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Celebrating Chopin's 215th birthday with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice. Szymon Nehring plays Chopin's emotionally charged Piano Concerto no 1.

Celebrating Chopin's 215th birthday with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice. Szymon Nehring plays Chopin's emotionally charged Piano Concerto no 1, written when the composer was just 20 years old. It is accompanied on the programme by Penderecki's Fourth Symphony. John Shea presents.

12:31 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor, Op 11
Szymon Nehring (piano), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Nestor Bayona (conductor)

01:12 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Wedding March, from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Szymon Nehring (piano)

01:17 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Danseuses de Delphes from Preludes, Book I
Szymon Nehring (piano)

01:21 AM
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)
Symphony no 4 'Adagio'
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Nestor Bayona (conductor)

01:51 AM
Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819-1872)
Wilja (Wilia)
Urszula Kryger (mezzo soprano), Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska (piano)

01:56 AM
Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819-1872)
Zlota rybka
Urszula Kryger (mezzo soprano), Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska (piano)

01:59 AM
Francesco Corbetta (1615-1681)
Prelude - Caprice de chaconne
Simone Vallerotonda (guitar)

02:05 AM
Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Piano Quintet no 1
Piotr Salajczyk (piano), Silesian String Quartet

02:31 AM
Bartlomiej Pekiel (?-c.1670)
Missa Pulcherrima
Camerata Silesia, Julian Gembalski (positive organ), Anna Szostak (conductor)

03:01 AM
Karol Jozef Lipinski (1790-1861)
Variations on a theme of Rossini's 'La Cenerentola'
Miroslaw Lawrynowicz (violin), Krystyna Makowska-Lawrynowicz (piano)

03:17 AM
Grzegorz Fitelberg (1879-1953)
Rapsodja polska (Polish Rhapsody), Op 25
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Salwarowski (conductor)

03:36 AM
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
Mazurka, Op 50 no 3
Szymon Nehring (piano)

03:39 AM
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
Arabesque
Shirley Brill (clarinet), Piotr Spoz (piano)

03:43 AM
Mieczyslaw Karlowicz (1876-1909)
Chant de l'eternelle aspiration
Orchestre Francais des Jeunes, Marek Janowski (director)

03:55 AM
Marcin Mielczewski (c.1600-1651)
Veni Domine - Geistliches Konzert for 2 sopranos, bass, and continuo
Concerto Polacco Baroque Orchestra, Marek Toporowski (organ), Marek Toporowski (director)

03:59 AM
Marcin Mielczewski (c.1600-1651)
Deus in nomine tuo – Psalmkonzert for bass, 2 violins, cello and continuo
Concerto Polacco Baroque Orchestra, Miroslaw Borczynski (bass), Arek Golinski (violin), Dymitr Olszewski (violin), Teresa Kaminska (cello), Marek Toporowski (organ), Marek Toporowski (director)

04:04 AM
Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010)
String Quartet no 1 Op 62 'Already It Is Dusk'
Royal String Quartet

04:19 AM
Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)
Dance Preludes for clarinet and piano
Seraphin Maurice Lutz (clarinet), Eugen Burger-Yonov (piano)

04:31 AM
Tadeusz Baird (1928-1981)
Giocoso Overture
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra Katowice, Jerzy Swoboda (conductor)

04:37 AM
Marian Sawa (1937-2005)
Dance Pictures
Jan Bokszczanin (organ)

04:43 AM
Wladyslaw Zelenski (1837-1921), arr. Jan Maklakiewicz
2 Choral Songs: Zaczarowana krolewna; Przy rozstaniu
Polish Radio Choir, Marek Kluza (director)

04:50 AM
Wawrzyniec Zulawski (1916-1957)
Suite in the Old Style
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Miroslaw Blaszczyk (conductor)

05:01 AM
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)
Caprice Valse, Op 10 no 5, 'Album de Mai'
Zheeyoung Moon (piano)

05:06 AM
Juliusz Zarebski (1854-1885)
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 34
Pawel Kowalski (piano), Silesian Quartet

05:41 AM
Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Violin Concerto No 4
Janusz Skramlik (violin), Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra Katowice, Tomasz Bugaj (conductor)

06:07 AM
Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665-1734)
Completorium
Aldona Bartnik (soprano), Agnieszka Ryman (soprano), Matthew Venner (counter tenor), Maciej Gocman (tenor), Tomas Kral (bass), Jaromir Nosek (bass), Period Instruments Ensemble, Andrzej Kosendiak (director)

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Music Played

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor, Op 11

    Performer: Szymon Nehring. Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice. Conductor: Nestor Bayona.
    • PLPR.
  • Franz Liszt

    Wedding March, from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Performer: Szymon Nehring.
    • PLPR.
  • Claude Debussy

    Danseuses de Delphes from Preludes, Book I

    Performer: Szymon Nehring.
    • PLPR.
  • Krzysztof Penderecki

    Symphony no 4 'Adagio'

    Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice. Conductor: Nestor Bayona.
    • PLPR.
  • Stanislaw Moniuszko

    Wilja (Wilia)

    Performer: Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska. Singer: Urszula Kryger.
    • PLPR.
  • Stanislaw Moniuszko

    Zlota rybka [The Goldfish]

    Performer: Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska. Singer: Urszula Kryger.
    • PLPR.
  • Francesco Corbetta

    Prelude - Caprice de chaconne

    Performer: Simone Vallerotonda.
    • PLPR.
  • Grażyna Bacewicz

    Piano Quintet no 1

    Performer: Piotr Sałajczyk. Ensemble: Silesian String Quartet.
    • PLPR.
  • Bartlomiej Pekiel

    Missa Pulcherrima

    Ensemble: Camerata Silesia. Conductor: Anny Szostak.
    • PLPR.
  • Karol Józef Lipinski

    Variations on a theme of Rossini's 'La Cenerentola'

    Performer: Miroslaw Lawrynowicz. Performer: Krystyna Makowska-Lawrynowicz.
    • PLPR.
  • Grzegorz Fitelberg

    Rapsodja polska (Polish Rhapsody), Op 25

    Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jerzy Salwarowski.
    • PLPR.
  • Karol Szymanowski

    Mazurka, Op.50 No.3

    Performer: Szymon Nehring.
    • PLPR.
  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Arabesque

    Performer: Shirley Brill. Performer: Piotr Spoz.
    • PLPR.
  • Mieczyslaw Karlowicz

    Chant de l'eternelle aspiration

    Orchestra: Orchestre français des jeunes. Director: Marek Janowski.
    • PLPR.
  • Marcin Mielczewski

    Veni Domine - Geistliches Konzert for 2 sopranos, bass, and continuo

    Performer: Marek Toporowski. Ensemble: Concerto Polacco.
    • DEWDR.
  • Marcin Mielczewski

    Deus in nomine tuo - Psalmkonzert for bass, 2 violins, cello and continuo

    Performer: Arek Golinski. Performer: Dymitr Olszewski. Performer: Teresa Kaminska. Performer: Marek Toporowski. Ensemble: Concerto Polacco Baroque Orchestra. Singer: Miroslaw Borczynski. Director: Marek Toporowski.
    • DEWDR.
  • Henryk MikoÅ‚aj Górecki

    String Quartet No 1 Op 62 'Already It Is Dusk'

    Ensemble: Royal String Quartet.
    • PLPR.
  • Witold LutosÅ‚awski

    Dance Preludes

    Performer: Seraphin Maurice Lutz. Performer: Eugen Burger-Yonov.
    • CZCR.
  • Tadeusz Baird

    Giocoso Overture

    Orchestra: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jerzy Swoboda.
    • PLPR.
  • Marian Sawa

    Dance Pictures

    Performer: Jan Bokszczanin.
    • MDTRM.
  • WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Å»eleÅ„ski

    2 Choral Songs: Zaczarowana krolewna; Przy rozstaniu

    Music Arranger: Jan Maklakiewicz. Choir: Polish Radio Choir.
    • PLPR.
  • Wawrzyniec Zulawski

    Suite in the Old Style

    Orchestra: National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Miroslaw Blaszczyk.
    • PLPR.
  • Ignacy Jan Paderewski

    Caprice Valse, Op 10 no 5, 'Album de Mai'

    Performer: Zheeyoung Moon.
    • PLPR.
  • Juliusz ZarÄ™bski

    Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 34

    Performer: Pawel Kowalski. Ensemble: Silesian String Quartet.
    • PLPR.
  • Grażyna Bacewicz

    Violin Concerto No.4

    Performer: Janusz Skramlik. Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tomasz Bugaj.
    • PLPR.
  • Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki

    Completorium

    Singer: Aldona Bartnik. Singer: Agnieszka Ryman. Singer: Matthew Venner. Singer: Maciej Gocman. Singer: Tomáš Král. Singer: Jaromir Nosek. Ensemble: Period Instruments Ensemble. Director: Andrzej Kosendiak.
    • PLPR.

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