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Through the Night: Choral Works: Whitacre, Tavener, Sandstrom

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01/06/2015

Choral Works: Whitacre, Tavener, Sandstrom

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Catriona Young presents a concert given by the Swedish Radio Chorus.

Catriona Young's selection includes the Swedish Radio Chorus singing works by Eric Whitacre, John Tavener and Jan Sandstrom among others.

The Swedish Radio Chorus sing works by Eric Whitacre, John Tavener and Jan Sandström, among others. Catriona Young presents.

12:31 AM
Whitacre, Eric (b.1970)
Lux aurumque 
Swedish Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra (conductor) 

12:35 AM
Tavener, John (1944-2013)
Song for Athene for chorus
Swedish Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra (conductor) 

12:42 AM
Palmér, Catharina (b.1963)
Min fackla, lys ... (My Torch, Shine ...) 
Swedish Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra (conductor) 

12:47 AM
Gjeilo, Ola (b.1978)
Northern Lights 
Swedish Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra (conductor) 

12:52 AM
Gjeilo, Ola (b.1978)
The Spheres, from 'Sunrise Mass' 
Swedish Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra (conductor) 

12:58 AM
Palmér, Catharina (b.1963)
Kissrain, Watersleep 
Swedish Radio Chorus, Mats Nilsson (percussion), Lars Gärd (percussion), Peter Dijkstra (conductor) 

1:08 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937), arr. Nilsson, Mats
Excerpts from Valses nobles et sentimentales, arr. percussion 
Mats Nilsson (percussion), Lars Gärd (percussion) 

1:17 AM
Sandström, Jan (b.1954)
O magnum mysterium
Swedish Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra (conductor) 

1:25 AM
Sandström, Jan (b.1954)
Calculat Deus (world premiere) 
Swedish Radio Chorus, Mats Nilsson (percussion), Lars Gärd (percussion), Peter Dijkstra (conductor) 

1:32 AM
Ligeti, Gyorgy (1923-2006)
Lux aeterna for chorus 
Swedish Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra (conductor) 

1:42 AM
Norgard, Per (b. 1932)
Wie ein Kind: 'Wilgen Lied'; 'Frühlings-Lied'; 'Trauermarsch mit einem Unglücksfall' 
Danish National Radio Choir, Kaare Hansen (conductor) 

1:55 AM
Strauss, Richard [1864-1949]
Also sprach Zarathustra (Op.30) 
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) 

2:31 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Symphony No.9 in C major 'The Great' (D.944) 
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Paul McCreesh (conductor) 

3:32 AM
Verdelot, Philippe (c.1485-c.1532)
Italia Mia
Banchieri Singers, Denes Szabo (conductor) 

3:37 AM
Hammerschmidt, Andreas (1611/12-1675)
Suite in G minor/G major for winds - from the collection 'Ester Fleiß' 
Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall (director) 

3:51 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Ch'io mi scordi di te...? Non temer, amato bene (K.505) (concert aria) 
Andrea Rost (soprano), Zoltán Kocsis (piano), Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra 

4:02 AM
Byrd, William (c.1543-1623)
Goodnight Ground for keyboard (MB.27.42) in C major 
Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord)

4:11 AM
Improvisation
Improvisation on 'Guardame las vacas'
Ensemble Labyrinto - Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba, direction), Giorgio Paronuzzi (harpsichord, organ), Thomas Boysen (lute, guitar), Andrea de Carlo (violin), Håkan Stene (percussion) 

4:14 AM
Paderewski, Ignacy Jan [1860-1941]
Menuet celebre in G major (Op.14 No.1) "à l'antique" 
Kyung-Sook Lee (piano)

4:19 AM
Stoyanov, Vesselin (1902-1969)
Rhapsody (1956)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vassil Stefanov (conductor)

4:31 AM
Förster, Kaspar (1616-1673)
Sonata a 7 
Musica Fiata, Roland Wilson (director) 

4:36 AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Scherzo and March (S.177)
Jeno Jandó (piano)

4:49 AM
Prokofiev, Sergei [1891-1953]
The Love for three oranges Op.33b (Scherzo and March), arr. for accordion
Bjarke Mogensen (accordion) 

4:53 AM
Carissimi, Giacomo (1605-1674)
Dixit Dominus for 5 voices & basso continuo 
Capella Regia Musicalis, Robert Hugo (organ/director) 

5:08 AM
Vitols, Jazeps (1863-1948) 
Romance
Valdis Zarins (violin), Ieva Zarina (piano)

5:15 AM
Diepenbrock, Alphons (1862-1921)
Puisque l'aube grandit (song)
Christa Pfeiler (mezzo-soprano), Rudolf Jansen (piano)

5:22 AM
Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista (1710-1736)
Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in B flat 
Andrea Keller (violin), Concerto Köln

5:35 AM
Stravinsky, Igor [1882-1971]
The Firebird - excerpts arr Guido Agosti 
Daniil Trifonov (piano) 

5:47 AM
Raitio, Väinö (1891-1945)
Joutsenet (Swans) (Op.15) (1919) 
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu (conductor) 

5:56 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Symphony No.5 in E flat major, Op.82 
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor).

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