Bel Canto Opera excerpts from Cēsis, Latvia
Tenors Levy Sekgapane and Lawrence Brownlee share the stage in this opera extravaganza, singing arias by Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini among others.
Tenors Levy Sekgapane and Lawrence Brownlee share the stage in this opera extravaganza, singing arias by Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini among others. The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra join them, playing well-loved overtures. John Shea presents.
12:31 AM
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Overture to Norma
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters (conductor)
12:37 AM
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
È serbata a questo acciaro
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters
12:43 AM
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Nel furor...Per te di vane lagrime
Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters
12:47 AM
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Overture to Philemon et Baucis
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters
12:51 AM
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Ah! Lève-toi, soleil
Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters
12:55 AM
Léo Delibes (1836-1891)
Fantaisie aux divins mensonges
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters
01:01 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Donala a questo cuore
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters
01:11 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Overture to La scala di seta
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters
01:17 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
D'ogni più sacro
Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters
01:22 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Tu seconda il mio disegno
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters
01:28 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Overture to Guillaume Tell
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters
01:40 AM
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Stolto! Ad un sol mio grido
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Ah vieni, nel tuo sangue
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Ah! mes amis… Pour mon âme
Levy Sekgapane (tenor), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aivis Greters
01:56 AM
Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889), arr. David Stanhope
Fantasy and variations on a Cavatina from 'Beatrice di Tenda' by Bellini
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halász (conductor)
02:03 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Reminiscences on Bellini's 'Norma'
Ferruccio Busoni (piano)
02:16 AM
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
Concert Suite from the ballet 'Estancia', Op 8a
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Christian Vasquez (conductor)
02:31 AM
Leonel Power (1370-1445)
Missa 'Alma redemptoris mater'
Hilliard Ensemble
02:51 AM
Iris Szeghy (b.1956)
Cello Concerto
Andrej Gál (cello), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marián Lejava (conductor)
03:18 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Piano Trio in A major H.15.18
Atos Trio
03:33 AM
Franz Schreker (1878-1934)
Nachtstuck (orchestral interlude) from "Der ferne Klang" (Opera in 3 acts)
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
03:49 AM
Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
Wind Octet, Op 65
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
04:00 AM
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Concerto Grosso no 5 in D minor - Sinfonia
Chiave d'Arco Baroque Orchestra, Sigiswald Kuijken (director)
04:08 AM
Erik Satie (1866-1925)
La Belle Excentrique
Pianoduo Kolacny (piano duo)
04:17 AM
August de Boeck (1865-1937)
Fantasy on two Flemish Folk Songs
Vlaams Radio Orkest [Flemish Radio Orchestra], Marc Soustrot (conductor)
04:24 AM
Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738)
Carolan's draught for two harps
Julia Shaw (harp), Nora Bumanis (harp)
04:26 AM
Ennio Morricone (1928-2020), arr. Robert Longfield
Gabriel's Oboe, from the film 'The Mission'
Tomoharu Yoshida (oboe), WDR Funkhausorchester, Rasmus Baumann (conductor)
04:31 AM
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
O vis aeternitatis (Responsorium) for female voice
Sequentia, Elizabeth Gaver (fiddle), Elisabetta de Mircovich (fiddle)
04:39 AM
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Piano Sonata no 1 - IVb (Allegro) (Third verse, chorus)
Donna Coleman (piano)
04:42 AM
Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704)
Sonata Prima a 4 (Opera Decima Sesta)
Maniera
04:52 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Horn Concerto no 4 in E flat major, K.495
James Sommerville (horn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)
05:09 AM
Augusta Holmès (1847-1903)
Roland Furieux, Symphony after Ariosto
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Valentina Peleggi (conductor)
05:37 AM
Ole Edvard Antonsen, Leif Strand (1942-2021), Frode Alnaes (b.1959), arr. Øivind Westby
Landscapes / Men gar jag över engarna / Vitae Lux
Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet), Ole Edvard Antonsen Band, WDR Funkhausorchester, Rasmus Baumann (conductor)
06:21 AM
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
Catalunya; Sevilla - from Suite Espanola no 1
Sean Shibe (guitar)
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Vincenzo Bellini
Overture to Norma
Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Vincenzo Bellini
È serbata a questo acciaro [from Act 1 of 'I Capuleti e l Montecchi']
Singer: Levy Sekgapane. Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Vincenzo Bellini
Nel furor...Per te di vane lagrime [Gualtiero's aria from Act 1 of 'Il pirata']
Singer: Lawrence Brownlee. Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Charles Gounod
Overture to Philemon et Baucis
Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Charles Gounod
Ah! Lève-toi, soleil [Roméo's aria from Act 2 of 'Roméo et Juliette']
Singer: Lawrence Brownlee. Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Léo Delibes
Fantaisie aux divins mensonges [Gérald's aria from Act 1 of 'Lakmé']
Singer: Levy Sekgapane. Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Gioachino Rossini
Donala a questo cuore [Duet from Act 2 of 'Ricciardo e Zoraide]
Singer: Levy Sekgapane. Singer: Lawrence Brownlee. Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Gioachino Rossini
Overture to La scala di seta
Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Gioachino Rossini
D'ogni più sacro [Alberto's aria from 'L'occasione fa il ladro']
Singer: Lawrence Brownlee. Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Gioachino Rossini
Tu seconda il mio disegno [from Act 2 of 'Il turco in Italia']
Singer: Levy Sekgapane. Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Gioachino Rossini
Overture to Guillaume Tell
Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Vincenzo Bellini
Stolto! Ad un sol mio grido [from Act 2 of 'I Capuleti e I Montecchi']
Singer: Levy Sekgapane. Singer: Lawrence Brownlee. Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Gioachino Rossini
Ah vieni, nel tuo sangue [from 'Otello']
Singer: Levy Sekgapane. Singer: Lawrence Brownlee. Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Gaetano Donizetti
Ah! mes amis... Pour mon âme [Tonio's aria from Act 1 of 'La Fille du régiment']
Singer: Levy Sekgapane. Singer: Lawrence Brownlee. Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Aivis Greters.- LVLR.
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Jean-Baptiste Arban
Fantasy and variations on a Cavatina from 'Beatrice di Tenda' by Bellini
Performer: Geoffrey Payne. Music Arranger: David Stanhope. Orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Halász.- AUABC.
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Franz Liszt
Reminiscences on Bellini's 'Norma'
Performer: Ferruccio Busoni.- SESR.
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Alberto Ginastera
Concert Suite from the ballet 'Estancia', Op 8a
Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Vásquez.- MCMMD.
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Leonel Power
Missa 'Alma redemptoris mater'
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.- DEWDR.
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Iris Szeghy
Cello Concerto
Performer: Andrej Gál. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marián Lejava.- SKRTVS.
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Joseph Haydn
Piano Trio in A major H.15.18
Ensemble: ATOS Trio.- GBBBC.
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Franz Schreker
Nachtstuck (orchestral interlude) from "Der ferne Klang" (Opera in 3 acts)
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.- GBBBC.
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Ruth Gipps
Wind Octet, Op 65
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.- GBBBC.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Concerto Grosso in D minor No. 5 - Sinfonia
Orchestra: Chiave d'Arco. Director: Sigiswald Kuijken.- CHSRF.
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Erik Satie
La Belle Excentrique
Ensemble: Kolacny Brothers.- BERTBF.
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August de Boeck
Fantasy on two Flemish Folk Songs
Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Marc Soustrot.- BEVRT.
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Turlough O'Carolan
Carolan's draught for two harps
Performer: Julia Shaw. Performer: Nora Bumanis.- CACBC.
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Ennio Morricone
Gabriel's Oboe, from the film 'The Mission'
Performer: Tomoharu Yoshida. Music Arranger: Robert Longfield. Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Rasmus Baumann.- DEWDR.
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Hildegard von Bingen
O vis aeternitatis (Responsorium) for female voice
Performer: Elizabeth Gaver. Performer: Elisabetta de Mircovich. Ensemble: Sequentia.- DEWDR.
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Charles Ives
Piano Sonata no 1 - IVb (Allegro) (Third verse, chorus)
Performer: Donna Coleman.- AUABC.
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Isabella Leonarda
Sonata Prima a 4 (Opera Decima Sesta)
Ensemble: Maniera.- GBBBC.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto no 4 in E flat major, K.495
Performer: James Sommerville. Orchestra: CBC Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Bernardi.- CACBC.
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Augusta Holmès
Roland Furieux, Symphony after Ariosto
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Valentina Peleggi.- GBBBC.
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Ole Edvard Antonsen
Landscapes / Men gar jag över engarna / Vitae Lux
Composer: Leif Strand. Composer: Frode Alnæs. Performer: Ole Edvard Antonsen. Music Arranger: Øyvind Westby. Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Rasmus Baumann.- DEWDR.
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Isaac Albéniz
Catalunya; Sevilla - from Suite Espanola no 1
Performer: Sean Shibe.- GBBBC.
Broadcast
- Thursday00:30BBC Radio 3

