Through the Night - 28/10/2007

With John Shea. 1.00am BST Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943): Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Shura Cherkassky (piano) Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra Asen Naydenov (conductor) 1.43am Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), orch. Schoenberg: Prelude and Fugue in E flat (St Anne) Sydney Symphony Orchestra Edo de Waart (conductor) 1.00am GMT Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759): Tamerlano Tamerlane, emperor of the Tartars ...... Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) Bajazet, emperor of the Turks ...... Nigel Robson (tenor) Asteria, Bazajet's daughter, in love with Andronicus ...... Nancy Argenta (soprano) Andronicus, a Greek prince ...... Michael Chance (countertenor) Leo, friend of Tamerlane and Andronicus ...... René Schirrer (bass) Irene, princess of Trebizon, betrothed to Tamerlane ...... Jane Findlay (mezzo-soprano) English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) 4.03am Andriessen, Hendrik (1892-1981): Premier Choral Johan van Dommele (organ) 4.12am Anon, arr. Memelsdorff/Staier: 3 tunes to John Playford's Dancing Master Pedro Memelsdorff (recorder) Andreas Staier (harpsichord) 4.17am Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Overture (Die Braut von Messina) The Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra Ondrej Lenard (conductor) 4.25am Eespere, René (b.1953): Festina lente Talinn Music High School Chamber Choir Evi Eespere (director) 4.34am Hartmann, Johan Peter Emilius (1805-1900): 6 Tonstücke in Liederform, Op 37 Nina Gade (piano) 4.49am Delius, Frederick (1862-1934), ed. Fenby: La Calinda from Koanga BBC Concert Orchestra Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 4.53am Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in C for string orchestra, RV 114 The King's Consort Robert King (director).