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Radio 3,18 Feb 2026,360 mins

Handel and Mozart from Switzerland

Through the Night

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Countertenor Iestyn Davies joins the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and conductor Robin Ticciati in Handel and Mozart arias. John Shea presents 12:31 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Eternal source of light divine, from the 'Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne' Iestyn Davies (counter tenor), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Robin Ticciati (conductor) 12:35 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Concerto, from act 1 of 'Ottone, HWV 15'; Iestyn Davies (counter tenor), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Robin Ticciati (conductor) 12:40 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Recitativo Accompagnato 'Pompe vane di morte!'; Dove sei, amato bene? Iestyn Davies (counter tenor), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Robin Ticciati (conductor) 12:48 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Trio Sonata in G, HWV 399 - Sonata per orchestra, Op 5/4 Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Robin Ticciati (conductor) 01:00 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Menuet, from 'Trio Sonata in G, HWV 399'; O Lord, whose Mercies numberless Iestyn Davies (counter tenor), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Robin Ticciati (conductor) 01:09 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Venga pur, minacci, e frema, Farnace's aria from 'Mitridate, re di Ponto, K. 87' Iestyn Davies (counter tenor), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Robin Ticciati (conductor) 01:17 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Symphony no 35 in D, K 385 'Haffner' Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Robin Ticciati (conductor) 01:38 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Hide me from day's garish eye Iestyn Davies (counter tenor), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Robin Ticciati (conductor) 01:42 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Ave verum corpus, K.618 Coro Maghini, Claudio Chiavazza (director), Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro De Marchi (conductor) 01:46 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Divertimento in E flat major, (K.563) Andrés Díaz (cello), Eugene Drucker (violin), Toby Hoffman (viola) 02:31 AM Johannes Ockeghem (1410-1497) Missa prolationum Hilliard Ensemble, Paul Hillier (director) 03:05 AM Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Suite for Two Pianos, Op 4b Soós-Haag Piano Duo (piano duo) 03:36 AM Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Last Spring, Op 33 no 2 Camerata Bern, Thomas Furi (leader) 03:42 AM Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) 12 Variations on 'Ein Madchen oder Weibchen' for cello and piano, Op 66 Danjulo Ishizaka (cello), José Gallardo (piano) 03:52 AM Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Quartet in G major TWV.43:G7 (Concerto alla Polonese) Aira Maria Lehtipuu (violin), Kore Ensemble 04:01 AM Léo Delibes (1836-1891) Bell Song 'Ou va la jeune Hindoue?' from Act 2 of Lakme Tracy Dahl (soprano), Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) 04:09 AM Johannes Verhulst (1816-1891), transc. C.W.P.Stumpff Gruss aus der Fernen, Op 7 Dutch National Youth Wind Orchestra, Jan Cober (conductor) 04:16 AM Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) The Fountain of Arethusa from Myths for violin and piano (Op.30) Hyun-Mi Kim (violin), Seung-Hye Choi (piano) 04:22 AM Nicolas Chédeville (1705-1782) Recorder Sonata in G minor, Op 13 no 6 Ensemble 1700, Dorothee Oberlinger (director) 04:31 AM Nicolaos Mantzaros (1795-1872) Sinfonia di genere Orientale in A minor National Symphony Orchestra of Greek Radio, Andreas Pylarinos (conductor) 04:41 AM Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) Rondo in B minor, Op 109 Stefan Lindgren (piano) 04:49 AM Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Laudate Pueri - motet, Op 39 no 2 Polyphonia, Ivelina Ivancheva (piano), Ivelin Dimitrov (conductor) 04:59 AM Luka Sorkočević (1734-1789), arr. Frano Matušic Symphony no 3 in D major Dubrovnik Guitar Trio 05:06 AM Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) The Three Wonders from The tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op 57 BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) 05:14 AM Giovanni Antonio Piani (1678-1760) Sonata II, from Violin Sonatas, Op 1 Eva Saladin (violin), Daniel Rosin (cello), Johannes Keller (harpsichord) 05:23 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano sonata no 19 in C minor, D.958 Schaghajegh Nosrati (piano) 05:54 AM Christoph Demantius (1567-1643) Intraden und Tanze - from Conviviorum Deliciae, Nuremberg 1608 Hortus Musicus, Andres Mustonen (director) 06:03 AM Ludvig Norman (1831-1885) String Sextet in A major, Op 18 Stockholm String Sextet (sextet)

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    Artist
  2. 1.
    Eternal source of light divine, from the 'Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne'
    Eternal source of light divine, from the 'Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne'
    George Frideric Handel
  3. 2.
    Concerto, from act 1 of 'Ottone, HWV 15';
    Concerto, from act 1 of 'Ottone, HWV 15';
    George Frideric Handel
  4. 3.
    Recitativo Accompagnato 'Pompe vane di morte!'; Dove sei, amato bene?
    Recitativo Accompagnato 'Pompe vane di morte!'; Dove sei, amato bene?
    George Frideric Handel