Through the Night

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Through the Night: Glorious Handel

Catriona Young - Through the Night

Glorious Handel

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A sumptuous selection from George Frideric Handel's oratorios and operas.

A sumptuous selection from George Frideric Handel's oratorios and operas. The WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne are joined by tenor Ian Bostridge and soprano Dorothée Mields.

A sumptuous selection of arias and choruses from George Frideric Handel's oratorios and operas. The WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne are joined by tenor Ian Bostridge and soprano Dorothee Mields, along with the WDR Chorus, for this feast of some of Handel's best-known music. Catriona Young presents.

12:31 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
La Réjouissance, No. 4 from 'Music for the Royal Fireworks in D, HWV 351'
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Stefan Parkman (conductor)

12:33 AM
Coronation Anthem, No. 1 from 'Zadok the Priest' HWV 258'

12:39 AM
Ev'ry valley, aria from Messiah, HWV 56
Ian Bostridge (tenor)

12:45 AM
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, aria from Messiah, HWV 56
Dorothee Mields (soprano)

12:50 AM
See, the conquering hero comes; March from 'Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Dorothee Mields (soprano)

12:54 AM
Swell, swell the full chorus, from Solomon, HWV 67

12:57 AM
Love sounds th'alarm, from Act II of Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a
Ian Bostridge (tenor)

01:02 AM
With darkness deep, from Theodora, HWV 68
Dorothee Mields (soprano)

01:06 AM
March from Hercules, HWV 60

01:07 AM
Happy we, duet from Act I of Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a
Dorothee Mields (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor)

01:11 AM
The name of the wicked, from Solomon, HWV 67

01:14 AM
Overture (excerpts), from Music for the Royal Fireworks in D, HWV 351

01:16 AM
To him your grateful notes of praise belong, from Hercules, HWV 60

01:20 AM
Will the sun forget to streak, from Solomon, HWV 67
Dorothee Mields (soprano)

01:26 AM
Hide thou thy hated beams - Waft her angels, from Jephtha, HWV 70
Ian Bostridge (tenor)

01:33 AM
Music, spread thy voice around, from Solomon, HWV 67

01:36 AM
Svegliatevi nel core, Sesto's aria from Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17
Dorothee Mields (soprano)

01:41 AM
Alla Hornpipe, from Suite No. 2 in D, HWV 349 (Water Music)

01:44 AM
As steals the morn; from L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato, HWV 55
Dorothee Mields (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor)

01:50 AM
Worthy is the lamb, from Messiah HWV 56

01:54 AM
Amen, from Messiah, HWV 56

01:59 AM
Hallelujah Chorus, from Messiah, HWV 56

02:03 AM
Arthur de Greef (1862-1940)
Piano Concerto no 2 in B major
Artur Pizarro (piano), Flemish Radio Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor)

02:25 AM
Cipriano de Rore (1516-1565)
Da le belle contrade d'oriente
Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley (director), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Mary Nichols (alto), Andrew King (tenor), Paul Agnew (tenor), Alan Ewing (bass)

02:31 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Symphony no 4 in E minor Op 98
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor)

03:14 AM
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Beni Mora - oriental suite Op 29 No 1
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor)

03:30 AM
Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
Wind Octet, Op 65
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jonathan Bloxham (conductor)

03:41 AM
Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991)
Concerto festivo for orchestra
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gabriel Chmura (conductor)

03:54 AM
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
4 Romantic pieces, Op 75
Elena Urioste (violin), Zhang Zuo (piano)

04:08 AM
François Couperin (1668-1733)
La Françoise (La pucelle) sonata 
Ricercar Consort, Henri Ledroit (conductor)

04:15 AM
Erland von Koch (1910-2009)
Nordiska Impromptus
Tore Wiberg (piano)

04:24 AM
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
La Poule (Nouvelles suites de Clavecin)
Andreas Borregaard (accordion)

04:31 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Overture to "Giulio Cesare in Egitto"
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (artistic director)

04:34 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Piano Sonata in F sharp, Op 78
Ernst von Dohnányi (piano)

04:44 AM
Juriaan Andriessen (1925-1996)
Sonnet No.43 
Netherlands Chamber Choir, Uwe Gronostay (conductor)

04:51 AM
Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Te Deum Laudamus
Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bruce Pullan (conductor)

05:03 AM
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
Cordoba (Nocturne) from Cantos de Espana (Op.232 No.4)
Henry-David Varema (cello), Heiki Mätlik (guitar)

05:10 AM
Jules August Demersseman (1833-1866)
Italian Concerto in F major, Op 82 no 6
Kristina Vaculova (flute), Inna Aslamasova (piano)

05:22 AM
Giovanni Battista Fontana (1589-1630)
Sonata undecima for cornet, violin and bass continuo
Le Concert Brise

05:30 AM
Marijan Lipovšek (1910-1995)
Second Suite for Strings
Slovenska Filharmonija, Samo Hubad (conductor)

05:51 AM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Wurttemberg Sonata No.1 in A minor
Rietze Smits (organ)

06:02 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Quartet for strings in D major (Op.44 No.1)
Tankstream Quartet

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