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Through the Night: Music for two emperors and a fairytale symphony

Sven-David Sandstrom's St John Passion

15/06/2018

Music for two emperors and a fairytale symphony

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John Shea presents a concert of music by Lutoslawski and Kodaly.

John Shea presents a concert of Lutoslawski and Kodaly compositions given by the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zsolt Hamar. Also includes music by Bartok and Weill.

John Shea presents a concert of music by Lutoslawski and Kodaly by the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zsolt Hamar.

0:31 AM
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) 
Summer evening 
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Zsolt Hamar (conductor) 

0:49 AM
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Concerto for clarinet, strings, harp and piano 
Andrzej Ciepliński (clarinet), Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Zsolt Hamar (conductor) 

1:07 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
La Fille aux cheveux de lin 
Andrzej Ciepliński (clarinet), Piotr Spoz (piano) 

1:10 AM
Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)
Musique funèbre (Funeral Music), dedicated to Béla Bartók (Funeral music for string orchestra) 
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Zsolt Hamar (conductor) 

1:26 AM
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) 
Dances of Galanta for orchestra 
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Zsolt Hamar (conductor) 

1:43 AM
Bartok, Bela (1881-1945)
Quartet for strings no. 1 (Sz.40) 
Meta4 

2:15 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Chaconne from the Partita for solo violin No.2 in D minor (BWV.1004)
Tomaz Rajteric (guitar)

2:31 AM
Strauss, Johann Jr (1825-1899) arranged by Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951)
Kaiser-Walzer (Op.437) (1888), arranged by Schoenberg (1925) for chamber ensemble
Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (conductor)

2:43 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major (Op.73), 'Emperor' (Allegro; Adagio un poco moto; Rondo ) 
Susanna Stefani (piano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Oleg Caetani (conductor) 

3:20 AM
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594)
Agnus Dei - super ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la (for 6 and 7 voices) 
Huelgas Ensemble; Paul van Nevel (director) 

3:27 AM
Monti, Vittorio (1868-1922), arranger unknown
Csardas (originally for violin and piano), arranger unknown for brass ensemble
Hungarian Brass Ensemble

3:31 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Rondo in D (K.485) 
Jean Muller (piano)

3:38 AM
Avison, Charles (1709-1770)
Concerto Grosso No.4 in A minor (after Domenico Scarlatti)
Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon (director)

3:51 AM
Traditional (Catalonia); Campion, Francois (1686-1748)
Trad Catalonian: El Cant dels ocells; Campion: Les Ramages
Zefiro Torna: Cécile Kempenaers (vocals), Liam Fennelly (viola da gamba), Jowan Merckx (recorder), Jurgen De Bruyn (renaissance guitar, director) 

3:59 AM
Grieg, Edvard [1843-1907]
Holberg suite (Op.40) version for string orchestra 
Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble, Plamen Djouroff (conductor) 

4:19 AM
Schulz-Evler, Adolf (1852-1905)
Concert arabesque on themes by Johann Strauss for piano transcribed from "An der schonen, blauen Donau" (Beautiful Blue Danube) 
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) 

4:31 AM
Maliszewski, Witold (1873-1939)
Festive Overture in D (op. 11) 
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz (Conductor) 

4:42 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Rondo à la Mazur for piano in F major (Op.5) 
Ludmil Angelov (piano) 

4:50 AM
Tormis, Veljo (b. 1930) [Text: Viivi Luik]
Sügismaastikud (Autumn landscapes) 
Estonian Radio Choir, Toomas Kapten (conductor)

5:00 AM
Kempis, Nicolaes a (c.1600-1676)
Symphonia No.1 a 5 (Op.2)
Concordia, Mark Levy (conductor) 

5:05 AM
Weill, Kurt (1900-1950)
Excerpts from Kleine Dreigroschenmusik for wind 
Winds of the Flemish Radio Orchestra, Jan Latham Koenig (conductor) 
BERTBF

5:14 AM
Hoffmann, Leopold (1738-1793) (formerly attrib. to Haydn)
Concerto for flute and orchestra in D major 
Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Bienne Symphony Orchestra, Marc Tardue (conductor) 

5:34 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
9 Variations on a minuet by Duport for piano (K.573) 
Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) 

5:47 AM
Mielck, Ernst (1877-1899)
Symphony in F minor, "Fairytale" Op 4 (1897) 
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (Conductor).

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