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Through the Night

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Through the Night: Vive la révolution!

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16/07/2018

Vive la révolution!

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Vive la révolution!

John Shea presents a concert given by baritone Alain Buet and fortepianist Remy Cardinale.

John Shea presents a concert of music on the theme of the French Revolution given by baritone Alain Buet and fortepianist Remy Cardinale at the Herne Early Music Festival.

John Shea presents a concert of songs and instrumental music on the theme of the French Revolution given by baritone Alain Buet and fortepianist Rémy Cardinale at the Herne Early Music Festival.

12:31 AM
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle [1760-1836]
Hymne dithyrambique sur la conjuration de Robespierre et la révolution du 9 thermidor, Paris, 1794. 
Alain Buet (baritone), Rémy Cardinale (fortepiano) 

12:34 AM
Jan Ladislav Dussek [1760-1812]
The sufferings of the Queen of France, London, 1793 
Alain Buet (baritone), Rémy Cardinale (fortepiano) 

12:47 AM
Etienne Mehul [1763-1817]
Le Chant du départ, Paris, 1794 
Alain Buet (baritone), Rémy Cardinale (fortepiano) 

12:51 AM
Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry
Excerpts from Richard Coeur de Lion, Paris, 1784 
Alain Buet (baritone), Rémy Cardinale (fortepiano) 

12:57 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven [1770-1827]
Eight variations on Une fièvre brûlante by Grétry 
Rémy Cardinale (fortepiano) 

1:07 AM
Luigi Cherubini [1760-1842]
Guide mes pas, ô providence, from 'Les Deux Journées', Paris, 1800 
Alain Buet (baritone), Rémy Cardinale (fortepiano) 

1:13 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven [1770-1827]
Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27'2, 'Moonlight' 
Rémy Cardinale (fortepiano) 

1:30 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven [1770-1827]
An die ferne Geliebte, Op.98 
Rémy Cardinale (fortepiano) 

1:47 AM
Robert Schumann [1810-1856]
Die beiden Grenadiere, Op.49'1 
Alain Buet (baritone), Rémy Cardinale (fortepiano) 

1:52 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975)
Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor 
Oleg Kogan (violin), Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassil Kazandjiev (conductor) 

2:31 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Symphony No.3 in E flat major (Op.97) 'Rhenish', 
Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry (conductor) 

3:05 AM
Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967)
Mátrai Kepek (Mátra Pictures) for choir 
Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman (conductor)

3:17 AM
Kuhnau, Johan (1660-1722)
Biblical sonata for keyboard no.2 in G minor 'Saul cured by David through music'
Luc Beausejour (harpsichord)

3:33 AM
Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921)
Dream Pantomime - from Hansel and Gretel
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor)

3:42 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1789)
Trio sonata in G minor Op 2 No 5 
Musica Alta Ripa

3:53 AM
Ibert, Jacques (1890-1962)
Flute Concerto 
Sharon Bezaly von Bahr (flute), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, José Maria Florêncio (conductor) 

4:13 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791), transc. Joseph Petric
Adagio and rondo for glass harmonica, flute, oboe, vla & vcl (K.617) in C minor, transcribed for accordion and string quartet
Joseph Petric (accordion), Moshe Hammer & Marie Bérard (violins), Douglas Perry (viola), David Hetherington (cello) 

4:24 AM
Duphly, Jacques (1715-1789)
Courante - La Boucon
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

4:31 AM
Grossman, Ludwik (1835-1915)
Csárdás from the comic opera Duch wójewody (The Ghost of Voyvode) (1875)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Miroslaw Blaszczyk (conductor) 

4:40 AM
Bolcom, William Elden [1938-]
The Graceful Ghost - from 3 Ghost Rags (1970)
Donna Coleman (piano) 

4:46 AM
Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787)
From 'Paris e Helena', ballet music 
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Ludovít Rajter (conductor)

4:58 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
3 Chansons de Charles d'Orleans (Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder!; Quand j'ai ouy le tabourin; Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain) 
BBC Singers: Jacqueline Fox (mezzo soprano), Jennifer Adams-Barbaro (soprano), Penny Vickers (contralto), Ian Kennedy (tenor), Simon Birchall (bass) 

5:05 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Keyboard Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI/37 
Andreas Staier (fortepiano) 

5:15 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Serenade No.1 in D major for violin & orchestra (Op.69a)
Judy Kang (violin), Orchestre Symphonique de Laval, Jean-François Rivest (conductor) 

5:24 AM
Dubois, Pierre Max (1930-1995)
Quartet for flutes
Valentinas Kazlauskas, Lina Baublyte, Albertas Stupakas, Giedrius Gelgoras (flutes)

5:32 AM
Scriabin, Alexander (1872-1915)
Le Poème de l'extase (Op.54) 
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor) 

5:51 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Motet: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (BWV.225) 
The Sixteen, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra (Barockformation), Ton Koopman (conductor) 

6:06 AM
Strauss, Johann Jr. (1825-1899)
Four dances: Annina (polka mazurka) (Op.415); Wein, Weib und Gesang (waltz) (Op.333); Sans-Souci (quadrille) (Op.63); Durch's Telephon (polka) (Op.439)
ORF Symphony Orchestra, Peter Guth (conductor).

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