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Through the Night: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Through the Night: Danish National Symphony Orchestra: Episode 1

Episode 1

Danish National Symphony Orchestra

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Episode 1

Presented by Jonathan Swain. Including Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky cantata.

Presented by Jonathan Swain. Including Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky cantata, marking the 75th anniversary year of Eisenstein's film.

Sound of Cinema. In the 75th Anniversary year of Eisenstein's film "Alexander Nevsky" - Prokofiev's cantata performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Hans Graf. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

1:01 AM
Rachmaninov, Sergey [1873-1943]
Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 3 (Op.30) in D minor
Marianna Shirinyan (piano), Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Hans Graf (conductor).

1:45 AM
Prokofiev, Sergei [1891-1953]
Alexander Nevsky - cantata for contralto, chorus and orchestra (Op.78)
Nadia Serdiuk (mezzo-soprano), Danish National Choir, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Hans Graf (conductor).

2:26 AM
Nørgård, Per (b.1932)
Pastorale for string trio (from the film 'Babette's Feast')
Trio Aristos: Szymon Krzeszowiec (violin), Alexander Øllgaard (viola), Jakob Kullberg (cello)

2:33 AM
Nielsen, Carl [1865-1931]
Pan and Syrinx Overture (FS.87) (Op.49)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)

2:42 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Marienlieder (Op.22)
Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman (conductor)

3:01 AM
Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847)
Allegro moderato (Op.8 No.1) (1840)
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

3:07 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847]
Symphony No.3 in A minor (Op.56), "Scottish"
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Vytautas Lukocius (conductor)

3:45 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Jesu, meine Freude - motet (BWV.227)
Orchestra and Choir of Latvian Radio, Aivars Kalejas (organ), Sigvards Klava (conductor)

4:07 AM
Jurjans, Andrejs (1856-1922)
Beggar's Dance - from Latvian Dances
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Leonids Vigners (conductor)

4:10 AM
Rossini, Gioachino [1792-1868]
Overture to La gazza ladra
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Günter Pichler (conductor)

4:21 AM
Stravinsky, Igor [1882-1971]
The Firebird - excerpts arr Guido Agosti
Daniil Trifonov (piano).

4:33 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Il Pastor Fido, ballet music
English Baroque Solists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

4:44 AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
V prirode (In Nature's Realm) (Op.91)
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

5:01 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), orch. Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951)
Chorale Prelude (BWV.654)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor)

5:09 AM
Strauss, Johann jr. (1825-1899), arr. Schoenberg
Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South)
Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (conductor)

5:18 AM
Elgar, Edward [1857-1934]
In the south (Alassio) - overture (Op.50)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlavek (conductor)

5:40 AM
Demersseman, Jules August (1833-1866)
Italian Concerto in F major (Op.82 No.6)
Kristina Vaculova (flute) (b.1984 Czech Rep), Inna Aslamasova (piano)

5:52 AM
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Petites voix
Maîtrise de Radio France, Denis Dupays (director)

5:58 AM
Couperin, François (1668-1733)
La françoise, Suite from 'Les Nations'
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director)

6:11 AM
Haydn, (Franz) Joseph [1732-1809]
Symphony no. 73 (H.1.73) in D major "La Chasse"
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Pavle Despalj (conductor)

6:33 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) [text Friedrich Schiller]
Der Alpenjäger (D.588b Op.37 No.2)
Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

6:39 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Am Fluße (D.160) (By the river)
Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

6:41 AM
Williams, Grace (1906-1977)
Sea Sketches (1944)
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Roy Goodman (conductor).

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