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Through the Night: String quartets by Mozart, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky

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26/11/2016

String quartets by Mozart, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, String quartets by Mozart, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky

John Shea presents a concert given in Germany by the Asasello String Quartet.

John Shea presents a concert given by the Asasello String Quartet, with works by Mozart, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.

John Shea presents a concert from the Asasello String Quartet, performing Mozart, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.

1.01 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
String Quartet in B flat major, K.159
Asasello Quartet

1:16 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitri [1906-1975]
String Quartet No. 3 in F major Op.73
Asasello Quartet 

1:49 AM
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich [1840-1893]
String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor Op.30
Asasello Quartet 

2:28 AM
Zinzadse, Sulkhan [1927-1991]
Dance 
Asasello Quartet 

2:30 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitri [1906-1975]
Polka from Two Pieces for String Quartet 
Asasello Quartet 

2:33 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.44 in E minor, 'Trauer'
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)

3:01 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827)
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor 
Maria Joâo Pires (piano), Orchestra National de France, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor) 

3:37 AM
Nowowiejski, Felix [1877-1946]
Missa pro pace (Op.49 No.3) 
Polish Radio Choir, Andrzej Bialko (organ), Wlodzimierz Siedlik (conductor) 

4:16 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Nocturne in E flat minor (Op.33 No.1)
Stéphane Lemelin (piano)

4:23 AM
Schmitt, Matthias (b.1958)
Ghanaia for solo percussion
Colin Currie (marimba) 

4:30 AM
Albinoni, Tomaso (1671-1750)
Trumpet Concerto in B flat, Op.7 No.3 
Ivan Hadliyski (trumpet), Kamerorchester, Alipi Naydenov (conductor)

4:39 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Clair de lune
Jane Coop (piano)

4:44 AM
Gibbons, Orlando [1583-1625], Walton, William [1902-1983]
Drop, Drop, Slow Tears (2 settings by Gibbons and Walton) 
Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director) 

4:51 AM
Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911)
Romance for violin and orchestra in G major (Op.26) 
Julia Fischer (violin), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green (conductor) 

5:01 AM
Fesch, Willem de (1687-c.1757)
Concerto for 2 flutes and orchestra in G minor (Op.5 No.2) 
Jed Wentz (flute), Marion Moonen (flute), Musica ad Rhenum

5:10 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Adagio and allegro in A flat (Op.70)
Li-Wei (cello), Gretel Dowdeswell (piano) 

5:20 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Hora est (antiphon and responsorium) 
Radio France Chorus, Denis Comtet (organ), Donald Palumbo (conductor) 

5:29 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
2 Nocturnes for piano (Op.62) 
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) 

5:42 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat major, K.417 
James Sommerville (Horn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (Conductor)

5:56 AM
Suriani Germani, Alberta (b.19??)
Partita 
Branka Janjanin-Magdalenic (harp)

6:06 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Clarinet Sonata in E flat major (Op.120 No 2) 
Hans Christian Braein (clarinet), Havard Gimse (piano) 

6:27 AM
Dallapiccola, Luigi (1904-1975)
Due Cori di Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane 
The Netherlands Chamber Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

6:39 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Keyboard Concerto No.2 in E major (BWV.1053)
Angela Hewitt (piano), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor).

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