BBC Radio 3 / EBU Christmas 2013

[DaveHarries]

Afternoon all,

 

Just a heads-up that the yearly and always enjoyable broadcast of music from across the area covered by the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) is now airing on BBC Radio 3. The schedule is as follows:

 

1pm - 2pm: Finland (just finishing as I write this)

 

2pm - 3pm: Estonia (St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn)

Gregorian chant and Norwegian sacred folk songs

 

Henning Sommerro (organ, accordion, voice)

Schola Sanctae Sunnivae
Anne Kleivset (director)
Vox Clamantis
Jaan-Eik Tulve (director)
Sursum Corda Vocal Ensemble

 

(3pm - 4pm: Choral Evensong)

 

4pm - 5pm: Czech Republic (St. Martin In The Wall, Prague)

Rigatti: Magnificat

Samuel Capricornus: Adesto mulitudo coelestis
Samuel Capricornus: Missa Nativitatis

Hana Blazíková (soprano)
Gabriela Eibenová (soprano)
Ensemble Inegal
Adam Viktora (conductor)

5pm - 6pm: Germany (Studio 1, Bavarian Radio, Munich)

Respighi: Lauda per la natività del Signore
Bach: Chorale 'Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier'
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols

Bavarian Radio Chorus
Uta Jungwirth (harp)
Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Grazynte-Tyla (conductor)

6pm - 7pm: Hungary (Bela Bartok Concert Hall, Palace of the Arts, Budapest)

Miklós Kocsár: O beautiful mysterious night
Bruckner: Symphony No.1 in C minor (Scherzo)
Bruckner: Te Deum

Klára Kolonits (soprano)
Judit Németh (mezzo-soprano)
István Horváth (tenor)
Krisztián Cser (bass)
Hungarian Radio Chorus
Hungarian Radio Children's Chorus
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gergely Vajda (conductor)

7pm - 8pm: Belgium (Blauwe Zaal, deSingel, Antwerp)

Bach: 3 Christmas Cantatas:
Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40
Jauchzet, frohlocket! Auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248:1
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91

Hannah Morrison (soprano)
Carlos Mena (alto)
Hans Jörg Mammel (tenor)
Matthias Vieweg (bass)
Ricercar Consort
Philippe Pierlot (conductor)

Sounds good: get it on. (The radio that is!! )

Dave

[davidh]

That persuaded me, for once, that the accordion IS a musical instrument.

[Tony Newnham]

Davidh - some of us have known that for years! As with all instruments, the player is the most important component.

 

Planning to listen to that segment later (or tomorrow)

 

Every Blessing

 

Tony

[mjgrieveson]

Managed to listen between 4.30 and 7pm and was one of the highlights of the season so far, especially (for me) the Bruckner, although much of the less familiar European Christmas music came as a revelation.

Look forward to next year's!