Afternoon on 3 - Beethoven Symphony Cycle - Episode 4

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Paavo Jarvi reach the end of their acclaimed Beethoven cycle with symphonies 8 and 9, the mighty "Choral". Plus Bach and Mendelssohn from Amsterdam. Presented by Penny Gore. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F, op. 93 Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Paavo Jarvi, conductor 2.30 J.S. Bach: Motet - Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 Il Gardellino Cappella Amsterdam Daniel Reuss, director 2.45 Mendelssohn: Overture and Incidental music from "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61 Sophie Bevan, soprano Cora Burggraaf, mezzo-soprano Collegium Vocale, Ghent Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Philippe Herreweghe, conductor 3.30 J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 Il Gardellino Daniel Reuss, director 3.55 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 ('Choral') Christiane Oelze, soprano Annely Peebo, contralto Simon O'Neill, tenor Dietrich Henschel, baritone Deutsche Kammerchor, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Paavo Jarvi, conductor.