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Episode 2

Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ from the Basilica of St Denis in Paris. James Conlon conducts the National Orchestra of France and the Choir of Radio France. With Jonathan Swain.

12:31 AM
Berlioz, Hector [1803-1869]
L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 - Part 1
Stéphanie D'Oustrac (mezzo) Mary;
Stèphane Degout (baritone) Joseph;
François Lis (bass) Herod;
Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) Centurion and Narrator;
Nahuel Di Pierro (bass) Polydorus, Ishmaelite father.

Radio France Choir
National Orchestra of France
James Conlon (conductor)

1:13 AM
Berlioz, Hector [1803-1869]
L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 - Part 2

1:30 AM
Berlioz, Hector [1803-1869]
L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 - Part 3

2:09 AM
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Litanies à la Vierge Noire - arranged for female/children's voices, string orchestra and timpani
Maîtrise de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, George Prêtre (conductor)

2:19 AM
Schütz, Heinrich (1585-1672)
Magnificat anima mea Dominum (SWV.468)
Schütz Akademie, Howard Arman (conductor)

2:31 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
String Quartet in F major
Bartók Quartet

2:59 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Sonata in E flat major K.282 for piano
Nelson Goerner (piano)

3:14 AM
Dohnányi, Ernõ (1877-1960)
Konzertstück for cello and orchestra in D major (Op.12)
Dmitri Ferschtmann (cello), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Bernhard Klee (conductor)

3:36 AM
Rosenmuller, Johann (c.1619-1684)
Sinfonia à 4
Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists

3:43 AM
Fauré, Gabriel [1845-1924]
Pelleas et Melisande - suite (Op.80);
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

4:00 AM
Duruflé, Maurice (1902-1986)
Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens (Op.10)
Talinn Music High School Chamber Choir, Evi Eespere (director)

4:09 AM
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Polonaise No.2 in C minor (Op.40 No.2)
Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

4:15 AM
Popper, David [1843-1913]
Concert Polonaise (Op.14)
Tomasz Daroch (cello), maria Daroch (piano)

4:22 AM
Rameau, Jean-Philippe [1683-1764]
Gavotte in A minor
Alexander Romanovsky (piano)

4:31 AM
Goldmark, Karoly [1830-1915]
Ein Wintermarchen (Overture)
Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Ervin Lukács (conductor)

4:40 AM
Dinev, Petar [1889-1980]
Tropar za Rozhdestvo (Troparion of the Nativity)
Holy Trinity Choir, Plovdiv, Vessela Geleva (conductor)

4:42 AM
Dinev, Petar [1889-1980]
Ottsa i Sina and Milost mira No.7 (The Father and the Son; A Mercy of Peace No.7)
Holy Trinity Choir , Plovdiv, Vessela Geleva (conductor)

4:48 AM
Handel, Georg Frideric [1685-1759]
Trio Sonata in A major Op.5'1
Concerto Copenhagen, Alfredo Bernardini (director)

4:57 AM
Borodin, Alexander [1833-1887]
Notturno (Andante) - from String Quartet No.2 in D
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, Oliver Dohnányi (conductor)

5:06 AM
Haydn, Johann Michael (1737-1806)
Responsoria ad Matutinum in Nativitate Domini (MH.639) - for choir, violins, and organ
Ex Tempore, Judith Steenbrink (violin);
Sara Decorso (violin), David Van Bouwel (organ), Florian Heyerick (director)

5:18 AM
Suk, Josef (1874-1935)
Pohadka Zimniho Vecera (Op.9)
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Vasata (conductor)

5:34 AM
Kodály, Zoltán arranger unconfirmed
Dances of Galanta (orig. for orchestra)
Adam Fellegi (piano)

5:50 AM
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Christus - Pastorale and Herald Angels Sing (extract)
Walter Coppola and Frankö Tünde (soloists), Hungarian Radio Choir, Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Peskó Zoltán (conductor)

5:57 AM
Haydn, Joseph [1732-1809]
Quartet for strings (Op.77'1) in G major
Royal String Quartet

6:17 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Divertimento in B flat major K.137
Orchestra Libera Classica, Hidemi Suzuki (conductor).

6 hours

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Music Played

  • Hector Berlioz

    L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 - Part 1 mbn

    Singer: Stephanie D'Oustrac. Singer: Stéphane Degout. Singer: Francois Lis. Singer: Jeremy Ovenden. Singer: Nahuel Di Pierro. Choir: Chœur de Radio France. Orchestra: French National Orchestra. Conductor: James Conlon.
  • Hector Berlioz

    L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 - Part 2

    Singer: Stéphane Degout. Singer: Stephanie D'Oustrac. Singer: Francois Lis. Singer: Jeremy Ovenden. Singer: Nahuel Di Pierro. Choir: Chœur de Radio France. Conductor: James Conlon. Orchestra: French National Orchestra.
  • Hector Berlioz

    L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 - Part 3

    Singer: Stephanie D'Oustrac. Singer: Stéphane Degout. Singer: Francois Lis. Singer: Jeremy Ovenden. Singer: Nahuel Di Pierro. Choir: Chœur de Radio France. Orchestra: French National Orchestra. Conductor: James Conlon.
  • Alexander Borodin

    Notturno (Andante) - from String Quartet no 2 in D major

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Oliver von Dohnányi.
    • SKSR.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Polonaise in C minor, Op 40 no 2

    Performer: Aldo Ciccolini.
    • ITRAI.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Trio sonata in A major Op.5`1

    Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen. Director: Alfredo Bernardini.
  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Konzertstuck for cello and orchestra in D major, Op 12

    Performer: Dmitri Ferschtman. Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernhard Klee.
    • NLNPB.
  • Maurice Duruflé

    Quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens, Op 10

    Choir: Tallinn Music High School Chamber Choir. Director: Evi Eespere.
    • EEER.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Pelleas et Melisande - suite (Op.80)

    Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sonata in E flat major K.282 for piano

    Performer: Nelson Goerner.
  • Karl Goldmark

    Ein Wintermarchen (A winter's tale) - Overture

    Orchestra: Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ervin Lukács.
    • HUMR.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in G major, Op 77 No 1

    Ensemble: Royal String Quartet.
    • GBѿý.
  • Josef Suk

    A Winter's tale, Op 9

    Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rudolf Vašata.
    • CZCR.
  • Zoltán Kodály

    Dances of Galanta (Galantai tancok) arr. for piano

    Performer: Ádám Fellegi. Music Arranger: Jenő Kenessey.
    • HUMR.
  • Franz Liszt

    Christus - Pastorale and Herald Angels Sing (extract)

    Singer: Walter Coppola. Singer: Franko Tunde. Choir: Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus. Orchestra: Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Peskó Zoltán.
    • HUMR.
  • Petar Dinev

    Ottsa i Sina & Milost mira No.7 (The Father & the Son & A Mercy of Peace No.7)

    Choir: Holy Trinity Choir, Plovdiv. Conductor: Vessela Geleva.
    • BGBNR.
  • Petar Dinev

    Troparion of the Nativity

    Choir: Holy Trinity Choir, Plovdiv. Conductor: Vessela Geleva.
    • BGBNR.
  • David Popper

    Concert Polonaise, Op 14

    Performer: Tomasz Daroch. Performer: Maria Daroch.
    • CZCR.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Litanies à la Vierge Noire version for women's voices and organ

    Choir: Maîtrise de Radio France. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Georges Prêtre.
    • FRSRF.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    EXPIRED Gavotte in A minor

    Performer: Alexander Romansky.
  • Maurice Ravel

    String Quartet in F major

    Ensemble: Bartok String Quartet.
    • HUMR.
  • Heinrich Schütz

    Magnificat anima mea Dominum, SWV.468

    Ensemble: Schütz-Akademie. Conductor: Howard Arman.
    • DEWDR.

Broadcast

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