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Through the Night: BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo

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25/02/2015

BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo

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Performances from the BBC SO of Sibelius and Elgar, with violinist Lisa Batiashvili.

John Shea's selection of music includes performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra of Sibelius and Elgar, featuring violinist Lisa Batiashvili.

John Shea presents performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra of Sibelius and Elgar with violinist Lisa Batiashvili.

12:31 AM
Elgar, Edward [1857-1934]
In the south (Alassio) - overture (Op.50) 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek (conductor) 

12:52 AM
Sibelius, Jean [1865-1957]
Concerto in D minor Op.47 for violin and orchestra; 
Lisa Batiashvili (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) 

1:26 AM
Tsintsadze, Sulkhan [1925-1991]
Miniatures for string quartet; 3. Shepherd's Dance 
Lisa Batiashvili (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) 

1:29 AM
Elgar, Edward [1857-1934]
Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') Op.36 for orchestra 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) 

2:02 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Quartet for strings in B flat major (K.458), 'Hunt' 
Virtuoso String Quartet - Ho-Young Pi & Sang-Eun Bae (violins), Sang-Un Cho (viola), Sang-Min Park (cello)

2:31 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 2 (Op.21) in F minor; 
Nelson Goerner (piano), National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor) 

3:04 AM
Górecki, Henryk Mikolaj (1933-2010) 
Miserere (Op.44)
Danish National Radio Choir, Jesper Grove Jorgensen (conductor)

3:38 AM
Ziani, Pietro Andrea (c.1616-1684)
Sonata XI in G minor for 2 violins & 2 violas
Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel (conductor) 

3:47 AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Two Slavonic Dances (Op.46) - No. 8 In G Minor: Presto & No.3 In A flat Major: Poco Allegro 
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Arvid Engegard (conductor) 

3:56 AM
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937)
20 Mazurkas for piano (Op. 50); no. 1 in E major; no 2; no. 13
Ashley Wass (piano) 

4:05 AM
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
Song 'See, see, even Night herself is here' (Z.62/11) - from The Fairy Queen, Act II Scene 3
Nancy Argenta (soprano), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Monica Huggett (guest conductor) 

4:10 AM
Grandjany, Marcel (1891-1975) 
Rhapsodie pour la harpe (Op.10) (1921)
Rita Costanzi (harp) 

4:20 AM
Svendsen, Johann (1840-1911)
Festival Polonaise - for orchestra (Op.12) 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Philippe Jordan (conductor) 

4:31 AM
Alpaerts, Flor (1876-1954) 
Romanza for Violin and Orchestra (1928)
Guido De Neve (violin), Vlaams Radio Orkest , Michel Tabachnik (conductor)

4:37 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Nulla in mundo pax sincera for soprano and orchestra (RV.630) 
Marita Kvarving Solberg (soprano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ketil Haugsand (conductor) 

4:44 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
2 Elegiac melodies for string orchestra (Op.34) (arrangement of Songs Op.33 Nos.2 and 3: No.1 - Den Saerde (The wounded heart) ; No.2 - Varen (Spring) )
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

4:53 AM
Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847)
Songs Without Words (Op.6) (1846) 
Sylviane Deferne (piano) 

5:04 AM
Marcello, Alessandro [1669-1747]
Concerto in D minor for oboe and strings 
Maja Kojc (oboe), Slovenian Radio Television Symphony Orchestra, Pavle Despalj (conductor)

5:15 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
6 Quartets for chorus and piano (Op.112) 
Danish National Radio Choir, Bengt Forsberg (piano), Stefan Parkman (conductor) 

5:27 AM
Wolf, Hugo (1860-1903)
Intermezzo for string quartet in E flat major (1886)
Ljubljana String Quartet 

5:38 AM
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)
Antiche Arie e Danze - Suite no.3 (1932) 
Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Igor Kuljeric (conductor) 

5:57 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
16 German Dances (D.783) 
Ralf Gothoni (piano)

6:09 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Suite for Orchestra No.3 in D major (BWV.1068) 
La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor).

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