A visit to and around the court of Saint Petersburg, Stockholm and the Dutch royal family. Episode 10: William the Conqueror and William II of England.
1. Anonymous. Grand bataille, imitee sur clavecin ou piano-forte. Anneke Verhoef, fortepiano. Fiorenza Dedonatis, violin. Bas van Hengel, cello. Joeke Hoekstra, percussion.
2. Sicco Albert Hempenius (1785-1849). Variations on ‘Wien Neêrlands bloed door d’aderen vloeit’. Gert Oost, Bätz organ, Reformed Church, Weesp, the Netherlands.
3. Johannes Hermann Kufferath (1797-1864). Aria ‘Praal lang, o lieflyke Avondstar!’, from the Jubel-cantate, opus 1. Mirjam Beumer, soprano. Wolter Willemsen, piano.
4. Dmitri Stepanovitsj Bortnjanski (1751-1825). Concerto for double choir ‘Tebe Boga, chavlim’. Galina Dolbonas, mezzo-soprano. Oleg Sokolov, tenor. Joeri Bajitov, baritone. Joeri Jemachev, basso profondo. Glinka State Choir conducted by Vladislav Chermushenko.
5. Guillaume Kühner. Sophien Walzer. Gert Oost, Bätz organ, Gothic Hall, the Hague, the Netherlands.
6. Louis Drouet (1792-1873). Fantasia for flute and harp, opus 28. Marc Grauwels, flute. Catherine Michel, harp.
7. Eduard Grégoir(1822-1890). Marche funèbre, composée sur le mort Guillaume II. Gert Oost, Bätz organ. Gothic Hall, the Hague.
8. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Die Zufriedenheit, KV 349. Stephan Loges, baritone, Eugene Asti, piano.
