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Radio 3,04 Feb 2026,360 mins

Shostakovich and Saint-Saëns from Paris

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Violinist Leonidas Kavakos joins the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali in Shostakovich's 2nd Violin Concerto. A new work by Philippe Hersant with the Radio France Chorus is followed by Saint-Saëns' 'Organ' symphony with soloist Alma Bettencourt. Jonathan Swain presents. 12:31 AM Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) Festive Overture in A, Op 96 Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) 12:38 AM Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) Violin Concerto no 2 in C sharp minor, Op 129 Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) 01:09 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Loure, from 'Partita no 3 in E, BWV.1006' Leonidas Kavakos (violin) 01:15 AM Philippe Hersant (b. 1948) In diebus nostris; Psalm 121, from 'Vespers for the Blessed Virgin' Pascal Bourgeois (tenor), Chae Wook Lim (baritone), Radio France Chorus, Alma Bettencourt (organ) 01:30 AM Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op 78 'Organ' Alma Bettencourt (organ), Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) 02:08 AM Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) Quartet no 7 in F sharp minor, Op 108 Yggdrasil String Quartet 02:22 AM Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Le Cygne (The Swan) from 'Le Carnaval des Animaux' Henry-David Varema (cello), Cornelia Lootsmann (harp) 02:25 AM Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), arr. R.Klugescheid My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice, arr. for piano trio William Tritt (piano), Moshe Hammer (violin), Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (cello) 02:31 AM Carl Czerny (1791-1857) Piano Sonata No 9 in B minor, Op 145, 'Grande fantaisie en forme de Sonate' Stefan Lindgren (piano) 03:04 AM Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Quartet for strings no 2 Op 13 in A minor Johnston Quartet 03:37 AM Arvo Pärt (b.1935) Magnificat for chorus Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) 03:44 AM Jean-Baptiste Quinault (1687-1745) Overture and Dances - from the Comedy 'Le Nouveau Monde' (1723) L'ensemble Arion 03:53 AM Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Alborada del gracioso 'Miroirs' BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor) 04:00 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Fantasia (and unfinished fugue) for keyboard in C minor, BWV.906 Andreas Staier (harpsichord) 04:08 AM Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824) Duo concertante in B flat major Alexandar Avramov (violin), Ivan Peev (violin) 04:16 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) 12 Ecossaises, D.299 Ralf Gothoni (piano) 04:21 AM Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Concerto in A minor for recorder, two violins and basso continuo, RV.108 Bolette Roed (recorder), Arte dei Suonatori 04:31 AM Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Leonore Overture no 1, Op 138 Sinfonia Iuventus, Rafael Payare (conductor) 04:40 AM Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) 3 Pieces from Slatter (Norwegian Peasant Dances), Op 72 Håvard Gimse (piano) 04:49 AM Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521) Qui habitat in adjutorio Altissimi, for 24 voices BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) 04:57 AM Josef Suk (1949-2011) Elegy Op 23 arr. for piano trio Trio Lorenz 05:05 AM Anonymous 5 Cantos Ensemble Claude Gervaise, Gilles Plante (director) 05:13 AM Henry Eccles (c.1675-1745) Sonata for double bass and piano Gary Karr (double bass), Harmon Lewis (piano) 05:21 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Symphony no 38 in D major, K.504 "Prague" Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs (conductor) 05:52 AM Bernhard Molique (1802-1869), transc. Giulio Regondi, arr. Joseph Petric & Erica Goodman 6 Songs without words Joseph Petric (accordion), Erica Goodman (harp) 06:04 AM Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op 34 James Campbell (clarinet), Orford String Quartet

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Festive Overture in A, Op 96
    Festive Overture in A, Op 96
    Dmitry Shostakovich
  3. 2.
    Violin Concerto no 2 in C sharp minor, Op 129
    Violin Concerto no 2 in C sharp minor, Op 129
    Dmitry Shostakovich
  4. 3.
    Loure, from 'Partita no 3 in E, BWV 1006'
    Loure, from 'Partita no 3 in E, BWV 1006'
    Johann Sebastian Bach