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Through the Night: Proms 2013: Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony

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29/09/2015

Proms 2013: Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony

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With Jonathan Swain. Including Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony from the 2013 Proms.

Jonathan Swain's selection includes Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony in a performance given at the 2013 Proms.

Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony from the 2013 BBC Proms, with Sakari Oramo conducting the BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

12:31 AM
Anderson, Julian [b.1967]
Harmony, for Chorus and orchestra 
BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) 

12:37 AM
Britten, Benjamin [1913 - 1975]
4 Sea interludes (Op.33a) 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) 

12:55 AM
Vaughan Williams, Ralph [1872 - 1958]; Whitman, Walt [1819 - 1892] Texts 
A Sea Symphony for soloists, chorus and orchestra (Symphony no.1) 
Sally Matthews (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC Proms Youth Choir, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) 

2:04 AM
Bridge, Frank (1879-1941)
The Sea - suite for orchestra 
BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) 

2:26 AM
Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852-1924)
The Haven - from 8 Partsongs (Op.127 No.4)
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 

2:31 AM
Lindblad, Adolf Fredik (1801-1878)
String Quartet No.6 in E flat major 
Örebro String Quartet: Pei Pei Zhu (violin) Hans Elvkull (violin) Linn Löwengren Elvkull (viola) Mats Levin (cello) 

2:57 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.94 in G major, 'Surprise' 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Philippe Entremont (conductor) 

3:20 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Partita No. 1 in B flat major BWV.825 for keyboard 
Zhang Zuo (piano) 

3:33 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Rondo concertante for violin and orchestra (K.269) in B flat major
James Ehnes (violin/director), Mozart Anniversary Orchestra

3:41 AM
Bartok, Bela [1881-1945]
Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs 
Male Choir of the Hungarian Army, Béla Podor (conductor)

3:46 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Variations in D on a Theme of Moore for 4 hands 
Dina Yoffe and Daniel Vaiman (piano) 

3:54 AM
Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809]; German libretto by Baron von Swieten (1733-1803)
Die Schöpfung (The Creation) (H.21.2) Part 3 - Nos. 29 & 30
Isa Katharina Gericke (soprano) Eve; Jochen Kupfer (baritone) Adam; Oslo Chamber Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Christopher Bell (conductor) 

4:07 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric [1685-1759]
Lascia la spina, from Il Trionfo del tempo e del disinganno 
Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, Giovanni Antonini (conductor) 

4:15 AM
Murcia, Santiago de [1682-1740]
2 pieces from "Codex de Saldívar" 
Xavier Diaz-Latorre (performing on the Guitarra dels Lleons - The Lion Guitar c.1700)

4:24 AM
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)
Overture - Candide 
BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba (conductor) 

4:31 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (17-56-1791)
Don Giovanni (K. 527) - overture 
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling (conductor) 

4:37 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Concerto in the Italian style for keyboard (BWV.971) in F major 
Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) 

4:50 AM
Gesualdo, Carlo (c1561-1613)
Ave dulcissima Maria for 5 voices 
Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

4:57 AM
Converse, Frederick [1871-1940]
Song of the Sea: tone poem after Whitman
BBC Concert Orchestra, Keith Lockhart (conductor) 

5:11 AM
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1945)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra (Op.43) 
Stephen Hough (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) 

5:36 AM
Paganini, Niccolò (1782-1840)
Polacca con variazioni
Viktor Pikajzen (violin), Evgenia Sejdelj (piano) 

5:41 AM
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872)
String Quartet No.2 in F major (1837-40)
Camerata Quartet: Wlodzimierz Prominski, Andrzej Kordykiewicz (violins), Piotr Reichert (viola), Roman Hoffman (cello) 

5:59 AM
Schutz, Heinrich [1585-1672]
Magnificat anima mea Dominum SWV.468
Kölner Kammerchor , Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann (conductor) 

6:10 AM
Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809]
Keyboard Sonata No.52 in E flat, Hob XVI/52 
Rudolf Buchbinder (piano).

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