Program Guide 02-29-2016
Almanac
February 29
1792 Gioacchino Rossini – Italian composer (d.1868); wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces; his best-known operas include the Italian comedies The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola, and the French-language epics Mosé and William Tell; until his retirement in 1829, Rossini had been the most popular opera composer in history.
1828 premiere of Daniel Auber's opera La muette de Portici (The Mute Girl of Portici, originally Masaniello) at the Salle Le Peletier of the Paris Opéra; generally regarded at the first French grand opera.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:34:22 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major Op 90
Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra Decca 4787779
00:38:00 00:22:51 Ottorino Respighi Rossiniana
Salvatore Di Vittorio Respighi Chamber Orchestra Naxos 572332
01:03:00 00:32:29 Hermann Goetz Symphony in F Op 9
Werner Andreas Albert NDR Radio Philharmonic CPO 999939
01:37:00 00:37:36 Peter Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major Op 75
Polish Nat'l Radio Symphony Antoni Wit Bernd Glemser, piano Naxos 550819
02:17:00 00:24:10 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 87 in A major
Bruno Weil Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Sony 66296
02:43:00 00:57:10 Gioacchino Rossini Stabat Mater
Academy Ancient Music Berlin Marcus Creed Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano; Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano; Bruce Fowler, tenor; Daniel Borowski, bass; RIAS Chamber Chorus Harm Mundi 2908304
03:42:00 00:32:35 Antonín Dvorák String Quintet No. 3 in E flat major Op 97
Emerson String Quartet Paul Neubauer, viola DeutGram 4778765
04:16:00 00:37:20 Zdenek Fibich Symphony No. 3 in E minor Op 53
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9328
04:55:00 00:24:11 Johann Sebastian Bach Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord Avie 2207
05:21:00 00:14:24 Benjamin Britten Matinées musicales Op 24
Okko Kamu Helsingborg Symphony Ondine 825
05:37:00 00:06:45 Jacques Ibert Trois pièces brèves
Reykjavik Wind Quintet Chandos 9362
06:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:02:48 Giovanni Gabrieli Canzoni e Sonate: Canzon 9
Empire Brass Telarc 80204
06:10:00 00:04:54 Antonín Dvorák Requiem: Quam olim Abrahae Op 89
Eduardo Fernández, guitar Decca 425821
06:15:00 00:03:02 Claude Debussy Children's Corner: Golliwog's Cakewalk
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Lambert Orkis, piano DeutGram 4795023
06:20:00 00:11:50 Gioacchino Rossini Semiramide: Overture
Claudio Abbado Chamber Orchestra of Europe DeutGram 431653
06:34:00 00:04:06 Johann Sebastian Bach Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Fire Avie 2207
06:40:00 00:07:46 Sir Arthur Sullivan The Mikado: Overture
Sir Neville Marriner Academy St. Martin in Fields Philips 434916
06:51:00 00:03:15 Robert Schumann Scenes from Childhood: Träumerei Op 15
Lang Lang, piano DeutGram 2047
06:55:00 00:02:15 John Philip Sousa March 'The Mikado'
Timothy Foley Nonpareil Wind Band EMI 54130
07:05:00 00:05:45 César Franck Allegretto from Violin Sonata in A major
Jeffrey Khaner, flute; Hugh Sung, piano Avie 2131
07:10:00 00:08:39 Sir Malcolm Arnold Four Scottish Dances Op 59
Keith Lockhart Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 68901
07:20:00 00:04:11 Johann Christian Bach La clemenza di Scipione: Overture
Anthony Halstead Hanover Band CPO 999488
07:25:00 00:02:51 Gioacchino Rossini Duetto buffo di due gatti
Gérard Lesne, countertenor; Rockwell Blake, tenor; Antonio Pappano, piano EMI 55614
07:30:00 00:04:48 Ludwig van Beethoven Scherzo from Piano Trio No. 1 Op 1
Joseph Kalichstein, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello Koch Intl 7724
07:40:00 00:08:23 Peter Tchaikovsky Finale from Symphony No. 4 Op 36
Daniele Gatti Royal Philharmonic Harm Mundi 907393
07:50:00 00:02:29 Aram Khachaturian Gayaneh: Sabre Dance
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80625
07:55:00 00:02:41 Frédéric Chopin Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major Op 30
Vassily Primakov, piano Bridge 9289
08:07:00 00:06:19 Henry Purcell The Fairy Queen: Act 4 Symphony
William Christie Les Arts Florissants Harm Mundi 901308
08:15:00 00:08:30 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondo from Clarinet Concerto
Seattle Symphony Gerard Schwarz Jon Manasse, clarinet Harm Mundi 907516
08:27:00 00:07:35 Paul Taffanel Finale from Wind Quintet in G minor
Vienna-Berlin Ensemble Sony 45996
08:40:00 00:04:01 Friedrich Kuhlau The Robber's Castle: Overture
Michael Schonwandt Danish National Radio Sym Chandos 9648
08:45:00 00:05:23 Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio from Sonata No. 8 Op 13
Daniel Barenboim, piano Decca 16871
08:50:00 00:03:49 Felix Mendelssohn Canzonetta from String Quartet No. 1 Op 12
Juilliard String Quartet Sony 60579
08:55:00 00:04:46 Joe Hisaishi Kikujiro: The Rain
La Pietà Angèle Dubeau Angèle Dubeau, violin Analekta 8737
09:05:00 00:14:08 Maurice Ravel Boléro
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra MAA 2013
09:23:00 00:06:03 Ennio Morricone Once Upon a Time in the West: Theme
City of Prague Philharmonic Paul Bateman Jill Washington, soprano Silva 1057
09:35:00 00:04:21 Paul Halley Appalachian Morning
John Williams Boston Pops Orchestra Sony 48224
09:48:00 00:05:43 Erik Satie Jack in the Box
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Decca 470290
09:55:00 00:03:11 Clive Richardson Beachcomber
Ronald Corp New London Orchestra Hyperion 66968
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:01:00 00:01:58 Samuel Barber Scherzo from Piano Sonata Op 26
Joel Fan, piano Reference 119
10:02:00 00:04:36 Edward MacDowell Scherzo from Piano Concerto No. 2 Op 23
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Andrew Litton André Watts, piano Telarc 80429
10:09:00 00:11:54 Gioacchino Rossini William Tell: Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fritz Reiner Mihaly Virizlay ,cello RCA 300350
10:23:00 00:06:01 Antonín Dvorák Allegretto from Symphony No. 8 Op 88
Manfred Honeck Pittsburgh Symphony Reference 710
10:30:00 00:03:47 Santiago de Murcia Jotta
Matthias Maute Ensemble Caprice Analekta 9957
10:39:00 00:04:22 Enrique Granados Spanish Dance No. 6 in D Op 5
Sir Angel Romero, guitar; Celedonio Romero, guitar Telarc 80216
10:45:00 00:03:04 Léo Delibes Les filles de Cadiz
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Olivieri-Munroe Sol Gabetta, cello RCA 735962
10:50:00 00:29:57 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major
Vienna Philharmonic Claudio Abbado Maria João Pires, piano DeutGram 4795448
11:22:00 00:08:13 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari La dama boba: Overture
Gianandrea Noseda BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10511
11:33:00 00:08:57 Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto after Vivaldi in G minor
Alexandre Tharaud, piano Harm Mundi 901871
11:44:00 00:09:19 Gustav Holst A Somerset Rhapsody Op 21
Richard Hickox London Symphony Orchestra Chandos 9420
11:55:00 00:04:35 Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4 in E flat major
Roberto Szidon, piano DeutGram 4779525
12:07:00 00:08:45 Gioacchino Rossini Il turco in Italia: Overture
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 415363
12:18:00 00:07:03 Ludwig van Beethoven Variations on the 'Turkish March' Op 76
Emil Gilels, piano EMI 69509
12:27:00 00:04:52 Carl Teike March 'Old Comrades'
Frederick Fennell Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Brain 7502
12:33:00 00:03:05 William Byrd Earl of Oxford's March
Robert Moody Canadian Brass Ensemble OpeningDay 7347
12:40:00 00:10:31 Alexander Borodin Prince Igor: Overture
Robert Shaw Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80039
12:53:00 00:02:15 Alexander Borodin Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovetsian
Geoffrey Simon Philharmonia Orchestra Cala 1029
12:56:00 00:03:17 Peter Tchaikovsky Danse caractéristique in D major Op 72
Mikhail Pletnev, piano DeutGram 4284
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:01:00 00:52:11 Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Op 14
Igor Markevitch Orchestre Lamoureux DeutGram 4795448
13:55:00 00:04:20 Hector Berlioz The Damnation of Faust: Rákóczy March
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra MAA 10603
14:01:00 00:03:04 Gioacchino Rossini La danza
Orch del Teatro Comunale Richard Bonynge Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 417011
14:05:00 00:04:17 Gioacchino Rossini The Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum
Orchestra of La Scala Riccardo Chailly Leo Nucci, baritone CBS 37862
14:11:00 00:13:33 Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Oboe & Violin in C minor
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Johanna Novom, violin; Debra Nagy, oboe ApolloFire 2005
14:28:00 00:11:01 Benjamin Britten Soirées musicales Op 9
Okko Kamu Helsingborg Symphony Ondine 825
14:42:00 00:03:32 Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Jeanne Lamon Jeanne Lamon, violin Tafelmusik 1001
14:48:00 00:09:17 Mikhail Glinka Spanish Overture No. 1
Sir Charles Mackerras London Symphony Orchestra Mercury 434352
15:01:00 00:15:44 Gioacchino Rossini String Sonata No. 6 in D major
Ensemble Explorations Harm Mundi 901847
15:18:00 00:10:13 Ludwig van Beethoven Allegro from Piano Sonata No. 29 Op 106
Igor Levit, piano Sony 370387
15:26:00 00:03:32 Percy Grainger Early One Morning
Richard Hickox BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9584
15:29:00 00:04:21 Aaron Copland The Red Pony: Morning on the Ranch
JoAnn Falletta Buffalo Philharmonic Naxos 559240
15:45:00 00:09:39 Johannes Brahms Finale from Piano Concerto No. 2 Op 83
Berlin State Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel Daniel Barenboim, piano DeutGram 4794899
15:56:00 00:01:44 Fritz Kreisler Syncopation
Caroline Goulding, violin; Christopher O'Riley, piano Telarc 80744
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell
15:58:00 00:04:46 Gioacchino Rossini Il signor Bruschino: Overture
Christian Benda Prague Sinfonia Naxos 570934
16:08:00 00:03:37 Gilbert & Sullivan The Pirates of Penzance: The Paradox
Welsh National Opera Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Gillian Knight, contralto; John Mark Ainsley, tenor; Donald Adams, bass Telarc 80353
16:14:00 00:08:16 Daniel Auber La muette de Portici: Overture
Igor Markevitch Orchestre Lamoureux DeutGram 4795448
16:26:00 00:05:58 Gioacchino Rossini La scala di seta: Overture
Christian Benda Prague Sinfonia Naxos 570934
16:42:00 00:07:27 Gioacchino Rossini Grand Overture
Alun Francis Haydn Orchestra CPO 999063
16:52:00 00:02:58 Frédéric Chopin Prelude No. 17 in A flat major Op 28
Daniil Trifonov, piano DeutGram 4791728
16:56:00 00:02:57 Isaac Albéniz Suite Española: Castilla Op 47
Enrique Bátiz State of Mexico Symphony ASV 888
17:05:00 00:05:04 Gioacchino Rossini Mosé in Egitto: Prayer Chorus
Orch of the Royal Opera House Lamberto Gardelli Pauline Tinsley, soprano; Elizabeth Shelley, mezzo; David Hughes, tenor; Robert Lloyd, bass; Royal Opera Chorus EMI 64356
17:27:00 00:07:23 Johann Sebastian Bach St. John Passion: Chorus 'Ruht wohl'
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Ton Koopman Netherlands Bach Society Erato 94675
17:40:00 00:04:55 Joaquín Rodrigo Canario from 'Fantasía para un gentilhomme'
Philharmonia Orchestra Luis García-Navarro Narciso Yepes, guitar DeutGram 4795448
17:47:00 00:02:14 Alexander Scriabin Etude in D sharp minor Op 8
Vladimir Horowitz, piano DeutGram 4795448
17:52:00 00:03:30 Gioacchino Rossini Galop from 'William Tell' Overture
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80141
17:56:00 00:03:21 Gabriel Fauré Barcarolle No. 4 in A flat Op 44
Charles Owen, piano Avie 2240
18:00 DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:20:36 Ottorino Respighi La boutique fantasque: Suite
Sir Neville Marriner Academy St. Martin in Fields Philips 420485
18:32:00 00:08:23 Gioacchino Rossini Sigismondo: Overture
Christian Benda Prague Sinfonia Naxos 570934
18:43:00 00:04:25 Gioacchino Rossini The Barber of Seville: Ecco ridente
Orchestra of La Scala Riccardo Chailly Paolo Barbacini, tenor CBS 37862
18:50:00 00:05:36 Gioacchino Rossini Stabat Mater: Amen
Academy Ancient Music Berlin Marcus Creed RIAS Chamber Chorus Harm Mundi 2908304
18:57:00 00:02:17 Gioacchino Rossini The Barber of Seville: Act 2 Finale
Orchestra of La Scala Riccardo Chailly Leo Nucci, baritone; Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano; Paolo Barbacini, tenor; La Scala Chorus CBS 37862
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:26:03 Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Telarc 80091
19:30:00 00:14:24 Benjamin Britten Matinées musicales Op 24
Okko Kamu Helsingborg Symphony Ondine 825
19:46:00 00:10:19 Francesco Salieri Symphony in B flat major
Claudio Scimone I Solisti Veneti Erato 88176
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:34:29 Édouard Lalo Symphonie espagnole Op 21
Philharmonia Orchestra Antonio Pappano Maxim Vengerov, violin EMI 57593
20:38:00 00:17:03 Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2
Daniel Barenboim Orchestra of Paris DeutGram 4795448
20:57:00 00:02:41 Sir Edward Elgar Salut d'amour Op 12
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano Sony 510316
21:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin
Conductors: Bramwell Tovey (overture); Lorin Maazel (cello concerto); Andrei Boreyko (4th Symphony)
Soloist: Lynn Harrell, cello
21:04:00 00:06:28 Dmitri Shostakovich Festive Overture Op 96
21:16:00 00:29:08 Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Op 107
21:51:00 01:03:48 Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 in C minor Op 43
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:07:01 Frédéric Chopin Nocturne No. 17 in B major Op 62
Van Cliburn, piano RCA 300350
23:09:00 00:08:04 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante from Symphony No. 35
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Vienna Concentus Musicus Sony 372068
23:19:00 00:07:18 William Grant Still Mother and Child
Richard Auldon Clark Manhattan Chamber Orchestra Newport 85596
23:26:00 00:09:18 Henry Cowell Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra Richard Auldon Clark Bert Lucarelli, oboe Koch Intl 7282
23:37:00 00:07:24 Franz Joseph Haydn Largo from String Quartet No. 59 Op 74
Endellion String Quartet VirginClas 61436
23:44:00 00:09:01 Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio from Piano Concerto No. 2 Op 19
Mahler Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Sony 370548
23:55:00 00:03:11 Alexander Glazunov Reverie in D flat major Op 24
Russian National Orchestra José Serebrier Alexey Serov, horn Warner 67946
