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Swedish National Day

John Shea presents Swedish National Day, with performances by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir. Includes works by Alfven, Stenhammar and Berwald.

John Shea presents Swedish National Day, with performances by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir.

12:31 AM
Hugo Alfvèn (1872-1960)
Suite for Orchestra from 'King Gustav II Adolf' Op 49
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willén (conductor)

12:46 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Florez and Blanzeflor Op 3
Peter Mattei (baritone), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

12:55 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Ithaka Op 21
Peter Mattei (baritone), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

1:05 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)

2:06 AM
Sven-Erik Back (1919-1994)
String Quartet No 2
Yggdrasil String Quartet

2:19 AM
Ludvig Norman (1831-1885)
2 Charakterstücke for piano Op 1
Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano)

2:31 AM
Franz Berwald (1796-1868)
Piano Quintet No 1 in C minor Op 5 (1853)
Lucia Negro (piano), Zetterqvist String Quartet: Mats Zetterqvist & Per Sporrong (violin), Hakan Olsson (viola), Ewa Rydstroem (cello)

2:54 AM
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
9 Songs to Poems by Hjalmar Gullberg Op 35 (1946)
Carin Zander (soprano), Mårten Landström (piano)

3:11 AM
Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
13 pieces from 'Drottningholmsmusiquen' (1744)
Concerto Köln

3:33 AM
Traditional Swedish arr. David Wikander (1884-1955)
Om alla berg och dalar (If all the hills and valleys)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

3:33 AM
Traditional arranged by Wikander, David (1884-1955). Lyrics by Kleen, Emil
Kristallen den fina (The Fine Crystall)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

3:35 AM
Wirén, Dag (1905-1986), lyrics by Gustaf Fröding
Titania
Swedish Radio Choir (women's voices), Eric Ericson (conductor)

3:36 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Coriolan Overture in C minor Op 62 (1807)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (conductor)

3:44 AM
(Gustav) Allan Pettersson (1911-1980)
Two Elegies (1934) and Romanza (1942)
Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Enrico Pace (piano)

3:50 AM
Lindberg, Oskar (1887-1955)
Morgonen
Swedish Radio Choir (women's voices), Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Maria Wieslander (piano), Gustav Sjökvist (conductor)

3:54 AM
Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
Symphonia No 20 in E minor
Stockholm Antiqua

4:03 AM
Emil Sjögren (1853-1918)
Eroticon Op 10): No 2 in D flat; No 3 in A flat
Wilhelm Stenhammar (piano)

4:07 AM
Nils Lindberg (b. 1933)
Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?
Yggdrasil String Quartet: Fredrik Paulsson & Per Ohman (violins), Robert Westlund (viola), Per Nystrom (cello)

4:11 AM
August Söderman (1832-1876) [lyrics by Johan Ludvig Runeberg]
Three songs from 'Idyll and Epigram': När den sköna maj med sippor kommit (When lovely May with anemones comes); Mellan friska blomster genom lunden (Among fresh flowers through the meadow); Minna satt I lunden (Minna sat in the meadow)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

4:17 AM
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Piano medley - Swanee; I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise; Oh Lady Be Good; Do It Again; Nobody But You; Somebody Loves Me; Fascinating Rhythm
Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano)

4:24 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Mellanspel ur Sången Op 44
Baltic Sea Youth Philharmonic, Kristjan Järvi (conductor)

4:31 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927), lyrics by Verner von Heidenstam
Sverige (Sweden)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

4:34 AM
Dag Wiren (1905-1986)
Serenade for Strings Op 11
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willen (conductor)

4:49 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918),
Chansons de Bilitis - 3 melodies for voice & piano (1897)
Paula Hoffman (mezzo soprano), Lars David Nilsson (piano)

4:58 AM
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
String Quartet No 3 Op 65 (1975)
Members of Uppsala Chamber Soloists - Peter Olofsson (violin), Patrik Swedrup (violin), Åsa Karlsson (viola), Lars Frykholm (cello)

5:09 AM
Oskar Lindberg (1887-1955)
Stjärntändningen (Starlight)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

5:12 AM
Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)
Symphony in C major VB.139
Concerto Köln

5:26 AM
Ture Rangström (1884-1947)
Suite for violin and piano No 2 (in Modo barocco) (1921-2)
Tale Olsson (violin), Mats Jansson (piano)

5:37 AM
Sven-David Sandström (b.1942)
En ny himmel och en ny jord for a capella chorus
Chamber Choir AVE, Andraž Hauptman (conductor)

5:45 AM
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
Late Summer Nights (1914)
Dan Franklin (piano)

6:03 AM
Valborg Aulin (1860-1928)
String Quartet in F major (1884)
Tale String Quartet.

6 hours

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

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

    Ensemble: ѿý Concert Orchestra.
    • GBѿý.
  • Hugo Alfvén

    King Gustav II Adolf (Suite)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Niklas Willén.
    • SESR.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Florez and Blanzeflor, Op 3

    Singer: Peter Mattei. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • SESR.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Ithaka, Op 21

    Singer: Peter Mattei. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • SESR.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No.1 in C minor (Op.68)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.
    • SESR.
  • Lars‐Erik Larsson

    De nakna tradens sanger, Op 7 (Songs of the Naked Trees)

    Lyricist: Sigfrid Siwertz. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Göte Widlund.
    • SESR.
  • Sven-Erik Bäck

    String Quartet No 2

    Ensemble: Yggdrasil String Quartet.
    • SESR.
  • Ludvig Norman

    2 Charakterstücke for piano, Op 1

    Performer: Bengt-Åke Lundin.
    • SESR.
  • Franz Berwald

    Piano Quintet No 1 in C minor Op 5 (1853)

    Performer: Lucia Negro. Ensemble: Zetterqvist String Quartet.
    • SESR.
  • Lars‐Erik Larsson

    9 Songs to Poems by Hjalmar Gullberg, Op 35 (1946)

    Performer: Mårten Landström. Singer: Carin Zander.
    • SESR.
  • Johan Helmich Roman

    13 pieces from 'Drottningholmsmusiquen' (for the Swedish Royal Wedding of 1744)

    Ensemble: Concerto Köln.
    • DEWDR.
  • Traditional Swedish

    Om alla berg och dalar (If all the hills and valleys)

    Music Arranger: David Wikander. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Trad.

    Kristallen den fina (The Fine Crystall)

    Music Arranger: David Wikander. Lyricist: Emil Kléen. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Dag Wirén

    Titania

    Lyricist: Gustaf Fröding. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Coriolan Overture, Op 62

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • SESR.
  • Allan Pettersson

    Two Elegies (1934) and Romanza [Moderato] (1942) for violin & piano

    Performer: Isabelle van Keulen. Performer: Enrico Pace.
    • NLNPB.
  • Oskar Lindberg

    Morgonen (Morning)

    Performer: Maria Wieslander. Lyricist: Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Choir: Eric Ericsons Kammarkör. Conductor: Gustaf Sjökvist.
    • SESR.
  • Johan Helmich Roman

    Symphonia No 20 in E minor

    Ensemble: Stockholm Antiqua.
    • NONRK.
  • Emil Sjögren

    Eroticon (Op.10): No.2 in D flat; No.3 in A flat for piano

    Performer: Wilhelm Stenhammar.
    • SESR.
  • Nils Lindberg

    Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?

    Performer: Fredrik Paulsson. Performer: Per Ohman. Performer: Robert Westlund. Performer: Per Nyström. Ensemble: Yggdrasil String Quartet.
    • SESR.
  • August Söderman

    Three songs from 'Idyll and Epigram'

    Lyricist: Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • George Gershwin

    Piano Medley

    Performer: Bengt-Åke Lundin.
    • SESR.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Mellanspel ur Sången, Op 44

    Orchestra: Baltic Sea Youth Philharmonic. Conductor: Kristjan Järvi.
    • PLPR.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Sverige (Sweden) [1904-1905]

    Lyricist: Verner von Heidenstam. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Dag Wirén

    Serenade for Strings, Op 11

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Niklas Willén.
    • SESR.
  • Claude Debussy

    Chansons de Bilitis - 3 melodies for voice & piano (1897)

    Performer: Lars David Nilsson. Author: Pierre Louÿs. Singer: Paula Hoffman.
    • SESR.
  • Lars‐Erik Larsson

    String Quartet No 3

    Performer: Peter Olofsson. Performer: Patrik Swedrup. Performer: Åsa Karlsson. Performer: Lars Frykholm. Ensemble: Uppsala Kammarsolister.
    • SESR.
  • Oskar Lindberg

    Stjarntandningen (Starlight) [1922]

    Lyricist: Verner von Heidenstam. Ensemble: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Joseph Martin Kraus

    Symphony in C major (VB.139)

    Ensemble: Concerto Köln.
    • DEWDR.
  • Ture Rangström

    Suite for violin and piano No.2 (in Modo barocco)

    Performer: Tale Olsson. Performer: Mats Jansson.
    • SESR.
  • Sven-David Sandström

    En ny himmel och en ny jord (A new heaven and a new earth)

    Choir: Chamber Choir AVE. Conductor: Andraz Hauptman.
    • SIRTVS.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Sensommarnätter (Late Summer Nights) Op 33 (1914)

    Performer: Dan Franklin.
    • SESR.
  • Valborg Aulin

    Quartet for strings in F major

    Ensemble: The Tale Quartet.
    • SESR.

Broadcast

  • Wed 6 Jun 2018 00:30