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Through the Night: Anzac Day

Helmuth Rilling conducts Bach cantatas

25/04/2017

Anzac Day

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Jonathan Swain marks Anzac Day with music by Jack Body, Sculthorpe and Gorecki.

Jonathan Swain marks Anzac Day with music by Jack Body, Sculthorpe and Gorecki, featuring the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich.

Jonathan Swain remembers Anzac Day with music by Jack Body, Sculthorpe and Gorecki and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich.

12:31 AM
Body, Jack (1944-2015)
Little Elegies 
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Hamish McKeich (conductor) 

12:46 AM
Sculthorpe, Peter (1929-2014)
Memento Mori 
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Hamish McKeich (conductor) 

1:01 AM
Górecki, Henryk Mikolaj (1933-2010)
Symphony No.3, Op.36, 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs', for soprano and orchestra 
Sarah MacIver (soprano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Hamish McKeich (conductor) 

1:50 AM
Pekiel, Bartlomiej (?-c.1670)
Missa Pulcherrima
Camerata Silesia, Juliusz Gembalski (positive organ), Anna Szostak (conductor)

2:20 AM
Schumann, Robert [1810-1856]
7 Klavierstücke in Fughettenform, Op.126, for piano (excerpts) 
Andreas Staier (period piano Erard 1838), Tobias Koch (period piano Pleyel 1854) 

2:31 AM
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Missa sancta No.1 in E flat major, J.224, 'Freischutzmesse' for soli, chorus & orchestra 
Norwegian Soloist Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Grete Pedersen Helgerød (conductor) 

3:04 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Quartet for piano and strings No.3 in C minor, Op.60, 'Werther'
Håvard Gimse (piano), Stig Nilsson (violin), Anders Nilsson (viola), Romain Garioud (cello) 

3:40 AM
Yuste, Miguel (1870-1947)
Estudio melodico,Op.33, for clarinet and piano
Cristo Barrios (clarinet), Lila Gailing (piano) 

3:48 AM
Popper, David (1843-1913)
Hungarian rhapsody, Op.68
Shauna Rolston (cello), Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

3:56 AM
Khachaturian, Aram Ilyich [1903-1978]
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia from the ballet 'Spartacus' (Act 3)
NRCU Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Blinov (conductor) 

4:06 AM
Schubert, Franz [1797-1828]
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774
Edith Wiens (soprano), Rudolf Jansen (piano)

4:10 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Ballade no.1 in G minor, Op.23
Valerie Tryon (piano)

4:20 AM
Lotti, Antonio (1666-1740)
Sonata in F major, 'Echo-Sonate', for 2 oboes, bassoon and continuo 
Ensemble Zefiro 

4:31 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Overture in D major 'In the Italian Style', D.590 
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Paul McCreesh (Conductor)

4:39 AM
Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967)
4 Italian Madrigals for women's chorus: Chi vuol veder; Fior Scoloriti; Chi d'amor sente; Fuor de la bella caiba
Jutland Chamber Choir, Mogens Dahl (director)

4:51 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio [1678-1741]
Sonata a quattro in C major for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo 
Ensemble Zefiro 

5:03 AM
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)
I Palpiti - introduction and Variations, Op.13, on Rossini's 'Di tanti palpiti'
Fedor Rudin (violin); Janelle Fung (piano) 

5:13 AM
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)
Overture to 'L'Italiana in Algeri' (Italian Girl in Algiers)
Capella Coloniensis, Gabriele Ferro (Conductor)

5:22 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Polonaise in C minor, Op.40 No.2 
Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

5:28 AM
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)
Ancient Airs and Dances - Suite No.2 
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

5:47 AM
Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643)
Io son pur vezzosetta pastorella (from Libro VII de madrigali - Venice 1619)
Concerto Italiano 

5:50 AM
Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643)
Augellin che la voce al canto spieghi (from Libro VII de madrigali - Venice 1619) 
Concerto Italiano; Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord & director) 

5:54 AM
Castello, Dario (1590-1644)
Sonate Decima a 3 
Concerto Italiano; Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord & director) 

6:01 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847]
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op.90, 'Italian'
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek (conductor).

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