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Radio 3,03 Feb 2026,360 mins

Barber and Sibelius symphonies from Cologne

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Sibelius's fifth and Barber's first symphonies performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne conducted by Roderick Cox. Jonathan Swain presents. 12:31 AM Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Symphony no 1, Op 9 WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Roderick Cox (conductor) 12:52 AM Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op 82 WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Roderick Cox (conductor) 01:22 AM Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) 3 Songs for American Schools Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, Liisa Pohjola (piano), Eric-Olof Söderström (conductor) 01:27 AM Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) 13 Pieces for piano, Op 76 Eero Heinonen (piano) 01:47 AM Gunnar de Frumerie (1908-1987) Hjärtats sånger (Songs of the Heart), Op 27 Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö (tenor), Thomas Schuback (piano) 02:01 AM Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Piano Concerto, Op 38 Garrick Ohlsson (piano), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Domingo Hindoyan (conductor) 02:31 AM Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Suite for harpsichord solo in C major – from Essercizii Musici Sabine Bauer (harpsichord) 02:50 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) String Quartet no 2 in A minor, Op 51 no 2 Armida Quartet 03:24 AM Adolph Friedrich Hesse (1809-1863) Introduction, Theme & Variations in A major, Op 47 Cor van Wageningen (organ) 03:36 AM Alexander Gretchaninov (1864-1956) Cherubic Hymn from Liturgia Domestica Bulgarian National Choir "Svetoslav Obretenov", Bulgarian National Radio Chamber Orchestra, Georgi Robev (conductor) 03:44 AM Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872) Introduction to Act III & Dances of the Highlanders from 'Halka' Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz (conductor) 03:51 AM Dag Wiren (1905-1986) Violin Sonatina, Op 15 Arve Tellefsen (violin), Lucia Negro (piano) 04:02 AM Claude Debussy (1862-1918) La Cathédrale engloutie Philippe Cassard (piano) 04:08 AM Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) Concerto a 5 for 2 oboes and strings in C major, Op 9 no 9 Molly Marsh (oboe), Pedro Lopes e Castro (oboe), European Union Baroque Orchestra, Roy Goodman (conductor) 04:19 AM Martin Wegelius (1846-1906) Rondo quasi Fantasia Margit Rahkonen (piano), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari (conductor) 04:31 AM Sven-Eric Johanson (1919-1997) Fyra visor om arstiderna (4 songs about the Seasons) Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor) 04:38 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Two Nocturnes, Op 32 (no 1 in B major; no 2 in A flat major) Kevin Kenner (piano) 04:48 AM Jerzy Fitelberg (1903-1951) 3 mazurkas for orchestra Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Joel Suben (conductor) 05:01 AM Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Don Carlos Act III, Scene II: Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa's aria 'Per me giunto' Gaétan Laperrière (baritone), Orchestre Symphonique de Trois Rivières, Gilles Bellemare (conductor) 05:11 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonata in B minor BWV.1030 Bart Kuijken (flute), Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) 05:30 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Concerto no 14 in E flat major, K.449 Maria João Pires (piano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) 05:52 AM Ruth Watson Henderson (b.1932) Two Love Songs Elmer Iseler Singers, Claire Preston (piano), Lydia Adams (director) 05:57 AM Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) Trio for oboe, horn and piano in A minor, Op 188 Maarten Karres (oboe), Jaap Prinsen (horn), Ariane Veelo-Karres (piano) 06:21 AM František Jiránek (1698-1778) Sinfonia in F major Collegium Marianum

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    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphony no 1, Op 9
    Symphony no 1, Op 9
    Samuel Barber
  3. 2.
    Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op 82
    Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op 82
    Jean Sibelius
  4. 3.
    3 Songs for American Schools
    3 Songs for American Schools
    Jean Sibelius
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