Program Guide 04-05-2016
Almanac
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
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
