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Casals Quartet

Jonathan Swain's selection includes the Casals Quartet performing music by Mozart, Ligeti and Brahms.

The Casals Quartet play Mozart, Ligeti and Brahms. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

1:01 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
String Quartet in C major (K.465) "Dissonance"
Casals Quartet: Vera Mart铆nez-Mehner and Abel Tom脿s (violins), Jonathan Brown (viola), Arnau Tom脿s (cello)

1:29 AM
Ligeti, Gyorgy (1923-2009)
Quartet no. 1 (Metamorphoses nocturnes) for strings
Casals Quartet

1:52 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Quartet for strings no.1 (Op.51 No.1) in C minor
Casals Quartet

2:25 AM
Falla, Manuel de (1876-1946)
El Sombrero de tres picos - suite no. 2: Dance of the miller (Farruca)
Casals Quartet

2:29 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Symphony no. 5 (D.485) in B flat major
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

3:01 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Symphony No.38 (K.504) in D major 'Prague'
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

3:31 AM
Dvor谩k, Anton铆n (1841-1904)
Klid for cello and orchestra (B.182) arr. from no.5 of 'From the Bohemian forest'
Shauna Rolston (cello), Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Uri Mayer (conductor)

3:37 AM
Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Serenade for String Orchestra in E flat (Op.6)
Virtuosi di Kuhmo, Peter Csaba (conductor)

4:04 AM
Walpurgis, Maria Antonia (1724-1780)
Sinfonia from 'Talestri, Regina delle Amazzoni' - Dramma per musica
Batzdorfer Hofkapelle, Tobias Schade (harpsichord/director)

4:11 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op.50 No.3
Tobias Koch (piano)

4:16 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Mazurka op. 24 no.2 in C major for piano
Janusz Olejniczak (piano)

4:20 AM
Blow, John (1649-1708)
The Graces' Dance; Gavott; Sarabande for the Graces - from Venus and Adonis
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley (director)

4:27 AM
Schulz-Evler, Adolf (1852-1905)
Concert arabesque on themes by Johann Strauss for piano transcribed from "An der schonen, blauen Donau" (Beautiful Blue Danube)
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano)

4:37 AM
Leclair, Jean-Marie (1697-1764)
Forlane from Deuxi猫me R茅cr茅ation de musique d'une ex茅cution facile in G minor (for 2 flutes/violins and continuo, Op.8)
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director)

4:42 AM
Grossman, Ludwik (1835-1915)
Cs谩rd谩s from the comic opera Duch w贸jewody (The Ghost of Voyvode) (1875)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Miroslaw Blaszczyk (conductor)

4:52 AM
Rameau, Jean-Philippe [1683-1764]
Gavotte in A minor
Alexander Romanovsky (piano)

5:01 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Academic Festival Overture, Op.80
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, Grant Llewellyn (Conductor)

5:12 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto in D minor for strings and basso continuo (RV.128)
Arte dei Suonatori, Eduardo Lopez (conductor)

5:18 AM
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
Der Abend (Op.34 No.1) for 16 part choir
Danish National Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman (conductor)

5:27 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk [1810-1849]
Krakowiak - rondo for piano and orchestra (Op.14) in F major
Nelson Goerner (Erard piano of 1849), Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Frans Br眉ggen (conductor)

5:43 AM
Kod谩ly, Zolt谩n (1882-1967)
A song about King Stephen
Hungarian Radio Chorus, Peter Erdei (conductor)

5:48 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847]
Song without Words (Op. 109)
Mikl贸s Per茅nyi (cello), Zolt谩n Kocsis (piano)

5:53 AM
Haydn, (Franz) Joseph [1732-1809]
Trio Sonata in E flat major (H.XV.29)
Kungsbacka Trio

6:10 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Kinderszenen for piano (Op.15)
Havard Gimse (piano)

6:30 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791), completed by Z贸ltan Kocsis
Rondo (Concert rondo) for horn and orchestra in E flat major (K.371)
L谩szl贸 G谩l (horn), Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zolt谩n Kocsis (conductor)

6:37 AM
Andriessen, Hendrik (1892-1981)
Qui habitat
Netherlands Chamber Choir; Uwe Gronostay (director)

6:45 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix [1809-1847]
Capriccio (Op.81'3) in E minor
Brussels Chamber Orchestra

6:53 AM
Boulogne, Joseph - Chevalier de Saint-Georges (c.1748-1799)
Ballet music from the opera 'L'amant anonyme' (1780)
Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor).

6 hours

Last on

Sat 10 Jan 2015 01:00

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Excerpt from "Madrigal-Nocturne" from "La Cheminee du Roi Rene"

    Ensemble: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra (members of).
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet in C major, K.465, "Dissonance"

    Performer: Jonathan Brown. Performer: Vera Mart铆nez Mehner. Performer: Abel Tomas. Performer: Arnau Tomas. Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • PLPR.
  • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

    String Quartet no 1 (Metamorphoses nocturnes) [1953-4]

    Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • PLPR.
  • Johannes Brahms

    String Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 51 No 1

    Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • PLPR.
  • Manuel de Falla

    El Sombrero de tres picos - suite no. 2: Dance of the miller (Farruca)

    Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 5 in B flat major, D485

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • NLNPO.
  • Darius Milhaud

    Excerpt from "Madrigal-Nocturne" from "La Cheminee du Roi Rene"

    Ensemble: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra (members of).
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 38 in D major (Prague) K 504

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • NONRK.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Klid (Silent woods), B182

    Performer: Shauna Rolston. Orchestra: Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Uri Mayer.
    • CACBC.
  • Josef Suk

    Serenade for strings in E flat major Op 6

    Orchestra: Virtuosi di Kuhmo. Conductor: P茅ter Csaba.
    • FIYLE.
  • Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria

    Sinfonia from 'Talestri, Regina delle Amazzoni' - Dramma per musica

    Ensemble: Batzdorfer Hofkapelle. Director: Tobias Schade.
    • DEWDR.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op.50 No.3

    Performer: Tobias Koch.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Mazurka op. 24 no.2 in C major for piano

    Performer: Janusz Olejniczak.
  • John Blow

    Venus and Adonis (dance extracts)

    Ensemble: The Consort of Musicke. Director: Anthony Rooley.
    • DEWDR.
  • Adolf Schulz-Evler

    Concert arabesque on themes by Johann Strauss for piano

    Composer: Johann Strauss II. Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Jean鈥怣arie Leclair

    Forlane from Deuxieme Recreation de musique d'une execution facile in G minor

    Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs. Director: Alexis Kossenko.
  • Ludwik Grossman

    Csardas (The Ghost of Voyvode)

    Orchestra: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Miroslaw Blaszczyk.
    • PLPR.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    EXPIRED Gavotte in A minor

    Performer: Alexander Romansky.
  • Darius Milhaud

    Excerpt from "Madrigal-Nocturne" from "La Cheminee du Roi Rene"

    Ensemble: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra (members of).
  • Johannes Brahms

    Academic Festival Overture, Op 80

    Ensemble: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in D minor, RV 128

    Ensemble: Arte dei Suonatori. Conductor: Eduardo L贸pez Banzo.
    • PLPR.
  • Richard Strauss

    Der Abend for 16 part choir, Op.34'1

    Choir: Danish National Radio Choir. Conductor: Stefan Parkman.
    • DKDR.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Krakowiak - rondo for piano and orchestra (Op.14) in F major

    Performer: Nelson Goerner. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Br眉ggen.
  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Hymn to King Stephen

    Choir: Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus. Conductor: Peter Erdei.
    • HUMR.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Lied ohne Worte in D major, Op 109

    Performer: Mikl贸s Per茅nyi. Performer: Zolt谩n Kocsis.
    • HUMR.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio in E flat major, Hob:15.29

    Ensemble: Kungsbacka Trio.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Robert Schumann

    Kinderszenen, Op 15

    Performer: H氓vard Gimse.
    • NONRK.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo for horn and orchestra in E flat, K 371

    Performer: Laszlo Gal. Music Arranger: Zolt谩n Kocsis. Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Zolt谩n Kocsis.
    • HUMR.
  • Hendrik Andriessen

    Qui habitat

    Choir: Nederlands Kamerkoor. Director: Uwe Gronostay.
    • NLNOS.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Capriccio in E minor, Op.81`3 [orig. for string quartet]

    Orchestra: Brussels Chamber Orchestra.
    • NONRK.
  • Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne

    Ballet music (L'amant anonyme)

    Orchestra: Tafelmusik. Conductor: Jeanne Lamon.
    • CACBC.

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 Jan 2015 01:00

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