Sacred Music (TV series)

Sacred Music is a four-part series first broadcast on BBC Four between 21 March and 11 April 2008 and presented by actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale. It was produced in conjunction with The Open University. The series features numerous performances by the choir The Sixteen and their director Harry Christophers.

Regular episodes

Series 1

Episode Title Summary First Broadcast
1The Gothic RevolutionFilming locations included Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Basilica of Saint Denis, the Sainte-Chapelle, and Laon Cathedral. 21 March 2008
2Palestrina and the PopesThis episode was filmed on location in Italy (in Rome and Palestrina), and at St Peter's Italian Church, London and St Columba's Catholic Church, Glasgow.
 28 Mar 2008
3Tallis, Byrd and the TudorsFilming locations included Waltham Abbey Church, Ingatestone Hall, Stondon Massey, St James's Palace, St Alfege Church, Greenwich, Winchester Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral. 4 Apr 2008
4Bach and the Lutheran LegacyThis episode was filmed on location in Eisenach, Germany and Rome, Italy, and at the Bach Church, Arnstadt, St. Mary's Church, Lübeck, St George's German Lutheran Church.[1] 11 Apr 2008

Series 2

Episode Title Summary First Broadcast
1Brahms and Bruckner 12 Mar 2010
2Fauré and Poulenc 19 Mar 2010
3Górecki and Pärt 26 Mar 2010
4Searching Out the Sacred 2 Apr 2010[2]

Specials

An Easter Celebration

A 90-minute concert which was first broadcast on 23 March 2008 and recorded at St Luke Old Street. Contains music from the first series.[3]

The Story of Allegri's Miserere

A 30-minute episode, first broadcast on 21 December 2008, detailing the history and performance of the Miserere, and including a full performance.[4]

Sacred Music at Christmas

A collection of two episodes, first broadcast back-to-back on 24 December 2010.[5]

A Christmas History

Simon Russell Beale explores the history of Christmas music on location in Europe.[6]

A Choral Christmas

A 30-minute concert of Christmas choral music.[7]

God's Composer

Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Spanish Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria's death, this episode was first broadcast on 2 December 2011.[8]

Monteverdi in Mantua: The Genius of the Vespers

This episode was first broadcast on 4 April 2015 on BBC Two.[9]

Release and reception

Home Media

Most episodes have been released on DVD under The Sixteen's own label, Coro.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Series 1, Sacred Music - BBC Four". BBC.
  2. ↑ "Series 2, Sacred Music - BBC Four". BBC.
  3. ↑ "An Easter Celebration, Series 1, Sacred Music - BBC Four". BBC.
  4. ↑ "Sacred Music: The Story of Allegri's Miserere - BBC Four". BBC.
  5. ↑ "BBC Four - Sacred Music at Christmas". BBC.
  6. ↑ "A Christmas History, Sacred Music at Christmas - BBC Four". BBC.
  7. ↑ "A Choral Christmas, Sacred Music at Christmas - BBC Four". BBC.
  8. ↑ "God's Composer - BBC Four". BBC.
  9. ↑ "Monteverdi in Mantua - the Genius of the Vespers - BBC Two". BBC.
  10. ↑ "DVDs". The Sixteen.
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