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Radio 3,29 Jan 2026,360 mins

Debussy and Saint-Saëns from Switzerland

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The Basel Symphony Orchestra is at home in the Stadtcasino in Basel for a performance under conductor Fabien Gabel of two prominent French works. Debussy's shimmering Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and the Organ Symphony by Saint-Saëns, with soloist Christian Schmitt. The concert includes the premiere of the Viola Concerto by Swiss composer Dieter Ammann, with Nils Mönkemeyer as soloist. Penny Gore presents. 12:31 AM Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Basel Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel (conductor) 12:42 AM Dieter Ammann (b.1962) Viola Concerto Nils Mönkemeyer (viola), Basel Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel (conductor) 01:16 AM Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Symphony no 3 (Organ), Op 78 Christian Schmitt (organ), Basel Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel (conductor) 01:53 AM Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Ariettes oubliees - song cycle for voice and piano Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Gary Matthewman (piano) 02:10 AM François Couperin (1668-1733) Rondeau: Soeur Monique from Pieces de Clavecin Colin Tilney (harpsichord) 02:15 AM Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Oboe Sonata Eva Steinaa (oboe), Galya Kolarova (piano) 02:31 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony no 96 in D major 'Miracle' (H.1.96) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor) 02:54 AM Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Sonata no 26 in E flat, Op 81a 'Les Adieux' André Laplante (piano) 03:13 AM Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Gloria in D major, RV.589 Ann Monoyios (soprano), Matthew White (counter tenor), Colin Ainsworth (tenor), Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Ivars Taurins (conductor) 03:41 AM Florence Price (1887-1953) Concert Overture no 2 BBC Concert Orchestra, Jane Glover (conductor) 03:57 AM Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Lachrymae (Reflections on a song of Dowland) for viola and piano, Op 48 Antoine Tamestit (viola), Markus Hadulla (piano) 04:10 AM Jean Coulthard (1908-2000), orch. Michael Conway Baker Four Irish Songs Linda Maguire (soprano), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) 04:20 AM Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Hungarian Rhapsody no 2 in C sharp minor Ladislav Fantzowitz (piano) 04:31 AM Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Sonata in A major – from Der Getreue Music-Meister Camerata Köln, Michael Schneider (recorder), Rainer Zipperling (viola da gamba), Harold Hoeren (harpsichord) 04:38 AM Francesca Caccini (1587-1640) Maria, dolce Maria - from Il primo libro delle musiche a una, e due voci Suzie Le Blanc (soprano), Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs (director) 04:41 AM Traditional Swedish, arr. David Wikander Jag unnar dig anda allt gott (I wish you well) Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor) 04:42 AM Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Serenade no 2 in G minor for violin & orchestra, Op 69b Judy Kang (violin), Orchestre Symphonique de Laval 04:51 AM Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739) 2 pieces from 'Codex de Saldívar' Xavier Díaz-Latorre (guitar), Pedro Estevan (percussion) 05:00 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Violin Concerto no 3 in G major, K.216 Nikolaj Znaider (violin), Danish Radio Chamber Orchestra, Ádám Fischer (conductor) 05:23 AM Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915) Poeme de l'extase for orchestra, Op 54 Orchestre National de France, Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor) 05:49 AM George Gershwin (1898-1937) Rhapsody in Blue Hinko Haas (piano) 06:06 AM Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594) Missa Osculetur me Royal Academy of Music Chamber Choir, Royal Academy of Music Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, Patrick Russill (conductor)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
    Claude Debussy
  3. 2.
    Viola Concerto
    Viola Concerto
    Dieter Ammann
  4. 3.
    Symphony no 3 (Organ), Op 78
    Symphony no 3 (Organ), Op 78
    Camille Saint‐Saëns
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