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James Gaffigan conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. With Catriona Young.

James Gaffigan conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in a programme of Leonard Bernstein. With Catriona Young.

The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in a programme of Leonard Bernstein. The concert was conducted by James Gaffigan who replaced an indisposed Leonard Slatkin.  Unfortunately the BBC only became aware of this change after the programme was broadcast and the presentation incorrectly credits Leonard Slatkin. 

1:01 am
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) 
Serenade 
Elina Vähälä (Violin), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, James Gaffigan (Conductor)

1:33 am
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) 
Symphony No 1 (Jeremiah) for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
Jenny Carlstedt (Mezzo Soprano), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, James Gaffigan (Conductor) 

1:58 am
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) 
Symphonic Dances, from 'West Side Story'
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, James Gaffigan (Conductor)

2:21 am
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) 
Overture to 'Candide'
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, James Gaffigan (Conductor)

2:26 am
George Gershwin (1898-1937) 
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (transcribed for solo piano)
Benjamin Grosvenor (Piano)

2:40 am
George Gershwin (1898-1937) 
An American in Paris
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Mester (Conductor)

3:01 am
Johan Helmich Roman 
13 pieces from 'Drottningholmsmusiquen' (for the Swedish Royal Wedding of 1744)
Concerto Koln

3:22 am
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) 
Sonata for Violin and Piano No 9 in A major 'Kreutzer'
Mats Zetterqvist (Violin), Mats Widlund (Piano)

3:55 am
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) 
Oft on a plat of rising ground from "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato"
Emma Kirkby (Soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (Director)

3:59 am
Daniel Auber (1782-1871) 
Bolero - Ballet music No 2 from La Muette de Portici (Masaniello)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava, Ondrej Lenárd (Conductor)

4:06 am
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) 
Keyboard Sonata in C major (Hob.XVI/35)
Andreas Staier (Pianoforte)

4:19 am
Imant Raminsh (b.1943) 
Ave Verum Corpus
Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn (Conductor)

4:25 am
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750),Anton Webern (1883-1945) 
Fuga ricercata No 2 a 6 voci from Bach's 'Musikalischen Opfer' BWV.1079
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Wolfgang Fortner (Conductor)

4:36 am
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) 
Nocturne in F major Op 15 No 1
Tanel Joamets (Piano)

4:41 am
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) 
Gestillte Sehnsucht, for alto, viola and piano Op 91 No 1
Jennifer Johnston (Mezzo Soprano), Lise Berthaud (Viola), Christian Ihle Hadland (Piano)

4:48 am
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), Avi Avital (Arranger) 
Sonata in G Kk.91
Avi Avital (Mandolin), Shalev Ad-El (Harpsichord)

4:55 am
Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Luc Brewaeys (Orchestrator) 
No.1 Danseuses de Delphes (Preludes book 1)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Daniele Callegari (Conductor)

5:01 am
Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777) 
Concerto for trombone and orchestra in E flat major
Warwick Tyrrell (Trombone), Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite (Conductor)

5:11 am
Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521) 
La deploration de Johan Okeghem
Netherlands Chamber Choir, Paul van Nevel (Conductor)

5:16 am
Louis Andriessen (b.1939) 
Le voile du bonheur 
Vera Beths (Violin), Vera Beths (Vocalist), Reinbert de Leeuw (Piano)

5:23 am
Léo Delibes (1836-1891) 
Fantaisie aux divins mensonges from "Lakme", Act 1
Benjamin Butterfield (Tenor), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (Conductor)

5:29 am
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) 
Lyric pieces - book 5 for piano Op 54: Nos. 2, 4, 3
Sveinung Bjelland (Piano)

5:41 am
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) 
Symphony No 1 in D major D.82
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz (Conductor)

6:06 am
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 
Trio Sonata in C minor from 'Musikalischen Opfer' BWV.1079
Tom Ottar Andreassen (Flute), Frode Larsen (Violin), Emery Cardas (Cello), Knut Johannessen (Harpsichord) 

6:26 am
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) 
Hear my prayer - hymn, arr. for soprano, chorus & orchestra
Jennifer Adams-Barbaro (Soprano), BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury (Conductor) 

6:37 am
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
Violin Sonata in B flat major, K.454
Veronika Eberle (Violin), Francesco Piemontesi (Piano)

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