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Through the Night: Mendelssohn, Panufnik and Dvorak from the Apollon Musagete Quartet

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06/10/2016

Mendelssohn, Panufnik and Dvorak from the Apollon Musagete Quartet

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Mendelssohn, Panufnik and Dvorak from the Apollon Musagete Quartet

John Shea presents string quartets by Mendelssohn, Panufnik and Dvorak.

John Shea's selection includes string quartets by Mendelssohn, Panufnik and Dvorák performed by the Apollon Musagete Quartet.

John Shea presents string quartets by Mendelssohn, Panufnik and Dvorák performed by the Apollon Musagète Quartet.

12:31 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.13 
Apollon Musagète Quartet: Pawel Zalejski (violin), Bartosz Zachlod (violin), Piotr Szumiel (viola), Piotr Skweres (cello) 

1:01 AM
Panufnik, Andrzej (1914-1991)
String Quartet No.1 (Prelude, transformation and postlude) 
Apollon Musagète Quartet

1:21 AM
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904)
String Quartet No.11 in C major, Op.61 
Apollon Musagète Quartet

1:59 AM
Ravel, Maurice [1875-1937]
Gaspard de la nuit 
Zhang Zuo (piano) 

2:21 AM
Clarke, Rebecca (1886-1979)
4 Songs (1. A Dream; 2. Eight O'clock; 3. Down by the Salley Gardens; 4. Greeting)
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Paul Turner (piano) 

2:31 AM
Gilson, Paul (1865-1942)
La Mer (1892) - symphonic Sketches for orchestra, saxhorns and men's choir 
Flemish Radio Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 

3:07 AM
Albéniz, Isaac (1860-1909)
Suite española (Op.47) 
Ilze Graubina (piano)

3:30 AM
Scarlatti, Domenico [1685-1757]
Sonata in G (Kk.91) (arranged for mandolin and harpsichord) 
Avi Avital (mandolin), Shalev Ad-El (harpsichord) 

3:37 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Keyboard Concerto No.5 in F minor (BWV.1056) 
Leif Ove Andsnes (Piano), Risør Festival Strings 

3:47 AM
Janacek, Leos [1854-1928]
Pohadka (Fairy tale) for cello and piano 
Jonathan Slaatto (cello), Martin Qvist Hansen (piano) 

3:58 AM
Pärt, Arvo (b. 1935)
Magnificat
Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor)

4:06 AM
Kapp, Artur (1878-1952)
Cantata 'Päikesele' (To the Sun)
Hendrik Krumm (tenor), Aime Tampere (organ), Eesti Raadio Segakoor, Eesti Poistekoor, Estonia Radio Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (conductor)

4:16 AM
Wagner, Richard [1813-1883]
Prologue: Dawn music & Siegfried's Rhine journey from Götterdämmerung 
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) 

4:31 AM
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von [1644-1704]
Battalia a 10 in D (C.61) 
Mettmorphosis 

4:41 AM
Picchi, Giovanni (1571/2-1643)
Ballo alla Polacca; Ballo Ongaro; Ballo ditto il Pichi 
Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord) 

4:48 AM
Falla, Manuel de (1876-1946)
Spanish Dance No.1 from 'La Vida Breve'
Eolina Quartet 

4:52 AM
Hidas, Frigyes (1928-2007)
Harpsichord Concerto
Barbala Dobozy (harpsichord), Concentus Hungaricus, Ildikó Hegyi (conductor)

5:06 AM
Kostov, Georgi (1941-)
Ludicrous Dance 
Bulgarian Radio Children's Choir, Hristo Nedyalkov (conductor)

5:08 AM
Tanev, Alexander (1928-1996)
Pizzicatos
Bulgarian Radio Children's Choir, Hristo Nedyalkov (conductor)

5:12 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) orch. Brewaeys, Luc (b.1959)
No.8 Ondine - from Preludes Book II 
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Daniele Callegari (conductor) 

5:15 AM
Gilse, Jan van (1881-1944)
Trio for flute, violin and viola 
Viotta Ensemble

5:30 AM
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
Octet for wind instruments 
Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (conductor)

5:45 AM
Wassenaer, Count Unico Van (1692-1766)
Concerto armonico for 4 violins, viola and continuo No.5 in B flat major 
Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director/violin)

5:56 AM
Stradella, Alessandro [1639-1682]
Quando mai vi stancherete
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Alan Wilson (harpsichord) 

6:04 AM
Lindberg, Oskar (1887-1955)
Quartet for piano and strings
Mårten Landström (piano), Members of the Uppsala Chamber Soloists.

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