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Through the Night

Music: Classical

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

Through the Night: 12/03/2012

12/03/2012

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 12/03/2012

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

Jonathan Swain presents the Oslo Philharmonic conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky in Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony.

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

12:31 AM
Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich (1837-1910)
Overture on Russian Themes
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

12:40 AM
Koehne, Graeme (b.1956)
Three Poems of Byron 
Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo-soprano), Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Janos Furst (conductor) 

12:52 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Manfred symphony (Op.58) 
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

1:53 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Sonata No.3 in F minor (Op.14) 
Aldo Ciccolini (piano) 

2:19 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Academic Festival Overture (Op.80) 
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry (conductor) 

2:31 AM
Schubert, Franz [1797-1828]
Quintet for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos (D.956) in C major 
Royal String Quartet, Christian Poltéra (cello) 

3:25 AM
Josquin des Prez (c.1440-1521)
Cueurs desolez par toute nation; Qui belles amours a 
5 à Cappella Singers at the Sonesta Koepelzaa, Amsterdam 

3:32 AM
Farnaby, Giles (c.1563-1640) arr. E. Howarth
Fancies, toyes and dreames, arr. for brass ensemble
Hungarian Brass Ensemble

3:38 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Concerto Grosso No.7 from Concerti Grossi Op.6
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen (conductor) 

3:52 AM
Satie, Erik (1866-1925)
Poudre d'or - waltz for piano
Ashley Wass (piano)

3:57 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No. 43 in E flat major "Mercury" 
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Balazs Kocsar (conductor) 

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

4:31 AM
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau (1829-1869)
Bamboula - danse des Nègres (Op.2) 
Donna Coleman (piano) 

4:41 AM
Puccini, Giacomo (1858 -1924)
I Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) for string quartet
Moyzes Quartet 

4:47 AM
Finzi, Gerald (1901-1956)
White-flowering days for chorus (Op.37)
BBC Singers, Bo Holten (conductor)

4:52 AM
Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770)
Trumpet Concerto in D major 
Stanko Arnold (trumpet), Slovenian Soloists, Marko Munih (conductor)

5:03 AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Polonaise for orchestra in E flat major
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ludovít Rajter (conductor)

5:09 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
French Suite No.5 in G major (BWV.816) 
Jevgeny Rivkin (piano)

5:26 AM
Goossens, Eugene (1893-1962)
Concertino for double string orchestra (Op.47) 
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor)

5:39 AM
Roman, Johan Helmich (1694-1758)
13 pieces from 'Drottningholmsmusiquen'
Concerto Köln

6:01 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Jeux - Poème Dansé 
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) 

6:19 AM
Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583-1643)
Partite cento sopra il Passachagli 
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord).

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