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Through the Night

Music: Classical

Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe

Through the Night: 09/05/2010

09/05/2010

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 09/05/2010

John Shea presents music by Berlioz, Fanny Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn, Bach and Prokofiev.

John Shea with music by Berlioz, Fanny Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn, Bach, Prokofiev, Debussy, Paganini, Lajtha, Scarlatti, J Strauss II, Halvorsen, Mozart, Vivaldi, Chopin, Beethoven.

John Shea presents rarities, archive and concert recordings from Europe's leading broadcasters 

01:01AM
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
Overture to Benvenuto Cellini 
Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder (conductor) 

01:12AM
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
La Mort de Cleopatre - scene lyrique for soprano and orchestra 
Susan Graham (mezzo soprano), Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder (conductor) 

01:32AM
Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847)
Sonata in C minor (1824) 
Sylviane Deferne (piano) 

01:46AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Lobgesang (Symphony no.2) for soloists, chorus and orchestra (Op.52)
Sally Matthews (soprano), Sarah Castle (mezzo soprano), Steve Davislim (tenor), Halle Youth Choir, Halle Choir, Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder (conductor) 

02:47AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Fantasia and fugue for organ in G minor (BWV.542) 'Great'
Ligita Sneibe (organ)

03:01AM
WirÃ©n, Dag (1905-1986)
Marcia [March] - from Serenade for Strings (Op.11) (1937) 
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

03:06AM
Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953)
Piano Sonata No.7 in B flat major (Op.83) 
Shura Cherkassky (piano) 

03:25AM
Bach, Johann Michael (1648-1694)
Halt, was du hast
Cantus CÃ¶lln

03:30AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918), orch. Henri Busset
Printemps [symphonic suite] 
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, LudovÃ­t Rajter (conductor)

03:47AM
Lawes, William (1602-1645); Lawes, Henry (1596-1662); Anon (17th century) arr. Memelsdorff/Staier
William Lawes: Why so pale? 
Henry Lawes: Bid me but live (Loves votary) 
Anon: 2 Tunes to John Playford's Dancing Master (Tune upon a jig; Kemp's jig) [1651]
Pedro Memelsdorff (recorder), Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

03:58AM
Wikander, David (1884-1955) 
VÃ¥ren Ã¤r ung och mild [Spring is young and mild]
Swedish Radio Choir, Gustav SjÃ¶kvist (conductor)

04:01AM
Paganini, Niccolo (1782-1840)
Sonata 'La Primavera' 
Viktor Pikajzen (violin), Evgenia Sejdelj (piano) 

04:16AM
Lajtha, LÃ¡szlÃ³ (1892-1963)
Symphony No.4 (Op.52), 'Spring' 
Hungarian State Orchestra, JÃ¡nos Ferencsic (conductor)

04:41AM
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757)
Sonata in D minor (Kk.9) 'Pastorale'; Sonata in B minor (Kk.27); Sonata in A major (Kk.322)
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) 

04:49AM
Strauss, Johann jr. (1825-1899) arranged by Berg, Alban (1885-1935)
Wein, Weib und Gesang (Wine, Woman and Song) 
Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (conductor)

05:01AM
Halvorsen, Johan (1864-1935)
Norwegian Rhapsody No.1 in A minor 
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor) 

05:13AM
Saint-SaÃ«ns, Camille (1835-1921)
Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor (Op.70)
Stefan Lindgren (piano) 

05:20AM
Rore, Cipriano de (c1515-1565)
Mentre, lumi maggior' [from Il quinto libro di madrigali, 1568] 
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley (director)

05:25AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Adagio & Fugue in C minor, K.546 
RisÃ¸r Festival Strings 

05:32AM
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872)
Lza [Tear] (song)
Urszula Kryger (mezzo-soprano), Katarzyna Jankowska (piano)

05:37AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto in D major (RV.208), 'Grosso mogul' 
Elizabeth Wallfisch (baroque violin), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (director)

05:52AM
Chopin, FrÃ©dÃ©ric (1810-1849)
Scherzo no.4 in E major (Op.54)
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) [Brautigam plays on an 1842 Erard Grand Piano. Recorded in 1992]

06:02AM
Gregorc, Janez (b. 1934)
Sans respirer, sans soupir
The Slovene Brass Quintet

06:09AM
Haydn, (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.96 in D major, 'The Miracle' 
Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Zecchi 

06:33AM
VÃ¡squez, [VÃ¡zquez] Juan (c.1500-c.1560)
Vos me matastes; De los alamos vengo, madre [from Miguel de Fuenllana (Hg.), OrphÃ©nica lyra. Seville 1554]; Oy comamos y bebamos - Villancico a3 [Ms. Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional]
Trio Montparnasse

06:38AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Violin Sonata No.2 in A major (Op.12 No.2) 
Mats Zetterqvist (violin), Mats Widlund (piano) 

06:54AM
Weelkes, Thomas (1576-1623)
Thule, the period of cosmographie - for 6 voices [1600]
BBC Singers, Bo Holten (director).

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