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Radio 3,12 Sep 2026,360 mins

Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky from Auckland

Through the Night

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Cellist Julian Steckel joins the Auckland Philharmonia and conductor Giordano Bellincampi in Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No 2. The orchestra also plays Tchaikovsky's 'Pathétique' symphony. Penny Gore presents. 12:31 AM Gemma Peacocke (b.1984) White Horses Auckland Philharmonia, Giordano Bellincampi (conductor) 12:44 AM Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) Cello Concerto No 2 in G, Op 126 Julian Steckel (cello), Auckland Philharmonia, Giordano Bellincampi (conductor) 01:19 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sarabande, from 'Cello Suite No 1 in G, BWV 1007' Julian Steckel (cello) 01:22 AM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 74 'Pathétique' Auckland Philharmonia, Giordano Bellincampi (conductor) 02:04 AM Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) Prelude and Fugue in D flat major, Op 87 No 15 Tom Borrow (piano) 02:09 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Keyboard Concerto No 2 in E major, BWV.1053 Angela Hewitt (piano), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) 02:31 AM Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704) Missa Alleluja a 36 Wiener Hofburgkapelle, Gradus ad Parnassum, Concerto Palatino, Konrad Junghänel (director) 03:07 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) 03:30 AM Johannes Verhulst (1816-1891) Overture in C minor, 'Gijsbrecht van Aemstel', Op 3 Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen (conductor) 03:39 AM László Sáry (b.1940) Kotyogó ko egy korsóban (Pebble Playing in a Pot) Amadinda Percussion Group 03:48 AM Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) Concerto No 1 in D major (after Corelli's Op 5) Andrew Manze (violin), Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director) 03:57 AM Erik Satie (1866-1925) En habit de cheval Pianoduo Kolacny (piano duo), Steven Kolacny (piano), Stijn Kolacny (piano) 04:03 AM Blagoje Bersa (1873-1934) Capriccio-Scherzo, Op 25c (1902) Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, Mladen Tarbuk (conductor) 04:12 AM George Enescu (1881-1955) Konzertstuck in F major for viola and piano (1906) Gyözö Máté (viola), Balázs Szokolay (piano) 04:21 AM Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Overture (May Night) Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) 04:31 AM Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) Recorder Concerto in A minor Leonard Schelb (recorder), Raphael Alpermann (harpsichord), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck (conductor) 04:40 AM Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Theme and variations on the Name "Abegg", Op 1 Seung-Hee Hyun (piano) 04:49 AM Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) Stabat Mater Camerata Silesia - Katowice City Singers, Anna Szostak (director) 04:58 AM Alfonso Ferrabosco (1543-1588) Pavan and Fantasie for lute Nigel North (lute) 05:06 AM Frano Parać (b.1948) Scherzo for Winds Zagreb Wind Quintet 05:14 AM Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Finlandia, Op 26 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor) 05:22 AM Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Piano Trio in E minor 'Dumky', Op 90 Josef Suk (violin), Josef Chuchro (cello), Jan Panenka (piano) 05:52 AM Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Prelude and Fugue in B flat major, Op 16 No 2 Angela Cheng (piano) 05:57 AM Louis Spohr (1784-1859) Notturno for wind and Turkish band in C major, Op 34 Octophoros, Paul Dombrecht (conductor)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    White Horses
    White Horses
    Gemma Peacocke
  3. 2.
    Cello Concerto No 2 in G, Op 126
    Cello Concerto No 2 in G, Op 126
    Dmitry Shostakovich
  4. 3.
    Sarabande, from 'Cello Suite No 1 in G, BWV 1007'
    Sarabande, from 'Cello Suite No 1 in G, BWV 1007'
    Johann Sebastian Bach