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Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich performed by Igor Levit

Jonathan Swain presents BBC New Generation Artist Igor Levit performing Tchaikovsky's set of twelve pieces for piano, The Seasons, and twenty-four preludes by Shostakovich.

BBC New Generation Artist Igor Levit plays Tchaikovsky's The Seasons and Shostakovich 24 Preludes. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
The Seasons Op 37b
Igor Levit (piano)

1:14 AM
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
24 Preludes, Op 34
Igor Levit (piano)

1:50 AM
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
Symphony No 1
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Válek (conductor)

2:31 AM
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30
Nelson Goerner (piano), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Matthias Aesbacher (conductor)

3:12 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Quartet for strings Op 10 in G minor
Psophos Quartet

3:37 AM
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Litanies à la Vierge Noire - arranged for female/children's voices, string orchestra and timpani
Maîtrise de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, George Prêtre (conductor)

3:48 AM
Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann in F sharp minor Op 20
Angela Cheng (piano)

3:57 AM
Anonymous
Middle Ages Suite
Bolette Roed (recorder), Alpha

4:07 AM
Petko Stainov (1896-1977)
Horsemen - ballad for men's choir
Kaval Men's Choir, Mihail Angelov (conductor)

4:15 AM
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Fantasy for flute and piano
Lóránt Kovács (flute), Erika Lux (piano)

4:20 AM
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Concerto for 3 oboes and orchestra in B flat major
Peter Westermann, Michael Niesemann, Piet Dhont (oboes), Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel (director)

4:31 AM
Alessandro Stradella (c.1642-c.1682)
Sinfonia in D minor
The Private Music - Mira Glodeanu and Karen Raby (violins), Abby Wall (bass violin), Silas Standage (organ)

4:38 AM
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Variations Brillantes in B flat major, on a theme from Hérold's 'Ludovic'
Ludmil Angelov (piano)

4:46 AM
Maxim Sosontovitch Berezovsky (1745-1777)
Do not reject me (Ps.70)
The Seven Saints Chamber Choir, Dimitar Grigorov (conductor)

4:55 AM
August de Boeck (1865-1937)
Nocturne (1931)
Vlaams Radio Orkest , Marc Soustrot (conductor)

5:04 AM
Antonio de Cabezon (1510-1566)
3 works for Arpa Doppia (Double Harp)
Margret Köll (arpa doppia)

5:13 AM
Matthias Schmitt (b.1958)
Ghanaia for solo percussion
Colin Currie (marimba)

5:21 AM
Flor Alpaerts (1876-1954)
Avondmuziek
I Solisti del Vento, Ivo Hadermann (conductor)

5:30 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Divertimento in B major for violin, cello and piano, K254 )
Trio Orlando: Vladimir Krpan (piano), Tonko Ninic (violin), Andrej Petrac (cello)

5:52 AM
Bernhard Molique (1802-1869) transcribed by Giulio Regondi, arr for accordion & harp by Joseph Petric & Erica Goodman
Six Songs without Words (1. If o'er the boundless sky; 2. Fair Annie; 3. When the moon is brightly shining; 4. Come all ye glad and free; 5. Come Dearest, come (by Prince Albert); 6. O that my woes were distant)
Joseph Petric (accordion), Erica Goodman (harp)

6:05 AM
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Overture (suite) TWV.55:C3 in C major "Hamburger Ebbe und Fluth (Wasser-overture)"
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ketil Haugsand (conductor).

6 hours

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    "La Cheminée du Roi René" (excerpt from Madrigal-Nocturne)

    Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra.
    • GBBBC.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Seasons, Op 37b for piano

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • GBBBC.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    24 Preludes, Op 34

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • GBBBC.
  • Bohuslav Martinů

    Symphony no 1, H.289

    Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimír Válek.
    • CZCR.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto no 3 in D minor

    Performer: Nelson Goerner. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Matthias Aeschbacher.
    • CHSRI.
  • Claude Debussy

    Quartet for strings (Op.10) in G minor

    Ensemble: Psophos Quartet.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Litanies à la Vierge Noire version for women's voices and organ

    Choir: Maîtrise de Radio France. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Georges Prêtre.
    • FRSRF.
  • Clara Schumann

    Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann for piano in F sharp minor, Op 20

    Performer: Angela Cheng.
    • CACBC.
  • Anon.

    Middle Ages Suite

    Performer: Bolette Roed. Ensemble: Alpha.
    • DKDR.
  • Petko Stainov

    Horsemen, ballad for men's choir

    Choir: Kaval Chorus. Conductor: Mikhail Angelov.
    • BGBNR.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Fantasy for flute and piano

    Performer: Loránt Kovács. Performer: Erika Lux.
    • HUMR.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Concerto for 3 oboes in B flat major

    Performer: Hans-Peter Westermann. Performer: Michael Niesemann. Performer: Piet Dhont. Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln. Director: Reinhard Goebel.
    • DEWDR.
  • Alessandro Stradella

    Sinfonia in D minor

    Ensemble: Private Musicke.
    • GBBBC.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Introduction & variations on a theme from Herold's Ludovic (Op.12) in B flat major ('Varations brillantes')

    Performer: Ludmil Angelov.
    • BGBNR.
  • Maksim Sozontovich Berezovsky

    Do not reject me (Ps.70)

    Choir: Seven Saints Chamber Choir. Conductor: Dimitar Grigorov.
    • BGBNR.
  • August de Boeck

    Nocturne (1931)

    Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Marc Soustrot.
    • BEVRT.
  • Antonio de Cabezón

    3 works for Double Harp

    • PLPR.
  • Matthias Schmitt

    Ghanaia

    Performer: Colin Currie.
    • GBBBC.
  • Flor Alpaerts

    Avondmuziek

    Ensemble: I Solisti. Conductor: Ivo Hadermann.
    • BEVRT.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in B flat major for violin, cello and piano, K.254

    Ensemble: Orlando.
    • HRHRT.
  • Wilhelm Bernhard Molique

    6 Songs without words

    Performer: Joseph Petric. Performer: Erica Goodman. Music Arranger: Joseph Petric. Music Arranger: Erica Goodman.
    • CACBC.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Overture (Suite) TWV.55:C3 in C major 'Hamburger Ebbe und Fluth'

    Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ketil Haugsand.
    • NONRK.

Broadcast

  • Thu 5 Jul 201800:30