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Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Bruch, Leo, Rameau, Halvorsen, Jarzebski, Faber, JM Haydn, Knipper, Tippett, Wiederman Koehne and Balakirev.

With Jonathan Swain.

01:00
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Manfred symphony (Op.58)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor)

02:02
Mussorgsky , Modest (1839-1881) orch. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)/Andrei Labinsky (1871-1941)/Serge Liapunov (1859-1924)
Songs and Dances of Death
Kólos Kovács (bass), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

02:21
Bruch, Max (1838-1920)
Eight Pieces (Op.83) - Nos.5 –8
Paul Dean (clarinet), Brett Dean (viola), Stephen Emmerson (piano)

02:42
Leo, Leonardo [Lionardo] (Ortensio Salvatore de) (1694-1744)
Miserere Mei Deus
Ensemble William Byrd, Graham O'Reilly (director)

03:00
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
Suite from "Pieces de Clavecin"
Stefan Trayanov (harpsichord)

03:24
Dauvergne, Antoine (1713-1797)
Concert de simphonies à IV parties in F major (Op.3 No.2)
Capella Coloniensis, William Christie (harpsichord and director)

03:45
Halvorsen, Johan (1864-1935)
Pictures from Norwegian Fairy-Tales (Op.37)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Vytautas Lukocius (conductor)

04:00
Jarzebski, Adam (1590-1649)
Concerto primo à 2, Concerto secondo à 2, Concerto terza à 2, Concerto quarto à 2
Bruce Dickey (cornetto), Alberto Grazzi (bassoon, in No.4 only), Michael Fentross (theorbo), Charles Toet (trombone), Jacques Ogg (organ), Lucy van Dael (conductor)

04:13
Faber, Nikolaus Franciscus (d.1673)
Threnon musicum
Capella Regia Musicalis, Robert Hugo (organ/director)

04:21
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
Overture to Les Franc-juges (Op.3)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, John Nelson (conductor)

04:33
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757)
Sonata IX in D minor (K.9)
Wolfgang Brunner (fortepiano)

04:37
Haydn, Johann Michael (1737-1806)
Sinfonia in E flat major (MH.340)
Academia Palatina, Florian Heyerick (director)

04:53
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Slavonic Dance in F major (Op.46 No.4)
James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton (pianos)

05:00
Trad. Catalonia & Anon (15th century) [Holland]
Trad: El Noi de la Mare & Anon: Ons is gheboren een uutvercoren
Zefiro Torna, Jurgen De Bruyn (lute & director)

05:05
Hermann, Nikolaus (1500 - 1561)
Wir singen dir, Immanuel
Zefiro Torna, Jurgen De Bruyn (lute & director)

05:08
Knipper, Lev Konstantinovich (1898-1974)
Radif – in Iranian style for string quartet and string orchestra (1973)
Amadeus' Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra in Poznan, Agnieszka Duczmal (conductor)

05:21
Matton, Roger (b. 1929)
L'Escaouette
Adrienne Savoie (soprano), Catherine Sevigny (mezzo), Jean-Francois Morin (tenor), Charles Prevost (baritone), Ensemble Vocal Katimavik, Choeur Vaudril Soulanges, Orchestre Métropolitain, Gilles Auger (conductor)

05:31
McPhee, Colin (1900-1964) transcribed McPhee
Balinese Ceremonial music
Ashley Wass (piano), Grace Francis (piano)

05:41
Tippett, Michael (1905-1998)
Five Spirituals from 'A Child of our Time'
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

05:53
Wiedermann, Bedrich Anton (1883-1951)
Pastorale dorico
Hans Leenders (organ)

06:00
Genin, Pierre Agricola (1832-1903)
Fantasie sue Rigoletto (Op.19)
Zhenia Dukova (flute), Andrey Angelov (piano)

06:12
Koehne, Graeme (b. 1956)
Three Poems of Byron
Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo-soprano), Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Janos Furst (conductor)

06:25
Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich (1837-1910)
Tamara – Symphonic Poem
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Oliver Dohnányi (conductor)

06:47
Hidas, Frigyes (1928-2007)
Adagio
Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Gyõrgy Lehel (conductor)

6 hours

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