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Through the Night: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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07/10/2014

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

John Shea's selection includes a programme of Brahms and Schumann from the 2013 Proms.

John Shea's selection includes a programme of Brahms and Schumann performed at the 2013 Proms. Marin Alsop conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

John Shea presents a programme of Brahms and Schumann from the 2013 BBC Proms with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment conducted by Marin Alsop.

12:31 AM
Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897]
Tragic overture Op.81 
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Marin Alsop (conductor) 


12:44 AM
Schumann, Robert [1810-1856]
Symphony no. 4 in D minor Op.120 
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Marin Alsop (conductor) 


1:13 AM
Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897]
Ein Deutsches requiem Op.45 
Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Henk Neven (baritone), Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Marin Alsop (conductor) 


2:17 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Sonata for flute and keyboard (BWV.1032) in A major 
Sharon Bezaly (flute), Terence Charlston (harpsichord) 


2:31 AM
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)
Quartet for Strings no.2 in F minor (op.5) 
Paizo Quartet (Denmark)


3:00 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
12 Studies Op.10 for piano 
Lukas Geniusas (piano) 


3:31 AM
Rathaus, Karol (1895-1954)
Prelude and Gigue in A major for orchestra (Op.44) 
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Joel Stuben (conductor) 


3:40 AM
Wieniawski, Henryk (1835-1880)
Légende, for violin & piano (Op.17) 
Slawomir Tomasik (violin), Izabela Tomasik (piano) 


3:48 AM
Schubert, Franz [1797-1828]
3 Lieder 
Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano), Love Derwinger (piano)


3:57 AM
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943)
2 pieces for cello & piano, Op.2 
Monika Leskovar (cello), Ivana Svarc-Grenda (piano) 


4:06 AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Slavonic Dance in G minor (Op.46 No.8), orch. composer 
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor)


4:11 AM
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757)
Sonata in G major (K.104) 
Virginia Black (harpsichord)


4:17 AM
Anon (arr. Goff Richards)
Bailèro 
Phoenix Chamber Choir, Ramona Luengen (conductor) 


4:20 AM
Tartini, Giuseppe (1692-1770)
Symphony in A major 
I Cameristi Italiani 


4:31 AM
Wagner, Richard [1813-1883]
Prelude to Act 1 ? from 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg' 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek (conductor) 


4:41 AM
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)
Le Festin d'Esope (Op.39 no.12 in E minor, from '12 studies' Op.39) (1857) 
Johan Ullén (piano)


4:51 AM
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621)
O Domine Jesu Christe
Netherlands Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble of three sackbutts and tenor shawm, Paul van Nevel (conductor)


4:58 AM
Torelli, Giuseppe [1658-1725]
Sonata in D for Trumpet, Strings and Basso Continuo 
Sebastien Philpott (trumpet), European Union Baroque Orchestra, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor) 


5:06 AM
Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848)
Sinfonia for wind instruments in G minor
Bratislavska Komorna Harmonia


5:13 AM
Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911)
Romance arr. for violin and choir (orig. for violin and orchestra) 
Borisas Traubas (violin), Polifonija (Lithuanian State Chamber Choir), Sigitas Vaiciulionis (conductor)


5:22 AM
Anon.
Middle Ages Suite 
Bolette Roed (recorder), Alpha


5:31 AM
Debussy, Claude [1862-1918]
Images - set 1 for piano 
Daniil Trifonov (piano)


5:46 AM
Vanhal, Johann Baptist (1739-1813)
Symphony in A minor 
Capella Coloniensis, Hans-Martin Linde (conductor)


6:04 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Concerto for violin and orchestra no. 3 (K.216) in G major 
James Ehnes (violin/director), Mozart Anniversary Orchestra.

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