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A Wagner Feast with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra

脫lafur Sigur冒arson sings majestic arias from some of Wagner's most well-known operas. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra performs preludes and overtures conducted by Eva Ollikainen.

脫lafur Sigur冒arson sings majestic arias from some of Wagner's most well-known operas. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra performs well-loved preludes and overtures under the direction of Eva Ollikainen. John Shea presents.

12:31 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Prelude to act 3 of 'Lohengrin'
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen (conductor)

12:34 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Was duftet doch der Flieder, from 'Die Meistersinger von N眉rnberg'
Olafur Sigurdarson (baritone), Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen (conductor)

12:41 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Prelude to act 3 of 'Die Meistersinger von N眉rnberg'
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen (conductor)

12:47 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Overture to 'Der fliegende Holl盲nder'
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen (conductor)

12:58 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Die Frist ist um, from 'Der fliegende Holl盲nder'
Olafur Sigurdarson (baritone), Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen (conductor)

01:10 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Overture to 'Tannh盲user'
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen (conductor)

01:32 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Wotan's Farewell, from act 3 of 'Die Walk眉re'
Olafur Sigurdarson (baritone), Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen (conductor)

01:48 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Duet: Bei Mannern, from 'Die Zauberflote'
Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano), Russell Braun (baritone), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

01:52 AM
Gheorghi Arnaoudov (b.1957)
Brahms versus Wagner (Imaginarium super Mathilde Wesendonck), for piano quintet
Elena Dikova (piano), Teodora Hristova (violin), Yordan Dimitrov (violin), Demna Gigova (viola), Hristo Tanev (cello)

01:58 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), transc. Franz Liszt
Isolde's Liebestod transc. for piano, S447
Francois-Frederic Guy (piano)

02:06 AM
Johann Schobert (c.1735-1767)
Keyboard Concerto in G major
Eckart Selheim (pianoforte), Collegium Aureum, Franzjosef Maier (director)

02:31 AM
Veljo Tormis (1930-2017)
Jaanilaulud (St. John's Day Songs)
大象传媒 Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

02:48 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sonata for oboe and keyboard, BWV.1030
Douglas Boyd (oboe), Knut Johannessen (harpsichord)

03:05 AM
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
Suite, from Much Ado About Nothing, Op 11
Bern Chamber Orchestra, Kaspar Zehnder (conductor)

03:22 AM
Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1924)
Nocturne in B minor, Op 97
Stephane Lemelin (piano)

03:26 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Syrinx for solo flute
Ivica Gabrisova-Encingerova (flute)

03:29 AM
Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur (1908-2002)
Suite Medievale for flute, harp and string trio
Arpae Ensemble

03:44 AM
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Trauermusik for viola and string orchestra
Rivka Golani (viola), Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis (conductor)

03:52 AM
Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)
Gratia sola Dei (motet)
Currende, Erik van Nevel (conductor)

03:59 AM
Leo Smit
Concerto for piano & wind
Bart van de Roer (piano), Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucas Vis (conductor)

04:12 AM
Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704)
Sonata Prima a 4 (Opera Decima Sesta)
Maniera

04:22 AM
Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
Villanelle for horn and orchestra
Esa Tukia (horn), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Adelson (conductor)

04:31 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Intermezzo in A major, Op 118 no 2
Jane Coop (piano)

04:38 AM
Leif Strand (1942-2021), arr. Oivind Westby
Men g氓r jag 枚ver engarna (But I Walk Across the Meadows)
Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet), Argovia Philharmonic, Rune Bergmann (conductor)

04:44 AM
John Dowland (1563-1626)
Thou mighty God; When David's life; When the poore criple for 4 voices
Ars Nova, Bo Holten (director)

04:55 AM
Hilda Sehested (1858-1936)
Tre Fantasistykker (3 Fantasy pieces)
Nina Reintoft (cello), Malene Thastum (piano)

05:05 AM
Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
Seascape, Op 53
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, Jonathan Bloxham (conductor)

05:12 AM
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Dover beach for voice and string quartet, Op 3
Urszula Kryger (mezzo soprano), Royal String Quartet

05:21 AM
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Recorder Concerto in A minor
Leonard Schelb (recorder), Raphael Alpermann (harpsichord), Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck (conductor)

05:31 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
A la Chapelle Sixtine (Miserere de Allegri et Ave verum corpus de Mozart)
Jos Van Immerseel (piano)

05:40 AM
George Shearing (1919-2011)
Music to Hear (Five Shakespeare Songs)
Vancouver Chamber Choir, Peter Berring (piano), David Brown (double bass), Jon Washburn (director)

05:53 AM
Paul Gilson (1865-1942)
La Mer - symphonic sketches
Flemish Radio Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Release date:

6 hours

On radio

Fri 28 Feb 2025 00:30

Broadcast

  • Fri 28 Feb 2025 00:30

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