Through the Night

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Through the Night: Smetana, Martinů and Dvořák

Helmuth Rilling conducts Bach cantatas

Smetana, Martinů and Dvořák

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Smetana, Martinů and Dvořák

Jakub Hrůša and German Symphony Orchestra Berlin perform Czech music. With Jonathan Swain.

Jakub Hrusa and the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin perform a programme of Czech music, including Martinu's Cello Concerto with soloist Tomas Jamnik. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

Jakub Hrůša and the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin perform a programme of Czech music, including Martinů's Cello Concerto with soloist Tomáš Jamník. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

01:01 AM
Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)
Overture to The Bartered Bride
German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, Jakub Hrusa (conductor)

01:08 AM
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
Cello Concerto no.1 in D major, H.196
Tomas Jamnik (cello), German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, Jakub Hrusa (conductor)

01:37 AM
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Largo from Symphony No 9 in E minor - arranged for solo cello
Tomas Jamnik (cello)

01:41 AM
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Symphony no.3 in E flat major, Op.10
German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, Jakub Hrusa (conductor)

02:16 AM
Josef Suk (1874-1935)
Raduz and Mahulena, Op 16 'A fairy tale suite'
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek (conductor)

02:45 AM
Jan Cikker (1911-1989)
Variations on a Slovak Folk Song
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Peter Vronsky (conductor)

03:01 AM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Der Herr lebet - cantata (Wq.251)
Barbara Schlick (soprano), Hilke Helling (alto), Wilfried Jochens (tenor), Gotthold Schwarz (bass), Das Kleine Konzert, Rheinische Kantorei, Hermann Max (conductor)

03:37 AM
Toivo Kuula (1883-1918)
South Ostrobothnian Suite No 1 Op 9
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jorma Panula (conductor)

04:03 AM
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
Instrumental piece
Sequentia, Ensemble for medieval music

04:09 AM
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Chaconne for piano (Op.32)
Anders Kilstrom (piano)

04:18 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Symphony for string orchestra no 10 in B minor
Risor Festival Strings

04:28 AM
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Wind Quintet Op 14 in A flat major
Cinque Venti

04:43 AM
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Jubilate Domino, omnis terra for alto, viola da gamba and continuo (BuxWV.64)
Zoltan Gavodi (counter tenor), Sandor Saszvarosi (viola da gamba), Zsuzsanna Nagy (harpsichord), Sonora Hungarica Consort

04:54 AM
Rosario Bourdon (1885-1961)
Elegiac poem for cello and orchestra
Alain Aubut (cello), Orchestre Metropolitain, Gilles Auger (conductor)

05:01 AM
Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947)
Dance Vision (Tanssinaky), Op 11
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jorma Panula (conductor)

05:09 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Waltz for piano (Op.18) in E flat major 'Grande valse brillante'
Zoltan Kocsis (piano)

05:14 AM
Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762), Johann Georg Pisendel (arranger)
Sonata a 4 in C minor
Kore Orchestra, Andrea Buccarella (harpsichord)

05:23 AM
Nino Rota (1911-1979)
Harp Concerto
Esther Peristerakis (harp), WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne, Rasmus Baumann (conductor)

05:45 AM
Camilla de Rossi (fl.1707-1710)
Cielo, pietoso Cielo (Sant' Alassio)
Agnieszka Kowalczyk (soprano), Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (director)

05:49 AM
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
20 Mazurkas for piano, Op 50 No 1 in E major; No 2; No 13
Ashley Wass (piano)

05:58 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Symphony no.36 (K.425) in C major, 'Linz'
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bertrand de Billy (conductor)

06:32 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Piano Trio in A minor (1914)
Bernt Lysell (violin), Mats Rondin (cello), Bengt-Ake Lundin (piano)

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