Through the Night - 21/08/2010

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 Bobrowicz, Jan Nepomucen [(1805-1881)] Introduction, Variations and Polonaise on an Original Tyrolian Theme (Op. 13) Lukasz Kuropaczewski (guitar) 1:13 AM Stojowski, Zygmunt [1870-1946] Piano Concerto No. 2 in A flat (Op. 32) Jonathan Plowright (piano), Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michal Dworzynski (conductor) 1:45 AM Poniatowski, J. M. K. [1816-1873] "E poi sincero?.. Quando ei mi parla", from 'Gelmina' Joanna Wos (soprano), Kevin kenner (piano) 1:56 AM Elsner, Jozef Antoni Franciszek [1769-1854] Symphony in C major (Op.11) Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Massimiliano Caldi (conductor) 2:19 AM Poniatowski, J. M. K. [1816-1873] Fra Giovanni mi sento...Dite a lui che m'ama", from 'Gelmina' Joanna Wos (soprano), Kevin kenner (piano) 2:25 AM Martinu, Bohuslav [1890-1959] Music from the ballet Vzpoura (The Revolt) Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Massimiliano Caldi (conductor) 2:40 AM Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849] Variation No.6 from "Hexameron" Kevin Kenner (piano - Erard of 1829) 2:42 AM Liszt, Franz [1811-1886] Les Preludes - symphonic poem after Lamartine (S.97) Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik (conductor) 3:01 AM Lucic, Franjo von (1889-1972) Missa Jubilaris The Ivan Goran Kovacic Academic Chorus, The Croatian Army Symphony Wind Orchestra, Mladen Tarbuk (conductor) [organist unidentified] 3:30 AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Sinfonia concertante for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchestra (K.297b) in E flat major (soloists not identified), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen (conductor) 4:00 AM Suppé, Franz von (1819-1895) Overture - from The Light Cavalry Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Marko Munih (conductor) 4:08 AM Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849) Rondo in C minor, Op.1 Ludmil Angelov (piano) 4:17 AM Sarasate, Pablo de (1844-1908) Zigeunerweisen (Op.20) vers. for violin and orchestra Moshe Hammer (violin), Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor) 4:26 AM Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759) Air: 'Return, O God of hosts' - from 'Samson', Act 2 Maureen Forrester (contralto), I Solisti di Zagreb, Antonio Janigro (conductor) 4:35 AM Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907) Norwegian Dance No 1 (Op.35) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Litton (conductor) 4:42 AM Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) Romance for viola and piano Steven Dann (viola), Bruce Vogt (piano) 4:49 AM Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) Concerto for 2 violins, 2 cellos & orchestra (RV.564) in D major Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi (violin/director) 5:01 AM Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844-1908) Overture to Pskovitjanka [The Maid of Pskov] (1873) BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 5:09 AM Gade, Niels Wilhelm (1817-1890) Ved solnedgang [At sunset] (Op.46) - for choir and orchestra Danish National Radio Choir, Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Roman Zeilinger (conductor) 5:16 AM Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924) Nocturne for piano No.1 in E flat minor (Op.33 No.1) Livia Rev (piano) 5:25 AM Fesch, Willem de (1687-c.1757) Concerto for 2 flutes and orchestra in G minor (Op.5 No.2) Musica ad Rhenum 5:34 AM Butterworth, Arthur (b. 1923) Romanza for horn and strings (1954) Martin Hackleman (horn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) 5:44 AM Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872) String Quartet No.1 in D minor (1837-1840) Camerata Quartet - Wlodzimierz Prominski & Andrzej Kordykiewicz (violins), Piotr Reichert (viola), Roman Hoffmann (cello) 6:00 AM Schlegel, Leander (1844-1913) Sonata for piano and violin (Op.34) (1910) Candida Thompson (violin), David Kuyken (piano) 6:23 AM Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) Der Bürger als Edelmann (Le Bourgeois gentilhomme) - suite (Op.60) Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen (conductor).