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Radio 3,02 Jun 2026,360 mins

HOPE - Helsinki Chamber Choir 20th Anniversary Concert

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From Helsinki, the Helsinki Chamber Choir, the Finnish Baroque Orchestra and conductor Nils Schweckendiek perform music on the theme of Hope including four premieres and music by Bach and Handel. Penny Gore presents. 12:31 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV.226 Helsinki Chamber Choir, Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) 12:39 AM Anna Clyne (b.1980) In thy Beauty Helsinki Chamber Choir, Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) 12:46 AM Helena Tulve (b.1972) And Death Shall Have No Dominion Helsinki Chamber Choir, Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) 01:01 AM Karin Rehnqvist (b.1957) Take the Milky Way Helsinki Chamber Choir, Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) 01:15 AM Santa Ratniece (b. 1977) Lustral Helsinki Chamber Choir, Finnish Baroque Orchestra (organ), Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) 01:31 AM Matilda Seppälä (b. 1993) Casual Usual Helsinki Chamber Choir, Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) 01:37 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Foundling Hospital anthem, HWV 268 Helsinki Chamber Choir, Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) 01:54 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Andante from Sonata no 2 in A minor for Solo Violin, BWV.1003 Anatol Toth (violin) 01:58 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Partita no 4 in D major, BWV.828 Schaghajegh Nosrati (piano) 02:31 AM Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Symphony no 2 in C major, Op 61 Biel-Solothurn Symphony Orchestra, Kaspar Zehnder (conductor) 03:06 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Sonata in C minor, D958 Francesco Piemontesi (piano) 03:37 AM Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) Pavane for orchestra, Op 50 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Grant Llewellyn (conductor) 03:44 AM Mönch von Salzburg (c.1340-c.1392) In aller werlt mein liebster hort Ensemble für Frühe Musik Augsburg 03:51 AM Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Mon coeur s'ouvre from 'Samson et Dalila' (arr. for trumpet & orchestra) Jouko Harjanne (trumpet), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen (conductor) 03:57 AM Giovanni Antonio Piani (1678-1760) Sonata II, from Violin Sonatas, Op 1 Eva Saladin (violin), Daniel Rosin (cello), Johannes Keller (harpsichord) 04:06 AM Petko Stainov (1896-1977) Horsemen, ballad for men's choir Kaval Men's Choir, Mikhail Angelov (conductor) 04:13 AM Georges Hüe (1858-1948) Phantasy vers. flute and piano Iveta Kundrátová (flute), Inna Aslamasova (piano) 04:21 AM Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758) Symphonia no 20 in E minor Stockholm Antiqua 04:31 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Gesang der Parzen (Song of the Fates), Op 89 Oslo Philharmonic Choir, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor) 04:40 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Ballade for piano no 1 in G minor, Op 23 Zbigniew Raubo (piano) 04:49 AM Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) Magnificat Primi Toni Elmer Iseler Singers, Elmer Iseler (conductor) 04:58 AM Robert de Visée (c.1655-1733) Suite no 9 in D minor Komalé Akakpo (cimbalom) 05:07 AM Howard Cable (1920-2016) The Banks of Newfoundland Hannaford Street Silver Band, Stephen Chenette (conductor) 05:15 AM Francesco Durante (1684-1755) Concerto per quartetto for strings no 5 in A major Concerto Köln 05:23 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony no 97 in C major (H.1.97) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Antoni Ros-Marbà (conductor) 05:48 AM Albertus Groneman (c.1710-1778) Flute Sonata in G major Jed Wentz (flute), Balázs Máté (cello), Marcelo Bussi (harpsichord) 06:01 AM Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Octet for strings in E flat major, Op 20 Kodály Quartet, Bartók String Quartet

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    Artist
  2. 1.
    Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV.226
    Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV.226
    Johann Sebastian Bach
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    In thy Beauty
    In thy Beauty
    Anna Clyne
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    And Death Shall Have No Dominion
    And Death Shall Have No Dominion
    Helena Tulve