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Through the Night: Russian Music from Catherine II to Alexander I

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06/04/2015

Russian Music from Catherine II to Alexander I

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Russian Music from Catherine II to Alexander I

John Shea's selection includes a concert given at the 2013 Herne Early Music Days festival

John Shea's selection includes a concert given at the 2013 Herne Early Music Days, featuring music from St Petersburg and Moscow from the eras of Catherine II to Alexander I.

John Shea presents a concert of music from St Petersburg and Moscow, from the eras of Catherine II to Alexander I.

12:31 AM
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Grande Symphonie à l'occasion du couronnement de L'Empéreur Alexandre I 
Pratum Integrum, Pavel Serbin (conductor) 

12:52 AM
Bortnyansky, Dmitri [1751-1825]
Overture to 'Le Faucon' (The Falcon) 
Pratum Integrum, Pavel Serbin (conductor) 

12:58 AM
Bortnyansky, Dmitri [1751-1825]
D'una misera famiglia, Antigone's aria from 'Creonte' 
Anna Gorbachyova (soprano), Pratum Integrum, Pavel Serbin (conductor) 

1:04 AM
Bortnyansky, Dmitri [1751-1825]
Attendez-vous dans le monde, Sanchette's aria from 'Le Fils rival ou La Moderne' 
Anna Gorbachyova (soprano), Pratum Integrum, Pavel Serbin (conductor) 

1:08 AM
Bortnyansky, Dmitri [1751-1825]
Tu vedrai che virtù non spaventa, Aretea's aria from 'Alcide' 
Anna Gorbachyova (soprano), Pratum Integrum, Pavel Serbin (conductor) 

1:12 AM
Fomin, Evstignei [1761-1800]
Overture to the melodrama 'Orfej' 
Pratum Integrum, Pavel Serbin (conductor) 

1:21 AM
Hässler, Johann Wilhelm [1747-1822]
Grand Concert in G major op. 50 
Olga Martynova (fortepiano), Pratum Integrum, Pavel Serbin (conductor) 

1:45 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Fantasy in C minor (K.396)
Juho Pohjonen (piano)

1:53 AM
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788)
Magnificat in D major (Wq.215) 
Linda Ovrebo (soprano), Anna Einarsson (alto), Anders J.Dahlin (tenor), Johannes Mannov (bass), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Oslo Chamber Choir, Alessandro de Marchi (conductor) 

2:31 AM
Messiaen, Olivier [1908-1992]
Quatuor pour la fin du temps for clarinet, piano, violin and cello
Kaja Danczowska (violin), Edgar Moreau (cello), Michel Lethiec (clarinet), Yeol Eum Son (piano); 

3:20 AM
Schlegel, Leander (1844-1913)
Sonata for piano and violin (Op.34) (1910) 
Candida Thompson (violin), David Kuyken (piano) 

3:42 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto for strings and continuo in G major 'Al Rustica' (RV.151) 
I Cameristi Italiani 

3:47 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924), arr. Casals, Pablo (1876-1973)
Apres un reve (Op.7'1) arr. for cello & piano 
Andreas Brantelid (cello) & Bengt Forsberg (piano) 

3:51 AM
Gibbons, Orlando (1583-1625)
What is our life? - for 5 voices 
BBC Singers, Bo Holten (director) 

3:55 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Petite suite for piano duet 
Anna Klas, Bruno Lukk (pianos) 

4:08 AM
Bodinus, Sebastian (c.1700-1760)
Trio in G major for oboe and 2 bassoons 
Hildebrand'sche Hoboïsten Compagnie - Renate Hildebrand, Nils Ferber, Annkathrin Brüggemann (oboes), George Corall (oboe/taille) 

4:17 AM
de Godzinsky, Franciszek (François) (1878-1954)
Valse orientale 
Arto Satukangas (piano)

4:23 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975)
Festive Overture (Op.96)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor) 

4:31 AM
Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676)
Lauda Jerusalem (Psalm 147) - for 2 choirs (concert & ripieno) & instruments
Concerto Palatino 

4:41 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Concerto Grosso in B flat major (Op.3 No.1)
Elar Kuiv (violin), Olev Ainomae (oboe), Estonian Radio Chamber Orchestra, Paul Mägi (conductor)

4:51 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) arr. Duncan Craig
Romance in F (Op. 50) arr. Craig for viola and piano
Gyözö Máté (viola), Balázs Szokolay (piano) 

4:59 AM
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981)
Adagio for Strings (Op.11) 
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Richard Dufallo (conductor) 

5:10 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E flat major (BWV. 998)
Konrad Junghänel (lute) 

5:24 AM
Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852-1924)
Fantasia and Toccata in D minor
David Drury (William Hill and Son organ of Sydney town Hall, Australia)

5:36 AM
Franck, Cesar [1822-1890]
Sonata for violin and piano (M.8) in A major 
Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) 

6:03 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Litaniae Lauretanae (K.195) 
Dita Paegle (soprano), Antra Bigaca (mezzo-soprano), Martins Klisans (tenor), Janis Markovs (bass), Choir of Latvian Radio, Riga Chamber Players, Sigvards Klava (conductor).

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