Afternoon on 3 - European Summer Festivals 2007 - Episode 4

Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm European Summer Festivals Highlights from the long-established Schwetzingen Festival. In keeping with tradition, Schwetzingen Festival put on a production of a rediscovered opera, this year Legrenzi's Il Giustino performed by the Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble directed by Thomas Hengelbrock. Giovanni Legrenzi: Il Giustino (Opera in 3 acts by Nicolò Beregan) Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble Thomas Hengelbrock (director) Beethoven: Variations in E flat on Be Maennern, welche Liebe fuehlen from The Magic Flute Christian Poltera (cello) Kathryn Stott (piano) Sibelius: Rakastava (Suite for strings, timpani and triangle, Op 14) Andrei Pushkarev (vibraphone/percussion) Kremerata Baltica Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat for violin and viola, K364 Mila Georgieva (violin) Gunter Teuffel (viola) SWR Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart Christopher Hogwood (conductor).