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Three of Scandinavia's foremost musicians gather to perform two 20th century piano trios, composed within just five years of each other: Korngold's Piano Trio, completed before his thirteenth birthday; and Ravel's mesmerising Piano Trio in A minor. John Shea presents. 12:31 AM Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) Piano Trio in D, Op 101 Johan Dalene (violin), Andreas Brantelid (cello), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) 01:04 AM Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Piano Trio in A minor Johan Dalene (violin), Andreas Brantelid (cello), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) 01:30 AM Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795-1856) Lay a garland on her hearse - for 8 voices BBC Singers, Bob Chilcott (conductor) 01:33 AM Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129 Andreas Brantelid (cello), Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Eri Klas (conductor) 01:56 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto in the Italian style for keyboard in F major BWV 971 Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) 02:09 AM Leoš Janáček (1854-1928), arr. Antje Weithaas String Quartet no.1 (Kreutzer Sonata) arr for string orchestra Camerata Bern, Antje Weithaas (director) 02:31 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Foundling Hospital anthem, HWV 268 Helsinki Chamber Choir, Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) 02:49 AM Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op 27 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin (conductor) 03:37 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Horn Concerto no 2 in E flat major K.417 James Sommerville (horn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) 03:52 AM Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) Aria Quinta in A minor (from 'Hexachordum Apollinis') Angela Tomanic (organ) 04:01 AM Mark Simpson (b.1988) Israfel Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès (conductor) 04:13 AM Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) Élégie, Op 24 Kian Soltani (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor) 04:21 AM Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Transcription from Mozart's Magic Flute (S.634a) Gábor Csalog (piano), András Kemenes (piano) 04:25 AM Galina Grigorjeva (b.1962) Svyatki - Spring is Coming Yena Choi (soprano), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) 04:31 AM Jessie Montgomery (b.1981) Strum Dover Quartet 04:39 AM Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Rejoice in the Lord alway, Z.49 (Bell Anthem) Alex Potter (counter tenor), Samuel Boden (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe (director) 04:47 AM Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska (1838-1862) The maiden's prayer, Op 4 Kyung-Sook Lee (piano) 04:52 AM Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Crisantemi Ernest Quartet 04:58 AM Jean Françaix (1912-1997) L'Heure du berger Festival Ensemble of the Festival of the Sound, James Campbell (conductor) 05:06 AM Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Symphonies and Dances Bratislava Wind Quintet 05:23 AM Kaspar Förster (1616-1673) Viri Israelite (dialogus de Juditha e Holoferne for chorus and instruments) Gundula Anders (soprano), David Cordier (counter tenor), Wilfried Jochens (tenor), Harry van der Kamp (bass), La Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata Köln, Roland Wilson (director) 05:39 AM Georges Bizet (1838-1875) L'Arlesienne Suites Nos 1 & 2 Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor) 06:01 AM Maria Herz (1878-1950) Concerto for Harpsichord or Fortepiano, String Orchestra and Flute, Op 15 Nadja Saminskaja (piano), Ronny Spiegel (violin), Yuta Takase (violin), Daphne Unseld (viola), Fedor Saminski (cello), Nikola Major (double bass), Christian Madlener (flute)

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