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Radio 3,15 Dec 2025,360 mins

Lang Lang and the Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra from Shanghai

Through the Night

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From the Concert on the Green Festival in Shanghai, the Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra under Ádám Fischer with Lang Lang play well-known Romantic pieces in the beautiful setting of the Chenshan Botanical Garden. Penny Gore presents. 12:31 AM Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) Overture to 'Die Fledermaus' Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor) 12:40 AM Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Overture to Hermann and Dorothea, Op 136 Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor) 12:49 AM Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Piano Concerto no 1 in G minor, Op 25 Lang Lang (piano), Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor) 01:09 AM Traditional Chinese Jasmine Flower (encore) Lang Lang (piano) 01:14 AM Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) Danza ritual del fuego, from 'El amor brujo' (encore) Lang Lang (piano) 01:17 AM Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Slavonic Dance no 2 in E minor, Op 72 Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor) 01:23 AM Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Wedding March, from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor) 01:28 AM Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube waltz), Op 314 Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor) 01:38 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Hungarian Dance no 1 in G minor (encore) Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor) 01:42 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Hungarian Dance no 5 in G minor (encore) Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor) 01:44 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (author) An die Entfernte, D.765 (To one who is far away) Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Andreas Staier (pianoforte) 01:48 AM Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet no 11 in F minor, Op 95 'Serioso' Merel Quartet 02:09 AM Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Symphony of Psalms Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Choir, Colin Davis (conductor) 02:31 AM Joseph Rheinberger (1839-1901) Horn Sonata in E flat major, Op 178 Martin Van der Merwe (horn), Huib Christiaanse (piano) 02:52 AM Iris Szeghy (b.1956) Cello Concerto Andrej Gál (cello), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marián Lejava (conductor) 03:19 AM Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) Cantata: "O werter heil'ger Geist" James Bowman (counter tenor), Greta de Reyghere (soprano), Guy de Mey (tenor), Max van Egmond (bass), Ricercar Consort 03:34 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Divertimento in E flat major (K 166) Bratislavska Komorna Harmonia 03:46 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Rondo for piano in C minor, Op 1 Ludmil Angelov (piano) 03:54 AM Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Pavane pour une infante defunte Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor) 04:01 AM Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) Vlci stopa (The wolf's trail) for soprano, female choir & piano Susse Lillesøe (soprano), Danish National Radio Choir, Per Salo (piano), Stefan Parkman (conductor) 04:09 AM Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824) Duo concertante in C major Alexandar Avramov (violin), Ivan Peev (violin) 04:19 AM Bartlomiej Pekiel (?-c.1670) I Missa senza le cerimonie Camerata Silesia, Julian Gembalski (positive organ), Anna Szostak (conductor) 04:31 AM Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) Peterloo Overture, Op 97 BBC Philharmonic, Ben Gernon (conductor) 04:41 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Cleopatra's aria: 'Piangero la sorte mia' - from "Giulio Cesare" (Act 3 Sc.3) Emma Kirkby (soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director) 04:48 AM György Kurtág (b.1926) Elö-Játékok (Pre-Games) (extracts) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) 04:59 AM John Wilbye (1574-1638) Draw on, sweet night for violin & viols Ensemble Daedalus, Roberto Festa (conductor) 05:03 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Anders Hillborg Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639, chorale prelude Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Basel Symphony Orchestra, Ivor Bolton (conductor) 05:07 AM Grace Williams (1906-1977) Sea Sketches Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Roy Goodman (conductor) 05:26 AM Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) Excerpts from Songs Without Words, Op 6 Sylviane Deferne (piano) 05:36 AM Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809) Concerto for trombone and orchestra Heiki Kalaus (trombone), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Peeter Lilje (conductor) 05:54 AM Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Figure humaine - cantata for double chorus Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman (conductor) 06:12 AM Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis for double string orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Overture to 'Die Fledermaus'
    Overture to 'Die Fledermaus'
    Johann Strauss II
  3. 2.
    Overture to Hermann and Dorothea, Op 136
    Overture to Hermann and Dorothea, Op 136
    Robert Schumann
  4. 3.
    Piano Concerto no 1 in G minor, Op 25
    Piano Concerto no 1 in G minor, Op 25
    Felix Mendelssohn