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Through the Night: Amore Siciliano

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19/08/2015

Amore Siciliano

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Amore Siciliano

Jonathan Swain introduces Italian madrigals performed by Cappella Mediterranea.

With Jonathan Swain. Cappella Mediterranea perform 16th-century southern Italian madrigals compiled into a melodrama by the group's director, Leonardo Garcia Alarcon.

Jonathan Swain introduces 16th-century madrigals from southern Italy performed by Cappella Mediterranea compiled into a melodrama by the group's director, Leonardo Garcia Alarcon.

12:32 AM
Alarcon, Leonardo Garcia (arranger)
Amore siciliano - Prologue and Act 1 
Mariana Flores - soprano (Donna Isabella);
Francesca Aspromonte - soprano (Cecilia);
Raffaele Pé - countertenor (Santino);
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro - tenor (Don Lidio); 
Matteo Bellotto - bass (Giuseppe, aka Peppino) 
Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo Garcia Alarcon (director)

1:14 AM
Alarcon, Leonardo Garcia (arranger)
Amore siciliano - Act 2 

1:51 AM
Anonymous Italian
U Ciucciu, canzona calabrese 
Francesca Aspromonte - soprano (Cecilia);
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro - tenor (Don Lidio); 
Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo Garcia Alarcon (director)

1:54 AM
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)
Ancient airs and dances for lute - Suite No. 3 for strings
I Cameristi Italiani 

2:13 AM
Buxtehude, Dietrich (1637-1707)
Prelude and Fugue in G minor
Mario Penzar (on the organ from 1649, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lepoglava) 

2:22 AM
Castello, Dario (fl.1621-1629)
Sonata XII, a due soprani e trombone
Musica Fiata Köln 

2:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Violin Concerto in D major (Op.61)
Nikolaj Znaider (violin), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) 

3:15 AM
Medtner, Nikolai [1879-1951]
3 Fairy Tales 
Daniil Trifonov (piano) 

3:23 AM
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)
Aria: Non piu mesta from 'La Cenerentola' Act II 
Tuva Semmingsen (soprano: Angelina), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Michel Tabachnik (conductor) 

3:27 AM
Janácek, Leos (1854-1928)
Pohádka for cello and piano 
Elizabeth Dolin (cello), Francine Kay (piano)

3:39 AM
Anonymous Italian
Tarantella
Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo Garcia Alarcon (director)

3:42 AM
Suppé, Franz von (1819-1895)
Overture from Die Leichte Kavallerie (Light cavalry) - operetta
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Marko Munih (conductor)

3:50 AM
Leclair, Jean-Marie (1697-1764)
Badinage & Chaconne from Deuxième Récréation de musique d'une exécution facile (for 2 flutes/violins and continuo, Op.8)
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director)

3:59 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (Op.129) 
Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Martin Fröst (clarinet) 

4:11 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Holberg Suite (Op.40) 
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen (conductor) 

4:31 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric [1685-1759]
Concerto grosso in A minor Op.6 no.4 (HWV 322) 
Accademia Bizantina, Stefano Montanari (violin and leader) 

4:43 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849)
Waltz for piano (Op.18) in E flat major 'Grande valse brillante'
Zoltán Kocsis (piano)

4:48 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Pelleas et Melisande - suite (Op.80) 
BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) 

5:05 AM
Tubin, Eduard (1905-1982)
Ave Maria
Estonian National Male Choir, Andres Paas (organ), Ants Soots (director)

5:10 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) / Gounod, Charles (1818-1893)
Meditation sur la première prélude de Bach (Ave Maria) arr. for cello & harp
Kyung-Ok Park (cello), Myung-Ja Kwun (harp)

5:16 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.22 in E flat, 'The Philosopher'
Amsterdam Bach Soloists

5:31 AM
Anonymous Italian
La canzone di Cecilia 
Francesca Aspromonte (soprano), Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo Garcia Alarcon (director) 

5:38 AM
Benjamin, Arthur (1893-1960)
Overture to an Italian Comedy
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Post (conductor)

5:45 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Trio for piano and strings No.3 in C minor (Op.101) 
Tamas Major (violin), Peter Szabo (cello), Zoltán Kocsis (piano)

6:03 AM
Gershwin, George (1898-1937)
Catfish Row - Symphonic Suite from Porgy and Bess
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Boris Brott (conductor).

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