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Jonathan Swain presents music, including Whitacre, Messiaen, Holten, Schubert, Dowland, Bartok, Ravel, Norman, Dvorak, Sibelius, CPE Bach, Rosenmuller, Rachmaninov and Lebedjew.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.01am
Whitacre, Eric (b.1970): Three Songs of Faith
Marika Scheele (soprano)
Swedish Radio Choir
Peter Dijkstra (conductor)

1.15am
Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992): Cinq Rechants
Swedish Radio Choir
Peter Dijkstra (conductor)

1.34am
Holten, Bo (b.1948): The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - Six Poems by William Blake
Jenny Ohlson (soprano)
Swedish Radio Choir
Peter Dijkstra (conductor)

2.00am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Octet in F, D803
Niklas Andersson (clarinet)
Henrik Blixt (bassoon)
Hans Larsson (horn)
Jannica Gustafsson (violin)
Martin Stensson (violin)
Hakan Olsson (viola)
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello)
Maria Johansson (double bass)

3.00am
Zelenka, Jan Dismas (1679-1745): Sinfonia a 8 concertanti in A minor, ZWV 189 (1st mvt)
European Union Baroque Orchestra
Roy Goodman (director)

3.09am
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de (1689-1755): Rondeau - La Puce
Couperin, Francois (1668-1733): Rondeau - Les barricades mysterieuses
Colin Tilney (harpsichord)

3.14am
Dowland, John (1563-1626) arr. Timothy Kain: Complaint 'Fortune my foe'
Guitar Trek

3.17am
Parac, Frano (b. 1948): Guitar Trio
Zagreb Guitar Trio

3.23am
Bartok, Bela (1881-1945): Concerto No 1 for violin and orchestra, Sz 36
Shlomo Mintz (violin)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (orchestra)
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

3.45am
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937): Rhapsodie espagnole
Aglika Genova, Liuben Dimitrov (pianos)

3.58am
Sarasate, Pablo de (1844-1908): Romanza Andaluza, Op 22
Moshe Hammer (violin)
Valerie Tryon (piano)

4.03am
Stamitz, Johann (1717-1757): Concerto in B flat for clarinet and orchestra
Jann Engel (clarinet)
Capella Coloniensis
Hans-Martin Linde (conductor)

4.21am
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621): Psalm 90; Laudate Dominum
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Paul van Nevel (conductor)

Sweelinck: Cantate Domino Canticum Novum (motet)
Bernard Winsemius (organ)
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Peter Phillips (conductor)

4.30am
Franck, Cesar (1822-1890): Offertoire in G
Joris Verdin (organ)

4.37am
Norman, Ludvig (1831-1885): Quartet in E for two violins, viola and cello, Op 20
Berwald Quartet

5.00am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): Klid (Silent woods) for cello and orchestra, B182
Shauna Rolston (cello)
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer (conductor)

5.07am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Valsette in E minor (10 Pensees lyriques for piano, Op 40, No 1)
Eero Heinonen (piano)
Merikanto, Oscar (1868-1924): Improvisation, Op 76, No 3
Eero Heinonen (piano)

5.15am
Melartin, Erkki (1875-1937): Serenata, Op 121 No 5
Arto Noras (cello)
Tapani Valsta (piano)

5.17am
Melartin, Erkki (1875-1937): Lohdutus (Consolation)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vansko (conductor)

5.22am
Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880): Recit and duet: C'est une chanson d'amour (Les contes d'Hoffmann)
Antonia ...... Lyne Fortin (soprano)
Hoffmann ...... Richard Margison (tenor)
Orchestre Symphonique du Quebec
Simon Streatfield (conductor)

5.30am
Paganini, Niccolo (1782-1840): Cantabile
Peter Michalica (violin)
Elena Michalicova (piano)

5.35am
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788): Concerto in G for flute and orchestra, Wq 169
Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Roy Goodman (conductor)

6.00am
Rosenmuller, Johann (c.1619-1684): Confitebor - Psalm 110 (111)
Johanna Koslowsky (soprano)
David Cordier (countertenor)
Gerd Turk (tenor)
Stephan Schreckenberger (bass)
Carsten Lohff (organ)
Cantus Colln
Konrad Junghanel (director/lute)

6.15am
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943): Variations on a theme of Corelli for piano, Op 42
Natalya Pasichnyk (piano)

6.32am
Lebedjew, Alexej (1924-1993): Concerto No 1 in A minor in one movement for bass trombone (or tuba) and piano
Csaba Wagner (trombone)
Katalin Sarkady (piano)

6.39am
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904): Slavonic Dances Nos 9-12, Op 72, Nos 1-4
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Juanjo Mena (conductor).

6 hours

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