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Great British Symphonies: Vaughan Williams's Sea Symphony

Jonathan Swain's selection includes Vaughan Williams's Sea Symphony performed at the 2013 Proms.

Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony from the 2013 成人快手 Proms. With Jonathan Swain.

12:31 AM
Anderson, Julian [b.1967]
Harmony, for Chorus and orchestra
成人快手 Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

12:37 AM
Britten, Benjamin [1913 - 1975]
4 Sea interludes (Op.33a)
成人快手 Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

12:55 AM
Vaughan Williams, Ralph [1872 - 1958]; Whitman, Walt [1819 - 1892] Texts
A Sea symphony for soloists, chorus and orchestra (Symphony no.1)
Sally Matthews (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), 成人快手 Proms Youth Choir, 成人快手 Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

2:04 AM
Bridge, Frank (1879-1941)
The Sea - suite for orchestra
成人快手 Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

2:26 AM
Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852-1924)
The Haven - from 8 Partsongs (Op.127 No.4)
成人快手 Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

2:31 AM
Lindblad, Adolf Fredik (1801-1878)
String Quartet No.6 in E flat major
脰rebro String Quartet: Pei Pei Zhu (violin) Hans Elvkull (violin) Linn L枚wengren Elvkull (viola) Mats Levin (cello)

2:57 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.94 in G major, 'Surprise'
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Philippe Entremont (conductor)

3:20 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Partita no. 1 in B flat major BWV.825 for keyboard
Zhang Zuo (piano)

3:33 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Rondo concertante for violin and orchestra (K.269) in B flat major
James Ehnes (violin/director), Mozart Anniversary Orchestra

3:41 AM
Bartok, Bela [1881-1945]
Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs
Male Choir of the Hungarian Army, B茅la Podor (conductor)

3:46 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Variations in D on a Theme of Moore for 4 hands
Dina Yoffe and Daniel Vaiman (piano)

3:54 AM
Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809]; German libretto by Baron von Swieten (1733-1803)
Die Schopfung (The Creation) (H.21.2) Part 3 - Nos. 29 & 30
Isa Katharina Gericke (soprano) Eve; Jochen Kupfer (baritone) Adam; Oslo Chamber Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Christopher Bell (conductor)

4:07 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric [1685-1759]
Lascia la spina, from Il Trionfo del tempo e del disinganno
Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, Giovanni Antonini (conductor)

4:15 AM
Murcia, Santiago de [1682-1740]
2 pieces from "Codex de Sald铆var"
Xavier Diaz-Latorre (performing on the Guitarra dels Lleons - The Lion Guitar c.1700)

4:24 AM
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)
Overture - Candide
成人快手 Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba (conductor)

4:31 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (17-56-1791)
Don Giovanni (K. 527) - overture
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling (conductor)

4:37 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Concerto in the Italian style for keyboard (BWV.971) in F major
Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)

4:50 AM
Gesualdo, Carlo (c1561-1613)
Ave dulcissima Maria for 5 voices
Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

4:57 AM
Converse, Frederick [1871-1940]
Song of the Sea: tone poem after Whitman
成人快手 Concert Orchestra, Keith Lockhart (conductor)

5:11 AM
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1945)
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra (Op.43)
Stephen Hough (piano), 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

5:36 AM
Paganini, Nicol貌 (1782-1840)
Polacca con variazioni
Viktor Pikajzen (violin), Evgenia Sejdelj (piano)

5:41 AM
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872)
String Quartet No.2 in F major (1837-40)
Camerata Quartet: Wlodzimierz Prominski, Andrzej Kordykiewicz (violins), Piotr Reichert (viola), Roman Hoffman (cello)

5:59 AM
Schutz, Heinrich [1585-1672]
Magnificat anima mea Dominum SWV.468
K枚lner Kammerchor , Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann (conductor)

6:10 AM
Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809]
Keyboard Sonata No.52 in E Flat Hob XVI/52
Rudolf Buchbinder (piano).

6 hours

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Excerpt from "Madrigal-Nocturne" from "La Cheminee du Roi Rene"

    Ensemble: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra (members of).
  • Julian Anderson

    Harmony, for Chorus and orchestra

    Choir: 成人快手 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • GB成人快手.
  • Benjamin Britten

    4 Sea interludes from Peter Grimes, Op.33a

    Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • GB成人快手.
  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    The Haven (from 8 Partsongs, Op 127 no 4)

    Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
    • GB成人快手.
  • Darius Milhaud

    Excerpt from "Madrigal-Nocturne" from "La Cheminee du Roi Rene"

    Ensemble: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra (members of).
  • Adolf Fredrik Lindblad

    String Quartet no 6 in E flat major

    Ensemble: Orebro String Quartet.
    • SESR.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No.94 in G major, "Surprise"

    Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Philippe Entremont.
    • NONRK.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No 1 in B flat major, BWV 825

    Performer: Zhang Zuo.
    • GB成人快手.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo concertante in B flat major, K 269

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Mozart Anniversary Orchestra.
    • CACBC.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs

    Performer: Male Choir of the Hungarian Army. Choir: Male Choir of the Hungarian Army. Conductor: Bela Podor.
    • HUMR.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Variations in D on a Theme of Moore for 4 hands

    Performer: Dina Yoffe. Performer: Daniel Vaiman.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Die Schopfung [The Creation] (H.21.2) Part 3 - Nos. 29 & 30

    Librettist: Baron von Swieten. Singer: Isa Katharina Gericke. Singer: Jochen Kupfer. Choir: Oslo kammerkor. Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Bell.
    • NONRK.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Lascia la spina, from 'Il Trionfo del tempo e del disinganno'

    Singer: Julia Lezhneva. Orchestra: Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • PLPR.
  • Santiago de Murcia

    2 pieces from 'Codex de Sald铆var' [c.1732]

    Performer: Xavier D铆az-Latorre.
    • ESCAT.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    Overture - from Candide

    Ensemble: 成人快手 Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • GB成人快手.
  • Darius Milhaud

    Excerpt from "Madrigal-Nocturne" from "La Cheminee du Roi Rene"

    Ensemble: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra (members of).
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Don Giovanni (K. 527) - overture

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Kurt Sanderling.
    • NLNPO.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in the Italian style (BWV.971)

    Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.
    • NONRK.
  • Carlo Gesualdo

    Ave dulcissima Maria

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • DEWDR.
  • Frederick Converse

    Song of the Sea: tone poem after Whitman

    Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Keith Lockhart.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra (Op.43)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Niccol貌 Paganini

    Polacca con variazioni

    Performer: Viktor Pikajzen. Performer: Evgenia Sejdelj.
    • HRHRTR.
  • Stanislaw Moniuszko

    String Quartet no 2 in F major (1837-1840)

    Ensemble: Camerata Quartet.
    • PLPR.
  • Heinrich Sch眉tz

    Magnificat anima mea Dominum, SWV468

    Choir: Cologne Chamber Chorus. Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum. Conductor: Peter Neumann.
    • PLPR.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Keyboard Sonata no 52 in E Flat, Hob.XVI/52

    Performer: Rudolf Buchbinder.
    • PLPR.

Broadcast

  • Fri 13 Feb 2015 00:30

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