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Bruckner Symphony no 8

The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Bruckner's final symphony, his 8th, that the composer himself regarded as a highpoint of his compositional achievement.

The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Bruckner's final symphony, his 8th. The composer himself regarded the Adagio movement in this work as the pinnacle of his life's achievements. The Bruckner expert Manfred Honeck directs the orchestra. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Symphony no 8 in C minor
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

01:52 AM
Hans Eklund (1927-1999)
Tre dikter om havet (3 poems about the sea)
Swedish Radio Choir, Gustav Sjökvist (conductor)

01:57 AM
Ludvig Norman (1831-1885)
2 Charakterstücke for piano, Op 1
Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano)

02:07 AM
Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)
String Quartet no 2 in B flat major
Lysell String Quartet

02:22 AM
Benedetto Pallavicino (c.1551-1601)
Cruda Amarilli, che col nome ancora - madrigal for 5 voices
Cantus Cölln

02:31 AM
Leokadiya Kashperova (1872-1940)
Piano Trio in A minor, Op Posth
Gould Piano Trio

02:59 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra in E flat major, H.7e.1
Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Nicolae Moldoveanu (conductor)

03:16 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Four Songs, Op 17
Davos Festival Women's Choir, Magdalena Hoffmann (harp), Nicolas Ramez (french horn), François Rieu (french horn)

03:32 AM
Thea Musgrave (b.1928)
Loch Ness - a postcard from Scotland for orchestra
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)

03:42 AM
Henry Purcell (1659-1695), John Playford (1623-1686)
Seven works by Purcell and Playford
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director)

03:55 AM
Alberta Suriani (1920-1977)
Partita for harp
Branka Janjanin-Magdalenič (harp)

04:05 AM
Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960)
Pierrette fatyla - keringo
Central Woodwind Orchestra of the Hungarian Army, Frigyes Hidas (conductor)

04:12 AM
Alan Rawsthorne (1905-1971)
The Cruel sea - music for the film
BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba (conductor)

04:17 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
How fair thou art (Four Hymns), Op 74 No 1
Eilert Hasseldal (baritone), Oslo Chamber Chorus, Håkon Nystedt (director)

04:23 AM
Bedrich Anton Wiedermann (1883-1951)
Pastorale dorico for organ
Hans Leenders (organ)

04:31 AM
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909), arr. Andrés Segovia
Asturias - Suite española, Op 47
Xavier Díaz-Latorre (guitar)

04:38 AM
Jacob Obrecht (1457-1505)
Frólich wesen (Cheerful disposition)
Grace Newcombe (soprano), Katharina Haun (cornetto), Baptiste Romain (fiddle), Elizabeth Rumsey (gamba), Marc Lewon (viola d'arco)

04:44 AM
Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)
Noveletta for orchestra, Op 82 no 2
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Nello Santi (conductor)

04:51 AM
Brian Eno (b.1948), arr. Julia Wolfe
Music for Airports 1/2
Bang on a Can All-Stars, Wayne du Maine (trumpet), Tommy Hoyt (trumpet), Julie Josephson (trombone), Christopher Washburne (trombone), Wu Man (lute), Katie Geissinger (alto), Phyllis Jo Kubey (alto), Alexandra Montano (alto)

05:03 AM
Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
Quatre pièces fugitives, Op 15
Diana Ketler (piano)

05:15 AM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Quartet for flute, viola and continuo in D major
Les Adieux

05:32 AM
Selim Palmgren (1878-1951)
Cinderella Suite
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, George de Godzinsky (conductor)

05:54 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Cello Sonata No 1 in B flat major, Op 45
Diana Ozolina (cello), Lelde Paula (piano)

06:16 AM
Igor Kuljerić (1938-2006), arr. Ivana Bilic
Barocchiana for solo marimba
Ivana Bilic (percussion)

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Music Played

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony no 8 in C minor

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • SESR.

  • Hans Eklund

    Tre dikter om havet (3 poems about the sea)

    Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Gustaf Sjökvist.
    • SESR.

  • Ludvig Norman

    2 Charakterstücke for piano, Op 1

    Performer: Bengt-Åke Lundin.
    • SESR.

  • Joseph Martin Kraus

    String Quartet no 2 in B flat major

    Ensemble: Lysellkvartetten.
    • SESR.

  • Benedetto Pallavicino

    Cruda Amarilli, che col nome ancora - madrigal for 5 voices

    Ensemble: Cantus Cölln.
    • DEWDR.

  • Leokadiya Kashperova

    Piano Trio in A minor

    Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio.
    • GBBBC.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra in E flat major, H.7e.1

    Performer: Ole Edvard Antonsen. Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Nicolae Moldoveanu.
    • NONRK.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Four Songs, Op 17

    Performer: Magdalena Hoffmann. Performer: Nicolas Ramez. Performer: Francois Rieu. Choir: Davos Festival Women's Choir.
    • CHSRF.

  • Thea Musgrave

    Loch Ness - a postcard from Scotland for orchestra

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
    • GBBBC.

  • Henry Purcell

    Seven works by Purcell and Playford

    Composer: John Playford. Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs. Director: Alexis Kossenko.
    • PLPR.

  • Alberta Suriani

    Partita for harp

    Performer: Branka Janjanin‐Magdalenić.
    • HRHRT.

  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Pierrette fatyla - keringo

    Orchestra: Central Woodwind Orchestra of the Hungarian Army. Conductor: Frigyes Hidas.
    • HUMR.

  • Alan Rawsthorne

    The Cruel sea - music for the film

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • GBBBC.

  • Edvard Grieg

    How fair thou art from Four Hymns Op. 74

    Singer: Eilert Hasseldal. Choir: Oslo Chamber Chorus. Director: Hakon Nystedt.
    • DKDR.

  • Bedrich Anton Wiedermann

    Pastorale dorico for organ

    Performer: Hans Leenders.
    • NLNOS.

  • Isaac Albéniz

    Asturias (Suite española, Op 47)

    Performer: Xavier Díaz-Latorre. Music Arranger: Andrés Segovia.
    • ESCAT.

  • Jacob Obrecht

    Frólich wesen (Cheerful disposition)

    Performer: Katharina Haun. Performer: Baptiste Romain. Performer: Elizabeth Rumsey. Singer: Grace Newcombe.
    • CHSRF.

  • Giuseppe Martucci

    Noveletta for orchestra, Op 82 no 2

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic. Conductor: Nello Santi.
    • NONRK.

  • Brian Eno

    1/2 (Music for Airports)

    Performer: Bang on a Can All-Stars.
    • USWGBH.

  • Clara Schumann

    Quatre pièces fugitives, Op 15

    Performer: Diana Ketler.
    • CHSRF.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Quartet for flute, viola and continuo in D major

    Ensemble: Les Adieux.
    • DEWDR.

  • Selim Palmgren

    Cinderella Suite

    Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: George de Godzinsky.
    • FIYLE.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Cello Sonata No 1 in B flat major, Op 45

    Performer: Diāna Ozoliņa. Performer: Lelde Paula.
    • LVLR.

  • Igor Kuljerić

    Barocchiana for solo marimba

    Performer: Ivana Bilic. Music Arranger: Ivana Bilic.
    • HRHRT.

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Dec 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3