Berlioz's L'Enfance du Christ

Available for 17 days

Elizabeth Alker brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making. Beginning the programme today, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and conductor Daniel Hope perform Grieg's vivacious Holberg Suite, his homage to the music of past times. Also in the programme Berlioz's poignant L'Enfance du Christ which also began its life inspired by an idea about music of the past. It is sung by a fabulous line-up of world class soloists with the conductor Paul McCreesh and the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra. Plus, we celebrate the New Generation Artist class of 2023-2025. Today, pianist Alim Beisembayev plays Liszt and the Chaos Quartet perform Caroline Shaw. And by way of a contrast the Capricornus Consort, Basel, peruse the pages of the Music Book for Anna Magdalena Bach. Edvard Grieg Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Zurich Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hope (conductor) Franz Liszt Ètudes d’exécution transcendante, S. 139 - Paysage - Mazeppa - Feux follets Alim Beisembayev (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 Capricornus Consort, Basel Péter Barczi (violin and artistic leader) Hector Berlioz L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25 Frances Gregory (mezzo-soprano, La vierge Marie) Ashley Riches (bass-baritone, Joseph) Florian Störtz (bass-baritone, Le père de famille) Neal Davies (bass-baritone, Hérode) Pawel Zdebski (tenor, Centurion) Michal Pytlewski (bass, Polydorus) National Forum of Music Chorus Lionel Sow (artistic direction of the NFM Chorus) NFM Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra Paul McCreesh (conductor) Caroline Shaw Entr'Acte Chaos String Quartet To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live"