A Declaration of Love - Mahler's 5th Symphony

Cristian Măcelaru conducts the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne in Tchaikovsky's Nocturne in C sharp minor and Variations on a Rococo Theme, as well as Reza Vali's Das Mädchen aus Shiraz. The star of the show is Mahler's 5th Symphony, a declaration of love to his future wife Alma. Penny Gore presents.

12:31 AM
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op 19 No 4
Kian Soltani (cello), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Cristian Mǎcelaru (conductor)

12:36 AM
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme Op 33
Kian Soltani (cello), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Cristian Mǎcelaru (conductor)

12:57 AM
Reza Vali (b. 1952)
Das Mädchen aus Shiraz
Kian Soltani (cello), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Cristian Mǎcelaru (conductor)

01:00 AM
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Cristian Mǎcelaru (conductor)

02:12 AM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Rondo in C minor Wq 59`4 for keyboard
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

02:17 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Robert Schumann (arranger)
Chaconne in D minor, from 'Partita No 2, BWV 1004 arr Schumann
Hiro Kurosaki (violin), Linda Nicholson (fortepiano)

02:31 AM
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594), Francesco Soriano (arranger)
Missa Papae Marcelli arr Soriano for double choir (orig 6 vv)
BBC Singers, Bo Holten (conductor)

02:57 AM
César Franck (1822-1890)
Cello Sonata in A major
Andreas Brantelid (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano)

03:27 AM
Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915)
Piano Sonata No 4 in F sharp major, Op 30
Jayson Gillham (piano)

03:35 AM
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
The Lark Ascending
Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Basel Symphony Orchestra, Ivor Bolton (conductor)

03:51 AM
Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1896)
Capriccio for oboe and piano, Op 80
Wan-Soo Mok (oboe), Hyun-Soo Chi (piano)

04:02 AM
František Jiránek (1698-1778)
Bassoon Concerto in G minor
Sergio Azzolini (bassoon), Collegium Marianum

04:16 AM
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Dante (author)
Pater noster for chorus
Choeur de Radio France, Donald Palumbo (conductor)

04:24 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Kirchen-Sonate No 15 in C major for 2 violins, bass and solo organ, K328
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

04:31 AM
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
Chanson Perpetuelle, Op 37
Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Staffan Scheja (piano), Vertavo String Quartet

04:38 AM
Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842)
Ballet music from Anacreon
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)

04:47 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Rhapsody for piano in B minor, Op 79 No 1
Steven Osborne (piano)

04:57 AM
Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor)

05:06 AM
Johan Duijck (b.1954)
Het zachte leven (The gentle life), Op 15
Flemish Radio Choir, Johan Duijck (conductor)

05:20 AM
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006), John P. Paynter (arranger)
Little Suite for Brass Band No 1, Op 80
Edmonton Wind Ensemble, Harry Pinchin (conductor)

05:28 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Sextet for piano and strings in D major, Op 110
Enrico Pace (piano), Elise Båtnes (violin), Lars Anders Tomter (viola), Johannes Gustavsson (viola), Ernst Simon Glaser (cello), Katrine Öigaard (bass)

05:56 AM
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op 34
Jože Kotar (clarinet), Slovenian Philharmonic String Quartet

06:21 AM
Gabriel Charpentier (1925-2019)
Mass I
Tudor Singers of Montréal, Patrick Wedd (artistic director)