Wagner 200 [Afternoon Concert]

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20130520

Wagner 200: Jonathan Swain presents speically recorded music by Wagner and some of those whom he influenced. The composer's typically complicated relationship with other composers is also explored, from his exaggerated rejection of the preternaturally gifted Mendelssohn and his deliberate cultivation of the myth of Carl Maria Weber as merely a 'Wagnerian forebear,' to his influence on all subsequent composers. The young Austrian Anton Webern merely dipped a toe in the Wagnerian waters before moving on, whilst the Frenchman Vincent d'Indy wallowed in them. On our own shores the Celtic-obsessed Arnold Bax shipped Wagner's Tristan and Isolde to the rugged coastline of Cornwall at Tintagel, complete with its romantically ruined castle perched high on the cliff and a musical quotation from Wagner's great love story itself.

from 2.00pm

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde Act 1 Prelude (with concert ending)

BBC Philharmonic, Paul Daniel (conductor)

Berg arr. Gottwald: Die Nachtigall for a capella choir

BBC Singers, David Hill (conductor)

Webern: Im Sommerwind

BBC Scottish SO, Donald Runnicles (conductor)

2.20pm

Vincent d'Indy: La Mort de Wallenstein from Wallenstein, Op 12

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor)

2.50pm

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Sondergard (conductor)

3.10pm

Bax: Tintagel

BBC Philharmonic, Vernon Handley (conductor)

3.35pm

Mendelssohn: Overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage

BBC Scottish SO, Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Wagner Symphony in C

BBC Concert Orchestra, Johannes Wildner (conductor)

Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Christoph K怀nig (conductor).

Jonathan Swain presents music by Wagner, Berg, Webern, d'Indy, Bax, Mendelssohn and Weber.

20130521

Wagner 200: in the week of Wagner's anniversary, Katie Derham presents Act 1 of Die Walküre conducted by the leading Wagner conductor Donald Runnicles. Wagner's influence on other composers is explored with music by his rival Berlioz and his follower Humperdinck. And there's a lush symphonic poem by the young Schoenberg who was at that stage awash with the music of Richard Wagner.

from 2.00pm

Wagner: Faust Overture

BBC Concert Orchestra, Johannes Wildner (conductor)

Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela from Lemminkainen suite Op.22

Colin Stark (cor anglais), Ulster Orchestra, Paul Watkins (conductor)

2.20pm

Wagner: Die Walküre Act 1

Sieglinde - Heidi Melton (soprano),

Siegmund - Stuart Skelton (tenor),

Hunding - Reinhard Hagen (bass)

BBC Scottish SO, Donald Runnicles (conductor)

3.25pm

Berlioz: Overture to Beatrice et Benedict

3.35pm

Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande - symphonic poem (Op.5)

BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

4.15pm

Humperdinck: Overture to Hansel and Gretel

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Grant Llewellyn (conductor).

Katie Derham presents music by Wagner, Sibelius, Berlioz, Schoenberg and Humperdinck.

20130522

Wagner 200: On the anniversary of his birth in 1813, Katie Derham presents music from Wagner's last opera, Parsifal, and the Symphony No 7 by his disciple Anton Bruckner, who paid tribute to Wagner in its slow movement, complete with the magisterial sounds of the Wagner tuba.

Wagner: Prelude to Parsifal Act 1

BBC Scottish SO, Andrew Litton (conductor)

Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E

BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor).

Katie Derham marks the 200th anniversary of Wagner's birth with an excerpt from Parsifal.

20130524

Wagner 200: Katie Derham's selection ending this week of music by Wagner and those he influenced includes a performance of his Wesendonck Lieder. There's also a symphonic poem by his father-in-law, Franz Liszt, and a choral work by Debussy which shows the influence of his visit to Bayreuth to see Wagner's Parsifal.

from 2.00pm

Wagner: Lohengrin Act 1 Prelude

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor)

Franck: Les 退olides

Ulster Orchestra, Jean-Luc Tigaud (conductor)

2.20pm

Wagner, orch. Mottl: Wesendonck Lieder

Jane Dutton (soprano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

2.45pm

Liszt: Prometheus - symphonic poem (S.99)

BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

3.00pm

Wagner, arr Vlieger: The Ring - an orchestral adventure

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)

3.45pm

Debussy: La damoiselle 退lue

Sandrine Piau (soprano), Madeleine Shaw (mezzo), BBC Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor)

4.10pm

Busoni: Funeral Monument from Geharnischte Suite Op 34a

BBC Philharmonic, Neeme Jarvi (conductor)

4.15pm

Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger

BBC NOW, Andrew Gourlay (conductor).

Katie Derham presents music by Wagner, Franck, Liszt, Debussy and Busoni.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20130520	Wagner 200: Jonathan Swain presents speically recorded music by Wagner and some of those whom he influenced. The composer's typically complicated relationship with other composers is also explored, from his exaggerated rejection of the preternaturally gifted Mendelssohn and his deliberate cultivation of the myth of Carl Maria Weber as merely a 'Wagnerian forebear,' to his influence on all subsequent composers. The young Austrian Anton Webern merely dipped a toe in the Wagnerian waters before moving on, whilst the Frenchman Vincent d'Indy wallowed in them. On our own shores the Celtic-obsessed Arnold Bax shipped Wagner's Tristan and Isolde to the rugged coastline of Cornwall at Tintagel, complete with its romantically ruined castle perched high on the cliff and a musical quotation from Wagner's great love story itself. from 2.00pm Wagner: Tristan and Isolde Act 1 Prelude (with concert ending) BBC Philharmonic, Paul Daniel (conductor) Berg arr. Gottwald: Die Nachtigall for a capella choir BBC Singers, David Hill (conductor) Webern: Im Sommerwind BBC Scottish SO, Donald Runnicles (conductor) 2.20pm Vincent d'Indy: La Mort de Wallenstein from Wallenstein, Op 12 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor) 2.50pm Wagner: Siegfried Idyll BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Sondergard (conductor) 3.10pm Bax: Tintagel BBC Philharmonic, Vernon Handley (conductor) 3.35pm Mendelssohn: Overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage BBC Scottish SO, Ilan Volkov (conductor) Wagner Symphony in C BBC Concert Orchestra, Johannes Wildner (conductor) Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Christoph K怀nig (conductor). Jonathan Swain presents music by Wagner, Berg, Webern, d'Indy, Bax, Mendelssohn and Weber.
02	20130521	Wagner 200: in the week of Wagner's anniversary, Katie Derham presents Act 1 of Die Walküre conducted by the leading Wagner conductor Donald Runnicles. Wagner's influence on other composers is explored with music by his rival Berlioz and his follower Humperdinck. And there's a lush symphonic poem by the young Schoenberg who was at that stage awash with the music of Richard Wagner. from 2.00pm Wagner: Faust Overture BBC Concert Orchestra, Johannes Wildner (conductor) Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela from Lemminkainen suite Op.22 Colin Stark (cor anglais), Ulster Orchestra, Paul Watkins (conductor) 2.20pm Wagner: Die Walküre Act 1 Sieglinde - Heidi Melton (soprano), Siegmund - Stuart Skelton (tenor), Hunding - Reinhard Hagen (bass) BBC Scottish SO, Donald Runnicles (conductor) 3.25pm Berlioz: Overture to Beatrice et Benedict 3.35pm Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande - symphonic poem (Op.5) BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 4.15pm Humperdinck: Overture to Hansel and Gretel BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Grant Llewellyn (conductor). Katie Derham presents music by Wagner, Sibelius, Berlioz, Schoenberg and Humperdinck.
03	20130522	Wagner 200: On the anniversary of his birth in 1813, Katie Derham presents music from Wagner's last opera, Parsifal, and the Symphony No 7 by his disciple Anton Bruckner, who paid tribute to Wagner in its slow movement, complete with the magisterial sounds of the Wagner tuba. Wagner: Prelude to Parsifal Act 1 BBC Scottish SO, Andrew Litton (conductor) Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor). Katie Derham marks the 200th anniversary of Wagner's birth with an excerpt from Parsifal.
04	20130524	Wagner 200: Katie Derham's selection ending this week of music by Wagner and those he influenced includes a performance of his Wesendonck Lieder. There's also a symphonic poem by his father-in-law, Franz Liszt, and a choral work by Debussy which shows the influence of his visit to Bayreuth to see Wagner's Parsifal. from 2.00pm Wagner: Lohengrin Act 1 Prelude BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor) Franck: Les 退olides Ulster Orchestra, Jean-Luc Tigaud (conductor) 2.20pm Wagner, orch. Mottl: Wesendonck Lieder Jane Dutton (soprano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 2.45pm Liszt: Prometheus - symphonic poem (S.99) BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) 3.00pm Wagner, arr Vlieger: The Ring - an orchestral adventure BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth (conductor) 3.45pm Debussy: La damoiselle 退lue Sandrine Piau (soprano), Madeleine Shaw (mezzo), BBC Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor) 4.10pm Busoni: Funeral Monument from Geharnischte Suite Op 34a BBC Philharmonic, Neeme Jarvi (conductor) 4.15pm Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger BBC NOW, Andrew Gourlay (conductor). Katie Derham presents music by Wagner, Franck, Liszt, Debussy and Busoni.