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Through the Night

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Through the Night: 20/05/2011

20/05/2011

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 20/05/2011

Susan Sharpe presents Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic at the 2010 Proms.

Susan Sharpe introduces a concert from the 2010 BBC Proms, with Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic in music by Wagner, Strauss, Schoenberg, Webern and Berg.

1:01 AM
Wagner, Richard [1813-1883]
Parsifal - Prelude Act 1 
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) 

1:16 AM
Strauss, Richard [1864-1949]
4 Last Songs 
Karita Mattila (soprano) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) 

1:40 AM
Schoenberg, Arnold [1874-1951]
5 Orchestral Pieces (Op. 16) 
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) 

1:59 AM
Webern, Anton [1883-1945]
6 Pieces for orchestra (Op. 6)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) 

2:12 AM
Berg, Alban [1885-1935]
3 Pieces for Orchestra (Op. 6) 
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) 

2:34 AM
Attributed Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Partita in E flat (K.Anh.C 17.04) and unnumbered Rondo for wind octet 
The Festival Winds 

3:01 AM
Melcer, Henryk (1869-1928)
Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor (1895) 
Andrzej Stefánski (piano), Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Cracow, Antoni Wit (conductor) 

3:31 AM
Contant, Alexis (1858-1918) (arr.David Passmore)
Meditation (dedicated by composer to his son Edgar)
Moshe Hammer (violin), Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (cello), William Tritt (piano) 

3:35 AM
Contant, Alexis (1858-1918)
La Charmeuse
Moshe Hammer (violin), Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (cello), William Tritt (piano) 

3:38 AM
Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959)
Bachianas Brasileiras No.9 for string orchestra
The "Amadeus" Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra in Poznan, Agnieszka Duczmal (conductor) 

3:48 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Sonata No.3 in B minor (Op.58)
Robert Taub (piano) 

4:14 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
String Quintet no.2 in Bb major (Op.87) 
William Preucil & Philip Setzer (violins), Cynthia Phelps & Nokuthula Ngwenyama (violas), Carter Brey (cello) 

4:44 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Overture in D major (D.556) 
Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marcello Viotti (conductor) 

4:52 AM
Anon (16th century)
Suite 
Hortus Musicus, Andrew Mustonen 

5:01 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Overture from Suite no.1 in C major (BWV.1066) 
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) 

5:11 AM
Reger, Max (1873-1916)
Präludium in D minor, op 65/6
Cor Ardesch (organ), on Organ Willem Hendrik Kam 1859, Grote Kerk, Dordrecht, Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk

5:19 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Trio Sonata in D minor (Op.1 No.12) 'La Folia' (1705) 
Florilegium 

5:29 AM
Albicastro, Henricus (fl.1700-06)
Sonate pour violon et continue (Op.9 No.12), 'La Folia'
Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini (conductor)

5:41 AM
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943)
Variations on a Theme of Corelli (Op.42)
Duncan Gifford (piano)

6:02 AM
Brahms, Johanns (1833-1897) 
An die Nachtigall (Op.46 No.4)
Mark Pedrotti (baritone), Stephen Ralls (piano) 

6:04 AM
Duparc, Henri (1848-1933)
L'invitation au voyage 
Mark Pedrotti (baritone), Stephen Ralls (piano) 

6:09 AM
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Nichts (Op.10 No.2) and Die Nacht (Op.10 No.3)
Mark Pedrotti (baritone), Stephen Ralls (piano) 

6:13 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.22 in E flat, 'The Philosopher' 
Amsterdam Bach Soloists

6:29 AM
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
3 pieces from 'Les Indes Galantes' 
Stephen Preston (flute), Robert Woolley (harpsichord) 

6:36 AM
Jeune, Claude le (1528-1600)
Doucéte, sucrine, toute de miél 
Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius, Christina Pluhar (lute), Michel Laplénie (conductor) 

6:39 AM
Jeune, Claude le (1528-1600)
A sa chut' il se va dejetér 
Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius, Christina Pluhar (lute), Michel Laplénie (conductor) 

6:41 AM
Koehne, Graeme (b. 1956)
Divertissement: Trois pièces bourgeoises (aka String Quartet no 1) (1983)
The Australian String Quartet 

Susan Sharpe introduces a concert of Wagner, Strauss, Schoenberg, Webern and Berg with the Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle from 2010 BBC Proms

6:54 AM
Pettersson, (Gustav) Allan (1911-1980) 
Two Elegies (1934) and Romanza (1942) 
Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Enrico Pace (piano).

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