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Through the Night: Proms 2015: Shostakovich's Symphony No 7

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21/05/2016

Proms 2015: Shostakovich's Symphony No 7

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John Shea presents a performance from the 2015 Proms of Shostakovich's Symphony No 7.

John Shea presents a performance from the 2015 Proms of Shostakovich's Symphony No 7 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Semyon Bychkov.

John Shea presents a performance from the 2015 BBC Proms of Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' symphony with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Semyon Bychkov.

1:01 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Concerto in E flat major for two pianos and orchestra, K.365 
Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor) 

1:25 AM
Glass, Philip (b.1937)
Four Movements for Two Pianos: 4th movement 
Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

1:31 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975)
Symphony No.7 in C major, Op.60 'Leningrad'
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

2:48 AM
Parry, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings [1848-1918]
Songs of farewell for mixed voices: no.6 Lord, let me know mine end 
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

3:01 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Suite for Solo Cello No.6 in D major (BWV.1012) 
Guy Fouquet (cello)

3:32 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Sonata for piano No.17 in D minor 'Tempest', Op.31/2 
Lana Genc (piano)

3:56 AM
Britten, Benjamin [1913-1976]
Early one morning - for voice and piano from Folksong arrangements - volume 5 (British Isles)
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Paul Turner (piano)

4:00 AM
Pez, Johann Christoph (1664-1716)
Passacaglia & Aria (presto) - from Concerto Pastorella in F major for 2 recorders, strings & continuo 
Carin van Heerden & Ales Rypan (recorders), L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg (director)

4:08 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Danse macabre (Op.40)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Kjell Seim (conductor)

4:17 AM
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Litanies à la Vierge Noire - arr. for female/children's voices, string orchestra and timpani 
Maîtrise de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, George Prêtre (conductor) 

4:27 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Intermezzo (Op.117 No.1) in E flat major "Schlummerlied"
Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) 

4:33 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Flute Quartet no.4 in A major (K.298) 
Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute), Frode Larsen (violin), Jon Sønstebø (viola), Emery Cardas (cello) 

4:45 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Don Carlos Act III, Scene II: Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa's aria 'Per me giunto'
Gaétan Laperrière (baritone): Rodrigo, Orchestre Symphonique de Trois Rivières, Gilles Bellemare (conductor)

4:55 AM
Scarlatti, Domenico [1685-1757]
Sonata in A major, Kk.208
Ilze Graubina (piano)

5:01 AM
Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich (1837-1910)
Overture on Russian Themes
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

5:10 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Trio Sonata in D minor (Op.1 No.12) 'La Folia' (1705) 
Florilegium Collinda

5:19 AM
Bach, Johann Michael (1648-1694)
Halt, was du hast
Cantus Cölln, Konrad Junghänel (director)

5:24 AM
York, Andrew (b.1958)
Sanzen-in 
Tornado Guitar Duo: Igor Tulincev (guitar), Sergei Kovtunov (guitar)

5:30 AM
Cirigliano, Juan Carlos (b.1939)
El sonido de la ciudad
Musica Camerata Montréal

5:43 AM
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)
Impressioni Brasiliane (Brazilian Impressions) (1928)
The West Australia Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)

6:03 AM
Ravel, Maurice [1875-1937]
Gaspard de la nuit
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) 

6:25 AM
Escher, Rudolf (1912-1980)
Le vrai visage de la paix (1953 revised 1957) - from 'Le vrai visage de la paix par Picasso et Eluard'
Netherlands Chamber Choir, Ed Spanjaard (conductor)

6:37 AM
Hellendaal, Pieter (1721-1799)
Solo (Sonata) for cello and continuo in D major (Op.5 No.2)
Jaap ter Linden (cello), Ageet Zweistra (cello continuo), Ton Koopman (harpsichord)

6:48 AM
Cimarosa, Domenico (1749-1801) (original oboe arrangement by Arthur Benjamin)
Concerto for oboe and strings, arr. for trumpet
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz (conductor).

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