Mezzo
Sweden
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.
Schedule
00:15 - 00:55
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major Op. 8 - Boris Pergamenschikow, Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov
Special, Music
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8.
00:55 - 01:25
Brahms : Piano Trio No. 2 in C major - Boris Pergamenschikow, Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov
Special, Music
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 Piano Trio No 2 in C major, op. 87.
01:25 - 01:45
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor- Boris Pergamenschikow, Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov
Special, Music
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101.
01:45 - 03:15
Quatuor Arod at the Fondation Singer Polignac
Music
Mozart's String Quartet no 19 in C major op 10 no 6 'Les Dissonances' KV 465. Beethoven's String Quartet no 11 in F minor 'Serioso' opus 95. Debussy's String Quartet in G minor opus 10.
03:15 - 04:50
Giselle - Akram Khan, English National Ballet
Special, Music
Giselle - Akram Khan, English National Ballet.
04:50 - 06:20
Gala Placido Domingo in Versailles
Special, Music, Event, Opera
The overture to Giuseppe Verdi's "La forza del destino", Umberto Giordano's "Nemico della patria" and "Intermezzo", and Francesco Cilea's "Io son l'umile ancella" recorded on 2 April 2022 at the Royal Opera House of the Château de Versailles.
06:20 - 07:20
Musica Boscareccia - Granada Festival
Special, Music
Musica Boscareccia : Ancient and baroque sounds Alicia Amo (soprano), Andoni Mercero (violin and conductor), Alexis Aguado (violin), Mercedes Ruiz (cello), Carlos García Bernalt (harpsichord and organ) Festival de Granada, 2002.
07:20 - 09:30
Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Opéra de Lille
Special, Music, Concert, Opera
Featuring `Die Fledermaus' operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II, with `Libretto' by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée based on `Le Réveillon' by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy.
09:30 - 10:25
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Last Words
Special, Music
Bruno Monsaigeon meets Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone and conductor. Known for his rhythmic sense and vocal control, he reveals career insights and experiences as a lieder singer.
10:25 - 10:45
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
10:45 - 11:45
James Francies - Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Special, Music, Jazz
Concert by American jazz pianist James Francies at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. A performance given on 29 June 2023 at the Traversée Molson Export pub in Montreal.
11:45 - 12:45
Geneva Competition 2024 Voice Competition, Final Round with Orchestra
Music
At the Grand Théâtre de Genève, the three finalists perform with the orchestra.
12:45 - 13:30
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
13:30 - 16:25
Leeds International Piano Competition
Special, Music, Classical, Performing arts
Following the journey of three participants in the 'Leeds International Piano Competition'. Participants will be accompanied by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Domingo Hindoyan.
16:25 - 17:10
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
17:10 - 19:25
Falstaff by Verdi at the Opéra de Lille
Special, Music, Classical
Falstaff "Commedia lirica" in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Arrigo Boito First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 9 February 1893 Orchestre National de Lille, Chœur de l'Opéra de Lille Antonello Allemandi (conductor).
19:25 - 20:30
K, Simone Menezes: Rimsky-Korsakov, Sheherazade
Special, Music, Concert
'Scheherazade' by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), orchestrated under the auspices of Vincent Paulet, performed by Simon Scardifield, Simone Menezes, and Lynn Serfaty.
20:30 - 21:50
Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti: Beethoven 9
Special, Music, Concert, Classical
Riccardo Muti conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker on Ludwig van Beethoven's `Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125' performed at the Musikverein in Vienna.
21:50 - 23:25
Berliner Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti: Rossini, Verdi, Brahms
Special, Music, Concert
The Berliner Philharmoniker and conductor Riccardo Muti take the stage to perform various popular symphonies to entertain the audience.
23:25 - 00:20
The Sound Weavers
Special, Music, Classical, Event
An overview of the current neoclassical musical scene through the portraits of four representatives of the genre: the Italian Ludovico Einaudi, the German Volker Bertelmann known as Hauschka, the Dutch Joep Beving and the Polish Hania Rani.