Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Helen Grime, Mozart | 20130523 | Live from Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Presented by Tom McKinney Tom McKinney presents live from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall as Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hall退 in a new work by the Hall退's Associate Composer Helen Grime, and music by Mozart and Mahler. Helen Grime: Near Midnight Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23, K488 (soloist Paul Lewis, piano). Mark Elder conducts the Halle in music by Helen Grime and Mozart. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |
| 01 | Macmillan, Britten | 20130313 | Live from The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Presented by Martin Handley The BBC Philharmonic, with Composer/Conductor HK Gruber, performs James MacMillan's The Sacrifice, Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, and Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex. James MacMillan: The Sacrifice: Three Interludes Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Richard Watkins (horn) Timothy Robinson (tenor) HK Gruber (conductor) Hear a timeless story made startlingly new, as HK Gruber and some of the greatest singers of our time join forces in Stravinsky's astonishing opera-oratorio 'Oedipus Rex'. It's the jaw-dropping finish to a night of myth, poetry and basic instincts: from Britten's rapturous 'Serenade' through the passionate and visceral emotions of the orchestral interludes from James MacMillan's most recent opera, 'The Sacrifice'. HK Gruber conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by MacMillan and Britten. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |
| 02 | Mahler | 20130523 | Mark Elder conducts the Halle in Mahler's Symphony No 1. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |
| 02 | Stravinsky | 20130313 | Live from The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Presented by Martin Handley The BBC Philharmonic, with Composer/Conductor HK Gruber, performs James MacMillan's The Sacrifice, Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, and Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex. Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex Oedipus ..... Ian Bostridge (tenor) Jocasta ..... Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) Creon ..... Darren Jeffery (bass) Tiresias ..... Matthew Best (bass) Shepherd ..... Timothy Robinson (tenor) Messenger ..... Neal Davies (bass-baritone) Narrator ..... Malcolm Raeburn Hall退 Choir HK Gruber (conductor) Hear a timeless story made startlingly new, as HK Gruber and some of the greatest singers of our time join forces in Stravinsky's astonishing opera-oratorio 'Oedipus Rex'. It's the jaw-dropping finish to a night of myth, poetry and basic instincts: from Britten's rapturous 'Serenade' through the passionate and visceral emotions of the orchestral interludes from James MacMillan's most recent opera, 'The Sacrifice'. HK Gruber conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a performance of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex. Presenting exciting live musical events from all over the world |