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Through the Night: Igor Levit Recital

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02/08/2014

Igor Levit Recital

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Igor Levit Recital

A selection of music including Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata, with soloist Igor Levit.

A selection of music including Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata, featuring soloist Igor Levit.

Igor Levit performs Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata.

1:01 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Capriccio in B flat major BWV.992 for keyboard 
Igor Levit (piano) 

1:12 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827]
for piano no. 29 (Op.106) in B flat major "Hammerklavier" 
Igor Levit (piano) 

1:56 AM
Debussy, Claude [1862-1918]
Hommage à Rameau; No.2 from Images (Set 1) 
Igor Levit (piano) 

2:05 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), orch. Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951)
Prelude and Fugue in E flat (BWV.552), (orchestrated 1928)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor)

2:22 AM
Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897]
25 variations and fugue on a theme by G.F. Handel for piano (Op.24)
Shai Wosner (piano) 

2:49 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Fantasy and fugue for piano in C major, (K.394) 
Wolfgang Brunner (fortepiano) 

3:01 AM
Schumann, Robert [1810-1856]
Symphony No.1 in B flat major (Op.38) 'Spring' 
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry (conductor) 

3:32 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
4 Songs for women's voices, 2 horns and harp (Op.17) 
Danish National Radio Choir, Leif Lind and Per McClelland Jacobsen (horns), Catriona Yeats (harp), Stefan Parkman (conductor) 

3:47 AM
Dauvergne, Antoine (1713-1797)
Ballet music from 'Les Troqueurs' 
Capella Coloniensis, William Christie (harpsichord and conductor)

4:03 AM
Haydn, (Johann) Michael (1737-1806)
Cantata: Lauft, ihr Hirten allzugleich (Run ye shepherds, to the light) for 4 voices, strings and bc 
Salzburger Hofmusik

4:12 AM
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945)
For Children - Book 1 (excerpts)
Martá Fábián and Agnes Szakaly (cimbaloms)

4:17 AM
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Capriccio - after Finale of cantata 'Le Bal masqué' vers. for 2 pianos 
Wyneke Jordans (piano), Leo van Doselaar (piano) 

4:22 AM
Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953)
Symphony No.1 in D major (Op.25), 'Classical' 
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Michel Tabachnik (conductor) 

4:37 AM
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)
Serenata in vano for clarinet, horn, bassoon, cello and double bass (FS.68) 
Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Jonathan Williams (horn), Per Hannisdahl (bassoon), Øystein Sonstad (cello), Katrine Øigaard (double bass) 

4:45 AM
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
The Ruler of the spirits - overture (Op.27) 
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 

4:51 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Concerto no. 1 in D major K.412 for horn and orchestra 
Premysl Vojta (horn), Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor) 

5:01 AM
Hutschenruyter, Wouter [1796-1878]
Ouverture voor Groot Orkest 
Dutch National Youth Wind Orchestra, Jan Cober (conductor) 

5:10 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Caro nome' - Gilda's aria from Act I, scene ii of Rigoletto 
Inesa Galante (soprano), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aleksandrs Vilumanis (conductor) 

5:15 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849], arranged Lyadov
Nocturne in G minor (Op.15, No.3) arranged for 2 pianos 
Dina Yoffe & Daniel Vaiman (pianos) 

5:20 AM
Lyadov, Anatoly Konstantinovich [1855-1914]
The Enchanted Lake (Op.62) 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitaenko (conductor) 

5:28 AM
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)
Ancient airs and dances for lute - suite No.3 for strings 
I Cameristi Italiani 

5:47 AM
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
Séjour de l'éternelle paix from Castor et Pollux (Castor's aria, Act 4 Scene 5)
Anders J Dahlin (tenor), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 

5:52 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Concerto for piano and orchestra no.23 (K.488) in A major 
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen (conductor) 

6:18 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Trio sonata in G minor Op.2, No.5 
Musica Alta Ripa

6:29 AM
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) text: Wesendonck, Mathilde (1828-1902)
Wesendonck-Lieder for voice and orchestra 
Jane Eaglen (soprano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena (conductor) 

6:51 AM
Fritsch, Balthasar (1570/80-after 1608)
Paduan and 2 Galliards - from Primitiae musicales, Frankfurt/Main 1606
Hortus Musicus, Andres Mustonen.

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