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Easter Concert

Wagner opera excerpts with Gun-Brit Barkmin, RAI National Symphony Orchestra and Fabio Luisi. Presented by John Shea.

Wagner opera excerpts with Gun-Brit Barkmin, RAI National Symphony Orchestra and Fabio Luisi. Presented by John Shea.

12:31 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Prelude to Act I of 'Lohengrin'
RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (conductor)

12:40 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Overture to 'Tannhäuser'
RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (conductor)

12:55 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Prelude and Liebestod, from 'Tristan und Isolde'
Gun-Brit Barkmin (soprano), RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (conductor)

01:12 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Good Friday Music, from 'Parsifal'
RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (conductor)

01:23 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Brünnhilde's Immolation, from 'Götterdämmerung' (Twilight of the Gods)
Gun-Brit Barkmin (soprano), RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (conductor)

01:41 AM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Sonata in D major Wq 137 for viola da gamba and continuo
Friederike Heumann (viola da gamba), Dirk Borner (harpsichord)

01:59 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
String Quartet no 2 in A minor, Op 13
Calidore String Quartet

02:31 AM
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') Op.36 for orchestra
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

03:03 AM
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795)
Pygmalion, cantata for bass and orchestra W 18/5, B 50
Harry van der Kamp (bass), Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor)

03:36 AM
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Histoire du Tango
Jadwiga Kotnowska (flute), Leszek Potasinski (guitar), Grzegorz Frankowski (double bass)

03:52 AM
Marian Sawa (1937-2005)
Dance Pictures
Jan Bokszczanin (organ)

03:59 AM
Arvo Part (1935-)
Magnificat for chorus
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tonu Kaljuste (conductor)

04:06 AM
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
Sonata for harp
Godelieve Schrama (harp)

04:16 AM
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Sonata for violin and piano
Fanny Clamagirand (violin), Nicolas Bringuier (piano)

04:24 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Norwegian Dance, Op 35, No 1 (Allegro marcato)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor)

04:31 AM
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Overture to Candide
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Richard Dufallo (conductor)

04:36 AM
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Concerto in D major for transverse flute, strings and continuo
Karl Kaiser (flute), La Stagione Frankfurt

04:48 AM
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Danse macabre, Op 40
Ouellet-Murray Duo (duo)

04:56 AM
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Kyrie eleison in G minor for double choir and orchestra (RV.587)
Choir of Latvian Radio, Riga Chamber Players, Sigvards Klava (conductor)

05:06 AM
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Night on a Bare Mountain
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)

05:19 AM
Juan de Navas (1650-1719)
Ay, divino amor
Olga Pitarch (soprano), Accentus Austria, Thomas Wimmer (director)

05:25 AM
Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
Notturno for wind and Turkish band in C major, Op 34
Octophoros, Paul Dombrecht (conductor)

05:57 AM
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
String Quartet no 14 in A flat major, Op 105
Stamic Quartet

6 hours

Music Played

  • Richard Wagner

    Prelude to Act I of 'Lohengrin'

    Orchestra: RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.
    • ITRAI.
  • Richard Wagner

    Overture to 'Tannhäuser'

    Orchestra: RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.
    • ITRAI.
  • Richard Wagner

    Prelude and Liebestod, from 'Tristan und Isolde'

    Singer: Gun-Brit Barkmin. Orchestra: RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.
    • ITRAI.
  • Richard Wagner

    Good Friday Music, from 'Parsifal'

    Orchestra: RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.
    • ITRAI.
  • Richard Wagner

    Brünnhilde's Immolation, from 'Götterdämmerung' (Twilight of the Gods)

    Singer: Gun-Brit Barkmin. Orchestra: RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.
    • ITRAI.
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Sonata in D major Wq 137 for viola da gamba and continuo

    Performer: Friederike Heumann. Performer: Dirk Börner.
    • PLPR.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet no 2 in A minor, Op 13

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.
    • GBÂ鶹Éç.
  • Edward Elgar

    Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') Op.36 for orchestra

    Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • GBÂ鶹Éç.
  • Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

    Pygmalion, cantata for bass and orchestra W 18/5, B 50

    Singer: Harry van der Kamp. Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert. Conductor: Hermann Max.
    • DEWDR.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Histoire du Tango

    Performer: Jadwiga Kotnowska. Performer: Leszek Potasinski. Performer: Grzegorz Frankowski.
    • PLPR.
  • Marian Sawa

    Dance Pictures

    Performer: Jan Bokszczanin.
    • MDTRM.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Magnificat for chorus

    Choir: Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • EEER.
  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Sonata for harp

    Performer: Godelieve Schrama.
    • NLNOS.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Sonata for violin and piano

    Performer: Fanny Clamagirand. Performer: Nicolas Bringuier.
    • SKSR.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Norwegian Dance, Op 35, No 1 (Allegro marcato)

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

    Overture to Candide

    Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Dufallo.
    • NLNOS.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Concerto in D major for transverse flute, strings and continuo

    Performer: Karl Kaiser. Ensemble: La Stagione Frankfurt.
    • DEWDR.
  • Camille Saintâ€Saëns

    Danse macabre, Op 40

    Ensemble: Ouellet-Murray Duo.
    • CACBC.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Kyrie eleison in G minor for double choir and orchestra (RV.587)

    Choir: Choir of Latvian Radio. Ensemble: Rīgas kamermūziķi. Conductor: Sigvards Kļava.
    • LVLR.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Night on a Bare Mountain

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • NONRK.
  • Juan Francisco de Navas

    Ay, divino amor [Divine love]

    Singer: Olga Pitarch. Ensemble: Accentus Austria. Director: Thomas Wimmer.
    • DEWDR.
  • Louis Spohr

    Notturno for wind and Turkish band in C major, Op 34

    Ensemble: Octophoros. Conductor: Paul Dombrecht.
    • BERTBF.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    String Quartet no 14 in A flat major, Op 105

    Ensemble: Stamicovo kvarteto.
    • NLNOS.

Broadcast

  • Thu 25 Apr 2024 00:30

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