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Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Smetana, Szymanowski, Ysaye, Dvorak, Boccherini, Mozart, Holst, Poulenc, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Kodaly, Grieg, Rachmaninov and Liszt.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): Overture (The King and the Charcoal Burner)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Robl (conductor)

1.09am
Smetana, Bedrich (1824 -1884): String Quartet No 1 in E minor (From My Life)
Vertavo Quartet

1.38am
Smetana, Bedrich (1824-1884): Vltava (Ma vlast)
Belgian National Orchestra
Walter Weller (conductor)

1.52am
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937): Concerto No 1 for violin and orchestra, Op 35
Arabella Steinbacher (violin)
Belgian National Orchestra
Walter Weller (conductor)

2.18am
Ysaye, Eugene (1858-1931): Finale (Violin Sonata No 2)
Arabella Steinbacher (violin)

2.22am
Dvorak: Symphony No 8 in G, Op 88
Belgian National Orchestra
Walter Weller (conductor)

3.01am
Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805), arr. Francesco Squarcia: String Quintet No 60 in G, G324 (La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid)
I Cameristi Italiani

3.15am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757): Sonata in C, Kk159
Natalya Pasichnyk (piano)

3.18am
Scarlatti, Domenico (1685-1757) arr. Timothy Kain: Sonata in D, Kk430 (arr. for guitar quartet)
Guitar Trek

3.21am
Paganini, Niccolo (1782-1840): Sonata No 3 in C for violin and guitar, Op 64 (Centone di sonate)
Andrea Sestakova (violin)
Alois Mensik (guitar)

3.26am
Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782): Quintet in F for flute, oboe, violin, viola and continuo, Op 11 No 3
Les Adieux

3.36am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Piano Sonata in D, K284
Cathal Breslin (piano)

4.08am
Gabrieli, Giovanni (c.1553-1612): Sonata Pian' e forte
Brass section of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Kjetil Haugsand (conductor)

4.13am
Gesualdo, Carlo (c.1560-1613), arr. Maxwell Davies: Two Motets: Peccantem me quotidiae; O vos omnes
Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble

4.22am
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934): Quintet in A flat for wind, Op 14
Cinque Venti

4.37am
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963): Sonata for Two Pianos
Roland Pontinen, Love Derwinger (pianos)

5.01am
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Overture (Le nozze di Figaro)
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Susanna Malkki (conductor)

5.05am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Concerto in E minor for violin and orchestra, Op 64
Renaud Capucon (violin)
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Paul McCreesh (conductor)

5.31am
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897): Symphony No 2 in D, Op 73
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Eri Klas (conductor)

6.10am
Kodaly, Zoltan (1882-1967): Norveg Lanyok (Norwegian Girls)
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor)

6.14am
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907): Lyric Pieces (selection)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

6.31am
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943): Symphonic Dance No 1, Op 45
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton (conductor)

6.43am
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886): Les Preludes - symphonic poem after Lamartine, S97
Anima Eterna
Jos van Immerseel (conductor).

6 hours

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Sun 4 Jan 200901:00

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