Episode 1: 1847 – Festive opening of K&W
The building of K&W (Kunsten en Wetenschappen, or Arts and Sciences) at the Mariaplaats in Utrecht.
1. Henry Litolff.
Concerto Symphonique no. 3 ‘National Hollandais’. Peter Donohoe, piano. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra led by Andrew Litton
2. Gioacchino Rossini.
Duet ‘Où vas-tu’, from: Guillaume Tell
Thomas Hampson, baritone. Giuseppe Sabbatini, tenor. Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera led by Fabio Luisi.
3. Ludwig van Beethoven.
Symphony no. 5, opus 67 (3rd and 4th parts).
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century led by Frans Brüggen.
