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Shostakovich's Cello Concerto no 1
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Truls Mørk performs Shostakovich's first cello concerto with the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin and conductor Tabita Berglund. In Metacosmos, Anna Thorvaldsdóttir captures the dynamic of plunging into a black hole. James Kimo Williams’s Fanfare for Life is an emotional reflection on his experiences in the Vietnam War, followed by the poetic adventure of Grieg’s Peer Gynt suites. John Shea presents. 12:31 AM Anna Thorvaldsdóttir (b.1977) Metacosmos German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, Tabita Berglund (conductor) 12:44 AM Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) Cello Concerto no 1 in E flat major, Op 107 Truls Mørk (cello), German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, Tabita Berglund (conductor) 01:16 AM Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Declamato, from 'Cello Suite no 2, Op 80' Truls Mørk (cello) 01:21 AM James Kimo Williams (b.1950) Fanfare for Life German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, Tabita Berglund (conductor) 01:26 AM Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Prelude to Act 1 of 'Peer Gynt, Op 23' German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, Tabita Berglund (conductor) 01:31 AM Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op 55 German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, Tabita Berglund (conductor) 01:48 AM Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op 46 German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, Tabita Berglund (conductor) 02:04 AM Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Ballade in G minor, Op 24 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) 02:26 AM Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) The Last Spring, from 'Two Elegiac Melodies, Op 34' Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin) 02:31 AM Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728-1788) Concerto in D minor for harpsichord, 2 bassoons, strings and continuo Rhoda Patrick (bassoon), David Mings (bassoon), Gregor Hollman (harpsichord), Musica Alta Ripa 02:55 AM Henryk Górecki (1933-2010) O Domina Nostra Op 55 (1982-85) La Gioia, Diane Verdoodt (soprano), Ilse Schelfhout (soprano), Kristien Vercammen (soprano), Bernadette De Wilde (soprano), Lieve Mertens (mezzo-soprano), Els Van Attenhoven (mezzo-soprano), Lieve Vanden Berghe (alto), Ludwig Van Gijsegem (tenor), Peter Thomas (organ) 03:28 AM Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Auf stillem Waldespfad, from Stimmungsbilder, Op 9 no 1 Ludmil Angelov (piano) 03:34 AM Alexander Borodin (1833-1887), arr. Malcolm Sargent Notturno (Andante) - 3rd mvt from String Quartet no 2 in D major Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor) 03:42 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Flute Quartet no 4 in A major, K.298 Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute), Frode Larsen (violin), Jon Sønstebø (viola), Emery Cardas (cello) 03:53 AM Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750) Prelude, Toccata and Allegro in G major Hopkinson Smith (baroque lute) 04:03 AM Andrej Misson (b.1960) Spring Will Come Domzale Chamber Choir, Tomaz Pirnat (conductor) 04:06 AM Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) 7 Variations on 'Bei Mannern welche Liebe fuhlen' WoO 46 Diana Ozolina (cello), Lelde Paula (piano) 04:16 AM George Enescu (1881-1955) Romanian Rhapsody no 1 in A major, Op 11 Romanian Youth Orchestra, Cristian Mandeal (conductor) 04:31 AM Jenö Hubay (1858-1937) Spinning Room, Op 44 no 3 Ferenc Szecsódi (violin), István Kassai (piano) 04:36 AM Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Waltz (Faust) Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Børge Wagner (conductor) 04:41 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Piangerò la sorte mia (Giulio Cesare, HWV 17) Nuria Rial (soprano), La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Maurice Steger (conductor) 04:49 AM Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944) Variations de Concert for organ Michael Dudman (organ) 04:58 AM Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Magnificat II Chorus of Swiss Radio, Lugano, Diego Fasolis (conductor) 05:09 AM Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) Violin Concerto no 2, Op 61 Edward Zienkowski (violin), Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra Katowice, Michal Dworzynski (conductor) 05:30 AM Edward Elgar (1857-1934) The Music Makers, Op 69 Jane Irwin (mezzo soprano), Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden (conductor) 06:09 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Sonata in B flat major, K.570 Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)

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