Christmas Around Europe - Christmas Around Europe (2009) - Part 1

Fiona Talkington presents part of a day of concerts to celebrate Christmas around Europe. 12.00pm Vienna: From the Radiokulturhaus in Vienna, a concert of chamber music by Mozart, Haydn, Albrechtsberger and Schmidt, including Mozart's Adagio and Fugue for String Quartet, K546, plus organ music by Schmidt. Robert Lehrbaumer (organ/piano) Laura Nocchiero (piano) Antonello Pellegrini (clarinet) 1.00pm Nuremberg: A concert of Christmas music by 17th-century composer Johann Rosenmuller, German by birth, but very influenced by the Italian style. The concert includes newly discovered sacred concertos for vocal ensemble, along with pieces for soprano solo and instrumental ensemble. Lautten Compagney, Berlin Capella Angelica Wolfgang Kortschner (conductor) 2.00pm Tallinn: From St Nicholas' Church in Tallinn, the Estonian National Men's Chorus perform a varied programme of Christmas music, including traditional Estonian songs along with Bach, Gabrieli and English Christmas carols. Estonian National Men's Chorus Ants Soots (director) 3.00pm Dublin: The Irish contribution to Christmas around Europe is a concert given by the RTE National Symphony Orchestra from the National Concert Hall in Dublin, with Christmas music from Rimsky-Korsakov, Bach and Grieg. Victoria Massey (mezzo-soprano) RTE Children's Choir RTE National Symphony Orchestra Gavin Maloney (conductor).