Rock the Classic
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rock The Classic |
| Country of production | Switzerland |
| original language | German |
| year | 2015/2016 |
| Production company |
FaroTV - A Division of Condor Films |
| length | 30 to 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 11 in 2 seasons |
| genre | Music report |
| production | Kristian Widmer |
| Moderation | Wigald Boning |
| First broadcast | November 28, 2015 on 3sat |
Rock the Classic is a TV show by 3sat and Swiss radio and television . The program, moderated by Wigald Boning , observes how different music bands translate an unknown piece from a foreign genre into their own musical language. The bands are usually accompanied and supported by experts.
Episodes and broadcast dates
The first season started on Saturday, November 28, 2015 on 3sat . Two episodes with different bands and tasks were broadcast one after the other. Season 2 of the series was filmed from spring 2016 and aired in fall 2016.
Participating bands
The following musicians took part in season 1:
| tape | composer | title | expert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eluveitie | Edvard Grieg | In the hall of the mountain king | Beat Blättler, principal bassoonist of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra |
| LaBrassBanda | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Dies irae | Johannes Gierl and the Salzburg Mozart Choir |
| Philanderers | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Dance of the Sugar Fairy | Fausto Quintabà, répétiteur at the State Conservatory Innsbruck |
| Heidi Happy | Johann Sebastian Bach | Badinerie | Andreas Marti , organist |
| Django 3000 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Rondo Alla Turca | |
| Steaming satellites | Ludwig van Beethoven | ode to Joy | Teresa Tièschky, opera singer |
Beat Blättler was always there as a classical expert in the second season.
Web links
- Rock the Classic on the homepage of 3sat
- Complete broadcast in the 3sat media library: Rock the Classic: Eluveitie