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Hungarian National Day

A concert from the Budapest Festival Orchestra is the centrepiece of the programme celebrating Hungary's National Day.

A concert from the Budapest Festival Orchestra is the centrepiece of the programme celebrating Hungary's National Day. It commemorates the unification of the state by St Stephen in the 11th Century. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
King Christian II Suite, Op 27
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor)

12:38 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Concerto no 4 in G major, Op 58
Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Budapest Festival Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor)

01:13 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Ferruccio Busoni
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV.140
Francesco Piemontesi (piano)

01:17 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), arr. Wilhelm Kempff
Minuet from Suite in G Minor, HWV 434
Francesco Piemontesi (piano)

01:19 AM
Magnus Lindberg (b.1958)
Chorale
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor)

01:26 AM
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Symphony no 7 in C major, Op 105
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor)

01:48 AM
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
For Children - Book 1 (nos 1-6)
Marta Fabian (cimbalom), Agnes Szakaly (cimbalom)

01:53 AM
Laszlo Lajtha (1892-1963)
Three Nocturnes, Op 34
Julia Paszthy (soprano), Istvan Matuz (flute), Ida Lakatos (harp), New Budapest Quartet

02:13 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Les Preludes - symphonic poem after Lamartine (S.97)
Hungarian State Orchestra, Janos Ferencsik (conductor)

02:31 AM
Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)
Missa brevis (...tempore belli)
Chamber Choir of Pecs, Alice Komaromi (soprano), Aniko Kopjar (soloist), Eva Nagy (soloist), Agnes Tumpekne Kuti (soprano), Timea Tillai (soloist), Janos Szerekovan (soloist), Joszef Moldvay (soloist), Istvan Ella (organ), Aurel Tillai (conductor)

03:05 AM
Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)
La Cour du Roi Mathias – Danse des Chevaliers,
Kwang-Ku Lee (horn), Im-Su Lee (clarinet), Il-Hwan Bai (cello), Hyon-Suk Chae (double bass), Jun-Soo Chung (violin), Bong-Rak Choi (bassoon), Korean Chamber Ensemble, Hae-Won Won (violin)

03:22 AM
Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877-1960)
Ruralia Hungarica, Op 32b
Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Andras Korodi (conductor)

03:45 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata in B flat major, K.333
Gabor Farkas (piano)

04:04 AM
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
Ave Generosa
Orpheus Women's Choir, Albert Wissink (director)

04:09 AM
Stan Golestan (1875-1956)
Arioso and Allegro de concert
Gyozo Mate (viola), Balazs Szokolay (piano)

04:18 AM
Francois Couperin (1668-1733)
Bruit de Guerre
Hungarian Brass Ensemble

04:22 AM
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
Italian serenade
Bartok String Quartet

04:31 AM
Karl Goldmark (1830-1915)
In Italien - overture, Op 49
Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Geza Oberfrank (conductor)

04:42 AM
Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010)
Two Songs for choir of 4 equal voices, Op 33
Alla Polacca Choir, Sabina Wlodarska (director)

04:46 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), transc. Zoltan Kocsis
Pavane pour une infante defunte
Zsolt Szatmari (clarinet), Zoltan Kocsis (piano)

04:52 AM
Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877-1960)
Passacaglia for flute solo, Op 48 no 1
Lorant Kovacs (flute)

05:02 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony no 59 in A major 'Fire'
Budapest Strings, Botvay Karoly (conductor)

05:21 AM
Janos Decsenyi (b.1927)
An Epitaph from Aquincum
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Katalin Szokefalvi-Nagy (soprano), Istvan Ella (organ), Peter Gazda (conductor)

05:37 AM
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Horn Concerto no 1 in E flat major, Op 11
Ferenc Tarjani (horn), Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Antal Jancsovics (conductor)

05:54 AM
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Sextet for piano and winds
Anita Szabo (flute), Bela Horvath (oboe), Zsolt Szatmari (clarinet), Tamas Zempleni (horn), Pal Bokor (bassoon), Zoltan Kocsis (piano)

06:11 AM
Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)
Summer evening (Nyari este)
Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel (conductor)

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Wed 20 Aug 2025 00:30

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