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Croatian Statehood Day

Featuring music by Croatian composers and performers to celebrate the country's national day. Presented by John Shea.

Featuring music by Croatian composers and performers to celebrate the country's national day. Presented by John Shea.

01:01 AM
Blagoje Bersa (1873-1934)
Spectres and Sunny Fields
Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Dindo (conductor)

01:33 AM
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Fountains of Rome, symphonic poem
Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Dindo (conductor)

01:49 AM
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Pines of Rome, symphonic poem
Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Enrico Dindo (conductor)

02:10 AM
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Scheherazade, Op 35 - symphonic suite
Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Josip Skender (conductor)

02:56 AM
Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Scherzo, Op 12 no 10
Antonia Geiger-Eichorn (piano)

03:01 AM
Traditional, Darko Petrinjak (arranger)
6 Renaissance Dances
Zagreb Guitar Trio

03:11 AM
Fran Lhotka (1883-1962)
String Quartet in G minor (1911)
Zagreb String Quartet

03:47 AM
Vatroslav Lisinski (1819-1854)
Porin (Overture)
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazushi Ono (conductor)

03:57 AM
Dora Pejacevic (1885-1923)
Liebeslied, Op 39
Katia Markotich (mezzo soprano), HRT Symphony Orchestra, Mladen Tarbuk (conductor)

04:03 AM
Antun Sorkocevic (1775-1841)
Sonata in C major for piano duet
Ljubomir Gasparovic (piano duo), Emin Armano (piano duo)

04:19 AM
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto for strings and continuo in D minor, "Il Piccolino" (RV.127)
I Cameristi Italiani

04:24 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Violin Sonata in E flat major K.302
Igor Oistrach (violin), Igor Chernishov (piano)

04:34 AM
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
Introduction and variations on a theme from Mozart's Magic Flute, Op 9
Ana Vidovic (guitar)

04:43 AM
Blagoje Bersa (1873-1934)
Idila Op 25b (1902)
Croatian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mladen Tarbuk (conductor)

04:50 AM
Giulio Schiavetto (fl.1562–5, Croatian), Dr Lovro Zupanovic (transcriber)
Madrigal: Liete piante (Tender plants)
Slovenian Chamber Choir, Vladimir Kranjcevic (director)

04:53 AM
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924), Gianluca Littera (arranger), Gianluca Littera (transcriber)
Pavane (Andante molto moderato) in F minor Op 50
Gianluca Littera (harmonica), I Cameristi Italiani

05:01 AM
Luka Sorkocevic (1734-1789)
Overture in G major
Zagreb Soloists, Visnja Mazuran (harpsichord)

05:06 AM
Ivan Jarnovic (1747-1804)
Fantasia and Rondo in G major
Vladimir Krpan (piano)

05:11 AM
Ivan Zajc (1832-1914)
Eva and Zrinski's duet from the opera 'Nikola Subic Zrinski' (1876)
Mirella Toic (soprano), Ratomir Kliskic (baritone), Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Pavle Despalj (conductor)

05:20 AM
Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
Choral for organ no 1 in E major (M.38)
Ljerka Ocic-Turkulin (organ)

05:33 AM
Ivan Lukacic (1587-1648)
Three motets ('Sacrae Cantiones')
Pro Cantione Antiqua, Kevin Smith (counter tenor), Timothy Penrose (counter tenor), James Griffett (tenor), James Lewington (tenor), Brian Etheridge (bass), Michael George (bass), Alan Cuckston (organ), Alan Cuckston (harpsichord), Mark Brown (conductor)

05:47 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt - from Götterdämmerung
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic (conductor)

06:05 AM
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Cello Concerto No 4 in C major, G481
Monika Leskovar (cello), Varazdin Chamber Orchestra, David Geringas (conductor)

06:23 AM
Milko Kelemen (1924-2018)
Variations for piano
Ivo Pogorelich (piano)

06:34 AM
Kresimir Baranovic (1894-1975)
Licitarsko srce (Gingerbread Heart) - Suite from the Ballet
Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Mladen Tarbuk (conductor)

06:50 AM
Frano Matusic (b.1961)
Two Croatian Folksongs
Dubrovnik Guitar Trio

06:56 AM
Giulio Schiavetto (fl.1562–5, Croatian), Dr Lovro Zupanovic (transcriber)
Madrigal: Pace non trov' (I have no peace)
Slovenian Chamber Choir, Vladimir Kranjcevic (director)

6 hours

Music Played

  • Blagoje Bersa

    Spectres and Sunny Fields

    Orchestra: Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Enrico Dindo.
    • HRHRTR.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Fountains of Rome, symphonic poem

    Orchestra: Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Enrico Dindo.
    • HRHRTR.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Pines of Rome, symphonic poem

    Orchestra: Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Enrico Dindo.
    • HRHRTR.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Scheherazade, Op 35 - symphonic suite

    Orchestra: Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ivan Josip Skender.
    • HRHRTR.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Scherzo, Op 12 no 10

    Performer: Antonia Geiger-Eichorn.
    • HRHRT.
  • Trad.

    6 Renaissance Dances

    Music Arranger: Darko Petrinjak. Ensemble: Zagreb Guitar Trio.
    • HRHRT.
  • Fran Lhotka

    String Quartet in G minor (1911)

    Ensemble: Zagreb Quartet.
    • HRHRT.
  • Vatroslav Lisinski

    Porin - Overture

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

    Liebeslied, Op 39

    Author: Rainer Maria Rilke. Singer: Katia Markotich. Orchestra: Simfonijski orkestar HRT-a. Conductor: Mladen Tarbuk.
    • HRHRT.
  • Antun Sorkočević

    Sonata in C major for piano duet

    Ensemble: Ljubomir Gasparovic. Ensemble: Emin Armano.
    • HRHRT.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Sonata in E flat major K.302

    Performer: Igor Oistrakh. Performer: Igor Chernishov.
    • HRHRTR.
  • Fernando Sor

    Introduction and variations on a theme from Mozart's Magic Flute, Op 9

    Performer: Ana Vidović.
    • HRHRT.
  • Blagoje Bersa

    Idila [Idyll] Op 25b (1902)

    Orchestra: Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mladen Tarbuk.
    • HRHRT.
  • Giulio Schiavetto

    Madrigal: Liete piante (Tender plants)

    Choir: Slovenian Chamber Choir. Director: Vladimir Kranjčević.
    • HRHRT.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Pavane (Andante molto moderato) in F minor Op 50

    Performer: Gianluca Littera. Music Arranger: Gianluca Littera. Ensemble: I Cameristi Italiani.
    • HRHRT.
  • Luka Sorkocevic

    Overture in G major

    Performer: Visnja Mazuran. Ensemble: Zagreb Soloists.
    • HRHRT.
  • Ivan Jarnovic

    Fantasia and Rondo in G major

    Performer: Vladimir Krpan.
    • HRHRT.
  • Ivan Zajc

    Eva and Zrinski's duet from the opera 'Nikola Subic Zrinski' (1876)

    Singer: Mirella Toic. Singer: Ratomir Kliškić. Orchestra: Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Pavle Dešpalj.
    • HRHRT.
  • César Franck

    Choral for organ no 1 in E major (M.38)

    Performer: Ljerka Očić.
    • HRHRT.
  • Ivan Lukačić

    Three motets ('Sacrae Cantiones')

    Performer: Alan Cuckston. Ensemble: Pro Cantione Antiqua. Singer: Kevin Smith. Singer: Timothy Penrose. Singer: James Griffett. Singer: James Lewington. Singer: Brian Etheridge. Singer: Michael George. Conductor: Mark Brown.
    • HRHRT.
  • Richard Wagner

    Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt [Siegfried's Rhine Journey] - from Götterdämmerung

    Orchestra: Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lovro von Matačić.
    • HRHRT.
  • Luigi Boccherini

    Cello Concerto No 4 in C major, G481

    Performer: Monika Leskovar. Orchestra: Varazdin Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: David Geringas.
    • HRHRT.
  • Milko Kelemen

    Variations for piano

    Performer: Ivo Pogorelich.
    • HRHRT.
  • Krešimir Baranović

    Licitarsko srce (Gingerbread Heart) - Suite from the Ballet

    Orchestra: Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mladen Tarbuk.
    • HRHRT.
  • Frano Matusic

    Two Croatian Folksongs

    Ensemble: Dubrovnik Guitar Trio.
    • HRHRT.
  • Giulio Schiavetto

    Madrigal: Pace non trov' (I have no peace)

    Choir: Slovenian Chamber Choir. Director: Vladimir Kranjčević.
    • HRHRT.

Broadcast

  • Sat 30 May 2020 01:00