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Radio 3,17 Dec 2025,360 mins

Rachmaninov and Richard Strauss from Germany

Through the Night

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Rachmaninov's expansive second symphony is performed by the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marcus Bosch, preceded by Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs with Canadian soprano Leah Gordon. Strauss's Four Symphonic Interludes from 'Intermezzo' completes the programme. Penny Gore presents. 12:31 AM Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Four symphonic interludes, from 'Intermezzo', Op 72 German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Marcus Bosch (conductor) 12:55 AM Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Vier letzte Lieder, AV.150 Leah Gordon (soprano), German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Marcus Bosch (conductor) 01:15 AM Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Zueignung, Op 10 no 1 Leah Gordon (soprano), German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Marcus Bosch (conductor) 01:17 AM Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op 27 German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Marcus Bosch (conductor) 02:15 AM Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943), arr. Alan Arnold Vocalise, Op 34 no 14 arr. Arnold for viola and piano Gyözö Máté (viola), Balázs Szokolay (piano) 02:20 AM Richard Strauss (1864-1949), arr. Franz Hasenöhrl Till Eulenspiegel - Einmal Anders! Esbjerg Ensemble, Jorgen Lauritsen (director) 02:31 AM François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829) Symphony in D major, Op 5 no 3 'Pastorella' Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor) 02:47 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) 24 Preludes for piano, Op 28 Cédric Tiberghien (piano) 03:26 AM Erik Satie (1866-1925), orch. Claude Debussy Gymnopédies no 3 and no 1 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Alexander Humala (conductor) 03:33 AM Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) White-flowering days (A Garland for the Queen), Op 37 no 8 BBC Singers, Bo Holten (conductor) 03:37 AM François Devienne (1759-1803) Trio no 2 in C major Valentinas Gelgotas (flute), Vitalija Raskeviciute (viola), Gediminas Derus (cello) 03:47 AM Georg Muffat (1653-1704) Sonata from Concerto no XI in E minor, 'Delirrium amoris' L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra, Michi Gaigg (director) 03:53 AM Michelangelo Rossi (c.1601-1656) Toccata no 7 in D minor for keyboard Michael Behringer (harpsichord) 03:57 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) 3 Songs: 'Liebesbotschaft', 'Heidenroslein' and 'Litanei auf das Fest' Bryn Terfel (bass baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano) 04:07 AM Traditional, Darko Petrinjak (arranger) 6 Renaissance Dances Zagreb Guitar Trio 04:18 AM Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929) Concert Overture in D major BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Chloé van Soeterstèd (conductor) 04:31 AM Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Romance and Waltz Dutch Pianists Quartet 04:37 AM Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) Roses from the South - waltz, Op 388 RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Rossen Milanov (conductor) 04:47 AM Clara Jaz Zytglogge Agata Raatz (violin), Zora Slokar (horn) 04:50 AM Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704) Nachtwächter - Serenade La Scintilla Orchestra, Riccardo Minasi (conductor) 04:59 AM Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) Automne, Op 35 no 2 Valerie Tryon (piano) 05:07 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) String Quartet no 50 in B flat major, Op 64 no 3 (Hob.III:67) Talisker Kvartetten 05:27 AM Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016) Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra, Op 61 Argovia Philharmonic, Rune Bergmann (conductor) 05:46 AM Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Alles redet itzt und singet, TWV 20:10 Barbara Schlick (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Michael Schneider (recorder), Konrad Hünteler (recorder), Hans-Peter Westermann (oboe), Pieter Dhont (oboe), Michael McCraw (bassoon), Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor) 06:14 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Sonata in D major, K.576 Jonathan Biss (piano)

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    Artist
  2. 1.
    Four symphonic interludes, from 'Intermezzo', Op 72
    Four symphonic interludes, from 'Intermezzo', Op 72
    Richard Strauss
  3. 2.
    Vier letzte Lieder, AV.150
    Vier letzte Lieder, AV.150
    Richard Strauss
  4. 3.
    Zueignung, Op 10 no 1
    Zueignung, Op 10 no 1
    Richard Strauss