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The Berlin Radio Chorus joins the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, conductor Eva Ollikainen and soloists in Verdi's Requiem. Penny Gore presents. 12:31 AM Anna Thorvaldsdóttir (b.1977) Heyr þú oss himnum á Berlin Radio Chorus, Julia Selina Blank (director) 12:35 AM Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Messa da Requiem Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Yajie Zhang (mezzo soprano), Gregory Kunde (tenor), Kostas Smoriginas (bass baritone), Berlin Radio Chorus, Julia Selina Blank (director), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Eva Ollikainen (conductor) 01:56 AM Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) Toccata in A minor for harpsichord Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord) 02:00 AM Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Piano Trio in G major 'Premier Trio' Grumiaux Trio 02:23 AM Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Ballet music from Otello, Act III Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marbà (conductor) 02:31 AM Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Piano Quintet in A major, Op 81 Nadja Saminskaja (piano), Ronny Spiegel (violin), Yuta Takase (violin), Daphne Unseld (viola), Fedor Saminski (cello) 03:10 AM Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Symphony no 4 in A major, Op 90 'Italian' Munich Chamber Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor) 03:38 AM Imogen Holst (1907-1984) Leiston Suite for brass quartet BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) 03:45 AM John Thomas (1826-1913) The minstrel's adieu to his native land for harp Rita Costanzi (harp) 03:53 AM Toivo Kuula (1883-1918) Sinfonia for orchestra, Op 36 "Jupiter" Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jorma Panula (conductor) 03:59 AM Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Aria 'O let me weep' from the Fairy Queen Irena Baar (soprano), Tomaž Lorenz (violin), Maks Strmčnik (organ) 04:07 AM Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682) Sinfonia in D minor The Private Music 04:15 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Ballade no 2 in F major, Op 38 Anastasia Vorotnaya (piano) 04:22 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Rondo concertante in B flat major, K.269 Benjamin Schmid (violin), Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor) 04:31 AM Albertus Groneman (c.1710-1778) Concerto in G major for solo flute, two flutes, viola & basso continuo Jed Wentz (flute), Marion Moonen (flute), Cordula Breuer (flute), Musica ad Rhenum 04:39 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Ballade no 3 in A flat major, Op 47 Anika Vavic (piano) 04:47 AM Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Madrigal: "Altri canti d'Amor" à 6 Suzie Le Blanc (soprano), Kristina Nilsson (soprano), Daniel Taylor (counter tenor), Rodrigo del Pozo (tenor), Josep Cabré (baritone), Bernard Deletre (bass), Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs (conductor), Concerto Palatino, Bruce Dickey (conductor) 04:57 AM Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Phantasiestucke Op 73 for clarinet & piano Marten Altrov (clarinet), Holger Marjamaa (piano) 05:07 AM Barrière, Jean (1705-1747) Sonata no 10 in G major for 2 cellos Duo Fouquet (duo) 05:16 AM Darius Milhaud (1892-1974), Timothy Kain (arr.) Scaramouche Guitar Trek 05:26 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony no 104 in D major, 'London', Hob.1.104 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Philippe Entremont (conductor) 05:54 AM Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann for piano in F sharp minor, Op 20 Angela Cheng (piano) 06:03 AM Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) The Golden cockerel - suite Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Uri Mayer (conductor)

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