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A celebration of Jeannette Thurber

Catriona Young introduces a celebration of music patron Jeannette Thurber, with American voices and music from the archives of the Library of Congress in Washington.

Catriona Young presents performances of Dvorák's New World Symphony and American voices and music from the archives of the Library of Congress in Washington.

12:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 -1827)
Symphony No 8 in F major, Op.93
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington (conductor)

12:54 AM
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
Excerpts from Romeo et Juliette, Op.7
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington (conductor)

1:09 AM
Dvorák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95, 'From the New World'
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington (conductor)

1:52 AM
Charpentier, Gustave (1860-1956)
Depuis le jour, from the opera 'Louise'
Dorothy Maynor (soprano), Arpad Sandor (piano)

1:57 AM
Trad. Spiritual, arr. Dett, R. Nathaniel
Ride on, Jesus (spiritual)
Dorothy Maynor (soprano), Arpad Sandor (piano)

1:59 AM
Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959)
Xango
Roland Hayes (tenor), Reginald Boardman (piano)

2:01 AM
Trad, arr. Barber, Samuel
Waly Waly
Samuel Barber (baritone), Samuel Barber (piano)

2:04 AM
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981)
Excerpts from 'Hermit Songs'
Leontyne Price (soprano), Samuel barber (piano)

2:11 AM
Trad. American
Shenandoah
Thomas Hampson (baritone), pianist unknown

2:14 AM
Tippett, Michael (1905-1998)
Five Negro Spirituals from the oratorio 'A Child of our Time'
Vancouver Bach Choir, Bruce Pullan (conductor)

2:25 AM
Trad. arr. Burleigh, Harry Thacker
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)

2:31 AM
Thomson, Virgil (1896-1989)
String Quartet No.2
Musicians from the Chamber Music Conference and Composer's Forum of the East

2:54 AM
Zelenka, Jan Dismas (1679-1745)
Missa Dei filii (Missa ultimarum secundat), ZWV.20
Martina Janková (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (contralto), Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak (tenor), Felix Rumpf (bass), Dresden Chamber Choir, Wrocław Baroque Orchestra, Václav Luks (conductor)

3:36 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Fantasia in G major BWV.572
Tomas Thon (organ)

3:44 AM
Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887)
Polovtsian Dances
ѿý Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor)

3:56 AM
Vilec, Michal (1902-1979)
On the Watchtower (from the cycle 'Summer Pictures')
Ivica Gabrisova-Encingerova (flute), Matej Vrabel (piano)

4:00 AM
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt - overture, Op.27
Orchestre National de France, Riccardo Muti (conductor)

4:14 AM
Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805)
Minuet (from Quintet G.275)
Varazdin Chamber Orchestra, David Geringas (conductor)

4:18 AM
Turina, Joaquin (1882-1949)
ѿýnaje a Navarra
Niklas Liepe (violin), Niels Liepe (piano)

4:25 AM
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904)
Slavonic Dance No.9 in B minor, Op.72 No.1
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

4:31 AM
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Prelude from Pelléas et Melisande, Suite Op.80
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington (conductor)

4:37 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Rondo in C major, K.373
Barnabás Keleman (violin), Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zoltan Kocsis (conductor)

4:43 AM
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Violin Sonata in G major
Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

5:01 AM
White, Edward R. (19th century)
Jolly Soldier (An American Independence song taken from the Social Harp, 1855)
Southern Traditional Singers, Hugh McGraw (conductor)

5:03 AM
Anonymous, orch. Gregor, Christian
Two Moravian Chorales
American Brass Quintet

5:05 AM
Billings, William (1746-1800)
Two Psalm-tunes: Kittery (1786); Cobham (1794)
Gregg Smith Singers, Gregg Smith (conductor)

5:08 AM
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695), Playford, John (1623-1686)
Seven Pieces by Purcell and Playford
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director)

5:21 AM
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Symphony No.96 in D major, 'Miracle' (H.1.96)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor)

5:44 AM
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich (1840-1893)
Romeo and Juliet - fantasy overture
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor)

6:05 AM
Roman, Johan Helmich (1694-1758)
Symphonia No.20 in E minor
Stockholm Antiqua

6:14 AM
Weelkes, Thomas (1576-1623)
When David heard (O my son Absalom)
ѿý Singers, Bo Holten (director)

6:18 AM
Billings, William (1746-1800)
David's Lamentation
His Majestie's Clerkes, Paul Hillier (conductor)

6:21 AM
Herbert, Victor (1859-1924)
Selection from the musical 'The Fortune Teller'
Eastman-Dryden Orchestra, Donald Hunsberger (conductor).

6 hours

Last on

Thu 19 Oct 2017 00:30

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no 8 in F major (Op 93)

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Excerpts from Romeo et Juliette - symphonie dramatique (Op.7)

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No.9 in E minor (Op.95), 'From the New World'

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
  • Gustave Charpentier

    Depuis le jour, from Louise

    Performer: Arpád Sándor. Singer: Dorothy Maynor.
  • Traditional Spiritual

    Ride on, Jesus (spiritual)

    Performer: Arpád Sándor. Music Arranger: R. Nathaniel Dett. Singer: Dorothy Maynor.
  • Heitor Villa‐Lobos

    Archive Xango

    Performer: Reginald Boardman. Singer: Roland Hayes.
  • Trad.

    Waly, waly

    Performer: Samuel Barber. Music Arranger: Samuel Barber. Singer: Samuel Barber.
  • Samuel Barber

    Archive Excerpts from Hermit Songs

    Performer: Samuel Barber. Singer: Leontyne Price.
  • Traditional American

    Archive Thomas Hampson Shenandoah

    Singer: Thomas Hampson.
  • Michael Tippett

    Five Spirituals from "A Child of our Time"

    Choir: Vancouver Bach Choir. Conductor: Bruce Pullan.
    • CACBC.
  • Trad.

    Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

    Performer: Geoffrey Parsons. Music Arranger: Harry Burleigh. Singer: Victoria de los Ángeles.
  • Virgil Thomson

    Quartet for strings no 2

    Ensemble: Musicians from the Chamber Music Conference and Composer's Forum of the East.
    • USWGBH.
  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    Missa Dei filii

    Singer: Martina Janková. Singer: Wiebke Lehmkuhl. Singer: Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak. Singer: Felix Rumpf. Choir: Dresden Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Václav Luks.
    • PLPR.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fantasia in G major BWV.572 for organ

    Performer: Tomáš Thon.
    • SKRTVS.
  • Alexander Borodin

    Polovtsian dances (Prince Igor)

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
    • GBѿý.
  • Michal Vilec

    Na rozhl'adni (On the Watchtower)

    Performer: Ivica Gabrisova-Encingerova. Performer: Matej Vrabel.
    • SKSR.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Meeresstille und gluckliche Fahrt - overture, Op 27

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
    • FRSRF.
  • Luigi Boccherini

    Minuet (from String Quintet G275)

    Orchestra: Varazdin Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: David Geringas.
    • HRHRT.
  • Joaquín Turina

    ѿýnaje a Navarra

    Performer: Niklas Liepe. Performer: Niels Liepe.
    • SKRTVS.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dance No.9 in B major (Op.72 No.1) orch. composer [orig. pf duet]

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
    • NONRK.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Prelude from Pelleas et Melisande - suite Op.80

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo for violin and orchestra in C major, K373

    Performer: Barnabás Kelemen. Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Zoltán Kocsis.
    • HUMR.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Sonata for violin and piano in G major

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: Cédric Tiberghien.
    • GBѿý.
  • Edward R.White

    Jolly Soldier: An American Independence Song taken from the Social Harp (1855)

    Choir: Southern Traditional Singers. Conductor: Hugh McGraw.
    • USWGBH.
  • Anon.

    2 Moravian Chorales

    Orchestrator: Christian Gregor. Ensemble: American Brass Quintet.
    • USWGBH.
  • William Billings

    Two psalm-tunes - Kittery (1786) & Cobham (1794)

    Choir: Gregg Smith Singers. Conductor: Gregg Smith.
  • Henry Purcell

    Seven works by Purcell and Playford

    Composer: John Playford. Ensemble: Les Ambassadeurs. Director: Alexis Kossenko.
    • PLPR.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no 96 in D major 'Miracle' (H.1.96)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
    • NONRK.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture [1880]

    Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
    • NLNPB.
  • Johan Helmich Roman

    Symphonia No 20 in E minor

    Ensemble: Stockholm Antiqua.
    • NONRK.
  • Thomas Weelkes

    When David heard (O my son Absalom)

    Choir: ѿý Singers. Director: Bo Holten.
    • GBѿý.
  • William Billings

    David's Lamentation [from Samuel 18:33]

    Choir: His Majestie's Clerkes. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • USWGBH.
  • Victor Herbert

    The Fortune Teller (Excerpts)

    Orchestra: The Eastman-Dryden Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Hunsberger.
    • USWGBH.

Broadcast

  • Thu 19 Oct 2017 00:30