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Through the Night

Music: Classical

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

Through the Night: 16/07/2010

16/07/2010

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 16/07/2010

John Shea presents music by Mendelssohn, Enescu, Schubert, Purcell, Franck and Berlioz.

John Shea presents music by Mendelssohn, Enescu, Schubert, Purcell, Franck, Berlioz, Mozart, Haydn, Goldberg, Roman, Horneman, Cardon, Borodin, Lysenko, Kirnberger, Bach and Spohr.

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

1:01 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847]
Octet for Strings (Op. 20) in E flat major [1825] 
Members of the Talekvartetten (Tale String Quartet) and the Uppsala Kammar Solister (Uppsala Chamber Soloists) 

1:32 AM
Enescu, George [1881-1955]
Octet for strings (Op.7) in C major 
Members of the Talekvartetten (Tale String Quartet) and the Uppsala Kammar Solister (Uppsala Chamber Soloists)

2:08 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Fantasy for piano (D.760) in C major 'Wandererfantasie' 
Alfred Brendel (piano) 

2:30 AM
Wilbye, John (1574-1638)
Draw on, sweet night for violin & viols
Ensemble Daedalus , Roberto Festa (conductor)

2:34 AM
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
Song 'See, see, even Night herself is here' (Z.62/11) - from The Fairy Queen, Act II Scene 3
Nancy Argenta (soprano), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Monica Huggett (guest conductor) 

2:40 AM
Franck, CÃ©sar (1822-1890)
Prelude, Fugue and Variation [transcribed for piano, originally for organ]
Robert Silverman (piano)

2:52 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847]
Prelude and Fugue (Op. 37) in G
Jan Kalfus (organ) 

3:01 AM
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869), text: Gautier, ThÃ©ophile (1811-1872)
Les nuits d'Ã©tÃ© (Op.7) (Six songs on poems by ThÃ©ophile Gautier) 
Randi Steene (mezzo), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Bernhard Gueller (conductor) 

3:31 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Concerto for piano and orchestra no.20 (K.466) in D minor 
HÃ¥vard Gimse (piano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Milan Horvat (conductor) 

4:02 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Sonata Partita No 10 in C major
Geert Bierling (organ)

4:11 AM
Goldberg, Johann Gottlieb (1727-1756) attrib. Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Sonata for 2 violins and continuo in C major (also attributed to Bach as BWV.1037) 
Musica Petropolitana

4:23 AM
Roman, Johan Helmich (1694-1758)
Suite (sonata) for clavichord no.11 (IB.235) in F minor 
Karin Jonsson-Hazell (harpsichord)

4:32 AM
Wikander, David, (1884-1955), text: FrÃ¶ding, Gustaf (1860-1911)
Kung Liljekonvalje (King Lily of the Valley)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor) 

4:36 AM
WirÃ©n, Dag (1905-1986)
Marcia (March) from Serenade for string orchestra (Op.11) in C major (1937)
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

4:41 AM
NÃ¸rgÃ¥rd, Per (b.1932)
Pastorale for string trio (from the film 'Babette's Feast') 
Trio Aristos

4:48 AM
Horneman, Christian Frederik Emil (1840-1906)
Overture from Aladdin 
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael SchÃ¸nwandt (conductor)

5:01 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
4 KontratÃ¤nze (K.267) 
English Chamber Orchestra, Mitsuko Uchida (conductor) 

5:07 AM
Rosetti, Antonio (c.1750-1792)
Grande symphonie in D major 
Capella Coloniensis, Hans-Martin Linde (director) 

5:23 AM
Cardon, Jean-Baptiste (1760-1803)
Sonata IV for harp (Op.7 No.4) 
Branka Janjanin-MagdaleniÄ (harp)

5:35 AM
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857)
Nocturne for harp
Branka Janjanin-MagdaleniÄ (harp)

5:40 AM
Musorgsky, Modest (1839-1881)
Zabitiy (Forgotten)
Petteri Salomaa (baritone), Ilmo Ranta (piano)

5:43 AM
Musorgsky, Modest (1839-1881)
Gornimi tikho letela dusha nebesami (Softly the spirit flew)
Petteri Salomaa (baritone), Ilmo Ranta (piano)

5:46 AM
Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887), arranged by Sargent, (Sir) Malcolm (1895-1967)
Nocturne (Andante) - 3rd movement from Quartet for strings no.2 in D major arr. Sargent for orchestra
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor) 

5:54 AM
Berezovsky, Maxim (c.1745-1777)
Yedynorodnyy Syne (O, You the one born God)
Svitych Chorus of the Nizhyn State Pedagogical University, Lyudmyla Shumska (director) 

5:57 AM
Bortnyansky, Dmitry (1751-1825)
Pid tvoyu mylist (To be in Your mercy)
Svitych Chorus of the Nizhyn State Pedagogical University, Lyudmyla Shumska (director) 

5:58 AM
Lysenko, Mykola (1842-1912)
Cheruvymska (Song of the Cherubim)
Svitych Chorus of the Nizhyn State Pedagogical University, Lyudmyla Shumska (director) 

6:02 AM
Kirnberger, Johann Philipp (1721-1783)
Cantata 'An den FlÃ¼ssen Babylons' 
Johannes Happel (bass), Balthasar-Neumann-Chor, Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, Detlef Bratschke (conductor) 

6:14 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Concerto for oboe and strings in F major reconstr. From BWV.1053 
Hans-Peter Westermann (oboe), Camerata KÃ¶ln

6:34 AM
Spohr, Louis (1784-1859)
Sextet for strings (Op.140) in C major 
Wiener Streichsextett.

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