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Through the Night: Vivaldi's Four Seasons

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03/09/2014

Vivaldi's Four Seasons

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Jonathan Swain's selection includes Il Pempio Armonico performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Il Pempio Armonico perform Vivaldi's Four Seasons, presented by Jonathan Swain.

12:31 AM
Dall'Abaco, Evaristo Felice [1675-1742]
Concerto a piu istrumenti in F major Op.6'3 
Il Tempio Armonico 


12:38 AM
Dall'Abaco, Evaristo Felice [1675-1742]
Concerto a piu istrumenti in C major Op.6'10 
Il Tempio Armonico 


12:45 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio [1678-1741]
The Four Seasons - Spring 
Davide Monti (violin), Il Tempio Armonico 


12:55 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio [1678-1741]
The Four Seasons - Summer 
Davide Monti (violin), Il Tempio Armonico 


1:06 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio [1678-1741]
The Four Seasons - Autumn 
Davide Monti (violin), Il Tempio Armonico 


1:17 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio [1678-1741]
The Four Seasons - Winter 
Davide Monti (violin), Il Tempio Armonico 


1:26 AM
Albinoni, Tomaso [1671-1750]
Adagio from Sonata (Sinfonia) a 5 no. 2 in C major Op.2'3 
Il Tempio Armonico 


1:30 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich [1840-1893]
The Seasons Op.37b for piano 
Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)


2:12 AM
Schoeck, Othmar (1886-1957)
Sommernacht (Summer Night) - pastoral intermezzo for string orchestra (Op.58)
Camerata Bern 


2:24 AM
Delius, Frederick [1862-1934]
To be sung of a summer night on the water for chorus (RT.4.5) 
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier (conductor)


2:31 AM
Stenhammar, Wilhelm (1871-1927)
String Quartet No.4 in A minor (Op.25) 
Yggdrasil String Quartet 


3:06 AM
Méhul, Etienne-Nicolas (1763-1817)
Symphony No.1 in G minor 
Cappella Coloniensis, Bruno Weil (director)


3:33 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Aria with variations from Piano Suite No.5 in E major (HWV.430) "The harmonious blacksmith"
Marián Pivka (piano)


3:39 AM
Rosenmüller, Johann (c.1619-1684)
Beatus vir qui timet Dominum
Johanna Koslowsky (soprano), David Cordier (countertenor), Wilfried Jochens (tenor), Stephan Schreckenberger (bass), Carsten Lohff (organ), Cantus Köln, Konrad Junghänel (conductor and lute)


3:53 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Overture (Sinfonia) from L' Isola disabitata ? azione teatrale in 2 acts (H.28.9) 
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Rolf Gupta (conductor) 


4:01 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Sonata for violin and continuo in E minor (BWV.1023) 
Andrew Manze (violin), Andreas Staier (harpsichord), Øyvind Gimse (cello) 


4:14 AM
Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Elegy (Op.23) arr. for piano trio 
Trio Lorenz 


4:21 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Ruy Blas - overture (Op.95) 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek (conductor) 


4:31 AM
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934)
Serenade for Strings (Op.20) in E minor 
Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble, Plamen Djourov (conductor) 


4:42 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Sonata for piano (H.16.34) in E minor 
Niklas Sivelöv (piano) 


4:54 AM
Dinev, Petar [1889-1980]
Dostoyno est (It is Truly Meet), in the 5th mode after Joan Ohridski
Holy Trinity Choir , Plovdiv, Vessela Geleva (conductor)


4:59 AM
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908)
Svetliy prazdnik (Russian Easter festival) - overture (Op.36)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 


5:15 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) [text Georg Christian Lehms]
Cantata No.170 'Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust' ('Contented rest, beloved inner joy') (BWV.170) 
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (conductor) 


5:36 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Polonaise-fantasy for piano (Op.61) in A flat major 
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) 


5:50 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Variations on a theme by Haydn (Op.56a) vers. for orchestra "St Antoni Chorale" 
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Marek Janowski (conductor) 


6:07 AM
Reutter, Johann Georg (1708-1772)
Ecce quomodo moritur justus
Capella Nova Graz, Otto Kargl (conductor)


6:14 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Il Pastor Fido, ballet music 
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)


6:25 AM
Debussy, Claude [1862-1918]
Jardins sous la pluie (Estampes) for piano 
Leonora Armellini (piano).

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