Opera from Puccini, Lehár and Johann Strauss II

Polish soprano Magdalena Lucjan joins the WDR Symphony Orchestra and conductor Manfred Honeck for an opera gala given in Cologne. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Symphonic Suite, from 'Turandot'
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

12:56 AM
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Quando m'en vo, Musetta's aria from Act 1 of 'La bohème'

12:59 AM
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
O mio babbino caro, Lauretta's aria from 'Gianni Schicchi'

01:02 AM
Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
Vilja Song, Hanna's aria from 'The Merry Widow'

01:08 AM
Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss, aria from 'Giuditta'
Magdalena Lucjan (soprano), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Manfred Honeck
01:13 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Overture to 'Die Fledermaus'
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Manfred Honeck

01:22 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Mein Herr Marquis, Adele's Song from 'Die Fledermaus'
Magdalena Lucjan (soprano), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Manfred Honeck

01:26 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Die Libelle, Polka Mazur, Op 204
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Manfred Honeck

01:31 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Furioso-Polka, Op 260
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Manfred Honeck

01:33 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Frühlingsstimmen, waltz, Op 410
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Manfred Honeck

01:41 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Spiel' ich die Unschuld vom Lande, Adele's Couplet from 'Die Fledermaus'
Magdalena Lucjan (soprano), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Manfred Honeck

01:46 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Auf der Jagd, polka schnell, Op 373

01:48 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Im Krapfenwald'l, polka-française, Op 336

01:53 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Unter Donner und Blitz, polka schnell, Op 324
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Manfred Honeck

01:56 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Sei mir gegrüsst, mein liebes Nest, from 'Wiener Blut'
Magdalena Lucjan (soprano), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Manfred Honeck

01:59 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Feuerfest; polka-française, Op 269
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Manfred Honeck

02:03 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), arr. Rudolf Buchbinder
Paraphrase of 'An der schönen blauen Donau', Op 314
Rudolf Buchbinder (piano)

02:08 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918), arr. Charles Koechlin
Khamma, legende dansee
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

02:31 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Violin Sonata no 2 in G major, Op 13
Alina Pogostkina (violin), Sveinung Bjelland (piano)

02:52 AM
Zygmunt Noskowski (1846-1909)
Symphony no 3 in F major, 'From Spring to Spring'
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra Katowice, Szymon Kawalla (conductor)

03:33 AM
Thomas Morley (1557/58-1602), Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Burial Sentences // They are at rest
Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director)

03:46 AM
Unico Wilhelm Van Wassenaer (1692-1766)
Concerto armonico for 4 violins, viola and continuo no 5 in F minor
Andrew Manze (violin), Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director)

03:57 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op 35 no 1
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

04:06 AM
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Overture to The Wasps - Aristophanic suite
BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

04:16 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Sonata in F major, Op 1 no 5 (HWV.363a) vers. oboe & bc
Louise Pellerin (oboe), Dom André Laberge (organ)

04:24 AM
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Canon and Gigue
La Scintilla Orchestra, Riccardo Minasi (conductor)

04:31 AM
Traditional, arr. Narciso Yepes
Romanza for guitar
Stepan Rak

04:37 AM
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Abegg Variations, Op 1
Zhang Zuo (piano)

04:45 AM
Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929)
Concert Overture in D major
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Chloé van Soeterstèd (conductor)

04:57 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
3 Songs: 'Liebesbotschaft', 'Heidenroslein' and 'Litanei auf das Fest'
Bryn Terfel (bass baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)

05:06 AM
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)
Sinfonia concertante a 8, ZWV.189
Katharina Heutjer (violin), Xenia Löffler (oboe), Gabriele Gombi (bassoon), La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Maurice Steger (conductor)

05:29 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata no 5 in C minor, Op 10 no 1
François-Frédéric Guy (piano)

05:47 AM
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op 104
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernhard Klee (conductor)

06:17 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Flute Quartet no 4 in A major, K 298
Dae-Won Kim (flute), Yong-Woo Chun (violin), Myung-Hee Cho (viola), Jink-Yung Chee (cello)