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Les Siecles

John Shea's selection includes dance music from the court of Louis XIV to the Ballets Russes, featuring Les Siecles.

Riot and revolution in dance music from the court of Louis XIV to the Ballets Russes with Les Si猫cles. John Shea presents.

1:01 AM
Lully, Jean-Baptiste [1632-1687]
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme - suite
Les Si猫cles, Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

1:12 AM
Rameau, Jean-Philippe [1683-1764]
Les Indes galantes - suite of orchestral numbers
Les Si猫cles, Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

1:31 AM
Delibes, Leo [1836-1891]
Coppelia - ballet - excerpts
Les Si猫cles, Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

1:40 AM
Massenet, Jules [1842-1912]
Le Cid - ballet suite
Les Si猫cles, Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

1:55 AM
Stravinsky, Igor [1882-1971]
The Rite of Spring
Les Si猫cles, Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor) recreation of the score as heard at 1913 premiere - UK premiere of this version

2:30 AM
Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899)
Pavane & Forlane - from 'Quelques Danses' (Op.26) (1896)
Bengt Ake-Lundin (piano)

2:40 AM
Lully, Jean-Baptiste (1632-1687)
Suite - Le Roi Danse
Ars Barocca

3:01 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827]
Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 1 (Op.15) in C major
Martha Argerich (piano), Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen (conductor)

3:35 AM
Stenhammar, Wilhelm (1871-1927)
String Quartet No.3 in F major (Op.18)
Yggdrasil String Quartet: Henrik Peterson & Per 脰man (violins); Robert Westlund (viola); Per Nystr枚m (cello)

4:08 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Concerto for 2 trumpets and orchestra in C major (RV.537)
Toni Grcar and Stanko Arnold (trumpets), Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Marko Munih (conductor)

4:15 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Fantasy on an Irish song 'The Last Rose of Summer' (Op.15)
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

4:24 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Four Notturni: Ecco quel fiero istante (K.436), Piu non si trovano (K.549); Se lontan, ben mio, tu se (K.438); Due pupille amabili (K.439)
Vancouver Chamber Choir, Wesley Foster & Nicola Tipton (clarinets), William Jenkins (bass clarinet), Jon Washburn (director)

4:32 AM
Quantz, Johann Joachim (1697-1773)
Trio Sonata in E flat major
Atrium Musicium Chamber Ensemble: Darius Gedvilas & Vytenis Giknius (flutes), Tomas Bakucionis (harpsichord), Gintaras Lukosevicius (cello)

4:40 AM
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Petite Suite - for brass septet
Royal Academy of Music Brass Soloists

4:48 AM
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961)
Apr猫s un r锚ve
Leslie Howard (piano)

4:51 AM
Durante, Francesco (1684-1755)
Concerto No.5 in A major
Concerto K枚ln

5:01 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975)
Festive Overture (Op.96)
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Uri Mayer (conductor)

5:07 AM
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (No.6 from Lyric pieces, Op.65)
Valerie Tryon (piano)

5:15 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Adagio & Fugue in C minor, K.546
Risor Festival Strings

5:22 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
O Padre Nostro
Chamber Choir AVE, Andraz Hauptman (conductor)

5:30 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827]
2 Sonatinas for mandolin: C minor WoO 43/1 and C major WoW 44/1
Avi Avital (mandolin) Shalev Ad-El (harpsichord)

5:37 AM
Fiocco, Joseph-Hector (1703-1741)
Sonata in G minor (in four movements)
Antoni Sawicz (recorder), Robert Grac (harpsichord)

5:44 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Keyboard Concerto No.5 in F minor (BWV.1056)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Risor Festival Strings

5:55 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Songs from Myrten (Op.25)
Olle Persson (baritone), Stefan Bojsten (piano)

6:06 AM
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837)
Clarinet Quartet in E flat major (1808)
Martin Fr枚st (clarinet), Tobias Ringborg (violin), Ingegerd Kierkegaard (viola), John Ehde (cello)

6:34 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra (HV VIIb:2) in D major
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Heinrich Schiff (cellist & conductor).

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Music Played

  • Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully

    Le Bourgeois gentilhomme - suite

    Ensemble: Les Si猫cles.

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les Indes galantes - suite of orchestral numbers [from the opera-ballet]

    Ensemble: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.

  • L茅o Delibes

    Coppelia - ballet - excerpts

    Ensemble: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.

  • Jules Massenet

    Le Cid - ballet suite

    Ensemble: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring

    Ensemble: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.

  • Ernest Chausson

    Pavane & Forlane from Quelques danses for piano, Op 26 (1896)

    Performer: Bengt-脜ke Lundin.
    • SESR.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 1 (Op.15) in C major

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Br眉ggen.

  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    String Quartet no 3 in F major, Op 18

    Ensemble: Yggdrasil Quartet.
    • SESR.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for 2 trumpets and orchestra in C major, RV.537

    Performer: Anton Gr膷ar. Performer: Stanko Arnold. Orchestra: RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marko Munih.
    • SIRTVS.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Petite Suite

    Ensemble: Royal Academy of Music Brass.
    • GB蜜芽传媒.

  • Francesco Durante

    Concerto per quartetto for strings No 5 in A major

    Ensemble: Concerto K枚ln.
    • DEWDR.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Festive Overture

    Orchestra: Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Uri Mayer.
    • CACBC.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio and fugue for strings (K.546) in C minor

    Ensemble: Ris酶r Festival Strings.
    • NONRK.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    2 Sonatinas for mandolin: C minor WoO 43/1 and C major WoO 44/1

    Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Shalev Ad-El.
    • PLPR.

Broadcast

  • Sat 28 Feb 2015 01:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3