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Strauss Tone Poems (5/5)

John Shea's selection includes Strauss's tone poem Eine Alpensinfonie, which depicts a day in the mountains.

Strauss Tone Poems (5/5). John Shea presents Strauss's depiction of a day in the mountains in his Alpine Symphony as well as Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Ann-Sofie Mutter and Haydn's 'Lark' Quartet.

1:01 AM
Strauss, Richard [1864-1949]
Eine Alpensinfonie (Op.64)
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)

1:51 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Alpestre monte (HWV.81) - for soprano, 2 violins & basso continuo
Susie Le Blanc (soprano), Ensemble Tempo rubato - Veronika Skuplik, Elin Eriksson, Robert Earl Mealy & Christine Moran (violins), Lothar Haass (viola), Markus Möllenbeck (cello), Miriam Shalinski (violone), Alexander Weimann (continuo & director)

2:03 AM
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)
Wind Quintet (Op.43)
Galliard Ensemble

2:29 AM
Gombert, Nicolas [c.1495-c.1560]
Credo a 8
BBC Singers; Bo Holten (conductor)

2:43 AM
Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897]
3 Intermezzi Op.117 for piano
Maria Joâo Pires (piano)

3:01 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Keyboard Concerto No.5 in F minor (BWV.1056)
Angela Hewitt (piano), CBC Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

3:12 AM
Busoni, Ferrucio (1866-1924)
Suite No.2 for orchestra (Op.34a)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)

3:40 AM
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961)
To a Nordic Princess
Leslie Howard (piano)

3:47 AM
Delius, Frederick [1862-1934]
To be sung of a summer night on the water; On Craig Dhu
Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier (conductor)

3:55 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
String Quartet in D major (Op.64 No.5) (Hob.III.63) 'Lark'
Bartók String Quartet

4:13 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Overture from the Incidental music to König Stephan (King Stephen by August von Kotzebue) (Op.117)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis (conductor)

4:21 AM
Farnaby, Giles (c.1563-1640)
King's hunt: variations for keyboard (MB.24.49) - from the 'Fitzwilliam virginal book' no.53
Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord)

4:24 AM
Farnaby, Giles (c.1563-1640)
Maske (MB.24.31) & Fantasia (MB.24.12) for keyboard - from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book Nos.198 & 237
Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord)

4:29 AM
Bull, John (11562/3-1628)
King's hunt for keyboard (MB.19.125)
Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord)

4:34 AM
Berezovsky, Maxim [1745-1777]
Choral concerto "Cast Me Not Off in the time of Old Age"
Platon Maiborada Academic Choir; Yulia Tkach (conductor)

4:45 AM
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)
Sonata for strings No.5 in E flat major

5:01 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

5:12 AM
Marais, Marin [1656-1728]
Marche Tartare & La Tartarine
Teodoro Bau (viola da gamba), Deniel Perer (harpsichord)

5:16 AM
Schubert, Franz [1797-1828]
3 Songs - Liebesbotschaft, Heidenroslein & Litanei auf das Fest
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)

5:26 AM
Durante, Francesco (1684-1755)
Concerto per quartetto for strings no.6 in A major
Concerto Köln

5:36 AM
Corigliano, John (b. 1938)
Elegy for orchestra
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

5:45 AM
Gounod, Charles (1818-1893)
Faust's Aria 'Salut, demeure chaste et pure' -- from Act III of the 5-act opera 'Faust'
Peter Dvorsky (tenor) , Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava, Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

5:50 AM
Gounod, Charles (1818-1893) arranged by Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Valse de l'Opera Faust
Petras Geniusas (piano)

6:00 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Violin Concerto in D major (Op.35) ; Finale ]
Ann-Sofie Mutter (violin), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn (conductor)

6:34 AM
Visée, Robert de (c.1655-c.1723/3)
Suite in C minor
Yasunori Imamura (theorbo)

6:47 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Divertimento in D major (KV 136)
Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Bohdan Warchal (director).

6 hours

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Sat 1 Nov 2014 01:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto No.5 in F minor (BWV.1056) (Moderato; Largo; Presto)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt. Orchestra: CBC Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Bernardi.
    • CACBC.

  • Maksim Sozontovich Berezovsky

    Choral concerto "Cast Me Not Off in the time of Old Age"

    Conductor: Yulia Tkach. Choir: Platon Maiborada Academic Choir.

  • Johannes Brahms

    3 Intermezzi Op.117 for piano

    Performer: Maria João Pires.

  • Ferruccio Busoni

    Suite No.2 for orchestra (Op.34a)

    Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.

  • Claude Debussy

    Prelude à l'apres-midi d'un faune

    Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Simone Young.

  • Frederick Delius

    To be sung of a summer night on the water; On Craig Dhu

    Director: Paul Hillier. Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen.

  • Francesco Durante

    Concerto per quartetto No 6 in A major for strings

    Ensemble: Concerto Köln.
    • DEWDR.

  • Giles Farnaby & Pierre Hantaï

    Maske (MB.24.31) & Fantasia (MB.24.12)

  • George Frideric Handel

    Alpestre monte (HWV.81) for soprano, 2 violins & basso

    Singer: Suzie LeBlanc. Ensemble: Ensemble Tempo Rubato.

  • Nicolas Gombert

    Credo a 8

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Bo Holten.
    • GBBBC.

  • Charles‐François Gounod

    Waltz (Faust)

    Performer: Petras Geniušas. Music Arranger: Franz Liszt.
    • LTLR.

  • Charles‐François Gounod

    Faust's Aria "Salut, demeure chaste et pure" -- from Act III of Faust

    Singer: Peter Dvorský. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava. Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd.

  • Percy Grainger

    To a Nordic Princess (bridal song) vers. piano

    Performer: Leslie Howard.
    • AUABC.

  • John Bull

    [The] King's hunt for keyboard (MB.19.125) [FWB.135]

    Performer: Pierre Hantaï.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major (Op.64, No.5) (Hob.III.63) "Lark"

    Ensemble: Bartok String Quartet.

  • Richard Strauss

    Eine Alpensinfonie (Op.64)

    Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Overture from the Incidental music to König Stephan

    Orchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • CACBC.

  • Marin Marais

    Marche Tartare & La Tartarine

    Performer: Deniel Perer. Performer: Teodoro Bau.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in D major (KV.136)

    Orchestra: Slovenský komorný orchester Bohdana Warchala. Conductor: Bohdan Warchal.

  • Carl Nielsen

    Wind Quintet Op 43

    Performer: Katherine Thomas. Performer: Katherine Spencer. Performer: Helen Simons. Performer: Owen Dennis. Performer: Richard Bayliss. Ensemble: Galliard Ensemble.
    • GBBBC.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    String Sonata no 5 in E flat major

    Ensemble: Camerata Bern.
    • CHRSI.

  • Franz Schubert

    3 Songs - Liebesbotschaft, Heidenroslein & Litanei auf das Fest

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Bryn Terfel.
    • NONRK.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto in D major (Op.35)

    Performer: Anne‐Sophie Mutter. Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.

  • Robert de Visée

    Suite in C minor

    Performer: Yasunori Imamura.

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