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Through the Night: British Symphonies: Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 3

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26/02/2015

British Symphonies: Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 3

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John Shea presents music by Butterworth and Vaughan Williams performed at the 2014 Proms.

John Shea presents a programme of music from the 2014 BBC Proms, with music by Butterworth and Vaughan Williams's Third Symphony.

British Symphonies: John Shea presents a programme of Butterworth and Vaughan Williams's Third Symphony from the 2014 BBC Proms.

12:31 AM
Stephan, Rudi [1887-1915]
Music for orchestra 
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor) 

12:48 AM
Kelly, Frederick Septimus [1881-1916]
Elegy (in memoriam Rupert Brooke) for strings 
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor) 

12:59 AM
Butterworth, George [1885-1916]
6 Songs from 'A Shropshire lad', arr. for voice and orchestra 
Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor) 

1:15 AM
Vaughan Williams, Ralph [1872-1958]
Pastoral symphony (Symphony no.3) 
Allan Clayton (tenor), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor) 

1:55 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Kinderszenen for piano (Op.15) 
Havard Gimse (piano) 

2:15 AM
Naumann, Johann Gottlieb (1741-1801)
Harpsichord Concerto in B flat major (C.1137) 
Gerald Hambitzer (harpsichord), Concerto Köln

2:31 AM
Schumann, Robert [1810-1856]
Piano Trio No.1 in D minor (Op.63) 
ATOS Trio 

3:05 AM
La Rue, Pierre de (c.1460-1518)
Missa Sancto Job (complete)
Orlando Consort (voices only)

3:40 AM
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Trio No.8 from Essercizii Musici, for Recorder, Harpsichord obligato, and continuo 
Camerata Köln 

3:49 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847]
Prelude and Fugue No.1 in E minor (Op.35)
Shura Cherkassky (piano) 

3:58 AM
Spohr, Louis (1784-1859)
Fantasy, Theme and Variations on a theme of Danzi in B minor (Op.81)
László Horvath (clarinet), New Budapest String Quartet

4:07 AM
Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921)
Dream Pantomime - from Hansel and Gretel
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor)

4:16 AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli (S.162)
Janina Fialkowska (piano)

4:25 AM
Anonymous, attrib. Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) or Bach, Johann Christoph (1642-1703)
Ich lasse dich nicht - motet for double chorus & continuo 
Cantus Cölln , Konrad Junghänel (director) 

4:31 AM
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872)
Overture to Halka (Original version) 
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor) 

4:39 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Sonata in A major 
Blagoj Angelovski (trumpet), Velin Iliev (organ) 

4:49 AM
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896)
Ave Maria; Christus factus est; Locus iste (motets)
The Sokkelund Choir, Morten Schuldt Jensen (conductor)

5:02 AM
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich (1840-1893)
Capriccio Italien (Op. 45) 
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrej Boreyko (conductor) 

5:17 AM
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943) 
Romance and Waltz 
The Dutch Pianists' Quartet - Niek de Vente, Marian Bolt, Corien van den Berg and Robert Nasveld (2 pianos 8 hands) 

5:24 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Nulla in mundo pax sincera for soprano and orchestra (RV.630) 
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director) (Encore)

5:31 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Quintet in E flat major for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (K.452) 
Anton Kuerti (piano), James Mason (oboe), James Campbell (clarinet), James McKay (bassoon), James Somerville (horn)

5:55 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Notturno (D.897) for piano and strings in E flat major 
Vadim Repin (violin), Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) 

6:05 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Op.61) - incidental music 
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schonwandt (conductor).

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