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Archive Recordings of Tenor Nicolai Gedda

John Shea introduces songs and opera excerpts from archive recordings made in 1960 by renowned Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda, who celebrated his 90th birthday in 2015.

John Shea introduces songs and opera extracts from archive recordings made in 1960 by the renowned Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda who celebrated his 90th birthday earlier this year.

1:01 AM
Faur茅, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Nell (Op.18 no.1)
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857)
Somneniye;
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Die Nacht (Op.10 no.3);
Heimkehr (Op.15 no.5)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor); Jan Eyron (piano)

1:11 AM
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Oberon - Extracts
Nicolai Gedda (tenor); Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Nils Grevillius (conductor)

1:27 AM
Strauss, Richard
Liebeshymnus (Op.32 no.3);
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Nacht und Traume D.827;
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich
Ya pomnyu chudnoye mgnoven'ye;
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943)
Zdes' khorosho
Nicolai Gedda (tenor); Jan Eyron (piano)

1:39 AM
Gounod, Charles (1818-1893)
Romeo et Juliette (extracts from Act 2)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor); Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Nils Grevillius (conductor)

1:47 AM
Alfv猫n, Hugo (1872-1960)
Movements from Suite for Orchestra from 'King Gustav II Adolf', Op.49
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Will茅n (conductor)

2:03 AM
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943)
'Why does my heart beat so fast?' (Op.21 no.6);
Faur茅, Gabriel
Ici-bas (Op.8 no.3); Apres un reve (Op.7 no.1);
Strauss, Richard
Der Pokal (Op.69 no.2)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor); Jan Eyron (piano)

2:11 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Aida - Extracts
Nicolai Gedda (tenor); Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Nils Grevillius (conductor)

2:35 AM
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Metamorphoses - song-cycle: no.3 'Paganini';
Airs chantes: no.3 Air grave & no.2 Air champetre;
Faur茅, Gabriel
Fleur jetee (Op.39 no.2)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor); Jan Eyron (piano)

2:42 AM
Sibelius, Jean [1865-1957]
Pohjola's daughter - symphonic fantasia, Op.49
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund (conductor)

2:56 AM
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)
La chanson du bebe
Nicolai Gedda (tenor); Miguel Zanetti (piano)

3:01 AM
Wieniawski, Henryk (1835-1880)
Concerto for violin and orchestra No.2 in D minor, Op.22
Mariusz Patyra (violin), Polish Radio Orchestras, Wojciech Rajski (conductor)

3:25 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759)
Sonata (HWV.357) in B flat major
Louise Pellerin (oboe), Dom Andr茅 Laberge (organ)

3:30 AM
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
Variations on a theme by Frank Bridge, Op.10
The Royal Academy Soloists, Clio Gould (director)

3:57 AM
Anon (arr. Goff Richards)
叠补颈濒猫谤辞
Phoenix Chamber Choir, Ramona Luengen (conductor)

4:00 AM
Lauridsen, Morten (b. 1943)
Contre qui Rose: 2nd movement from Les Chanson des Roses
Phoenix Chamber Choir, Ramona Luengen (conductor)

4:03 AM
Anonymous/Ebb, Jannes
Shenandoah
Phoenix Chamber Choir, Ramona Luengen (conductor)

4:07 AM
Halvorsen, Johan (1864-1935)
Norwegian Rhapsody No.1 in A minor
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor)

4:19 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
12 Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman' (K.265)
Martin Helmchen (piano)

4:32 AM
Kotowicz (18th century)
Cos uczynilo - Planctus de Passione for soprano, strings and continuo
Concerto Polacco, Marek Toporowski (organ & director)

4:36 AM
Dandrieu, Jean-Fran莽ois (c.1681-1738)
Rondeau - L'Harmonieuse from Pi猫ces de Clavecin: Book I
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

4:42 AM
Stravinsky, Igor [1882-1971]
Tango
Apollon Musagete Quartet

4:46 AM
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)
Suite No.1 from "Carmen"
Slovakian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, R贸bert Stankovsk媒 (conductor)

5:01 AM
Horovitz, Joseph (b. 1926)
Music Hall Suite
The Slovene Brass Quintet

5:11 AM
Schubert, Franz [1797-1828], arr. Reger, Max [1873-1916]
Du bist die Ruh (D.776)
Brigitte Fournier (soprano), National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow (conductor)

5:16 AM
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)
Sonata da Chiesa in G minor (Op.1 No.10)
London Baroque

5:22 AM
Prokofiev, Sergei [1891-1953] arr. Adolf Gottlieb
Cinderella Fantasy Suite
Aglika Genova (piano) & Liuben Dimitrov (piano)

5:35 AM
Smetana, Bedrich (1824-1884)
Vltava (Moldau) - from 'Ma Vlast'
Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique du Qu茅bec, Raffi Armenian (conductor)

5:47 AM
Chopin, Fr茅d茅ric (1810-1849)
Rondo in C major, Op.73
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

5:56 AM
Gabrieli, Giovanni [c.1554/7-1612]
Kyrie for 12 voices, from Sacrae symphoniae (1597)
K枚lner Kammerchor, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann (conductor)

6:02 AM
Boccherini, Luigi [1743-1805]
Quintet for guitar and strings (G.448) in D major
Zagreb Guitar Quartet, Varazdin Chamber Orchestra

6:22 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Jardins sous la pluie (No.3 from Estampes)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

6:26 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827]
Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67
成人快手 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor).

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Music Played

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    3 Songs op.18 no.1: Nell

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Somneniye [Doubt]

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Richard Strauss

    8 Lieder aus Letzte Blatter Op.10: no.3 Die Nacht

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Richard Strauss

    5 Lieder Op.15: no.5 Heimkehr

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Oberon - Extracts

    Singer: Nicolai Gedda. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nils Grevillius.

  • Richard Strauss

    5 Lieder Op.32: no.3 Liebeshymnus

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Franz Schubert

    Nacht und Traume D.827

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Ya pomnyu chudnoye mgnoven'ye [I recall a wondrous moment]

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Zdes' khorosho [How fair this spot]

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Charles Gounod

    Romeo et Juliette (extracts)

    Singer: Nicolai Gedda. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nils Grevillius.

  • Hugo Alfv茅n

    King Gustav II Adolf (Suite)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Niklas Will茅n.
    • SESR.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    12 Songs Op.21: no.6 Musset

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    3 Songs Op.8: no.3 Ici-bas

    Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    3 Songs Op.7: no.1 Apres un reve

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Richard Strauss

    5 Kleine Lieder Op.69: no.2 Der Pokal

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida - Extracts

    Singer: Nicolai Gedda. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nils Grevillius.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Metamorphoses - song-cycle: no.3 'Paganini'

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Airs chantes: no.3 Air grave

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Airs chantes: no.2 Air champetre

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    4 Songs Op.39: no.2 Fleur jetee

    Performer: Jan Eyron. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Pohjola's daughter - symphonic fantasia, Op 49

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Berglund.
    • SESR.

  • Henryk Wieniawski

    Violin Concerto no 2 in D minor, Op 22

    Performer: Mariusz Patyra. Orchestra: Polish Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Wojciech Rajski.
    • PLPR.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Sonata (HWV.357) in B flat major ed. Dart for oboe and continuo

    Performer: Louise Pellerin. Performer: Dom Andr茅 Laberge.
    • CACBC.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Variations on a theme by Frank Bridge, Op.10

    Ensemble: Royal Academy Soloists. Director: Clio Gould.
    • GB成人快手.

  • Trad.

    Bailero (traditional shepherd's song from the Auvergne)

    Music Arranger: Goff Richards. Choir: Phoenix Chamber Choir. Conductor: Ramona Luengen.

  • Morten Lauridsen

    Contre qui Rose (1993) - 2nd movement from Les Chansons des Roses

    Choir: Phoenix Chamber Choir. Conductor: Ramona Luengen.

  • Johan Halvorsen

    Norwegian Rhapsody no 1 in A minor

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ole Kristian Ruud.
    • NONRK.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    12 Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman', K265

    Performer: Martin Helmchen.
    • GB成人快手.

  • Jean鈥怓ran莽ois Dandrieu

    Rondeau 'L'Harmonieuse' (Pieces de Clavecin Book I)

    Performer: Colin Tilney.
    • CACBC.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Tango

    Ensemble: Apollon Musagete Quartet.
    • GB成人快手.

  • Georges Bizet

    Carmen - suite no.1

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: R贸bert Stankovsk媒.
    • SKSR.

  • Joseph Horovitz

    Music Hall Suite

    Performer: Anton Gr膷ar. Performer: Stanko Arnold. Performer: Bo拧tjan Lipov拧ek. Performer: Stanko Vavh. Performer: Darko Rosker. Ensemble: Slovene Brass Quintet.
    • SIRTVS.

  • Franz Schubert

    Du bist die Ruh (D.776), arr. Reger for voice and orchestra

    Author: Friedrich R眉ckert. Music Arranger: Max Reger. Singer: Brigitte Fournier. Orchestra: National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jerzy Semkow.
    • PLPR.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Sonata da chiesa in G minor (Op.1 No.10)

    Ensemble: London Baroque.
    • DEWDR.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cinderella Fantasy Suite

    Performer: Aglika Genova. Performer: Liuben Dimitrov.
    • BGBNR.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    Vltava (Moldau) from 'Ma Vlast'

    Orchestra: Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique du Quebec. Conductor: Raffi Armenian.
    • CACBC.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Rondo in C major, Op 73

    Performer: Ludmil Angelov.
    • BGBNR.

  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Kyrie for 12 voices, from Sacrae symphoniae (1597)

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

  • Luigi Boccherini

    Quintet for guitar and strings in D major, G448

    Ensemble: Zagreb Guitar Quartet. Orchestra: Varazdin Chamber Orchestra.
    • HRHRT.

  • Claude Debussy

    Jardins sous la pluie (No.3 from Estampes)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • NONRK.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op.67

    Orchestra: 成人快手 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.

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  • Sun 6 Sep 2015 01:00
    成人快手 Radio 3

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