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Through the Night: Great British Symphonies: Tippett's Symphony No 4

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06/03/2015

Great British Symphonies: Tippett's Symphony No 4

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Great British Symphonies: Tippett's Symphony No 4

John Shea's selection includes ballet music by Bax and Tippett's Fourth Symphony.

Great British Symphonies - Ballet music by Bax and Tippett's 4th Symphony. With John Shea.

12:31 AM
Bax, Arnold [1883-1953-
The truth about Russian Dancers, ballet on a play by JM Barrie 
Capella of Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor) 

1:06 AM
Tippett, Michael [1905-1998]
Symphony No.4 (in one movement) 
Capella of Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor) 

1:42 AM
Bax, Arnold [1883-1953-
Irish Landscape No.2 of 3 pieces for small orchestra (1928) 
Alexander Rozhdestvensky (violin) ,Capella of Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor) 

1:52 AM
Elgar, Edward [1857-1934]
Pomp and circumstance marches (Op.39), no.1 in D major 
Capella of Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor) 

1:58 AM
Stravinsky, Igor [1882-1971]
Petrushka (1947 version) 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) 

2:31 AM
Biber [?], Heinrich Ignaz Franz (1644-1704)
Harmonia Romana (Ms.Kremsier 1669) 
Musica Aeterna Bratislava, Peter Zajícek (director) 

2:44 AM
Marais, Marin (1656-1725)
Deuxième Suite de Pieces en Trio in G minor (1692) 
La Petite Bande 

3:07 AM
Roussel, Albert (1869-1937)
Piano Trio in E flat major, Op.2 (1902) 
Tale Olsson (violin), Johanna Sjunnesson (cello), Mats Jansson (piano)

3:36 AM
Gounod, Charles [1818-1893]
Waltz from 'Faust' 
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Børge Wagner (conductor)

3:42 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
4 Mazurkas for piano (Op.33) 
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) 

3:53 AM
Marie, Gabriel (1852-1928) (arr.C.Arnold)
La Cinquantaine (Golden Wedding)
Moshe Hammer (violin), Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (cello), William Tritt (piano) 

3:56 AM
Bolcom, William Elden [1938-]
The Graceful Ghost - from 3 Ghost Rags (1970)
Donna Coleman (piano) 

4:02 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV.118 "O Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht"' 
Concerto Vocale Ghent (Orchestra and Choir), Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) 

4:11 AM
Järnefelt, Armas (1869-1958)
Berceuse (Lullaby)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ilpo Mansnerus (conductor)

4:15 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Adagio in E major (K.261)
James Ehnes (violin/director); Mozart Anniversary Orchestra

4:24 AM
Kunzen, Friedrich (1761-1817)
Overture to the opera 'Erik Ejegod'
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Peter Marschik (conductor)

4:31 AM
Elgar, Edward (1857-1934)
Serenade for string orchestra (Op.20) in E minor 
BBC Concert Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 

4:43 AM
Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)
Intermezzo - from Manon Lescaut 
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor) 

4:49 AM
Gossec, Francois-Joseph [1734-1829]
Quartet in A major (Op.15/6) 
Apollon Musagete Quartet 

4:59 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) [Text: Peter Pindar]
Der Sturm - chorus for SATB choir and orchestra (H.24a.8) 
Netherlands Radio Choir and Chamber Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor) 

5:09 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Sonatine 
Aldo Ciccolini (piano) 

5:22 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric [1685-1759]
Radamisto - overture; 'Cara sposa' - aria from Rinaldo 
Delphine Galou (contralto), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 

5:35 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Concerto for piano and orchestra no.17 (K.453) in G major 
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen (conductor) 

6:04 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Ruy Blas - overture (Op.95) 
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Hiroyuki Iwaki (conductor) 

6:12 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Suite for cello solo, No.1 in G major (BWV.1007) 
Maxim Rysanov (viola).

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