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Shostakovich and Saint-Saëns from Paris

Violinist Leonidas Kavakos joins the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra in Shostakovich's 2nd Violin Concerto. Alma Bettencourt is the soloist in Saint-Saëns' 'Organ' symphony.

Violinist Leonidas Kavakos joins the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali in Shostakovich's 2nd Violin Concerto. A new work by Philippe Hersant with the Radio France Chorus is followed by Saint-Saëns' 'Organ' symphony with soloist Alma Bettencourt. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Festive Overture in A, Op 96
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor)

12:38 AM
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Violin Concerto no 2 in C sharp minor, Op 129
Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor)

01:09 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Loure, from 'Partita no 3 in E, BWV.1006'
Leonidas Kavakos (violin)

01:15 AM
Philippe Hersant (b. 1948)
In diebus nostris; Psalm 121, from 'Vespers for the Blessed Virgin'
Pascal Bourgeois (tenor), Chae Wook Lim (baritone), Radio France Chorus, Alma Bettencourt (organ)

01:30 AM
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op 78 'Organ'
Alma Bettencourt (organ), Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor)

02:08 AM
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Quartet no 7 in F sharp minor, Op 108
Yggdrasil String Quartet

02:22 AM
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Le Cygne (The Swan) from 'Le Carnaval des Animaux'
Henry-David Varema (cello), Cornelia Lootsmann (harp)

02:25 AM
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), arr. R.Klugescheid
My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice, arr. for piano trio
William Tritt (piano), Moshe Hammer (violin), Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (cello)

02:31 AM
Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Piano Sonata No 9 in B minor, Op 145, 'Grande fantaisie en forme de Sonate'
Stefan Lindgren (piano)

03:04 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Quartet for strings no 2 Op 13 in A minor
Johnston Quartet

03:37 AM
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
Magnificat for chorus
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor)

03:44 AM
Jean-Baptiste Quinault (1687-1745)
Overture and Dances - from the Comedy 'Le Nouveau Monde' (1723)
L'ensemble Arion

03:53 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Alborada del gracioso 'Miroirs'
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

04:00 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fantasia (and unfinished fugue) for keyboard in C minor, BWV.906
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

04:08 AM
Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824)
Duo concertante in B flat major
Alexandar Avramov (violin), Ivan Peev (violin)

04:16 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
12 Ecossaises, D.299
Ralf Gothoni (piano)

04:21 AM
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto in A minor for recorder, two violins and basso continuo, RV.108
Bolette Roed (recorder), Arte dei Suonatori

04:31 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Leonore Overture no 1, Op 138
Sinfonia Iuventus, Rafael Payare (conductor)

04:40 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
3 Pieces from Slatter (Norwegian Peasant Dances), Op 72
Håvard Gimse (piano)

04:49 AM
Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521)
Qui habitat in adjutorio Altissimi, for 24 voices
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

04:57 AM
Josef Suk (1949-2011)
Elegy Op 23 arr. for piano trio
Trio Lorenz

05:05 AM
Anonymous
5 Cantos
Ensemble Claude Gervaise, Gilles Plante (director)

05:13 AM
Henry Eccles (c.1675-1745)
Sonata for double bass and piano
Gary Karr (double bass), Harmon Lewis (piano)

05:21 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Symphony no 38 in D major, K.504 "Prague"
Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs (conductor)

05:52 AM
Bernhard Molique (1802-1869), transc. Giulio Regondi, arr. Joseph Petric & Erica Goodman
6 Songs without words
Joseph Petric (accordion), Erica Goodman (harp)

06:04 AM
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op 34
James Campbell (clarinet), Orford String Quartet

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  • Wed 4 Feb 202600:30