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When Mighty Pianists Stalked the Earth

Catriona Young presents a piano recital from Russia and archive performances from Reger, Busoni and Felix Mottl among others.

Catriona Young travels back in time to when Mighty Pianists stalked the earth and pianos trembled... A Russian piano recital precedes archive performances from Reger, Busoni and Felix Mottl amongst others.

12:31 AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Hungarian Rhapsody No.8 in F sharp minor (S.244)
Albert Mamriev (piano - a Bl眉thner Grand, selected by Mr. Mamriev)

12:39 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) arr. Friedmann, Ignaz (1882-1948)
Siciliana from Flute Sonata in E flat BWV.1031
Albert Mamriev (piano)

12:42 AM
Moszkowski, Moritz (1854-1924)
Liebeswaltzer (Op.57/5)
Albert Mamriev (piano)

12:47 AM
Rubinstein, Anton (1829-1894)
Barcarolle No.5 in A minor (Op.93/7)
Albert Mamriev (piano)

12:54 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849)
Etude in C (Op.10 No. 1)
Albert Mamriev (piano)

1:05 AM
Godowsky, Leopold (1870-1938)
Alt Wien, waltz
Albert Mamriev (piano)

1:09 AM
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)
Mouvement de valse from "Trois Etudes de Bravoure" Op.16
Albert Mamriev (piano)

1:15 AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Mazeppa - Symphonic Poem
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Juozas Domarkas (conductor)

1:32 AM
Reger, Max (1873-1916)
Intermezzo in E flat minor (Op.45 No.3)
Max Reger (piano)

1:36 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Intermezzo in E flat minor (Op.118 No.6)
Konstantin Igumnov (1873-1948) (piano)

1:41 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827), transc. Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Fantasia on Beethoven's 'Ruinen von Athen' for piano (S.389)
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) (piano)

1:53 AM
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Rondo brillante in E flat "La gaiet茅 for piano" (J.252) (Op.62)
Raoul Pugno (1852-1914) (piano)

1:59 AM
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
Prelude to Parsifal
Felix Mottl (1856-1911) (piano)

2:11 AM
Wagner, Richard (1813 - 1883)
Br眉nnhildes Abschied - from G枚tterd盲mmerung (1876)
Birgit Nilsson (mezzo-soprano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Pierre Monteux (conductor)

2:31 AM
Maliszewski, Witold [1873-1939]
Symphony No.1 in G minor (Op.8)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor)

3:06 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Piano Quartet in E flat major (Op.47)
Alexander Melnikov (piano), Leopold String Trio

3:34 AM
Reutter, Johann Georg (1708-1772)
Ecce quomodo moritur justus
Capella Nova Graz, Otto Kargl (Director)

3:41 AM
Hammerschmidt, Andreas (1611/12-1675)
Suite in G minor/G major for winds - from the collection 'Ester Flei脽'
Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall (director)

3:56 AM
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)
Ich ging mit Lust durch einen gr眉nen Wald (I walked with joy through a green forest) (no.7 from Lieder und Ges盲nge aus der Jugendzeit)
Arleen Auger (soprano), Irwin Gage (piano)

4:01 AM
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de [1689-1755]
Pastorale
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director)

4:09 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
4 Kontra T盲nze (KV.267)
English Chamber Orchestra, Mitsuko Uchida (conductor)

4:16 AM
Doppler, Franz (1821-1883)
L'oiseau des bois (Op.21) - idyll for flute and 4 horns
J谩nos Balint (flute), Jeno Kevehazi, Peter Fuzes, Sandor Endrodi, Tibor Maruzsa (horns)

4:22 AM
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872)
Introduction to Act III & Dances of the Highlanders from Halka (original vers.)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz (Conductor)

4:31 AM
Salieri, Antonio (1750-1825)
Sinfonia in D major 'Veneziana'
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Biondi (conductor)

4:41 AM
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)
Sonata da chiesa in A major (Op.1 No.3)
London Baroque

4:48 AM
Braunfels, Walter (1882-1954)
Symphonic Variations on a French Children's Song Op.15
成人快手 Concert Orchestra; Johannes Wildner (conductor)

5:04 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Trio for piano and strings in C major (K.548)
Kungsbacka Trio

5:23 AM
Rosenmuller, Johann (c.1619-1684)
Confitebor - Psalm 110 (111)
Johanna Koslowsky (soprano), David Cordier (countertenor), Gerd T眉rk (tenor), Stephan Schreckenberger (bass), Carsten Lohff (organ), Cantus C枚lln, Konrad Jungh盲nel (director/lute)

5:39 AM
Stamitz, Carl (1745-1801)
Cello Concerto No.2 in A
Michal Kanka (cello), Prague Chamber Orchestra, Jir铆 Posp铆chal (concert master)

5:59 AM
Farkas, Ferenc [1905-2000]
5 Ancient Hungarian Dances for wind quintet
Academic Wind Quintet

6:10 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Overture (D.590) in D major "in the Italian style"
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Paul McCreesh (Conductor)

6:18 AM
Zelenka, Jan Dismas (1679-1745)
Overture a 7 in F major ZWV.188
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (Director)

6:26 AM
Youmans, Vincent (1898-1946) arr. Louis Merkur
Tea for Two, from 'No, No, Nanette' (arranged for two pianos)
Tobias Koch (piano), Alexander Melnikov (piano).

6 hours

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    "La Chemin茅e du Roi Ren茅" (excerpt from Madrigal-Nocturne)

    Ensemble: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra.
    • GB成人快手.
  • Franz Liszt

    Hungarian Rhapsody No.8 in F# minor (S.244)

    Performer: Albert Mamriev.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Siciliana from Flute Sonata in E flat BWV.1031

    Performer: Albert Mamriev. Music Arranger: Friedman. Music Arranger: Ignatz.
  • Moritz Moszkowski

    Liebeswaltzer (Op.57/5)

    Performer: Albert Mamriev.
  • Anton Rubinstein

    Barcarolle No.5 in A minor (Op.93/7)

    Performer: Albert Mamriev.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Etude in C (Op.10 No. 1)

    Performer: Albert Mamriev.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Fantasy on Verdi's "La Traviata"

    Composer: Sigismond Thalberg. Performer: Albert Mamriev.
  • Leopold Godowsky

    Alt Wien, waltz

    Performer: Albert Mamriev.
  • Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Mouvement de valse from "Trois Etudes de Bravoure" Op.16

    Performer: Albert Mamriev.
  • Franz Liszt

    Mazeppa - Symphonic Poem

    Orchestra: Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Juozas Domarkas.
    • LTLR.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in E flat minor (Op.118 No.6)

    Performer: 袣芯薪褋褌邪薪褌懈薪 袧懈泻芯谢邪械胁懈褔 袠谐褍屑薪芯胁.
    • SESR.
  • Franz Liszt

    Fantasia on Beethoven's 'Ruinen von Athen' for piano (S.389)

    Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Ferruccio Busoni.
    • SESR.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Rondo brillante in E flat "La gaiete for piano" (J.252) (Op.62)

    Performer: Raoul Pugno.
    • SESR.
  • Richard Wagner

    Prelude to Parsifal

    Performer: Felix Mottl.
    • SESR.
  • Richard Wagner

    Brunnhilde's Abschied - from Gotterdammerung (1876)

    Singer: Birgit Nilsson. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Monteux.
  • Witold Maliszewski

    Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op 8

    Orchestra: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lukasz Borowicz.
    • PLPR.
  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Quartet in E flat major (Op.47)

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov. Ensemble: Leopold String Trio.
    • NONRK.
  • Johann Georg Reutter

    Ecce quomodo moritur justus

    Ensemble: Capella Nova Graz. Director: Otto Kargl.
    • ATORF.
  • Andreas Hammerschmidt

    Suite in G minor/G major for winds

    Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • DEWDR.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Ich ging mit lust durch einen grunen Wald

    Performer: Irwin Gage. Singer: Arleen Aug茅r.
    • NLNOS.
  • Joseph Bodin de Boismortier

    Pastorale

    Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen. Director: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    4 Kontratanze (K.267)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • NLNOS.
  • Franz Doppler

    Bird in the woods

    Performer: J谩nos B谩lint. Performer: Jen枚 Keveh谩zi. Performer: F眉zes P茅ter. Performer: Sandor Endrodi. Performer: Tibor Maruzsa.
    • HUMR.
  • Stanislaw Moniuszko

    Introduction to Act III & Dances of the Highlanders from 'Halka'

    Orchestra: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lukasz Borowicz.
    • PLPR.
  • Antonio Salieri

    Sinfonia in D major 'Veneziana'

    Orchestra: Stavanger Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Fabio Biondi.
    • NONRK.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Sonata da Chiesa in A major, Op 1 no 3

    Ensemble: London Baroque.
    • DEWDR.
  • Walter Braunfels

    Symphonic variations on a French children's song, Op 15

    Orchestra: 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Wildner.
    • GB成人快手.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Trio for piano and strings in C major, K.548

    Ensemble: Kungsbacka Trio.
    • GB成人快手.
  • Johann Rosenm眉ller

    Confitebor tibi

    Performer: Carsten Lohff. Performer: Konrad Jungh盲nel. Singer: Johanna Koslowsky. Singer: David Cordier. Singer: Gerd T眉rk. Singer: Stephan Schreckenberger. Ensemble: Cantus C枚lln. Director: Konrad Jungh盲nel.
    • DEWDR.
  • Carl Stamitz

    Cello Concerto no 2 in A major

    Performer: Michal Ka艌ka. Orchestra: Prague Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jiri Pospichal.
    • CZCR.
  • Ferenc Farkas

    5 Ancient Hungarian dances for wind quintet

    Ensemble: Academic Wind Quintet.
    • BGBNR.
  • Franz Schubert

    Overture in D major, D 590, 'In the Italian style'

    Orchestra: Stavanger Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • NONRK.
  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    Overture a 7 in F major ZWV.188

    Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs. Director: Alexis Kossenko.
    • PLPR.
  • Vincent Youmans

    Tea for Two - from 'No, No, Nanette' (arr. for two pianos)

    Performer: Tobias Koch. Performer: Alexander Melnikov. Music Arranger: Louis Merkur.

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