Through the Night

[Roehre]

THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2015
00:30 Through the Night (b05302vd)
British Symphonies: Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 3
British Symphonies: John Shea presents a programme of
Butterworth and Vaughan Williams's Third Symphony from the
2014 BBC Proms.
12:31 AM
Stephan, Rudi [1887-1915]
Music for orchestra
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor)
12:48 AM
Kelly, Frederick Septimus [1881-1916]
Elegy (in memoriam Rupert Brooke) for strings
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor)
12:59 AM
Butterworth, George [1885-1916]
6 Songs from 'A Shropshire lad', arr. for voice and
orchestra
Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor)
Not mentioned as such but this is Brookes' orchestration
1:15 AM
Vaughan Williams, Ralph [1872-1958]
Pastoral symphony (Symphony no.3)
Allan Clayton (tenor), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
Andrew Manze (conductor)

[Roehre]

After some quite well known Schütz some works from the Bach family:

MONDAY 02 MARCH 2015
00:30 Through the Night (b053zy7p)
Schutz's Musikalische Exequien
Schutz's Musikalische Exequien performed by Vox Luminis,
presented by John Shea.
12:31 AM
Schutz, Heinrich [1585-1672]
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, chorale
Vox Luminis
12:33 AM
Schutz, Heinrich [1585-1672]
Musikalische Exequien SWV.279-81
Vox Luminis
1:09 AM
Bach, Johann Michael [1648-1694]
Two Motets
Vox Luminis
1:17 AM
Bach, Johann Christoph [1642-1703]
Herr nun lassest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren
Vox Luminis
1:23 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750]
Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, mein Jesu BWV
159a
Vox Luminis
1:28 AM
Bach, Johann Ludwig [1677-1731]
Das Blut Jesu Christi
Vox Luminis
1:37 AM
Bach, Johann Michael [1648-1694]
Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt
Vox Luminis
1:41 AM

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Is there a composer named "Papa" ??? (Excluding Haydn)

Wrote loads of music with his partner "Oom".

[Serial_Apologist]

Wrote loads of music with his partner "Oom".

Is that that bloke what wrote "For Oom the Bell Tolls"?

[doversoul1]

After some quite well known Schütz some works from the Bach family:

Here’s another Bach.

Monday 23
3:34 AM

Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795)
Sinfonia for strings and continuo in D minor
Das Kleine Konzert

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052zx5l

[Pabmusic]

Is that that bloke what wrote "For Oom the Bell Tolls"?

You mean that extraneous chap from Narnia, Spare Oom?

[Nick Armstrong]

You mean that extraneous chap from Narnia, Spare Oom?

No, given the thread title, I think he must have been talking about Mahler's (and Schubert's) great song "Oom Mitternacht"....

Anything else would be sorely off topic!

[doversoul1]

Dance Music from Lully to Stravinsky: 28 February

This is a repeat (on TTN) of a repeat of the Prom but it is worth listening if only for the excellent presentation by John Shea, and The Rite of Spring is extraordinary.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0535wnb

[Roehre]

Compare this with this: yesterday's (March 10th 2015) TtN is a copy of the one broadcast December 14th 2014, except for the third item, Dvorak's Cello concerto.
That one has been added to stretch the original 5h30 to 6h00 length....

[doversoul1]

Eroica in Piano Quartet Tuesday 10th March

12:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827] arr Ries, Ferdinand [1784-1838]
Symphony no. 3 in E flat major Op.55 (Eroica) arr Piano Quartet
Florian Uhlig (piano), Agata Szymczewska (violin), Amihai Grosz (viola), Rafal Kwiatkowski (cello)

I think Andrew MacG. played this arrangement on CD Review not long ago, but probably not by these performers. I rather enjoyed this arrangement, mostly because my nerves are much happier with chamber works and also because this is not the work I have invested my mind too deeply. However, hearing this has made me curious how the orchestra original sounds (I’ve never listened to the work closely enough to hear the details).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0520296

Compare this with this: yesterday's (March 10th 2015) TtN is a copy of the one broadcast December 14th 2014, except for the third item, Dvorak's Cello concerto.
That one has been added to stretch the original 5h30 to 6h00 length....

Yes, there are an awful lot of repeats and some are within a very short period of time. I usually notice the repeat not by the music played but by the presentation. The comments made by the three presenters are often so original and succinct that they can’t go unnoticed when repeated. You could almost say that their excellence is their own undoing.

[Serial_Apologist]

12:31 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827] arr Ries, Ferdinand [1784-1838]
Symphony no. 3 in E flat major Op.55 (Eroica) arr Piano Quartet
Florian Uhlig (piano), Agata Szymczewska (violin), Amihai Grosz (viola), Rafal Kwiatkowski (cello)

I think Andrew MacG. played this arrangement on CD Review not long ago, but probably not by these performers. I rather enjoyed this arrangement, mostly because my nerves are much happier with chamber works and also because this is not the work I have invested my mind too deeply. However, hearing this has made me curious how the orchestra original sounds (I’ve never listened to the work closely enough to hear the details).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0520296

Yes, there are an awful lot of repeats and some are within a very short period of time. I usually notice the repeat not by the music played but by the presentation. The comments made by the three presenters are often so original and succinct that they can’t go unnoticed when repeated. You could almost say that their excellence is their own undoing.

Indeed - and the chamber version of "Eroica" was played on TTN just a few nights ago, as well.

[doversoul1]

Next Friday’s (10th March) programme…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0520347

…was broadcast on Saturday 31 January

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0506pk1

I don’t mind repeat in itself all that much but what bothers me is the thinking behind it, or worse, the lack of it. TTN is probably much more labour intensive* to produce than many other more ‘glamorous’ programmes but it is one of the few programmes on the current schedule that Radio 3 can be proud of. It deserves to have more resource if that is the problem.

*(just in case) the music played is not from commercially available CDs.

[Nick Armstrong]

Bantock-fest shortly....

12:40 AM
Bantock, Granville [1868-1946]
The Pierrot of the minute - overture
BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

(12:53 AM Prokofiev, Concerto no. 2 for violin and orchestra)

1:20 AM
Bantock, Granville [1868-1946]
Celtic symphony for strings and 6 harps
BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor)

[Dave2002]

Does anybody actually listen to Through the Night in Real Time?

In answer to the question posed, I do occasionally, but not all through the night. In days when I used to listen more frequently to an "old fashioned" radio I may have left R3 on and fallen asleep, and slept through most of it. Nowadays it takes more effort - involving getting up and making a cup of tea or coffee, or even having a (very) early (pre-) breakfast, and either listening on headphones if there are others around and asleep, or putting the kitchen radio on if I'm alone.

I suppose some people may work through the night - something which I've not done formally for many, many years, and if the music helps and doesn't distract others, then maybe listening to TTN is possible, though could interfere with work.

One can wonder who this programme is aimed at - though maybe it doesn't actually cost much to produce, and there are some lovely surprises to be heard.

Perhaps it's only provided for insomniacs!

How about others?

[Roehre]

Sometimes I actually do, especially the early (approx 12.30 pm-1 am) or late (approx 6 - 6.30 am) ones, or when being around during the night.
Otherwise I use iPlayer for items which interest me.