Episodes
Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
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01 | 20160104 | Jonathan Swain turns the spotlight of New Year New Music on music from the late 20th century as well as the early years of the 21st century. Recent recordings from BBC and European orchestras include Huw Watkins' London Concerto for violin, harp and bassoon from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Messiaen's Trois Petites Liturgies from Lausanne. Martinu was influenced by Roussel and the former's 6th Symphony, performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, is paired by Roussel's Le Festin de l'araign退e, performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Adam's iconic orchestral work, Harmonielehre, is also performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Thierry Fischer. 2pm London Concerto for violin, harp, bassoon and orchestra (original) Malin Bromam (violin) Hannah Stone (harp) Rachel Gough (bassoon) Thomas Sondergard (conductor) 2.20pm Trois Petites Liturgies de la Pr退sence divine Claire Desert (piano) Val退rie Hartmann-Claverie (ondes martenot) Radio France Children's Choir Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Bertrand de Billy (conductor) 2.55pm Le Festin de l'araign退e - symphonic fragments Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor) 3.15pm Symphony No.6 Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) 3.45pm Adams Thierry Fischer (conductor). Jonathan Swain presents contemporary works, including music by Watkins, Martinu and Adams. |
02 | 20160105 | Jonathan Swain continues New Year New Music with new recordings from the BBC Philharmonic of MacMillan's 4th Symphony and Capperauld's Inappropriate emotional incontinence conducted by James MacMillan himself. Edward Gardner conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Lutoslawski's Variations on a Theme by Paganini with solo piano by Kirill Gerstein. Dutilleux was influenced by Debussy, and his Tout un monde lointain, performed by cellist Truls Mork with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, follows the BBC Philharmonic performing Debussy's Ib退ria. The programme ends with Rota's The Godfather Suite from the Basel Sinfonietta under Lavard Skou Larsen. Jonathan Swain (presenter) 2pm Symphony No.4 James MacMillan (conductor) 2.40pm Inappropriate emotional incontinence (Inertia of a bona fide psychopath) 2.50pm Kirill Gerstein (piano) Edward Gardner (conductor) 3pm Ib退ria (Images) Juanjo Mena (conductor) 3.25pm Truls Mork (cello) Jonathan Nott (conductor) 4pm Lavard Skou Larsen (conductor). Jonathan Swain presents new recordings of MacMillan, Capperauld, Debussy and Dutilleux. |
03 | 20160106 | Jonathan Swain continues New Year New Music with recent recordings by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales of Thierry Escaich's Motet and Richard Ayres' Noncerto for oboe and chamber orchestra, with oboist David Cowley. Plus two classics of the twentieth century as the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra perform Penderecki's haunting work, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima and Neue Vocalisten Stuttgart joins forces with the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Berio's Sinfonia for orchestra and eight amplified voices. Jonathan Swain (conductor) 2pm BBC National Chorus of Wales Jonathan Hope (organ) Chris Williams (piano) Adrian Partington (conductor) 2.15pm Noncerto for oboe and chamber orchestra (no.40) David Cowley (oboe) Clark Rundell (conductor) 2.40pm Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Krzysztof Urbကnski (conductor) 2.55pm Ensemble Neue Vocalisten Stuttgart Racla Rophe (conductor). Jonathan Swain presents recordings of orchestral works by Escaich, Penderecki and Berio. |
04 | 20160108 | Jonathan Swain rounds off a week of 20th and 21st century music with a concert given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra in December last year that featured Knussen's The Way to Castle Yonder, Louis Schwizgebel-Wang in Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto and Tippett's masterpiece, A Child of Our Time. Plus Judith Weir's orchestral work, The Welcome Arrival of Rain, performed by BBC Concert Orchestra and Simon Holt's St Vitus in the Kettle performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. 2pm Michael Seal (conductor) 2.20pm Edward Gardner (conductor) 2.30pm Piano Concerto No.4 in G major Louis Schwizgebel-Wang (piano) 3.10pm Sarah Tynan (Soprano) Alice Coote (Mezzo-soprano) Robert Murray (Tenor) Brindley Sherratt (Bass) BBC Symphony Chorus 4.15pm Thierry Fischer (conductor). Jonathan Swain's selection includes Tippett's A Child of Our Time. |