Mezzo
Svezia
Mezzo is a television channel available in Sweden that focuses on music performance and cultural programming. Its schedule typically includes classical concerts, opera, jazz, and dance performances recorded from venues around the world. The channel also presents documentaries on composers, musicians, and visual artists. Mezzo does not carry advertising, allowing uninterrupted broadcasts of full-length performances. Viewers in Sweden can access the channel through selected cable and satellite providers. The channel’s content is primarily in the original performance languages, with occasional subtitles for spoken segments.
Programma
00:40 - 02:30
Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier - Verdi, Ponchielli - Baden-Baden
Music
Giuseppe Verdi 1813–1901 La forza del destino: Overture - Solenne in quest'ora - Morir! Tremenda cosa - La vita è inferno all'infelice Invano Alvaro ti celasti al mondo I vespri siciliani: Overture Amilcare Ponchielli 1834–1886 La Gioconda.
02:30 - 04:00
Handel: Tamerlano - Opéra Royal de Versailles
Special, Music, Opera
Tamerlano. Opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. Libretto de Nicola Francesco Haym. London, King's Theatre, 31 October 1724.
04:00 - 05:40
Enescu competition 2022
Special, Music, Classical
The Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Tito Muñoz, and a range of other musicians perform Dvořák's 'Cello Concerto' in B minor, Brahms' 'Violin Concerto' in D major, and Rachmaninoff's 'Variations on a Theme of Corelli'.
05:40 - 06:20
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, op. 115 - Berliner Solisten
Special, Music
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115.
06:20 - 07:15
Laurent Couson : Requiem XIX
Special, Music, Classical
A 2022 performance of 'Requiem XIX' by Laurent Couson featuring talents including the vocal group Pro Homine, vocal ensemble Al Fin Voce, and brass quintet Magnifica at Paris' Saint-Médard Church.
07:15 - 08:35
Alena Baeva, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Lionel Bringuier: Mendelssohn, Beethoven
Special, Music
Lionel Bringuier conducts Alena Baeva and the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège in a performance of Emilie Mayer, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Ludwig van Beethoven.
08:35 - 09:00
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
09:00 - 09:50
Rivalry in music: Furtwängler vs. Toscanini
Special, Documentary
Two men without whom the profession of conductor would not be what it is in modern times: Arturo Toscanini and Wilhelm Furtwängler. The former was rigorously faithful to the musical score, the latter conducted with radical subjectivity.
09:50 - 11:20
Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Gerstein, Kirill Petrenko: Waldbühne 2022
Special, Music, Classical
Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko, Kirill Gerstein, Anatoly Lyadov play Kikimora, op. 63 Sergei Rachmaninov Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, and op. 18 Modest Mussorgsky, at Berlin, Waldbühne, on 25 June 2022.
11:20 - 12:25
Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre: Pergolesi - Misteria Paschalia
Music
Stabat Mater (intonation) Anonymous Mo' è benuto il Giovedì santu Tarantella Stabat Mater (Monopoli manuscript) Francesco Durante (1684-1755) Concerto per quartetto in F major no. 1 Stabat Mater.
12:25 - 13:00
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
13:00 - 14:15
Gauthier Dance: Poppea
Special, Performing arts
The Gauthier Dance Ballet Company present Christian Spuck's rendition of Claudio Monteverdi's "L'incoronazione di Poppea" at Germany's Theaterhaus Stuttgart.
14:15 - 15:55
Royal Concertgebouw, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Gabriela Montero: Šerkšnytė, Tchaikovsky, Weinberg
Special, Music, Classical
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, and pianist Gabriela Montero perform Raminta Šerkšnytė's 'De Profundis', Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 'Piano Concerto No 1', and Mieczysław Weinberg's 'Symphony No 3'.
15:55 - 16:35
Steinway & Sons
Documentary
Documentary about the famous piano maker, highlighting the brand's history, craftsmanship, and legacy in the world of music.
16:35 - 19:30
Dvořák: Rusalka - Dutch National Opera
Special, Opera
Rusalka Opera in three acts by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil First performance in Prague, National Theatre, 31 March 1901 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Joana Mallwitz (Musical direction) Chorus of Dutch National Opera.
19:30 - 20:45
Émile Parisien Sextet invites Theo Croker
Special, Music, Jazz, Entertainment
The Émile Parisien Sextet plays with Theo Croker at the 2022 Festival 'Jazz sous les pommiers'.
20:45 - 22:05
Jeux - Ensemble Intercontemporain, Orchestre National Jazz
Special, Music, Concert
Ensemble intercontemporain and Orchestre National de Jazz perform jazz music compositions.
22:05 - 23:00
Makaya McCraven - La Rochelle Fest
Special, Music, Concert, Jazz
Drummer extraordinaire Makaya McCraven and his trio open the 2021 La Rochelle Jazz Festival.
23:00 - 23:45
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade - Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan
Special, Music, Classical
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844 - 1908 Scheherazade, Op. 35.
23:45 - 00:40
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 - Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan
Special, Music, Classical
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky 1840–1893 Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64.