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Radio 3,01 May 2026,360 mins

Elisabeth Leonskaja and Mihály Berecz at Wigmore Hall, London

Through the Night

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Legendary Georgian pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja performs Schubert's Four Impromptus D.899, and is joined by young Budapest-born pianist Mihály Berecz to play a selection of Brahms's Hungarian Dances. Jonathan Swain presents. 12:31 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Excerpts from 'Hungarian Dances, WoO 1', for piano four hands Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Mihály Berecz (piano) 12:57 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Four Impromptus, D.899 Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) 01:27 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Hungarian Dance no 1 in G minor, for piano four hands Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Mihály Berecz (piano) 01:31 AM Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Hungarian Rhapsody no 1 for orchestra in F minor Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Sergiu Commissiona (conductor) 01:44 AM Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893) Wine Song, from the opera 'Bánk bán' Sándor Sólyom-Nagy (baritone), Hungarian Radio Orchestra, András Kórodi (conductor) 01:46 AM Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893) Overture to Névtelen hosök (Unknown Heroes) a comic opera Hungarian Radio Orchestra, András Kórodi (conductor) 01:51 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Quintet in A major (D.667), "Trout" Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Alban Berg Quartet, Günter Pichler (violin), Thomas Kakuska (viola), Valentin Erben (cello), Georg Hortnagel (double bass) 02:31 AM Bartlomiej Pekiel (?-c.1670) Missa Pulcherrima Camerata Silesia, Anna Szostak (conductor) 03:01 AM Tor Aulin (1866 - 1914) Violin Concerto no 3 in C minor, Op 14 Stig Nilsson (violin), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Michel Plasson (conductor) 03:34 AM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) The Nutcracker suite, Op 71a (excerpts) Kotaro Fukuma (piano) 03:44 AM Nicola Matteis (c. 1650-after 1713),George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), William Babell (arr.) Matteis: Aria malinconica; Handel/Babell: Lascia ch'io pianga Ilia Korol (violin), Jermaine Sprosse (harpsichord) 03:54 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Mentre ti lascio, o figlia - aria for bass and orchestra, K.513 Robert Holl (bass), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor) 04:02 AM Franz Doppler (1821-1883) Andante and Rondo for two flutes and piano, Op 25 Karolina Santl-Zupan (flute), Matej Zupan (flute), Dijana Tanovic (piano) 04:12 AM Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872) Flis ('The Raftsman') (Overture) Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Salwarowski (conductor) 04:21 AM Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) The Four Seasons - Winter Davide Monti (violin), Il Tempio Armonico 04:31 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Etude in E major, Op 10 no 3 Jane Coop (piano) 04:35 AM Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599) Prado verde y florido - sacred vilancico Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Maite Arruabarrena (mezzo soprano), Lambert Climent (tenor), Francesc Garrigosa (tenor), Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall (director) 04:40 AM Hermann Ambrosius (1897-1983) Suite Zagreb Guitar Trio 04:48 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Overture from Suite no 1 in C major, BWV.1066 Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) 04:58 AM Philip Glass (b.1937) Music in similar motion for ensemble Ricercata Ensemble, Ivan Siller (director) 05:11 AM Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Zóltan Kocsis (arr.) Concert Prelude to Tristan und Isolde arr. Kocsis for piano François-Frédéric Guy (piano) 05:22 AM Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony no 1 in C major, Op 21 Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Frans Brüggen (conductor) 05:52 AM Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Violin Sonata no 1 in F major, Op 8 Vilde Frang Bjærke (violin), Jens Elvekjaer (piano) 06:13 AM Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) 4 Italian madrigals for female chorus Jutland Chamber Choir, Mogens Dahl (director) 06:25 AM Dora Pejačević (1885-1923) Nocturne for orchestra Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, Pavle Dešpalj (conductor)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Excerpts from 'Hungarian Dances, WoO 1', for piano four hands
    Excerpts from 'Hungarian Dances, WoO 1', for piano four hands
    Johannes Brahms
  3. 2.
    Four Impromptus, D.899
    Four Impromptus, D.899
    Franz Schubert
  4. 3.
    Hungarian Dance no 1 in G minor, for piano four hands
    Hungarian Dance no 1 in G minor, for piano four hands
    Johannes Brahms