist in Weimar came in 1708, where he remained until 1717. His fame as an organist became such that when visiting Dresden, he was asked to take part in a musical play-off against French keyboard player Louis Marchand. On the day of the competition, probably in awe of Bach's reputation, Marchand didn't show. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 3, BWV 1048 (ohne Satzbezeichnung). The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (director). Sonata No 2 in C minor, BWV 526. Peter Hurford (organ). Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 550. Simon Preston (organ). Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63. Claron McFadden (soprano), Sally Bruce-Payne (alt), James Gilchrist (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists, John Elliot Gardiner (conductor).
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Composer of the Week: Beethoven
Monday 27th July 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Inner Circle. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores five different areas of Beethoven's extensive correspondence, beginning with letters he wrote to three of his closest friends. This first selection includes a secret admission about his hearing and the details of a petty argument that was blown out of all proportion. With readings by Adrian Lester. Beethoven: arr. Matiegka: Serenade in D, Op 8; IV: Allegretto alla polacca. Verena Schoneweg (violin), Harald Schoneweg (viola), Volker Höh (guitar). Overture to Leonore. Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, René Jacobs (conductor). Violin Sonata No 3 in E flat, Op 12 No 3. I: Allegro con spirito. Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano). String Quartet No 1 in F, Op 18/1. IV: Allegro. Belcea Quartet.
Monday 27th July 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Inner Circle. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores five different areas of Beethoven's extensive correspondence, beginning with letters he wrote to three of his closest friends. This first selection includes a secret admission about his hearing and the details of a petty argument that was blown out of all proportion. With readings by Adrian Lester. Beethoven: arr. Matiegka: Serenade in D, Op 8; IV: Allegretto alla polacca. Verena Schoneweg (violin), Harald Schoneweg (viola), Volker Höh (guitar). Overture to Leonore. Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, René Jacobs (conductor). Violin Sonata No 3 in E flat, Op 12 No 3. I: Allegro con spirito. Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano). String Quartet No 1 in F, Op 18/1. IV: Allegro. Belcea Quartet.
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Monday 10th August 2020 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven: The Aftermath of War. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the effect of Napoleon's invasion of Vienna on Beethoven's life and work in the years from 1810 to 1812, including crippling economic sanctions and devaluation of the currency. This was a period of great financial hardship for all of Vienna in the aftermath of Napoleon's second occupation of the city, and Beethoven struggled through this economic depression, composing his seventh and eighth symphonies with little hope of getting performances. The financial crisis wasn't the only thing to afflict the composer either. as alongside an increase in physical ailments, he also suffered a great emotional crisis that culminated in the letter he wrote to his unnamed `Immortal Beloved". Beethoven: Fantasie in G minor, Op 77. Anna Tsybuleva (piano); Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat, Op 73, Emperor"(2nd and 3rd movements). Clifford Curzon (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (conductor); Piano Trio No 7 in B flat, Op 97, Archduke(4th movement). Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano); Egmont Overture, Op 84. Munich Philharmonic, Christian Thielemann (conductor).
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven: The Aftermath of War. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores the effect of Napoleon's invasion of Vienna on Beethoven's life and work in the years from 1810 to 1812, including crippling economic sanctions and devaluation of the currency. This was a period of great financial hardship for all of Vienna in the aftermath of Napoleon's second occupation of the city, and Beethoven struggled through this economic depression, composing his seventh and eighth symphonies with little hope of getting performances. The financial crisis wasn't the only thing to afflict the composer either. as alongside an increase in physical ailments, he also suffered a great emotional crisis that culminated in the letter he wrote to his unnamed `Immortal Beloved". Beethoven: Fantasie in G minor, Op 77. Anna Tsybuleva (piano); Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat, Op 73, Emperor"(2nd and 3rd movements). Clifford Curzon (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (conductor); Piano Trio No 7 in B flat, Op 97, Archduke(4th movement). Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano); Egmont Overture, Op 84. Munich Philharmonic, Christian Thielemann (conductor).
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Monday 17th August 2020 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)
A Determined Scribbler. Episode 1.
Antonín Dvorak was in his early thirties before he made his mark in his native land, which is now the Czech Republic, despite composing from a young age. Donald Macleod follows Dvorak's attempts to win over successive audiences from Prague to Vienna, England to America, before eventually returning to Prague and to the opera stage. Who did he need to impress in order to achieve the success he craved? He starts by looking at how Dvorak eventually overcame professional and personal disappointment to wow audiences and critics alike. Highly self-critical of his own work, Dvorak claimed that as a young man he was never short of paper to light a fire, but despite a slow start he never gave up his dream of being a composer. Thanks to some supportive individuals, Dvorak was eventually catapulted to fame, despite an early attempt at opera which was declared `worse than Wagner ... unsingable". DVorak: Slavonic Dances, Op 46 (Dumka). Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor); In Nature's Realm, Op 91. Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor); Symphony No 3 in E flat, Op 10 (3rd movt Allegro Vivace). Czech Philharmonic, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor); Písne Milostne, Op 83. Bernanda Fink (mezzo), Roger Vignoles (piano); Serenade, Op 44 (Minuetto). Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists.
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)
A Determined Scribbler. Episode 1.
Antonín Dvorak was in his early thirties before he made his mark in his native land, which is now the Czech Republic, despite composing from a young age. Donald Macleod follows Dvorak's attempts to win over successive audiences from Prague to Vienna, England to America, before eventually returning to Prague and to the opera stage. Who did he need to impress in order to achieve the success he craved? He starts by looking at how Dvorak eventually overcame professional and personal disappointment to wow audiences and critics alike. Highly self-critical of his own work, Dvorak claimed that as a young man he was never short of paper to light a fire, but despite a slow start he never gave up his dream of being a composer. Thanks to some supportive individuals, Dvorak was eventually catapulted to fame, despite an early attempt at opera which was declared `worse than Wagner ... unsingable". DVorak: Slavonic Dances, Op 46 (Dumka). Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor); In Nature's Realm, Op 91. Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor); Symphony No 3 in E flat, Op 10 (3rd movt Allegro Vivace). Czech Philharmonic, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor); Písne Milostne, Op 83. Bernanda Fink (mezzo), Roger Vignoles (piano); Serenade, Op 44 (Minuetto). Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists.
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Composer of the Week: Beethoven
Monday 24th August 2020 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven and the Bass. Episode 1.
Throughout this week, Donald Macleod talks to professional musicians to get a performer's-eye view of Beethoven's music and the challenges it presents, begining with double bassist Chi-chi Nwanoku. She shares her thoughts on what it's like to perform and record Beethoven on a regular basis, and also her experience of working with conductor Roger Norrington and following Beethoven's precise tempo markings. Donald and Chi-chi also discuss the impact that virtuoso bass player Domenico Dragonetti had on Beethoven's music. Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F, Op 68, Pastoral (Donner. Sturm). Vienna Philharmonic, Simon Rattle (conductor). Symphony No 7 in A, Op 92 (Allegro con brio). Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor). Septet in E flat, Op 20 (Scherzo). The Nash Ensemble. Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, Choral (Presto). Rebecca Nash (soprano), Wilke te Brummelstroete (mezzo), Marcel Beekman (tenor), Michael Tews (bass), Laurens Collegium, Laurens Cantorij Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen (director).
Monday 24th August 2020 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven and the Bass. Episode 1.
Throughout this week, Donald Macleod talks to professional musicians to get a performer's-eye view of Beethoven's music and the challenges it presents, begining with double bassist Chi-chi Nwanoku. She shares her thoughts on what it's like to perform and record Beethoven on a regular basis, and also her experience of working with conductor Roger Norrington and following Beethoven's precise tempo markings. Donald and Chi-chi also discuss the impact that virtuoso bass player Domenico Dragonetti had on Beethoven's music. Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F, Op 68, Pastoral (Donner. Sturm). Vienna Philharmonic, Simon Rattle (conductor). Symphony No 7 in A, Op 92 (Allegro con brio). Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor). Septet in E flat, Op 20 (Scherzo). The Nash Ensemble. Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, Choral (Presto). Rebecca Nash (soprano), Wilke te Brummelstroete (mezzo), Marcel Beekman (tenor), Michael Tews (bass), Laurens Collegium, Laurens Cantorij Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen (director).
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Monday 7th September 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven. Rock Bottom. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Ludwig van Beethoven's life through the years of 1813-1815 - a time of great change throughout Europe as Napoleon was overthrown. For Beethoven, it was undoubtedly the most successful period of his entire career, as he began to receive public recognition for his music at last. However, these years also saw him slump to an artistic nadir as he succumbed to the call for patriotic crowd-pleasers in the wake of this massive political change. Beethoven: Triumphal March for Kuffner's Tarpeja, WoO 2a. Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor); Trio No 7 in B flat, Op 97, Archduke - I. Allegro Moderato. Leonid Kogan (violin), Emil Gilels (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello); An die Hoffnung, Op 94. Matthias Goerne (baritone), Jan Lisiecki (piano); Quartet IX in C, Op 59'3, Razumovsky - II. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto. Tokyo String Quartet; Incidental Music for the Ruins of Athens - Overture; Chorus of Dervishes; March and Chorus of Schmukt die Altare. Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham (conductor).
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven. Rock Bottom. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Ludwig van Beethoven's life through the years of 1813-1815 - a time of great change throughout Europe as Napoleon was overthrown. For Beethoven, it was undoubtedly the most successful period of his entire career, as he began to receive public recognition for his music at last. However, these years also saw him slump to an artistic nadir as he succumbed to the call for patriotic crowd-pleasers in the wake of this massive political change. Beethoven: Triumphal March for Kuffner's Tarpeja, WoO 2a. Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor); Trio No 7 in B flat, Op 97, Archduke - I. Allegro Moderato. Leonid Kogan (violin), Emil Gilels (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello); An die Hoffnung, Op 94. Matthias Goerne (baritone), Jan Lisiecki (piano); Quartet IX in C, Op 59'3, Razumovsky - II. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto. Tokyo String Quartet; Incidental Music for the Ruins of Athens - Overture; Chorus of Dervishes; March and Chorus of Schmukt die Altare. Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham (conductor).
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Composer of the Week: Beethoven
Monday 21st September 2020 (starting in 5 hours and 9 minutes)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Economy with Nicholas Mathew. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod and Professor Nicholas Mathew discuss the economy in Vienna and the economy of music during Beethoven's lifetime. Violin Sonata 10 in G, Op 96 (II. Adagio espressivo). Renaud Capuçon (violin), Frank Braley (piano). Piano Concerto No 4 in G, Op 58 (I. Allegro Moderato). Hannes Minnaar (piano), Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend (conductor). Symphony No 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op 55 (IV. Finale), Simon Bolivar, Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel (conducto). Piano Sonata No 26 in E flat, Op 81a "Les Adieux" (II. Abwesenheit). Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano). Sonata No 7 in D, Op 10 No 3 (IV. Rondo. Allegro). Lucas Debargue (piano).
Monday 21st September 2020 (starting in 5 hours and 9 minutes)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
The Economy with Nicholas Mathew. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod and Professor Nicholas Mathew discuss the economy in Vienna and the economy of music during Beethoven's lifetime. Violin Sonata 10 in G, Op 96 (II. Adagio espressivo). Renaud Capuçon (violin), Frank Braley (piano). Piano Concerto No 4 in G, Op 58 (I. Allegro Moderato). Hannes Minnaar (piano), Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend (conductor). Symphony No 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op 55 (IV. Finale), Simon Bolivar, Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel (conducto). Piano Sonata No 26 in E flat, Op 81a "Les Adieux" (II. Abwesenheit). Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano). Sonata No 7 in D, Op 10 No 3 (IV. Rondo. Allegro). Lucas Debargue (piano).
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Monday 28th September 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Lessons in Life. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Carl Nielsen's worldview through his music, beginning with the Helios Overture and part of the composer's second symphony. Life and motion stimulated Nielsen's musical imagination in a variety of contrasting ways and Donald explores some of those avenues and the music these experiences stimulated. Nielsen: Maskarade - Overture. Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor); Violin concerto, Op 33 (Rondo: Allegretto scherzando). Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung (conductor); Frihed er det bedste guld. Ars Nova Copenhagen, Michael Bojesen (conductor); Helios Overture, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor); Afflictus Sum (3 Motets). Canzone Choir, Frans Rasmussen (director).
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Lessons in Life. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Carl Nielsen's worldview through his music, beginning with the Helios Overture and part of the composer's second symphony. Life and motion stimulated Nielsen's musical imagination in a variety of contrasting ways and Donald explores some of those avenues and the music these experiences stimulated. Nielsen: Maskarade - Overture. Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor); Violin concerto, Op 33 (Rondo: Allegretto scherzando). Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung (conductor); Frihed er det bedste guld. Ars Nova Copenhagen, Michael Bojesen (conductor); Helios Overture, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor); Afflictus Sum (3 Motets). Canzone Choir, Frans Rasmussen (director).
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Monday 5th October 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Family Ties. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod looks at Ludwig van Beethoven's life and career from 1816 to 1821, a period when the composer was heading toward another extraordinary and revolutionary flowering of his creativity. However, something was holding him back as he had resolved to become the legal guardian of his nephew Karl, and to remove him from the care of his mother Johanna. The resulting court battles would rumble on for five years, damaging everyone involved, consuming them all, and distracting Beethoven from his music. Beethoven. Piano Sonata No 25, Op.79: II. Andante & III. Vivace. Maurizio Pollini (piano); String Quartet Op 95 - Serioso, III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso. The Lindsays; Sehnsucht, WoO 146. Benjamin Appl (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano); Cello Sonata Op 102, No 1. Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), José Gallardo (piano); Variations on Ich bin de Schneider Kakadu by Wenzel Müller, Op 121a. The Raphael Trio.
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Family Ties. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod looks at Ludwig van Beethoven's life and career from 1816 to 1821, a period when the composer was heading toward another extraordinary and revolutionary flowering of his creativity. However, something was holding him back as he had resolved to become the legal guardian of his nephew Karl, and to remove him from the care of his mother Johanna. The resulting court battles would rumble on for five years, damaging everyone involved, consuming them all, and distracting Beethoven from his music. Beethoven. Piano Sonata No 25, Op.79: II. Andante & III. Vivace. Maurizio Pollini (piano); String Quartet Op 95 - Serioso, III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso. The Lindsays; Sehnsucht, WoO 146. Benjamin Appl (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano); Cello Sonata Op 102, No 1. Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), José Gallardo (piano); Variations on Ich bin de Schneider Kakadu by Wenzel Müller, Op 121a. The Raphael Trio.
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MUSIC: Composer of the Week: Beethoven
On: BBC Radio 3 (703)
Date: Monday 19th October 2020 (starting in 5 hours and 15 minutes)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven: The Newcomer. Episode 1.
As part of the programme's year-long focus on Beethoven, world-renowned pianist Angela Hewitt chooses five contrasting aspects of his piano sonatas to discuss with Donald Macleod. They begin by looking at the ones he wrote as a young man freshly arrived in Vienna, starting with his Opus 2 trilogy. Beethoven: Piano sonata No 1 in F minor, Op 2 No 1 - I: Allegro; Piano Sonata No 2 in A, Op 2 No 2 - IV: Rondo: Grazioso. Angela Hewitt (piano). Piano Sonata No 3 in C, Op 2 No 3 - II: Adagio. Artur Schnabel (piano). Piano Sonata No 3 in C, Op 2 No 3 - IV: Allegro assai; Piano Sonata No 7 in D, Op 10 No 3 - II: Largo e mesto. Angela Hewitt
On: BBC Radio 3 (703)
Date: Monday 19th October 2020 (starting in 5 hours and 15 minutes)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Beethoven: The Newcomer. Episode 1.
As part of the programme's year-long focus on Beethoven, world-renowned pianist Angela Hewitt chooses five contrasting aspects of his piano sonatas to discuss with Donald Macleod. They begin by looking at the ones he wrote as a young man freshly arrived in Vienna, starting with his Opus 2 trilogy. Beethoven: Piano sonata No 1 in F minor, Op 2 No 1 - I: Allegro; Piano Sonata No 2 in A, Op 2 No 2 - IV: Rondo: Grazioso. Angela Hewitt (piano). Piano Sonata No 3 in C, Op 2 No 3 - II: Adagio. Artur Schnabel (piano). Piano Sonata No 3 in C, Op 2 No 3 - IV: Allegro assai; Piano Sonata No 7 in D, Op 10 No 3 - II: Largo e mesto. Angela Hewitt
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Monday 26th October 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Chalk and Cheese. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the lives and careers of Henri Desmarets and Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, two very colourful figures of the French baroque who provide a fascinating picture of life and music-making in the reigns of the Sun King, and Louis XV after him. Donald begins by charting the formative years of these two contrasting composers. Boismortier: Trio sonata in D, Op 37 No 3 - I. Allegro. Cappella Musicale Enrico Stuart. Desmarets: Mass for Two Choirs and Two Orchestras; Kyrie. La capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (director); La Diane de Fontainebleau (excerpt). Christophe Laporte (countertenor), Patrick Aubailly (tenor), Arnaud Marzoratti (baritone0, Marie-Louise Dutholt (soprano), Marie-Noëlle Maerten (soprano), Raphaële Kennedy (soprano), Françoise Masset (soprano), La Simphonie du Marais, Hugo Reyne (director). Boismortier: Flute sonata in B minor, Op 44/2. Colum St Martin (transverse flute), Arcanum. Desmarets: Te Deum (excerpt), Stephan van Dyck (tenor), Robert Getchell (countertenor), Alain Buet (baritone), Hanna Bavodi (soprano), Marie-Louise Duthoit (soprano), Emmanuel Vistorky (bass). Le concert spiritual, Hervé Niquet (director).
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
Chalk and Cheese. Episode 1.
Donald Macleod examines the lives and careers of Henri Desmarets and Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, two very colourful figures of the French baroque who provide a fascinating picture of life and music-making in the reigns of the Sun King, and Louis XV after him. Donald begins by charting the formative years of these two contrasting composers. Boismortier: Trio sonata in D, Op 37 No 3 - I. Allegro. Cappella Musicale Enrico Stuart. Desmarets: Mass for Two Choirs and Two Orchestras; Kyrie. La capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (director); La Diane de Fontainebleau (excerpt). Christophe Laporte (countertenor), Patrick Aubailly (tenor), Arnaud Marzoratti (baritone0, Marie-Louise Dutholt (soprano), Marie-Noëlle Maerten (soprano), Raphaële Kennedy (soprano), Françoise Masset (soprano), La Simphonie du Marais, Hugo Reyne (director). Boismortier: Flute sonata in B minor, Op 44/2. Colum St Martin (transverse flute), Arcanum. Desmarets: Te Deum (excerpt), Stephan van Dyck (tenor), Robert Getchell (countertenor), Alain Buet (baritone), Hanna Bavodi (soprano), Marie-Louise Duthoit (soprano), Emmanuel Vistorky (bass). Le concert spiritual, Hervé Niquet (director).
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Beethoven
Monday 2nd November 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
`The Moral Law Within Me...". Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven's life from 1822 to 1824, a period during which the composer completed his greatest late masterpieces. It was also a time at which Beethoven became acutely aware of his own mortality, struggling with both his dwindling finances and his deteriorating health, and sought help from, among others, his brother Johann and a new secretary - Anton Schindler. Beethoven: Symphony No 9, Op 125 - II. Molto Vivace - Presto. Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan (conductor). Missa Solemnis, Op 123 - Sanctus: Pleni sunt coeli - Osanna. Ann-Helen Moen (soprano), Roxana Constantinescu (mezzo), James Gilchrist (tenor), Benjamin Bevan (baritone), Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor). Music for Consecration of the House - Wo sich die Pulse jugendlich jagen; Lasst uns im Tanze, WoO.98. Sylvia McNair (soprano), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (conductor). Fidelio, Op.72 - O namenlose Freude! Gundula Janowitz (soprano), René Kollo (tenor), Manfred Jungwirth (bass), Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein (conductor). Piano Sonata No 32 in C minor, Op 111.Maurizio Pollini (piano).
Monday 2nd November 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
`The Moral Law Within Me...". Episode 1.
Donald Macleod explores Beethoven's life from 1822 to 1824, a period during which the composer completed his greatest late masterpieces. It was also a time at which Beethoven became acutely aware of his own mortality, struggling with both his dwindling finances and his deteriorating health, and sought help from, among others, his brother Johann and a new secretary - Anton Schindler. Beethoven: Symphony No 9, Op 125 - II. Molto Vivace - Presto. Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan (conductor). Missa Solemnis, Op 123 - Sanctus: Pleni sunt coeli - Osanna. Ann-Helen Moen (soprano), Roxana Constantinescu (mezzo), James Gilchrist (tenor), Benjamin Bevan (baritone), Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor). Music for Consecration of the House - Wo sich die Pulse jugendlich jagen; Lasst uns im Tanze, WoO.98. Sylvia McNair (soprano), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (conductor). Fidelio, Op.72 - O namenlose Freude! Gundula Janowitz (soprano), René Kollo (tenor), Manfred Jungwirth (bass), Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein (conductor). Piano Sonata No 32 in C minor, Op 111.Maurizio Pollini (piano).
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Composer of the Week: Beethoven
Monday 16th November 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
What Is a Symphony? Episode 1.
The colossal legacy of Beethoven's nine symphonies have hovered over generations of composers since they were written, leading Johannes Brahms to exclaim `You can't have any idea what it's like always to hear such a giant marching behind you!" Over this week of programmes, Donald Macleod is joined by conductor John Eliot Gardiner to delve into these sublime works, beginning by discussing Beethoven's beginnings with the form, and his first two symphonies. They explore what the symphony was when Beethoven first came to write one, and what he did, even in these early works, to change it. Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C, Op 21 - I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio. Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor); Symphony No 1 in C, Op 21 - III. Menuet segue IV. Finale. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur (conductor); Symphony No 2 in D, Op 36 - I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio. Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, David Zinman (conductor); Symphony No 2 in D, Op 36 - II. Larghetto segue III. Scherzo. Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor).
Monday 16th November 2020
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)
What Is a Symphony? Episode 1.
The colossal legacy of Beethoven's nine symphonies have hovered over generations of composers since they were written, leading Johannes Brahms to exclaim `You can't have any idea what it's like always to hear such a giant marching behind you!" Over this week of programmes, Donald Macleod is joined by conductor John Eliot Gardiner to delve into these sublime works, beginning by discussing Beethoven's beginnings with the form, and his first two symphonies. They explore what the symphony was when Beethoven first came to write one, and what he did, even in these early works, to change it. Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C, Op 21 - I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio. Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor); Symphony No 1 in C, Op 21 - III. Menuet segue IV. Finale. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur (conductor); Symphony No 2 in D, Op 36 - I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio. Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, David Zinman (conductor); Symphony No 2 in D, Op 36 - II. Larghetto segue III. Scherzo. Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor).
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