Through the Night - 12/12/2010

Jonathan Swain presents part 1 of Mendelssohn's St Paul oratorio, part 2 is broadcast tomorrow. 1:01 AM Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) St Paul - oratorio (Op.36) Part 1 Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano), Matthias Goerne (baritone), Paul Groves (tenor), Radio France Chorus, Matthias Brauer (director), Radio France Children's Chorus, Sofi Jeannin (director), Orchestre National De France, Kurt Masur (conductor) 2:12 AM Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) Kinderszenen for piano (Op.15) Håvard Gimse (piano) 2:32 AM Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) Sonata a quattro in C major for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo Ensemble Zefiro 2:44 AM Hannikainen, Ilmari (1892-1955) Rural Dances (Op.39a) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari (conductor) 3:01 AM Ferrabosco, Alfonso (c1578-1628) Pavan and Fantasie Nigel North (lute) 3:08 AM Rautavaara, Einojuhani (b. 1928) Three sonnets by Shakespeare Taru Valjakka (soprano), Jari Salmela (piano) 3:15 AM Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) Roméo et Juliette - symphonie dramatique (Op.17) Orchestral movements only Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) 4:09 AM Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750] Capriccio for keyboard (BWV.993) in E major "In honorem Joh. Christoph. Bachii" Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) 4:15 AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) String Quartet in D major (K.155) Australian String Quartet 4:25 AM Gabrieli, Giovanni (c.1553-1612) Canzon Prima a 5 Canadian Brass 4:28 AM Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) Oboe Concerto in C Major (Hob.VIIg:C1) Bo?o Rogelja (oboe), Slovenian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra, Samo Hubad (conductor) 4:52 AM Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) Sonatina No.1 in F sharp minor (Op.67) Eero Heinonen (piano) 5:01 AM Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899) An der schönen Blauen Donau - waltz for orchestra (Op.314) BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth (conductor) 5:10 AM Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Jeux d'eau for piano Paloma Kouider (piano) 5:16 AM Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676) Sonata à 8 Concerto Palatino 5:22 AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Exsultate, jubilate - motet for soprano and orchestra (K.165) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Kent Nagano (conductor) 5:37 AM Debussy, Claude [1862-1918] Quartet for strings (Op.10) in G minor Psophos Quartet 6:02 AM Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno (1876-1948) Two orchestral intermezzi from 'Il Gioielli della Madonna' (Op.4) KBS Symphony Orchestra, Othmar Maga (conductor) 6:12 AM Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) Confitebor tibi Domine Jill Feldman (soprano), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (harpsichord and director) 6:25 AM Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat major Markus Maskuniitty (horn), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Junichi Hirokami (conductor) 6:45 AM Wikander, David (1884-1955) Kung Liljekongvalje Swedish Radio Choir, Stefan Sköld (conductor) 6:50 AM Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Largo from Trio Sonata in C (BWV.529) Sergei Terentjev (piano).