Through the Night

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Through the Night: Love songs by Brahms

Jonathan Swain - Through the Night

Love songs by Brahms

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Love songs by Brahms

Christiane Karg, Patricia Nolz, Benjamin Bruns & Michael Nagy sing Brahms.

Christiane Karg, Patricia Nolz, Benjamin Bruns & Michael Nagy are joined by pianists Paolo Bressan and Louis Lortie in Brahms love songs. Jonathan Swain presents.

Soprano Christiane Karg, mezzo-soprano Patricia Nolz, tenor Benjamin Bruns and baritone Michael Nagy are joined by pianists Paolo Bressan and Louis Lortie in Brahms love songs. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Georg Friedrich Daumer (lyricist)
Liebeslieder, op. 52
Christiane Karg (soprano), Patricia Nolz (mezzo soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Michael Nagy (baritone), Paolo Bressan (piano), Louis Lortie (piano)

12:52 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (lyricist), Josef Wenzig (lyricist)
3 Quartets, op.31
Christiane Karg (soprano), Patricia Nolz (mezzo soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Michael Nagy (baritone), Louis Lortie (piano)

01:02 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Otto Inkermann (lyricist), Friedrich Schiller (lyricist), Georg Friedrich Daumer (lyricist)
3 Quartets, op.64
Christiane Karg (soprano), Patricia Nolz (mezzo soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Michael Nagy (baritone), Louis Lortie (piano)

01:15 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Georg Friedrich Daumer (lyricist), Hermann Allmers (lyricist), Christian Friedrich Hebbel (lyricist), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (lyricist)
4 Quartets, op. 92
Christiane Karg (soprano), Patricia Nolz (mezzo soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Michael Nagy (baritone), Louis Lortie (piano)

01:25 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Georg Friedrich Daumer (lyricist), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (lyricist)
Neue Liebeslieder, op. 65
Christiane Karg (soprano), Patricia Nolz (mezzo soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Michael Nagy (baritone), Paolo Bressan (piano), Louis Lortie (piano)

01:45 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Georg Friedrich Daumer (lyricist)
Vom Gebirge Well’ auf Well, from 'Neue Liebeslieder, op 65'
Christiane Karg (soprano), Patricia Nolz (mezzo soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Michael Nagy (baritone), Paolo Bressan (piano), Louis Lortie (piano)

01:47 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Symphony no. 4 (Op.98) in E minor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)

02:31 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
The Seasons Op.37b for piano
Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)

03:13 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn in E flat major, K452
Douglas Boyd (oboe), Hans Christian Braein (clarinet), Kjell Erik Arnesen (french horn), Per Hannisdal (bassoon), Andreas Staier (piano)

03:38 AM
Armas Jarnefelt (1869-1968)
Kanteletar
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ilpo Mansnerus (conductor)

03:44 AM
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Sonata for Mandolin in D minor k.90
Avi Avital (mandolin), Shalev Ad-El (harpsichord)

03:53 AM
Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697)
Wohl dem, der den Herren furchtet (cantata)
Greta de Reyghere (soprano), Jill Feldman (soprano), Max van Egmond (bass), Ricercar Consort

04:01 AM
Zoltan Kodaly (1882 - 1967)
Adagio for clarinet and piano (1905)
Kalman Berkes (clarinet), Zoltan Kocsis (piano)

04:09 AM
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Sonata No.6 for 2 violins and continuo in G minor (Z.807)
Il Tempo Ensemble

04:16 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Last Spring, Op 33 no 2
Camerata Bern, Thomas Furi (leader)

04:22 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Rondino in E flat,  WoO 25
Festival Winds

04:31 AM
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto for violin & orchestra in G minor 'L'Estate' (RV.315) (Op.8 No.2)
Elizabeth Wallfisch (baroque violin), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (director)

04:40 AM
Anonymous
Sonata in G from 'Maria Lancellotti's Book of Psalms'
Komale Akakpo (cimbalom)

04:49 AM
Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006)
Three Nonsense Madrigals (1988-1989)
King's Singers

04:57 AM
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Le Carnaval Romain, Op 9
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

05:07 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Rondo in C for Two Pianos, Op 73
Soos-Haag Piano Duo (piano duo)

05:17 AM
Nicolas Gombert (c.1495-c.1560)
Benedicto mensae
BBC Singers, Bo Holten (conductor)

05:27 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Cello Concerto in D major, Hob. 7b:2
Heinrich Schiff (cello), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Heinrich Schiff (conductor)

05:52 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Estampes 
Lars David Nilsson (piano)

06:07 AM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Concerto for flute and strings in D minor (H.426) (1747?)
Robert Aitken (flute), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

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