Through the Night - 02/05/2010

Jonathan Swain presents rarities, archive and concert recordings from Europe's leading broadcasters 01:01AM Handel, Georg Frideric [1685-1759] Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Sinfonia from Act 3 of Solomon 01:04AM Let thy hand be strengthened - coronation anthem no. 2 (HWV.259) 01:14AM 4 excerpts from Semele: (Overture; (aria) Endless pleasure, endless love; (aria) Mr racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed; (aria) Myself I shall adore) Carolyn Sampson (soprano) 01:33AM My heart is inditing - coronation anthem no. 4 (HWV.261) 01:45AM The King Shall Rejoice - coronation anthem no. 3 (HWV.260) 01:56AM Salve Regina - (HWV.241) Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Alastair Ross (organ) 02:08AM Concerto for organ and orchestra no. 4 (Op.4'4) in F major original version, Alastair Ross (organ) 02:25AM Zadok The Priest - coronation anthem no. 1 (HWV.258) The Sixteen (choir), Sixteen Orchestra, Harry Christophers (conductor) 02:31AM Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) Choral Dances from Gloriana - Coronation opera for Elizabeth II (Op.53) (1953) The King's Singers 02:38AM Kyurkchiiski, Krassimir (b.1936) Variations on a theme by Handel (1984) Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dimitar Manolov (conductor) 02:58AM Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759) Prelude - from 'Rinaldo' (Act 1 sc.7) Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (artistic director) 03:01AM Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893) Quartet for strings No.1 in D major (Op.11) Tämmel String Quartet 03:31AM Prokofiev, Sergey [1891-1953] Excerpts from the ballet Romeo and Juliet (Op.64) Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) 04:13AM Orbán, György (b. 1947) Cor mundum Talinn Music High School Chamber Choir, Evi Eespere (director) 04:20AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Regina coeli for soloists SATB, chorus, orchestra & organ (K.276) in C major Olivia Robinson (soprano), Sian Menna (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Bowen (tenor), Stuart MacIntyre (baritone), BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 04:27AM Hoof, Jef van (1886-1959) Willem de Zwijger - overture Belgian Radio and Television National Philharmonic Orchestra, Fernand Terby (conductor) 04:34AM Massenet, Jules (1842-1912) Melodie-elegie arr. unknown for cello and piano Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Heini Kärkkäinen (piano) 04:37AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791] Sonata for piano (K.309) in C major Anna Vinnitskaya (piano) 04:55AM Kaap, Artur (1878-1952) Chorus No.7 'You are Great, Lord' - from the oratorio 'Hiiob' [Job] Oratorio Choir, Estonian National Male Choir, Estonian Boys' Choir, Estonian State Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (conductor) 05:01AM Schumann, Robert [1810-1856] Toccata for piano (Op.7) in C major Francesco Piemontesi (Piano) 05:07AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Symphony No.17 (K.129) in G major The Amadeus Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra in Poznan; Agnieszka Duczmal (conductor) 05:25AM Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941) arranged by Stanislaw Wiechowicz From 6 Lieder (Op.18) arranged for choir Polish Radio Chorus, Wlodzimierz Siedlik (conductor) 05:37AM Grieg, Edvard Hagerup [1843-1907] 2 Norwegian Dances (Op.35, nos. 1 & 2) Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raychev (conductor) 05:47AM Geijer, Erik Gustaf (1783-1847) Sonatina for Violin and Piano in A flat Klara Hellgren (violin), Anders Kilström (piano) 06:01AM Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune BBC Philharmonic, Jan-Pascal Tortelier (conductor) 06:11AM Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809] Quartet for strings (Op.55'1) in A major Meta4 (Quartet) 06:29AM Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849] Scherzo for piano No.3 in C sharp minor (Op.39) Simon Trpceski (piano) 06:37AM Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750] Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio (BWV.248) Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Kjetil Haugsand (conductor) 06:43AM Lipatti, Dinu (1917-1950) Concertino for piano and chamber orchestra (Op.3), 'en style ancien' Horia Mihail (piano), Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra, Horia Andreescu (conductor).