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Radio 3,12 Jan 2026,360 mins

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra: Bach, Handel & Telemann

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Gottfried von der Goltz directs the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra at a concert from the 2025 Saar International Music Festival. The programme includes orchestral suites, overtures and concertos by the iconic Baroque composers. John Shea presents. 12:31 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Orchestral Suite no 1 in C, BWV.1066 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor) 12:51 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Suite from Belshazzar, HWV.61 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra 12:58 AM Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Concerto for 3 Violins, TWV 53:F1 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor) 01:12 AM Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Overture in D, TWV 55:D18 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor) 01:30 AM Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) Symphony in A, H.660 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor) 01:43 AM Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Overture. Lentement - Vite - Lentement, from Overture in D, TWV 55:D1 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor) 01:50 AM Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Allegro - Adagio - Allegro, from Conclusion in D, TWV.50:9 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor) 01:57 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor) 02:01 AM Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) Gloriosi principes terrae for 4 voices Maîtrise de Garçons de Colmar, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Ensemble Cantus Figuratus der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Dominique Vellard (conductor) 02:04 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Symphony no 3 in D major, D.200 Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Marcello Viotti (conductor) 02:31 AM Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) String Quartet no 2 'Intimate Letters' Ardeo Quartet 02:57 AM Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op 42 Duncan Gifford (piano) 03:18 AM Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) Alleluja. Paratum cor meum Guy de Mey (tenor), Ian Honeyman (tenor), Max van Egmond (bass), Ricercar Consort 03:31 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Baron von Swieten (librettist) Die Schopfung (H.21.2) Part 3 - Nos. 29 & 30 Isa Katharina Gericke (soprano), Jochen Kupfer (baritone), Oslo Chamber Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christopher Bell (conductor) 03:44 AM Doreen Carwithen (1922-2003) Sonatina for cello and piano Andrei Ioniță (cello), Lilit Grigoryan (piano) 03:55 AM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Wojewode, symphonic ballad, Op 78 Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) 04:07 AM William Byrd (1543-1623) Goodnight Ground for keyboard in C major (MB.27.42) Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord) 04:16 AM Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Hymn and Triumphal March, from Aida WDR Funkhausorchester, Rasmus Baumann (conductor) 04:24 AM Biagio Marini (c.1594-1663) Sonata a 3 - La Foscarina - from Affetti musicali, Op 1 Ensemble Daimonion 04:31 AM Louise Farrenc (1804-1875) Overture no 2, Op 24 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) 04:38 AM Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) "Lagrime mie" - Lament for Soprano and continuo from 'Diporti di Euterpe' Susanne Ryden (soprano), Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (director) 04:47 AM Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Serenade no 2 in G minor for violin & orchestra, Op 69b Judy Kang (violin), Orchestre Symphonique de Laval 04:56 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Nachtstück, D. 672 Benjamin Appl (baritone), Jorge Viladoms (piano) 05:02 AM Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) A Chloris Benjamin Appl (baritone), Jorge Viladoms (piano) 05:06 AM Henry Purcell (1659-1695), arr. Pedro Memelsdorff / Andreas Staier Toccata in A for keyboard; The Plaint Pedro Memelsdorff (recorder), Andreas Staier (harpsichord) 05:19 AM Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op 34 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska (conductor) 05:36 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Exsultate, jubilate - motet for soprano and orchestra, K.165 Henriette Bonde-Hansen (soprano), Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor) 05:51 AM Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Quartet for strings in E minor "Rasumovsky" (Op.59 No.2) Oslo Quartet, Geir Inge Lotsberg (violin), Per Kristian Skalstad (violin), Are Sandbakken (viola), Øystein Sonstad (cello)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Orchestral Suite no 1 in C, BWV.1066
    Orchestral Suite no 1 in C, BWV.1066
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2.
    Suite from Belshazzar, HWV.61
    Suite from Belshazzar, HWV.61
    George Frideric Handel
  4. 3.
    Concerto for 3 Violins, TWV 53:F1
    Concerto for 3 Violins, TWV 53:F1
    Georg Philipp Telemann