Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra (2019) Web Series — Cast, Story & Where to Watch

Name: Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra (2019)
Released: 2019
Rating: 9
Cast: Miki Yamamoto

Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra (2019) is a series web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra online in HD.

Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra — Storyline

The NHK Symphony Orchestra leads Japan's classical music world. It held its first concert in 1927 and has since performed regularly for over 90 years. It continues its excellent performance to this day and has gained international recognition for performances with renowned conductors and soloists. Enjoy the vibrant music forged by the NHK Symphony Orchestra and each conductor's highly individual interpretations that created these unforgettable performances. Music critic Katayama Morihide and presenter Yamamoto Miki set the scene in an introductory segment to the prerecorded concerts.

Cast & Crew

Starring: Miki Yamamoto

Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra — Series Details

First Air Date	2019-05-04
Seasons	11
Episodes	33
Genre	series
Language	English
Network	NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Status	Returning Series
Rating	9/10

Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra — Episode Guide

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E1: Herbert Blomstedt: Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastorale” (2019-05-04) — This symphony is a celebration of nature by Beethoven, who came up with ideas for it while walking in the woods. The impassioned performance was conducted by Herbert Blomstedt, who
E2: Paavo Järvi: Sibelius, Symphony No. 2, Op. 43 (2019-05-05) — This masterpiece by the Finnish composer evokes the grandeur of Scandinavian landscapes. The orchestra's chief conductor Paavo Järvi conducted the performance. The Estonian-born Jä
E3: Fabio Luisi: Brahms, Symphony No. 4, Op. 98 (2019-05-06) — Fabio Luisi from Genoa, Italy conducted this performance of the final symphony from Brahms's Romantic period. The fourth movement exudes the composer's melancholy in his final year

II

E1: Vladimir Fedoseyev: Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker (2020-01-03) — In this episode, we bring you excerpts of a concert held by the NHK Symphony Orchestra where it gave a complete performance of the Nutcracker. Russian maestro Vladimir Fedoseyev to
E2: Paavo Järvi: Wagner, The Ring of the Nibelung (2020-01-04) — In this episode, we bring you some of the orchestra music from Der Ring des Nibelungen by Wilhelm Richard Wagner, which is often performed independently. The NHK Symphony Orchestra
E3: Herbert Blomstedt: Brahms, Symphony No. 1 (2020-01-05) — We've chosen Brahms' Symphony No. 1 for the last day of this season. His first symphony took Brahms over 20 years from sketches to finishing touches. The masterpiece is the result

III

E1: Alexander Vedernikov: Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (2020-12-23) — In the first episode of this season, we bring you musical excerpts from the masterpiece "The Sleeping Beauty," a ballet by Tchaikovsky. The conductor is Alexander Vedernikov, the g
E2: Christoph Eschenbach: Brahms, Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 (2020-12-24) — In this episode, we present Brahms' Symphony No. 2, the beloved masterpiece imbued with a light, warm atmosphere and beautiful melodies. The conductor is Christoph Eschenbach, a ma
E3: Paavo Järvi: Richard Strauss, Ein Heldenleben, Symphonic Poem, Op. 40 (2020-12-30) — In this episode, we present Ein Heldenleben (“A Hero's Life”), sym. poem, Op. 40, by Richard Strauss that can be considered as a musical autobiography of the composer. The conducto

IV

E1: Paavo Järvi: Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 (2020-12-30) — To start off this season, we present Rakhmaninov's Symphony No. 3, a masterpiece by one of Russia's foremost composers. The masterpiece was written after Rakhmaninov had left his h
E2: Vladimir Fedoseyev: Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 (2020-12-31) — In the second episode, we present Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4., which Tchaikovsky himself referred as the best work he had done, with much satisfaction at the time of the completi
E3: Herbert Blomstedt: Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, “Eroica” (2021-01-01) — In the final episode of this season, we present Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”. The conductor is Herbert Blomstedt. The piece has long been performed with large orchestras, b

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E1: Paavo Järvi: Bruckner, Symphony No. 1 in C minor (2021-08-15) — Austrian composer Josef Anton Bruckner is said to have created a symphonic style of monumental proportions equivalent to that of a colossal stone structure in architecture. Yet Sym
E2: Roger Norrington: Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastorale” (2021-08-22) — Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major expresses the elation of a city dweller enjoying a day in the country in nature. Titled the "Pastorale, or Recollections of Country Life," the
E3: Christoph Eschenbach: Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (2021-08-29) — Symphony No. 1 in C minor written by Johannes Brahms and widely regarded as one of the greatest symphonies of the nineteenth century is conducted here by fellow German Christoph Es

VI

E1: Fabio Luisi: Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (2021-12-21) — This 2008 concert of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 was conducted by world-renowned Fabio Luisi who will assume the post of Chief Conductor of the NHKSO in September
E2: Herbert Blomstedt: Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 (2021-12-22) — If Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 can be characterized as a musical portrayal of a person resolutely going forward overcoming difficulties with unwavering faith, t
E3: Roger Norrington: Brahms, Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 (2021-12-23) — In Maestro Roger Norrington's performance there is no vibrato – since he prefers to move the audience emotionally with pure tones, not by the artifice of vibrato. That was the chal