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Through the Night: The Spirit of Schubert

Through the Night: The Spirit of Schubert: Episode 4: Schubert and Vienna

Schubert and Vienna

Episode 4

Episode 4: Schubert and Vienna

The Spirit of Schubert

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, The Spirit of Schubert, Schubert and Vienna

John Shea with a selection of Schubert songs inspired by Viennese theatre and opera.

John Shea with a selection of Schubert songs inspired by his experience of Viennese theatre and opera. Plus the opera Sakontala performed by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.

John Shea continues BBC Radio 3's celebration of The Spirit of Schubert with performances of songs inspired by his experience of Viennese theatre and opera. Plus the unfinished opera Sakontala - Schubert left just sketches for Acts 1 and 2, but Danish composer Karl Aage Rasmussen has reconstructed the work as we'll hear in this performance by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.

12:31AM
Sakontala (D.701) 
Simone Nold - Sakontala (soprano), Donát Havár - Duschmanta (tenor), Martin Snell - Kanna (Bass), Konrad Jarnot - Madhawia (bass), Stephen Loges - Durwasas (bass), Kammerchor Stuttgart, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Frieder Bernius (conductor)

1.58AM
Song Selection: songs inspired by Viennese opera and theatre

Das Madchen (Blanka) (D.631)
Arleen Auger (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Daphne am Bach (D.411)
Arleen Auger (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Lambertine (D.301)
Arleen Auger (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Thekla [eine Geisterstimme] (D.595) [2nd setting]
Arleen Auger (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

La Pastorella al prato (D.528)
Arleen Auger (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Der Gute Hirt (D.449)
Arleen Auger (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

2.18AM
4 Canzonen (D.688)
Arleen Auger (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

2.29AM
Valses sentimentales for piano (D.779)
No's 1-17 
Giampaolo Muntoni (piano)

2.42AM
Some songs for mens voices from 1821

Im Gegenwartigen Vergangenes (D.710)

Fruhlingsgesang [vers. 2](D.740) 

Geist der Liebe (Der Abend schleiert) [2nd version]
Markus Schäfer (tenor), Marcus Ullmann (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (bass), Marcus Schmidl (bass), Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano)

2.58AM
D.375 Der Tod Oskars (D.375)
Christoph Pregardien (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)

3.15AM
From Die Burgschaft (D.435)
Aria "Muss ich fuhlen"
Aria "Diese Gnade dank' ich dir"
Aria "Ob er wohl wiederkehrt"
Aria "O Gotter! O, Dank euch!"
Aria "O gottliche Ruhe!"
Oliver Widmer (baritone), Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Jan Schultsz (conductor)

Aria "Welche Nacht hab'ich erlebt"
Elly Ameling (sop), Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor)

Chorus No.13: Rauberlied
Arnold Schoenberg Choir

3.41AM
Song Selection: secular choral works 

Ein jugendlicher Maienschwung (D.61)
Arnold Schoenberg Choir

Thronend auf erhabnem Sitz (D.62)
Arnold Schoenberg Choir

Majestätsche Sonnenrosse (D.64)
Arnold Schoenberg Choir

Frisch atmet des Morgens lebendiger Hauch (D.67)
Arnold Schoenberg Choir

3.49AM
Namensfeier (D.294)
Elisabeth Flechl (soprano), Franz Leitner (tenor), Hiroyuki Ijichi (bass), Wiener Concert-Verein, Arnold Schoenberg Choir 

3.55AM
34 Valses sentimentales for piano (D.779) No's 18-34
Giampaolo Muntoni (piano)

4.08AM
Songs for an 1822 Schubertiad

Versunken (Sunken) (D.715 )
Christoph Pregardien (tenor) Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

Mahomets Gesang (D.721) [2nd setting]
Michael George (bass) Graham Johnson (piano)

Johanna Sebus (D.728)
John Mark Ainsley (ten), Graham Johnson (piano)

Mignon I (Heiss mich nicht reden) (D.726)
Christine Schäfer (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano)

Ihr Grab (D.736)
Maarten Koningsberger (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano)

4.21AM

Sei mir gegrusst (D.741)
Elly Ameling (soprano), Dalton Baldwin (piano)

Die Liebe hat gelogen (D.751)
Elly Ameling (soprano), Dalton Baldwin (piano)

Schatzgrabers Begehr (D.761)
Robert Holl (bass), Rudolf Jansen (piano)

Am Flusse - 2nd setting (D.766)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)

4.35AM
Mass no. 1 (D.105) in F major

5.32AM
Song Selection: songs from 1816-1817

Die Vier Weltalter (D.391)
Thomas Allen (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano)

Lebensmelodien (D.395)
Matthias Goerne (baritone) Graham Johnson (pian)

Die Verfehlte Stunde (D.409)
Christine Schäfer (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano)

Grablied auf einen Soldaten (D.454)
Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano)

Romanze (In der Vater Hallen ruhte) (D.144)
Christoph Pregardien (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano)

Stimme der Liebe (Meine Selinde) (D.412)
Christoph Pregardien (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano)

5.51AM

Lied in der Abwesenheit (Ach, mir ist das Herz so schwer) (D.416)
Lucia Popp (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano)

Die Liebesgotter (D.446)
Christoph Pregardien (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano)

D.363 An Chloen (Die Munterkeit ist meinen Wangen) (D.363)
Christoph Pregardien (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano)

Lied eines Kindes (D.596)
Edith Mathis (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano)

Trost (Nimmer lange weil ich hier) (D.523)
Edith Mathis (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano)

6.01AM
Symphony no. 5 (D.485) in B flat major 
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Istvan Kertesz (conductor).

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