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Through the Night: Proms 2015: San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas. 2/2.

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Proms 2015: San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas. 2/2.

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Proms 2015: San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas. 2/2.

John Shea presents the second of two programmes featuring the San Francisco Symphony.

John Shea presents a concert from the 2015 Proms, with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the San Francisco Symphony in music by Schoenberg, Henry Cowell and Mahler.

BBC Proms 2015. San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas perform Schoenberg's Theme and Variations, Henry Cowell's short Piano Concerto and Mahler's 1st Symphony. John Shea presents.

1:01 AM
Schoenberg, Arnold [1874-1951]
Theme and Variations, Op 43b 
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson-Thomas (conductor)

1:14 AM
Cowell, Henry [1897-1965]
Piano Concerto 
Jeremy Denk (piano), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson-Thomas (conductor)

1:29 AM
Ives, Charles [1874-1954]
The Alcotts (from Piano Sonata No 2 'Concord') 
Jeremy Denk (piano)

1:35 AM
Mahler, Gustav [1860-1911]
Symphony No 1 in D major 
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson-Thomas (conductor)

2:31 AM
Britten, Benjamin [1913-1976]
Sacred and profane - 8 medieval lyrics, Op 91; Ye that pasen by; A Death 
Carmina Chamber Choir, Peter Hanke (conductor) 

2:47 AM
Hartmann, Johan Peter Emilius (1805-1900)
6 Small Character Pieces to texts by Hans Christian Andersen, Op 50
Nina Gade (piano)

3:01 AM
Buxtehude, Dietrich (1637-1707)
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BuxWV 149
Velin Iliev (organ) 

3:11 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 
Balthasar Neumann-Chor, Pythagoras-Ensemble, Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor) 

3:29 AM
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Overture (Suite) in G major 'Burlesque de Quixotte', TWV.55:G10
La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (conductor) 

3:48 AM
Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809]
Piano Trio in A major, Hob XV:18
Ensemble of the Classic Era 

4:08 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
La Clemenza di Tito (overture) 
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sebastian Weigle (conductor) 

4:13 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Martern aller Arten (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) 
Cyndia Sieden (soprano), Prima La Musica, Dirk Vermeulen (conductor) 

4:23 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827)
Incidental music to König Stephan (King Stephen) (overture)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis (conductor)

4:31 AM
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Wie nahte mir der Schlummer...Leise, leise (Der Freischütz) 
Charlotte Margiono (soprano), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor) 

4:40 AM
Wagner, Richard [1813-1883] arr. Liszt, Franz [1811-1886]
Tannhauser (overture)
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano) 

4:56 AM
Handel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759)
Oft on a plat of rising ground (L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato) 
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director) 

5:01 AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Slavonic Dance in C major, Op 46 No 1
James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton (piano)

5:05 AM
Janácek, Leos (1854-1928)
Suite for Orchestra, Op 3 
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd (conductor) 

5:20 AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Allegro moderato (4 Romantic Pieces for violin and piano, Op 75) 
Young-Zun Kim (violin), Joon-Cha Kim (piano) 

5:23 AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Allegro appassionato (4 Romantic Pieces for violin and piano, Op 75)
Young-Zun Kim (violin), Joon-Cha Kim (piano) 

5:26 AM
Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Fantastic Scherzo, Op 25 
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox (conductor)

5:41 AM
Wiedermann, Bedrich Antonín [1883-1951]
Pastorale dorico
Hans Leenders (1894 Gebrueder Rieger organ, parish church of Rokytnice v Orlikych horach, East Bohemia)

5:48 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Recorder Concerto in F major, RV 442 
Michael Schneider (recorder), Camerata Köln

5:56 AM
Zelenka, Jan Dismas (1679-1745)
Requiem Mass in D major, ZWV 46
Hana Blaziková (soprano), Kamila Mazalová (contralto), Vaclav Cízek (tenor), Tomás Král (bass), Jaromír Nosek (bass), Collegium Vocale 1704, Collegium 1704, Václav Luks (conductor) 

6:40 AM
Rosetti, Antonín František (c.1750-1792)
Concerto in E flat for 2 horns and orchestra, K.3.53
Jozef Illéš & Ján Budzák (horns), Chamber Association of Slovakian Radio, Vlastimil Horák (conductor).

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