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Bizet's L’Arlésienne from Munich

Mark Forrest introduces an afternoon of great music, including performances from the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and chamber music from across Bavaria.

Mark Forrest presents an afternoon of exceptional music-making from Germany, featuring performances by the Munich Philharmonic alongside chamber music from the Feldafing and Goldmund Festivals.

The programme opens with Debussy’s shimmering La Mer, performed by the Munich Philharmonic under Kent Nagano. The orchestra returns under Alain Altinoglu for Bizet's two popular L’Arlésienne Suites, followed by Wagner’s dramatic Overture to The Flying Dutchman.

From the Feldafing Music Festival in Bavaria comes a richly melodic sextet by Dohnányi for the unusual combination of clarinet, horn, string trio and piano, while the Goldmund Festival is represented by the Goldmund Quartet, performing the second of Brahms’s three string quartets.

Also, pianist Richard Goode brings his distinctive insight and musicianship to Beethoven’s masterful late Piano Sonata in A-flat major.

Claude Debussy
La Mer
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Kent Nagano (conductor)

Feldafing Music Festival:
Ernö Dohnányi
Sextet in C, Op 37
Matthias Schorn (clarinet)
Marina Viotti (horn)
Franziska Hölscher (violin)
Tanguy Parisot (viola)
Jérémy Garbarg (cello)
Kit Armstrong (piano)

Georges Bizet
L’Arlésienne, Suites Nos 1 & 2
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu (conductor)

Richard Goode:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata in A flat, Op 110
Richard Goode (piano)

Goldmund Festival:
Johannes Brahms
String Quartet in A minor, Op 51 No 2
Goldmund Quartet

German Orchestra Focus
Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman Overture
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Lahav Shani (conductor)

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Release date:

3 hours

Broadcast

  • Thu 5 Nov 2026 13:00