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Through the Night: Les Ambassadeurs

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16/10/2014

Les Ambassadeurs

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Les Ambassadeurs

Jonathan Swain presents Bach performed by Les Ambassadeurs directed by Alexis Kossenko.

Jonathan Swain's selection includes Bach performed by Les Ambassadeurs under director Alexis Kossenko.

Jonathan Swain presents Bach performed by Les Ambassadeurs directed by Alexis Kossenko.

12:31 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata no. 209 BWV.209 'Non sa che sia dolore' (Sinfonia) 
Alexis Kossenko (flute), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


12:37 AM
Bach, JS
Cantata no. 74 BWV.74: 'Kommt! eilet' (aria) 
Anders Dahlin (tenor), Zefira Valova (violin), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


12:42 AM
Bach, JS
Cantata no. 182 BWV.182 (Himmelskonig, sei willkommen): Sonata 
Zefira Valova (violin), Alexis Kossenko (recorder), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


12:45 AM
Bach, JS
Cantata no. 175 BWV.175: Aria, 'Komm, leite mich' 
Maria Sanner (contralto), Alexis Kossenko (recorder), Anne Freitag (recorder), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


12:49 AM
Bach, JS
Cantata no. 81 BWV.81 'Jesus schlaft, was soll ich hoffen': 'Herr! Warum trittest du', (recitative)'Die schaumenden Welle' (aria) 
Anders Dahlin (tenor), Zefira Valova (violin), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


12:54 AM
Bach, JS
Cantata no. 196 BWV.196 'Der Herr denket an uns': (Sinfonia) 
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


12:56 AM
Bach, JS
Cantata no. 33 BWV.33 'Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ': 'Wie furchtsam' (aria) 
Maria Sanner (contralto), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


1:09 AM
Bach, JS
Cantata no. 97 BWV.97 'In allen meinen Taten': 'Ich traue seiner Gnaden' (aria) 
Anders Dahlin (tenor), Zefira Valova (violin), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


1:15 AM
Bach, JS
Cantata no. 164 BWV.164: 'Nur durch Lieb' (aria) 
Maria Sanner (contralto), Alexis Kossenko (flute), Anne Freitag (flute), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


1:19 AM
Bach, JS
Concerto in D minor for violin and orchestra BWV.1052R 
Zefira Valova (violin), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


1:41 AM
Bach, JS
Cantata no. 114 BWV.114 'Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost': 'Wo wird in diesem Jammertale' (aria) 
Anders Dahlin (tenor), Alexis Kossenko (flute), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


1:52 AM
Bach, JS
Cantata no. 134 BWV.134: 'Wir danken und preisen' (duet) 
Anders Dahlin (tenor), Maria Sanner (contralto), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 


1:58 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
String Octet (Op.20) in E flat major 
Yoshiko Arai & Ik-Hwan Bae (violins), Yuko Inoue (viola), Christoph Richter (cello), Vogler Quartet 


2:31 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Op.61) ? incidental music 
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)


2:55 AM
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat major
Markus Maskuniitty (horn), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Junichi Hirokami (conductor)


3:16 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
La Cathédrale engloutie - from Préludes Book 1 
Philippe Cassard (piano) 


3:22 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Symphony No.8 in F major (Op.93) 
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Arvid Engegaard (conductor) 


3:47 AM
Buck, Ole (b. 1945) [text by Keats]
Two Faery Songs (1997): 'O shed no tear'; 'Ah! Woe is me!' 
Danish National Radio Choir, Kaare Hansen (conductor) 


3:54 AM
Scarlatti, Domenico [1685-1757]
Sonata in D major (K.96)
Andreas Staier (harpsichord) 


3:59 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Barcarolle for piano (Op.60) in F sharp major
Ronald Brautigam (piano - Erard Grand of 1842)


4:08 AM
Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676)
Sonata à 8
Concerto Palatino 


4:13 AM
Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Elegie (Op.23) arr. for piano trio
Aronowitz Ensemble 


4:20 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
(Großes) Te Deum in C major (Hob XXIIIc:2) 
Netherlands Radio Choir and Chamber Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor), recorded on 7 April 1989 at NCRV Studio II, Hilversum


4:31 AM
Byrd, William (c.1543-1623) arr. Elgar Howarth
The Earle of Oxford's March (MB.28 No.93) 
Tallinn Brass, Tarmo Leinatamm (conductor) 


4:34 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Mazurka No.4 in B minor - from Mazurkas for piano (Op.33) 
Ossip Gabrilowitsch (piano) 


4:40 AM
Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792)
Sinfonie in E flat
Concerto Koln


5:01 AM
Gabrieli, Andrea (1532/3-1585)
Sento un rumor (madrigal à 8)
Chorus of Swiss-Italian Radio, Theatrum Instrumentorum, Stefano Innocenti (conductor)


5:06 AM
Dvorak, Antonin [1841-1904]
Piano Quintet No 2 in A, Op 81 
Janine Jansen (violin), Anders Nilsson (violin), Julian Rachlin (viola), Torleif Theden (cello), Itamar Golan (piano) 


5:45 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Pavane pour une infante défunte 
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)


5:52 AM
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
Romance for viola and piano
Steven Dann (viola), Bruce Vogt (piano)


5:59 AM
Tallis, Thomas (c.1505-1585)
Spem in Alium, for 40 voices
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 


6:08 AM
Sibelius, Jean [1865-1957]
Symphony no. 7 (Op.105) in C major 
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor).

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