Through the Night

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Through the Night: Messa da Requiem

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Messa da Requiem

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Verdi's operatic masterpiece performed by the RTE Philharmonic Choir.

Verdi's operatic masterpiece, Messa da Requiem, performed by the RTE Philharmonic Choir and National Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Catriona Young.

Verdi's operatic masterpiece performed by the RTE Philharmonic Choir and National Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Catriona Young.

12:31 AM
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Messa da Requiem
Angela Meade (soprano), Enkelejda Shkoza (contralto), Antonio Poli (tenor), Evgeny Stavinsky (bass), RTE Philharmonic Choir, RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Michele Mariotti (conductor)

01:53 AM
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Concerto in modo misolidio for piano and orchestra
Olli Mustonen (piano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Markus Lehtinen (conductor)

02:31 AM
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op 10
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Hiroyuki Iwaki (conductor)

03:03 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C major Op 76`3 (Emperor)
Armida Quartet

03:31 AM
Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
Villanelle for horn and orchestra
Esa Tukia (horn), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Adelson (conductor)

03:38 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
4 Lieder from the Schemelli songbook (BWV.443, 468, 470 & 439)
Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano), Domen Marincic (gamba), Dalibor Miklavcic (organ)

03:47 AM
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
Concertino for Piano and Strings (Op.45 No.12) (1957)
Marten Landstrom (piano), Uppsala Chamber Soloists

04:03 AM
Adam Jarzebski (1590-1649)
Sentinella
Simon Standage (violin), Il Tempo Ensemble

04:07 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata in F sharp (Op.78)
Erno Dohnanyi (piano)

04:17 AM
Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
Sumarovo dite (The Fiddler's Child)
Peter Thomas (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor)

04:31 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Hungarian Rhapsody No 6
Jeno Jando (piano)

04:38 AM
Giuseppe Sammartini (1695-1750)
Sinfonia in F major
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi (director)

04:46 AM
John Cage (1912-1992)
Four squared for a capella choir
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

04:54 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Rondo for piano (Op.1) in C minor
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

05:02 AM
Frantisek Jiranek (1698-1778)
Bassoon Concerto in G minor
Sergio Azzolini (bassoon), Collegium Marianum

05:16 AM
Boris Papandopulo (1906-1991)
Tri Studije / Za B.J.M (3 Studies, dedicated to B.J.M)
Branka Janjanin-Magdalenic (harp)

05:28 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Andrzej Ciepliński (clarinet), Royal String Quartet

06:01 AM
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Sinfonietta for orchestra
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

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