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Through the Night

Music: Classical

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

Through the Night: 25/05/2010

25/05/2010

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 25/05/2010

Susan Sharpe with music by Verdi, Thomson, Saint-Saens, Mozart, Luython, Geminiani, Grieg.

Susan Sharpe features Verdi: Messa da Requiem, plus Thomson, Saint Saens, Mozart, Luython, Geminiani, Spohr, Mendelssohn, Durante, Tallis, Chopin, Grieg, Norman, Hummel.

Susan Sharpe presents rarities, archive and concert recordings from Europe's leading broadcasters 

01:01AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Messa de Requiem 
Margaret Price (soprano), Ruza Popsis-Baldani (mezzo soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Luigi Roni (bass), Academic Choir Ivan Goran Kovacic, Vladimir Kranjcevic (choirmaster), Croatian Radio Television Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic (conductor)

02:31AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
La Leggierezza - No.2 from 3 Etudes de concert (S.144)
Seung-Hee Hyun (piano) 

02:36AM
Thomson, Virgil (1896-1989)
Quartet for strings No.2
Musicians from the Chamber Music Conference and Composer's Forum of the East 

03:01AM
Saint-SaÃ«ns, Camille (1835-1921)
Concerto for cello and orchestra No.1 in A minor (Op.33) 
Jozef PodhradskÃ½ (cello), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Oliver DohnÃ¡nyi (conductor) 

03:21AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Sonata in C minor (K. 457) (1784) 
Denis Burstein (piano) 

03:46AM
Luython, Carl (1557-1620)
Lamentationes Hieremiae Prophetae Ã  6 
Huelgas-Ensemble, Paul van Nevel (conductor) 

04:06AM
Geminiani, Francesco (1687-1762)
Concerto Grosso in G minor [after Corelli Op.5 No.5] 
Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director/violin) 

04:14AM
Spohr, Louis (1784-1859)
Fantasia in C minor (Op.53)
Mojca Zlobko (harp)

04:24AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
5 movements from the ballet music "les Petits riens" (K.299b) 
Danish Radio Sinfonietta; AdÃ¡m Fischer (conductor) 

04:35AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Variations sÃ©rieuses in D minor (Op.54) (1841)
Sylviane Deferne (piano) 

04:46AM
Durante, Francesco (1684-1755)
Concerto no.8 in A major 'La Pazzia'
Concerto Koln

05:01AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Overture in the Italian Style (D.590) (ie NOT 591)
SaarbrÃ¼cken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marcello Viotti (conductor) 

05:09AM
Tallis, Thomas (c.1505-1585)
Gloria - from Mass Puer natus est nobis for 7 voices 
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 

05:19AM
Chopin, FrÃ©dÃ©ric (1810-1849)
Ballade No.4 in F minor (Op.52)
Seung-Hee Hyun (piano)

05:30AM
Myslivecek, Josef (1737-1781) (arr. ??)
String Quintet no.2 in E flat major 
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Werthen (conductor)

05:42AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Lyric suite - arr for orchestra from Lyric Pieces (Book 5) for piano (Op.54) 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor)

06:01AM
Arensky, Anton Stepanovich (1861-1906)
Suite No.4 for two pianos (Op.62) 
James Anagnoson & Leslie Kinton (pianos)

06:20AM
Norman, Ludvig (1831-1885)
Quartet for two violins, viola and violoncello in E major (Op.20) (1855) 
Berwald Quartet 

06:43AM
Hummel, Johan Nepomuk (1778-1837)
Trumpet Concerto in E major (original version of E flat major concerto) 
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz (conductor).

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