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Verdi's Requiem from Cologne

Performed by the WDR Radio Choir, reinforced by the Cologne Opera Choir, with the G眉rzenich Orchestra Cologne and internationally renowned soloists, conducted by Michele Mariotti.

Performed by the WDR Radio Choir, reinforced by the Cologne Opera Choir, with the G眉rzenich Orchestra Cologne and internationally renowned soloists. The conductor Michele Mariotti leads the musicians and the audience together through the drama, beauty, terror and redemption of Verdi's Requiem. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Requiem
Eleonora Buratto (soprano), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Liparit Avetisyan (tenor), Giorgi Manoshvili (bass), WDR Chorus, Michael Alber (choirmaster), Cologne Opera Choir, Rustam Samedov (choirmaster), Gurzenich Orchestra, Cologne, Michele Mariotti (conductor)

01:59 AM
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
La Romanesca
Maria Cleary (harp)

02:05 AM
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
String Quartet in E minor
Vertavo Quartet

02:31 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata no 31 in A flat major, Op 110
Sergei Terentjev (piano)

02:53 AM
Iris Szeghy (b.1956)
Cello Concerto
Andrej Gal (cello), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marian Lejava (conductor)

03:20 AM
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Concerto for trombone and military band in B flat major
Tibor Winkler (trombone), Chamber Wind Orchestra, Zdenek Machacek (conductor)

03:32 AM
Elisabeth Kuyper (1877-1953)
Der Pfeil und das Lied; Marien Lied; Ich komme Heim (Op 17 nos 1, 2 & 3)
Irene Maessen (soprano), Frans van Ruth (piano)

03:39 AM
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Chorales: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland', BuxWV.211
Bernard Lagace (organ)

03:49 AM
Uuno Klami (1900-1961)
Serenades joyeuses
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jussi Jalas (conductor)

03:56 AM
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Sonata for oboe and piano
Roger Cole (oboe), Linda Lee Thomas (piano)

04:10 AM
Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)
Omnes de Saba venient - motet for 8 voices
Montreal Early Music Studio, Christopher Jackson (director)

04:12 AM
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c.1620-1680)
Sonata in D major for 3 violins and continuo
Il Giardino Armonico

04:19 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Prelude 脿 l'apres-midi d'un faune
91热爆 Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

04:31 AM
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
Ave Generosa
Orpheus Women's Choir, Albert Wissink (director)

04:37 AM
Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889)
Variations on "Casta diva - Ah! Bello" from Bellini's 'Norma'
Alison Balsom (trumpet), John Reid (piano)

04:43 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Symphony no 4 in D major, K.19
91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vanska (conductor)

04:57 AM
John B. Escosa (1928-1991)
Three Dances for 2 harps
Julia Shaw (harp), Nora Bumanis (harp)

05:03 AM
Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
The fiddler's child (Sumarovo dite) - ballad for orchestra
91热爆 Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

05:16 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Allegro, ma non tanto from String Quartet no 4 in C minor, Op 8 no 4
Quartett Inferno

05:23 AM
Ruth Watson Henderson (1932-)
Magnificat
Kimberley Briggs (soprano), Elmer Iseler Singers, Matthew Larkin (organ), Lydia Adams (conductor)

05:30 AM
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847)
Piano Sonata in C minor
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

05:44 AM
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
La Creation du monde, ballet (Op.81a) (overture & 5 scenes)
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernhard Klee (conductor)

06:04 AM
William Brade (1560-1630)
Newe ausserlesne Paduanen und Galliarden
Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall (conductor)

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Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Requiem

    Singer: Eleonora Buratto. Singer: Marie鈥怤icole Lemieux. Singer: Liparit Avetisyan. Singer: Giorgi Manoshvili. Choir: WDR Chorus. Conductor: Michael Alber. Choir: Cologne Opera Choir. Conductor: Rustam Samedov. Orchestra: G眉rzenich-Orchester K枚ln. Conductor: Michele Mariotti.
    • DEWDR.
  • Girolamo Frescobaldi

    La Romanesca

    Performer: Maria Cleary.
    • PLPR.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    String Quartet in E minor

    Ensemble: Vertavo Quartet.
    • NONRK.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata no 31 in A flat major, Op 110

    Performer: Sergei Terentjev.
    • DKDR.
  • Iris Szeghy

    Cello Concerto

    Performer: Andrej G谩l. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mari谩n Lejava.
    • SKRTVS.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Concerto for trombone and military band in B flat major

    Performer: Tibor Winkler. Orchestra: Chamber Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Zdenek Machacek.
    • SKSR.
  • Elisabeth Kuyper

    6 Lieder (Op 17 nos 1, 2 & 3)

    Performer: Frans van Ruth. Singer: Irene Maessen.
    • NLNOS.
  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Chorales: 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland', BuxWV.211

    Performer: Bernard Lagac茅.
    • CACBC.
  • Uuno Klami

    Serenades joyeuses

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jussi Jalas.
    • FIYLE.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Sonata for oboe and piano

    Performer: Roger Cole. Performer: Linda Lee Thomas.
    • CACBC.
  • Johann Heinrich Schmelzer

    Sonata in D major for 3 violins and continuo

    Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico.
    • PLPR.
  • Claude Debussy

    Prelude 脿 l'apres-midi d'un faune

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • GB91热爆.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Ave Generosa

    Choir: Orpheus Choir. Director: Albert Wissink.
    • HUMR.
  • Jean-Baptiste Arban

    Variations on "Casta diva - Ah! Bello" from Bellini's 'Norma'

    Performer: Alison Balsom. Performer: John Reid.
    • GB91热爆.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no 4 in D major, K.19

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • GB91热爆.
  • John B. Escosa

    Three Dances for 2 harps

    Performer: Julia Shaw. Performer: Nora Bumanis.
    • CACBC.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    The fiddler's child (Sumarovo dite) - ballad for orchestra

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • GB91热爆.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Allegro, ma non tanto from String Quartet no.4 in C minor, Op 8 no 4

    Ensemble: Quartett Inferno.
    • CHSRF.
  • Ruth Watson Henderson

    Magnificat

    Performer: Matthew Larkin. Singer: Kimberley Briggs. Choir: Elmer Iseler Singers. Conductor: Lydia Adams.
    • CACBC.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Piano Sonata in C minor

    Performer: Sylviane Deferne.
    • CACBC.
  • Darius Milhaud

    La Creation du monde, ballet (Op.81a) (overture & 5 scenes)

    Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bernhard Klee.
    • NLNPB.
  • William Brade

    Newe ausserlesne Paduanen und Galliarden

    Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Conductor: Jordi Savall.
    • DEWDR.

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