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Through the Night

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

Through the Night: 28/12/2010

28/12/2010

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 28/12/2010

Highlights includes a concert performance of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

Presented by John Shea. Highlights include a concert performance of Beethoven's 5th Symphony by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Highlights of tonight's programme include a concert performance of Beethoven's 5th Symphony by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Presented by John Shea 

1:01 AM
Suk, Josef [1874-1935]
Fantastic scherzo for orchestra (Op.25) 
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Válek (conductor) 

1:16 AM
Martinů, Bohuslav [1890-1959]
Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 4 H. 358 (Incantation) 
Ivo Kahánek (piano) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Válek (conductor) 

1:36 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827]
Symphony no. 5 (Op.67) in C minor 
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Válek (conductor) 

2:07 AM
Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899)
Pavane & Forlane - from 'Quelques Danses' (Op.26) (1896)
Bengt Åke-Lundin (piano) 

2:17 AM
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937)
String Quartet No.2 (Op.56) 
Royal String Quartet 

2:35 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Violin Concerto no.4 in D major (K.218) 
Frank Peter Zimmerman (violin), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Guido Ajmone Marsan (conductor) 

3:01 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Symphony No.5 in E flat major, Op.82 
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor)

3:35 AM
Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805)
Concerto for harpsichord (fortepiano) and orchestra in E flat major (G.487)
Eckart Sellheim (fortepiano), Collegium Aureum, Franzjosef Meier (conductor)

3:51 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Sonata for piano in E major (Op.6) 
Sveinung Bjelland (piano) 

4:16 AM
Arriaga, Juan Crisostomo (1806-1826)
Erminia, scène lyrique-dramatique 
Rosamund Illing (soprano), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Heribert Esser (conductor) 

4:30 AM
Koutev, Philip (1903-1982) 
Dragana and the Nightingale 
Sofia Chamber Choir, Vassil Arnaudov (conductor) 

4:33 AM
Lamb, Joseph Francis (1887-1960)
Ragtime Nightingale
Donna Coleman (piano) 

4:38 AM
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934)
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring - from Two Pieces for Small Orchestra (1911/12) 
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor) 

4:47 AM
Palmgren, Selim (1878-1951)
Exotic March
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, George de Godzinsky (conductor)

4:52 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Pavane pour une infante défunte 
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)

5:01 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
4 Kontra Tänze (KV.267) 
English Chamber Orchestra, Mitsuko Uchida (conductor) 

5:07 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Motet: 'Komm, Jesu, komm!' (BWV.229) 
Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman (conductor) 

5:17 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Impromptu No.4 in A flat major - from Impromptus for piano (D.899)
Artur Schnabel (1882-1951) 

5:24 AM
Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963)
Trauermusik for viola and string orchestra 
Rivka Golani (viola), Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis (conductor)

5:33 AM
Bridge, Frank (1879-1941)
No.2 in G minor, 'Hornpipe' 
Moshe Hammer (violin), Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (cello), William Tritt (piano) 

5:36 AM
Barrière, Jean (1705-1747)
Sonata No.10 in G major for 2 cellos 
Duo Fouquet 

5:45 AM
Albinoni, Tomaso (1671-1751)
Concerto for 2 oboes, strings and basso continuo (Op.9/9) 
European Union Baroque Orchestra, Roy Goodman (director) 

5:56 AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Préludes - symphonic poem after Lamartine (S.97) 
Orchestre National de France, Riccardo Muti (conductor)

6:14 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Estampes 
Lars-David Nilsson (piano) 

6:29 AM
Geijer, Erik Gustaf (1783-1847)
Piano Quartet in E minor 
Anders Kilström (piano) Klara Hellgren (violin), Ingegerd Kierkegaard (viola), Åsa Åkerberg (cello).

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