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Through the Night: Francesco Piemontesi plays Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy and Ligeti

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27/08/2015

Francesco Piemontesi plays Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy and Ligeti

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Francesco Piemontesi plays Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy and Ligeti

Jonathan Swain introduces a recital by pianist Francesco Piemontesi.

Jonathan Swain introduces a recital given by pianist Francesco Piemontesi, including works by Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy and Ligeti.

Jonathan Swain introduces a recital by pianist Francesco Piemontesi, recorded at Chopin Manor, Duszniki Zdrój in Poland last year.

12:31 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Preludes - books 1 & 2 (selection) 
Francesco Piemontesi (Piano)

12:52 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827)
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major Op.109
Francesco Piemontesi (Piano)

1:11 AM
Ligeti, Gyorgy (1923-2006)
Studies for piano (selection) 
Francesco Piemontesi (Piano)

1:18 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Piano Sonata in C minor D.958 
Francesco Piemontesi (Piano)

1:49 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
La fille aux cheveux de lin (Preludes book 1 no.8) 
Francesco Piemontesi (Piano)

1:52 AM
Gershwin, George (1898-1937),Wild, Earl (1915-2010)
Embraceable You 
Francesco Piemontesi (Piano)

1:55 AM
Gershwin, George (1898-1937)
Piano Concerto in F major 
Ronald Brautigam (Piano), Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Richard Dufallo (Conductor)

2:31 AM
Penderecki, Krzysztof (b. 1933)
Credo 
Iwona Hossa (soprano); Ewa Vesin (soprano); Agnieszka Rehlis (mezzo-soprano); Rafal Bartminski (tenor); Nikolay Didenko (bass); Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus; Grand Theatre National Opera Chorus; Warsaw Boys' Chorus; Sinfonia Varsovia; Valery Gergiev (conductor)

3:16 AM
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872)
String Quartet No.2 in F major (1837-1840) 
Camerata Quartet

3:34 AM
Pokorny, Frantisek Xaver ((1729-1794))
Concerto for Horn, Timpani and Strings in D major 
Radek Baborak (Horn), Prague Chamber Orchestra, Antonin Hradil (Conductor)

3:50 AM
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Les Chemins de l'amour (valse chante for voice and piano) 
Asta Kriksciunaite (Soprano), Audrone Kisieliute (Piano)

3:54 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Etude in D flat (Op.52 No.6) (Etude en forme de valse) 
Stefan Lindgren (Piano)

4:01 AM
Sorkocevic, Luka (1734-1789)
Sinfonie in D major 
Salzburger Hofmusik, Wolfgang Brunner (Organ), Wolfgang Brunner (Director)

4:08 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque arr. for flute, harp, viola & piano (orig. for piano solo) 
Eolina Quartet

4:13 AM
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Sonatina, Romance and Menuet - from Six petites pieces faciles (Op.3 Nos.1, 2 and 3) 
Antra Viksne (Piano), Normunds Viksne (Piano)

4:21 AM
Zarebski, Juliusz (1854-1885)
Polonaise triomphale in A major, Op.11
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pawel Przytocki (Conductor)

4:31 AM
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904)
Legend in C major (Molto maestoso) (Op.59 No.4) orchestrated by the composer 
Bratislava Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Robl (Conductor)

4:37 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) arr. Nancy Allen
Arabesque No.2
Mojca Zlobko (Harp)

4:41 AM
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
Prelude to Act 1 from 'Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg' 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (Conductor)

4:52 AM
Rossi, Salomone (c.1570-c.1630)
Cor mio, deh non languire (for soprano, alto, 2 tenors, baritone and lute)
Ensemble Daedalus, Roberto Festa (Conductor)

4:56 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Oboe Sonata (Op.166) in D major 
Roger Cole (Oboe), Linda Lee Thomas (Piano)

5:08 AM
Avison, Charles (1709-1770)
Concerto Grosso No.4 in A minor (after Domenico Scarlatti)
Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon (Director)

5:21 AM
Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835)
Vanne o rosa fortunata (Go fortunate rose) - arietta for voice and piano 
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor), Miguel Zanetti (Piano)

5:23 AM
Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835)
Bella Nice, che d'amore - arietta for voice and piano 
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor), Miguel Zanetti (Piano)

5:27 AM
Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von (1739-1799)
Concerto for keyboard and strings in A major (1779) 
Linda Nicholson (Fortepiano), Florilegium Collinda

5:45 AM
Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782)
Quintet in E flat for flute, oboe, violin, viola and double bass (Op.11 no 4)
Les Ambassadeurs

6:01 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Ma mere l'oye - ballet 
Orchestre National de France, Hans Graf (Conductor).

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