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Through the Night: Britten and His Contemporaries

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29/03/2015

Britten and His Contemporaries

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Camerata Ireland and their director Barry Douglas celebrate Britten and his contemporaries

Jonathan Swain's selection includes a concert from the 2013 Proms, with Camerata Ireland and their director Barry Douglas celebrating Britten and his contemporaries.

BBC Proms 2013: Camerata Ireland and their director Barry Douglas celebrate Britten and his contemporaries. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

2:01 AM
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
Young Apollo Op.16 for piano, string quartet & string orchestra 
Camerata Ireland, Barry Douglas (piano/director) 


2:09 AM
Berkeley, Lennox (1903-1989)
Serenade Op.12 for string orchestra 
Camerata Ireland, Barry Douglas (conductor) 


2:23 AM
Rainier, Priaulx (1903-1986)
Movement for strings 
Camerata Ireland, Barry Douglas (conductor) 


2:31 AM
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge Op.10 for string orchestra 
Camerata Ireland, Barry Douglas (conductor) 


3:01 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor (Op.37) 
Christian Zacharias (piano), Académie Beethoven, Jean Caeyers (conductor) 


3:35 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Piano Quartet in E flat major (Op.47) 
Alexander Melnikov (piano), Leopold String Trio 


4:03 AM
Gorczycki, Grzegorz Gerwazy [c.1665-1734]
Nunc dimittis
Olga Pasiecznik (soprano), Piotr Lykowski (countertenor), Wojciech Parchem (tenor), Miroslaw Borczynski (bass), Sine Nomine Chamber Choir, Concerto Polacco, Marek Toporowski (director)


4:07 AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Slavonic dance (Op.46 No.2) (B.171) in E minor
Ivan Peev (violin); Violeta Popova (piano)


4:11 AM
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788)
Flute Sonata in G major (Wq.133/H.564), 'Hamburger Sonata' 
Wilbert Hazelzet (flute), Andreas Staier (fortepiano)


4:19 AM
Fasch, Johann Friedrich (1688-1758)
Lute Concerto in D minor 
Konrad Junghänel (lute), Music Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel (director) 


4:34 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Melody for violin and piano (Op.42)
Hyun-Mi Kim (violin), Seung-Hye Choi (piano) 


4:38 AM
Bersa, Blagoje (1873-1934)
Idila (Op.25b) (1902)
Croatian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mladen Tarbuk (conductor) 


4:45 AM
Josquin des Prez (c.1450/5-1521)
Chanson: Ma bouche rit
Banchieri Singers, Dénes Szabó (conductor) 


4:50 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Introduction and rondo capriccioso for violin and orchestra (Op.28)
Moshe Hammer (violin), Winnepeg Symphony Orchestra, Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)


5:01 AM
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934) ed. Eric Fenby
La Calinda - concert version for orchestra from 'Koanga' 
BBC Concert Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 


5:05 AM
Strauss, Richard [1864-1949]
5 Songs 
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Gary Matthewman (piano) 


5:21 AM
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787)
Symphony in A major Op,10 No.6 
La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (conductor)


5:33 AM
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
Sonata No.9 for 2 violins and continuo in F major (Z.810) 'Golden' (1697) 
Simon Standage (violin), Ensemble Il Tempo: Agata Sapiecha (violin and artistic director), Lilianna Stawarz (harpsichord), Marcin Zalewski (viol da gamba), 


5:41 AM
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)
Il Tramonto - poemetto lirico 
Andrea Trebnik (soprano), Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen & Ruggero Allifranchini (violins), Hsin-Yun Haeng (viola), Yeesun Kim (cello) 


5:56 AM
Geminiani, Francesco (1687-1762)
Concerto Grosso No.3 in B minor 
Concertino: Barbara Jane Gilbey, Peter Edwards (violins) Sue-Ellen Paulsen (cello), Geoffrey Lancaster (harpsichord), Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players


6:04 AM
Rózycki, Ludomir (1884-1953)
Symphonic Poem: Mona Lisa Gioconda (Op.31) 
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wojciech Czepiel (conductor) 


6:15 AM
Schubert, Franz [1797-1828]
4 Impromptus D.899, Op.90 for piano 
Sebastian Knauer (piano) 


6:39 AM
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Grand Motet 'Deus judicium tuum regi da' (Psalm 71) for 5 voices, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings and continuo 
Veronika Winter (soprano), Andrea Stenzel (soprano), Patrick von Goethem (alto), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Ekkehard Abele (bass), Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor).

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