Afternoon on 3 - Looking East - Episode 1

Music by Western composers looking East to Asia, plus pieces inspired by poetry, with a particular focus on sonnets. Kreisler: Tambourin chinois Baiba Skride (violin) Lauma Skride (piano) Dvorak: The Golden Spinning-Wheel Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Daniel Harding (conductor) 2.30pm Szymanowski: Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin Aleksandra Zamojska (soprano) Prague Philharmonia Kaspar Zehnder (conductor) 2.40pm Sibelius: Symphony No 7 Prague Philharmonia Kaspar Zehnder (conductor) Messiaen: Cinq rechants Swedish Radio Chorus Peter Dijkstra (director) 3.25pm Giovanni Sollima: Sonnets et Rondeaux Ishum String Quartet 3.40pm Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Michael Schade (tenor) Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Daniel Harding (conductor).