Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bach | 20121116 | Live from The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Presented by Petroc Trelawny The BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Juanjo Mena, performs Bach's Cantata No 147, and Bruckner's Symphony No 9. Bach: Cantata No 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Juanjo Mena (conductor) Julia Doyle (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter tenor) Nicholas Mulroy (tenor) Roderick Williams (bass) Manchester Chamber Choir (chorus master Justin Doyle) From the blackest depths, Anton Bruckner reached out and struggled towards the light. He never made it, but in his Ninth Symphony he left us one of the greatest spiritual odysseys in all music. The BBC Philharmonic's previous performances of Bach and Bruckner together have won exceptional critical praise. You don't need to be religious to be moved by this music, nor to be refreshed by Bach's joyous Cantata No 147, which includes the famous chorale known as 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring'. Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Bach's joyous Cantata No 147. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |
| 01 | Strauss, Holst | 20120315 | Live from Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hall退 in Elgar's Second Symphony and Holst's Hymn of Jesus. The words of Shelley inspired in Elgar some of his most personal works, above all in the Second Symphony whose score is headed with Shelley's words 'Rarely, rarely comest thou, Spirit of Delight', suggesting the music's restless and tragic character, optimism giving way to resignation and a deep nostalgia for vanished times. In The Hymn of Jesus, Holst looked to a diverse range of sources for his inspiration. With its plainchant and euphoric dance rhythms. The Hall退's outstanding Assistant Conductor, Andrew Gourlay opens with the young Richard Strauss's radiant Serenade.M R. Strauss: Serenade for wind* Holst: The Hymn of Jesus Hall退 Choir Hall退 Youth Choir Hall退 Orchestra Sir Mark Elder, conductor Andrew Gourlay, conductor*. The Halle performs Strauss's Serenade for Wind and Holst's The Hymn of Jesus. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |
| 02 | Bruckner | 20121116 | Live from The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Presented by Petroc Trelawny The BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Juanjo Mena, performs Bach's Cantata No 147, and Bruckner's Symphony No 9. Bruckner: Symphony No 9 Juanjo Mena (conductor) Julia Doyle (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter tenor) Nicholas Mulroy (tenor) Roderick Williams (bass) Manchester Chamber Choir (chorus master Justin Doyle) From the blackest depths, Anton Bruckner reached out and struggled towards the light. He never made it, but in his Ninth Symphony he left us one of the greatest spiritual odysseys in all music. The BBC Philharmonic's previous performances of Bach and Bruckner together have won exceptional critical praise. You don't need to be religious to be moved by this music, nor to be refreshed by Bach's joyous Cantata No 147. Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a performance of Bruckner's Symphony No 9. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |
| 02 | Elgar | 20120315 | Live from Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hall退 in Elgar's Second Symphony and Holst's Hymn of Jesus. The words of Shelley inspired in Elgar some of his most personal works, above all in the Second Symphony whose score is headed with Shelley's words 'Rarely, rarely comest thou, Spirit of Delight', suggesting the music's restless and tragic character, optimism giving way to resignation and a deep nostalgia for vanished times. In The Hymn of Jesus, Holst looked to a diverse range of sources for his inspiration. With its plainchant and euphoric dance rhythms. The Hall退's outstanding Assistant Conductor, Andrew Gourlay opens with the young Richard Strauss's radiant Serenade. Elgar: Symphony No.2 Hall退 Choir Hall退 Youth Choir Hall退 Orchestra Sir Mark Elder, conductor Andrew Gourlay, conductor*. Mark Elder conducts the Halle in Elgar's tragic and nostalgic Symphony No 2. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |