alison Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 With the advent of Sky Arts to Freeview, I was thinking it would be a good idea to have a sister thread to the "Dance on terrestrial TV" thread, so here it is. There's too much rock and pop on Sky Arts to make it worthwhile listing all those regularly, but if you spot anything you think may be of particular interest, do post! 23 hours ago, alison said: I don't know if this is the above concert or not, but my TV said something about "Haitink at 90". It's on the newly-Freeview-ised Sky Arts tomorrow at 11 am: https://www.tvguide.co.uk/m-detail/3852320/33171581/lso-bernard-haitink-conducts-mozart-and-bruckner Bound to be worth a listen, anyway. 11 hours ago, Scheherezade said: With a repeat at 6.55 am on Friday for anyone who missed this morning and wants to record. Plus Simon Rattle's 16 years at the Berlin Phil at 7.30 on Thursday morning and don't forget the RO's Madama Butterfly with Ermonela Jaho at 11.00 am tomorrow and 6.30 am on Wednesday plus ENO's drive-in Boheme at 8.00 pm on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Don't faint, but on BBC2 this Saturday, 26th September, 7.30-9.00 - Bernard Haitink, The Enigmatic Maestro. Are they upping the fight against Sky Arts? Otherwise, on the latter channel: Saturday 26th September, 11.00 am: LSO/Rattle conducts Stravinsky ballets Sunday 27th, 11 am: Royal Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte plus: Mon/Tues morning: midnight repeat of ENO's drive-in La Boheme followed at 1.30 by: Pavarotti, a Voice for the Ages 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, alison said: Don't faint, but on BBC2 this Saturday, 26th September, 7.30-9.00 - Bernard Haitink, The Enigmatic Maestro. Are they upping the fight against Sky Arts? I was watching Simon Schama's excellent series on the Romantics and BBC 2 announced itself as the channel of arts and culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 The Royal Opera's Il Trovatore is on Sky Arts this Sunday at 11 am. Any thoughts on the production? I believe it may be a new one since the one I saw. Oh, and Monday 6 am is Maria Callas: Legends of Opera. Tuesday 6 am is I am La Scala, followed at 6.55 by another concert with Simon Rattle - Wagner and Haydn. Ballet getting short shrift already, I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I hated the production, Alison, although that is pretty much par for the course with most of the recent ROH productions these days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 I'd forgotten I'd started this thread, but here's a quick shout out for the following on Sky Arts: Today, 11 am: Valery Gergiev conducts Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique (and presumably something else as the programme lasts for nearly two hours) Sunday, 6 am: Pavarotti 10th Anniversary Gala Monday 26th Oct, 6 am - Legends of Opera: Joan Sutherland Tuesday 27th, 3 am - Chi-chi Nwanoku on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Weds 28th, 7.30 am - Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway Thurs 29th, 6 am - La Clemenza di Tito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Sky Arts again: Saturday 31st October, 11 am: LSO: Sir Simon Rattle Conducts Delage, Ravel and Dutilleux With Leonidas (presumably Kavakos?) Sunday 1st November 11 am: Opera North: Trouble in Tahiti (repeated 3.10 am on Tuesday 3rd) 12 pm: Pavarotti: Birth of a Pop Star Monday 2nd November, 6 am: Montserrat Caballé: Legends of Opera Thursday 5th November, 7 am: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBBB Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Thank you @alison for sharing these. Bizarre times for the most part, so recording is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 Still on Sky Arts: Wednesday 11th November, 6 am: The Tales of Hoffmann - Royal Opera Thursday 12th November, 6 am: Beyond the Grace Note - the world of female conductors, with Marin, Mirga et al 7.25 am: Trifonov Plays Chopin Friday 13th November, 7 am: Turandot on Sydney Harbour (Opera Australia) Sunday 15th November, 10.30 am: Carmen on Sydney Harbour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Tonight Nov 14, 2020 Mozart’s Requiem from ENO BBC Two, 7pm; not NI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 Monday 23rd November7 6 am Legends of Opera: Renee Fleming Tuesday 24th 6 am La Clemenza di Tito Wednesday 25th 6 am Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages 7.15 am Lorenzo Viotti conducts Beethoven and Schumann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 I haven't finished going through the Christmas Radio Times yet, but as these are coming up early on I thought I'd better post them: Saturday 19th December: Sky Arts, 6 am: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique BBC1, 9.20 pm - Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney Channel 4, 6.30 pm: Barenboim on Beethhoven: the Lost Tapes This is followed at 8.20 on More4 by all 13 episodes(!) of Barenboim on Beethhoven (Barenboim and Christopher Nupen) from 1970. Those were the days, I guess ... Sunday 20th December: Sky Arts, 6 pm: Glyndebourne: No Ordinary Summer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Christmas Day BBC 4, 19:40 : Royal Opera All-Star Gala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 17/12/2020 at 11:21, alison said: BBC1, 9.20 pm - Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney A "reversioned [sic] edition" of this is on BBC Radio 2 tomorrow night at 9 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Weds 23rd December: Sky Arts, 8 am: Glyndebourne: No Ordinary Summer BBC4, 8 pm: A Christmas History of Sacred Music Thurs 24th December: BBC4 seems to be having an Elvis night from 7.45 pm onwards While Sky Arts appears to be doing the same on Christmas Day (is there some major anniversary I'm not aware of?) Fri 25th December: BBC4, 7.40: Royal Opera All-Star Gala, as mentioned above 9.10: Maria by Callas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 On 22/12/2020 at 23:33, alison said: A "reversioned [sic] edition" of this is on BBC Radio 2 tomorrow night at 9 pm. This was so excruciatingly bad that I would never sit through it again, 'reversioned' or not!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 MARIA BY CALLAS Last night I watched 'Maria by Callas' on BBC iPlayer. I am a bit late to the party as it was made three years ago, but for some reason it slipped under my radar. Anyway...the long wait was well worth it. I thought this was a truly excellent documentary. There was no narration: it was all Maria's words (either her speaking or Joyce DiDonato beautifully reading Maria's letters and diary), with just one or two others. She comes across quite differently from the absolute diva she is often portrayed as. She was, as many great artists are, vulnerable, shy and insecure. There is a lot of material that is previously unseen, both professional and private, and the director shows her the ultimate respect in letting her sing, and not just showing us snippets or sound bites. We get to hear whole arias. I won't say more except to recommend it wholeheartedly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Handel’s Messiah from English National Opera BBC Two, 6pm Saturday 3 April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 Followed by various other Easter-y music, I think from memory from King's College Cambridge or somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 There seems to be an unduly large amount of opera and classical music on Sky Arts in the coming week. Details are here, https://www.tvguide.co.uk/mobile/channellisting.asp?ch=384# but look out for (starting later on today): - Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker playing Beethoven's symphonies (and others) - La bohème on Sydney Harbour - various Three Tenors programmes - Handel: La Resurrezione - various Legends of Opera - La Traviata - Hamlet - Cosi Fan Tutte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 I forgot to mention that Cardiff Singer of the World started last night on BBC4. On again tonight - I'm not sure when it finishes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Grand final is on Saturday. The final of the song prize was last night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 Not that this is by any stretch of the imagination complete, but I notice there's a lot of classical music on this coming Sunday, 3rd October: BBC4: 7 pm: Classic cellists at the BBC (repeated 3 am) 8 pm: Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words (repeated 2 am) 9 pm: Listening Through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films 10.30 pm: We Want The Light: Jews and German Music Sky Arts: 6 am: Royal Opera: Il Trovatore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 Quite a lot on this week on Sky Arts: Monday 8th November: 7.10 am Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Matthews, Gershwin and Shostakovich 9 pm Verdi: Stiffelio - 1993 - was this with Carreras? Tuesday 9th November: 6 am Song for Nature: London Climate Change Festival 8 am Venice: A Concert for Our Climate 9 pm Anton Bruckner: The Making of a Giant 10.15 pm Chi-chi Nwanoku on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Thursday 11th November: 6 am: Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies 6.50 am: Verdi: Stiffelio Friday 12th November: 1.45 am Song for Nature: London Climate Change Festival 3.45 am Anton Bruckner: The Making of a Giant, repeated at 6 am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 Quite a lot on this week (Sky Arts unless specified otherwise, and you'll need to look up further details): Sunday 9th, BBC4: Bernard Haitink, The Enigmatic Maestro (also note that I think Radio 3 is doing a run of his concerts in the "evening concert" slot starting tonight, for a week or so, if I've understood correctly) Monday 10th: 7.15 am: Pavarotti 8.30 am: Spielberg and Williams (I'm assuming that's John, rather than Robin!) Tuesday 11th: 6 am: Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies 6.45 am: Turandot 8 pm: Janine Jansen: Falling for Stradivari 12.30 am (so Wednesday): Kurt Weill: Street Scene Wednesday 12th: 6 am: Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies 6.45: LSO: Sir Simon Rattle (conducting "the" Stravinsky ballets) Thursday 13th: 6 am: Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies 6.45 am: Janine Jansen: Falling for Stradivari 7.45 am: Janine and the 12 Stradivari Friday 14th: 7.00 am: La bohème Also, a bit of a David Bowie night on BBC2 on Saturday 8th, marking his birthday, a Rolling Stones night on BBC4 on Friday 14th (and a Van Gogh night on BBC4 on Monday 10th!) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Thanks for this, Alison. Wouldn't it be nice if, however, Sky Arts showed something new. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 The Alvin Ailey programme a few weeks ago was new ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 It was. One of the very few. And, of course, I watched it. And, as always with Alvin Ailey, the enjoyment factor was at the top of the scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 A busy week this week: (Assume it's Sky Arts unless indicated otherwise) Saturday 26th February (i.e. in a few hours) 6.30 am: Three Tenors: From Caracalla to the World Sunday 27th: 6 am: Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies 6.30 am: Turandot on Sydney Harbour BBC4: 7 pm: The Birth of British Music (repeated at 1 am) 8 pm: Winter Journey: Schubert's Winterreise (repeated at 2 am) 9.30 pm: Jonas Kaufmann: Tenor for the Ages 12 am: Inside America's Treasure House: The Met Monday 28th: 6 am: Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Matthews, Gershwin and Shostakovich 7.45 am: Pavarotti: 10th Anniversary Gala Tuesday 1st March: 6 am: Glyndebourne: No Ordinary Summer Wednesday 2nd: 6 am: Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies Thursday 4th: 6 am: Song For Nature: London Climate Change ... 8 am: Leonard Bernstein by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Thanks so much for this comprehensive summary, Alison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 A selection of what's on over the next week or so: Good Friday, 10 pm BBC2(!): Royal Opera - Poulenc's La Voix Humaine, featuring Danielle de Niese (BBC4 is having a Status Quo night) Easter Sunday, 8 pm BBC4: The Gondoliers (Scottish Opera) Followed at 10.20 by 3 episodes of Opera Italia Everything else is Sky Arts: Tuesday 19th April 6 am: Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies Wednesday 20th April: 6 am: John Williams By Anne-Sophie Mutter 7.30 am: Spielberg and Williams 8 am: A Shanghai Symphony Thursday 21st April: 6 am: LSO: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Conducts Mendelssohn 7.45 am: Beyond the Grace Note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 There's a lot of classical music on TV this week, so I'm not going to list it all, but here are tomorrow's (Sunday) highlights: Sky Arts 6 am: John Williams by Anne-Sophie Mutter: Across the Stars 3 am (technically Monday morning): Reinventing the Orchestra With Charles Hazlewood BBC4 7 pm: Our Classical Century (1953-1971). Repeated at 1.25 am. 8 pm: Inside Classical: Life, Love and Tchaikovsky (Fourth Symphony, plus presumably something else). Repeated at 2.25 am. 9.30 pm: Maria by Callas 11.25 pm: Discovering The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra: Benjamin Britten Also worth recording that Glastonbury starts on Friday, with coverage on BBC2, BBC3 and BBC4, often simultaneously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Sky Arts is showing ENO’s excellent Benvenuto Cellini (the Terry Gilliam production with Michael Spyres) from 6.00 - 8.40 am on Saturday 17 December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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