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Radio 3,18 Mar 2026,360 mins

Beethoven, Schumann and Tchaikovsky from Cologne

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Pablo Ferrández is the soloist in Schumann's Cello Concerto performed with the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony and Beethoven's 'Egmont' Overture complete the programme. Jonathan Swain presents. 12:31 AM Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Overture to 'Egmont, Op 84' WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Andrés Orozco-Estrada (conductor) 12:40 AM Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129 Pablo Ferrández (cello), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Andrés Orozco-Estrada (conductor) 01:05 AM Pau Casals (1876-1973) El cant dels ocells, for solo cello Pablo Ferrández (cello) 01:08 AM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op 64 WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Andrés Orozco-Estrada (conductor) 01:56 AM Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924), arr. Pau Casals Apres un reve, Op 7 no 1 arr. for cello & piano Andreas Brantelid (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano) 02:00 AM Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) Sonata for viola and piano, Op 147 Antoine Tamestit (viola), Markus Hadulla (piano) 02:31 AM Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594), arr. Francesco Soriano Missa Papae Marcelli arr. Soriano for double choir (orig. 6 vv) BBC Singers, Bo Holten (conductor) 02:57 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Sonata in A minor, Op 42 (D.845) Alfred Brendel (piano) 03:33 AM Anon, John Coperario (1570-1626), William Lawes (1602-1645), Pedro Memelsdorff (arranger), Andreas Staier (arranger) Court Masques under Charles I and II Pedro Memelsdorff (recorder), Andreas Staier (harpsichord) 03:44 AM Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis for double string orchestra BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) 03:58 AM Ludvig Norman (1831-1885) 2 Songs: Such die Blumen dir im Thal; Herbstlied Olle Persson (baritone), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano) 04:04 AM Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) Three Pieces for Cello and Piano Samuel Niederhauser (cello), Denis Linnik (piano) 04:12 AM Jan van Gilse (1881-1944) Concert Overture in C minor Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen (conductor) 04:22 AM John Field (1782-1837) Andante inédit in E flat major for piano Marc-André Hamelin (piano) 04:31 AM Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709) Sonata in D for Trumpet, Strings and Basso Continuo Sebastian Philpott (trumpet), European Union Baroque Orchestra, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor) 04:38 AM Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) From Jewish Life, B.54 Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Alexander Lonquich (piano) 04:48 AM Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (no 6 from Lyric pieces, Op 65) Valerie Tryon (piano) 04:56 AM Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Suite in A major, Op 98b Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra Katowice, Stanislaw Macura (conductor) 05:15 AM Chan Ka Nin (b.1949) Four seasons suite Ottawa Winds, Michael Goodwin (conductor) 05:27 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) String Quartet in G major, Op 77 no 1 Royal String Quartet 05:47 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Symphony no 38 in D major, K.504, 'Prague' Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Oksana Lyniv (conductor) 06:18 AM Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) Alma Redemptoris Mater & Ave Maria, O auctrix vite Sequentia, Elizabeth Gaver (medieval fiddle), Elisabetta de Mircovich (medieval fiddle)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Overture to 'Egmont, Op 84'
    Overture to 'Egmont, Op 84'
    Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. 2.
    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129
    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 129
    Robert Schumann
  4. 3.
    El cant dels ocells, for solo cello
    El cant dels ocells, for solo cello
    Pau Casals