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Through the Night

Music: Classical

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

Through the Night: 20/08/2011

20/08/2011

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 20/08/2011

Jonathan Swain presents the Oslo Philharmonic performing Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony.

Jonathan Swain presents the Oslo Philharmonic under Gennadi Rozhdestvensky performing Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony.

Jonathan Swain presents Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Gennadi Rozhdestvensky in Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony

1:01 AM
Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich (1837-1910)
Overture on Russian Themes
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

1:10 AM
Koehne, Graeme (b. 1956)
Three Poems of Byron 
Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo-soprano), Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Janos Furst (conductor) 

1:22 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Manfred symphony (Op.58) 
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) 

2:23 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Sonata No.3 in F minor (Op.14) 
Aldo Ciccolini (piano) 

2:49 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Academic Festival Overture (Op.80) 
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry (conductor) 

3:01 AM
Schubert, Franz [1797-1828]
Quintet for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos (D.956) in C major 
Royal String Quartet , Christian Poltéra (cello) 

3:55 AM
Josquin des Pres (c.1440-1521)
Coeurs desolez par toute nation; Qui belles amours a 
5 à Cappella Singers at the Sonesta Koepelzaa, Amsterdam 

4:02 AM
Farnaby, Giles (c 1563-1640) arr. E. Howarth
Fancies, toyes and dreames Hungarian Brass Ensemble

4:08 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Concerto Grosso No.7 from Concerti Grossi Op.6 
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen (conductor) 

4:22 AM
Satie, Erik (1866-1925)
Poudre d'or 
Ashley Wass (piano) 

4:27 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No. 43 in E flat major "Mercury" (H. 1/43) 
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Balazs Kocsar (conductor) 

4:50 AM
Sarasate, Pablo de (1844-1908)
Zigeunerweisen (Op.20) 
Frank Peter Zimmerman (violin) Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Guido Ajmone Marsan (conductor) 

5:01 AM
Josquin des Pres (c.1440-1521)
2 motets: Cantate Domine; O bone et dulcissime Jesu 
5 à Cappella Singers at the Sonesta Koepelzaa, Amsterdam 

5:08 AM
Gilse, Jan van (1881-1944)
String Quartet 
Ebony Quartet 

5:17 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Rondo in C minor, Op.1 
Ludmil Angelov (piano) 

5:26 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Serenade in G major (K.525), 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' 
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Grant Llewellyn (Conductor) 

5:41 AM
Duparc, Henri (1848-1933) 
La Vie antérieure - for voice and piano (1884)
Gerald Finley (baritone), Stephen Ralls (piano) 

5:46 AM
Couperin, François (1668-1733)
Treizième concert à deux violes 
Violes Esgales: Susie Napper, Margaret Little (viols)

5:57 AM
Elsner, Jósef (1769-1854)
Symphony in C major (Op.11) 
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Janusz Przybylski (conductor) 

6:23 AM
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)
Sonata for trumpet, two violins & continuo in D major 
Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), The King's Consort, Robert King (director) 

6:28 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Sonata for piano (H.16.34) in E minor 
Ingrid Fliter (piano) 

6:39 AM
Weber, Carl Maria von [1786-1826]
Concerto for clarinet and orchestra no. 1 (Op.73) in F minor 
Sabine Meyer (clarinet) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor).

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