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Radio 3,25 Jun 2026,360 mins

Slovenian National Day

Through the Night

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Pianist Barry Douglas joins the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and conductor Lio Kuokman in Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto. The orchestra also plays a work by the young Slovenian composer Leon Firšt. John Shea presents. 12:31 AM Leon Firšt (b. 1994) Symphonic Dances RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Lio Kuokman (conductor) 12:46 AM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Piano Concerto no 1 in B flat minor, Op 23 Barry Douglas (piano), RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Lio Kuokman (conductor) 01:21 AM Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953) Dance of the Knights, from 'Romeo and Juliet', Op 64 01:25 AM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Swan Lake (suite), Op 20a RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Lio Kuokman (conductor) 02:06 AM Traditional, Janez Gregorc (arr.) N'mau cez izaro (folksong from Korosko region) Slovene Brass Quintet 02:08 AM Jacobus Gallus Carniolus (1550-1591) Missa super Adesto dolori meo a 5 (SQM III/9) Madrigal Quintett Brno, Roman Válek (director) 02:31 AM Uroš Krek (1922-2008) Sinfonietta RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Rossen Milanov (conductor) 02:59 AM Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Trio for piano and strings No.7 in B flat major, 'Archduke' (Op.97) Arcadia Trio, Reiner Gepp (piano), Gorian Kosuta (violin), Milos Mlejnik (cello) 03:41 AM Igor Dekleva (b.1933) The Wind Is Singing Ipavska Chamber Choir, Tomaz Pirnat (conductor) 03:47 AM Pavel Mihelčič (1937-2026) Nocturne for violin and guitar Tomaž Lorenz (violin), Jerko Novak (guitar) 03:53 AM André Jolivet (1905-1974) Chant de Linos for flute and piano Aleš Kacjan (flute), Bojan Gorišek (piano) 04:03 AM Uroš Prevoršek (1915-1996) Spanski Ples (Spanish Dance) (1939) Dejan Bravnicar (violin), RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Samo Hubad (conductor) 04:07 AM Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) Trois Pièces Brèves for wind quintet Ariart Woodwind Quintet 04:14 AM Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Keyboard Sonata in D minor no 9 L.412 Dejan Lazić (piano) 04:18 AM Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) Sinfonia in D major, Wq.183 no 1 Slovenicum Chamber Orchestra, Uros Lajovic (conductor) 04:31 AM Joseph Horovitz (1926-2022) Music Hall Suite Slovene Brass Quintet, Anton Grčar (trumpet), Stanko Arnold (trumpet), Boštjan Lipovšek (horn), Stanko Vavh (trombone), Darko Rošker (tuba) 04:41 AM Marij Kogoj (1892-1956) Two pieces from the 'Piano' Collection (1921) Bojan Gorišek (piano) 04:49 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 4 Lieder from the Schemelli songbook (BWV.443, 468, 470 & 439) Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano), Domen Marinčič (gamba), Dalibor Miklavcic (organ) 04:58 AM Louis Spohr (1784-1859) Harp Fantasia no 2 in C minor, Op 35 Mojca Zlobko Vaigl (harp) 05:08 AM Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) Roses from the South - waltz, Op 388 RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Rossen Milanov (conductor) 05:18 AM Sven-David Sandström (1942-2019) En ny himmel och en ny jord (A new heaven and a new earth) Chamber Choir AVE, Andraž Hauptman (conductor) 05:26 AM Lucijan Marija Skerjanc (1900-1973) Harp Concerto (1954) Mojca Zlobko Vaigl (harp), RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, David de Villiers (conductor) 05:43 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Sonata in F major, K 533 Anja German (piano) 06:06 AM Antoine Reicha (1770-1836) Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op 89 Jože Kotar (clarinet), Slovenian Philharmonic String Quartet

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphonic Dances
    Symphonic Dances
    Leon First
  3. 2.
    Piano Concerto no 1 in B flat minor, Op 23
    Piano Concerto no 1 in B flat minor, Op 23
    Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  4. 3.
    Dance of the Knights, from 'Romeo and Juliet', Op 64
    Dance of the Knights, from 'Romeo and Juliet', Op 64
    Sergey Prokofiev