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Through the Night: Canada 150

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01/07/2017

Canada 150

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Catriona Young celebrates the musical talent and legacy of Canada and Canadians.

Catriona Young celebrates the musical talent and legacy of Canada and Canadians on the 150th anniversary of Confederation.

Canada 150 - Catriona Young celebrates the musical talent and legacy of Canada and Canadians on the 150th Anniversary of Confederation.

1:01 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Goldberg Variations, BWV.988
Glenn Gould (piano) 

1:44 AM
Glick, Srul Irving (1934-2002)
Divertimento for string orchestra 
13 Strings of Ottawa, Brian Law (conductor)

2:03 AM
Jacques Hétu (1938-2010)
Piano Concerto No 2, Op 64 
Angela Cavadas (piano), CBC Radio Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

2:25 AM
Mozetich, Marjan (b. 1948)
Affairs of the Heart: a Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra
Juliette Kang (violin), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) 

2:49 AM
Tournier, Marcel (1879-1951)
Images, Op.35, for harp and string quartet 
Erica Goodman (Harp), Amadeus Ensemble 

3:01 AM
Schafer, Raymond Murray (b. 1933) 
Minnelieder - Love songs from the Medieval German for mezzo-soprano and wind quintet
Jean Stillwell (mezzo-soprano), Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (conductor)

3:28 AM
Forsyth, Malcolm [b.1936]
Songs from the Qu'Appelle Valley 
The Hannaford Street Silver Band, Stephen Chenette (conductor)

3:46 AM
Coulthard, Jean (1908-2000)
'Excursion' Ballet Suite 
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor)

4:01 AM
Champagne, Claude (1891-1965)
Danse villageoise 
Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique du Québec, Jacques Lacombe (conductor) 

4:07 AM
Gratton, Hector (1900-1970)
Légende - symphonic poem
Orchestre Metropolitain, Gilles Auger (conductor)

4:16 AM
Henderson, Ruth Watson (b.1932)
Come Holy Spirit
The Elmer Iseler Singers, Matthew Larkin (organ), Lydia Adams (conductor) 

4:21 AM
Saint-Georges, Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de (1745-1799)
Ballet music from L'Amant anonyme
Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor) 
Recorded at Humbercrest United Church, Toronto on 01 June 2002

4:28 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Three-part Sinfonias in G major, BWV.796, and G minor, BWV.797
Glenn Gould (piano) 

4:31 AM
Morawetz, Oskar (1917-2007)
Divertimento for Strings
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor)

4:43 AM
Anonymous
Branles de Bourgogne

4:47 AM
Anonymous
A la claire fontaine
New World Consort: Suzie le Blanc (soprano), Ray Nurse (lute)

4:52 AM
Goldmark, Károly (1830-1915)
Night and Festal Music - Prelude to Act II from the opera 'Die Königin von Saba' (The Queen of Sheba)
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

5:01 AM
Ridout, Godfrey (1918-1984)
Fall fair
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Uri Mayer (conductor)

5:09 AM
Matton, Roger (b. 1929)
L'Escaouette (Traditional Acadian)
Adrienne Savoie (soprano), Catherine Sevigny (mezzo), Jean-Francois Morin (tenor), Charles Prevost (baritone), Ensemble Vocal Katimavik, Choeur Vaudril Soulanges, Orchestre Métropolitain, Gilles Auger (conductor)

5:19 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Tzigane - rapsodie de concert pour violon et piano
James Ehnes (violin), Wendy Chen (piano)

5:30 AM
Tanguay, Georges-Emile (1893-1964)
Pavane
Orchestre Metropolitain, Gilles Auger (conductor)

5:35 AM
Louie, Alexina (b. 1949)
Songs of Paradise
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)

5:50 AM
Tromboncino, Bartolomeo (c.1470-c.1535)
Vergine bella
New World Consort: Suzie le Blanc (soprano)

5:54 AM
Joan-Ambrosio Dalza (fl.1508)
Pavana alla Veneziana
New World Consort: Peter Hannan (recorder)

5:58 AM
Tromboncino, Bartolomeo (c.1470-c.1535)
Ostinato vo' seguire
New World Consort: Suzie le Blanc (soprano)

6:00 AM
Anonymous
Il barcho del mio amore
New World Consort

6:02 AM
Baldassare Donato
Viva Venice
New World Consort: Suzie le Blanc (soprano)

6:04 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Piano Sonata in B flat major, H.16.41
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

6:15 AM
Contant, (Joseph Pierre) Alexis (1858-1918)
Les Deux âmes - overture
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Uri Mayer (conductor) 

6:25 AM
Willan, Healey (1880-1968)
Te Deum laudamus
Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bruce Pullan (conductor)

6:36 AM
Dela, Maurice (1919-1978)
Sonatine
Peter Oundjian (violin), William Tritt (piano)

6:49 AM
Bourdon, Rosario (1885-1961)
Elegiac Poem for cello and orchestra
Alain Aubut (cello), Orchestre Métropolitain, Gilles Auger (conductor)

6:55 AM
John Greer (b.1954)
All Around the Circle (A Canadian Folk Song Suite) (excerpts)
Kathleen Brett (soprano), Catherine Robbin (mezzo soprano), Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Russell braun (baritone), Stephen Ralls (piano), Bruce Ubukata (piano).

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