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A celebration of Jeannette Thurber

Catriona Young presents performances of Dvorak's New World Symphony and American voices and music from the archives of the Library of Congress in Washington.

Catriona Young presents performances of Dvor谩k's New World Symphony and American voices and music from the archives of the Library of Congress in Washington.

1:01 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827)
Symphony no 8 in F major (Op.93)
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington (Conductor)

1:24 AM
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
Excerpts from Romeo et Juliette (Op.7)
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington (Conductor)

1:39 AM
Dvor谩k, Anton铆n (1841-1904)
Symphony No.9 in E minor (Op.95), 'From the New World'
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington (Conductor)

2:22 AM
Charpentier, Gustave (1860-1956)
Depuis le jour, from the opera "Louise"
Dorothy Maynor (Soprano), Arpad Sandor (Piano)

2:27 AM
Trad. Spiritual, arr. Dett, R. Nathaniel
Ride on Jesus (spiritual)
Dorothy Maynor (Soprano), Arpad Sandor (Piano)

2:29 AM
Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959)
Xango
Roland Hayes (Tenor), Reginald Boardman (Piano)

2:31 AM
Trad, arr. Barber, Samuel
Waly Waly
Samuel Barber (Baritone), Samuel Barber (Piano)

2:34 AM
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981)
Excerpts from Hermit Songs
Leontyne Price (soprano), Samuel barber (piano)

2:41 AM
Trad. American
Shenandoah
Thomas Hampson (baritone), pianist unknown

2:44 AM
Tippett, Michael (1905-1998)
Five Negro Spirituals from the oratorio "A Child of our Time"
Vancouver Bach Choir, Bruce Pullan (Conductor)

2:55 AM
Trad. arr. Burleigh, Harry Thacker
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)

3:01 AM
Thomson, Virgil (1896-1989)
Quartet for strings No.2
Musicians from the Chamber Music Conference and Composer's Forum of the East

3:24 AM
Zelenka, Jan Dismas (1679-1745)
Missa Dei filii (Missa ultimarum secundat) ZWV.20
Martina Jankov谩 (Soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (Contralto), Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak (Tenor), Felix Rumpf (Bass), Dresden Chamber Choir, Wroc?aw Baroque Orchestra, V谩clav Luks (Conductor)

4:06 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Fantasia in G major BWV.572
Tomas Thon (Organ)

4:14 AM
Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887)
Polovtsian dances
大象传媒 Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor)

4:26 AM
Vilec, Michal (1902-1979)
On the Watchtower (from the cycle 'Summer Pictures')
Matej Vrabel (Piano), Ivica Gabrisova-Encingerova (Flute)

4:30 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Meeresstille und gluckliche Fahrt - overture (Op.27)
Orchestre National de France, Riccardo Muti (Conductor)

4:44 AM
Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805)
Minuet (from Quintet G.275)
Varazdin Chamber Orchestra, David Geringas (Conductor)

4:48 AM
Turina, Joaquin (1882-1949)
Homenaje a Navarra
Niklas Liepe (Violin), Niels Liepe (Piano)

4:55 AM
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904)
Slavonic Dance No.9 in B minor (Op.72 No.1)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena (Conductor)

5:01 AM
Faur茅, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Prelude from Pelleas et Melisande, Suite Op.80
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington (Conductor)

5:07 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Rondo in C major (K.373)
Barnab谩s Keleman (Violin), Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zoltan Kocsis (Conductor)

5:13 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Violin Sonata in G major
Alina Ibragimova (Violin), Cedric Tiberghien (Piano)

5:31 AM
White, Edward R. (19th century)
Jolly Soldier: An American Independence Song taken from the Social Harp (1855)
Southern Traditional Singers, Hugh McGraw (Conductor)

5:33 AM
Anonymous, orch. Gregor, Christian
2 Moravian Chorales
American Brass Quintet

5:35 AM
Billings, William (1746-1800)
Two psalm-tunes: Kittery (1786) & Cobham (1794)
Gregg Smith Singers, Gregg Smith (Conductor)

5:38 AM
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695), Playford, John (1623-1686)
Seven works by Purcell & Playford
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (Director)

5:51 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.96 in D major 'Miracle' (H.1.96)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (Conductor)

6:14 AM
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich (1840-1893)
Romeo and Juliet - fantasy overture
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor)

6:35 AM
Roman, Johan Helmich (1694-1758)
Symphonia No.20 in E minor
Stockholm Antiqua

6:44 AM
Weelkes, Thomas (1576-1623)
When David heard (O my son Absalom)
大象传媒 Singers, Bo Holten (Director)

6:48 AM
Billings, William (1746-1800)
David's Lamentation
His Majestie's Clerkes, Paul Hillier (Conductor)

6:51 AM
Herbert, Victor (1859-1924)
Selection from the musical "The Fortune Teller"
Eastman-Dryden Orchestra, Donald Hunsberger (Conductor).

6 hours

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no 8 in F major (Op 93)

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Excerpts from Romeo et Juliette - symphonie dramatique (Op.7)

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony No.9 in E minor (Op.95), 'From the New World'

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
  • Gustave Charpentier

    Depuis le jour, from Louise

    Performer: Arp谩d S谩ndor. Singer: Dorothy Maynor.
  • Traditional Spiritual

    Ride on, Jesus (spiritual)

    Performer: Arp谩d S谩ndor. Music Arranger: R. Nathaniel Dett. Singer: Dorothy Maynor.
  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    Archive Xango

    Performer: Reginald Boardman. Singer: Roland Hayes.
  • Trad.

    Waly, waly

    Performer: Samuel Barber. Music Arranger: Samuel Barber. Singer: Samuel Barber.
  • Traditional American

    Archive Thomas Hampson Shenandoah

    Singer: Thomas Hampson.
  • Michael Tippett

    Five Spirituals from "A Child of our Time"

    Choir: Vancouver Bach Choir. Conductor: Bruce Pullan.
    • CACBC.
  • Trad.

    Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

    Performer: Geoffrey Parsons. Music Arranger: Harry Burleigh. Singer: Victoria de los 脕ngeles.
  • Virgil Thomson

    Quartet for strings no 2

    Ensemble: Musicians from the Chamber Music Conference and Composer's Forum of the East.
    • USWGBH.
  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    Missa Dei filii

    Singer: Martina Jankov谩. Singer: Wiebke Lehmkuhl. Singer: Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak. Singer: Felix Rumpf. Choir: Dresdner Kammerchor. Orchestra: Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: V谩clav Luks.
    • PLPR.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fantasia in G major BWV.572 for organ

    Performer: Tomas Thon.
    • SKRTVS.
  • Alexander Borodin

    Polovtsian dances (Prince Igor)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Michal Vilec

    Na rozhl'adni (On the Watchtower)

    Performer: Ivica Gabrisova-Encingerova. Performer: Matej Vrabel.
    • SKSR.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Meeresstille und gluckliche Fahrt - overture, Op 27

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
    • FRSRF.
  • Luigi Boccherini

    Minuet (from String Quintet G275)

    Orchestra: Varazdin Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: David Geringas.
    • HRHRT.
  • Joaqu铆n Turina

    Homenaje a Navarra

    Performer: Niklas Liepe. Performer: Niels Liepe.
    • SKRTVS.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Slavonic Dance No.9 in B major (Op.72 No.1) orch. composer [orig. pf duet]

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
    • NONRK.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Prelude from Pelleas et Melisande - suite Op.80

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo for violin and orchestra in C major, K373

    Performer: Barnab谩s Kelemen. Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Zolt谩n Kocsis.
    • HUMR.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Sonata for violin and piano in G major [1927]

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Edward R.White

    Jolly Soldier: An American Independence Song taken from the Social Harp (1855)

    Choir: Southern Traditional Singers. Conductor: Hugh McGraw.
    • USWGBH.
  • Anonymous

    2 Moravian Chorales

    Orchestrator: Christian Gregor. Ensemble: American Brass Quintet.
    • USWGBH.
  • William Billings

    Two psalm-tunes - Kittery (1786) & Cobham (1794)

    Choir: Gregg Smith Singers. Conductor: Gregg Smith.
  • Henry Purcell

    Seven works by Purcell and Playford

    Composer: John Playford. Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs. Director: Alexis Kossenko.
    • PLPR.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no 96 in D major 'Miracle' (H.1.96)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
    • NONRK.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture [1880]

    Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
    • NLNPB.
  • Johan Helmich Roman

    Symphonia No 20 in E minor

    Ensemble: Stockholm Antiqua.
    • NONRK.
  • Thomas Weelkes

    When David heard (O my son Absalom)

    Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Director: Bo Holten.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • William Billings

    David's Lamentation [from Samuel 18:33]

    Choir: His Majestie's Clerkes. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • USWGBH.
  • Victor Herbert

    The Fortune Teller (Excerpts)

    Orchestra: Eastman-Dryden Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Hunsberger.
    • USWGBH.

Broadcast

  • Tue 29 Nov 2016 00:30

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