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Verdi's Otello

John Shea presents a performance of Verdi's opera 'Otello' from Bulgarian Radio, with tenor Marius Vlad as Otello and soprano Krassimira Stoyanova as Desdemona.

John Shea presents a performance of Verdi's four-act opera 'Otello' from Bulgarian Radio.

12:32 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) [librettist: Arrigo Boito (1842-1918)]
Otello
Marius Vlad (tenor, Otello), Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano, Desdemona), Rusi Nikov (baritone, Iago), Gergana Rusekova (mezzo-soprano, Emilia), Valeriy Georgiev (tenor, Cassio), Krasimir Dinev (tenor, Roderigo), Ivaylo Dzhurov (bass, Lodovico), Petar Kunev (baritone, Montano), Vassil Antov (baritone, A Herald), Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus, Dragomir Yossifov (director), Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Georgi Dimitrov (conductor)

2:53 AM
Casella, Alfredo [1883-1947]
Barcarola e scherzo
Min Park (flute), Huw Watkins (piano)

3:02 AM
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893)
Burya (The Tempest) - symphonic fantasia after Shakespeare (Op.18)
大象传媒 Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

3:24 AM
Bart贸k, B茅la (1881-1945)
Andante in A major for violin and piano (1902)
Tam谩s Major (violin), Gy枚rgy Oravecz (piano)

3:28 AM
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787)
Flute Concerto in C major, Op 6 No 1
Karl Kaiser (transverse flute), La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (director)

3:41 AM
Anonymous
Sonata in G from 'Maria Lancellotti's Book of Psalms';
Komal茅 Akakpo (hackbrett (dulcimer))

3:51 AM
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849)
Prelude for piano (Op.45) in C sharp minor
C茅dric Tiberghien (piano)

3:56 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Le tombeau de Couperin: Suite for orchestra
ORTF National Orchestra, Paris, Jean Martinon (conductor)

4:13 AM
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
Rejoice in the Lord alway 'Bell Anthem' (Z.49)
Robert Lawaty (countertenor), Robert Pozarski (tenor), Miroslaw Borczynski (bass), Sine Nomine Chamber Choir, Concerto Polacco Baroque Orchestra, Marek Toporowski (director)

4:21 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), orch. Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951)
Chorale Prelude (BWV.654)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor)

4:31 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo - aria for bass and orchestra
Russell Braun (baritone), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

4:37 AM
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Aufforderung zum Tanz - rondo brillant for piano (Op.65)
Arthur Schnabel (1882-1951) (piano)

4:47 AM
Butterworth, Arthur [1923-2014]
Romanza for horn and strings
Martin Hackleman (horn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

4:57 AM
Zach, J谩n (b.1967)
....Lie Back (for String Quartet)
Moyzes Quartet

5:13 AM
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
A Charm of lullabies for mezzo-soprano and piano (Op.41)
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

5:26 AM
Roussel, Albert (1869-1937)
Le Festin de l'araignee - symphonic fragments, Op.17
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor)

5:44 AM
Pettersson, (Gustav) Allan (1911-1980)
Two Elegies (1934) and Romanza (1942) - for violin & piano
Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Enrico Pace (piano)

5:50 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Fantasien (Op.116)
Evgeny Kissin (piano)

6:14 AM
Desprez, Josquin (1440-1521)
Miserere
Camerata Silesia, Anna Szostak (conductor).

6 hours

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    "La Chemin茅e du Roi Ren茅" (excerpt from Madrigal-Nocturne)

    Ensemble: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Otello - Act 1

    Singer: Marius Vlad. Singer: Krassimira Stoyanova. Singer: Rusi Nikov. Singer: Gergana Rusekova. Singer: Valeriy Georgiev. Singer: Krasimir Dinev. Singer: Ivaylo Dzhurov. Singer: Petar Kunev. Singer: Vassil Antov. Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus. Director: Dragomir Yossifov. Orchestra: BNR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georgi Dimitrov.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Otello - Act 2

    Singer: Marius Vlad. Singer: Krassimira Stoyanova. Singer: Rusi Nikov. Singer: Gergana Rusekova. Singer: Valeriy Georgiev. Singer: Krasimir Dinev. Singer: Ivaylo Dzhurov. Singer: Petar Kunev. Singer: Vassil Antov. Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus. Director: Dragomir Yossifov. Orchestra: BNR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georgi Dimitrov.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Otello - Act 3

    Singer: Marius Vlad. Singer: Krassimira Stoyanova. Singer: Rusi Nikov. Singer: Gergana Rusekova. Singer: Valeriy Georgiev. Singer: Krasimir Dinev. Singer: Ivaylo Dzhurov. Singer: Petar Kunev. Singer: Vassil Antov. Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus. Director: Dragomir Yossifov. Orchestra: BNR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georgi Dimitrov.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Otello - Act 4

    Singer: Marius Vlad. Singer: Krassimira Stoyanova. Singer: Rusi Nikov. Singer: Gergana Rusekova. Singer: Valeriy Georgiev. Singer: Krasimir Dinev. Singer: Ivaylo Dzhurov. Singer: Petar Kunev. Singer: Vassil Antov. Choir: Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus. Director: Dragomir Yossifov. Orchestra: BNR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Georgi Dimitrov.
  • Alfredo Casella

    Barcarola e scherzo

    Performer: Min Park. Performer: Huw Watkins.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Burya [The Tempest] - symphonic fantasia after Shakespeare, Op 18

    Ensemble: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Andante in A major for violin and piano (1902)

    Performer: Tamas Major. Performer: Gy枚rgy Oravecz.
    • HUMR.
  • Carl Friedrich Abel

    Concerto for flute and orchestra in C major, Op 6 no 1

    Performer: Karl Kaiser. Ensemble: La Stagione Frankfurt. Director: Michael Schneider.
    • DEWDR.
  • Anonymous

    Sonata in G from 'Maria Lancellotti's Book of Psalms'

    Performer: Komal茅 Akakpo.
    • PLPR.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Prelude for piano in C sharp minor, Op 45

    Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: Suite for orchestra

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Jean Martinon.
    • HRHRT.
  • Henry Purcell

    Rejoice in the Lord alway (Z.49) "Bell Anthem"

    Singer: Robert Lawaty. Singer: Robert Pozarski. Singer: Miroslaw Borczynski. Choir: Sine Nomine Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Concerto Polacco Baroque Orchestra. Director: Marek Toporowski.
    • PLPR.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chorale Prelude (BWV.654)

    Orchestrator: Arnold Schoenberg. Orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edo de Waart.
    • AUABC.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K.584 (from 'Cosi fan tutte')

    Singer: Russell Braun. Orchestra: Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bradshaw.
    • CACBC.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Aufforderung zum Tanz [Invitation to the dance]: rondo brillant for piano Op.65

    Performer: Artur Schnabel.
    • SESR.
  • Arthur Butterworth

    Romanza for horn and strings

    Performer: Martin Hackleman. Orchestra: CBC Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Bernardi.
    • CACBC.
  • Jan Zach

    ...Lie Back (in an Arm-Chair)

    Ensemble: Moyzesovo kvarteto.
    • SKSR.
  • Benjamin Britten

    A Charm of lullabies, Op 41

    Performer: Roger Vignoles. Singer: Christine Rice.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Albert Roussel

    Le Festin de l'araignee - symphonic fragments, Op 17

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • NLNOS.
  • Allan Pettersson

    Two Elegies (1934) and Romanza [Moderato] (1942) for violin & piano

    Performer: Isabelle van Keulen. Performer: Enrico Pace.
    • NLNPB.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Fantasien (Op.116)

    Performer: Evgeny Kissin.
    • SIRTVS.
  • Josquin des Prez

    Miserere

    Ensemble: Camerata Silesia. Conductor: Anny Szostak.
    • PLPR.

Broadcast

  • Wed 4 Oct 2017 00:30

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