Through the Night - 17/08/2010

6 nights in Poland: Jonathan Swain investigates the wealth of musical riches left in Chopin's wake, in this his anniversary year. 1:01 AM Fontana, Julian [1810-1869] Première fantaisie brillante on themes from 'La Sonnambula' by Bellini Kevin Kenner (1829 Erard piano) 1:08 AM Poniatowski, J. M. K. [1816-1873] Pour vu qu'il soit jeune et charmant from L'Aventurier Joanna Wos (soprano) Kevin Kenner (piano) 1:11 AM Poniatowski, J. M. K. [1816-1873] Ah! Qu'il est donc beau, Pédro, bolero from L'Aventurier Joanna Wos (soprano) Kevin Kenner (piano) 1:18 AM Schumann, Clara [1819-1896] Concerto for piano and orchestra (Op.7) in A minor Natalia Ehwald (piano), Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pawel Przytocki (conductor) 1:40 AM Liszt, Franz [1811-1886], Schumann, Robert [1810-1856] Widmung (S.566) transc. for piano from Myrthen Natalia Ehwald (piano) 1:44 AM Tansman, Alexandre [(1897-1986)] Hommage a Chopin Lukasz Kuropaczewski (guitar) 1:53 AM Traditional Polish arranged Pomianowska, Maria Sosna (Pine) & Polka rzeszowska (Rzeszow Polka) Zespól Polski (The Polish Ensemble) 2:00 AM Mirecki, Franciszek [1791-1862] Symphony in C minor Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pawel Przytocki (conductor) 2:35 AM Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826) Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B flat (J.182) (Op.34) Lena Jonhäll (clarinet) with the Zetterqvist String Quartet 3:01 AM Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Sonata for piano (D.960) in B flat major Leon Fleisher (piano) 3:44 AM Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837) Quintet for piano and strings (Op.87) in E flat major/minor (1825) Tobias Ringborg (violin), Ingegerd Kierkegaard (viola), John Ehde (cello), HÃ¥kan Ehrén (double bass), Stefan Lindgren (piano) 4:04 AM Bella, Ján Levoslav (1843-1936) Solemn Overture in E flat major Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Róbert Stankovský (conductor) 4:11 AM Cambini, Giuseppe Maria (1746-1825) Trio for flute, oboe and bassoon (Op.45 No.1) Vladislav Brunner jr. (flute), Jozef Hanusovsky (oboe), Jozef Martinkovic (bassoon) 4:25 AM Mattheson, Johann (1681-1764) Sonata for 3 recorders or flutes (Op.1 No.4) in C minor Vladislav Brunner sr, Juraj Brunner, Milan Brunner (flutes) 4:31 AM Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759) In den angenehmen Büschen (HWV.209) - German aria no.8 Hélène Plouffe (violin), Louise Pellerin (oboe), Dom André Laberge (organ - 1999 Karl Wilhelm at the abbey church Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Canada) 4:35 AM Fesch, Willem de (1687-1761) Concerto grosso for 2 violins, strings and continuo (Op.10 No.2) in B flat major Manfred Kramer and Laura Johnson (violins), Musica ad Rhenum 4:45 AM Diepenbrock, Alphons (1862-1921) L'Invitation au voyage Christa Pfeiler (mezzo-soprano), Rudolf Jansen (piano) 4:51 AM Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921) Overture from Hansel and Gretel Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor) 5:01 AM Debussy, Claude (1862-1918), orch. Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Tarantelle styrienne (Danse) Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor) 5:07 AM Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849) Four Mazurkas [1. Op.17 No.4 in A minor; 2. Op.33 No.1 in G sharp minor; 3. Op.67 No.3 in C major; 4. Op.59 No.2 in A flat major] Ashley Wass (piano) 5:17 AM Moniuszko, Stanisław (1819-1872) Mazurka from the opera 'Halka' (1846-1857) Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Szymon Kawalla (conductor) 5:22 AM Dowland, John (1563-1626) Pavan (Taffelconsort) (1621) Concordia, Mark Levy (director) 5:27 AM Philips, Peter (c.1560-1628) Pavan Dolorosa Concordia, Mark Levy (director) 5:32 AM Byrd, William (c.1540-1623) Pavan and galliard for keyboard (MB.28.70) in G major 'Quadran' Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord) 5:46 AM Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Sarabande from Suite for cello solo no.1 (BWV.1007) in G major Andreas Brantelid (cello) 5:50 AM Pezel, Johann Christoph (1639-1694) arr. Romm, Ronald Suite of German dances arr. Romm for brass ensemble Canadian Brass 5:58 AM Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907) Holberg suite (Op.40) vers. for string orchestra Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Eivind Aadland (conductor) 6:21 AM Martinu, Bohuslav (1890-1959) Études and polkas - book 3 for piano Antonín Kubálek (piano) 6:30 AM Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899) Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and lightning) - polka (Op.324) BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 6:33 AM Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899) Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka (Op.214) BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 6:36 AM Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899) Four dances Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) Symphony Orchestra, Peter Guth (conductor).