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20 years of the Amaryllis Quartet

In this birthday concert, chamber music classics by Beethoven and Brahms are performed alongside a new work by the Swiss oboist, composer and conductor Heinz Holliger.

The Amaryllis Quartet has been performing in major concert halls from Hamburg to Tokyo for 20 years. In this birthday concert at Solothurn in Switzerland, chamber music classics by Beethoven and Brahms are performed alongside a new work by the Swiss oboist, composer and conductor Heinz Holliger. John Shea presents.

12:31 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet no 5 in A major, Op 18 no 5
Amaryllis Quartett

01:00 AM
Heinz Holliger (b.1939)
nicht Ichts 鈥� nicht Nichts, 10 Monodisticha after Angelus Silesius
Amaryllis Quartett

01:19 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quintet no 2 in G major, Op 111
Amaryllis Quartett, Lena Eckels (viola)

01:49 AM
Heinz Holliger (b.1939)
(S)irat贸 for Orchestra
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer (conductor)

02:05 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Oboe Concerto in C major, K.285d/314a
Heinz Holliger (oboe), ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor)

02:26 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), arr. Glenn Gould
Cadenza for Piano Concerto no 1 in C major, Op 15
Lukas Geniu拧as (piano)

02:31 AM
Francesco Corteccia (1502-1571)
Musica della commedia di Francesco Corteccia recitata al secondo convito
Ensemble Weser-Renaissance Bremen, Manfred Cordes (conductor)

02:49 AM
Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957)
Sommernacht (Summer Night): pastoral intermezzo for string orchestra, Op 58
Camerata Bern

03:00 AM
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op 18
Minami Yoshida (violin), Jean Desmarais (piano)

03:28 AM
Mirko Kraj膷i (b.1968)
Four Dances from the ballet 'Don Juan' (2007)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mirko Kraj膷i (conductor)

03:36 AM
Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773)
Trio Sonata in E flat major
Atrium Musicium Chamber Ensemble

03:44 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
2 chorale-preludes on 'Herzlich tut mich verlangen', Op 122 nos 9 and 10
Jan Bokszczanin (organ)

03:50 AM
Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)
Piano Sonata in B minor, Op 40 no 2
Beatrice Rana (piano)

04:08 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Premi猫re rapsodie arr. for clarinet and orchestra
Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

04:16 AM
Annibale Gregori (?-c.1633)
Ciaccona a 2 soprani, from 'Ariosi concenti, Op 9'
Andrea Inghisciano (cornet), Gawain Glenton (cornet), Giulia Genini (soloist), Guido Morini (harpsichord), Mar铆a Gonz谩lez (organ)

04:22 AM
Gra偶yna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Suite for chamber orchestra (1946)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Krenz (conductor)

04:31 AM
John Wilbye (1574-1638)
Draw on sweet night for 6 voices (1609)
麻豆社 Singers, Bo Holten (director)

04:36 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), transc. Z贸ltan Kocsis
Pavane pour une infante defunte
Zsolt Szatm谩ri (clarinet), Z贸ltan Kocsis (piano)

04:42 AM
Unico Wilhelm Van Wassenaer (1692-1766)
Concerto no 5 in F minor (from Sei Concerti Armonici 1740)
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, Jan Willem de Vriend (conductor)

04:53 AM
Roger Quilter (1877-1953)
7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op 12
Kathryn Rudge (mezzo soprano), James Baillieu (piano)

05:07 AM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Meeresstille und gluckliche Fahrt - overture, Op 27
Orchestre National de France, Riccardo Muti (conductor)

05:21 AM
Heinz Holliger (b.1939)
From 5 Little pieces for solo oboe: nos 2, 4 & 5
Vera Flurina Gassmann (oboe)

05:26 AM
Erkki Melartin (1875-1937)
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 60
John Storg氓rds (violin), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (conductor)

05:55 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Piano Sonata no 3 in B minor, Op 58
Jakub Kuszlik (piano)

06:23 AM
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Romance for viola and piano
Steven Dann (viola), Bruce Vogt (piano)

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Tue 17 Feb 2026 00:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet no 5 in A major, Op 18 no 5

    Ensemble: Amaryllis Quartett.
    • CHSRF.

  • Heinz Holliger

    nicht Ichts - nicht Nichts, 10 Monodisticha after Angelus Silesius

    Ensemble: Amaryllis Quartett.
    • CHSRF.

  • Johannes Brahms

    String Quintet no 2 in G major, Op 111

    Performer: Lena Eckels. Ensemble: Amaryllis Quartett.
    • CHSRF.

  • Heinz Holliger

    (S)irat贸 for Orchestra

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
    • GB麻豆社.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Oboe Concerto in C major, K.285d/314a

    Performer: Heinz Holliger. Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.
    • NLNOS.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cadenza for Piano Concerto no 1 in C major, Op 15

    Performer: Lukas Geniu拧as. Music Arranger: Glenn Gould.
    • PLPR.

  • Francesco Corteccia

    Musica della commedia di Francesco Corteccia recitata al secondo convito

    Ensemble: Weser-Renaissance Bremen. Conductor: Manfred Cordes.
    • DEWDR.

  • Othmar Schoeck

    Sommernacht (Summer Night): pastoral intermezzo for string orchestra, Op 58

    Ensemble: Camerata Bern.
    • CHSRI.

  • Richard Strauss

    Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op 18

    Performer: Minami Yoshida. Performer: Jean Desmarais.
    • CASRC.

  • Mirko Kraj膷i

    Four Dances from the ballet 'Don Juan' (2007)

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirko Kraj膷i.
    • SKRTVS.

  • Johann Joachim Quantz

    Trio Sonata in E flat major

    Ensemble: Atrium Musicium Chamber Ensemble.
    • LTLR.

  • Johannes Brahms

    2 chorale-preludes on 'Herzlich tut mich verlangen', Op.122 nos. 9 and 10

    Performer: Jan Bart艂omiej Bokszczanin.
    • MDTRM.

  • Muzio Clementi

    Piano Sonata in B minor, Op 40 no 2

    Performer: Beatrice Rana.
    • GB麻豆社.

  • Claude Debussy

    Premi猫re rapsodie arr. for clarinet and orchestra

    Performer: Kari Kriikku. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka鈥怭ekka Saraste.
    • FIYLE.

  • Annibale Gregori

    Ciaccona a 2 soprani, from 'Ariosi concenti, Op 9'

    Performer: Andrea Inghisciano. Performer: Gawain Glenton. Performer: Giulia Genini. Performer: Guido Morini. Performer: Maria Gonzalez (mother).
    • PLPR.

  • Gra偶yna Bacewicz

    Suite for chamber orchestra

    Orchestra: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jan Krenz.
    • PLPR.

  • John Wilbye

    Draw on sweet night for 6 voices (1609)

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Director: Bo Holten.
    • GB麻豆社.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante defunte

    Performer: Zsolt Szatm谩ri. Performer: Kocsis Zolt谩n.
    • HUMR.

  • Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer

    Concerto no 5 in F minor (from Sei Concerti Armonici 1740)

    Ensemble: Combattimento. Conductor: Jan Willem de Vriend.
    • NLNOS.

  • Roger Quilter

    7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op 12

    Performer: James Baillieu. Singer: Kathryn Rudge.
    • GB麻豆社.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Meeresstille und gluckliche Fahrt - overture, Op 27

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
    • FRSRF.

  • Heinz Holliger

    From 5 Little pieces for solo oboe: nos 2, 4 & 5

    Performer: Vera Flurina Gassmann.
    • CHSRF.

  • Erkki Melartin

    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 60

    Performer: John Storg氓rds. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.
    • FIYLE.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor Op 58

    Performer: Jakub Kuszlik.
    • PLPR.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Romance for viola and piano

    Performer: Steven Dann. Performer: Bruce Vogt.
    • CACBC.

Broadcast

  • Tue 17 Feb 2026 00:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3