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Through the Night

Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe

Through the Night; Through the Night

Through the Night: Through the Night

02/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Beethoven, Mozart, Dussek, Kodaly, Dvorak, Morales, Rubinstein, Haydn, Sasnauskas and Handel.

With Jonathan Swain.

5.00am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827), arr. Sedlak: Overture (Fidelio)
Octophoros (wind ensemble)

5.06am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Menuetto and Trio (String Quartet in D minor, K421)
The Young Danish String Quartet

5.10am
Dussek, Jan Ladislav (1760-1812): Sonata in D, Op 31, No 2
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

5.24am
Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967): The Aged
Hungarian Radio Choir
János Ferencsik (conductor)

5.32am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): Carnival overture, Op 92
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Samo Hubad (conductor)

5.42am
Morales, Cristóbal de (1500-1553): Andreas Christi famulus à 8
Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal
Christopher Jackson (director)

5.48am
Rubinstein, Anton (1829-1894): On an airy ocean, without rudder or sail (Deemon)
Georg Ots (baritone)
Moscow Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Kirill Raudsepp (conductor)

5.53am
Haydn, (Franz) Joseph (1732-1809): String Trio in B flat, Op 53, No 2
Leopold String Trio

6.02am
Sasnauskas, Ceslovas (1867-1916): Requiem
Inesa Linaburgyte (mezzo-soprano)
Algirdas Janutas (tenor)
Vladimiras Prudnikovas (bass)
Kaunas State Choir
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
Petras Bingelis (conductor)

6.36am
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Recorder Sonata in C minor, HWV 386a
Musica Alta Ripa

6.47am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Fantasy in C minor, K475
Theodor Leschetizky (piano).

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Breakfast

Radio 3's breakfast show, waking the UK up with the finest classical music in the best performances

Breakfast: 02/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 02/12/2007

The 48 at 8: Bach's Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor. Plus Holst, Liadov and Ravel.

Including Holst: Nunc dimittis. Mozart: Adagio in B flat. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor. Tormis: Bridge of Song. Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales.

From 7.00am

Holst: Nunc dimittis
Gabrilei Consort
Paul McCreesh (director)

Mozart: Adagio in B flat for 2 clarinets and 3 basset horns, K411
Netherlands Wind Ensemble

From 8.00am

The 48 at 8:

Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor (The Well-tempered Clavier, Bk 1)
Ralph Kirkpatrick (clavichord)

Liadov: Kikimora, Op 63
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev (conductor)

From 9.00am

Tormis: Bridge of Song
Estonian Radio Choir
Toomas Kapten (conductor)

Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor).

Martin Handley

Music includes: 
7.00-8.00: Hoist Nunc Dimittis 
Gabrieli Consort , conductor Paul McCreesh Mozart Adagio in B flat, K411 Netherlands Wind Ensemble 
8.00-9.00: The 48 at 8: Bach Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV847 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) Ralph Kirkpatrick (clavichord) Liadov Kikimora , Op 63 Russian National Orchestra, conductor Mikhail Pletnev 
9.00-10.00: Tormis Bridge of Song 
Estonian Radio Choir, conductor Toomas Kapten Ravel Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink

Sunday Morning

Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.

Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning.

Iain Burnside

Sunday Morning: 02/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Morning, 02/12/2007

Iain wraps up warm with Tchaikovsky's 'Winter Daydream' Symphony and Purcell's Fairy Queen

Iain wraps up warm with Tchaikovsky's 'Winter Daydream' Symphony, Purcell's Fairy Queen and works by Liszt and Debussy.

Iain wraps up warm with works on a theme of 'Winter'.

Liszt: Chasse-neige
Evgeny Kissin (piano)
RCA 09026682622

Vivaldi: Winter (Four Seasons)
Christian Lindberg (trombone)
New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Okkko Kamu (conductor)
BIS CD348BIS

Judith Bingham: The Snows Descend
Fine Arts Brass
NAXOS 8.570346

Robert Frost: 'Stopping by Woods on a snowy Evening' Poem
British Library NSACD13   

Debussy: Des pas sur la neige
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)
BBC BBCL40432

Purcell: Frost Scene (King Arthur)
ERATO 2292459192

Glazunov: Winter (Seasons)
Minnesota Orchestra
Edo de Waart (conductor)
Telarc CD80347

Britten: Winter Words (At Day Close in November)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
Graham Johnson (piano)

Trad: Ding dong merrily on high
EMI CDP7954632
 
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 1 in G minor (Winter daydreams)
Russian National Orchestra
Michael Pletnev (conductor)
DG 4534452 

Henze: Sir Andrew Aguecheek; Royal Winter Music
Franz Halasz (guitar)
Naxos 8557344 

Poulenc: Un soir de neige
Joyful Company of Singers
Peter Broadbent (director)
ASV CD CDDCA1067 

Brett Dean: If in beginning; Winter Songs 
Daniel Norman (tenor)
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Hermann Baumer (director)
BIS-CD-1332 

Ysaÿe: Chant d'hiver, Op 15
Albrecht Breuninger (violin)
North West German Philharmonic Orchestra
Welisar Gentscheff (conductor)
CPO 7770512.

lain Burnside

lain Burnside wraps up warm with Tchaikovsky's Winter Daydreams symphony, Purcell's Fairy Queen and works by Liszt and Debussy. EMAIL: burnside@bbc.co.uk

Private Passions

Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical loves and hates

Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical loves and hates, and talk about the influence music has had on their lives

Private Passions: 02/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Private Passions, 02/12/2007

Michael Berkeley talks to John Nickson, who chooses music by Wagner, Sibelius and Elgar.

Michael Berkeley talks to John Nickson, Director of the Tate Foundation, whose musical choices include Wagner's Die Walkure and symphonies by Sibelius, Bruckner and Elgar.

Michael Berkeley talks to John Nickson, Director of the Tate Foundation, and previously Director of Development at ENO, who has spent much of his career dealing with the sensitive issue of arts sponsorship.

Opera is clearly a passion of his, and his musical choices include excerpts from Wagner's Die Walkure and Berg's Wozzeck, as well as symphonies by Sibelius, Bruckner and Elgar, a Bach cantata, and a piano piece by Janacek.

Michael Berkeley talks to John Nickson , director of the Tate Foundation, and previously director of development at English National Opera, who has spent much of his career dealing with the sensitive issue of arts sponsorship by businesses or individuals. His operatic choices include excerpts from 
Wagner's Die Walkure and Berg's Wozzeck, as well as symphonies by Sibelius, Bruckner and Elgar, a Bach cantata, and a piano piece by Janacek.

The Early Music Show

Performance and news from the world of early music.

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

The Early Music Show: 02/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, 02/12/2007

Catherine Bott explores 1685, the year in which Handel, Bach and Scarlatti were all born.

Handel, JS Bach and Domenico Scarlatti were all born in 1685. Catherine Bott puts this year into the context of the musical world the trio were born into.

The year 1685 is considered an annus mirabilis as it was the birth year of three great composers, Handel, JS Bach and Domenico Scarlatti.

Catherine Bott presents a programme that puts this year into the context of the musical world these three were born into. Music includes works by Purcell, Corelli, Bononcini and Lully.

Henry Lawes:  Zadok the Priest
Choir of Westminster Abbey
Harry Bickett, organ
Simon Preston, conductor
Archiv 4196132
Track 3

Corelli:  Op 2 no 7 in F major
The Purcell Quartet
Chandos CHAN0692
CD 2 tracks 23 - 26

Purcell: If prayers and tears Z380
Susan Gritton, soprano
The King's Consort
Hyperion CDS 44161/3
CD 3 track 18

John Blow:  Venus and Adonis
From Act 2: You place with such delightful care; The Cupid's Lesson (up to A Dance of Cupids)
Catherine Bott, Venus
Libby Crabtree, Cupid
New London Consort
Philip Pickett
L'Oiseau-Lyre 4402202
Tracks13 - 16

Bononcini:  Sinfonia decimal a 7
(from Sinfonia a 5,6,7 e 8 Instrumenti, con alcune a una e duo Tromb., op 3)
Stephen Keavy / Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpets
The Parley of Instruments
Peter Holman
Hyperion CDA 66255
Track 38 - 43

Demachy:  from Pieces de Viole
Suite in D major: Prelude and Allemande
Jonathan Dunford, bass viol
Adda 581256  tracks 8 and 9

Lully:  Roland - Chaconne et Choeur (Act 3)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset
CD 2 track 20.

The year 1685 is sometimes considered to be an annus mirabilis, because it saw the birth of Handel, Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. Catherine Bott explores the context of the musical world into which the trio were born. Music includes works by Purcell, Corelli, Bononciniand Lully. producer Rebecca Bean

Radio 3 Requests

Weekly pick of music requests from Radio 3 listeners

Radio 3 Requests features a wide breadth of classical works requested by the station's listeners.

The final edition of Radio 3 Requests was broadcast on 1st May 2011.  We can no longer accept new requests.

Radio 3 Requests: 02/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Requests, 02/12/2007

Chi-chi Nwanoku presents a selection of listeners' requests for keyboard.

Chi-chi Nwanoku is joined by pianist Wayne Marshall to present a selection of listeners' requests for harpsichord, piano, organ and classical accordion.

Chi-chi Nwanoku presents a selection of listeners' requests, and puts down her double-bass to sort through requests for harpsichord, piano, organ and classical accordion. Her guide throughout the programme is the versatile keyboard player Wayne Marshall.

Plus pianist Stephen Hough is the guest requester, paying tribute to the celebrated Polish pianist Ignaz Friedman.

Chi-chi Nwanoku introduces requests for harpsichord, piano, organ and classical accordion music. Pianist Stephen Hough is this week's guest requester and he pays tribute to the celebrated Polish pianist Ignaz Friedman. 
ADDRESS: Radio 3 Requests, BBC Wales, CF5 2Y0 
Phone: [number removed] (calls from a landline cost no more than 8p a minute) EMAIL: radio3requestsi@bbc.co.uk

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: 02/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, 02/12/2007

From the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.

Live from the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.

Live from the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.

Advent Prose (Plainsong)
Processional Hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel)
Bidding Prayer	
Carol: Adam lay ybounden (Warlock)

I The Message of Advent

Sentence and Collect
Antiphons: O Sapientia and O Adonai
First lesson: Isaiah 11 vv 1-5
Anthem: A Hymn of St Columba (Britten)
Second lesson: 1 Thessalonians 5 vv 1-11
Anthem: Vigilate (Byrd)

II The Word of God

Sentence and Collect
Antiphons: O Radix Jesse and O Clavis David
Carol: Out of your sleep (Anthony Milner)
Third lesson: Micah 4 vv 1-4
Carol: The Truth from above (Vaughan Williams)
Fourth lesson: Luke 4 vv 14-21
Hymn: Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Cross of Jesus)

III The Prophetic Call

Sentence and Collect
Antiphons: O Oriens and O Rex Gentium
Carol: Laetentur coeli (Mathias)
Fifth lesson: Malachi 3 vv 1-7
Carol: E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come (Paul Manz)
Sixth lesson: Matthew 3 vv 1-11
Hymn: On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (Winchester New)

IV The Christ Bearer

Sentence and Collect
Antiphon: O Emmanuel
Motet: Ave Maria  (Victoria) 
Seventh lesson: Luke 1 vv 39-49
Carol: There is no rose (Joubert)
Magnificat: Chichester Service (Walton)
Eighth lesson: John 3 vv 1-8
Sentence and Christmas Collect
Carol: Benedicamus Domino (Warlock)
Hymn: Lo! He comes with clouds descending (Helmsley)
College Prayer and Blessing
Organ Voluntary: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (Bach)

Director of Music: Andrew Nethsingha
Senior Organ Student: Léon Charles.

A Service for Advent with Carols

Live from the Chapel of St John's College, 
Cambridge. Advent Prose (plainsong). Processional Hymn: 0 Come, 0 Come, 
Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel). Bidding Prayer. Carol: Adam Lay Ybounden (Warlock). I: The Message of Advent. Sentence and Collect. 
Antiphons: 0 Sapientia; 0 Adonai. First Lesson: Isaiah 11, vv1-5. Anthem: A Hymn of St Columba (Britten). Second Lesson: 1 Thessalonians 5, vv1-11. Anthem: Vigilate (Byrd). II: The Word of God. 
Sentence and Collect. Antiphons: 0 Radix Jesse; 0 Clavis David. Carol: Out of Your Sleep (Anthony Milner ). Third Lesson: Micah 4, vv1-4. Carol: The Truth from Above (Vaughan Williams). Fourth Lesson: Luke 4, vv14-21. Hymn: Come, Thou 
Long-Expected Jesus (Cross of Jesus). III: The Prophetic Call. Sentence and Collect. Antiphons: 0 Oriens; 0 Rex Gentium. Carol: Laetentur Coeli (Mathias). Fifth Lesson: Malachi 3, vvl-7. Carol: E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come (Paul Manz ). Sixth Lesson: Matthew 3, vvi-11. Hymn: On 
Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry (Winchester 
New). IV: The Christ Bearer. Sentence and Collect. Antiphon: 0 Emmanuel. Motet: Ave Maria 
(Victoria). Seventh Lesson: Luke 1, vv39-49. 
Carol: There Is No Rose (Joubert). Magnificat: Chichester Service (Walton). Eighth Lesson: 
John 3, vv1-8. Sentence and Christmas Collect. Carol: Benedicamus Domino (Warlock). Hymn: Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending 
(Helmsley). College Prayer and Blessing. Organ Voluntary: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV645 (Bach). Senior organ student 
Leon Charles. Director of music Andrew Nethsingha.

Discovering Music

Programme which examines a different piece of music each week

Programme which examines a different piece of music each week, looking at the musical form or the composer's style, and exploring the many things contributing to the overall experience

Discovering Music: Elgar: Concerto for cello and orchestra (Op.85) in E minor 

26/11/2005

Elgar: Concerto for cello and orchestra (Op.85) in E minor 

BBC Radio 3 - Discovering Music, Elgar: Concerto for cello and orchestra (Op.85) in E minor

Stephen Johnson joins the BBCSO for a look at Elgar's famous Cello Concerto.

Stephen Johnson joins the BBCSO, conductor Alexander Briger and cellist Christian Poltera for a look at one of the best loved cello concertos in the repertory, Elgar's Cello Concerto.

Stephen Johnson joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Briger, and cellist Christian Poltera for a look behind the notes of one of the best loved cello concertos in the repertory, Elgar's Cello Concerto.

Stephen Johnson analyses Elgar's Cello Concerto, with the help of cellist Christian Poltera and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Briger.

Choir and Organ

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an irresistible mix of music and singing.

The Choir

Choir and Organ: 02/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Choir and Organ, 02/12/2007

As part of The Choir's choral tour of the British Isles, Aled Jones explores Ireland.

As part of The Choir's choral tour of the British Isles, Aled Jones explores Ireland, looking at leading choirs, composers and contests both in the Republic and in Northern Ireland.

As part of The Choir's choral tour of the British Isles, Aled Jones explores the scene in Ireland.

He is joined by conductors Donal Doherty, Head of Music Services for the Western Education and Library Board, and arts consultant Liz Powell, for a taste of the foremost choirs, composers and competitions in Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland.

Aled Jones discusses the choral scene in Ireland with choral conductor Donal Doherty and arts consultant Liz Powell.

Drama on 3

Series of drama performances, ranging from experimental works to the Classics

Drama on 3: Soldiers in the Sun, by Michael Symmons Roberts

Soldiers in the Sun, by Michael Symmons Roberts

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A drama documentary looking at the psychological consequences of war.

Soldiers in the Sun, by Michael Symmons Roberts: A drama documentary looking at the psychological consequences of war. A soldier comes across a sight that changes his life.

Soldiers in the Sun

By Michael Symmons Roberts.

A drama documentary looking at the psychological consequences of war. 

Captain Rob Shepperton, serving in Afghanistan in the medical corps, is out on a routine patrol when he comes across a sight that will change his life.

Captain Rob Shepperton ...... Adrian Bower
Doctor ...... Deborah McAndrew
Matt ...... Thomas Morrison
Sol ...... Tom Attwood
Samsour ...... Nikhil Parmar
Girl ...... Emily Armitage

With music played and composed by John Harle.

Drama on 3: Soldiers in the Sun

By award-winning poet Michael Symmonds Roberts. A dramatised exploration of post-traumatic stress disorder in troops. Also featuring a documentary with contributions from psychiatrists Professor Simon Wessely , Martin Baggaley , 
Morgan O'Connell and Air Commodore Paul Evans , director of Healthcare for the Ministry of Defence.     
Producer Susan Roberts

Sunday Feature

Exploring music, history, science, philosophy, film, visual arts and literature.

In-depth documentaries which explore music, history, science, philosophy, film, visual arts and literature.

Sunday Feature: The virtual world of Paul Bennun

The virtual world of Paul Bennun

BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, The virtual world of Paul Bennun

Paul Bennun spends seven days living solely through the portal of his computer screen.

Paul Bennun goes on a seven-day digital diet. News, food, entertainment and social life are all accessed solely through the portal of his computer screen.

Paul Bennun goes on a seven-day digital diet. News, food, entertainment and social life are all accessed solely through the portal of his computer screen. From his desktop he uses Skype to conduct interviews to assess the social implications and cultural ramifications of a life lived online.

We hear the arguments for and against the effects of virtual interaction, from the psychological repercussions of being able to contrive multiple web personas, to the social impact of flexible working conditions facilitated by wireless gadgetry, to the different ways of thinking required for Instant Messaging.

Featuring interviews with Howard Reingold (inventor of the term 'virtual community'), sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, 'cybershrink' Sherry Turkle and science-fiction writer William Gibson.

Sunday Feature: Liquid Living

Paul Bennun goes on a seven-day digital diet in which news, food, entertainment and social life are all accessed solely through the portal of his computer screen. From his desktop he interviews critic and writer Howard Rheingold , sociologist and author Zygmunt Bauman , "cybershrink" 
Sherry Turkle and science-fiction writer 
William Gibson to assess the social implications and cultural ramifications of a life lived online. Producer Joby Waldman

Words and Music

A journey of discovery, weaving music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

A weekly journey of discovery, weaving together a range of music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

Words and Music: From London to Paris

From London to Paris

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A sequence of poetry, prose and music around the theme of these two great cities.

From London to Paris: With the opening of London's new international terminal to Paris, a sequence of poetry, prose and music around the theme of these two great cities.

From London to Paris

With the opening of London's new international terminal to Paris, Sophie Okonedo and Kenneth Cranham read a selection of poetry and prose around the theme of these two great cities.

Readings include words by Samuel Johnson, Wordsworth, Verlaine, George Orwell and Fleur Adcock, and a range of music from Gibbons, Noel Coward, Elgar, Boulez and Yves Montand.

From London to Paris 
Sophie Okonedo and Kenneth Cranham read a selection of poetry and prose about Paris and London. Including writings by Samuel Johnson , Wordsworth, Verlaine, George Orwell and Fleur Adcock , plus music by Gibbons, Noël Coward, Elgar, Pierre Boulez and Yves Montand.  EMAIL: wordsandmusic@bbc.co.uk 
For details of the music and verse heard in this programme, visitwww.bbc.co.uk/radio3/wordsandmusic

The Early Music Show: Bach's Art of Fugue

25/11/2007

Bach's Art of Fugue

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Bach's Art of Fugue

Lucie Skeaping delves into the riddles that lie behind Bach's the Art of Fugue.

Lucie Skeaping delves into the riddles that lie behind Bach's late great masterpiece the Art of Fugue - considered to be the definitive exploration of musical counterpoint.

Lucie Skeaping delves into the riddles which lie behind Bach's late great masterpiece, the Art of Fugue.  Considered to be the definitive exploration of musical counterpoint, there are still many mysteries about the work which remain unsettled to this day.

Bach: Contrapunctus I (version for 2 harpsichords) (Art of Fugue)
Ton Koopman
ERATO 4509-96387-2 - Tr 1

Bach: Contrapunctus 3 and 4 (Art of Fugue)
Joanna MacGregor
COLLINS CLASSICS 70432 (2) - Trs 3 and 4

Bach: Contrapunctus 8 (Art of Fugue)
Gustav Leonhardt
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI GD77013 - Disc 1 Tr 8

Bach: Contrapunctus 9 (Art of Fugue)
Hesperion XX
Jordi Savall (director)
ASTREE E8522 - Tr 20

Bach: Contrapunctus 10 (Art of Fugue)
Julliard String Quartet
SONY CLASSICAL S2K45937 - Tr 10

Bach: Contrapunctus 13 a 3 inversus/ a 3 rectus (Art of Fugue)
Charles Rosen
SONY CLASSICAL SB2K63231 - Disc 2 Trs 12 and 13

Bach: Contrapunctus 14 (unfinished) (Art of Fugue)
Glenn Gould
SONY CLASSICAL SMK52595 - Tr 16

Bach: Organ Prelude Vor deinen Thron tret ich, BWV 686
Ton Koopman
Teldec 4509944592 - Disc 1, Tr 18.

Producer: Sam Phillips
BBC Manchester

Lucie Skeaping delves into the riddles behind Bach's Art of Fugue. Producer Sam Philips

Through the Night: 03/12/2007

03/12/2007

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 03/12/2007

With Jonathan Swain. Including Brahms, Scriabin, Sibelius, Milhaud, Strauss and Bach.

Including 1.00 Brahms, Chopin, Bach, Scriabin. 3.18 Dvorak, Sibelius, Weber, Milhaud, Gabrieli, Dvorak, Schubert. 5.00 Brahms, Bartok, Strauss, Poulenc, Paganini, Krek, Mozart.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Ein Deutsches Requiem
Valeri Popova (soprano)
Nikola Vasilev (baritone)
Svetoslav Obretonov National Philharmonic Choir
Georgi Robev (chorus master)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Konstantin Iliev (conductor)

2.21am
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849): Mazurka No 25 in B minor, Op 33, No 4
Roland Pöntinen (piano)

2.27am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): 6 Sonatas for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 french horns and bassoon
Bratislava Chamber Harmony

2.47am
Scriabin, Alexander (1872-1915): Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op 20
Anatol Ugorski (piano)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Gunther Schuller (conductor)

3.18am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Yvonne Kenny (soprano)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Kamiriski (conductor)

3.25am
Raitio, Väinö (1891-1945): Moonlight on Jupiter
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

3.38am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): En Saga
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

4.00am
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826): Rondo brillante in E flat
Niklas Sivelöv (piano)

4.06am
Milhaud, Darius (1892-1974): La création du monde
Canadian Chamber Ensemble
Raffi Armenian (conductor)

4.25am
Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista (1710-1736): Violin Sonata in G
Peter Michalica (violin)
Elena Michalicova (piano)

4.33am
Gabrieli, Giovanni (c.1553-1612): Deus in nomine tuo
Hungarian Radio Choir
Ferenc Sapszon (conductor)

4.38am
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904): V prirode (In Nature's Realm)
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra
Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

4.54am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), arr. Schonherr: Marche militaire No 1 in D
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor).

With Jonathan Swain. Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Valeri Popova (soprano), Nikola Vasilev (baritone), 
Svetoslav Obretonov National Philharmonic Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Konstantin Iliev 
2.21 Chopin Mazurka in B minor, Op 33 No 4 
2.27 CPE Bach Six Sonatas for two flutes, two clarinets, two french horns and bassoon 2.47 Scriabin Piano 
Concerto in F sharp minor 3.18 Dvorak Song to the Moon (Rusalka) 3.25 Raitio Moonlight on Jupiter, Op 24 
3.38 Sibelius En Saga 4.00 Weber Rondo Brillante in E flat, (La Gaiete) 4.06 Milhaud La Creation du Monde 
4.25 Pergolesi Violin Sonata in G 4.33 G Gabrieli Deus in Nomine Tuo 4.38 Dvorak Overture: In Nature's Realm 
4.54 Schubert, arr Schonherr Marche Militaire No in in  D733 5.00 Brahms, arr Squarcia Three Hungarian Dances, WoO 1, Nos 1,3 and 5 5.08 Bartok Three 
Hungarian Folk Songs 5.13 Frano Matusic Two Croatian Folk Songs 5.19 Strauss Horn Concerto No 1 in E flat, 
Op 115.36 Poulenc Mass in G 5.52 Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro 5.57 Paganini Moses-Fantasie 
6.06 Uros Krek String Sextet on a theme by Frank Martin 
6.24 Mozart Divertimento in B flat, K439b No2 
6.40 Bach Orchestral Suite No 4 in D, BWV1069

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