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Through the Night

Music: Classical

Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe

Through the Night: Nelson Mandela Centenary Celebration in Soweto

Helmuth Rilling conducts Bach cantatas

Nelson Mandela Centenary Celebration in Soweto

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Nelson Mandela Centenary Celebration in Soweto

Minnesota Orchestra in Soweto, South Africa. Jonathan Swain presents.

Minnesota Orchestra on tour conducted by Osmo Vanska in Soweto, South Africa. Jonathan Swain presents.

Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä in Soweto, South Africa. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 am
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) 
En Saga Op 9
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

12:49 am
Bongani Ndodana-Breen (b.1975) 
Harmonia Ubuntu
Goitsemang Oniccah Lehobye (soprano), Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

12:59 am
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) 
Overture to Candide
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

1:05 am
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) 
Symphony No 9 in D minor: 4th mvmt
Goitsemang Oniccah Lehobye (soprano), Minette Du Toit-Pearce (mezzo soprano), Siyabonga Maqungo (tenor), Njabulo Madlala (bass baritone), Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor) 

1:29 am
Traditional Zulu, Andile Khumalo (arranger), Rudi van Dijk (orchestrator) 
Akhala Amaqhude Amabili
Gauteng Choristers, Minnesota Chorale, Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

1:34 am
Mxolisi Matyila (1938-1985), Andile Khumalo (arranger) 
Bawo Thixo Somandla
Gauteng Choristers, Minnesota Chorale, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

1:37 am
Michael Mosoeu Moerane (1909-1981), Johan de Cock (arranger) 
Ruri Gauteng Choristers, Minnesota Chorale, Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

1:43 am
Stompie Mavi (1955-2008), Gobingca George Mxadana (arranger), Jaako Kuusisto (orchestrator) 
Usilethela uxolo (Nelson Mandela)
Gauteng Choristers, Minnesota Chorale, Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

1:47 am
Traditional, Jaako Kuusisto (arranger) 
Shosholoza 
Gauteng Choristers, Minnesota Chorale, Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

1:50 am
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) 
Symphony No.3 in A minor Op 56 "Scottish"
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor)

2:31 am
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 
Trio Sonata No 3 in D minor BWV 527
Juliusz Gembalski (organ)

2:46 am
Eugen Suchoň (1908-1993) 
Nocturne for cello and orchestra
Ján Slávik (cello), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava, Mário Kosík (conductor)

3:02 am
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) 
Quartet in C major Op 76`3 (Emperor)
Armida Quartet (soloist)

3:30 am
Veselin Stoyanov (1902-1969) 
Rhapsody (1956)
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vassil Stefanov (conductor)

3:40 am
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) 
Sonatina for clarinet & piano (1956)
Valentin Uriupin (clarinet), Yelena Komissarova (piano)

3:52 am
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) 
Magnificat anima mea Dominum SWV.468
Schütz Akademie, Howard Arman (conductor)

4:03 am
Richard Strauss (1864-1949), Franz Hasenohrl (arranger) 
Till Eulenspiegel - Einmal Anders!
Esbjerg Ensemble, Jorgen Lauritsen (director)

4:12 am
Joaquin Nin (1879-1949) 
Seguida Espanola
Henry-David Varema (cello), Heiki Mätlik (guitar)

4:21 am
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) 
Psalm 23 (5 Psalms of David (1604)) 'The Lord is my Shepherd'
Netherlands Chamber Choir, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)

4:31 am
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) 
Hymne de l'enfant à son reveil, S19
Éva Andor (soprano), Hédi Lubik (harp), Gábor Lehotka (organ), Girls' Choir of Gyõr, Miklós Szabó (conductor) 

4:42 am
Healey Willan (1880-1968) 
Five Pieces 
Ian Sadler (organ)

4:54 am
Henry Purcell (1659-1695),John Playford (1623-1686) 
Four Works
Anders J. Dahlin (tenor), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director)

5:05 am
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) 
Alma Redemptoris Mater & Ave Maria, O auctrix vite
Sequentia, Elizabeth Gaver (medieval fiddle), Elisabetta de Mircovich (medieval fiddle)

5:16 am
Béla Bartók (1881-1945) 
Romanian folk dances Sz.68 orch. from Sz.56 (Orig. for piano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, James Clark (conductor)

5:23 am
Edvard Järnefelt (1869-1968) 
Kanteletar
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ilpo Mansnerus (conductor)

5:29 am
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) 
Sonata for Violin and Piano no.2 in G major Op 13
Alina Pogostkina (violin), Sveinung Bjelland (piano)

5:51 am
John Carmichael (b.1930) 
Trumpet Concerto (1972)
Kevin Johnston (trumpet), West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham (conductor)

6:16 am
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) 
La Valse - choreographic poem for orchestra
Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit (conductor)

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