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Through the Night: Bach Cantatas

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16/06/2015

Bach Cantatas

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With Jonathan Swain. Includes Bach performed by Les Ambassadeurs under Alexis Kossenko.

Jonathan Swain's selection includes Bach cantatas performed by Les Ambassadeurs directed by Alexis Kossenko.

Jonathan Swain presents Bach cantatas perfomed by Les Ambassadeurs directed by Alexis Kossenko.

12:31 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV 209 'Non sa che sia dolore': Sinfonia
[with Alexis Kossenko (flute)] 

12:37 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV 74 'Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten': 'Kommt! eilet' (aria) 
[with Anders Dahlin (tenor), Zefira Valova (violin)]

12:42 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV 182 'Himmelskönig, sei willkommen': Sonata 
[with Zefira Valova (violin), Alexis Kossenko (recorder)]

12:45 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV 175 'Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen': Aria, 'Komm, leite mich' 
[with Maria Sanner (contralto), Alexis Kossenko (recorder), Anne Freitag (recorder)]

12:49 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV 81 'Jesus schlaft, was soll ich hoffen': 'Herr! Warum trittest du' (recitative), 'Die schaumenden Welle' (aria) 
[with Anders Dahlin (tenor), Zefira Valova (violin)]

12:54 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV 196 'Der Herr denket an uns': Sinfonia 

12:56 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV 33 'Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ': 'Wie furchtsam' (aria) 
[with Maria Sanner (contralto)] 

1:09 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV.97 'In allen meinen Taten': 'Ich traue seiner Gnaden' (aria) 
[with Anders Dahlin (tenor), Zefira Valova (violin)]

1:15 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV 164 'Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet': 'Nur durch Lieb' (aria) 
[with Maria Sanner (contralto), Alexis Kossenko (flute), Anne Freitag (flute)]

1:19 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Concerto in D minor for violin and orchestra BWV 1052R 
[with Zefira Valova (violin)]

1:41 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV 114 'Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost': 'Wo wird in diesem Jammertale' (aria) 
[with Anders Dahlin (tenor), Alexis Kossenko (flute)]

1:52 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV.134 'Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß': 'Wir danken und preisen' (duet) 
[with Anders Dahlin (tenor), Maria Sanner (contralto)]
Les Ambassadeurs directed by Alexis Kossenko

1:58 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
String Octet (Op 20) in E flat major 
Yoshiko Arai & Ik-Hwan Bae (violins), Yuko Inoue (viola), Christoph Richter (cello), Vogler Quartet 

2:31 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Op 61) - incidental music 
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)

2:55 AM
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat major
Markus Maskuniitty (horn), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Junichi Hirokami (conductor)

3:16 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
La Cathédrale engloutie - from Préludes Book 1 
Philippe Cassard (piano) 

3:22 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Symphony No.8 in F major (Op 93) 
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Arvid Engegaard (conductor) 

3:47 AM
Buck, Ole (b. 1945) [text by Keats]
Two Faery Songs (1997): 'O shed no tear'; 'Ah! Woe is me!' 
Danish National Radio Choir, Kaare Hansen (conductor) 

3:54 AM
Scarlatti, Domenico [1685-1757]
Sonata in D major (K96)
Andreas Staier (harpsichord) 

3:59 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Barcarolle for piano (Op 60) in F sharp major
Ronald Brautigam (piano - Erard Grand of 1842)

4:08 AM
Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676)
Sonata à 8
Concerto Palatino 

4:13 AM
Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Elegie (Op 23) arr. for piano trio
Aronowitz Ensemble 

4:20 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
(Großes) Te Deum in C major (Hob XXIIIc:2) 
Netherlands Radio Choir and Chamber Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marba (conductor)

4:31 AM
Byrd, William (c.1543-1623) arr. Elgar Howarth
The Earle of Oxford's March (MB 28 no.93) 
Tallinn Brass, Tarmo Leinatamm (conductor) 

4:34 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Mazurka No.4 in B minor - from Mazurkas for piano (Op 33) 
Ossip Gabrilowitsch (piano) 

4:40 AM
Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792)
Sinfonie in E flat
Concerto Koln

5:01 AM
Gabrieli, Andrea (1532/3-1585)
Sento un rumor (madrigal à 8)
Chorus of Swiss-Italian Radio, Theatrum Instrumentorum, Stefano Innocenti (conductor)

5:06 AM
Dvorak, Antonin [1841-1904]
Piano Quintet No 2 in A, Op 81 
Janine Jansen (violin), Anders Nilsson (violin), Julian Rachlin (viola), Torleif Theden (cello), Itamar Golan (piano) 

5:45 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Pavane pour une infante défunte 
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)

5:52 AM
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
Romance for viola and piano
Steven Dann (viola), Bruce Vogt (piano)

5:59 AM
Tallis, Thomas (c.1505-1585)
Spem in alium, for 40 voices
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 

6:08 AM
Sibelius, Jean [1865-1957]
Symphony No.7 (Op 105) in C major 
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor).

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