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Radio 3,06 Jan 2026,360 mins

A musical trip to America

Through the Night

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The WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne with conductor Andris Poga celebrate the music of the USA with composers Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, where sounds of the West and Jazz are mixed with the traditions of European classical music. John Shea presents. 12:31 AM Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Divertimento WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Andris Poga (conductor) 12:46 AM Jessie Montgomery (b.1981) Five Freedom Songs Julia Bullock (soprano), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Andris Poga (conductor) 01:04 AM George Gershwin (1898-1937), Ira Gershwin (lyricist), Edwin Dubose Heyward (lyricist) Suite from Porgy and Bess Julia Bullock (soprano), Alfred Walker (baritone), WDR Chorus, WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Andris Poga (conductor) 01:39 AM Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Ya Got Me (from On The Town) Julia Bullock (soprano), Alfred Walker (baritone), WDR Chorus, WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Andris Poga (conductor) 01:44 AM Philip Glass (b.1937) Four Movements for Two Pianos: 4th movement Katia Labèque (piano), Marielle Labèque (piano) 01:50 AM Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) Violin Concerto in D major, Op 35 Veronika Eberle (violin), Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Lorenzo Viotti (conductor) 02:17 AM Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Le Grand tango for cello and piano Duo Rastogi/Fredens (duo) 02:31 AM Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Le Tombeau de Couperin Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marbà (conductor) 02:50 AM Domenico Auletta (1723-1753) Concerto for harpsichord and strings in C major Enrico Baiano (harpsichord), Cappella della Pietà de'Turchini, Antonio Florio (conductor) 03:08 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Schicksalslied (Song of destiny), Op 54 Oslo Philharmonic Choir, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor) 03:24 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) String Quartet no 50 in B flat major, Op 64 no 3 Talisker Kvartetten 03:44 AM Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Pieces de Clavecin Andreas Borregaard (accordion) 04:00 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) 3 Pieces for piano Håvard Gimse (piano) 04:15 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Overture from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K.620 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Christie (conductor) 04:22 AM John Cage (1912-1992) Four squared for a capella choir BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 04:31 AM Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Mon coeur s'ouvre from 'Samson et Dalila' (arr for trumpet & orchestra) Jouko Harjanne (trumpet), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor) 04:37 AM Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Sonata no 2 in B flat major, Z.791 Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 04:44 AM Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Hungarian Rhapsody no 2 for piano in C sharp minor, S.244 No.2 Jenõ Jandó (piano) 04:55 AM Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665-1734) Missa Paschalis Barbara Janowska (soprano), Wanda Laddy (soprano), Robert Lawaty (counter tenor), Cezary Szyfman (baritone), Michał Straszewski (bass) 05:10 AM Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) Concerto for violin and horn in A major Agata Raatz (violin), Zora Slokar (horn), Berner Kammerorchester, Graziella Contratto (conductor) 05:38 AM Giuseppe Sammartini (1695-1750) Recorder Concerto in F major Bolette Roed (recorder), Arte dei Suonatori 05:51 AM Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Vetrate di Chiesa (Church Windows) Orchestra of London, Ontario, Uri Mayer (conductor) 06:16 AM Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51) for 9 voices Camerata Silesia, Anna Szostak (conductor)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Divertimento
    Divertimento
    Leonard Bernstein
  3. 2.
    Five Freedom Songs
    Five Freedom Songs
    Jessie Montgomery
  4. 3.
    Suite from Porgy and Bess
    Suite from Porgy and Bess
    George Gershwin