Mezzo Live
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Mezzo Live is a television channel available in Sweden that focuses on broadcasting live performances of classical music, jazz, and world music. The programming typically includes concerts, opera productions, and dance performances recorded in venues across Europe and beyond. The channel presents these events without commercial breaks, allowing uninterrupted viewing of the musical or theatrical work. Viewers in Sweden can access Mezzo Live through select cable and satellite television providers, as well as via certain digital streaming platforms that carry the channel. The broadcast language is primarily the original performance language, with no dubbing or voiceover added. The channel maintains a consistent schedule of live and recorded performances, often featuring lesser-known ensembles alongside established orchestras and soloists. This focus on unedited, full-length performances distinguishes it from other music-oriented channels that may rely on music videos or shorter segments.
Programme
00:15 - 01:50
Hespèrion XXI & Tembembe Ensemble: Folías Antiguas y Criollas, from the Old to the New World
Special, Music
Featuring the Hespèrion XXI, Tembembe Ensemble Continuo and `Ancient & creole Folias from the Old to the New World Martigny'.
00:25 - 02:00
Hespèrion XXI & Tembembe Ensemble: Folías Antiguas y Criollas, from the Old to the New World
Special, Music
Featuring the Hespèrion XXI, Tembembe Ensemble Continuo and `Ancient & creole Folias from the Old to the New World Martigny'.
01:50 - 02:00
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
02:00 - 03:20
John Scofield's Long Days Quartet - Casa Del Jazz Summertime
Music, Jazz
Guitarist John Scofield plays in a quartet at the Casa del Jazz in Rome, together with pianist John Medeski, bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Ted Poor.
03:20 - 04:15
Charles Lloyd Sky Quartet Ljubljana 2024
Special, Music, Event
American jazz legend Charles Lloyd, accompanied by pianist Jason Moran, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Eric Harland, plays his album 'The Sky Will Be There Tomorrow' at the 2024 edition of the Ljubljana Jazz Festival.
04:15 - 05:35
Fauré : Requiem - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Kazuki Yamada
Music
Claude Debussy 1854–1918 Petite Suite (orchestration Henri Büsser) Thierry Escaich 1965– Towards the light (world premiere) Gabriel Fauré 1845–1924 Requiem.
04:20 - 05:40
Fauré : Requiem - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Kazuki Yamada
Music
Claude Debussy 1854–1918 Petite Suite (orchestration Henri Büsser) Thierry Escaich 1965– Towards the light (world premiere) Gabriel Fauré 1845–1924 Requiem.
05:35 - 06:00
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
05:40 - 05:50
Violin Concerto ----- Finale
Special, Music, Concert, Classical
Marie Jacquot and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin perform Dvořák's "Violin Concerto.".
05:50 - 06:00
La Campanella
Special, Music, Classical, Concert
A performance of a composition by renowned composer Franz Liszt.
06:00 - 07:25
Orchestre National de France, Cristian Măcelaru : Rachmaninov - Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
Special, Musical
Featuring a performance of Sergei Rachmaninov's `Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 44'.
07:20 - 09:05
Alexandre Kantorow, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Robin Ticciati: Prokofiev, Dvořák, Alkan
Music, Classical, Concert
The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, alongside pianist Alexandre Kantorow and conductor Robin Ticciati, performs compositions by Prokofiev, Dvorak and Alkan.
07:25 - 09:05
Alexandre Kantorow, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Robin Ticciati: Prokofiev, Dvořák, Alkan
Music, Classical, Concert
The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, alongside pianist Alexandre Kantorow and conductor Robin Ticciati, performs compositions by Prokofiev, Dvorak and Alkan.
09:05 - 10:45
A Little Prayer. Tribute to Arvo Pärt Petr Zuska - Vanemuine Ballet
Special, Music
Tribute to Arvo Pärt Petr Zuska - Vanemuine Ballet.
10:45 - 12:30
Les Siècles, Adrien Perruchon: Ravel
Special, Music, Concert, Event
`Alborada del gracioso', `Rapsodie espagnole', and `Boléro' from `L'Heure espagnole' by Maurice Ravel, performed by Les Siècles, with Adrien Perruchon as the conductor.
10:50 - 12:30
Les Siècles, Adrien Perruchon: Ravel
Special, Music, Concert, Event
`Alborada del gracioso', `Rapsodie espagnole', and `Boléro' from `L'Heure espagnole' by Maurice Ravel, performed by Les Siècles, with Adrien Perruchon as the conductor.
12:30 - 14:30
Leonskaja, Levanon, Luzerner SO, Michael Sanderling: Liszt, Wagner, Schumann, Schubert
Music
Conductor Michael Sanderling leads the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and pianists Elisabeth Leonskaja, David Fray and Yoav Levanon as they perform works by Liszt, Wagner, Schumann and Schubert.
14:30 - 16:45
Janine Jansen, Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich, Stephen Kovacevich, Jean Rondeau: Beethoven, Debussy
Music
Talented musicians perform a selection of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven and Claude Debussy.
14:35 - 16:50
Janine Jansen, Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich, Stephen Kovacevich, Jean Rondeau: Beethoven, Debussy
Music
Talented musicians perform a selection of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven and Claude Debussy.
16:45 - 17:00
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
16:50 - 17:00
Martha Argerich, Lahav Shani and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: Ben-Haim, Ravel, Stravinsky
Special, Music, Classical
Lahav Shani leads the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra along with pianist Martha Argerich as they perform 'Symphony No 1' by Paul Ben-Haim, 'Piano Concerto in G' by Maurice Ravel, and Igor Stravinsky's 'The Firebird'.
17:00 - 19:10
Respighi: La fiamma ----- Deutsche Oper Berlin
Special, Music, Theater, Opera
A performance of "La fiamma", an opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Claudio Guastalla, based on Hans Wiers-Jenssen's theatre play "Anne Pedersdotter, the Witch".
19:10 - 21:00
Martha Argerich, Renaud Capuçon, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne: Schumann, Schubert
Special, Music, Classical, Concert
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Renaud Capuçon (Conductor) Martha Argerich (piano) Robert Schumann (1810–1856) Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944, 'The Great' Lausanne, Salle Métropole.
19:15 - 20:45
Martha Argerich, Renaud Capuçon, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne: Schumann, Schubert
Special, Music, Classical, Concert
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Renaud Capuçon (Conductor) Martha Argerich (piano) Robert Schumann (1810–1856) Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944, 'The Great' Lausanne, Salle Métropole.
20:45 - 21:00
Symphony in C --Adagio
Special, Music, Concert, Classical
The conductor, Kazuki Yamada, leads the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo along with pianist Alexandre Kantorow as they perform pieces by Camille Saint-Saëns and Georges Bizet.
21:00 - 22:10
Czech Philharmonic, Alain Altinoglu, Beatrice Rana: Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Ravel
Music
Hector Berlioz 1803 – 1869 Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1809 – 1847 Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Hector Berlioz Royal Hunt and Storm from the opera 'Les Troyens' Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Suite No.
22:10 - 00:00
Augustin Hadelich, Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša: Suk, Sibelius
Music, Concert, Classical
Jakub Hrusa conducts the Czech Philharmonic and violinist Augustin Hadelich as they perform compositions by Josef Suk and Jean Sibelius.
22:15 - 00:05
Augustin Hadelich, Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša: Suk, Sibelius
Music, Concert, Classical
Jakub Hrusa conducts the Czech Philharmonic and violinist Augustin Hadelich as they perform compositions by Josef Suk and Jean Sibelius.