Proms 2014: Birtwistle, Ravel and Mahler from the BBC Philharmonic

Jonathan Swain presents the BBC Philharmonic at the 2014 BBC Proms, featuring Alexandre Tharaud in Ravel's piano concerto for the left hand and Mahler's Fifth Symphony.

12:31 AM
Harrison Birtwistle [b.1934]
Night's Black Bird
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

12:44 AM
Ravel, Maurice [1875-1937]
Concerto in D major for piano (left hand) and orchestra
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

1:02 AM
Scriabin, Alexander [1872-1915]
From 2 Pieces Op.9 for piano (left hand): No.1, Prelude in C sharp minor
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)

1:05 AM
Mahler, Gustav [1860-1911]
Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

2:14 AM
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
Octet for wind instruments
Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (conductor)

2:31 AM
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Missa sancta No.1 in E flat major, (J.224) 'Freischutzmesse' for soli, chorus & orchestra
Norwegian Soloist Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Grete Pedersen Helgerød (conductor)

3:04 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Violin Sonata No.9 in A major 'Kreutzer' (Op.47)
Mats Zetterqvist (violin), Mats Widlund (piano)

3:38 AM
Schickhard, Johann Christian (c.1682-c.1760)
Sonata in C major for flute and harpsichord
Vladislav Brunner jr. (flute), Herta Madarova (harpsichord)

3:47 AM
Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848)
Overture to La Fille du régiment
Oslo Philharmonic, Nello Santi (conductor)

3:56 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
3 Pieces from Slåtter (3 Pieces from Norwegian Peasant Dances) (Op.72)
Haavard Gimse (piano)

4:05 AM
Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967)
Adagio for violin & piano
Tamás Major (violin), Zoltán Kocsis (piano)

4:14 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Sérénade d'hiver
Lamentabile Consort: Jan Stromberg & Gunnar Andersson (tenors), Bertil Marcusson (baritone), Olle Sköld (bass)

4:20 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) or possibly Pleyel, Ignace (1757-1831) arr. Perry, Harold
Divertimento (Feldpartita) (H.2.46) in B flat major arr. for wind quintet (attributed to Haydn, possibly by Pleyel)
Bulgarian Academic Wind Quintet: Georgi Spasov (flute), Georgi Zhelyazov (oboe), Petko Radev (clarinet), Marin Valchanov (bassoon), Vladislav Grigorov (horn)

4:31 AM
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787)
Symphony in C major, Op.10/4
La Stagione, Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (conductor)

4:40 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849)
Two Nocturnes (Op.32)
Kevin Kenner (piano)

4:50 AM
Gombert, Nicolas (c.1495-c.1560)
Benedicto mensae
BBC Singers, Bo Holten (conductor)

5:00 AM
Zagar, Peter (b. 1961)
Blumenthal Dance No.2 for violin, viola, cello, clarinet and piano (1999)
Opera Aperta Ensemble

5:08 AM
Wolf, Hugo (1860-1903)
Italian Serenade for string quartet
Ljubljana String Quartet

5:17 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Theme and Variations on the Name 'Abegg' (Op.1)
Seung-Hee Hyun (piano)

5:25 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Overture - Nabucco
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Alun Francis (conductor)

5:33 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Cello Sonata No.1 (Op.38) in E minor
Monica Leskhovar (cello), Ivana Schwartz (piano)

5:58 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat major (K.595)
Clifford Curzon (piano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor).