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Through the Night: Proms 2015: Alice Coote sings arias by Handel

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22/06/2016

Proms 2015: Alice Coote sings arias by Handel

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Proms 2015: Alice Coote sings arias by Handel

John Shea presents a Prom in which mezzo-soprano Alice Coote performs Handel arias.

John Shea presents a Prom from 2015 featuring mezzo-soprano Alice Coote with the English Concert in a programme of arias from Handel's operas and oratorios.

John Shea presents a BBC Prom featuring mezzo-soprano Alice Coote with The English Concert.

12:31 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Aria 'Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana' from Act 3 of 'Alcina' 
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), The English Concert, Harry Bicket (harpsichord/director) 

12:37 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Air 'Resign thy club and lion's spoils' from Act 2 of 'Hercules'
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), The English Concert, Harry Bicket (harpsichord/director) 

12:43 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Aria 'E vivo ancore... Scherza infida' from Act 2 of 'Ariodante'
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), The English Concert, Harry Bicket (harpsichord/director)

12:54 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Air 'Oh that I on wings could rise' from Act 2 of 'Theodora'
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), The English Concert, Harry Bicket (harpsichord/director) 

12:58 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Ballet music and recitative 'What horror! Oh heavens!' from 'Ariodante'
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), The English Concert, Harry Bicket (harpsichord/director)

1:04 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Air 'He was despised' from Part 2 of 'Messiah'
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), The English Concert, Harry Bicket (harpsichord/director) 

1:17 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Aria 'Myself I shall adore' from Act 3 of 'Semele'
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), The English Concert, Harry Bicket (harpsichord/director)

1:24 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Aria 'Se pieta di me non senti' from Act 2 of 'Giulio Cesare in Egitto'
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), The English Concert, Harry Bicket (harpsichord/director)

1:34 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Aria 'Dopo notte, atra e funesta' from Act 3 of 'Ariodante'
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), The English Concert, Harry Bicket (harpsichord/director)

1:41 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Air 'There in myrtle shades reclin'd' from Act 1 of 'Hercules'
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), The English Concert, Harry Bicket (harpsichord/director)

1:46 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Sonata for solo violin No.2 (BWV.1003) 
Rachel Podger (violin)

2:09 AM
Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792)
Symphony in C minor
Concerto Köln

2:31 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich [1840-1893]
Six Pieces (Op.19)
Duncan Gifford (piano)

3:02 AM
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolay Andreyevich [1844-1908]
Antar - symphonic suite (Op.9)
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor)

3:34 AM
Jarzebski, Adam (1590-1649)
Diligam te Domine from Canzoni e concerti
Lucy van Dael, Marinette Troost (violins), Richte van der Meer, Reiner Zipperling (violas da gamba), Anthony Woodrow (violone), Viola de Hoog (cello), Michael Fentross, (theorbo), Jacques Ogg (organ)

3:40 AM
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621)
Psalm 110: Le Toutpuissant a mon Seigneur et maistre
Netherlands Chamber Choir, Peter Phillips (conductor)

3:48 AM
Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Elégie (Op.23) arr. for piano trio 
Aronowitz Ensemble

3:55 AM
Lisinski, Vatroslav (1819-1854) 
Overture: Porin
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazushi Ono (conductor)

4:06 AM
Marais, Marin (1656-1728)
Les Folies d'Espagne
Lise Daoust (flute)

4:17 AM
Paderewski, Ignacy Jan [1860-1941]
Menuet célèbre in G major (Op.14 No.1) "à l'antique" 
Kyung-Sook Lee (piano)

4:21 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Symphony No.5 (K.22) in B flat major
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Ernest Bour (conductor)

4:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Rondino in E flat (WoO.25)
The Festival Winds

4:38 AM
Kienzl, Wilhelm (1857-1941)
"Selig sind, die Verfolgung leiden" - from the opera 'Der Evangelimann', Act 2 
Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Canadian Children's Opera Chorus (Peter Neelands - treble soloist), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

4:45 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric [1685-1759], arr. Halvorsen, Johan [1864-1935]
Passacaglia in G minor
Dong-Ho An (violin), Hee-Song Song (cello)

4:54 AM
Strauss, Richard [1864-1949]
5 Songs: Das Rosenband (Op.36, No.1); Liebeshymnus (Op.32, No.3); Morgen (Op.27, No.4); Ich wollt'ein Strausslein binden (Op.68, No.2); Muttertandelei (Op.43, No.2)
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Gary Matthewman (piano)

5:09 AM
Wagner, Richard [1813-1883]
Prelude and Isolde's Liebestod from "Tristan und Isolde"
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (conductor)

5:26 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Nocturne no.6 (Op.63) in D flat major
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)

5:35 AM
Boieldieu, Adrien (1775-1834)
Harp Concerto in C major
Suzanna Klintcharova (harp), Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Dimitar Manolov (conductor) 

5:57 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Oboe Sonata in G minor (BWV.1030b)
Douglas Boyd (oboe), Knut Johannessen (harpsichord)

6:14 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Six Épigraphes antiques
Wyneke Jordans & Leo Van Doeselaar (pianos).

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