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The American String Quartet

The Calidore String Quartet celebrates eight decades of the American string quartet, from Barber's Adagio to Caroline Shaw's Three Essays.

The Calidore String Quartet celebrates eight decades of the American string quartet, from Barber's Adagio, to Caroline Shaw's Three Essays, including music by Charles Washington and Wynton Marsalis. Penny Gore presents.

01:01 AM
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
String Quartet no.1, Op.11
Calidore String Quartet

01:18 AM
Caroline Shaw (b.1982)
Three Essays
Calidore String Quartet

01:36 AM
Charles Washington (1965-)
Midnight Child
Calidore String Quartet

01:44 AM
Wynton Marsalis (b.1961)
String Quartet no.1, 'At the Octoroon Balls' - excerpts
Calidore String Quartet

02:06 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Andante from String Quartet No. 3, Op.67
Calidore String Quartet

02:14 AM
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Symphony no.9 in E minor, Op.95 'From the New World'
±«Óătv Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

02:56 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Unknown (orchestrator)
Waltz no 11 in B minor & Waltz no 12 in E major
Camerata Bern, Thomas Furi (conductor)

03:01 AM
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
Missa in duplicibus minoribus II
Maitrise de Garcons de Colmar, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Ensemble Cantus Figuratus der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Dominique Vellard (director)

03:35 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Gammelnorsk Romance met Variasjoner Op.51
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor)

03:59 AM
Dario Castello (fl.1621-1629)
Sonata IV, for 2 violins and continuo
Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (director)

04:08 AM
Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960)
North American square dance - suite for orchestra
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor)

04:20 AM
Dora Pejacevic (1885-1923), Rainer Maria Rilke (lyricist)
MĂ€dchengestalten, Op 42
Franziska Heinzen (soprano), Benjamin Mead (piano)

04:30 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Concerto in E flat major H.7e.1 for trumpet and orchestra
Gabor Boldoczki (trumpet), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor)

04:44 AM
Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975)
Rhapsodie pour la harpe (1921)
Rita Costanzi (harp)

04:54 AM
Selim Palmgren (1878-1951)
Exotic March
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, George de Godzinsky (conductor)

05:01 AM
Bernardo Storace (1637-1707)
Ciaccona
United Continuo Ensemble

05:07 AM
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
2 Finnlandische Volksweisen (Finnish folksong arrangements) for 2 pianos, Op 27
Erik T. Tawaststjerna (piano), Hui-Ying Liu (piano)

05:19 AM
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Suite Champetre Op 98b
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Hannu Koivula (conductor)

05:26 AM
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Madrigal: "Altri canti d'Amor" Ă  6
Suzie Le Blanc (soprano), Kristina Nilsson (soprano), Daniel Taylor (counter tenor), Rodrigo del Pozo (tenor), Josep Cabre (baritone), Bernard Deletre (bass), Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs (conductor), Concerto Palatino, Bruce Dickey (conductor)

05:36 AM
Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Krakowiak
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Krenz (conductor)

05:41 AM
Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1924)
Nocturne No 1 in E flat minor, Op 33 No 1
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)

05:49 AM
Hans Gal (1890-1987)
Serenade for string orchestra, Op.46
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor)

06:05 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Quartet in E flat major, K493
Paul Lewis (piano), Antje Weithaas (violin), Lars Anders Tomter (viola), Patrick Demanga (cello)

06:33 AM
Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
Concerto for two violins and orchestra in B minor, Op.88
Igor Ozim (violin), Primoz Novsak (violin), RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Samo Hubad (conductor)

6 hours

Music Played

  • Samuel Barber

    String Quartet no.1, Op.11

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Caroline Shaw

    Three Essays

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Charles Washington

    Midnight Child

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Wynton Marsalis

    String Quartet no.1, 'At the Octoroon Balls' - excerpts

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Andante from String Quartet No. 3, Op.67

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.
    • ESRTVE.
  • AntonĂ­n Dvoƙák

    Symphony no.9 in E minor, Op.95 'From the New World'

    Orchestra: ±«Óătv Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiƙí BělohlĂĄvek.
    • GB±«Óătv.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Waltz no 11 in B minor & Waltz no 12 in E major

    Orchestrator: Unknown. Ensemble: Camerata Bern. Conductor: Thomas FĂŒri.
    • CHRSI.
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Missa in duplicibus minoribus II

    Ensemble: Maßtrise de Garçons de Colmar. Ensemble: Ensemble Gilles Binchois. Ensemble: Ensemble Cantus Figuratus. Director: Dominique Vellard.
    • DEWDR.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Gammelnorsk Romance met Variasjoner, Op 51

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ole Kristian Ruud.
    • NONRK.
  • Dario Castello

    Sonata IV, for 2 violins and continuo

    Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Director: Giovanni Antonini.
    • DEWDR.
  • Arthur Benjamin

    North American square dance

    Orchestra: Symphony Nova Scotia. Conductor: Georg Tintner.
    • CACBC.
  • Dora Pejačević

    MĂ€dchengestalten, Op 42

    Performer: Benjamin Mead. Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke. Singer: Franziska Heinzen.
    • CHSRF.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Concerto in E flat major H.7e.1 for trumpet and orchestra

    Performer: GĂĄbor Boldoczki. Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jacek Kaspszyk.
    • PLPR.
  • Marcel Grandjany

    Rhapsodie pour la harpe (1921)

    Performer: Rita Costanzi.
    • CACBC.
  • Selim Palmgren

    Exotic March

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: George de Godzinsky.
    • FIYLE.
  • Bernardo Storace

    Ciaccona

    Ensemble: United Continuo Ensemble.
    • PLPR.
  • Ferruccio Busoni

    2 Finnlandische Volksweisen (Finnish folksong arrangements) for 2 pianos, Op 27

    Performer: Erik T. Tawaststjerna. Performer: Hui‐Ying Liu.
    • FIYLE.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Suite Champetre Op 98b

    Ensemble: Danish Radio Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Koivula.
    • DKDR.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Madrigal: "Altri canti d'Amor" Ă  6

    Singer: Suzie LeBlanc. Singer: Kristina Nilsson. Singer: Daniel Taylor. Singer: Rodrigo del Pozo. Singer: Josep Cabré. Singer: Bernard Deletré. Ensemble: Tragicomedia. Conductor: Stephen Stubbs. Ensemble: Concerto Palatino. Conductor: Bruce Dickey.
    • ATORF.
  • GraĆŒyna Bacewicz

    Krakowiak [1949]

    Orchestra: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jan Krenz.
    • PLPR.
  • Gabriel FaurĂ©

    Nocturne No 1 in E flat minor, Op 33 No 1

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.
    • NLNPO.
  • Hans GĂĄl

    Serenade for string orchestra, Op.46

    Orchestra: Symphony Nova Scotia. Conductor: Georg Tintner.
    • CACBC.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Quartet in E flat major, K493

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Performer: Antje Weithaas. Performer: Lars Anders Tomter. Performer: Patrick Demanga.
    • NONRK.
  • Louis Spohr

    Concerto for two violins and orchestra in B minor, Op.88

    Performer: Igor Ozim. Performer: PrimoĆŸ NovĆĄak. Orchestra: RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Samo Hubad.
    • SIRTVS.

Broadcast

  • Sun 17 Mar 2024 01:00

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