Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20090202 | Presented by Penny Gore. Part of a series marking the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth, featuring BBC recordings of all five of his orchestral symphonies. Mendelssohn: Symphony No 1 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox (conductor) Bach: Fantasia and Fugue BBC Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin (conductor) Haydn: Symphony No 92 BBC Philharmonic Nicholas Kraemer (conductor) Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op 61 Sergei Khachatryan (violin) Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor). BBCNOW/Richard Hickox in Mendelssohn: Symphony No 1. Plus Bach, Haydn and Berlioz. |
| 02 | 20090203 | Presented by Penny Gore. Part of a series marking the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth, featuring BBC recordings of all five of his orchestral symphonies. Elgar: Froissart BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Christoph Konig (conductor) Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Nicola Benedetti (violin) Beethoven: Symphony No 7 Mendelssohn: Symphony No 5 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox (conductor) Liszt: Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat Piers Lane (piano) Ulster Orchestra Christian Gansch (conductor) Schumann: Symphony No 3 (Rhenish) Ilan Volkov (conductor). Penny Gore presents the BBCNOW under Richard Hickox performing Mendelssohn: Symphony No 5. |
| 03 | 20090204 | Presented by Penny Gore. Part of a series marking the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth, featuring BBC recordings of all five of his orchestral symphonies. Weber: Overture (The Ruler of the Spirits) BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Rumon Gamba (conductor) CPE Bach: Sonata for oboe and continuo Alexei Ogrintcouk (oboe) David McGuinness (harpsichord) Sebastian Comberti (cello) Schubert: Symphony No 9 (Great) Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Penny Gore presents the BBCNOW under Rumon Gamba in Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4. |
| 04 | 20090205 | Presented by Penny Gore. Part of a series marking the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth, featuring BBC recordings of all five of his orchestral symphonies. Hummel: Concerto for trumpet and orchestra Alison Balsom (trumpet) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stefan Solyom (conductor) 3.15pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No 2 Veronique Gens (soprano) Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) Robert Tear (tenor) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox (conductor) 4.35pm Roussel: Symphony No 3 BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor). Penny Gore presents the BBCNOW performing Mendelssohn: Symphony No 2. |
| 05 | 20090206 | Presented by Penny Gore. Part of a series marking the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth, featuring BBC recordings of all five of his orchestral symphonies. Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Christoph Konig (conductor) 3.20pm Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge James Gilchrist (tenor) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) 3.45pm Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 Jennifer Pike (violin) Alexander Titov (conductor) 4.15pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3, Op 56 Christoph Konig (conductor). Penny Gore presents the BBC SSO in Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 and Hebrides Overture. |