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Through the Night: 21/10/2012

21/10/2012

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 21/10/2012

NYO in Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet and Britten's Piano Concerto with Benjamin Grosvenor.

With Jonathan Swain. Including the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at the 2011 Proms in Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet and Britten's Piano Concerto, with Benjamin Grosvenor.

From the 2011 BBC Proms the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet, plus Benjamin Grosvenor joins them for Britten's Piano Concerto.

Presented by Jonathan Swain.

1:01 AM
Britten, Benjamin [1913-1976]
Concerto for piano and orchestra (Op.13)
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)

1:33 AM
Prokofiev, Sergey [1891-1953]
Romeo and Juliet (selection)
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)

2:31 AM
Sullivan (Sir Arthur, 1842-1900)
Suite from Tempest (Op.1) 
BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox (conductor) 

3:01 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827]
String Quartet in E minor Op.59 No.2 "Razumovsky"
Juilliard String Quartet 

3:35 AM
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594)
Missa in duplicibus minoribus II (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) for 5 voices
Maîtrise de Garçons de Colmar, Ensemble Giles Binchois, Ensemble Cantus Figuratus der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Dominique Vellard (director)

4:10 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Overture - Nabucco 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Alun Francis (conductor)

4:18 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Nocturne for piano No.1 in E flat minor (Op.33 No.1)
Livia Rev (piano)

4:27 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Havanaise
Vilmos Szabadi (violin), Marta Gulyas (piano)

4:35 AM
Geminiani, Francesco [1687-1762]
Concerto Grosso (Op.3 No.2) 
Europa Galante (ensemble), Fabio Biondi (director) 

4:44 AM
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
Song 'See, see, even Night herself is here' (Z.62/11) - from The Fairy Queen, Act II Scene 3
Nancy Argenta (soprano), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Monica Huggett (conductor)

4:50 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
String Quartet in D major (K.155) 
Australian String Quartet 

5:01 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Academic Festival Overture (Op.80) 
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry (conductor) 

5:11 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Preludes No.11 in B major; No.12 in G# minor; No.13 in F# major; No.14 in Eb minor; No.15 in Db major - from 24 Preludes (Op.28) 
Krzysztof Jablonski (piano) 

5:22 AM
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
5 Flower Songs
Camerata Chamber Choir, Michael Bojesen (conductor)

5:32 AM
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934)
Serenade for Strings (Op.20) in E minor
Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble, Plamen Djurov (conductor) 

5:43 AM
Doppler, Franz [1821-1883]
Fantaisie pastorale hongroise (Op.26) (version for flute & piano) 
Ivica Gabrisova -Encingerova (flute)

5:54 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Symphony No.26 in E flat major (K.184) 
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Franz-Paul Decker (conductor) 

6:05 AM
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788)
Quartet for flute, viola and continuo in D major (Wq.94/H.538) 
Les Adieux

6:21 AM
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872)
String Quartet No.2 in F major (1837-40)
Camerata Quartet

6:39 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Three Psalms (Op.78)
Chamber Choir AVE, Andraz Hauptman (conductor).

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