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Proms 2015: Shostakovich's Symphony No 7

John Shea presents a performance from the 2015 Proms of Shostakovich's Symphony No 7 with the ѿý Symphony Orchestra conducted by Semyon Bychkov.

John Shea presents a performance from the 2015 ѿý Proms of Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' symphony with the ѿý Symphony Orchestra conducted by Semyon Bychkov.

1:01 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Concerto in E flat major for two pianos and orchestra, K.365
Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), ѿý Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

1:25 AM
Glass, Philip (b.1937)
Four Movements for Two Pianos: 4th movement
Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)

1:31 AM
Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906-1975)
Symphony No.7 in C major, Op.60 'Leningrad'
ѿý Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

2:48 AM
Parry, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings [1848-1918]
Songs of farewell for mixed voices: no.6 Lord, let me know mine end
ѿý Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

3:01 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Suite for Solo Cello No.6 in D major (BWV.1012)
Guy Fouquet (cello)

3:32 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Sonata for piano No.17 in D minor 'Tempest', Op.31/2
Lana Genc (piano)

3:56 AM
Britten, Benjamin [1913-1976]
Early one morning - for voice and piano from Folksong arrangements - volume 5 (British Isles)
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Paul Turner (piano)

4:00 AM
Pez, Johann Christoph (1664-1716)
Passacaglia & Aria (presto) - from Concerto Pastorella in F major for 2 recorders, strings & continuo
Carin van Heerden & Ales Rypan (recorders), L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg (director)

4:08 AM
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Danse macabre (Op.40)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Kjell Seim (conductor)

4:17 AM
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Litanies à la Vierge Noire - arr. for female/children's voices, string orchestra and timpani
Maîtrise de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, George Prêtre (conductor)

4:27 AM
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Intermezzo (Op.117 No.1) in E flat major "Schlummerlied"
Khatia Buniatishvili (piano)

4:33 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [1756-1791]
Flute Quartet no.4 in A major (K.298)
Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute), Frode Larsen (violin), Jon Sønstebø (viola), Emery Cardas (cello)

4:45 AM
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
Don Carlos Act III, Scene II: Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa's aria 'Per me giunto'
Gaétan Laperrière (baritone): Rodrigo, Orchestre Symphonique de Trois Rivières, Gilles Bellemare (conductor)

4:55 AM
Scarlatti, Domenico [1685-1757]
Sonata in A major, Kk.208
Ilze Graubina (piano)

5:01 AM
Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich (1837-1910)
Overture on Russian Themes
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor)

5:10 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Trio Sonata in D minor (Op.1 No.12) 'La Folia' (1705)
Florilegium Collinda

5:19 AM
Bach, Johann Michael (1648-1694)
Halt, was du hast
Cantus Cölln, Konrad Junghänel (director)

5:24 AM
York, Andrew (b.1958)
Sanzen-in
Tornado Guitar Duo: Igor Tulincev (guitar), Sergei Kovtunov (guitar)

5:30 AM
Cirigliano, Juan Carlos (b.1939)
El sonido de la ciudad
Musica Camerata Montréal

5:43 AM
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)
Impressioni Brasiliane (Brazilian Impressions) (1928)
The West Australia Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)

6:03 AM
Ravel, Maurice [1875-1937]
Gaspard de la nuit
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano)

6:25 AM
Escher, Rudolf (1912-1980)
Le vrai visage de la paix (1953 revised 1957) - from 'Le vrai visage de la paix par Picasso et Eluard'
Netherlands Chamber Choir, Ed Spanjaard (conductor)

6:37 AM
Hellendaal, Pieter (1721-1799)
Solo (Sonata) for cello and continuo in D major (Op.5 No.2)
Jaap ter Linden (cello), Ageet Zweistra (cello continuo), Ton Koopman (harpsichord)

6:48 AM
Cimarosa, Domenico (1749-1801) (original oboe arrangement by Arthur Benjamin)
Concerto for oboe and strings, arr. for trumpet
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz (conductor).

6 hours

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    "La Cheminée du Roi René" (excerpt from Madrigal-Nocturne)

    Ensemble: ѿý Concert Orchestra.
    • GBѿý.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto in E flat major for two pianos and orchestra, K.365

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.
  • Philip Glass

    Four Movements for Two Pianos: 4th movement

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No.7 in C major, Op.60 'Leningrad'

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
  • Hubert Parry

    Songs of farewell for mixed voices: no.6 Lord, let me know mine end [chorus a 8]

    Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
    • GBѿý.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite for Solo Cello No 6 in D major, BWV 1012

    Performer: Guy Fouquet.
    • CACBC.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata no 17 in D minor 'Tempest', Op.31/2

    Performer: Laia Genc.
    • HRHRT.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Early one morning

    Performer: Paul Turner. Singer: Elizabeth Watts.
    • GBѿý.
  • Johann Christoph Pez

    Passacaglia & Aria (presto)

    Performer: Carin van Heerden. Performer: Ales Rypan. Orchestra: L’Orfeo Barockorchester. Director: Michi Gaigg.
    • DEWDR.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Danse macabre - symphonic poem, Op.40

    Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Kjell Seim.
    • NONRK.
  • 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.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in E flat major, Op 117 no 1 "Schlummerlied"

    Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.
    • GBѿý.
  • 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.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Don Carlos Act III, Scene II: Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa's aria 'Per me giunto'

    Singer: Gaetan Laperriere. Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Trois‐Rivières. Conductor: Gilles Bellemare.
    • CACBC.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in A major, Kk 208

    Performer: Ilze Graubiņa.
  • Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev

    Overture on Russian themes

    Orchestra: Bratislava Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd.
    • SKSR.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Trio Sonata in D minor, Op 1 no 12, 'La Folia' (1705)

    Ensemble: Florilegium Collinda.
    • FIYLE.
  • Johann Michael Bach

    Halt, was du hast

    Performer: Christoph Anselm Noll. Ensemble: Cantus Cölln. Director: Konrad Junghänel.
    • DEWDR.
  • Andrew York

    Sanzen-in

    Ensemble: Tornado Guitar Duo.
    • MDTRM.
  • Juan Carlos Cirigliano

    El sonido de la ciudad

    Ensemble: Musica Camerata Montréal.
    • CACBC.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Impressioni Brasiliane

    Orchestra: West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jorge Mester.
    • AUABC.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Gaspard de la nuit for piano

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.
  • Rudolf Escher

    Le vrai visage de la paix (1953 revised 1957)

    Author: Paul Éluard. Choir: Nederlands Kamerkoor. Conductor: Ed Spanjaard.
    • NLNOS.
  • Pieter Hellendaal

    Solo (Sonata) for cello and continuo (Op.5 No.2) in D major

    Performer: Jaap ter Linden. Performer: Ageet Zweistra. Performer: Ton Koopman.
    • NLNOS.
  • Domenico Cimarosa

    Trumpet Concerto in C minor

    Performer: Geoffrey Payne. Music Arranger: Arthur Benjamin. Ensemble: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Halász.
    • AUABC.

Broadcast

  • Sat 21 May 2016 01:00