Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20131224 | In Massenet's Christmas Opera Jean uses his circus skills to celebrate the Nativity - Juggling for Jesus - much to the dismay of his more learned and pious colleagues. Jean Fournet conducts this 1985 performance from the archives of Netherlands Radio. 12:31 AM Massenet, Jules (1842-1912); Maurice Lena (librettist) (early c.20th) Le jongleur de Notre-Dame; Act I Gerard Garino (tenor: Jean (le jongleur)), Bruno Laplante (baritone: Boniface), David Wilson-Johnson (baritone: Le Prieur), Ad van Baasbank (tenor: Poet-monk), Math Dirks (baritone: Painter-monk), Bernard Kuysen (baritone: Musician-Monk), David Shapero (bass: Sculptor-Monk), The Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Jean Fournet (conductor) 1:01 AM Le jongleur de Notre-Dame; Act II cast as above 1:30 AM Le jongleur de Notre-Dame; Act III 1:56 AM Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) Litanies |
| 02 | 20131226 | 12:31 AM Berlioz, Hector [1803-1869] L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 - Part 1 St退phanie D'Oustrac (mezzo) Mary; St耀phane Degout (baritone) Joseph; Fran瀀ois Lis (bass) Herod; Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) Centurion and Narrator; Nahuel Di Pierro (bass) Polydorus, Ishmaelite father. Radio France Choir National Orchestra of France James Conlon (conductor) 1:13 AM L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 - Part 2 1:30 AM L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 - Part 3 2:09 AM Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) Litanies |
| 03 | 20131228 | A unique chance to hear an archive recording of Ravel's L'Heure Espagnole. This performance was given in Paris on this date in 1944 just months after the liberation of the city. Presented by Jonathan Swain. 1:02 AM Ravel, Maurice [1875-1937] Geori Bou退 (Concepcion) (mezzo) Louis Arnoult (Gonzalve) (tenor) Jean Planel (Torquemada) (tenor) Roger Bourdin (Ramiro) (baritone) Charles Paul (Don Inigo Gomez) (bass) French National Radio Orchestra, Manuel Rosenthal (conductor) Mono recorded at the Theatre du Champs Elys退es, Paris on 28th December 1944 1:47 AM Rapsodie espagnole BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) 2:02 AM Violin Sonata in G major Alina Ibragimova (violin), C退dric Tiberghien (piano) 2:20 AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Concerto for piano and orchestra No.20 in D minor (K.466) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Toennesen (conductor) 2:51 AM Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) 8 Instrumental miniatures for 15 instruments (arr. from 'Les cinq doigts' for piano) Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (conductor) 3:01 AM Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) [text Georg Christian Lehms] Cantata No.170 'Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust' (BWV.170) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (conductor) 3:22 AM Schoeck, Othmar (1886-1957) Violin concerto in B flat major (Op.21) 'Quasi una fantasia Bettina Boller (violin), Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Delfs (conductor) 3:58 AM Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) 2 Marches in E flat major for wind (Hungarian National March (Hob:VIII:4) (1802); Prince of Wales March (Hob:VIII:3)) Bratislava Chamber Harmony, Justus Pavl퀀k (director) 4:05 AM Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) Symphony No 8 (Op.93) in F major BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) 4:32 AM Martland, Steve (b. 1959 -2013) [text: medieval] Three Carols BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 4:42 AM Andriessen, Louis (b. 1939) Le voile du bonheur (1971) Vera Beths (vocals and violin), Reinbert de Leeuw (piano) 4:49 AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791] Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Susanna M䀀lkki (conductor) 4:54 AM Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759) [ed. Dart] Sonata (HWV.357) in B flat major Louise Pellerin (oboe), Dom Andr退 Laberge (organ - 1999 Karl Wilhelm at the abbey church Saint-Benot-du-Lac, Qu退bec, Canada) 5:01 AM Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750] Preludio from Partita for solo violin No.3 in E major, BWV.1006 Sigiswald Kuijken (violin) 5:05 AM Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907) Norwegian Dance No 1 (Op.35) (Allegro marcato) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Litton (conductor) 5:11 AM Grainger, Percy (1882-1961) Apr耀s un rꀀve (after Faur退) Leslie Howard (piano) 5:15 AM Gombert, Nicolas (c.1495-c.1560) Credo a 8 BBC Singers, Bo Holten (conductor) 5:29 AM Eybler, Joseph Leopold von [1765-1846] Symphony in C major Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor) 5:53 AM Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet Tinka Muradori (flute), Josip Nochta (clarinet), Paula Uric (harp), Zagreb String Quartet [Josip Klima and Ivan Kuzmic (violins), Ante Zivkovic (viola), Josip Stojanovic (cello) 6:04 AM Bruch, Max (1838-1920) Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra with Harp, freely using Scottish Folk Melodies (Op.46) James Ehnes (violin), Orchestre Symphonique de Montr退al, Mario Bernardi (conductor) 6:34 AM Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) Waldszenen - 9 pieces for piano (Op.82) Stefan Bojsten (piano). Ravel's L'heure espagnole from French radio archives. Recorded in Paris in 1944. Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe |