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Through the Night: 24/05/2011

24/05/2011

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 24/05/2011

John Shea's selection includes string quartets by Beethoven and Mendelssohn,.

John Shea's selection includes string quartets by Beethoven and Mendelssohn, plus music by Ravel, Sibelius, Leo, Mrais, Haydn, Lassus, Josquin, Willaert, Vivaldi and Szymanowski.

John Shea's selection includes String Quartets from Beethoven and Mendelssohn

1:01 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Quartet for strings in D major (Op.44 No.1) 
Tankstream Quartet 

1:28 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Quartet for strings (Op.59 No.1) in F major 'Rasumovsky' 
Tankstream Quartet 

2:09 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Le Papillon et la fleur (Op.1 No.1) (1861)
Paula Hoffman (mezzo soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano) 

2:12 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924) 
Les roses d'Ispahan (Op.39 No.4) (1884)
Paula Hoffman (mezzo soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano) 

2:15 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924) 
En Sourdine (Op.58 No.2) (1891)
Paula Hoffman (mezzo soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano) 

2:19 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924) 
Après un rêve (Op.7 No.1) (1878)
Paula Hoffman (mezzo soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano) 

2:21 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924) 
Rencontre (Op.21 No.1) (1878)
Paula Hoffman (mezzo soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano) 

2:23 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924) 
Au bord de l'eau (Op.8 No.1) (1878)
Paula Hoffman (mezzo soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano) 

2:26 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Nell (Op.18 No.1) (1878) 
Paula Hoffman (mezzo soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano) 

2:28 AM
Scriabin, Alexander (1872-1915)
Piano Concerto in F sharp minor (Op.20) 
Anatol Ugorski (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Gunther Schuller (conductor)

3:01 AM
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Suite in E minor 
Douglas Mackie and Jane Dickie (flutes), Barbara Jane Gilbey and Imogen Lidgett (solo violins), Sue-Ellen Paulsen (cello), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Lancaster (conductor/harpsichord)

3:34 AM
Fault, François du (1604-c.1670)
L'Offrande
Konrad Junghänel (playing 11-string lute)

3:41 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Symphony No.9 in C major 'The Great' (D.944) 
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Paul McCreesh (conductor) 

4:41 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
3 Chansons for unaccompanied chorus 
BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 

4:48 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Romance in D flat - from Pieces for piano (Op.24 No.9)
Liisa Pohjola (piano)

4:52 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Polonaise in C major (Op.40 No.10) - from 10 Pensées Lyriques
Eero Heinonen (piano)

4:55 AM
Kalniņ?, Alfred (1879-1951)
My Homeland
Riga Chamber Musicians Orchestra, Normunds Sne (conductor)

5:01 AM
Anonymous (16th century)
Corten espadas afiladas
Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Lambert Climent (tenor), Francesc Garrigosa (tenor), Jordi Ricart (baritone), Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall (director)

5:03 AM
Anonymous (16th century)
Aquella voz de Cristo
Luiz Alves da Silva (countertenor), Paolo Costa (countertenor), Lambert Climent (tenor), Jordi Ricart (baritone), Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall (director)

5:08 AM
Anonymous (16th century)
Diferencias sobre las Vacas 
Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall (director) 

5:11 AM
Leo, Leonardo (1694-1744)
Cello Concerto in D minor 
Werner Matzke (cello), Concerto Köln

5:24 AM
Marais, Marin (1656-1728)
La Paraza 
Vittorio Ghielmi (Viola da Gamba), Luca Pianca (Lute) 

5:27 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Divertimento for 2 horns, 2 violins, viola and bass (H.2.21) in E flat major 'Eine Abendmusik' 
St Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Vilnius, Donatas Katkus (conductor)

5:43 AM
Lassus, Orlande de (1532-1594)
Miser, chi speme in cose mortal pone
Banchieri Singers, Denes Szabo (conductor) 

5:46 AM
Clemens non Papa (c.1510-c.1556)
Chanson Languir Me Fais
Banchieri Singers, Denes Szabo (conductor) 

5:48 AM
Josquin des Prez (c.1450/5-1521)
Chanson Vous L'Airez
Banchieri Singers, Denes Szabo (conductor) 

5:51 AM
Willaert, Adrian (c.1490-1562)
A la fontaine du prez
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet 

5:57 AM
Hollander, Christian (1510/15-1569)
Ave Maria
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet 

5:59 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Violin Concerto in A major 
Mincho Minchev (violin) Studio Concertante Instrumental Ensemble, Vasil Kazandjiev (conductor)

6:13 AM
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937)
Preludes for piano, Op.1 
Jerzy Godziszewski (piano)

6:33 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907), orch. Hans Sitt
4 Norwegian dances (Op.35) 
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava, Robert Stankovsky (conductor)

6:53 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) arr. Duncan Craig
Romance in G (Op. 40) arr. Craig for viola and piano
Gyözö Máté (viola), Balázs Szokolay (piano).

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