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Through the Night: Asasello Quartet

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23/03/2017

Asasello Quartet

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Asasello Quartet

John Shea presents Mozart and Tchaikovsky performed by the Asasello String Quartet.

John Shea's selection of music including the Asasello String Quartet performing works by Mozart, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.

The Asasello String Quartet play Mozart, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. John Shea presents.

12:01 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1794)
String Quartet in B flat major, K.159
Asasello Quartet 

12:46 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitri [1906-1975]
String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op.73 
Asasello Quartet 

1:19 AM
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich [1840-1893]
String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op.30
Asasello Quartet 

1:58 AM
Zinzadse, Sulkhan [1927-1991]
Dance 
Asasello Quartet 

2:00 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitri [1906-1975]
Polka, from Two Pieces for String Quartet 
Asasello Quartet 

2:03 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.44 in E minor, 'Trauer'
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (conductor)

2:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor 
Maria Joâo Pires (piano), Orchestra National de France, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor) 

3:07 AM
Nowowiejski, Felix [1877-1946]
Missa pro pace. Op.49 No.3 
Polish Radio Choir, Andrzej Bialko (organ), Wlodzimierz Siedlik (conductor) 

3:46 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Nocturne in E flat minor, Op.33 No.1
Stéphane Lemelin (piano)

3:53 AM
Schmitt, Matthias (b.1958)
Ghanaia for solo percussion
Colin Currie (marimba) 

4:00 AM
Albinoni, Tomaso (1671-1750)
Concerto in B flat, Op.7 No.3 (arr for trumpet)
Ivan Hadliyski (trumpet), Kamerorchester, Alipi Naydenov (conductor)

4:09 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Clair de lune
Jane Coop (piano)

4:14 AM
Gibbons, Orlando [1583-1625], Walton, William [1902-1983]
Drop, Drop, Slow Tears
Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director) 

4:21 AM
Svendsen, Johan (1840-1911)
Romance in G major, Op.26, for violin and orchestra 
Julia Fischer (violin), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green (conductor) 

4:31 AM
Fesch, Willem de (1687-c.1757)
Concerto in G minor, Op.5 No.2, for 2 flutes and orchestra 
Jed Wentz (flute), Marion Moonen (flute), Musica ad Rhenum

4:40 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Adagio and Allegro in A flat, Op.70
Li-Wei (cello), Gretel Dowdeswell (piano) 

4:50 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Hora est (antiphon and responsorium) 
Radio France Chorus, Denis Comtet (organ), Donald Palumbo (conductor) 

4:59 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
2 Nocturnes for piano, Op.62 
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) 

5:12 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)

5:26 AM
Suriani Germani, Alberta (b.19??)
Partita 
Branka Janjanin-Magdalenic (harp)

5:36 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Clarinet Sonata, Op.120 No.2 
Hans Christian Braein (clarinet), Havard Gimse (piano) 

5:57 AM
Dallapiccola, Luigi (1904-1975)
Due Cori di Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane 
The Netherlands Chamber Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

6:09 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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