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Radio 3,18 Oct 2025,360 mins
Barber's Violin Concerto and Shostakovich's Sixth Symphony
Through the NightAvailable for 13 days
The German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin plays Barber's Violin Concerto with the American violinist Randall Goosby. Ryan Bancroft leads the orchestra in a piece by Gabriella Smith inspired by the Californian coast. Shostakovich's intriguing and unconventionally structured sixth symphony completes the programme. John Shea presents. 12:31 AM Gabriella Smith (b.1991) Tumblebird Contrails Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ryan Bancroft (conductor) 12:43 AM Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Barber Violin Concerto, Op 14 Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Randall Goosby (violin), Ryan Bancroft (conductor) 01:07 AM Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004) Louisiana Blues Strut (encore) Randall Goosby (violin) 01:10 AM Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op 54 Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ryan Bancroft (conductor) 01:43 AM Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962) Taaveti laul (David's psalm), "Onnis on inimene" Tallinn Music High School Chamber Choir, Evi Eespere (director) 01:46 AM Franz Liszt (1811-1886) La Notte (no 2 from 3 Odes funèbres) Jos Van Immerseel (piano) 01:57 AM Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') Op.36 for orchestra ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) 02:31 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Litaniae Lauretanae, K.195 Dita Paegle (soprano), Antra Bigaca (mezzo soprano), Martins Klisans (tenor), Janis Markovs (bass), Choir of Latvian Radio, Riga Chamber Players, Sigvards Kļava (conductor) 02:57 AM Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) String Quartet in F major Spirea Quartet 03:26 AM Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) Concerto for violin and horn in A major Agata Raatz (violin), Zora Slokar (horn), Berner Kammerorchester, Graziella Contratto (conductor) 03:55 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Partita No 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 Zhang Zuo (piano) 04:08 AM Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) Glory to Thee, My God, This Night Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director) 04:11 AM Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Trio No.6 from Essercizii Musici Camerata Köln, Sabine Bauer (organ) 04:19 AM Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) Overture to La Gazza ladra (The thieving magpie) RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Günter Pichler (conductor) 04:31 AM Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), arr. Alan Civil Suite for Brass Quintet Brass Consort Köln 04:41 AM Michael Haydn (1737-1806) Cantata: Lauft, ihr Hirten allzugleich (Run ye shepherds, to the light) Salzburger Hofmusik, Wolfgang Brunner (director) 04:51 AM Jay Capperauld (b.1989) Circadian Refrains (172 Days Until Dawn) ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) 05:01 AM FrantiÅ¡ek Jiránek (1698-1778) Bassoon Concerto in G minor Sergio Azzolini (bassoon), Collegium Marianum 05:15 AM Ester Mägi (1922-2021) Ballad 'Tuule Tuba' (House of Wind) Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli Akadeemiline Meeskoor [Academic Male Choir of Tallinn T, Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arvo Volmer (conductor) 05:24 AM Susan Spain-Dunk (1880-1962) Stonehenge ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, Anna-Maria Helsing (conductor) 05:43 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Sonata in A minor D.821 for arpeggione (or viola or cello) and piano Lise Berthaud (viola), Francois Pinel (piano) 06:08 AM Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758) 13 pieces from 'Drottningholmsmusiquen' (for the Swedish Royal Wedding of 1744) Concerto Köln
Programme WebsiteTracklist
- TrackArtist
- 1.Tumblebird ContrailsTumblebird ContrailsGabriella Smith
- 2.Violin Concerto, Op 14Violin Concerto, Op 14Samuel Barber
- 3.Louisiana Blues Strut (encore)Louisiana Blues Strut (encore)Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson