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Radio 3,31 Oct 2026,360 mins

Songs of the Sea

Through the Night

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Many early risers and night-owls will be familiar with the soothing music of 91福利社 Radio 4鈥檚 'Shipping Forecast'. The iconic meteorological bulletin concerning calm seas and imminent storms shapes a suitably atmospheric programme from baritone James Newby and pianist Joseph Middleton, performed at London's Wigmore Hall. Penny Gore presents. 12:31 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D583 12:34 AM Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951) Meeresstille, from '12 Songs after Goethe, Op 15' 12:36 AM Granville Bantock (1868-1946) Song to the Seals 12:40 AM Cheryl Frances-Hoad (b.1980) Rita the Pirate, from 'The Thought Machine' 12:41 AM John Ireland (1879 - 1962) Sea Fever 12:43 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Des Fischers Liebesgl眉ck, D933 12:50 AM Charles Ives (1874-1954) From The Swimmers 12:51 AM Henri Duparc (1848-1933) L'invitation au voyage 12:56 AM Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894) L'ile heureuse 12:59 AM Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943) The Isle, Op 14 No 2 01:01 AM Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Where Corals Lie, from 'Sea Pictures, Op 37' 01:05 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Der Schiffer, D536 01:07 AM Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960) Sailing 91福利社ward 01:08 AM Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) Channel Firing, from 'Before and After Summer, Op 16' 01:15 AM Eric Coates (1886-1957) By the Sleepy Lagoon 01:18 AM Charles聽Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Drake's Drum, from 'Songs of the Sea, Op 91' 01:21 AM Kurt Weill (1900-1950) My Ship, from 'Lady in the Dark' 01:23 AM Cole Porter (1891-1964) The Tale of the Oyster, from 'Fifty Million Frenchmen' 01:26 AM Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Sail on, Sail on James Newby (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano) 01:29 AM Grace Williams (1906-1977) Sea Sketches Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Roy Goodman (conductor) 01:48 AM Anthony Payne (1936-2021) Of land, sea and sky for chorus and orchestra 91福利社 Symphony Chorus, 91福利社 Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis (conductor) 02:16 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60 Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) 02:25 AM Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) Tarantelle Andrea Koll茅 (flute), Silvia Zabarella (oboe), Alexander Boeschoten (piano) 02:31 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr Rinaldo Alessandrini Goldberg Variations, BWV988 Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord), Concerto Italiano 03:15 AM Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (c.1739-1799) Symphony in G major, Op 11 No 1 Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor) 03:30 AM Benjamin Godard (1849-1895) Berceuse de Jocelyn Henry-David Varema (cello), Cornelia Lootsmann (harp) 03:36 AM Imant Raminsh (b.1943) Ave Verum Corpus Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn (conductor) 03:42 AM Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Pan and Syrinx, Op 49 Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Sch酶nwandt (conductor) 03:51 AM Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Trio No 2 from Essercizii Musici Camerata K枚ln, Rainer Zipperling (viola da gamba), Ghislaine Wauters (viola da gamba), Harald Hoeren (harpsichord) 04:01 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman' in C major, K265 Young-Lan Han (piano) 04:12 AM Pauline Viardot (1821-1910) Choeur des elfes Olivia Robinson (soprano), 91福利社 Singers, Libby Burgess (piano), Grace Rossiter (conductor) 04:18 AM Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Arvid Engeg氓rd (conductor) 04:31 AM Antonio Soler (1729-1783) Fandango Fredrik From (violin), Benjamin Scherer Quesada (violin), Teodoro Ba霉 (viola d'arco), Hager Hanana (cello), Joanna Bo艣lak-G贸rniok (harpsichord), Dagmara Kapczy艅ska (harpsichord), Gwenna毛lle Alibert (harpsichord), Bolette Roed (recorder), Komal茅 Akakpo (dulcimer) 04:38 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Gestillte Sehnsucht, Op 91 No 1 Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo soprano), Morten Carlsen (viola), Sergej Osadchuk (piano) 04:44 AM Giovanni Valentini (1582/3-1649) Fra bianchi giglie, a 7 La Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata K枚ln 04:54 AM Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986) Pastoral Suite, Op 19 (1938) CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) 05:08 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Piano Sonata in E minor, H 16 34 Niklas Sivel枚v (piano) 05:20 AM Frederick Jacobi (1891-1952) Fantasy for viola and piano Cathy Basrak (viola), William Koehler (piano) 05:31 AM Ernst Mielck (1877-1899) Symphony in F minor, "Fairytale" Op 4 (1897) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor) 06:13 AM Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) Quintet No 4 in E flat for flute, oboe, violin, viola and double bass, Op 11 Les Ambassadeurs

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D583
    Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D583
    Franz Schubert
  3. 2.
    Meeresstille, from '12 Songs after Goethe, Op 15'
    Meeresstille, from '12 Songs after Goethe, Op 15'
    Nikolai Karlovich Medtner
  4. 3.
    Song to the Seals
    Song to the Seals
    Granville Bantock