25th November

Concert will begin at 19:00 hours GMT

Haydn's 'The Seasons' with Eriksmoen, Williams and Müller-Brachmann from Madrid

Haydn's 'The Seasons' is an oratorio. The libretto was prepared for Haydn, just as with The Creation, by Baron Gottfried van Swieten, an Austrian nobleman who had also exercised an important influence on the career of Mozart. Van Swieten's libretto was based on extracts from the long English poem 'The Seasons' by James Thomson.

Performers: Mari Eriksmoen, soprano, Joel Williams, tenor, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, baritone.

Spanish RTV Choir and Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jan Willem de Vriend.

Delayed broadcast.