Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
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01 | Helsinki And Vienna | 20171217 | Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's annual journey around Europe for a sequence of live and specially recorded concerts. The day begins live at Kallio Church in Helsinki for a programme of music for organ and wind quintet. Then to St Ulrich's Church, Vienna, where the Vienna Chamber Choir perform traditional Christmas songs. 1.05pm LIVE from Kallio Church, Helsinki Sibelius: Bell Tune of Kallio Church Trad arr Ahmas: 5 Finnish Christmas songs Gaston Litaize: Variations on a Christmas song from Anjou Sibelius: 5 Christmas Songs Op.1 arr for soprano and organ Trad arr Ahmas: 4 Finnish Christmas songs Suvi V䀀yrynen (soprano) Zagros Wind Quintet Jan Lehtola (organ) 2.00pm from St Ulrich's Church, Vienna Sebastian Taschner: Hirten, wacht auf! (Premiere) Michael J Richter: Leise dahin (Premiere) Marina and Elena Hobarth: Punschlied (Premiere) Elgar: Lux Aeterna Ola Gjeilo: Serenity (O magnum Mysterium) James MacMillan: O Radiant Dawn Trad arr Gjeilo: In the Bleak Midwinter Trad arr Gjeilo: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Max Reger: Es kommt ein Schiff geladen Trad arr Hemedinger: Es bluh'n drei Rosen Brahms: 'O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf' - Motet, Op 74 No 2 Praetorius arr Sandtrom: Det ar en ros utsprungen Youth Choir Academy, Vienna Michael Grohotolsky (conductor) Main image: Kallio Church, Helsinki (c) Getty Images. Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's journey around Europe for live & specially recorded concerts A day of concerts from around Europe to celebrate Christmas. |
01 | Part 1 | 20161218 | Andrew McGregor guides us through our annual day of Christmas music from around Europe. Part 1 begins live in Finland. The YLE Youth Choir of 2016, Vox Aurea Youth Choir, perform traditional and contemporary Finnish Christmas music in Kallio Church, Helsinki. Then to a concert of European Christmas organ music performed by Cathedral Cantor Albrecht Koch on the great Silbermann organ of Freiburg Cathedral in Saxony. 1pm - LIVE from Kallio Church, Helsinki Sibelius: Bell Tune of Kallio Church, for bells Anon arr Kari Ala-P怀ll䀀nen: O scholares, voce pares - Gaudete, from 'Piae Cantiones Anon: Mariam Matrem, from Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (14th century) Trad arr Pekka Kostiainen: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (16th century) Pekka Kostiainen: Regina angelorum Eric Tuan: Nunc dimittis Trad arr Sanna Salminen: Ding Dong Merrily on High (16th century) Trad: |
01 | Part 1, Madrid, Helsinki, Copenhagen And Riga | 20121216 | Louise Fryer presents Radio 3's annual day of Christmas Music from around Europe, with a series of live and specially recorded concerts. We start live in Madrid for music from the ancient to the modern Villancico, followed by a concert of Vivaldi string and vocal music live from Helsinki. Then it's live to Copenhagen for Advent carols from Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble directed by Paul Hillier followed by at 3pm, Collegium Musicum Riga Baroque Orchestra present baroque music which is associated with Riga. Presented by Louise Fryer. 12pm Madrid - Live from Teatro Monumental Guerrero Five Villanescas Traditional arr Oltra Tararan Traditional arr Cifre Fuentecilla que corres Traditional arr Guinovart Four traditional Spanish carols Traditional arr Roman Dicen que dicen Abril Two carols for the new Millennium RTVE Chorus Jorge Otero (piano) Jordi Casas Bayer, conductor 1.05 Helsinki - Live from Kallio Church Vivaldi Concerto for Two Cellos and Strings in G minor, RV 531 Concerto for Violin and Strings in E, RV 270 ('Il riposo - Per il Santissimo Natale') Salve Regina, RV 617 Concerto for Four Violins, Cello and Strings in B minor, RV 580, excerpt from 'L'estro armonico Tuuli Lindeberg, soprano Baroque Ensemble of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra 2pm Copenhagen - Live from Garrison Church Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: O Come all ye faithful Paul Hillier: Adam lay ybounden Arr. Paul Hillier: Gaudete Christus est natus Trad Finland Piae Cantiones Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Still, still, still Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Leise rieselt der Schnee Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Don don don Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Andachtsjodler Niels W. Gade: Barn Jesus i en krybbe la 002.00 min. Henry Hopkins/Arr. Paul Hillier: We three kings of Orient Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Deilig er jorden (Lovely is the Earth) Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Ding Dong merrily on high Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Dejlig er jorden Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble, Copenhagen Paul Hillier, director 3pm Riga - Live from Small Guild Hall Veichtner Symphony No. 1 in C Telemann Missa sopra 'Ein Kindelein so l怀belich', TWV 9:5 Telemann Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh, in D (from Wie sch怀n leuchtet der Morgenstern) Telemann Cantata Muntre Gedanken (from Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, TWV 1) Hiller Psalm 100 ('Ta Simta Dzeesma') Sergejs Jegers, countertenor Maija Tutova, soprano Collegium coro musici Riga Baroque Choir Maris Kupcs, conductor. Louise Fryer presents Part 1 of Radio 3's annual day of Christmas music from around Europe A day of concerts from around Europe to celebrate Christmas. |
02 | Nuremberg, Sofia, Copenhagen And Frankfurt | 20171217 | Ian Skelly continues Radio 3's annual journey around Europe for a sequence of live and specially recorded concerts. Part 2 includes a Bach and Vivaldi programme from Ensemble 1700, recorded at the German National Museum in Nuremberg. Then at 5pm we go to Bulgaria for a performance of Dimitar Nenov's Christmas Oratorio. The Danish contribution to the day is part of Bach's Christmas Oratorio followed by Scandinavian Christmas songs, and then to Frankfurt for Bach and Handel performed by Le Concert d'Astr退e Chorus and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. 4.00pm from the German National Museum, Nuremberg Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G, BWV 1049 Vivaldi: Sol da te mio dolce amore, from 'Orlando furioso', RV 728 Corelli: Concerto gross in G minor, Op.6'8 'Fatto per la Notte di Natale Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in D minor, RV 63 'La Follia Bach: Jesus bleibet meine Freude, from cantata 'Herz und Mut und Tat und Leben', BWV 147 Vivaldi: Allegro molto from Flute Concerto in D, RV 443 (encore) Dmitry Sinkovsky (violin/countertenor) Emiliano Rodolfi (recorder/baroque oboe) Dorothee Oberlinger (recorder/director) 5.00pm from Bulgaria Concert Hall, Sofia Dimitar Nenov: Christmas Oratorio BNR Symphony Orchestra Mark Kadin (conductor) 6.00pm from Concert Hall, DR Concert House, Copenhagen Bach: Cantatas I-III from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 followed by a selection of Scandinavian Christmas songs performed by the Danish National Girls' Chorus Christina Landshamer (soprano) Wiebke Lemkuhl (alto) Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Andre Morsch (bass) DR Vocal Ensemble Danish National Symphony Orchestra Marcus Creed (conductor) 8.00pm from the Hessischer Rundfunk Broadcasting Hall, Frankfurt Handel: Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 Bach: Magnificat in E flat, BWV 243a Emoke Barath, Lea Desandre (sopranos) Damien Guillon (alto) Patrick Grahl (tenor) Victor Sicard (bass) Emmanuelle Ham (conductor) Photo of Frankfurt RSO (c) Ben Knabe. Part 2 of Radio 3's annual Christmas Around Europe, introduced by Ian Skelly. A day of concerts from around Europe to celebrate Christmas. |
02 | Part 2 | 20161218 | Andrew McGregor continues Radio 3's annual Christmas Around Europe. Part two begins live in Tallinn for a concert featuring works by contemporary Estonian composers Toivo Tulev and T倀nu K倀rvits. Then to Utrecht for a concert of Bach cantatas performed by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, directed by Ton Koopman. The final concert in this section comes live from Pardubice Castle in the Czech Republic, where the 'Baroque Forever Young' ensemble of top young professional musicians perform Italian Baroque concertos. 4pm - LIVE from the United Methodist Church, Tallinn T倀nu K倀rvits: Songs from Dolores' Songbook (premiere) Trad Estonian: Sacred folk songs Toivo Tulev: O Oriens, for chorus and wind ensemble Estonian National Male Chorus Mikk ܀leoja (conductor) 5pm - From Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht Bach: Cantata No 182, 'Himmelsk怀nig sei willkommen Bach: Cantata No 40, 'Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes Bach: Cantata No 65, 'Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen Martha Bosch (soprano) Maarten Engeltjes (countertenor) Tilman Lichdi (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Chorus and Orchestra Ton Koopman (conductor) 6pm - LIVE from Knights' Hall, Pardubice Castle Locatelli: Concerto grosso in D, Op 1 No 5 Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for two cellos, strings and continuo, RV 531 Brescianello: Concerto in G minor, for violin, oboe, strings and continuo Telemann: Fantasia No.3 in B minor for solo oboe Corelli: Concerto grosso in G minor, Op 6 No 8 ('Fatto per la Notte di Natale') Vivaldi: Concerto in D, for two violins, two cellos, strings and continuo, RV 564 Vil退m Veverka (oboe) Barocco Sempre Giovane Josef Kre?mer (director) Photo of Barocco Sempre Giovane (c) Lada and Milos Kolesကrovi. With live concerts from Estonia and the Czech Republic, plus a recording from Utrecht. A day of concerts from around Europe to celebrate Christmas. |
02 | Part 2, Sofia, Gothenburg And Nuremberg | 20121216 | Radio 3's annual day of Christmas Music continues with a concert from Bulgaria comprising traditional and more modern choral music. Then it's live to Gothenberg for a Nordic Winter concert from the Swedish Chamber Choir. And finally live to Nuremberg for a baroque concert from the German National Museum. Presented by Louise Fryer 5pm Bulgaria - Studio 1, Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia Traditional Hey, more Hey (Yeh, people, Christmas is!) Dobri Hristov Draganka cries out, choral suite based on Bulgarian folk songs Dobri Hristov Five traditional Christmas carols: Traditional The Boy was born Lyubomir Pipkov The dark horses are darkening Traditional A Christmas tree has grown Petar Petrov Night Scenes, for women's chorus (with soprano solo), harp and celesta Traditional Hey, Master, get up Konstantin Iliev Working Bee Songs Ivan Spassov Dances and tunes from the Pirin Mountain Dobri Hristov Three Carols Traditional Yeh, people, Christmas is! Kalina Vachkova, soprano Iliana Selimska, harp Bogdana Popova, celesta Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus Dragomir Iossifov, conductor 6pm Gothenburg - Live from Christinae Church (German Church) Jan Sandstr怀m Det 䀀r en ros (Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen) Otto Olsson Advent Ruben Liljefors N䀀r det lider mot jul (As Christmas draws nigh) Hugo Alfv退n Julsang (Christmas Song) Traditional Den signade dag (This blessed day) Gustaf Nordqvist Jul, jul, stralande jul (Yule, yule, radiant yule) Susanne Rosenberg Stj䀀rnan (The Star) (Premi耀re) Traditional arr Anders րhrwall Han 䀀r f怀dd (Il est n退 le divin enfant) Arvo P䀀rt O Morgenstern Arvo P䀀rt Bogor ditse Dj退vo (Mother of God and Virgin) Nielsen F怀runderligt och m䀀rkligt (Strange to say) Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller Madonna over bolgerne (Madonna over the waves) Francis Poulenc Quem vidistis Francis Poulenc O magnum mysterium Poulenc Hodie Christus natus est Simon Phipps (director) 7pm Nuremberg - Live from the National Museum Biagio Marini Sonata sopra la Monica Traditional Menuett from Seibis Traditional Es wollt ein J䀀ger jagen Biber Myster (Rosary) Sonata No. 1 in D minor ('The Annunciation') Traditional Nun es nahen sich die Stunden Schmelzer Sonata pastorella Johann Marianus Baal Sonata in A minor Traditional Franziskaner Traditional Lasst uns das Kindelein wiegen Giuseppe Valentini Sinfonia per il Santissimo Natale Eismannsberger Strings and Women Singers Ensemble NeoBarock. Louise Fryer presents Part 2 of Radio 3's annual day of Christmas music. A day of concerts from around Europe to celebrate Christmas. |
03 | Brno And Mafra | 20171217 | The final part of Radio 3's annual journey around Europe for a sequence of live and specially recorded concerts. The Brno concert includes a premiere for baritone and chorus by the composer and musician Ondrej Kyas. Then finally to the monastery church in Mafra for a concert of Christmas music featuring six organs and three choirs. 10.30pm from Brothers of Mercy Hall, Brno (recorded earlier this evening) Ondrej Kyas: O Antiphons for baritone and chorus (first performance) Peter Graham: Sonata da chiesa for strings Ondrej Kyas: Magnificat Roman Hoza (baritone) Ensemble Versus Ensemble Opera Diversa Gabriela Tardonova (conductor) 11.30pm from Basilica, Mafra (recorded earlier this evening) Trad arr Raposo: Natal de Linhares Trad arr Garcia: O menino esta dormindo Garcia: Ave Maria Trad arr Raposo: Oh bento airoso Trad arr Garcia Eu hei-de m'ir ao resepio Trad arr Garcia: Gloria in excelsis Deo Carrapatoso: Floresta de musica (Suite for the six historical organs of Mafra) Trad arr Garcia: O Tannenbaum Trad arr Willcocks: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Holst: In the Bleak Mid-winter Trad arr Wilberg: Ding dong merrily on high Trad arr Willcocks: Adeste fideles Rafaela Faria (soprano) Rui Paiva, Flavia Almeida Castro, Antonio Pereira, Joao Valerio, Sara Neto, Afonso Dias (organs) Vocal Ensemble of Academia de Música de Santa Cec퀀lia, Lisbon Children and Youth Choirs of AMSC Antonio Gon瀀alves (conductor) Photo of the AMSC ensembles at Basilica Mafra (c) Jorge Carmona / Antena 2 RTP, 2017. Radio 3's annual journey around Europe with concerts from Brno and Mafra. A day of concerts from around Europe to celebrate Christmas. |
03 | Part 3 | 20161218 | Andrew McGregor continues Radio 3's annual Christmas journey around Europe. First to the Auditori in Girona for a cantata based on Catalan Christmas tunes. And the final concert comes from the Vigad Concert Hall, Budapest; The Hungarian Radio Chorus perform a programme including Arvo P䀀rt and Kodaly. 10.30pm from Auditori, Girona Francesc Civil i Castellv퀀: El nostre Nadal (Our Christmas), cantata for mixed chorus and orchestra Coral Sant Jordi GIOrquestra Llu퀀s Vila I Casaကas (conductor) 11.30pm from the Vigad Concert Hall, Budapest Arvo P䀀rt: Magnificat Kodကly: Miserere Javier Busto: O Magnum mysterium Levente Gy怀ngy怀si: Magnificat Reger: Vater unser Arvo P䀀rt: The Deer's Cry P退ter Erdei (conductor). With concerts from the Auditori in Girona and the Vigado Concert Hall in Budapest. A day of concerts from around Europe to celebrate Christmas. |