Afternoon on 3 - Norway and Sweden - Episode 3

Penny Gore presents a programme celebrating the musical life of Norway and Sweden, with performances by the Oslo Philharmonic, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and soprano Malin Bystrom. Plus the first recital for over 250 years of the music composed for the coronation of King Adolph Frederik of Sweden in 1751, by the 'father of Swedish Baroque Music', Johan Helmich Roman. Geirr Tveitt: In the mountains with strong beer; The grouse on the Folgefonna glacier; Jews-harp song; The mountain girl on skis (A Hundred Hardanger Tunes) Stavanger Symphony Orchestra Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor) Schubert: Minuet (Octet) Stavanger International Chamber Music Festival Ensemble Johan Helmich Roman: 1751 Coronation Music Gustaf Sjokvist Chamber Choir Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble Nils-Erik Sparf (director/baroque violin) Berwald: Sinfonie singuliere Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) Schumann: Selection of songs Malin Bystrom (soprano) Magnus Svensson (piano) Harald Saeverud: Symphony No 6 (Sinfonia dolorosa) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Mikhail Jurowski (conductor) Shostakovich: The Execution of Stepan Razin Maxim Mikhailov (bass) Oslo Philharmonic Chorus Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Mikhail Jurowski (conductor) Stenhammar: Adagio Emma Vetter (soprano) Magnus Svensson (piano)