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Through the Night

Music: Classical

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

Through the Night: Presented by Jonathan Swain

20/12/2010

Presented by Jonathan Swain

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Presented by Jonathan Swain

Jonathan Swain presents music by Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Chausson, Sweelinck, Sibelius, Faure, Vivaldi, Haydn, Abel, Berlioz, Mozart, Vivaldi, Lipinski, Ravel, Sor, Bach, Gershwin.

Presented by Jonathan Swain

01:01AM
Tchaikovsky, Peter Illych (1840-1893)
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, (Op. 64) 
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) 

01:46AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Piano Trio in G major 'Premier Trio' (c.1879) 
Grumiaux Trio

02:10AM
Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899)
Poeme for violin and orchestra (Op.25) (appl)
Arthur Grumiaux (violin), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Szell (conductor) 

02:26AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-93)
Symphony no.2 (Op.17) (1879 version) 
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovich (conductor)

03:01AM
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621)
Fantasia in G minor (g1) - fuga contraria, from Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
Leo van Doeselaar (Van Hagerbeer organ (1643) at the Pieterskerk in Leiden, where he is resident organist. The organ contained parts from 1446, 1518 and 1628. It was further added to in 1687 and 1745, and restored in 1998)

03:12AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Symphony no.1 (Op.39) in E minor 
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) 

03:50AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Nocturne for piano No.1 in E flat minor (Op.33 No.1)
Livia Rev (piano)

03:58AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto for 2 cellos and orchestra in G minor (RV.531) 
Maris Villeruss and Leons Veldre (cellos), Peteris Plakidis (harpsichord), Latvian Philharmony Chamber Orchestra, Tovijs Lifsics (conductor)

04:11AM
Glazunov, Alexander Konstantinovich (1865-1936), arr. Unknown
Elegie in D flat major (Op.17) arranged for horn and piano 
Mindaugas Gecevicius (horn), Ala Bendoraitiene (piano)

04:19AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.22 in E flat, 'The Philosopher' 
Amsterdam Bach Soloists

04:35AM
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787)
Sonata No.6 in G major for transverse flute and harpsichord (Op.6 No.6)
Karl Kaiser (transverse flute), Susanne Kaiser (harpsichord)

04:45AM
Rore, Cipriano de (c1515-1565)
Fera gentil
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley (director)

04:51AM
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
Le Carnaval romain - overture (Op.9) [appl]
Orchestra di Roma della RAI, Leonard Bernstein (conductor) 

05:01AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Variations Brillantes in B flat major, on a theme from Hérold's 'Ludovic' 
Ludmil Angelov (piano) 

05:08AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Symphony No.16 in C major (K.128) 
The Amadeus Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra in Poznan, Agnieszka Duczmal (conductor) 

05:21AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Nulla in mundo pax sincera for soprano and orchestra (RV.630) 
Marita Kvarving Sølberg (soprano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ketil Haugsand (conductor) 

05:29AM
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich (1840-1893)
Wojewode, symphonic ballad, (Op 78) 
Olso Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

05:41AM
Lipinski, Karol Józef (1790-1861) 
Variations on a theme of Rossini's 'La Cenerentola' 
Miroslaw Lawrynowicz (violin), Krystyna Makowska-Lawrynowicz (piano) 


05:57AM
Tallis, Thomas (c.1505-1585)
Spem in Alium, for 40 voices
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 

06:05AMRavel, Maurice (1875-1937)
La valse - choreographic poem (1919-20) 
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jac van Steen (conductor) 

06:18AM
Sor, Fernando (1778-1839)
Introduction and variations on Mozart's 'O cara armonia' for guitar (Op.9) 
Ana Vidovic (guitar) 

06:27AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Concerto for 2 violins and string orchestra in D minor (BWV.1043)
Sigiswald Kuijken (violin and conductor), Lucy van Dael (2nd violin solo), La Petite Bande

06:44AM
Gershwin, George (1898-1937)
Three Preludes arr. for two pianos  
Aglika Genova & Luben Dimitrov (pianos)

06:50AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Theme with variations from Sextet in B flat major (Op.18) 
Wiener Streichsextet.

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