Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
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01 | Part 1 | 20111218 | Radio 3 celebrates Christmas with its annual day of live and specially recorded concerts from around the European Broadcasting Union. Presented by Louise Fryer. 12:00 St Christian's Church, Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Denmark The days begins with a concert from the Middle East Peace Orchestra, which is made up of musicians from different ethnic groups from around the Middle East. They'e joined by the DR Vocal Ensemble for a Christmas Concert for Peace, including music from Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions. Anon arr Goldschmidt: En rose sa jeg skyde (I saw a rose in bud) Handel arr MEPO: Messiah Overture Arr Anders Singh Vesterdahl: Arabian Dance Gruber arr Goldschmidt: Silent Night (sung in Arabic) Trad: Nachamu (Comfort ye) Handel arr MEPO: Comfort ye, my people - Every valley - And the glory (Messiah) Trad: Oud Taxim Silesian melody arr Wikander: Dejilig er Jorden (Lovely is the Earth) Trad Jewish arr Goldschmidt: Channukat Beit (housewarming) Allvin: Liebesleid Mendelssohn arr Malmberg: Lied ohne Worte Handel arr MEPO: For unto us (Messiah) Henrik Goldschmidt (conductor) 13:00 Kallio Church, Helsinki, Finland - LIVE A live concert from Kallio Church in Helsinki, featuring soprano Maria Cristina Kiehr and the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra in a programme of 16th and 17th century Baltic and Mediterranean music. Malvezzi: Sinfonia Buxtehude: Herr, wenn ich nur dich hab', BuxWV38 Friderici: Ad perennis vitae fontem Dijkman: Lamentum Kirchhoff: Suite a 4 Cazzati: Alma redemptoris Mater Rossi: Sonata sopra l'aria de Ruggiero Monteverdi: Confitebor tibi Domine Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) Aapo Hakkinen (conductor) 14:00 Grote Kerk, Enschede, Netherlands Ecce mundi gaudium The female vocalists of the ensemble Discantus perform 12th and 13th century monophonic and polyphonic chant, preserved in manuscripts from all over Europe. Brigitte Lesne (director) 15:00 Church of St Simon and St Jude, Prague, Czech Republic Musica Florea perform music by one of the most important Bohemian baroque composers, Jan Dismas Zelenka, much admired by JS Bach. We'll hear two of his many sacred vocal works. Zelenka: Magnificat in C, ZWV107 Zelenka: Missa Nativitatis Domini, ZWV8 Barbara Sojkova (soprano) Sylva Cmugrova (alto) Jan Onderjka (tenor) Tomas Kral (baritone) Marek Styncl (director) 16:00 Choral Evensong 17:00 Campo Church, Valongo, Portugal The vocal ensemble Capella Duriensis is made up of young Portuguese singers who specialise in a cappella music. They perform a programme of Portuguese Medieval and Renaissance music. Tavener: Icon of the Nativity Cardoso: Missa Puer qui natus est Machaut: 3 Ballades P退rotinus: Alleluia Traditional (15th-century): Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Pearsall: In Dulci Jubilo Jonathan Ayerst (director) 18:00 Rolf B怀hme Hall, Konzerthaus, Freiburg, Germany For the final concert of the day, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Vocale Ghent perform orchestral and choral music by Bach, and Zelenka's mightly Missa dei filii. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046 Bach: Cantata 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland', BWV61 Zelenka: Missa dei filii Christina Landshammer (soprano) Damien Guillon (alto) Thomas Hobbs (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Marcus Creed (conductor). With music performed in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. Louise Fryer presents Radio 3's Christmas celebration, with concerts held across the EBU |
02 | Part 2 | 20111218 | Radio 3 celebrates Christmas with its annual day of live and specially recorded concerts from around the European Broadcasting Union. Presented by Louise Fryer. 12:00 St Christian's Church, Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Denmark The days begins with a concert from the Middle East Peace Orchestra, which is made up of musicians from different ethnic groups from around the Middle East. They'e joined by the DR Vocal Ensemble for a Christmas Concert for Peace, including music from Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions. Anon arr Goldschmidt: En rose sa jeg skyde (I saw a rose in bud) Handel arr MEPO: Messiah Overture Arr Anders Singh Vesterdahl: Arabian Dance Gruber arr Goldschmidt: Silent Night (sung in Arabic) Trad: Nachamu (Comfort ye) Handel arr MEPO: Comfort ye, my people - Every valley - And the glory (Messiah) Trad: Oud Taxim Silesian melody arr Wikander: Dejilig er Jorden (Lovely is the Earth) Trad Jewish arr Goldschmidt: Channukat Beit (housewarming) Allvin: Liebesleid Mendelssohn arr Malmberg: Lied ohne Worte Handel arr MEPO: For unto us (Messiah) Henrik Goldschmidt (conductor) 13:00 Kallio Church, Helsinki, Finland - LIVE A live concert from Kallio Church in Helsinki, featuring soprano Maria Cristina Kiehr and the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra in a programme of 16th and 17th century Baltic and Mediterranean music. Malvezzi: Sinfonia Buxtehude: Herr, wenn ich nur dich hab', BuxWV38 Friderici: Ad perennis vitae fontem Dijkman: Lamentum Kirchhoff: Suite a 4 Cazzati: Alma redemptoris Mater Rossi: Sonata sopra l'aria de Ruggiero Monteverdi: Confitebor tibi Domine Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) Aapo Hakkinen (conductor) 14:00 Grote Kerk, Enschede, Netherlands Ecce mundi gaudium The female vocalists of the ensemble Discantus perform 12th and 13th century monophonic and polyphonic chant, preserved in manuscripts from all over Europe. Brigitte Lesne (director) 15:00 Church of St Simon and St Jude, Prague, Czech Republic Musica Florea perform music by one of the most important Bohemian baroque composers, Jan Dismas Zelenka, much admired by JS Bach. We'll hear two of his many sacred vocal works. Zelenka: Magnificat in C, ZWV107 Zelenka: Missa Nativitatis Domini, ZWV8 Barbara Sojkova (soprano) Sylva Cmugrova (alto) Jan Onderjka (tenor) Tomas Kral (baritone) Marek Styncl (director) 16:00 Choral Evensong 17:00 Campo Church, Valongo, Portugal The vocal ensemble Capella Duriensis is made up of young Portuguese singers who specialise in a cappella music. They perform a programme of Portuguese Medieval and Renaissance music. Tavener: Icon of the Nativity Cardoso: Missa Puer qui natus est Machaut: 3 Ballades P退rotinus: Alleluia Traditional (15th-century): Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Pearsall: In Dulci Jubilo Jonathan Ayerst (director) 18:00 Rolf B怀hme Hall, Konzerthaus, Freiburg, Germany For the final concert of the day, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Vocale Ghent perform orchestral and choral music by Bach, and Zelenka's mightly Missa dei filii. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046 Bach: Cantata 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland', BWV61 Zelenka: Missa dei filii Christina Landshammer (soprano) Damien Guillon (alto) Thomas Hobbs (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) Marcus Creed (conductor). Louise Fryer presents concerts from Portugal and Germany. Louise Fryer presents Radio 3's Christmas celebration, with concerts held across the EBU |