A journey to Haydn's Sunrise Quartet
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an exploration of musical connections that lead to Joseph Haydn's String Quartet in B flat major, Op.76 No.4 - The Sunrise.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an exploration of musical connections that lead to Joseph Haydn's String Quartet in B flat major, Op.76 No.4 - The Sunrise.
It was composed in 1797, while still employed by the Hungarian Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy. This particular quartet gets its nickname from the opening of the whole piece - a rising violin theme over sustained chords that is said to represent the rising sun. On the way to the Haydn, we'll hear more sunrise-inspired music by Grieg, Ravel, Telemann, Lill Boulanger, Richard Strauss, Ola Gjeilo, William Lawes, Ida Moberg, Duke Ellington and Hannah Peel, as well as other pieces with interesting nicknames by Chopin, William Grant Still and Antoine Brumel. And we end with a complete performance of the Haydn from The Takacs Quartet.
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Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite: No. 1, Morning Mood
Conductor: Bjarte Engeset.- Opus One.
- mediaHYPERIUM3.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop Prelude"
Performer: Maurizio Pollini.- Chopin: Preludes Op.28.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Antoine Brumel
Missa Et Ecce Terrae Motus - Kyrie
Ensemble: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.- Gimell Records.
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William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American": IV. Aspiration (Lento, con risoluzione)
Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.- Still: Afro-American Symphony.
- Naxos.
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Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176 - Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- Strauss, R.: Also sprach Zarathustra.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Die Tageszeiten: Der Morgen kommt (Aria)
Choir: Freiburger Vokalensemble. Orchestra: Collegium Musicum Freiburg. Conductor: Wolfgang Sch盲fer.- Telemann: Die Tageszeiten.
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
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Lili Boulanger
D'un matin de printemps
Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.- Chandos.
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Benjamin Britten
Young Apollo, Op.16
Performer: Steven Osborne. Performer: Elizabeth Layton. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.- Britten: Piano Concerto; Diversions; Young Apollo.
- Hyperion.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Hob. I:6 "Le matin": I. Adagio - Allegro
Ensemble: La Petite Bande. Conductor: Sigiswald Kuijken.- Note 1 Music GmbH.
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William Lawes
Consort Set No. 8 for 6 Viols in F Major, VdGS 90-93: I. Fantazy (The Sunrise)
Ensemble: Fretwork.- William Lawes - Consort Music.
- Warner Classics.
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Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chlo茅, Suite No. 2, M. 57b: I. Lever du jour
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- Ravel: Bol茅ro; Rapsodie espagnole; Daphnis et Chlo茅 Suite No. 2; Pavane pour une.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Hannah Peel
Sunrise Through the Dusty Nebula
Performer: Tubular Brass. Performer: Hannah Peel.- Sonde Music Limited.
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Duke Ellington
I Like The Sunrise
Singer: Ella Fitzgerald.- Ella At Duke's Place.
- Verve Reissues.
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Ida Moberg
Sunrise Orchestral Suite: Sunrise
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Gustavsson.- Aulin, Moberg, Andr茅e: Orchestral Works.
- Naxos Sweden - Nilento.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in B flat major, Hob.III:78, Op. 76, No. 4 "Sunrise"
Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.- Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 4-6.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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- Sun 15 Jun 2025 13:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 3