Frogs, locusts and rivers of blood

Israel in Egypt is one of Handel's most extravagantly dramatic oratorios. Placing the chorus in the spotlight, Handel uses the collective voices to tell the story of an entire people, demanding greater virtuosity than ever before in some thrilling choral writing.

William Christie conducts the period ensemble the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, joined by the group’s own choir, in the launch of a series of Handel oratorios to be performed over the 2017 Proms. Catriona Young presents.

12:31 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Israel in Egypt, oratorio - Part 1
Zoe Brookshaw (soprano), Rowan Pierce (soprano), Christopher Lowrey (counter tenor), Jeremy Budd (tenor), Dingle Yandell (bass baritone), Callum Thorpe (bass), Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie (conductor)

01:14 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Israel in Egypt - oratorio (original 1739 version) - Part 2
Zoe Brookshaw (soprano), Rowan Pierce (soprano), Christopher Lowrey (counter tenor), Jeremy Budd (tenor), Dingle Yandell (bass baritone), Callum Thorpe (bass), Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie (conductor)

01:40 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Israel in Egypt - oratorio (original 1739 version) - Part 3
Zoe Brookshaw (soprano), Rowan Pierce (soprano), Christopher Lowrey (counter tenor), Jeremy Budd (tenor), Dingle Yandell (bass baritone), Callum Thorpe (bass), Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie (conductor)

02:18 AM
Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1696-1763)
Concerto in G minor for oboe, strings and bass continuo (Allegro; Largo; Presto)
Hans-Peter Westermann (oboe), Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik, Mary Utiger (director)

02:31 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Violin Sonata No.3 in C minor (Op.45)
Julian Rachlin (violin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

02:55 AM
Sigurd Lie (1871-1904)
Symphony in A minor
Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor)

03:28 AM
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Prelude for guitar no.3 in A minor
Norbert Kraft (guitar)

03:35 AM
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
3 Sonatas for piano
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)

03:42 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1684-1750)
Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer (artistic director)

03:56 AM
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Salieri's Aria from Mozart and Salieri - opera in 1 act (Op.48)
Robert Holl (bass), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)

04:04 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Flute Quartet no 4 in A major (K.298)
Dae-Won Kim (flute), Yong-Woo Chun (violin), Myung-Hee Cho (viola), Jink-Yung Chee (cello)

04:16 AM
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Rosen aus dem Suden, waltz Op 388
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Roman Zeilinger (conductor)

04:26 AM
William Kroll (1901-1980)
Banjo and Fiddle
Moshe Hammer (violin), Valerie Tryon (piano)

04:31 AM
Armas Jarnefelt (1869-1968)
Kanteletar
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ilpo Mansnerus (conductor)

04:37 AM
David Wikander (1884-1955), Gustaf Fröding (lyricist)
Kung Liljekonvalje (King Lily of the Valley)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

04:41 AM
Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)
Trio in F major for 2 flutes and continuo
Karl Kaiser (flute), Michael Schneider (flute), Rainer Zipperling (cello), Harald Hoeren (harpsichord)

04:50 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
The Alchymist - incidental music HWV.43
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Monica Huggett (conductor)

05:07 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata in C K.330
Dang Thai Son (piano)

05:21 AM
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Aria 'Di Provenza il mar' - from 'La Traviata'
Gaétan Laperrière (baritone), Orchestre Symphonique de Trois-Rivières, Gilles Bellemare (conductor)

05:26 AM
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Tod und Verklärung (Op.24)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård (conductor)

05:51 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Sonata in A minor D.821 for arpeggione and piano
Lise Berthaud (viola), Francois Pinel (piano)

06:17 AM
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Concerto for 2 horns and orchestra (TWV 52:D2) in D major
Jozef Illéš (horn), Jan Budzák (horn), Chamber Association of Slovakian Radio, Vlastimil Horák (conductor)