Through the Night - 28/12/2010
Highlights of tonight's programme include a concert performance of Beethoven's 5th Symphony by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Presented by John Shea 1:01 AM Suk, Josef [1874-1935] Fantastic scherzo for orchestra (Op.25) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Válek (conductor) 1:16 AM Martinů, Bohuslav [1890-1959] Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 4 H. 358 (Incantation) Ivo Kahánek (piano) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Válek (conductor) 1:36 AM Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827] Symphony no. 5 (Op.67) in C minor Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Válek (conductor) 2:07 AM Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899) Pavane & Forlane - from 'Quelques Danses' (Op.26) (1896) Bengt Åke-Lundin (piano) 2:17 AM Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937) String Quartet No.2 (Op.56) Royal String Quartet 2:35 AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Violin Concerto no.4 in D major (K.218) Frank Peter Zimmerman (violin), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Guido Ajmone Marsan (conductor) 3:01 AM Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) Symphony No.5 in E flat major, Op.82 Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor) 3:35 AM Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805) Concerto for harpsichord (fortepiano) and orchestra in E flat major (G.487) Eckart Sellheim (fortepiano), Collegium Aureum, Franzjosef Meier (conductor) 3:51 AM Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) Sonata for piano in E major (Op.6) Sveinung Bjelland (piano) 4:16 AM Arriaga, Juan Crisostomo (1806-1826) Erminia, scène lyrique-dramatique Rosamund Illing (soprano), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Heribert Esser (conductor) 4:30 AM Koutev, Philip (1903-1982) Dragana and the Nightingale Sofia Chamber Choir, Vassil Arnaudov (conductor) 4:33 AM Lamb, Joseph Francis (1887-1960) Ragtime Nightingale Donna Coleman (piano) 4:38 AM Delius, Frederick (1862-1934) On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring - from Two Pieces for Small Orchestra (1911/12) Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor) 4:47 AM Palmgren, Selim (1878-1951) Exotic March Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, George de Godzinsky (conductor) 4:52 AM Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Pavane pour une infante défunte Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor) 5:01 AM Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) 4 Kontra Tänze (KV.267) English Chamber Orchestra, Mitsuko Uchida (conductor) 5:07 AM Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Motet: 'Komm, Jesu, komm!' (BWV.229) Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman (conductor) 5:17 AM Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Impromptu No.4 in A flat major - from Impromptus for piano (D.899) Artur Schnabel (1882-1951) 5:24 AM Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963) Trauermusik for viola and string orchestra Rivka Golani (viola), Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis (conductor) 5:33 AM Bridge, Frank (1879-1941) No.2 in G minor, 'Hornpipe' Moshe Hammer (violin), Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (cello), William Tritt (piano) 5:36 AM Barrière, Jean (1705-1747) Sonata No.10 in G major for 2 cellos Duo Fouquet 5:45 AM Albinoni, Tomaso (1671-1751) Concerto for 2 oboes, strings and basso continuo (Op.9/9) European Union Baroque Orchestra, Roy Goodman (director) 5:56 AM Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) Préludes - symphonic poem after Lamartine (S.97) Orchestre National de France, Riccardo Muti (conductor) 6:14 AM Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) Estampes Lars-David Nilsson (piano) 6:29 AM Geijer, Erik Gustaf (1783-1847) Piano Quartet in E minor Anders Kilström (piano) Klara Hellgren (violin), Ingegerd Kierkegaard (viola), Åsa Åkerberg (cello).