Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20141104 | A visit to the chamber music festival in the beautiful coastal town of Risor in Norway which is held at the end of June every year and features some of Norway's most prominent international musicians. Sinding - We want a country Sinding - Folk Tunes from Valdres Taneyev - Piano Quintet in G minor Christian Ihle Hadland, piano Henning Kraggerud, violin Catharina Chen, violin Catherine Bullock, viola Torun saeter Stavseng, cello Risor Festival Singers Ragnhild Hemsing, violin. Music by Sinding and Taneyev performed at the Risor Chamber Music Festival 2014. Music from the 2014 Risor Chamber Music Festival in the coastal town of Risor in Norway |
| 02 | 20141105 | Norway's finest musicians converge on the pretty coastal town of Risor in Norway for their annual Chamber Music Festival with music from Norway and Germany. Trad: Tater (Traveller) Song Stian Carstensen (accordion) Grieg: Two Norwegian Melodies: In Folk Style; Cattle Call; Peasant Dance Polina Leschenko (piano) Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) JS Bach: Ich ruf'zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ Geir Draugsvoll (accordion) Bull: As I gaze upon the sun Grieg: Duet March from Sigurd Halvorsen:Veslemoy's song Ragnhild Hemsing (violin) Christina Ihle Hadland (piano) Grodahl: Serenade No 1 JS Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 5 Karen Gomyo (violin) Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute) Norwegian Chamber Orchestra David Gordon (harpsichord and director). Music by Grieg, Bach, Bull and Grodahl performed at the Risor Chamber Music Festival 2014. Music from the 2014 Risor Chamber Music Festival in the coastal town of Risor in Norway |
| 03 | 20141106 | Highlights from some of the concerts at this year's Risor Festival of Chamber music in Norway including Halvorsen, Poulenc and Respighi featuring some of Norway's finest musicians. Halvorsen - Veslemoy's song Halvorsen - Fanitullen Brustad - Fanitul from Fanitull Suite Poulenc - Clarinet Sonata in B Respighi - Il Tramonto Ragnhild Hemsing, violin Risor Festival Singers Sharon Kam, clarinet Christian Ihle Hadland, piano David Hanson, countertenor Yi Yang, violin Aslak Juva, violin Cecilia Wilder, viola Erlend Habbestad, cello. Music by Halvorsen, Brustad, Poulenc and Respighi from the 2014 Risor Festival in Norway. Music from the 2014 Risor Chamber Music Festival in the coastal town of Risor in Norway |
| 04 | 20141107 | Highlights from some of this year's Risor Festival of Chamber Music in Norway features a starry line-up of international soloists converging on this pretty coastal town and includes a rare chance to hear the wonderful hardanger fiddle in action. Kvandal - Quintet for hardanger fiddle and string quartet Op 50 Grieg - String Quartet No 2 in F Schonberg - Verkl䀀rte Nacht Philipp - Gnomes & Dwarfs Ragnhild Hemsing, hardanger fiddle Vertavo String Quartet Risor Festival Singers Karen Gomyo, violin Maria Angelica Carlsen, violin Lars Anders Tomter, viola Anders Rensvik, viola Christian Poltera, cello Benedicte ŀrsland, cello. Music by Grieg, Schoenberg, Kvandal and Philipp from the 2014 Risor Festival. Music from the 2014 Risor Chamber Music Festival in the coastal town of Risor in Norway |