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An Ode to Life

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in concert in 2020 performing Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs and Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony. With Jonathan Swain.

The first symphony concert by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by its music director Long Yu, after the outbreak of Covid-19. They perform Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs and Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony. With Jonathan Swain.

01:01 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Solveig's Song from 'Peer Gynt Suite'
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Long Yu (conductor)

01:07 AM
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), AV 150
Liping Zhang (soprano), Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Long Yu (conductor)

01:27 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony no 6 in F, Op 68 ('Pastoral')
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Long Yu (conductor)

02:08 AM
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Hail, Bright Cecilia: Ode for St Cecilia's Day, Z.328
Grace Davidson (soprano), Alex Potter (counter tenor), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Damien Guillon (counter tenor), Peter Kooij (bass), Samuel Boden (tenor), Collegium Vocale Ghent, Philippe Herreweghe (director)

03:01 AM
Marjan Mozetich (b.1948)
Affairs of the Heart: a Concerto for Violin & String Orchestra (1997)
Juliette Kang (violin), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

03:24 AM
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
10 Pensees lyriques for piano, Op 40
Eero Heinonen (piano)

03:43 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Capriccio Italien, Op 45
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrey Boreyko (conductor)

03:59 AM
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Trio Sonata in D minor, Op 1 No 11
London Baroque

04:05 AM
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847)
Lied (Lenau): Larghetto; Wanderlied: Presto Op 8 Nos 3 & 4 (1840)
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

04:11 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
4 songs from Im Gr眉nen, Op 59 - Nos 1, 4, 5 & 6
大象传媒 Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

04:20 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Flute Quartet No 4 in A major K298
Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute), Frode Larsen (violin), Jon Sonstebo (viola), Emery Cardas (cello)

04:32 AM
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Overture from Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Polish Radio Orchestra, Wojciech Rajski (conductor)

04:39 AM
Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896)
Aria: "Elle ne croyait pas" (from "Mignon", Act 3)
Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

04:44 AM
Charles Gounod (1818-1893),Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Meditation sur le premier prelude de Bach (Ave Maria)
Kyung-Ok Park (cello), Myung-Ja Kwun (harp)

04:49 AM
Robert Kajanus (1856-1933)
Finnish Rhapsody No 1
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor)

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Last on

Sat 13 Feb 2021 01:00

Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Solveig's Song from 'Peer Gynt Suite'

    Orchestra: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band. Conductor: Long Yu.
    • CNSMG.
  • Richard Strauss

    Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), AV 150

    Singer: Liping Zhang. Orchestra: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band. Conductor: Long Yu.
    • CNSMG.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no 6 in F, Op 68 ('Pastoral')

    Orchestra: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band. Conductor: Long Yu.
    • CNSMG.
  • Henry Purcell

    Hail, Bright Cecilia: Ode for St Cecilia's Day, Z.328

    Singer: Grace Davidson. Singer: Alex Potter. Singer: Thomas Hobbs. Singer: Matthew Brook. Singer: Damien Guillon. Singer: Peter Kooij. Singer: Samuel Boden. Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent. Director: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • PLPR.
  • Marjan Mozetich

    Affairs of the Heart: a Concerto for Violin & String Orchestra (1997)

    Performer: Juliette Kang. Orchestra: CBC Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Bernardi.
    • CACBC.
  • Jean Sibelius

    10 Pens茅es lyriques for piano, Op 40

    Performer: Eero Heinonen.
    • FIYLE.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Capriccio Italien, Op 45

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrey Boreyko.
    • NONRK.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Trio Sonata in D minor, Op 1 No 11

    Ensemble: London Baroque.
    • DEWDR.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Lied (Lenau): Larghetto; Wanderlied: Presto Op 8 Nos 3 & 4

    Performer: Sylviane Deferne.
    • CACBC.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    4 songs from Op 59 - Nos 1, 4, 5 & 6

    Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Flute Quartet no 4 in A major, K.298

    Performer: Tom Ottar Andreassen. Performer: Frode Larsen. Performer: Jon Sonstebo. Performer: Emery Cardas.
    • NONRK.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    Overture from Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)

    Orchestra: Polish Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Wojciech Rajski.
    • PLPR.
  • Ambroise Thomas

    Aria: "Elle ne croyait pas" (from "Mignon", Act 3)

    Singer: Benjamin Butterfield. Orchestra: Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bradshaw.
    • CACBC.
  • Charles Gounod

    Meditation sur le premier prelude de Bach (Ave Maria)

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Kyung-Ok Park. Performer: Myung-Ja Kwun.
    • KRKBS.
  • Robert Kajanus

    Finnish Rhapsody no 1

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.
    • FIYLE.

Broadcast

  • Sat 13 Feb 2021 01:00

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