Afternoon on 3
Maestro - Herbert von Karajan and Friends, Episode 3
Presented by Louise Fryer. Series of programmes marking the centenary in 2008 of the birth of the great Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan. Including a rare chance to hear him conducting music of his own time with Henze's Antifone, from 1962, sandwiched between two tragic works - Berlioz's Requiem and Josef Suk's Asrael Symphony. Berlioz: Grande messe des morts (Requiem) Joseph Kaiser (tenor) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus Berlin Philharmonic Donald Runnicles (conductor) Henze: Antifone Berlin Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Dvorak: Biblical Songs (excerpts) Peter Mikulas (bass) Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Suk: Asrael Symphony Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Jiri Belohlavek (conductor).