Program Guide 03-28-2016
Almanac
March 28
1801 premiere of Beethoven’s ballet The Creatures of Prometheus at the Burgtheater in Vienna; the composer based the 4th movement of his ‘Eroica’ Symphony and his Eroica Variations for piano on the main theme of the last movement of this ballet.
1842 the Vienna Philharmonic played its first concert (as the ‘Vienna Court Orchestra’) in the Redoutensaale under the direction of composer Otto Nicolai; program included Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, his concert aria Ah, Perfido, Leonore No. 3 and Consecration of the House Overtures, along with vocal selections by Mozart and Cherubini.
1871 first performance of Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet No. 1 in Moscow by members of the Russian Musical Society; the Andante cantabile, which has become famous in its own right, was based on a folk song the composer heard at his sister's house at Kamenka, as whistled by a house painter.
1896 premiere of Umberto Giordano's opera Andrea Chenier at La Scala, Milan; the libretto by Luigi Illica is based loosely on the life of the French poet, André Chénier (1762-1794), who was executed during the French Revolution; the character Carlo Gérard is partly based on Jean-Lambert Tallien, a leader of the Revolution.
1930 Robert Ashley – American composer (d.2014); best known for his operas and other theatrical works, many of which incorporate electronics and extended techniques.
1942 Samuel Ramey – American bass (77 years old); at the height of his career, greatly admired for his range and versatility, with an accomplished bel canto technique for the music of Handel, Mozart and Rossini, yet with power enough to handle the more dramatic roles written by Verdi and Puccini.
1951 premiere of Douglas Moore’s opera Giants in the Earth in New York City; won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1951.
1966 John Axelrod – American conductor (53 years old); currently Guest Principal Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi and Artistic and Musical Director of the Real Orquestra Sinfonica de Sevilla.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:15:07 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 30 in C major
Nicholas Ward Northern Chamber Orchestra Naxos 550757
00:19:00 00:29:21 Peter Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D major Op 11
Ying Quartet Telarc 80685
00:50:00 00:36:05 Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op 39
Lorin Maazel Vienna Philharmonic Decca 4785437
01:28:00 01:06:05 Ludwig van Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus Ballet Op 43
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 419608
02:36:00 00:34:03 Claude Debussy La boîte à joujoux
Michael Tilson Thomas London Symphony Orchestra Sony 48231
03:12:00 00:27:29 Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 4 in E minor Op 44
Pacifica Quartet Cedille 82
03:41:00 00:38:33 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major Op 92
Carlos Kleiber Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 4795448
04:22:00 00:27:45 Benjamin Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Op 10
Sir Andrew Davis BBC Symphony Orchestra Teldec 73126
04:52:00 00:28:23 Alexander Glazunov Ballet Scenes Op 52
Edo de Waart Minnesota Orchestra Telarc 80347
05:22:00 00:17:59 Jean-Baptiste Lully Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: Suite
Tempesta di Mare Chandos 805
05:42:00 00:03:48 Sir Arnold Bax Russian Suite: In a Vodka Shop
Bryden Thomson London Philharmonic Chandos 8669
05:52:00 00:05:13 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Abduction from the Seraglio: aria
Thomas Fey Heidelberg Symphony Hänssler 98269
06:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:03:19 Giovanni Gabrieli Canzon on the 1st tone No. 1 à 8
National Brass Ensemble OberlinMus 1504
06:15:00 00:06:16 Franz Joseph Haydn Finale from Sinfonia Concertante
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Claudio Abbado Marieke Blankestijn, violin; William Conway, cello; Douglas Boyd, oboe; Matthew Wilkie, bassoon DeutGram 4778117
06:22:00 00:05:48 Chris Marshall Bluestone
London Mozart Players Stuart Morley Claire Jones, harp Silva 6051
06:32:00 00:02:05 Anatoly Liadov The Musical Snuff Box Op 32
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80657
06:40:00 00:01:53 Antonio Veracini Vivace from Violin Concerto Op 3
Paramount Brass Centaur 2355
06:43:00 00:06:21 Ludwig van Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Finale Op 43
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 437782
06:50:00 00:04:13 Leos Janácek Idyll for Strings: Andante
Gerard Schwarz Seattle Symphony Naxos 572698
06:51:00 00:03:10 Benjamin Britten Pizzicato from 'A Simple Symphony' Op 4
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 423624
06:55:00 00:02:25 John Philip Sousa March 'U.S. Field Artillery'
Keith Brion New Sousa Band Delos 3102
07:02:00 00:06:11 Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue in G minor
Eugene Ormandy Philadelphia Orchestra CBS 38915
07:10:00 00:02:25 George Frideric Handel Bourrée from Organ Concerto No. 7 Op 7
Academy of Ancient Music Richard Egarr Richard Egarr, organ Harm Mundi 807447
07:15:00 00:06:57 Peter Tchaikovsky Andante cantabile Op 11
Ying Quartet Telarc 80685
07:23:00 00:01:20 George Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Oh Lord, I'm on My Way
Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel Sir Willard White, baritone; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Decca 4787779
07:24:00 00:03:06 Claude Debussy Petite Suite: Ballet
Jun Märkl National Orchestra of Lyon Naxos 572583
07:27:00 00:05:52 Gabriel Fauré Pavane Op 50
Academy St. Martin in Fields Mathias Mönius Albrecht Mayer, oboe d'amore Decca 4782564
07:40:00 00:06:30 Lars-Erik Larsson Scherzo from Symphony No. 1 Op 2
Andrew Manze Helsingborg Symphony CPO 777671
07:47:00 00:03:32 John Lunn Downton Abbey: Theme
London Mozart Players Stuart Morley Claire Jones, harp Silva 6051
07:55:00 00:03:18 Johannes Brahms Capriccio in B minor Op 76
Alessio Bax, piano Signum 309
07:57:00 00:02:02 Johann Sebastian Bach Siciliano from Flute Sonata No. 2
Joshua Smith, flute; Jory Vinikour, harpsichord Delos 3402
08:07:00 00:06:14 Franz von Suppé The Torments of Tantalus
Zubin Mehta Vienna Philharmonic CBS 44932
08:15:00 00:08:19 Sergei Rachmaninoff Allegro from Symphony No. 2 Op 27
Carl Topilow CIM Orchestra CIM 2003
08:27:00 00:07:16 Ludwig van Beethoven Finale from Septet Op 20
Chamber Music Soc Linc Center Delos 3177
08:40:00 00:09:36 Gioacchino Rossini The Siege of Corinth: Overture
Thomas Schippers London Symphony Orchestra EMI 64335
08:50:00 00:03:05 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2: Polonaise
Ensemble Sonnerie Monica Huggett Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe Avie 2171
08:55:00 00:05:04 John Williams Superman: Love Theme
Carl Davis Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Naxos 572111
09:05:00 00:16:08 Antonio Rosetti Symphony in G minor
Concerto Cologne Teldec 98420
09:21:00 00:02:47 Erik Satie Gymnopédie No. 1
Matthias Maute Ensemble Caprice Analekta 9848
09:35:00 00:03:22 Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry An English Suite: Frolic
William Boughton English String Orchestra Nimbus 5366
09:51:00 00:03:04 Giacomo Puccini Turandot: Nessun dorma
St Cecilia Academy Orchestra Antonio Pappano Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; St Cecilia Academy Chorus Sony 509249
09:54:00 00:03:03 William Grant Still Afro-American Symphony: Humor
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9154
09:57:00 00:01:56 Jean-Philippe Rameau Platée: Airs
Nicholas McGegan Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Conifer 51313
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Angela Mitchell
10:01:00 00:03:17 Edward MacDowell Woodland Sketches: To a Wild Rose Op 51
London Mozart Players Stuart Morley Claire Jones, harp Silva 6051
10:05:00 00:03:57 Charles Tomlinson Griffes Bacchanale
JoAnn Falletta Buffalo Philharmonic Naxos 559164
10:11:00 00:12:27 Muzio Clementi Piano Sonata in B flat major Op 24
Nikolai Demidenko, piano Hyperion 66808
10:25:00 00:04:46 Jean-Philippe Rameau Pygmalion: Overture
William Christie Les Arts Florissants Harm Mundi 901381
10:31:00 00:03:06 Léo Delibes Coppélia: Galop final
Martin West San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference 125
10:38:00 00:09:58 Sir Arnold Bax The Happy Forest
John Wilson Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Avie 2194
10:50:00 00:23:42 Richard Strauss Intermezzo: Four Symphonic Interludes
André Previn Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 437790
11:15:00 00:08:32 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 26 in E flat major
Jane Glover London Mozart Players ASV 762
11:25:00 00:08:41 Giacomo Puccini Preludio sinfonico in A
Riccardo Muti La Scala Philharmonic Sony 63025
11:36:00 00:10:30 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Symphony in D major
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Sony 62720
12:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
12:07:00 00:06:19 Henry Purcell The Fairy Queen: Act 4 Symphony
William Christie Les Arts Florissants Harm Mundi 901308
12:15:00 00:08:30 Félix Godefroid Danse des sylphes Op 31
Claire Jones, harp Silva 6051
12:26:00 00:05:40 Joseph Hellmesberger Sr Ball Scene
Ronald Corp New London Orchestra Hyperion 66998
12:34:00 00:03:28 Carl Maria von Weber Abu Hassan: Overture
Roy Goodman Hanover Band Nimbus 5154
12:41:00 00:03:08 Johann Nepomuk Hummel Turkish Rondo from Piano Trio No. 2 Op 22
Trio Parnassus MD+G 3307
12:47:00 00:08:43 Charles Tomlinson Griffes Poem for Flute & Orchestra
Cleveland Sinfonietta Louis Lane Maurice Sharp, flute Epic 1116
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:02:00 00:58:35 Franz Schubert Rosamunde: Incidental Music
Vienna Philharmonic Karl Münchinger Rohangiz Yachmi, alto; Vienna State Opera Chorus Decca 4785437
13:57:00 00:02:19 Sir Malcolm Arnold Solitaire: Polka
Bryden Thomson Philharmonia Orchestra Chandos 8867
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:01:00 00:04:21 Zdenek Fibich Poème
London Mozart Players Stuart Morley Claire Jones, harp Silva 6051
14:07:00 00:06:04 Anatoly Liadov The Enchanted Lake Op 62
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra Sony 93019
14:15:00 00:15:30 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 22 in E flat major
Zubin Mehta Vienna Philharmonic ViennaPhil 2009
14:33:00 00:10:34 George Butterworth Two English Idylls
Andrew Manze BBC Scottish Symphony BBC 392
14:46:00 00:10:42 Alexander Glazunov Solemn Overture Op 73
Igor Golovschin Moscow Symphony Naxos 553839
14:58:00 00:02:03 Henry Purcell Amphitrion: Hornpipe
Kevin Mallon Aradia Ensemble Naxos 570149
15:02:00 00:16:13 Jean Sibelius En saga Op 9
Horst Stein Orch de la Suisse Romande Decca 4785437
15:21:00 00:11:28 Richard Wagner The Flying Dutchman: Overture
Yakov Kreizberg Netherlands Philharmonic PentaTone 41
15:33:00 00:03:37 Vítezslav Novák Slovak Suite: Children's Scene Op 32
Libor Pesek Royal Liverpool Philharmonic VirginClas 45251
15:41:00 00:02:47 Claude Debussy Children's Corner: Serenade of the Doll
Yoav Talmi Quebec Symphony Orchestra Atma 2377
15:46:00 00:09:03 Giuseppe Verdi La battaglia di Legnano: Overture
Riccardo Muti La Scala Philharmonic Sony 68468
15:56:00 00:01:19 Irving Berlin Blue Skies
Jenny Lin, piano Steinway 30011
15:58:00 00:04:37 Ludwig van Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture Op 43
Daniel Harding German Chamber Philharmonic VirginClas 45364
16:06:00 00:02:49 Camille Saint-Saëns The Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano Sony 510316
16:11:00 00:10:34 Johann Strauss Jr Waltz 'Morning Papers' Op 279
Zubin Mehta Vienna Philharmonic Sony 66860
16:23:00 00:01:50 Johann Strauss Cachucha Galop Op 97
Franz Welser-Möst Vienna Philharmonic Decca 4782601
16:28:00 00:05:30 Erich Wolfgang Korngold Between Two Worlds: Suite
Charles Gerhardt National Philharmonic RCA 60863
16:36:00 00:03:08 Dmitri Shostakovich Ballet Suite No. 3: Galop
Constantine Orbelian Moscow Chamber Orchestra Delos 3257
16:40:00 00:07:26 Carl Maria von Weber Preciosa: Overture Op 78
Karl Münchinger Vienna Philharmonic Decca 4785437
16:50:00 00:03:32 John Lunn Downton Abbey: Theme
London Mozart Players Stuart Morley Claire Jones, harp Silva 6051
16:54:00 00:03:25 Abe Holzmann March "Blaze Away!"
Loras John Schissel Virginia Grand Military Band WalkFrog 430
16:58:00 00:01:24 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E minor
Marin Alsop London Philharmonic Naxos 557429
17:03:00 00:05:05 Sir Arthur Sullivan The Yeoman of the Guard: Overture
Sir Neville Marriner Academy St. Martin in Fields Philips 434916
17:10:00 00:11:32 Sergei Prokofiev War and Peace: The Ball
Neeme Järvi Philharmonia Orchestra Chandos 10538
17:24:00 00:07:29 William Boyce Symphony No. 5 in D major Op 2
Christopher Hogwood Academy of Ancient Music l'Oiseau 436761
17:32:00 00:04:47 Traditional Scarborough Fair
London Mozart Players Stuart Morley Claire Jones, harp Silva 6051
17:41:00 00:04:01 Chris Marshall Heartstrings
London Mozart Players Stuart Morley Claire Jones, harp Silva 6051
17:47:00 00:04:53 Isaac Albéniz Iberia: Triana
Jesús López-Cobos Cincinnati Symphony Telarc 80470
17:54:00 00:02:10 Josquin Desprez Mille regretz
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807595
17:57:00 00:02:31 Antonín Dvorák Slavonic Dance No. 13 in B flat minor Op 72
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Decca 430171
18:00 DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:17:37 George Gershwin An American in Paris
Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra Decca 4787779
18:29:00 00:04:42 Nigel Hess Ladies In Lavender:Theme
London Mozart Players Stuart Morley Claire Jones, harp Silva 6051
18:36:00 00:04:19 Traditional All Through the Night
London Mozart Players Stuart Morley Claire Jones, harp Silva 6051
18:43:00 00:10:31 George Butterworth Rhapsody 'A Shropshire Lad'
Andrew Manze BBC Scottish Symphony BBC 392
18:54:00 00:04:44 Leroy Anderson Harvard Sketches
Leonard Slatkin BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 559357
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:15:07 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 30 in C major
Nicholas Ward Northern Chamber Orchestra Naxos 550757
19:19:00 00:36:45 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major Op 90
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Teldec 43711
19:57:00 00:01:56 Sir Thomas Beecham The Gods Go a'Begging: Minuet
Yehudi Menuhin Royal Philharmonic MCA 6231
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:14:03 Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 Op 72
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Telarc 80145
20:18:00 00:38:33 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major Op 92
Carlos Kleiber Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 4795448
20:58:00 00:01:41 Johannes Brahms Wie Melodien zieht es mir Op 105
Zuill Bailey, cello; Awadagin Pratt, piano Telarc 32664
21:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin - The Philharmonic Remembers Pierre Boulez - Phyllis-Bryn Julson, soprano
RAVEL: Rigaudon from ‘Le Tombeau de Couperin’ (excerpt)
DEBUSSY: La Mer (complete) 3/16/88 from NYP Archives
DEBUSSY: Jeux (excerpt)
BERG: Rondo from ‘Lulu’ Suite (excerpt)
BOULEZ: Polyphonie X (excerpt) (NYP Archives)
BARTOK: Music for Strings, Percussion, & Celesta (excerpt)
STRAVINSKY: Harbingers of Spring from the ‘The Rite of Spring’ (excerpt)
RAVEL: Une Barque sur l’ocean (excerpt)
CARTER: Symphony of Three Orchestras (NYP Premiere performance)
VARESE: Deserts (excerpt)
BERG: Variations from ‘Lulu’ Suite (excerpt)
STRAVINSKY: Petrushka’s Room (second tableau) from ‘Petrushka’
BERG: Lyric Suite (Sony 45838)
MAHLER: Symphony No. 3: III (NYP Special Editions)
BOULEZ: Improvisation I from Pli selon Pli (NYP Archives)
WAGNER: Siegfried-Idyll
WAGNER: Overture to ‘Tannhäuser’ (Sony 64108)
BOULEZ: Explosante-fixe (excerpt) (NYP-CONTACT recording)
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:07:51 Ernest Bloch Abodah
Brian Thornton, cello; Spencer Myer, piano Thornton 2013
23:09:00 00:08:05 Arthur Honegger Pastorale d'été
Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic Sony 82849
23:20:00 00:11:40 Johannes Brahms Adagio from Clarinet Quintet Op 115
Chamber Ensemble Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet Mercury 4811409
23:33:00 00:10:09 Franz Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 9 in A flat major
Alice Sara Ott, piano DeutGram 4778362
23:43:00 00:10:06 Peter Tchaikovsky Souvenir of a Beloved Place: Méditation Op 42
Bavarian Radio Symphony Mariss Jansons Nikolaj Znaider, violin RCA 87454
23:55:00 00:03:10 Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs Suite No. 3: Italiana
Jesús López-Cobos Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80309
23:56:00 00:03:04 Armas Järnefelt Berceuse
Swedish Radio Symphony Esa-Pekka Salonen Mats Zetterqvist, violin; Mats Rondin, cello Sony 46668
