Bach's Secular Cantatas

The Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and soloists perform two of Bach's secular cantatas, one telling of a contest between Phoebus and Pan and the second of a contented Aeolus, god of the wind. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Christian Friedrich Henrici (librettist)
Geschwinde, geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde, BWV.201
Sophie Junker (soprano), Kacper Szelążek (counter tenor), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Mark Milhofer (tenor), Andreas Wolf (bass), Sreten Manojlović (bass), Adrià Gràcia Gàlvez (organ), Quito Gato (lute), Rodney Prada (viola da gamba), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Leonardo García-Alarcón (conductor)

01:18 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Christian Friedrich Henrici (librettist)
Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft, BWV. 205
Sophie Junker (soprano), Kacper Szelążek (counter tenor), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Mark Milhofer (tenor), Andreas Wolf (bass), Sreten Manojlović (bass), Adrià Gràcia Gàlvez (organ), Quito Gato (lute), Rodney Prada (viola da gamba), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Leonardo García-Alarcón (conductor)

02:00 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Unser trefflicher, from Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet, BWV. 212 (encore)
Sophie Junker (soprano), Kacper Szelążek (counter tenor), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Mark Milhofer (tenor), Andreas Wolf (bass), Sreten Manojlović (bass), Quito Gato (guitar), Rodney Prada (viola da gamba), Adrià Gràcia Gàlvez (organ), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Leonardo García-Alarcón (conductor)

02:04 AM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Symphony in E flat, Wq 179
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

02:17 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Contrapunctus 1 from Die Kunst der Fuge (BWV.1080)
Balázs Fülei (piano)

02:21 AM
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Quintet for flute, oboe, violin, viola & basso continuo in G major, Op 11 no 2
Les Adieux

02:31 AM
Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Sonata for piano no 7 in B flat major, Op 83
Khatia Buniatishvili (piano)

02:50 AM
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Clarinet Concerto no 2 in E flat major, Op 74
Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

03:12 AM
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
O Fair to See, Op 13b
Helen Charlston (mezzo soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

03:30 AM
Florence Price (1887-1953)
Concert Overture no 2
BBC Concert Orchestra, Jane Glover (conductor)

03:46 AM
Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704)
Sonata Prima a 4 (Opera Decima Sesta)
Maniera

03:56 AM
Claudin De Sermisy (c.1490-1562)
5 Chansons
Ensemble Clément Janequin

04:06 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Variations serieuses in D minor, Op 54
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

04:17 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Adagio and fugue for strings in C minor, K.546
Risør Festival Strings

04:25 AM
James MacMillan (b.1959)
O Radiant Dawn
BBC Singers, Andrew Litton (conductor)

04:31 AM
Otto Nicolai (1810-1849)
Overture, The Merry Wives of Windsor
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz (conductor)

04:40 AM
Ton Bruynèl (1934-1998)
Serene for flute solo
Harrie Starreveld (flute)

04:46 AM
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
Ave Generosa
Orpheus Women's Choir, Albert Wissink (director)

04:52 AM
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
3 Fantasy Pieces, Op 73
Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Simon Smith (piano)

05:04 AM
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
Italian Serenade in G major for string quartet, Op 120
Kyoko Ogawa (violin), Clara Mesplé (violin), Anne Sophie Van Riel (viola), Zuzanna Szambelan (cello)

05:11 AM
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Five works
Anders J. Dahlin (tenor), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director)

05:24 AM
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Concerto in D minor for 2 pianos
Katia Labèque (piano), Marielle Labèque (piano), Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Georges Prêtre (conductor)

05:46 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony No.64 in A major "Tempora mutantur"
Budapest Strings, Károly Botvay (conductor)

06:03 AM
Valborg Aulin (1860-1928)
String Quartet in F major
Tale String Quartet