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Through the Night: 20/04/2011

20/04/2011

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 20/04/2011

Jonathan Swain presents a Proms performance of Verdi's Macbeth.

Jonathan Swain presents a Proms performance of Verdi's Macbeth conducted by Vladimir Jurowski.

Jonathan Swain presents a proms performance of Verdi's Macbeth conducted by Vladimir Jurowski

1:02 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) 
Macbeth (1865 revision, with final scene from 1847 version) 
Sylvie Valayre (soprano): Lady Macbeth, Andrzej Dobber (baritone): Macbeth, Stanislav Shvets (bass): Banquo, Peter Auty (tenor): Macduff, Bryan Griffin (tenor): Malcolm, Richard Mosley-Evans (bass): Doctor / Servant / Herald, Svetlana Sozdateleva (mezzo soprano): Lady in waiting, Douglas Rice-Bowen(bass): Assassin, Julie Pasturaud: A Lady,
Directed by Richard Jones, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) 

3:23 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Burya (The Tempest) - symphonic fantasia after Shakespeare (Op.18)
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 

3:46 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Sonata for piano No.17 in D minor 'Tempest', Op.31/2 
Lana Genc (piano) 

4:10 AM
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
Serenade to music for 16 soloists (or 4 soloists & chorus) & orchestra 
Bette Cosar (soprano), Delia Wallis (mezzo-soprano), Edd Wright (tenor), Gary Dahl (bass), Alexander Skwortsow (violin), Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bruce Pullan (conductor)

4:24 AM
Cazzati, Maurizio (c.1620-1677)
Giga detta la Bargelina 
Ensemble Daedalus, Roberto Festa (conductor)

4:28 AM
Von Paradies, Maria Theresia (1759-1824) alias Kreisler, Fritz (1875-1962)
Sicilienne
David Varema (cello), Heiki M�tlik (guitar)

4:31 AM
Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911)
Romeo and Juliet (Op.18) 
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, John Storg�rds (conductor) 

4:45 AM
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961)
Ramble on the last Love Duet in Richard Strauss's opera 'Der Rosenkavalier' 
Dennis Hennig (piano)


4:53 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Ballet music from Otello, Act III 
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor) 

5:01 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Aria: 'Prove sono di grandezza' ('To pardon men who are subdued') from 'Alessandro' Act 3 Scene 6
Ren� Jacobs (countertenor: Alessandro), La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken (director) 

5:05 AM
Matu?ic, Frano (b. 1961)
Two Croatian Folksongs
Dubrovnik Guitar Trio 

5:12 AM
Wikander, David (1884-1955)
F�rv�rskv�ll (An evening early in spring)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor) 

5:17 AM
Satie, Erik (1866-1925)
Poudre d'or - waltz for piano
Ashley Wass (piano) 

5:22 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Academic Festival Overture (Op.80) 
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tam�s V�s�ry (conductor) 

5:33 AM
Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770)
Concerto for violin and strings in D minor (D.45 
Federico Agostini (violin), Slovenski Solisti, Marko Munih (conductor)

5:49 AM
Musorgsky, Modest (1839-1881)
Khovanschina - overture
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Samo Hubad (conductor)

5:55 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) arr.Agnieszka Duczmal
Clarinet Quintet in A major (K.581) arranged for clarinet and string orchestra 
Wojciech Mrozek (clarinet), The Amadeus Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra in Poznan, Agnieszka Duczmal (conductor) 

6:26 AM
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787)
Symphony in A major Op,10 No.6 
La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (conductor)

6:38 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Quartet for Strings (Op.74'3) in G minor "Rider"
Ebene Quartet (string quartet).

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