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3 listed episodes · First aired August 15, 2021
Season overview
The fifth in the series presentation of Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra is the 2021 Summer Special showcasing the orchestra performing the symphonies of Bruckner, Beethoven and Brahms with 3 world-renowned conductors. Enjoy the vibrant music forged by the NHK Symphony Orchestra and each conductor's highly individual interpretations that created these unforgettable performances. Music critic Katayama Morihide and presenter Yamamoto Miki set the scene in an introductory segment to the prerecorded concerts.
Episodes
Austrian composer Josef Anton Bruckner is said to have created a symphonic style of monumental proportions equivalent to that of a colossal stone structure in architecture. Yet Symphony No. 1 in C minor composed during …
E2Roger Norrington: Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastorale”Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major expresses the elation of a city dweller enjoying a day in the country in nature. Titled the "Pastorale, or Recollections of Country Life," the melody is a very familiar one. But thi…
E3Christoph Eschenbach: Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68Symphony No. 1 in C minor written by Johannes Brahms and widely regarded as one of the greatest symphonies of the nineteenth century is conducted here by fellow German Christoph Eschenbach. He is known for adding unique…