Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20141201 | What makes Lucerne stand out among the embarrassment of riches of Europe's countless music festivals? For sure, there is the expected stellar roster of visiting conductors, soloists and orchestras. But, uniquely, at their disposal are three specially-formed groups of world-class players. The Lucerne Festival Orchestra is a true army of generals formed from the cream of Europe's foremost ensembles, the core of which is the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. And the Lucerne Academy, largely devoted to new music, is made up of some of the best young musicians to be found anywhere. Penny Gore presents a week of Lucerne Festival highlights featuring all these and some of the Festival's guest orchestras, too. Plus, in his centenary year, performances of music by Andrzej Panufnik. Dukas: Fanfare (from 'La P退ri') Debussy: Rondes de printemps (from 'Images') Lucerne Festival Academy Simon Rattle (conductor) 2.10 pm Old Polish Suite Sinfonia Varsovia Andres Mustonen (conductor) 2.25 pm Brahms Serenade No. 2 in A, op. 16 Andris Nelsons (conductor) 3.05 pm Wagner Tristan und Isolde (Act II) Tristan.... Peter Seiffert, tenor, Isolde.... Waltraud Meier, soprano Brang䀀ne - Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano King Mark - Ren退 Pape, bass Melot..... Stephan Rügamer, tenor West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Penny Gore presents music by Dukas, Debussy, Brahms, Wagner and Panufnik. |
| 02 | 20141202 | Penny Gore continues her survey of Lucerne Festival highlights with Dvorak's evergreen 'New World' Symphony played by Festival resident, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. And there's a performance of Beethoven's epic Missa Solemnis complete with a starry line up of soloists and one of Europe's most renowned choirs, led by pianist-turned-conductor Andrကs Schiff, whose hand-picked orchestra's name is a pun on his own. Plus more from centenary composer, Andrzej Panufnik. Panufnik: Concerto Festivo Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Alexander Liebreich (conductor) recorded at Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, Katowice 3.15 pm Dvorကk Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 ('From the New World') Daniel Harding (conductor) 3.00 pm Missa Solemnis in D, op. 123 Ruth Ziesak, soprano Britta Schwarz, contralto Werner Güra, tenor Robert Holl, bass Balthasar Neumann Chorus Cappella Andrea Barca Andrကs Schiff (conductor). From the 2014 Lucerne Festival: Dvorak: New World Symphony. Beethoven: Missa Solemnis. |
| 03 | 20141203 | Penny Gore with more performances from the Lucerne Festival and, to mark his centenary this year, Panufnik's Piano Concerto. Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, op. 53 Sara Mingardo, contralto Men's voices of the Bavarian Radio Chorus Lucerne Festival Orchestra Andris Nelsons (conductor) 2.15 pm Panufnik: Piano Concerto Mateusz Borowiak, piano National Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio, Katowice Michal Klauza (conductor) 2.45 pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, op. 68 ('Pastoral') Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). From the 2014 Lucerne Festival: Brahms: Alto Rhapsody. Beethoven: Symphony No 6. |
| 04 | 20141205 | Penny Gore's final look at Lucerne Festival highlights features a spectacular concert from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Mariss Jansons and Gustavo Dudamel conducts Stravinsky's epoch-making ballet. Plus, in celebration of his centenary, Panufnik's evocative portrait of the Suffolk countryside, Landscape. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) 2.40 pm Panufnik: Landscape Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Szymon Bywalec (conductor) 2.50 pm Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, op. 56a 3.10 pm Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, op. 10 3.50 pm Ravel: Piano Concerto in G 4.10 pm Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2 Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Mariss Jansons (conductor). From the 2014 Lucerne Festival, music by Stravinsky, Brahms, Shostakovich and Ravel. |