A major symphony at midnight followed by no-chat, non-stop fine music through the small hours until 6:00 a.m.

 

Sunday Notturno 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.


27th February

Show Playlist
  • Strauss R: Sinfonia Domestica Op.53. Vienna PO/Andre Previn.
  • Prokofiev, Sergei: Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.16. Yuja Wang, pno. Simon Bolivar Symphony Orch of Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel.
  • Schubert, Franz: Winterreise, D.911. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar., Gerald Moore, pno.
  • Miyata, Kohachiro: Poem of Japan. Andrew MacGregor, shakuhachi, Haruko Watanabe, koto .
  • Bach CPE: Organ Concerto in G, Wq.34. Marie-Claire Alain, org. Jean-Francois Paillard CO/Jean-Francois Paillard.
  • Vine, Carl: Oboe Concerto. Diana Doherty, oboe Tasmanian SO/Ola Rudner.
  • Bizet, Georges: Carmen, excerpts. Agnes Baltsa, m-sop., Alexander Malta, bass, Christine Barbaux, sop., Jane Berbie, m-sop., Jose Carreras, ten., Jose Van Dam, bass-baritone, Katia Ricciarelli, sop., Michel Marinpouille, ten., Mikael Melbye, bass Berlin PO, Paris Opera Chorus, Schoeneberger Boys' Choir/Herbert von Karajan.
  • He Zhanhao/Chen Gang: Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto. Takako Nishizaki, vln. New Zealand SO/James Judd.
  • Chopin, Frederick: Variations in B flat on 'La ci darem' from Don Giovanni, Op.2. Ian Munro, pno. Tasmanian SO/David Porcelijn.
  • Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op.120/1. Georges Pludermacher, pno., Michel Portal, cl.
  • Debussy, Claude (arr. Heifetz, Jascha): Beau Soir. Anne-Sophie Mutter, vln., Lambert Orkis, pno.

  • 26th February

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  • Stanford, Sir Charles: Symphony No.3 in F minor, Op.28, Irish. Bournemouth SO/David Lloyd-Jones.
  • Bax, Sir Arnold: The Princess's Rose-Garden, nocturne. Eric Parkin, pno.
  • Bax, Sir Arnold: Sleepy-head. Eric Parkin, pno.
  • Obrecht, Jacob: Missa Malheur Me Bat. The Clerks' Group/Edward Wickham.
  • Dohnanyi, Ernst von: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op.5. Martin Roscoe, pno. BBC Scottish SO/Fedor Glushchenko.
  • Strauss Jnr: A Night in Venice. Anneliese Rothenberger, sop., Cesare Curzi, ten., Gisela Litz, contr., Hermann Prey, bar., Nicolai Gedda, ten., Rita Streich, sop. Bavarian Radio Chorus, Graunke SO/Franz Allers.
  • Strauss Jnr: Jabuka (The Apple Festival). Elisabeth Wolfbauer, m-sop., Franz Fodinger, ten., Helmuth Ettl, bar., Thomas Tischler, ten., Veronica Groiss, sop. European Johann Strauss Orch, Gaudeamus Choir, Brno/Christian Pollack.
  • Locatelli, Pietro Antonio: Violin Concerto No.12 in D, Op.3/12. Elizabeth Wallfisch, vln. Raglan Baroque Players/Nicholas Kraemer.
  • Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No.4 in C minor. Dominion Quartet .
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Romance No.2 in F, Op.50. Satu Vanska, vln. Australian CO/Richard Tognetti.
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata BWV 80, A stronghold sure our God is still. Bas Ramselaar, bass-baritone, Knut Schoch, ten., Ruth Holton, sop., Sytse Buwalda, alto Holland Boys' Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium/Pieter Jan Leusnik.
  • Verdi, Giuseppe (arr. Kantorow, J.J.): String quartet in E minor arr. for string orchestra. Auvergne Orch/Jean-Jacques Kantorow.
  • Kats-Chernin, Elena: Victor's Heart. Viney-Grinberg Piano Duo .
  • Offenbach, Jacques (arr. Moszkowski, Moritz):Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle (piano). Geoffrey Saba, pno.

  • 25th February

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  • Enescu: Symphony No.2 in A, Op.17. George Enescu State Philharmonic/Horia Andreescu.
  • Liszt: Missa Choralis S.10. Zsuzsa Elekes, org., Hungarian Youth Ensemble Choir/Kalman Strausz.
  • Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor. Xavier Phillips, vlc., Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic/Emmanuel Plasson.
  • Moscheles: Characteristic Studies, Op.95. Piers Lane, pno.
  • Dvorak: Cypresses, B.152. Panocha Quartet.
  • Strauss R: A Hero's Life, Op.40. Anna Netrebko, sop., Wolfram Brandl, vln., Staatskapelle Berlin/Daniel Barenboim.
  • Pleyel: Concerto in C, B106. Emmanuel Pahud, fte., Basel CO/Giovanni Antonini.
  • Lachner: Octet in B flat, Op.156. German Wind Soloists.
  • Walton: Facade. Susana Walton, spkr., Richard Baker, spkr., City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox.
  • Mozart: Cassation in B flat, K99. Vienna Mozart Ensemble/Willi Boskovsky.
  • Ireland: A Downland Suite. London PO/Sir Adrian Boult.

  • 24th February

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  • Respighi, Ottorino: Sinfonia Drammatica. Slovak PO/Daniel Nazareth.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich: Swan Lake, Op.20. Royal Opera House Orch. Covent Garden/Mark Ermler.
  • Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno: Piano quintet in D flat, Op.6. Ex Novo Ensemble .
  • Stamitz, Carl: Clarinet concerto No. 7 in E flat. Andreas Ottensamer, cl. Potsdam Chamber Academy .
  • Lachner, Franz: Ball-Suite in D Major, Op.170. Slovak State PO/Alfred Walter.
  • Bizet, Georges: Carmen Suites 1 and 2. Ulster Orch/Yan Pascal Tortelier.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Cassation in D, K100. Celia Nicklin, oboe, Timothy Brown, horn Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Adagio and Rondo in C, K617. Herbert Weissberg, fte., Jurgen Geise, vla., Manfred Kautzky, oboe, Peter Maag, celeste, Wilfred Tachezi, vlc.

  • 23rd February

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  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich: Symphony No.2 in C Minor, Op.17, 'Little Russian'. Stonnington SO/Raymond Yong.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich: Swan Lake, Op.20 (1st. disc). Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery.
  • Borodin, Alexander: (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov/Glazunov):Suite from Prince Igor. Margaret Field, sop. BBC Symphony Chorus, Philharmonia Orch/Geoffrey Simon.
  • Stravinsky, Igor: The Firebird Suite. Stonnington SO/Brett Kelly.
  • Glazunov, Alexander: Piano Concerto No.1 in F minor, Op.92. Oxana Yablonskaya, pno. Moscow SO/Dmitry Yablonsky.
  • Scriabin, Alexander: Symphony No.2 in C minor, Op 29. Scottish NO/Neeme Jarvi.

  • 22nd February

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  • Vainberg, Moishei: Symphony No.4 in A minor, Op.61. Moscow PO/Kirill Kondrashin.
  • Janacek, Leos: Amarus. Kvetoslava Nemeckova, sop., Leo Vodicka, ten., Vaclav Zitek, bar. Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Czech PO/Sir Charles Mackerras.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E Flat, K271 - Jeunehomme. Mitsuko Uchida, pno. Cleveland Orch/Mitsuko Uchida.
  • Britten, Benjamin: Plymouth Town. BBC SO/Grant Llewellyn.
  • Martinu, Bohuslav: Violin Sonata No.3. Ivanna Tomaskova, vln., Renata Ardasevova, pno.
  • Dvorak, Antonin: String Quartet No. 3 in D, B.18. Prague Quartet .
  • Smalley, Roger: Trio for horn, violin and piano. Darryl Poulsen, horn, Paul Wright, vln., Roger Smalley, pno.
  • Grainger, Percy: Youthful Suite. Sydney SO/John Hopkins.
  • Schumann, Robert: Dichterliebe, Op.48. Elena Bashkirova, pno., Siegfried Jerusalem, ten.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich: Suite No.2 in C, Op.53. Detroit SO/Neeme Jarvi.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37. Gerard Willems, pno. Sinfonia Australis/Antony Walker.

  • 21st February

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  • Holmboe, Vagn: Symphony No. 5, Op.35. Aarhus SO/Owain Arwel Hughes.
  • Lassus, Orlande de: Magnificat super aurora lucis rutilat. Pro Cantione Antiqua/Bruno Turner.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No.10 in G, K74. Concentus Musicus Vienna/Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
  • Bridge, Frank: Three Idylls for String Quartet. Coull String Quartet .
  • Sterndale Bennett, Sir William: Piano Sonata No.2 in A flat, 'The Maid of Orleans', Op.46. Ilona Prunyi, pno.
  • Albinoni, Tomaso: Oboe concerto in D Minor, Op.9/2. Pierre Pierlot, oboe I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone.
  • Rheinberger, Joseph: Six pieces for violin & organ, Op.150. Christopher Herrick, org., Paul Barritt, vln.
  • Ries, Ferdinand: Swedish National Airs with Variations, Op.52. Christopher Hinterhuber, pno. Gavle SO/Uwe Grodd.
  • Rachmaninov, Sergei: Aleko - Dances. Cincinnati SO/Paavo Jarvi.
  • Part, Arvo: Fratres for string quartet. I Fiamminghi/Rudolf Werthen.
  • Alfven, Hugo: Drapa for large orchestra (1908). Stockholm PO/Neeme Jarvi.
  • Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Norfolk Rhapsody No.1. New Zealand SO/James Judd.
  • Carmichael, John: A Country Fair. Jack Harrison, cl. West Australian SO/Richard Mills.
  • Blow, John: I was glad. Academy of St Martin in the Fields, King's College Choir Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks.
  • Zimbalist, Efrem (arr. Primrose, William): Sarasateana. Robert Koenig, pno., Roberto Diaz, vla.
  • Spohr, Louis: Clarinet Concerto No.3 in F minor. Ernst Ottensamer, cl. Slovak State PO/Johannes Wildner.
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sonata in E minor for flute and harpsichord, BWV1034. Jacqueline Johnson, vlc., Roger Heagney, hpschd., Vernon Hill, fte.
  • Nyman, Michael: Songs for Tony. Quartz Saxophone Quartet .
  • Pleyel, Ignace: String quartet in E flat, Op.2/4. Enso Quartet .
  • Alyabiev, Alexander: Piano Trio in A minor. Borodin Trio .
  • Tartini, Giuseppe: Violin sonata in G minor 'The Devil's Trill'. Davide Monti, vln., Jacqueline Ogeil, fortepiano, Josephine Vains, vlc.
  • Bloch, Ernest: Two Poems: Winter and Spring. Slovak RSO/Dalia Atlas.
  • Gluck, Christoph Willibald von: Iphigenie en Aulide: Overture. Berlin State Opera Orch/Artur Rother.
  • Ibert, Jacques: Scherzetto. Maria Graf, harp .
  • Sullivan, Sir Arthur: The Mikado Overture. Royal PO/Royston Nash.

  • 20th February

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  • Bizet, Georges: Symphony in C, 'Roma'. Melbourne SO/John Lanchbery.
  • Respighi, Ottorino: Belkis, Queen of Sheba - suite. Philharmonia Orch/Geoffrey Simon.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Divertimento in E flat, K.563. Isaac Stern, vln., Leonard Rose, vlc., Pinchas Zukerman, vla.
  • Monteverdi, Claudio: Missa da cappella a sei voci "In illo tempore". Elizabeth Anderson, hpschd. Gloriana, Unnamed Orch/Andrew Raiskums.
  • Brahms, Johannes: Violin concerto in D, Op.77. Isaac Stern, vln. New York PO/Zubin Mehta.
  • Nock, Mike: In the time of Sakura. Michael Kieran Harvey, pno.
  • Czerny, Carl: Fantasy on Themes by Franz Schubert, Op.339/2. Barry Tuckwell, horn, Daniel Blumenthal, pno.
  • Czerny, Carl: Andante e Polacca in E, Op.posth.. Barry Tuckwell, horn, Daniel Blumenthal, pno.
  • Hoffmeister, Franz: Flute Concerto in G. Ingrid Dingfelder, fte. English CO/Laurence Leonard.
  • Chopin, Frederick: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21. Emanuel Ax, pno. Orch of Age of Enlightenment/Sir Charles Mackerras.
  • Elgar, Sir Edward: Songs from The Starlight Express, Op. 78. Alison Hagley, sop., Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone Welsh National Opera Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras.
  • Field, John: Piano Concerto No.7 in C minor. Miceal O'Rourke, pno. London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert.
  • Field, John: Polonaise en Rondeau. Miceal O'Rourke, pno.
  • Sibelius, Jean: Spring Song, Op.16. Gothenburg SO/Neeme Jarvi.
  • Field, John: Andante inedit in E flat. Miceal O'Rourke, pno.

  • 19th February

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  • Schmidt, Franz: Symphony No.2 in E flat. Chicago SO/Neeme Jarvi.
  • Field, John: Nocturne No.17 in E. Miceal O'Rourke, pno.
  • Field, John: Nocturne No.18 in E, Midi. Miceal O'Rourke, pno.
  • Muffat, Georg: Sonata per violino e basso. London Baroque/Charles Medlam.
  • Muffat, Georg: Sonata V a tre (Armonico Tributo 1682). London Baroque/Charles Medlam.
  • Schmelzer, Johan Heinrich: Balletto di centauri, ninfe e salvatici. New London Consort/Philip Pickett.
  • Brahms, Johannes: Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5. Tristan Lee, pno.
  • Rossini, Gioachino: Ivanhoe. Cosimo D'Amato, ten., Filippo Morace, bar., Inga Balabanova, sop., Massimiliano Chiarolla, bar., Salvatore Cordella, ten., Simon Edwards, ten., Soon Won Kang, bass, Volodymyr Deyneka, bass Bratislava Chamber Choir, Italian InterNO/Paolo Arrivabeni.
  • Boccherini, Luigi: Keyboard concerto in E flat. Eckart Sellheim, fortepiano Collegium Aureum/Franzjosef Maier.
  • Stanhope, David: Petite Suite Francaise. David Stanhope & His Orch/David Stanhope.
  • Schubert, Franz: String Trio in B Flat, D581. Arthur Grumiaux, vln., Eva Czako, vlc., Georges Janzer, vla.
  • Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No.6 in G, The Kids. Australian String Quartet .
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata BWV 23, Thou very God and David's son. Marius van Altena, ten., Paul Esswood, alto, Walter Gampert, treb. King's College Choir Cambridge, Leonhardt Consort, Tolz Boys' Choir/Gustav Leonhardt.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich: Serenade for Strings in C, Op.48. Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K.310: Allegro maestoso. Julia Hastings, pno.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Adagio in B Minor, K540. Geoffrey Saba, pno.

  • 18th February

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  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op.10. Chicago SO/Leonard Bernstein.
  • Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18. Lang Lang, pno., Mariinsky Theatre Orch/Valery Gergiev.
  • Schubert: Alfonso and Estrella. Hermann Prey, bar., Peter Schreier, ten., Edith Mathis, sop., Theo Adam, bass, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar., Eberhard Buchner, ten., Magdalena Falewicz, sop., Horst Gebhardt, ten., Berlin Radio Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin/Otmar Suitner.
  • Franck: String Quartet in D. Prague Quartet.
  • Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe. Samuel Coles, fte., Bordeaux Aquitaine NO/Laurent Petitgirard.
  • Gounod: Faust: Ballet Music. New Philharmonia Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras.
  • Clementi: Andante and variations. Claudia Antonelli, harp.
  • Pollini: Theme and variations. Claudia Antonelli, harp.