Through the Night

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Through the Night: Rachmaninov rhapsodises, Tchaikovsky triumphs

Jonathan Swain - Through the Night

Rachmaninov rhapsodises, Tchaikovsky triumphs

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Rachmaninov rhapsodises, Tchaikovsky triumphs

Denis Kozhukhin plays Rachmaninov with the WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne.

Cristian Măcelaru conducts the WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne, in Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. Pianist Denis Kozhukhin joins them for Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

Pianist Denis Kozhukhin joins the WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne, and conductor Cristian Măcelaru for Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, before Tchaikovsky's fateful Fifth Symphony. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

12:31 AM
Sean Shepherd (1979-)
Downtime
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Cristian Macelaru (conductor)

12:38 AM
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
The Isle of the Dead, Op 29
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Cristian Macelaru (conductor)

01:01 AM
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43
Denis Kozhukhin (piano), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Cristian Macelaru (conductor)

01:25 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Cristian Macelaru (conductor)

02:13 AM
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op 42
Natalya Pasichnyk (piano)

02:31 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in G major, Op 77 No 1
Australian String Quartet, William Hennessy (violin), Douglas Weiland (violin), Keith Crellin (viola), Janis Laurs (cello)

02:56 AM
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)
Te Deum in D major,  ZWV 146
Martina Jankova (soprano), Isabel Jantschek (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (contralto), Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak (tenor), Felix Rumpf (bass), Dresden Chamber Choir, Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, Vaclav Luks (conductor)

03:25 AM
Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915)
Sonata no.10 for piano, Op.70
Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano)

03:38 AM
Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Fred Mills (arranger)
Sonata for two trumpets and brass
Brass Consort Koln

03:44 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Hebrides overture, Op 26
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Arvid Engegard (conductor)

03:55 AM
Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)
One star, at last
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

03:59 AM
Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824)
Duo concertante in G major
Alexandar Avramov (violin), Ivan Peev (violin)

04:08 AM
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Quartet in D major TWV.43:D1 for flute, violin, viola da gamba and continuo
Giovanni Antonini (recorder), Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, Jaroslaw Thiel (conductor)

04:23 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Geistliches Wiegenlied Op 91 no 2
Judita Leitaite (mezzo-soprano), Arunas Statkus (viola), Andrius Vasiliauskas (piano)

04:31 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Coriolan Overture, Op 62
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

04:38 AM
Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738)
Carolan's draught for two harps
Julia Shaw (harp), Nora Bumanis (harp)

04:40 AM
Jorgen Jersild (1913-2004)
3 Danish Romances for Choir
Jutland Chamber Choir, Mogens Dahl (conductor)

04:52 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fantasie in G major for organ, BWV 572
Scott Ross (organ)

05:01 AM
Mel Bonis (1858-1937)
Salome Op 100
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor)

05:07 AM
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)
Tarantella, Op  87b
Tomaz Rajteric (guitar)

05:11 AM
Florence Price (1887-1953)
Symphony No 3 in C minor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Valentina Peleggi (conductor)

05:44 AM
Massimiliano Matesic (b.1969)
Violin Concerto (The Anatomy of Melancholy)
Daria Zappa Matesic (violin), Rachel Schweizer (harp), Luca Borioli (percussion), Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Willi Zimmermann (conductor)

06:01 AM
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Piano Trio in G minor, Op 26
Esther Hoppe (violin), Christian Poltera (cello), Hiroko Sakagami (piano)

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