Program Guide 01-19-2016
Almanac
January 19
1787 first performance of Mozart’s Symphony No. 38 ‘Prague’, conducted by the composer in the Bohemian city where Mozart had a consistent and devoted following.
1853 premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore (The Troubadour) at the Teatro Apollo in Rome; Enrico Caruso once said that all it takes for successful performance of Il trovatore is the four greatest singers in the world.
1873 first performance of Camille Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in Paris; has always been one of Saint-Saëns’s most popular pieces: the great Pablo Casals chose it for his London debut in 1905.
1884 premiere of Jules Massenet's opera Manon at the Opéra Comique in Paris; based on the 1731 novel L’histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the Abbé Prévost; before Massenet's version, Fromental Halévy and Daniel Auber had used the subject for stage works; Puccini’s Manon Lescaut followed in 1893; Massenet also wrote a one-act sequel to Manon, Le portrait de Manon (1894), involving the Chevalier des Grieux as an older man.
1903 Boris Blacher – German composer, librettist and teacher (d.1975); regarded as one of the most influential music figures of his time; his students include Aribert Reimann, Gottfried von Einem, Kalevi Aho and Richard Wernick.
1955 Sir Simon Rattle – English conductor (62years old); rose to international fame as conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; since 2002 Principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic; becomes Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra in September 2017.
1973 Leonard Bernstein led a performance of Haydn's Mass in Time of War at a ‘Concert for Peace’ at Washington DC's National Cathedral, in protest against President Nixon on the eve of Nixon's second term in office as the Vietnam War still raged; the concert was timed to coincide with Nixon's official inaugural concert, which concluded with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.
1994 first performance of John Adams’s Violin Concerto, with the Minnesota Orchestra, Edo de Waart conducting; the soloist was concertmaster Jorja Fleezanis, who had prompted the composition; “Composers who are not string players are seriously challenged when it comes to writing a concerto,” writes Mr. Adams, “and close collaborations are the rule, as it was in this case.”
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:36:57 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D
Claudio Abbado Orchestra Mozart Archiv 4777598
00:41:00 00:39:45 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat major Op 97
Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Soovin Kim, violin; David Soyer, cello Marlboro 80001
01:23:00 00:31:36 Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E flat major Op 82
Sir Simon Rattle Philharmonia Orchestra EMI 64737
01:57:00 00:18:43 Anderson & Roe Suite from Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion'
Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Steinway 30033
02:17:00 00:19:59 Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op 33
Munich Radio Orchestra Ari Rasilainen Sol Gabetta, cello RCA 75951
02:39:00 00:34:15 Sir William Walton Belshazzar's Feast
City of Birmingham Symphony Sir Simon Rattle Thomas Hampson, baritone; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; City of Birmingham Sym Chorus EMI 56592
03:15:00 00:46:50 Jean-Philippe Rameau Les Fêtes d'Hébé: Ballet Music
English Chamber Orchestra Raymond Leppard Ursula Connors, soprano; Ambrosian Singers EMI 65732
04:04:00 00:41:57 Wilhelm Stenhammar Symphony No. 2 in G minor Op 34
Neeme Järvi Gothenburg Symphony DeutGram 445857
04:48:00 00:31:06 Ludwig van Beethoven Egmont: Incidental Music Op 84
Berlin Philharmonic Claudio Abbado Cheryl Studer, soprano; Bruno Ganz, speaker DeutGram 435617
05:21:00 00:17:36 Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No. 4 in D major
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Decca 4785334
05:40:00 00:06:00 Georges Bizet L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2: Pastorale
José Serebrier Barcelona Symphony Bis 1305
06:00 BBC NEWS; CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:06:47 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Flutes in C
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Nicholas McGegan Janet See, flute; Stephen Schultz, flute Harm Mundi 905193
06:15:00 00:04:57 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in G major
Sergei Babayan, piano ProPiano 224506
06:20:00 00:03:34 Franz Liszt Paraphrase on Chopin's 'Maiden's Wish'
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Decca 16421
06:25:00 00:05:24 Iosif Ivanovici Waltz 'Danube Waves'
István Bogár Budapest Strauss Ensemble Naxos 550900
06:30:00 00:04:43 Claude Debussy King Lear: Fanfare & Le Sommeil de Lear
Sir Simon Rattle City of Birmingham Symphony EMI 72095
06:40:00 00:07:46 Jean Sibelius Historic Scenes Suite No. 1: Festivo Op 25
Jukka-Pekka Saraste Finnish Radio Symphony Orch RCA 60157
06:51:00 00:02:20 Johann Sebastian Bach The Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus 9
Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Steinway 30033
06:55:00 00:03:45 Robert Browne Hall The New Colonial March
Frederick Fennell Dallas Wind Symphony Reference 85
07:05:00 00:05:05 Sir Arthur Sullivan The Yeoman of the Guard: Overture
Sir Neville Marriner Academy St. Martin in Fields Philips 434916
07:10:00 00:06:46 Peter Tchaikovsky Swan Lake: Waltz
Mstislav Rostropovich Berlin Philharmonic DeutGram 4793449
07:20:00 00:03:34 George Frideric Handel Allegro from Concerto No. 2 in F
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Sony 63073
07:25:00 00:02:50 Bernard Herrmann North by Northwest: Main Title
John Mauceri Danish National Symphony Toccata 241
07:30:00 00:04:15 John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Sir Simon Rattle City of Birmingham Symphony EMI 55051
07:40:00 00:07:18 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante from Violin Concerto No. 4
Schleswig-Holstein Festival Christoph Eschenbach Ray Chen, violin Sony 544775
07:50:00 00:04:01 Antonín Dvorák American Suite: Allegretto Op 98
Benjamin Pasternack, piano Naxos 559777
07:55:00 00:03:10 Leonard Bernstein West Side Story: America
Canadian Brass RCA 68633
08:07:00 00:06:04 Frédéric Chopin Grand Valse Brillante from "Les Sylphides"
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80625
08:15:00 00:05:30 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Finale from Cello Concerto
English Chamber Orchestra Sir Andrew Davis Matt Haimovitz, cello DeutGram 429219
08:20:00 00:06:20 Mauro Giuliani Siciliano from Guitar Concerto No. 1 Op 30
English Chamber Orchestra Luis Garcia-Navarro Narciso Yepes, guitar PentaTone 202
08:25:00 00:02:06 Manuel de Falla Seven Spanish Popular Songs: Nana
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano Cedille 139
08:30:00 00:04:29 Jean-Philippe Rameau Dardanus: Overture
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra CBC 5229
08:40:00 00:08:16 Sergei Prokofiev Cinderella: Cinderella at the Palace
Theodore Kuchar National Symphony of Ukraine Naxos 550968
08:51:00 00:02:01 George Frideric Handel Israel in Egypt: He gave them hailstones
English Baroque Soloists Sir John Eliot Gardiner Monteverdi Choir Philips 432110
08:55:00 00:06:18 Richard Rodgers The King and I: Overture
John Mauceri Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Philips 434932
09:05:00 00:17:56 Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for 2 Keyboards in C major
Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Steinway 30033
09:27:00 00:06:24 John Williams The Force Awakens: Main Title & Attack
John Williams Symphony Orchestra Disney 21772
09:35:00 00:05:50 Dmitri Shostakovich Festive Overture Op 96
Gustavo Dudamel Simón Bolívar Symphony DeutGram 13458
09:45:00 00:08:29 Johann David Heinichen Movements from Concerto Grosso in G major
Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Fire ApolloFire 2005
09:55:00 00:03:16 Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt: Wedding March
Esa-Pekka Salonen Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra CBS 44528
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:02:00 00:02:25 Johann Sebastian Bach Sonatina from Cantata No. 106 'Actus Tragicus'
Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Steinway 30033
10:06:00 00:04:15 Johann Sebastian Bach Finale from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Steinway 30033
10:12:00 00:13:07 George Frideric Handel Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major
English Concert Trevor Pinnock Simon Preston, organ Archiv 413468
10:27:00 00:04:00 Sergei Prokofiev The Stone Flower: Maidens' Dance Op 118
Neeme Järvi Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Chandos 10481
10:32:00 00:03:38 Adolph von Henselt Scherzo in B minor Op 9
Rüdiger Steinfatt, piano Schwann 310023
10:40:00 00:04:09 Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in B flat minor
Roberto Szidon, piano DeutGram 4779525
10:45:00 00:03:02 Leos Janácek Moravian Dances: Fur Coat Dance
Antoni Wit Warsaw Philharmonic Naxos 572695
10:52:00 00:26:16 Antonín Dvorák The Golden Spinning Wheel Op 109
István Kertész London Symphony Orchestra Decca 4785437
11:19:00 00:06:32 Johannes Brahms Allegro giocoso from Symphony No. 4 Op 98
Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra Decca 4787779
11:29:00 00:09:04 Jean-Philippe Rameau Concert No. 4 en sextuor
Christophe Rousset Les Talens Lyriques Decca 1845
11:40:00 00:10:14 Ludwig van Beethoven Consecration of the House Overture Op 124
Claudio Abbado Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 429762
11:52:00 00:07:27 Carlos Chávez El Trópico
Alondra de la Parra Philharmonic Orch of Americas Sony 75555
12:07:00 00:08:41 Jacques Offenbach Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
Marc Minkowski Musicians of the Louvre Archiv 4776403
12:18:00 00:08:30 Johann Strauss Jr Waltz 'Mephisto's Calls from Hell' Op 101
Zubin Mehta Vienna Philharmonic Sony 66860
12:27:00 00:03:02 John Philip Sousa March 'The New York Hippodrome'
Keith Brion Royal Artillery Band Naxos 559092
12:33:00 00:02:36 Percy Grainger In a Nutshell Suite: Arrival Platform
Sir Simon Rattle City of Birmingham Symphony EMI 56412
12:40:00 00:06:15 Billy Strayhorn Take the 'A' Train
JoAnn Falletta Buffalo Philharmonic Naxos 559737
12:48:00 00:10:41 Armstrong Gibbs Miniature Dance Suite Op 124
David Lloyd-Jones Royal Ballet Sinfonia Naxos 554186
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:02:00 00:34:15 Sir William Walton Belshazzar's Feast
City of Birmingham Symphony Sir Simon Rattle Thomas Hampson, baritone; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; City of Birmingham Sym Chorus EMI 56592
13:38:00 00:20:56 Sir Michael Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a Theme by Corelli
Sir Neville Marriner Academy St. Martin in Fields Philips 4756117
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:01:00 00:03:13 Giuseppe Verdi Il trovatore: Di quella pira
Orch del Teatro Regio di Parma Pier Giorgio Morandi Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Teatro Municipale di Piacenza Sony 549204
14:04:00 00:03:42 Giuseppe Verdi Il trovatore: Ah! sì, ben mio
Orch del Teatro Regio di Parma Pier Giorgio Morandi Jonas Kaufmann, tenor Sony 549204
14:11:00 00:15:07 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 30 in C major
Nicholas Ward Northern Chamber Orchestra Naxos 550757
14:31:00 00:11:10 César Franck Allegretto from Symphony in D minor
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Orchestre Métropolitaine Atma 2647
14:45:00 00:12:37 Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry Symphonic Variations
Andrew Penny Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Naxos 553469
15:00:00 00:18:43 Anderson & Roe Suite from Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion'
Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Steinway 30033
15:21:00 00:08:44 Ludwig van Beethoven Romance No. 2 in F major Op 50
Royal Philharmonic Sir Eugene Goossens David Oistrakh, violin DeutGram 4793449
15:33:00 00:03:34 Johann Sebastian Bach French Suite No. 5: Gigue
Jeffrey Biegel, piano Steinway 30001
15:40:00 00:03:28 John Dowland Kemp's Jig, Mistress Winter's Jump & My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe
La Nef Atma 2650
15:45:00 00:09:50 Manuel de Falla The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1
Riccardo Muti Philadelphia Orchestra EMI 63572
15:58:00 00:05:17 Alexander Borodin Scherzo from Symphony No. 2
Sir Simon Rattle Berlin Philharmonic EMI 273
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell
16:07:00 00:02:27 Percy Grainger Country Gardens
Sir Simon Rattle City of Birmingham Symphony EMI 56412
16:13:00 00:08:53 Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata No. 127: Aria 'Die Seele ruht
Augustin Hadelich, violin; Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano
Steinway 30033
16:26:00 00:08:49 John Williams The Force Awakens: The Jedi Steps & Finale
John Williams Symphony Orchestra Disney 21772
16:38:00 00:02:30 John Williams The Force Awakens: Scherzo for X-Wings
John Williams Symphony Orchestra Disney 21772
16:41:00 00:07:36 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 10 in G major
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Vienna Concentus Musicus Teldec 25914
16:51:00 00:04:15 Johann Sebastian Bach Finale from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Steinway 30033
16:57:00 00:02:14 Giacomo Puccini Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
London Philharmonic Sir Andrew Davis Nicole Cabell, soprano Decca 6590
17:05:00 00:05:55 Giuseppe Verdi Il trovatore: Ballet Music
José Serebrier Bournemouth Symphony Naxos 572818
17:14:00 00:08:43 Franz Schubert Andante from Symphony No. 2
Sir Colin Davis Dresden State Orchestra RCA 68545
17:26:00 00:09:06 Darius Milhaud Suite for 2 Pianos 'Scaramouche'
Katia Labèque, piano; Marielle Labèque, piano Philips 426284
17:40:00 00:05:17 Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: The Montagues and the Capulets
Yoel Levi Cleveland Orchestra Telarc 80089
17:46:00 00:04:05 Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: Juliet the Young Girl
Yoel Levi Cleveland Orchestra Telarc 80089
17:53:00 00:02:08 Giovanni Palestrina Exsultate Deo
John Rutter Cambridge Singers Collegium 134
17:56:00 00:03:33 Johann Nepomuk Hummel Rondo from Piano Trio No. 4 Op 65
Beaux Arts Trio Philips 446077
18:00 BBC NEWS; DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:19:00 Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op 33
Cleveland Orchestra Sir Neville Marriner Lynn Harrell, cello Decca 410019
18:30:00 00:02:25 Johann Sebastian Bach Sonatina from Cantata No. 106 'Actus Tragicus'
Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Steinway 30033
18:35:00 00:03:06 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Così fan tutte: Soave sia il vento
Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Steinway 30022
18:40:00 00:14:13 Boris Blacher Variations on a Theme of Paganini Op 26
Sir Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic Decca 452853
18:56:00 00:03:20 Anderson & Roe Ragtime alla Turca
Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Steinway 30022
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:20:10 Franz Liszt Symphonic Poem No. 7 'Festive Sounds'
Sir Georg Solti London Philharmonic DeutGram 4779525
19:24:00 00:30:59 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Decca 436421
19:57:00 00:02:20 Claude Debussy Children's Corner: Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum
Paul Crossley, piano Sony 53111
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:11:30 Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Cleveland Orchestra Christoph von Dohnányi Joshua Smith, flute MAA 1032
20:15:00 00:41:27 César Franck Symphony in D minor
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Orchestre Métropolitaine Atma 2647
21:00 CHICAGO SYMPHONY with Lisa Simeone - Riccardo Muti, conductor; Rudolf Buchbinder, piano; Rosa Feola, soprano; Alisa Kolosova, mezzosoprano; Saimir Pirgu, tenor; Michele Pertusi, bass;
Chicago Symphony Chorus
21:04:00 00:30:18 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
21:38:00 00:52:10 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem in D minor
22:35:00 00:19:14 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B flat major
David McGill, bassoon
22:57:00 00:02:09 Claude Debussy Preludes Book 1: Minstrels
Pascal Rogé, piano Decca 4785437
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:05:39 Antonín Dvorák Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E minor Op 72
Rafael Kubelik Bavarian Radio Symphony DeutGram 4793449
23:07:00 00:10:18 Peter Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3: Elegie Op 55
Vladimir Jurowski Russian National Orchestra PentaTone 61
23:20:00 00:06:05 Johann Sebastian Bach St. Matthew Passion: Erbarme dich
Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Steinway 30033
23:26:00 00:09:40 Johann Friedrich Fasch Air No. 1 from Suite for Winds & Strings in D minor
Ludwig Güttler Virtuosi Saxoniae Capriccio 10218
23:37:00 00:05:43 Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio from String Quartet No. 14 Op 131
Cypress String Quartet Cypress 2012
23:42:00 00:10:52 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante from Sinfonia Concertante
Cleveland Orchestra Christoph von Dohnányi Daniel Majeske, violin; Robert Vernon, viola Decca 443175
23:55:00 00:03:10 Johann Sebastian Bach Largo from Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor
English Chamber Orchestra Steven Mercurio Anne Akiko Meyers, violin E1 Music 7785
23:55:00 00:02:58 John Dowland Come, heavy Sleep
La Nef Michael Slattery, tenor Atma 2650
