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Through the Night: Stenhammar

Through the Night: Stenhammar: Episode 2

Episode 2

Stenhammar

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Stenhammar, Episode 2

Jonathan Swain's selection includes Stenhammar's String Quartets Nos 5 and 6.

Jonathan Swain's selection includes Stenhammar's String Quartets Nos 5 and 6 and Brahms's Piano Concerto, featuring soloist Ronald Brautigam.

Two startling string quartets, Nos 5 and 6, by Swede Wilhelm Stenhammar and Brahms's Second Piano Concerto is in the hands of Ronald Brautigam. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

12:31 AM
Stenhammar, Wilhelm [1871-1927]
Quartet for strings no. 5 (Op.29) in C major "Serenade"

12:51 AM
Stenhammar, Wilhelm [1871-1927]
Quartet for strings no. 6 (Op.35) in D minor
Stenhammar Quartet

1:17 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op.83 (Allegro non troppo; Allegro appassionato; Andante; Allegretto grazioso)
Ronald Brautigam (piano), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Bernhard Klee (conductor)

2:05 AM
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896)
Libera me for choir, three trombones and organ
Radio France Chorus, Denis Comtet (organ), Donald Palumbo (conductor)

2:12 AM
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)
Little suite for string orchestra (Op.1) in A minor
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

2:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827]
Symphony no.2 (Op.36) in D major
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

3:03 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Variations in E major on a German National Air (op.posth)
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

3:11 AM
Swider, Józef (b. 1930)
Piesn - from 10 Songs to Lyrics by Polish Poets
Polish Radio Choir, Wlodzimierz Siedlik (conductor)

3:19 AM
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788)
Concerto for flute and strings in G major (Wq.169)
Robert Aitken (flute), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

3:44 AM
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
Serenade to Music
Bette Cosar (soprano), Delia Wallis (mezzo-soprano), Edd Wright (tenor), Gary Dahl (bass), Alexander Skwortsow (violin), Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bruce Pullan (conductor)

3:58 AM
Hammerschmidt, Andreas (1611/12-1675)
Suite in G minor/G major for gambas - from the collection 'Ester Fleiß'
Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall (director)

4:08 AM
Debussy, Claude [1862-1918]
Iberia - from Images for Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

4:31 AM
Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899)
Waltz: An der schönen, blauen Donau (Op.314)
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

4:41 AM
Schubert, Franz [1797-1828]
Auf dem Flusse - No.7 from Winterreise (song-cycle) (D.911)
Michael Schopper (bass), Andreas Staier (pianoforte)

4:45 AM
Schenck, Johann (1660-c.1712)
Sonata in F sharp minor, Op.9, No.3 (L'Echo du Danube 1706)
Berliner Konzert: Hartwig Groth (viola da gamba), Christoph Lehmann (harpsichord)

5:02 AM
Smetana, Bedrich (1824-1884)
Vltava (Moldau) - from 'Ma Vlast'
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox (conductor)

5:15 AM
Henderson, Ruth Watson (b. 1932) [Text Winston Harrison]
The River - for SATB and piano (in memory of John Ford)
The Elmer Iseler Singers, Claire Preston (piano), Lydia Adams (conductor)

5:19 AM
Boeck, August de (1865-1937)
De kleine Rijnkoning (1906) - suite for symphonic orchestra after the opera De Rijndwegern arr. by Frits Cells
Vlaams Radio Orkest , Marc Soustrot (conductor)

5:45 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Smutna rzeka (Sad River) op. 74/3
Hana Blaziková (soprano), Wojciech Switala (piano)

5:49 AM
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934)
The Severn Suite (Op.87)
Royal Academy of Music Brass Soloists

6:05 AM
Stainov, Petko (1896-1977)
The Secret of the Struma River
Gusla Men's Choir, Vassil Stefanov (conductor)

6:13 AM
Kuula, Toivo (1883-1918)
Virta Venhetta vie ('Rivers Gentle Flow Carry The Boat') (Op.37 No.1)
Eero Heinonen (piano)

6:17 AM
Kirnberger, Johann Philipp (1721-1783)
Cantata 'An den Flüssen Babylons'
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor, Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, Detlef Bratschke (conductor), Johannes Happel (bass).

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Jonathan Swain's selections includes works composed and played by Wilhelm Stenhammar

Jonathan Swain's selections includes works composed and played by Swedish musician Wilhelm Stenhammar

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