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Croatian Independence Day

John Shea presents a selection of music from Croatia to celebrate their independence day.

John Shea presents a selection of music from Croatia to celebrate their Independence Day.

1:01 AM
Kunc, Bozidar [1903-1964]
Solemn Overture
Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kranjcevic (conductor)

1:15 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770-1827]
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37
Dubravka Tomsic Srebotnjak (piano), Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kranjcevic (conductor)

2:03 AM
Papandopulo, Boris [1906-1991]
Sinfonia Brevis
Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kranjcevic (conductor)

2:18 AM
Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897]
Nänie Op.82 for chorus and orchestra
Concordia Discors Chorus, Izvor Chorus, Josip Kaplan Chorus, Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kranjcevic (conductor)

2:33 AM
Ivan Zajc [1832-1914] arr. Felix Spiller
Five minutes of Salon Music - Mazurka; Caprice
Sebastian String Quartet

2:40 AM
Parac, Frano [b.1946]
String Quartet
Sebastian String Quartet

2:58 AM
Papandopulo, Boris [1906-1991]
String Quartet No 3 "Folk"
Sebastian String Quartet

3:19 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770-1827]
String Quartet in E flat major Op.74 (Harp)
Sebastian String Quartet

3:52 AM
Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835)
Vanne o rosa fortunata (Go fortunate rose) - arietta for voice and piano
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor), Miguel Zanetti (Piano)

3:55 AM
Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835)
Bella Nice, che d'amore - arietta for voice and piano
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor), Miguel Zanetti (Piano)

3:58 AM
Lisinski, Vatroslav (1819-1854)
Overture: Porin
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazushi Ono (conductor)

4:09 AM
Anon. (18th century Croatian)
6 works for organ and trumpet
Ljerka Ocic (organ), Stanko Arnold (trumpet)

4:22 AM
Gotovac, Jakov (1895-1982)
The Balkan Song and Dance (Op.16) (1939, revised from 1932 string quartet)
HRT Symphony Orchestra, Josef Daniel (conductor)

4:34 AM
Kuljeric, Igor (1938-2006)
Barocchiana for solo marimba
Ivana Bilic (marimba)

4:48 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet
Tinka Muradori (flute), Josip Nochta (clarinet), Paula Uršic (harp), Zagreb String Quartet [Josip Klima & Ivan Kuzmic (violins), Ante Zivkovic (viola), Josip Stojanovic (cello)]

5:01 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
5 Deutsche with 7 trios and coda (D.90)
Zagreb Soloists

5:16 AM
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (c.1525-1594)
Missa sine nomine
Silvia Piccollo (Soprano), Annemieke Cantor (Alto), Marco Beasley (Tenor), Daniele Carnovich (Bass), Diego Fasolis (Conductor)

5:31 AM
Matz, Rudolf (1901-1988)
Ballade for violin, cello & piano
Zagreb Piano Trio

5:39 AM
Sorkocevic, Luka (1734-1789), arr. Frano Matušic
Symphony No.3
Dubrovnik Guitar Trio

5:47 AM
Pejacevic, Dora (1885-1923)
Four piano pieces: Barkarola; Song without words (Op.5); Butterfly (Op.6); Impromptu (Op.9)
Ida Gamulin (piano)

5:57 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Variations for violin and piano in E minor (D.802) (on 'Trockne Blumen' from 'Die schöne Müllerin')
Gidon Kremer (violin); Oleg Meisenberg (piano)

6:17 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor (Op.14)
Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

6:43 AM
Bersa, Blagoje (1873-1934)
Suncana Polja
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazushi Ono (conductor).

6 hours

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

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

    Ensemble: ѿý Concert Orchestra.
    • GBѿý.
  • Božidar Kunc

    Solemn Overture

    Orchestra: Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Kranjcevic.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Concerto no. 3 in C minor Op.37 for piano and orchestra

    Performer: Dubravka Tomšič. Orchestra: Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Kranjcevic.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Concerto no. 3 in C minor Op.37 for piano and orchestra - Rondo

    Performer: Dubravka Tomšič. Orchestra: Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Kranjcevic.
  • Boris Papandopulo

    Sinfonia Brevis

    Orchestra: Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Kranjcevic.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Nanie Op.82 for chorus and orchestra

    Choir: Concordia Discors Chorus. Choir: Izvor Chorus. Choir: Josip Kaplan Chorus. Orchestra: Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Kranjcevic.
  • Ivan Zajc

    Five minutes of Salon Music - Mazurka; Caprice

    Music Arranger: Felix Spiller. Ensemble: Sebastian String Quartet.
  • Frano Parac

    String Quartet

    Ensemble: Sebastian String Quartet.
  • Boris Papandopulo

    String Quartet no 3 "Folk"

    Ensemble: Sebastian String Quartet.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Quartet in E flat major Op.74 (Harp) for strings

    Ensemble: Sebastian String Quartet.
  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Vanne o rosa fortunata (Go fortunate rose) - arietta for voice and piano

    Performer: Miguel Zanetti. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.
  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Bella Nice, che d'amore - arietta for voice and piano

    Performer: Miguel Zanetti. Singer: Nicolai Gedda.
    • HRHRT.
  • Vatroslav Lisinski

    Porin - Overture

    Orchestra: Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Kazushi Ono.
    • HRHRT.
  • Igor Kuljerić

    Barocchiana for solo marimba

    Performer: Ivana Bilic. Music Arranger: Ivana Bilic.
    • HRHRT.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Introduction and allegro

    Performer: Tinka Muradori. Performer: Josip Nochta. Performer: Paula Ursic. Ensemble: Zagreb String Quartet.
    • HRHRT.
  • Franz Schubert

    5 Deutsche [German dances] with 7 trios and coda (D.90)

    Ensemble: Zagreb Soloists.
    • HRHRT.
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Missa sine nomine

    Singer: Silvia Piccollo. Singer: Annemieke Cantor. Singer: Marco Beasley. Singer: Daniele Carnovich. Conductor: Diego Fasolis.
    • CHRTSI.
  • Rudolf Matz

    Ballade for violin, cello & piano

    Ensemble: Zagreb Piano Trio.
    • HRHRT.
  • Luka Sorkocevic

    Symphony no 3 in D major

    Music Arranger: Frano Matusic. Ensemble: Dubrovnik Guitar Trio.
    • HRHRT.
  • Dora Pejačević

    Four piano pieces

    Performer: Ida Gamulin.
    • HRHRT.
  • Franz Schubert

    Variations for violin and piano in E minor (D.802)

    Performer: Gidon Kremer. Performer: Oleg Maisenberg.
    • HRHRT.
  • Robert Schumann

    Sonata for piano no.3 (Op.14) in F minor, 'Concert sans orchestre'

    Performer: Aldo Ciccolini.
  • Blagoje Bersa

    Sunny Fields

    Orchestra: Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Kazushi Ono.
    • HRHRT.

Synopsis

Act I

In the Sicilian town of Messina, the citizens are gathered to welcome Don Pedro, prince of Aragon, who is about to return from a successful military campaign. Léonato, the governor, arrives with his niece Béatrice and his daughter Héro, who eagerly anticipates the return of her beloved Claudio, Don Pedro’s comrade in arms. When Don Pedro and his troops arrive, the wedding of Héro and Claudio is announced for that evening. Meanwhile, Héro’s cousin Béatrice has a very different kind of reunion with another soldier, Bénédict. The pair lose no time in resuming their longstanding ‘merry war’, trading taunts and wisecracks.

Somarone, the local music master, arrives with his musicians to rehearse the wedding song he has composed, a ham-handed double fugue.

Bénédict swears to Claudio and Don Pedro that he will never marry. His friends, however, conspire to trick Béatrice and Bénédict into admitting their love for one another. They stage a conversation for Bénédict to overhear in which Léonato tells Pedro that Béatrice loves Bénédict. Upon hearing this, Bénédict admits to himself that he loves Béatrice and resolves to pursue her.

Héro and her attendant Ursule have meanwhile hatched a similar plot, having arranged for Béatrice to overhear a conversation about Bénédict’s love for her. Héro and Ursula rhapsodise about the beauty of the evening and the bliss of love.

Act II

At the wedding celebration for Héro and Claudio, Somarone leads the guests in song. All are making merry except Béatrice, who admits to herself that she is in love with Bénédict, though she is loath to give up her freedom. Béatrice joins Héro and Ursule in extolling the joys of impending marriage. As Héro is summoned to her wedding, Béatrice runs into Bénédict. The two, though smitten, continue to bait one another.

As Claudio and Héro sign their marriage contract, the notary produces a second contract and asks if another couple wishes to be married. Béatrice and Bénédict confess their true feelings and sign the wedding contract, declaring that today a truce is signed but the war may continue tomorrow.

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Oct 2016 01:00