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Through the Night: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Through the Night: Danish National Symphony Orchestra: Episode 2

Episode 2

Danish National Symphony Orchestra

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Episode 2

Including the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Debussy, Nielsen and Tchaikovsky.

Jonathan Swain presents the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in music by Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Nielsen, Schierbeck and Holmboe.

Danish National Symphony Orchestra weekend - programme 2/2 . Jonathan Swain Presents. 

1:01 AM
Debussy, Claude [1862-1918]; arranged for orchestra by Hans Abrahamsen (b.1951)
Children's Corner 
Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)

1:19 AM
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich [1840-1893]
Violin Concerto in D major (Op.35) 
Sayaka Shoji (violin), Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)

1:55 AM
Nielsen, Carl [1865-1931]
Symphony No.3 (Op.27) "Sinfonia espansiva" 
Erlend Tyrmi (tenor); Ina Kringelbotn (soprano), Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)

2:31 AM
Schierbeck, Poul (1888-1949)
Largo for string orchestra (Op.33)
The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Borge Wagner (conductor)

2:35 AM
Holmboe, Vagn [1909-1996]
Symphony No.7 (Op.50) 
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nikolai Malko (conductor)

3:01 AM
Peeters, Flor [1903-1986]
Missa Festiva - for mixed choir and organ (Op.62)
Flemish Radio Choir, Vic Nees (director), Peter Pieters (organ)

3:28 AM
Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911)
Octet for strings (Op.3) in A major 
Atle Sponberg (Violin), Joakim Svenheden (Violin), Aida-Carmen Soanea (Viola), Adrian Brendel (Cello), Vertavo String Quartet

4:05 AM
Dvorak, Antonin [1841-1904]
Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72 no.2
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

4:12 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Wiosna (Spring) op. 74/2
Hana Blaziková (soprano), Wojciech Switala (piano) 

4:14 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Zyczenie (A Young Gir's Wish) op. 74/1
Hana Blaziková (soprano), Wojciech Switala (piano) 

4:16 AM
Dowland, John (1563-1626)
Thou mighty God; When David's life; When the poore criple for 4 voices - from A Pilgrim's Solace (London, 1612)
Ars Nova, Bo Holten (director) (see 6510 for individual performers)

4:27 AM
Durante, Francesco (1684-1755)
Concerto no.8 in A major 'La Pazzia'
Concerto Köln

4:40 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Concerto fragment for horn and orchestra in E flat (K.370b)
James Sommerville (horn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

4:52 AM
Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792)
Overture from Olympie
Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (conductor)

5:01 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Overture from La Forza del Destino
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra , Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

5:09 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Ballade No.2 in F major (Op.38)
Anastasia Vorotnaya (piano)

5:17 AM
Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792)
Symphony in C major (VB.139)
Concerto Köln

5:30 AM
Krek, Uros (1922-2008)
Sonatina for Strings
The Slovenian Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra, Andrej Petrac (Artistic leader)

5:45 AM
Arriaga, Juan Crisóstomo de (1806-1826)
Stabat Mater
Grieg Academy Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

5:53 AM
Popper, David [1843-1913]
Concert Polonaise (Op.14)
Tomasz Daroch (cello), maria Daroch (piano)

6:00 AM
Bartók, Béla [1881-1945]
Romanian folk dances (Sz.68) orch. from Sz.56 (Orig. for piano)
Zagreb Soloists

6:07 AM
Wagner, Richard [1813-1883]
Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Arvid Engegård (conductor)

6:18 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Cantata no.4 (BWV.4) 'Christ lag in Todesbanden' 
Balthasar Neumann-Chor, Pythagoras-Ensemble, Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor)

6:36 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Sonata for Piano Trio in E major (H.XV:28) 
Kungsbacka Trio

6:52 AM
Scarlatti, Domenico [1685-1757]
Sonata in G (Kk.91) (arranged for mandolin and harpsichord) 
Avi Avital (mandolin), Shalev Ad-El (harpsichord).

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Jonathan Swain presents performances given by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra

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