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Christmas Around Europe

A day of concerts from around Europe to celebrate Christmas.

Christmas Around Europe: Christmas Around Europe

Christmas around Europe: Christmas Around Europe: Episode 1: Part 1 - Madrid, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Riga

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Episode 1

Episode 1: Part 1 - Madrid, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Riga

Part 1 - Madrid, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Riga

BBC Radio 3 - Christmas around Europe, Christmas Around Europe, Part 1 - Madrid, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Riga

Louise Fryer presents Part 1 of Radio 3's annual day of Christmas music from around Europe

Louise Fryer presents Part 1 of Radio 3's annual day of Christmas music from around Europe, with live and specially recorded concerts, from Madrid, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Riga.

Louise Fryer presents Radio 3's annual day of Christmas Music from around Europe, with a series of live and specially recorded concerts. We start live in Madrid for music from the ancient to the modern Villancico, followed by a concert of Vivaldi string and vocal music live from Helsinki. Then it's live to Copenhagen for Advent carols from Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble directed by Paul Hillier followed by at 3pm, Collegium Musicum Riga Baroque Orchestra present baroque music which is associated with Riga. 

Presented by Louise Fryer.

12pm Madrid - Live from Teatro Monumental
Guerrero Five Villanescas
Traditional arr Oltra Tararan
Traditional arr Cifre Fuentecilla que corres
Traditional arr Guinovart Four traditional Spanish carols
Traditional arr Roman Dicen que dicen
Abril Two carols for the new Millennium 

RTVE Chorus 
Jorge Otero (piano)
Jordi Casas Bayer, conductor 

1.05 Helsinki - Live from Kallio Church
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Cellos and Strings in G minor, RV 531
Concerto for Violin and Strings in E, RV 270 ('Il riposo - Per il Santissimo Natale') 
Salve Regina, RV 617
Concerto for Four Violins, Cello and Strings in B minor, RV 580, excerpt from 'L'estro armonico' 

Tuuli Lindeberg, soprano 
Baroque Ensemble of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra 

2pm Copenhagen - Live from Garrison Church
Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: O Come all ye faithful 
Paul Hillier: Adam lay ybounden 
Arr. Paul Hillier: Gaudete Christus est natus 
Trad Finland Piae Cantiones 
Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen 
Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Still, still, still 
Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Leise rieselt der Schnee 
Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Don don don 
Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Andachtsjodler 
Niels W. Gade: Barn Jesus i en krybbe la 002.00 min. 
Henry Hopkins/Arr. Paul Hillier: We three kings of Orient 
Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Deilig er jorden (Lovely is the Earth) 
Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Ding Dong merrily on high 
Trad./Arr. Paul Hillier: Dejlig er jorden 

Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble, Copenhagen
Paul Hillier, director 

3pm Riga - Live from Small Guild Hall
Veichtner Symphony No. 1 in C 
Telemann Missa sopra 'Ein Kindelein so löbelich', TWV 9:5 
Telemann Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh, in D (from Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern) 
Telemann Cantata Muntre Gedanken (from Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, TWV 1)
Hiller Psalm 100 ('Ta Simta Dzeesma') 

Sergejs Jegers, countertenor 
Maija Tutova, soprano 
Collegium coro musici Riga Baroque Choir 
Collegium Musicum Riga Baroque Orchestra 
Maris Kupcs, conductor.

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Louise Fryer presents Radio 3's annual day of Christmas music from around Europe

Louise Fryer presents Radio 3's annual day of Christmas music from around Europe, with a series of live and specially recorded concerts

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