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Swedish National Day

John Shea presents Swedish National Day, with performances by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir. Includes works by Alfven, Stenhammar and Berwald.

John Shea presents Swedish National Day, with performances by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir.

12:31 AM
Hugo Alfv猫n (1872-1960)
Suite for Orchestra from 'King Gustav II Adolf' Op 49
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Will茅n (conductor)

12:46 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Florez and Blanzeflor Op 3
Peter Mattei (baritone), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

12:55 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Ithaka Op 21
Peter Mattei (baritone), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

1:05 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)

2:06 AM
Sven-Erik Back (1919-1994)
String Quartet No 2
Yggdrasil String Quartet

2:19 AM
Ludvig Norman (1831-1885)
2 Charakterst眉cke for piano Op 1
Bengt-脜ke Lundin (piano)

2:31 AM
Franz Berwald (1796-1868)
Piano Quintet No 1 in C minor Op 5 (1853)
Lucia Negro (piano), Zetterqvist String Quartet: Mats Zetterqvist & Per Sporrong (violin), Hakan Olsson (viola), Ewa Rydstroem (cello)

2:54 AM
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
9 Songs to Poems by Hjalmar Gullberg Op 35 (1946)
Carin Zander (soprano), M氓rten Landstr枚m (piano)

3:11 AM
Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
13 pieces from 'Drottningholmsmusiquen' (1744)
Concerto K枚ln

3:33 AM
Traditional Swedish arr. David Wikander (1884-1955)
Om alla berg och dalar (If all the hills and valleys)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

3:33 AM
Traditional arranged by Wikander, David (1884-1955). Lyrics by Kleen, Emil
Kristallen den fina (The Fine Crystall)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

3:35 AM
Wir茅n, Dag (1905-1986), lyrics by Gustaf Fr枚ding
Titania
Swedish Radio Choir (women's voices), Eric Ericson (conductor)

3:36 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Coriolan Overture in C minor Op 62 (1807)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

3:44 AM
(Gustav) Allan Pettersson (1911-1980)
Two Elegies (1934) and Romanza (1942)
Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Enrico Pace (piano)

3:50 AM
Lindberg, Oskar (1887-1955)
Morgonen
Swedish Radio Choir (women's voices), Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Maria Wieslander (piano), Gustav Sj枚kvist (conductor)

3:54 AM
Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
Symphonia No 20 in E minor
Stockholm Antiqua

4:03 AM
Emil Sj枚gren (1853-1918)
Eroticon Op 10): No 2 in D flat; No 3 in A flat
Wilhelm Stenhammar (piano)

4:07 AM
Nils Lindberg (b. 1933)
Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?
Yggdrasil String Quartet: Fredrik Paulsson & Per Ohman (violins), Robert Westlund (viola), Per Nystrom (cello)

4:11 AM
August S枚derman (1832-1876) [lyrics by Johan Ludvig Runeberg]
Three songs from 'Idyll and Epigram': N盲r den sk枚na maj med sippor kommit (When lovely May with anemones comes); Mellan friska blomster genom lunden (Among fresh flowers through the meadow); Minna satt I lunden (Minna sat in the meadow)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

4:17 AM
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Piano medley - Swanee; I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise; Oh Lady Be Good; Do It Again; Nobody But You; Somebody Loves Me; Fascinating Rhythm
Bengt-脜ke Lundin (piano)

4:24 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Mellanspel ur S氓ngen Op 44
Baltic Sea Youth Philharmonic, Kristjan J盲rvi (conductor)

4:31 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927), lyrics by Verner von Heidenstam
Sverige (Sweden)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

4:34 AM
Dag Wiren (1905-1986)
Serenade for Strings Op 11
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willen (conductor)

4:49 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918),
Chansons de Bilitis - 3 melodies for voice & piano (1897)
Paula Hoffman (mezzo soprano), Lars David Nilsson (piano)

4:58 AM
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
String Quartet No 3 Op 65 (1975)
Members of Uppsala Chamber Soloists - Peter Olofsson (violin), Patrik Swedrup (violin), 脜sa Karlsson (viola), Lars Frykholm (cello)

5:09 AM
Oskar Lindberg (1887-1955)
Stj盲rnt盲ndningen (Starlight)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

5:12 AM
Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)
Symphony in C major VB.139
Concerto K枚ln

5:26 AM
Ture Rangstr枚m (1884-1947)
Suite for violin and piano No 2 (in Modo barocco) (1921-2)
Tale Olsson (violin), Mats Jansson (piano)

5:37 AM
Sven-David Sandstr枚m (b.1942)
En ny himmel och en ny jord for a capella chorus
Chamber Choir AVE, Andra啪 Hauptman (conductor)

5:45 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Late Summer Nights (1914)
Dan Franklin (piano)

6:03 AM
Valborg Aulin (1860-1928)
String Quartet in F major (1884)
Tale String Quartet.

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.
  • Hugo Alfv茅n

    King Gustav II Adolf (Suite)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Niklas Will茅n.
    • SESR.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Florez and Blanzeflor, Op 3

    Singer: Peter Mattei. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • SESR.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Ithaka, Op 21

    Singer: Peter Mattei. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • SESR.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No.1 in C minor (Op.68)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • SESR.
  • Lars鈥怑rik Larsson

    De nakna tradens sanger, Op 7 (Songs of the Naked Trees)

    Lyricist: Sigfrid Siwertz. Choir: Radiok枚ren. Conductor: G枚te Widlund.
    • SESR.
  • Sven-Erik B盲ck

    String Quartet No 2

    Ensemble: Yggdrasil String Quartet.
    • SESR.
  • Ludvig Norman

    2 Charakterst眉cke for piano, Op 1 (1850)

    Performer: Bengt-脜ke Lundin.
    • SESR.
  • Franz Berwald

    Piano Quintet No 1 in C minor Op 5 (1853)

    Performer: Lucia Negro. Ensemble: Zetterqvist String Quartet.
    • SESR.
  • Lars鈥怑rik Larsson

    9 Songs to Poems by Hjalmar Gullberg, Op 35 (1946)

    Performer: M氓rten Landstr枚m. Singer: Carin Zander.
    • SESR.
  • Johan Helmich Roman

    13 pieces from 'Drottningholmsmusiquen' (for the Swedish Royal Wedding of 1744)

    Ensemble: Concerto K枚ln.
    • DEWDR.
  • Traditional Swedish

    Om alla berg och dalar (If all the hills and valleys)

    Music Arranger: David Wikander. Choir: Radiok枚ren. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Trad.

    Kristallen den fina (The Fine Crystall)

    Music Arranger: David Wikander. Lyricist: Emil Kl茅en. Choir: Radiok枚ren. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Dag Wir茅n

    Titania

    Lyricist: Gustaf Fr枚ding. Choir: Radiok枚ren. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Coriolan Overture, Op 62

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • SESR.
  • Allan Pettersson

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

    Performer: Isabelle van Keulen. Performer: Enrico Pace.
    • NLNPB.
  • Oskar Lindberg

    Morgonen (Morning)

    Performer: Maria Wieslander. Lyricist: Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Choir: Radiok枚ren. Choir: Eric Ericsons Kammark枚r. Conductor: Gustaf Sj枚kvist.
    • SESR.
  • Johan Helmich Roman

    Symphonia No 20 in E minor

    Ensemble: Stockholm Antiqua.
    • NONRK.
  • Emil Sj枚gren

    Eroticon (Op.10): No.2 in D flat; No.3 in A flat for piano

    Performer: Wilhelm Stenhammar.
    • SESR.
  • Nils Lindberg

    Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?

    Performer: Fredrik Paulsson. Performer: Per Ohman. Performer: Robert Westlund. Performer: Per Nystr枚m. Ensemble: Yggdrasil String Quartet.
    • SESR.
  • August S枚derman

    Three songs from 'Idyll and Epigram'

    Lyricist: Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Choir: Radiok枚ren. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • George Gershwin

    Piano Medley

    Performer: Bengt-脜ke Lundin.
    • SESR.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Mellanspel ur S氓ngen, Op 44

    Orchestra: Baltic Sea Youth Philharmonic. Conductor: Kristjan J盲rvi.
    • PLPR.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Sverige (Sweden) [1904-1905]

    Lyricist: Verner von Heidenstam. Choir: Radiok枚ren. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Dag Wir茅n

    Serenade for Strings, Op 11

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Niklas Will茅n.
    • SESR.
  • Claude Debussy

    Chansons de Bilitis - 3 melodies for voice & piano (1897)

    Performer: Lars David Nilsson. Author: Pierre Lou每s. Singer: Paula Hoffman.
    • SESR.
  • Lars鈥怑rik Larsson

    String Quartet No 3

    Performer: Peter Olofsson. Performer: Patrik Swedrup. Performer: 脜sa Karlsson. Performer: Lars Frykholm. Ensemble: Uppsala Kammarsolister.
    • SESR.
  • Oskar Lindberg

    Stjarntandningen (Starlight) [1922]

    Lyricist: Verner von Heidenstam. Ensemble: Radiok枚ren. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Joseph Martin Kraus

    Symphony in C major (VB.139)

    Ensemble: Concerto K枚ln.
    • DEWDR.
  • Ture Rangstr枚m

    Suite for violin and piano No.2 (in Modo barocco)

    Performer: Tale Olsson. Performer: Mats Jansson.
    • SESR.
  • Sven-David Sandstr枚m

    En ny himmel och en ny jord (A new heaven and a new earth)

    Choir: Chamber Choir AVE. Conductor: Andraz Hauptman.
    • SIRTVS.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Sensommarn盲tter (Late Summer Nights) Op 33 (1914)

    Performer: Dan Franklin.
    • SESR.
  • Valborg Aulin

    Quartet for strings in F major (1884)

    Ensemble: Tale String Quartet.
    • SESR.

Broadcast

  • Wed 6 Jun 2018 00:30

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