Episode 1

Penny Gore presents some recent performances by the BBC Philharmonic. And the BBC Singers explore five centuries of music for the British Royal Court - including short works by Prince Albert himself and by his fellow countryman and friend, Felix Mendelssohn. And this week there's the chance to discover the rarely performed orchestral music of Carl Maria von Weber who died in London in 1826.

Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
BBC Philharmonic, Nicholas Collon (conductor)

Mendelssohn: Ave Maria (op.23, no.2)
BBC Singers, Paul Brough (conductor)

Albert, Prince Consort: Jubilate in A
BBC Singers, Paul Brough (conductor)

approx 2.20pm
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26
Olivier Charlier (violin), BBC Philharmonic, Nicholas Collon (conductor)

approx 2.50pm
Music for the Royal Courts by Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, William Byrd and Michael Tippett
BBC Singers, Iain Farrington (organ), Paul Brough (conductor)

approx 3.20pm
Mozart: Piano Concerto in F, KV 459
Steven Osborne (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Nicholas Collon (conductor)

approx 3.50pm
Weber: Symphony No.2 in C, Op 19 (1813)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

approx 4.05pm
Turina: Poema en forma de canciones
Clara Mouriz (mezzo soprano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor).