Barry has already referred to the new series 'Maestro', and Im sure of us will be watching it , and posting comments.
However I thought I would try to start a thread to alert forumites of upcoming interesting programmes, particularly as we have the Proms running as well at the moment.
I will try to maintain this as well as I can, but cant guarantee to do it every week. Normally I will try to do it Thurs/Fri for programmes the next week. I wont necessarily include repeats on such channels as Sky Arts, unless I think they are of particular interest, so the listing wont be comprehensive.

For Saturday 9th onwards:-

Sat 9th BBC2 6.30 Proms. 'Classic Jazz' Bernstein , Gershwin etc, cond by Charles Hazlewood

Sun 10th BBC4 7.30 Proms on 4 Kings Singers

Tue 12th BBC2 9.00 Maestro (series) 8 celebrities get trained as conductors !

Thurs 14th BBC4 7.30 Proms on 4, Haydn Schubert Brahms 4th (WestEast Divan Orch, cond Barenboim)
BBC4 10.00 repeat of Tuesday's Maestro

Fri 15th BBC4 7.30 Proms on 4 Janacek (inc Glagolitic Mass) cond Boulez

Husband is singing in this - tune in and see if you can spot him (or me, cheering him on from the audience).

<-- BBCSC
<-- Proud wife

Well at least the BBCSC is multiracial , which is your hubby ??

He's a tenner, so browny-orange

Does anyone know when the Dr Who prom is due to be broadcast, it doesn't say in the programme and my kids are really anxious to see it?

Thanks so much for this info -I'm off to SKY Plus them to watch after we come back from hol.

Mine went to it!! They really enjoyed it so I'm sure they would like ot see it again.

Very clever!


Thank you for this thread Fredsharpminor! It's going to be very useful

I've just seen that a programme about Vanessa Mae is on tonight, 9-10pm, BBC1. She "undergoes genetic and psychological testing to try to determine if she was born with a musical gift or whether her mother's influence shaped her musical talent".

I've not watched any music on tv. I did however watch Eastenders and then practised flute and viola

Did anyone else see it... I thought it was fascinating - and - to see how she was brought up. I thought some of the conclusions drawn from the experiments were very flawed, but a very interesting programme all the same.

I watched the last two thirds of it. Her upbringing was a just a bit shocking! Really interesting programme though.

I got watching 'The Hotel Inspector' on Channel 5 and forgot about it !

Watched this on television last night, this was a really good concert, it's worth finding on 'watch again' on the BBC iPlayer.

Yes - I was hoping someone would mention this concert. I especially appreciated the huge talent of the BBCCO percussionist (Alasdair Malloy) who played near the end of Michael Collin's performance. A short but I would say intensely difficult section with the vibraphone and I think marimba. The speed was just incredible. I enjoyed the fun elements of 'American in Paris' too. Not so keen on the world premieres - not quite my cup of tea

I recorded it and have just finished watching it. Unfortunately I missed off the end of An American in Paris, but at least it wasn't the end of Gwilym Simcock's Progressions - I thought that was superb, it kept me enthralled throughout. I really enjoyed Jason Yarde's "My Man's Gone Now" too.

Unlike BusyBee the premieres were, without a doubt, the highlight of the concert for me.

CHARLES HAZELWOOD NEEDS TO GET A NEW DRESS SHIRT. THAT FRILLY NUMBER HE WAS WEARING MADE MY EYES HURT.

I was at yesterday's Prom (end of the second row (violin side) in the arena - try to spot me if you watch it again on iPlayer), and am now in love with Gwilym Simcock

As for CH's shirt, very 1970s. It left me craving prawn cocktail, fondue and black forest gateau, washed down with a nice chilled bottle of Blue Nun Or perhaps his tailor is from [insert name of favourite timewarp location here].

It would appear he has that affect on everyone who sees him in concert! I've seen him in concert

The Yarde piece was okay but I found the Simcock too much on one dynamic level - perhaps I missed something or wasn't listening properly!
I'm a fan of Alasdair anyway - his children's concerts are amazing and he is such a brilliant musician.

OK here we go with next weeks programmes, Saturday - Friday:-

Saturday 16th (and several other days) Mainstreet Channel (Sky271) - half a dozen or so Beethoven Piano Sonatas ( op 7 , 26,101,106,109, 111) played by Royal Academy students (inc Tom Poster), repeated from a few months ago on what was Performance Channel

Sunday 17th Proms on 4. Beethoven Mass, VW Flos Campi, Mozart Sym 34, Osborne Flute Conc

Tuesday 18th BBC 2 Second instalment of 'Maestro'. Who will get kicked out this week?

Wednesday 19th Sky Arts Channel (Sky735) 6.35 Takacs Quartet

Thursday 20th BBC 4 11pm repeat of Tuesdays 'Maestro'

Friday 21st BBC4 8.00 Portrait of Valery Gergiev

It's tonight! </unashamed plug>

I enjoyed the Glaglolitic Mass last week .

Next weeks Music on TV :-


Saturday 23rd 7.30 BBC2 National Youth Orchestra (Varese, Rachmaninov, Copland)

Sunday 24th 7.30 BBC 4 Proms on 4 Bach - St John Passion

Monday 25th 7.30 BBC 4 Proms on 4 RPO Prokofiev 'Romeo & Juliet' Tchaikowsky Symphony 5

Tuesday 26th 9.00 BBC2 'Maestro' - choral music to conduct this week

Wednesday 27th 7.20 Sky Arts Tacaks Quartet

Thursday 28th 11.00 BBC 4 Repeat of Tuesdays Maestro

Friday 29th 8.00 BBC4 Documentary 'The Passion of Vaughan Williams'

Just a reminder re the Vaughan Williams documentary program on Friday (see above) , unfortunately I will miss it as I am away from home until Sunday, and couldnt set the DVD recorder.

Sorry as I was away last week I was not able to list this weeks programmes. I will post next weeks music programmes tomorrow.

OK here we go for next week Saturday-Sunday

Saturday 6th BBC2 6.20 .... Proms--- Beethoven night (Violin Conc, Symphony 5)

Sunday 7th BBC4 7.30 .... Proms on 4--- Brahms Symph 3, Shostkovich 10th (my favourite) BPO/Rattle
SkyArts 8.30 .... Simon Callows Classical Destinations
BBC4 9.20.... 'Imagine' Another chance to see documentary 'BPO/Rattle on a Far East Tour'
Monday 7th BBC4 .... 7.30 Proms on 4--- Turnage 'Chicago Remains' Mahler 6 (Haitink)

Tuesday 8th BBC1 ....9.00 MAESTRO, the concerto final, prior to winner performing at Proms in the Park next week.
Thursday 11th SkyArts 7.00 .... Holst (I dont know what though)
BBC 4 11.00pm .... Repeat of Tuesdays Maestro

Thanks for this, fsharpminor - have made a mental note of the Beethoven night tomorrow. It's our wedding anniversary, so we will be out, but the DVD won't be! Especially looking forward to Beethoven 5.

The Maestro repeat is on BBC 4, not BBC 2

I feel rather ashamed calling this "musical" television but did anyone see "A1 the musical" on channel 4 the other week? Absolutely dreadful in every way. Really, shockingly bad. But the band playing on the slag heap was my chamber orchestra - I got a close up! hehe

What a fantastic Shostakovich 10th from Rattle and the Berlin S.O. last night ! The Brahms wasnt half bad either.

I watched this on i player last night. Absolutely riveting programme; well worth a look if it's still around.

The Berlin Philharmonic were breathtaking and Simon Rattle has done a fabulous job...no surprise that they (the orchestra) voted to keep him. Did anyone catch the program about the Berlin Phil afterwards, it was a repeat but well worth another viewing.

Andrew

Next weeks music programmes (form Sat 13th)

Saturday 13th (complicated!)
BBC2 7.30 Maestro - the winners finale live
BBC4 7.30 Swansea Prom in the Park
BBC2 8.00 The Last Night of the Proms (changes to BBC1 as below)
BBC1 9.10 The Last Night of the Proms

Sunday 14th
BBC4 7.00 Bachs Organ Works - Prelude and Fugue in B Minor

Monday 15th
SKY ARTS 8.00 Lohengrin

Thursday 18th
SKY ARTS 8.00 Mozart (doesnt say what!)

Friday 19th
BBC4 7.30 The Harp - documentary about the history of the harp in Wales.
SKY ARTS 8.00 Film: 'Thirty two short films about Glenn Gould'
SKY ARTS 9.30 Evelyn Glennie

Is there anything on over the next few days?

Next week (Sat 20th - Fri 26th) theres very little now that 'Maestro' and 'The Proms' have finished.

However:- FRIDAY 26th BBC4 7.30 New Series, Portraits of iconic musicians - No 1 JACQUELINE DU PRE and the Elgar Concerto

Just a reminder that there's a programme on BBC4 at 7.30 today about the Welsh Harp, and two other music programmes (see post 34 above)

There was a good programme on last night on S4C of the running up to the Bryn Terfel award. Sky viewers will have been able to see it. There was a bruilliant clog dancer on and he is my choice as this year's winner.

All six entrants can bee seen on S4C on Saturday at 9.45 pm and the winning concert will be shown on sunday.


I find Sky Arts very good, although no-one seemed to like Not Quite at the Opera which I found really funny!

Sorry I've been neglecting this thread

Following the excellent Jacqueline du Pre programme referred earlier, the second programme last Friday was about Pinchas Zuckerman.
This coming Friday at 7.30 on BBC4 it's Itzhak Perlman, and next week same time will be Vladimir Ashkenazy. Hope they maaintain the standard of the first two programmes.
It is a series of 8 on iconic musicians of the 20th century. Nor sure who the remaining four programmes will be about. I hope there's one on Rostropovich !

Tonight 19.30 BBC 4 Documentary about Valery Gergiev.
It was on a few months ago and is very watchable. He's from Ossetia, that bit that's been in dispute between Russia and Georgia recently.

Next week Friday at same time and channel :- Mahler Second Symphony ('Resurrection') - cond. Gergiev

On Tuesday at 2000 (Sky Arts 2 , Channel 157) Vanessa Mae chooses her 10 best ever concerts. Its a Berlin Phil one. Will check what they are playing.

Also on Sky Arts 2:-

Saturday 19.25 Mozart Piano Concertos
Monday 16.50 Mozart Piano Sonatas (Barenboim)
Thursday 17.45 Mozart Piano Concertos

Just a reminder that Gergiev conducts Mahler 2nd in 20mins or so on BBC4.

Next Friday is Mahler 6th

A reminder that Gergiev conducts Mahler's sixth on BBC4 at 7.30 tomorrow. I hope its as good as the second last week.
For Nana Mouskouri fans there are programmes about her following the Mahler.

Sunday 7th - 10.45 pm The South Bank Show, programme about The Mariinsky Theatre (formerly Kirov) where Gergiev is Musical Director.

There are various Operas on SkyArts 2 during the week at 8pm (eg Magic Flute)

Tuesday 9th SkyArts 2 Programme about Gustavo Dudamel

Friday 12th BBC4 7.30 Choir of the Year

Just out of interest, did anyone watch "Vivaldi's women" on bbc the other day???? i found it quite amusing. no offense to female basses.

Thanks for that information fsharp - I need a change from I'm a Celebrity - Get me out of here!

Yes, well I saw it first time round about six months ago, hadn't realised it was repeating as I would like to have watch it again. Fascinating.

I'm listening to Britten's St Nicholas on BBC digital channel 303 (listed under christmas concert on red button) and really enjoying it. It is being repeated every day up to and including the 27th Dec.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00g19jz for more details

I can't quite figure out if it is running continuously or only at set times.

it's a little different but the Doctor Who Proms are being shown on BBC1 on new years day at 1:50...i've heard they were extremely good (i think they were previously on Radio 3 a while back(in prom season), with a link on the dr who website or something for the interval showing) and look forward to watching it...

plus...The doctor composes his own symphony!

can't wait.

Programme about Brendel is on beeb 2 now

Apparently there was a programme on BBC Radio 4 (sorry, not TV) about composers with bi-polar disorder (Schumann for example). I wish I'd heard it. Did anyone happen to catch it?

click here

Above link goes to the 'listen again' page for the programme I believe you're talking about Floss. It's available for another 6 days as from today (Wednesday 4th Feb).

I thought it was on tonight at 11.20 on BBC2 ! Have I missed it ? (sorry dont have a newspaper to hand)