Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—10/05/2009
Music including Bach, Haydn, Sibelius, Larsson, Brahms, Mendelsohn, Grainger and Schumann.
- Back to top
Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Mendelssohn Weekend - Mary King
Mary King with music that Mendelssohn would have enjoyed, including Mozart and Schumann.
10:00
Sunday Morning—Mendelssohn Weekend
Iain Burnside presents a special edition from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
- Back to top
Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Private Passions - John Sessions as Felix Mendelssohn
Michael Berkeley is transported to the Isle of Staffa, where he meets Felix Mendelssohn.
13:00
Mendelssohn Weekend—The Salon, The Sunday Salon
2/2Louise Fryer presents Mendelssohn chamber music including the popular Octet.
15:00
Mendelssohn Weekend—Mendelssohn Revealed
Tom Service, Louise Fryer and guests reassess Mendelssohn's reputation.
16:00
Choral Evensong—Mendelssohn Weekend: Choral Evensong
From the Temple Church, London.
17:00
Discovering Music—Mendelssohn Weekend - Italian Symphony
Charles Hazelwood explores the history and ideas behind Mendelssohn's Italian symphony.
- Back to top
Evening
18:30
Choir and Organ—Mendelssohn Weekend
Aled Jones explores how Mendelssohn's creativity was laid bare in his choral music.
20:00
Drama on 3—Mendelssohn Weekend - A Midsummer Night's Dream
A chance to hear Shakespeare's play and Mendelssohn's complete incidental music for it.
22:30
Words and Music—The Faerie World
Poetry and music in the fairy tradition. Readings from Stella Gonet and Robert Glenister.
23:30
Jazz Line-Up—Gareth Williams's Power Trio
Kevin LeGendre presents a concert by composer/pianist Gareth Williams with his Power Trio.
- Back to top
Late
01:00
Through the Night—11/05/2009
Music including Stravinsky, Ginastera, Mozart, Corelli, Lindberg, Berlioz and Tchaikovsky.
