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John Shea presents a celebration of composer Krzysztof Penderecki.

John Shea presents a concert from Warsaw celebrating the work of Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki.

Celebrating the music of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki with a concert from Warsaw. Presented by John Shea.

12:31 AM
Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933)
Flute Concerto
Lukasz Dlugosz (Flute), Polish Sinfonia luventus Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos (Conductor)

12:52 AM
Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933)
De Natura Sonoris III for orchestra
Polish Sinfonia luventus Orchestra, Rafael Payare (Conductor)

12:59 AM
Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933)
Largo for cello and orchestra
Claudio Bohórquez (Cello), Polish Sinfonia luventus Orchestra, Maximiano Valdés (Conductor)

01:23 AM
Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933)
Symphony No.8 ('Lieder der Vergänglichkeit')
Agnieszka Rehlis (Mezzo Soprano), Mariusz Godlewski (Baritone), Kraków Philharmonic Chorus, Teresa Majka-Pacanek (Director), Polish Sinfonia luventus Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz (Conductor), Iwona Hossa (Soloist)

02:12 AM
Karol Rathaus (1895-1954)
Nokturne (Op.44)
Joel Suben (Conductor), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

02:25 AM
Marcin Łukaszewski (b.1972)
De Profundis clamavi
Polish Radio Choir, Unknown (Soprano), Wlodzimierz Siedlik (Conductor)

02:31 AM
Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Heinrich Heine (Lyricist)
Dichterliebe for voice and piano (Op.48)
Ian Bostridge (Tenor), Leif Ove Andsnes (Piano)

03:00 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata no 10 in C major, K.330
Geoffrey Lancaster (Pianoforte)

03:24 AM
Francesco Cavalli
Sonata à 8 - from "Musiche sacre concernenti messa' (Venice 1656)
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, Thomas Hengelbrock (Conductor)

03:29 AM
Matthias Weckmann (1616-1674)
Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
Bernard Winsemius (Organ)

03:35 AM
Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)
3 motets: Jubilate Deo; Io ti voria; Tristis est anima mea
Netherlands Chamber Choir, Paul van Nevel (Conductor)

03:40 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Overture to Egmont - incidental music Op.84
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Michel Tabachnik (Conductor)

03:49 AM
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), Johan Halvorsen (Arranger)
Passacaglia in G minor arr. Halvorsen for violin and cello
Dong-Ho An (Violin), Hee-Song Song (Cello)

03:58 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Ballade in G minor, Op 24
Eugen d'Albert (Piano)

04:09 AM
Cambini, Giuseppe Maria (1746-1825)
Trio for flute, oboe and bassoon, Op 45 no 1
Vladislav Brunner jr. (Flute), Josef Hanusovsky (Oboe), Jozef Martinkovic (Bassoon)

04:22 AM
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Nulla in mundo pax sincera for soprano and orchestra (RV.630)
Emma Kirkby (Soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (Director)

04:31 AM
Gertrude van den Bergh (1793-1840)
Lied fur pianoforte
Frans van Ruth (Piano)

04:36 AM
Benjamin Godard (1849-1895)
Berceuse de Jocelyn
Henry-David Varema (Cello), Cornelia Lootsmann (Harp)

04:42 AM
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
Notturno in B major (Op. 40)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Stanienda (Conductor)

04:49 AM
Mogens Pedersøn (1583-1623)
3 songs for 5 voices
Ars Nova, Bo Holten (Director)

04:57 AM
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Violin Sonata in A major (Op.5 No.6)
Pierre Pitzl (Viola Da Gamba), Marcy Jean Bölli (Viola Da Gamba), Augusta Campagne (Harpsichord)

05:09 AM
Jules August Demersseman (1833-1866)
Italian Concerto in F major, Op 82 no 6
Kristina Vaculova (Flute), Inna Aslamasova (Piano)

05:21 AM
Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960)
Midsummer vigil - Swedish rhapsody no.1 (Op.19)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt (Conductor)

05:35 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Florez and Blanzeflor (Op.3)
Peter Mattei (Baritone), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (Conductor)

05:44 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Trio for violin, French horn and piano in E flat major (Op.40)
Martin Beaver (Violin), Martin Hackleman (Horn), Jane Coop (Piano)

06:12 AM
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Konzertstuck in F minor for piano and orchestra (Op.79)
Victoria Postnikova (Piano), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Conductor)

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