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Radio 3,16 Feb 2026,360 mins
The Danish National Vocal Ensemble pays tribute to St. Cecilia
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In the Western world, Saint Cecilia has long been honoured as the Patron Saint of music and musicians. On her feast day in 2024, the Danish National Vocal Ensemble and Conductor Laureate Marcus Creed marked the occasion with a musical celebration in which music from the Renaissance met works from our own time. John Shea presents. 12:31 AM Elliott Carter (1908-2012) Musicians wrestle everywhere Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed (conductor) 12:34 AM Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594) Domine Jesu Christe qui cognoscis Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed (conductor) 12:41 AM Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) Cantantibus organis Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed (conductor) 12:49 AM Rhona Clarke (b.1958) A Song for St Cecilia's Day Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed (conductor) 12:55 AM Jacobus Gallus Carniolus (1550-1591) Dum aurora finem daret Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed (conductor) 12:59 AM Ferdinando di Lasso (1560-1609) Cecilia Virgo Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed (conductor) 01:03 AM Lars Johan Werle (1926-2001) Orpheus Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed (conductor) 01:06 AM Gabriel Jackson (b.1962) Cecilia Virgo Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed (conductor) 01:14 AM Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Hymn to St Cecilia, Op 27 Anna Millmann (soprano), Christine Nonbo Andersen (soprano), Eva Wöllinger-Bengtsson (alto), Adam Riis (tenor), David McCune (bass), Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed (conductor) 01:27 AM Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594) Musica Dei donum optimi Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed (conductor) 01:31 AM Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832) Introduction et Variations Sur la Romance de l'Opera 'Euryanthe' Duo Nanashi (duo) 01:44 AM Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Symphony no 3, Op 27 "Sinfonia espansiva" Janne Berglund (soprano), Johannes Weisse (baritone), Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willén (conductor) 02:24 AM Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805-1900), arr. P. Gunther // U. Teuber Blomstre som en rosengard (Blooming like a rose garden) Fionian Chamber Choir, Alice Granum (director) 02:31 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Violin Sonata no 3 in C major, BWV.1005 Vilde Frang Bjærke (violin) 02:55 AM Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178 Beatrice Rana (piano) 03:29 AM Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) Viennese Clock and Entrance of the Emperor and His Courtiers (from 'Hary Janos') Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis (conductor) 03:34 AM Sigismondo d'India (c.1582-1629), Antonio Ongaro (author) Fiume, ch'a l'onde tue (O river that invite the nymphs and shepherds) Consort of Musicke, Evelyn Tubb (soprano), Mary Nichols (alto), Andrew King (tenor), Paul Agnew (tenor), Alan Ewing (bass) 03:41 AM Antoni Haczewski (C.18th/19th) Symphony in D major Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrzej Straszynski (conductor) 03:50 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) 3 Lieder, arr. for cello and piano Sol Gabetta (cello), Bertrand Chamayou (piano) 03:58 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Trio sonata in G minor, Op 2 no 5 Musica Alta Ripa 04:09 AM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) The Nutcracker suite, Op 71a (excerpts) Kotaro Fukuma (piano) 04:19 AM Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838) Introduction et Air Suedois Anna-Maija Korsimaa (clarinet), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor) 04:31 AM Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Heidebild from Stimmungsbilder, Op 9 no 5 Ludmil Angelov (piano) 04:37 AM Ruth Watson Henderson (b.1932) Gloria for SSAA, brass quintet, timpani & percussion Elmer Iseler Singers, Robert Venables (trumpet), Robert Devito (trumpet), Linda Broncesky (horn), Ian Cowie (trombone), Marc Bonang (tuba), Graham Hargrove (percussion), Nicolas Coulter (percussion), Lydia Adams (conductor) 04:43 AM Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Overture to the "King and the Charcoal Burner" (1874) Bratislava Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Štefan Róbl (conductor) 04:51 AM Gustav Merkel (1827-1885) Fantasie no 3 in D minor, Op 76 Jaap Zwart jr (organ) 05:00 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Trio for keyboard and strings in G major (H.15.25) 'Gypsy Rondo' Grieg Trio 05:15 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K.584 (from 'Cosi fan tutte') Russell Braun (baritone), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor) 05:21 AM Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op 33 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Paolo Bortolameolli (conductor) 05:37 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Six Moments musicaux, D.780 Piotr Alexewicz (piano) 06:08 AM Nino Rota (1911-1979) Harp Concerto Esther Peristerakis (harp), WDR Funkhausorchester, Rasmus Baumann (conductor)
Programme WebsiteTracklist
- TrackArtist
- 1.Musicians wrestle everywhereMusicians wrestle everywhereElliott Carter
- 2.Domine Jesu Christe qui cognoscisDomine Jesu Christe qui cognoscisOrlande de Lassus
- 3.Cantantibus organisCantantibus organisGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina