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Through the Night: Brahms and Strauss from the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana

Helmuth Rilling conducts Bach cantatas

27/09/2016

Brahms and Strauss from the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Brahms and Strauss from the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana

Jonathan Swain presents a concert from the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano.

Jonathan Swain presents music including Brahms's Second Piano Concerto performed in Lugano by Marc-Andre Hamelin with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana.

Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Brahms' second piano concerto from Marc-André Hamelin with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. 

12:31 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Tragic Overture, Op.81 
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Markus Poschner (conductor) 

12:45 AM
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Duet-Concertino for bassoon and clarinet 
Corrado Giuffredi (clarinet), Alberto Biano (bassoon), Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Markus Poschner (conductor) 

1:04 AM
Piazzolla, Astor (1921-1992)
Oblivion 
Corrado Giuffredi (clarinet), Alberto Biano (bassoon), Enrico Fagone (double bass), Anna Loro (harp) 

1:09 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, Op.83 
Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Markus Poschner (conductor) 

1:55 AM
Wild, Earl (1915-2010)
Etude No.3 after Gershwin's 'Liza' 
Marc-André Hamelin (piano) 

1:59 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
String Quartet in F major 
New Helsinki Quartet

2:31 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Cantata BWV.21 'Ich hatte viel Bekummernis' 
Hana Blažiková (soprano), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass), Collegium Vocale Ghent, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) 

3:08 AM
Simpson, Christopher [c.1605-1669]
The Four Seasons - Autumn 
Les Voix Humaines

3:23 AM
Westlake, Nigel (b.1958)
Winter in the Forgotten Valley 
Guitar Trek

3:35 AM
Dukas, Paul (1865-1935)
Villanelle for horn and piano 
Tamás Zempléni (horn), Zoltán Kocsis (piano) 

3:42 AM
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857)
Kamarinskaya (fantasy for orchestra)
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)

3:49 AM
Franck, César (1822-1890)
Prelude, Fugue and Variation 
Robert Silverman (piano)

4:01 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Cello Concerto in D minor 
Charles Medlam (cello), London Baroque

4:11 AM
Schumann, Clara (1819-1896)
4 Pièces fugitives for piano (Op.15)
Angela Cheng (piano)

4:24 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Le Nozze di Figaro, Act 4: Susanna's aria 'Deh vieni, non tardar'
Irma Urrila (soprano), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu (conductor)

4:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Romance in F major (Op.50) 
Taik-Ju Lee (violin), Young-Lan Han (piano) 

4:40 AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
From 'Legends' (Op.59): No.4 (Molto maestoso) in C major 
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)

4:46 AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Hymne de l'enfant à son reveil - for female chorus, harmonium and harp (S.19)
Éva Andor (soprano), Hédi Lubik (harp), Gábor Lehotka (organ), The Girl's Choir of Gyõr, Miklós Szabó (conductor)

4:58 AM
Storace, Bernardo [fl. 1664]
Chaconne for harpsichord in C major
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) 

5:04 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major for 3 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos & basso continuo, BWV.1048 
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (conductor)

5:17 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Introduction and Allegro appassionato (Op.92)
Ivan Palovic (piano), The Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

5:34 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Variations for flute and piano in E minor (D.802) (on 'Trockne Blumen' from 'Die schöne Müllerin') 
Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Bruno Robilliard (piano)

5:48 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Feux d'artifice, from 'Preludes, Book II' 
Marc-André Hamelin (piano) 

5:54 AM
Diepenbrock, Alphons (1862-1921)
Puisque l'aube grandit (song)
Christa Pfeiler (mezzo-soprano), Rudolf Jansen (piano)

6:00 AM
Prokofiev, Sergei Sergeyevich (1891-1953)
Violin Concerto no.2 in G minor, Op.63
Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor).

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