Program Guide 04-05-2016

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April 5

1784 Ludwig Spohr – German composer, violinist and conductor (d.1859); inventor of the violin chinrest and the orchestral rehearsal mark.

1803 first performances of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, Piano Concerto No. 3, and oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives at a huge concert in the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, conducted by the composer.

1869 Albert Roussel – French composer (d.1937); spent seven years in the French Navy, turning to music as an adult.

1874 premiere of Johann Strauss Jr.'s operetta Die Fledermaus (The Bat) at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.

1912 Carlos Guastavino – Argentine composer (d.2000); one of the foremost Argentine composers of the 20th century.

1914 first concert performance in Paris of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, conducted by Pierre Monteux, who had led the riotous world premiere of the staged version of the ballet with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes May 29, 1913; this time, Stravinsky was carried from the hall in triumph.

1917 Richard Yardumian – Armenian-American composer (d.1985); in 1945, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra premiered Desolate City, marking the beginning of a long association with Ormandy, which led to several recordings on the Columbia label; largely self-taught as a composer.

1946 first performance of Charles Ives's Symphony No. 3 ‘The Camp Meeting’, at the smaller concert room at Carnegie Hall by the Little Orchestra, conducted by Lou Harrison; awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music that year.

Recording of the Week

Domenico Scarlatti: 18 Sonatas

Apr. 1, 2016

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Program Guide

00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier

00:02:00 00:27:13 Louis Théodore Gouvy Symphony No. 4 in D minor Op 25
Jacques Mercier German Radio Philharmonic CPO 777382

00:31:00 00:22:32 Anton Reicha Wind Quintet No. 25 in F minor
Albert Schweitzer Quintet CPO 999028

00:56:00 00:31:00 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major Op 36
Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra DeutGram 4776409

01:29:00 00:53:41 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 7 in D major
Prague Chamber Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Oldrich Vlcek, violin Telarc 80161

02:25:00 00:52:24 Franz Liszt Dante Symphony Dresden State Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli Dresden State Opera Chorus DeutGram 4779525

03:19:00 00:29:20 Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat major Op 44
Cleveland Quartet Emanuel Ax, piano RCA 6498

03:50:00 00:22:29 Charles Ives Symphony No. 3 'The Camp Meeting'
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 439869

04:14:00 00:34:53 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op 37
Tapiola Sinfonietta Olli Mustonen Olli Mustonen, piano Ondine 1123

04:51:00 00:29:13 Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op 49
Emanuel Ax, piano; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony 52192

05:22:00 00:13:24 Albert Roussel Suite in F Op 33
Charles Dutoit Orchestra of Paris Erato 45278

05:37:00 00:07:17 Agustín Barrios Un sueño en la floresta
Milos Karadaglic, guitar DeutGram 17000

05:49:00 00:08:53 Johann Strauss Jr Waltz 'Danube Maidens' Op 427
Franz Welser-Möst Vienna Philharmonic Decca 4782601

06:00 BBC NEWS; CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber

06:07:00 00:03:41 Giuseppe Martucci Giga Op 61
Riccardo Muti La Scala Philharmonic Sony 53280

06:14:00 00:08:11 Johann Strauss Jr Die Fledermaus: Overture
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra MAA 70901

06:25:00 00:05:14 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D major
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

06:30:00 00:03:31 Georg Philipp Telemann Suite for Recorder & Strings in a: Les Plaisirs
Philomel Baroque Orchestra Elissa Berardi, recorder Centaur 2366

06:40:00 00:08:57 Ludwig van Beethoven Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 3 Op 37
Symphony of the Air Josef Krips Arthur Rubinstein, piano RCA 300350

06:51:00 00:03:42 Sir Edward Elgar Enigma Variations: Nimrod Op 36
Howard Griffiths Brandenburg State Orchestra Klanglogo 1506

06:53:00 00:01:08 Johann Sebastian Bach Two-Part Invention No. 13 in A minor
Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 66746

06:55:00 00:03:18 John Philip Sousa March 'The Black Horse Troop'
Loras John Schissel Blossom Festival Band MAA 40601

07:05:00 00:05:41 Franz Schubert Five Minuets: Minuet No. 3 in D minor
Gidon Kremer Kremerata Baltica Nonesuch 287228

07:10:00 00:07:18 Giuseppe Torelli Sinfonia for 4 Trumpets in C major
Philharmonia Orchestra Christopher Warren-Green Wallace Collection Nimbus 5017

07:20:00 00:03:19 Jerome Moross Fugue from Symphony No. 1
JoAnn Falletta London Symphony Orchestra Albany 1403

07:25:00 00:02:53 Jerome Moross The Big Country: Theme
José Serebrier Royal Philharmonic Royal Phil 17

07:30:00 00:04:07 Johann Pachelbel Canon & Gigue in D major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 429390

07:32:00 00:02:41 Leroy Anderson Plink, Plank, Plunk!
Leonard Slatkin BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 559357

07:40:00 00:07:31 Ludwig Spohr Finale from Nonet Op 31 Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
Gerhart Hetzel, violin; Wolfram Christ, viola; Georg Faust, cello; Alois Posch, double bass DeutGram 427640

07:51:00 00:02:42 Traditional The Devil's Reel
La Pietà Angèle Dubeau Angèle Dubeau, violin Analekta 8723

07:55:00 00:03:11 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor
Marin Alsop London Philharmonic Naxos 557429

07:57:00 00:01:25 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D major
Marin Alsop London Philharmonic Naxos 557429

08:07:00 00:05:56 Johann Sebastian Bach Gloria in excelsis Deo from Mass in B minor
Harry Christophers The Sixteen Choir & Orch Collins 70322

08:15:00 00:08:48 Franz Lehár Waltz 'Gold and Silver' Op 79
Sir John Eliot Gardiner Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 463185

08:28:00 00:03:36 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in C minor
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

08:40:00 00:08:44 Aram Khachaturian Spartacus: Adagio
Valéry Gergiev Mariinsky Theater Orchestra Philips 442011

08:50:00 00:06:05 Jean-Philippe Rameau Dardanus: Chaconne
Les Délices Délices 2013

08:57:00 00:02:16 Miklós Rózsa King of Kings: Resurrection & Finale
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel Mormon Tabernacle Choir Telarc 80631

09:05:00 00:17:55 Samuel Barber Souvenirs Suite Op 28
Leon McCawley, piano VirginClas 45270

09:28:00 00:07:44 Franz Waxman Sunset Boulevard: Suite
Charles Gerhardt National Philharmonic RCA 81265

09:38:00 00:03:58 Ernest Schelling Suite Fantastique: Scherzo Op 7
BBC Scottish Symphony Martyn Brabbins Ian Hobson, piano Hyperion 66949

09:54:00 00:03:37 Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes: Sea Interlude No. 2
Paavo Järvi Cincinnati Symphony Telarc 80660

10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola

10:01:00 00:02:27 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

10:04:00 00:02:44 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

10:09:00 00:12:01 Richard Wagner Die Meistersinger: Act 3 Suite
Fritz Reiner Chicago Symphony Orchestra RCA 300350

10:23:00 00:06:03 Maurice Ravel Miroirs: La vallée des cloches
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano DeutGram 14764

10:31:00 00:03:36 Jacob Gade Jealousy
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano Sony 510316

10:38:00 00:04:18 Máximo Diego Pujol Suite mágica: Tango
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Jason Vieaux, guitar Azica 71297

10:45:00 00:03:00 Jean-Philippe Rameau Les Boréades: Contredanse
Marc Minkowski Musicians of the Louvre Archiv 4478

10:51:00 00:25:25 Albert Roussel Symphony No. 3 in G minor Op 42
Stéphane Denève Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Naxos 570245

11:17:00 00:08:17 Alexander Borodin Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2
Neeme Järvi Gothenburg Symphony DeutGram 435757

11:28:00 00:08:19 Maurice Ravel Miroirs: Une barque sur l'océan
Kent Nagano Lyon Opera Orchestra Erato 14331

11:39:00 00:11:05 Franz Krommer Scherzo & Finale from Symphony No. 2 Op 40
Matthias Bamert London Mozart Players Chandos 9275

12:07:00 00:06:42 Emmanuel Chabrier Bourrée fantasque
Neeme Järvi Orch de la Suisse Romande Chandos 5122

12:15:00 00:06:29 Johann Strauss Jr Die Fledermaus: Waltzes "Du und Du" Op 367
Willi Boskovsky Johann Strauss Orch of Vienna EMI 64108

12:24:00 00:05:33 Cécile Chaminade Etude symphonique Op 28
Joanne Polk, piano Steinway 30037

12:31:00 00:03:01 Leroy Anderson A Trumpeter's Lullaby BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin Catherine Moore, trumpet Naxos 559357

12:37:00 00:03:13 George Gershwin Prelude No. 2 'Blue Lullaby'
John O'Conor, piano Telarc 80391

12:42:00 00:12:18 Hector Berlioz Overture to 'Les Francs Juges' Op 3
Sir Colin Davis Dresden State Orchestra RCA 68790

12:56:00 00:02:37 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Minuet in D major
András Schiff, piano Decca 421369

13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE

13:01:00 00:34:34 Ludwig Spohr Nonet in F major Op 31 Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
Gerhart Hetzel, violin; Wolfram Christ, viola; Georg Faust, cello; Alois Posch, double bass DeutGram 427640

13:38:00 00:20:44 Felix Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op 25
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Daniel Barenboim Lang Lang, piano DeutGram 4795448

14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola

14:00:00 00:03:00 Franz Liszt Valse oubliée No. 1 in F sharp major
Arthur Rubinstein, piano RCA 300350

14:04:00 00:05:24 Jean Sibelius Kuolema: Valse triste Op 44
Michael Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony SF Sym 60

14:12:00 00:13:13 Claude Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin; Radu Lupu, piano Decca 4785437

14:28:00 00:10:40 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor
European Union Chamber Orch Hans-Peter Hofmann Julian Lloyd Webber, cello; Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, cello Naxos 573374

14:42:00 00:13:17 Franz Liszt Rapsodie espagnole
Roberto Szidon, piano DeutGram 4779525

14:56:00 00:02:45 Zoltán Kodály Háry János: Entrance of the Emperor
Iván Fischer Budapest Festival Orchestra Philips 462824

15:01:00 00:16:18 Johann Nepomuk Hummel Piano Concertino in G Op 73
London Mozart Players Howard Shelley Howard Shelley, piano Chandos 9558

15:20:00 00:11:02 Franz Schubert Sixteen German Dances
Alfred Brendel, piano Philips 422229

15:33:00 00:04:27 Alessandro Scarlatti Il giardino di rose: Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra Simon Wright John Wallace, trumpet; John Miller, trumpet Nimbus 5079

15:41:00 00:07:04 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in C minor
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

15:50:00 00:06:21 Claude Debussy Marche écossaise
Jean Martinon Orchestre National de France EMI 72667

16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell

15:58:00 00:05:04 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

16:07:00 00:02:12 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in G major
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

16:12:00 00:13:24 Albert Roussel Suite in F Op 33
Charles Dutoit Orchestra of Paris Erato 45278

16:29:00 00:04:42 Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring: Sacrificial Dance
Pierre Boulez Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 4795448

16:35:00 00:03:51 Franz Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 5 in B flat major
Alice Sara Ott, piano DeutGram 4778362

16:41:00 00:07:18 Johann Strauss Jr Die Fledermaus: Ballet Music
Slovak Radio Symphony Johannes Wildner Bratislava City Choir MarcoPolo 223247

16:52:00 00:03:01 Ralph Vaughan Williams Five Tudor Portraits: My Pretty Bess
New Philharmonia Orchestra Sir David Willcocks John Carol Case, baritone; Bach Choir EMI 64722

16:57:00 00:02:05 Remo Pignone Como queriendo
Mirian Conti, piano Steinway 30010

17:05:00 00:04:41 Giuseppe Verdi Aïda: Ballet Music
José Serebrier Bournemouth Symphony Naxos 572818

17:13:00 00:13:54 Richard Yardumian Armenian Suite
Varujan Kojian Utah Symphony Phoenix 112

17:29:00 00:05:42 Vasily Kalinnikov Intermezzo No. 1 in F sharp minor
Neeme Järvi London Symphony Orchestra Chandos 8614

17:40:00 00:05:11 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in F minor
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

17:47:00 00:02:19 Giovanni Gabrieli Sonata on the 9th tone for 8 parts
Vittorio Negri Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble CBS 42645

17:52:00 00:03:00 Carlos Guastavino Cantilena No. 4
Christopher O'Riley, piano CPI 3294112

17:57:00 00:02:22 Carl Nielsen The Danish Song is a Fair Young Maiden
Michael Bojesen Ars Nova Copenhagen DaCapo 220569

18:00 BBC NEWS; DINNER CLASSICS

18:09:00 00:20:29 Carlos Guastavino Cantos Populares
Mirian Conti, piano Steinway 30010

18:32:00 00:02:45 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in G major
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

18:37:00 00:02:29 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in C major
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

18:42:00 00:11:30 Arthur Benjamin Oboe Concerto after Cimarosa in C major
City of London Sinfonia Nicholas Ward Anthony Camden, oboe Naxos 553433

18:56:00 00:03:38 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna

19:02:00 00:16:16 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Idomeneo: Ballet Music
Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Fire Avie 2159

19:20:00 00:35:21 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op 37
Mahler Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Sony 542058

19:57:00 00:02:14 Claudio Monteverdi L'Orfeo: Moresca
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik 1001

20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS

20:02:00 00:14:13 Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Jeffrey Kahane Hilary Hahn, violin; Margaret Batjer, violin DeutGram 4795448

20:18:00 00:38:49 Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Decca 458841

20:58:00 00:01:06 Claude Debussy Page d'album
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Decca 460247

21:00 CHICAGO SYMPHONY with Lisa Simeone – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

21:04:00 00:07:00 Anna Clyne <<rewind<<

21:13:00 00:19:42 Béla Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin: Suite

21:35:00 00:45:53 Jean Sibelius Four Kalevala Legends Op 22

22:21:00 00:25:53 Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 7 in C major Op 105

22:48:00 00:07:30 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio & Fugue in C minor

22:57:00 00:01:38 Claude Debussy Cakewalk 'Le petit nègre'
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Decca 460247

23:00 QUIET HOUR

23:02:00 00:09:29 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante from Piano Concerto No. 22
Royal Northern Sinfonia Imogen Cooper Imogen Cooper, piano Avie 2200

23:11:00 00:08:43 Franz Joseph Haydn Adagio from Symphony No. 43
Ádám Fischer Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch Nimbus 5530

23:22:00 00:07:13 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano Bis 2138

23:29:00 00:07:28 Johann Sebastian Bach Andante from Violin Concerto No. 1
Vienna Symphony David Oistrakh David Oistrakh, violin DeutGram 4793449

23:39:00 00:05:40 Benjamin Godard Berceuse from "Jocelyn"
Eroica Trio EMI 56482

23:44:00 00:09:51 César Franck Prelude, Fugue & Variations Op 18
Duo Amaral DuoAmaral 2013

23:52:00 00:06:00 Peter Tchaikovsky Waltz from Symphony No. 5 Op 64
Pierre Monteux Boston Symphony Orchestra RCA 300350

23:56:00 00:02:46 Felix Mendelssohn Song without Words No. 25 in G major Op 62
Sergei Babayan, piano Discover 920155

23:57:00 00:02:20 Miguel Llobet Catalan Folksong "El testament de n'Amelia"
Milos Karadaglic, guitar DeutGram 15579