The Epic of Gilgamesh by Martinů

From the Basel Martinů Days Festival, the Berlin Radio Chorus and New Orchestra Basel play music by Mozart, Dvořák and Martinů, conducted by Christian Knüsel. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791),Leopold van der Pals (1884-1966), Rudolf Steiner (author)
Sketches and fragments K.417d & K.587a & Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, Op 67b
Aphrodite Patoulidou (soprano), New Orchestra Basel, Christian Knüsel (conductor)

12:42 AM
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
A Hero’s Song, Op. 111 symphonic poem
New Orchestra Basel, Christian Knüsel (conductor)

01:03 AM
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
The Epic of Gilgamesh, H315, oratorio
Aphrodite Patoulidou (soprano), Peter Lodahl (tenor), Douglas Ray Williams (baritone), Jan Martiník (bass), Theo Rüster (narrator), Berlin Radio Chorus, Benjamin Goodson (choirmaster), New Orchestra Basel, Christian Knüsel (conductor)

01:57 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Aria: Il mio tesoro intanto - from Don Giovanni
Michael Schade (tenor), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

02:02 AM
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
String Quartet no 12 in F major, Op 96, 'American'
Pavel Haas Quartet

02:31 AM
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Symphony no 2 in C major, Op 61
Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry (conductor)

03:10 AM
Anton Arensky (1861-1906)
Suite no 3, 'Variations' Op 33
James Anagnoson (piano), Leslie Kinton (piano)

03:34 AM
Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)
5 Ancient Hungarian Dances for wind quintet
Tae-Won Kim (flute), Hyong-Sup Kim (male) (oboe), Pil-Kwan Sung (oboe), Hyon-Kon Kim (clarinet), Sang-Won Yoon (bassoon)

03:44 AM
Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)
Polonaise No.1 in D major (Op.4)
Reka Szilvay (violin), Naoko Ichihashi (piano)

03:50 AM
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)
Magnificat primi toni for 4 voices
Marco Beasley (tenor), Davide Livermoore (tenor), Fabian Schofrin (alto), Annemieke Cantor (alto), Daniele Carnovich (bass), Diego Fasolis (conductor)

03:57 AM
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Etude in D flat, Op 52, No 6 (Etude en forme de valse)
Stefan Lindgren (piano)

04:05 AM
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Variations on a Bavarian folksong, TrV.109
Daniel Dodds (violin), Dominik Fischer (viola), Alexander Kionke (cello)

04:13 AM
Frederick the Great (1712-1786)
Sonata in C minor for flute and basso continuo
Konrad Hünteler (flute), Wouter Möller (cello), Ton Koopman (harpsichord)

04:22 AM
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Ballad from Karelia suite, Op 11
Baltic Sea Youth Philharmonic, Kristjan Järvi (conductor)

04:31 AM
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
The Four Seasons - Spring
Davide Monti (violin), Il Tempio Armonico

04:41 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
3 Pieces from Slatter (Norwegian Peasant Dances), Op 72
Håvard Gimse (piano)

04:49 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Laudate Pueri - motet, Op 39 no 2
Polyphonia, Ivelina Ivancheva (piano), Ivelin Dimitrov (conductor)

04:59 AM
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
8 Instrumental miniatures for 15 instruments
Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (director)

05:07 AM
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
Introduction and variations on Mozart's 'O cara armonia' for guitar, Op 9
Xavier Díaz-Latorre (guitar)

05:16 AM
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Siegfrieds Trauermarsch - from 'Gotterdammerung'
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Lovro von Matačić (conductor)

05:24 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Trio for violin, French horn and piano in E flat major, Op 40
Martin Beaver (violin), Martin Hackleman (horn), Jane Coop (piano)

05:52 AM
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Sonata in G major, K.105 (Allegro)
Virginia Black (harpsichord)

05:57 AM
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Suite from 'Naïs'
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor)