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Radio 3,03 May 2026,360 mins

The second of two nights celebrating Young Artists

Through the Night

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Pianist Benjamin Engeli joins the Swiss National Youth Orchestra and conductor Johannes Schlaefli in Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and the orchestra plays music by Rossini and Strauss. Jonathan Swain presents. 12:31 AM Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) Overture to 'Guillaume Tell' Swiss National Youth Orchestra, Johannes Schlaefli (conductor) 12:43 AM Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43 Benjamin Engeli (piano), Swiss National Youth Orchestra, Johannes Schlaefli (conductor) 01:08 AM Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Andante from 'Cello Sonata in G minor' Camille Thévoz (cello), Benjamin Engeli (piano) 01:14 AM Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Don Juan Op 20 Swiss National Youth Orchestra, Johannes Schlaefli (conductor) 01:33 AM Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op 28 Swiss National Youth Orchestra, Johannes Schlaefli (conductor) 01:50 AM Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Fast Waltz, from 'Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op 59' Swiss National Youth Orchestra, Johannes Schlaefli (conductor) 01:53 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Der Schiffer, D.536 James Newby (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano) 01:55 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) String Quartet no 2 in A minor, Op 51 no 2 Armida Quartet 02:31 AM Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshynsky (1895 - 1968) Grazyna - symphonic poem, Op 58 Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Oksana Lyniv (conductor) 02:49 AM Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Les Illuminations, Op.18, for soprano and strings Julia Duscher (soprano), Davos Festival Camerata, Holly Hyun Choe (conductor) 03:12 AM Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Piano Concerto no.1 in E flat major, S.124 Anton Gerzenberg (piano), Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Gergely Madaras (conductor) 03:31 AM Judith Weir (b.1954) The Bagpiper's String Trio Nanos Trio 03:39 AM Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) Keyboard Sonata in A minor, Wq 57 no 2 Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) 03:48 AM Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) Chorale, Cadence et Fugato Sophie Bright (trombone), François Killian (piano) 03:54 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Nachtstuck D.672 Ilker Arcayürek (tenor), Simon Lepper (piano) 03:59 AM Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) Pohádka (Fairy Tale) Samuel Niederhauser (cello), Shih-Yu Tang (piano) 04:12 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor, BWV 1041 Maria Ioudenitch (violin), Camerata Bern 04:26 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Ward Swingle (arr.) Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV.878 Swiss Youth Choir, Michael Cina (drums), Nicolas Fink (conductor) 04:31 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Hungarian Dance no.1 in G minor Swiss National Youth Orchestra, Mario Venzago (conductor) 04:35 AM Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (1690-1757) Recorder Sonata in D minor, Op.3'2 Lea Sobbe (recorder), Halldór Bjarki Arnarson (harpsichord) 04:49 AM Domantas Balsas (20th century) Šviesos užkalbėjimas Jauna Muzika, Vaclovas Augustinas (conductor) 04:54 AM Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) Three Pieces for Cello and Piano Samuel Niederhauser (cello), Denis Linnik (piano) 05:02 AM Zoltan Havrylovych Almashi (b.1975) Sinfonietta Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Oksana Lyniv (conductor) 05:14 AM Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) Four African Dances, Op 58 Samuel Nebyu (violin), Charles Abramovic (piano) 05:33 AM Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings in G minor, FP.93 Alina Nikitina (organ), Musikkollegium Winterthur Orchestra, Kalena Bovell (conductor) 05:55 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Waltz for piano in E flat major "Grande valse brillante", Op 18 Ingrid Fliter (piano) 06:00 AM Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) String Quartet in F major Spirea Quartet

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Overture to 'Guillaume Tell'
    Overture to 'Guillaume Tell'
    Gioachino Rossini
  3. 2.
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43
    Sergey Rachmaninov
  4. 3.
    Andante from 'Cello Sonata in G minor'
    Andante from 'Cello Sonata in G minor'
    Sergey Rachmaninov