Program Guide 04-11-2016
Almanac
April 11
1682 Jean-Joseph Mouret – French composer (d.1738); famous for writing the PBS Masterpiece theme.
1689 possible premiere of Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas in Chelsea (London) at Josias Priest's School for Young Ladies; April 30th is also cited as a possibility.
1727 probable first performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig; final revision of 1743-46 is the one performed today.
1770 Leopold Mozart and his son Wolfgang attend a Holy Week service at St. Peter's in Rome and hear Gregorio Allegri's Miserere performed by the Chapel Choir; the Vatican had jealously guarded Allegri's score as their exclusive property, and under threat of excommunication, the Vatican choir was forbidden to let the score be taken out of the Chapel, copied, or even seen by any outsider; that same evening, after one hearing, the 14-year-old Wolfgang transcribed the piece from memory; the Mozart’s then returned to St. Peter's three days later to check Wolfgang's version against a repeat performance of Allegri's music.
1814 first performance of Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 7 'Archduke' in Vienna, with the composer in his last public appearance as pianist; composer Ludwig Spohr was there, and wrote that the piano was badly out of tune but Beethoven was too deaf to notice.
1916 Alberto Ginastera – Argentine composer (d.1983); he grouped his music into three periods: ‘Objective Nationalism’ (1934–1948), ‘Subjective Nationalism’ (1948–1958), and ‘Neo-Expressionism’ (1958–1983).
1919 first performance of Maurice Ravel’s piano suite Le tombeau de Couperin by Marguerite Long in the Salle Gaveau in Paris; each movement is dedicated to the memory of a friend of the composer (or in one case, two brothers) who had died fighting in World War I; the concluding Rigaudon is in memory of Captain Joseph de Marliave, a musicologist and the husband of Marguerite Long; the work retains a light-hearted flavor which prompted some criticism; Ravel’s reply: "The dead are sad enough, in their eternal silence."
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:33:18 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento No. 10 in F major
Vienna Chamber Ensemble Denon 9883
00:37:00 00:40:15 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat major Op 97
Gryphon Trio Analekta 9858
01:19:00 00:46:09 Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor Op 27
Nikolai Sokoloff Cleveland Orchestra MAA 75
02:07:00 00:41:35 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major Op 106
Igor Levit, piano Sony 370387
02:50:00 00:34:27 Alberto Ginastera Cello Concerto No. 2 Op 50
Bamberg Symphony Lothar Zagrosek Mark Kosower, cello Naxos 572372
03:26:00 00:25:49 Johann Friedrich Fasch Suite for Winds & Strings in A minor
Tempesta di Mare Chandos 783
03:54:00 00:24:45 Maurice Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin
Alexander Schimpf, piano Oehms 867
04:21:00 00:32:13 Herbert Howells Suite for Orchestra "The B's"
Richard Hickox London Symphony Orchestra Chandos 9557
04:55:00 00:24:02 Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op 22
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Yoel Levi André Watts, piano Telarc 80386
05:21:00 00:16:25 Ignaz Pleyel Symphony in D major Op 3
Howard Griffiths Zurich Chamber Orchestra CPO 999759
05:39:00 00:06:16 Anatoly Liadov Kikimora Op 63
Ernest Ansermet Orch de la Suisse Romande Decca 4785437
05:50:00 00:07:23 Johann Nepomuk Hummel Allegro from Piano Trio No. 4 Op 65
Beaux Arts Trio Philips 446077
06:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:03:12 Jean-Philippe Rameau Castor and Pollux: Gavottes
Frans Brüggen Orchestra of the 18th Century Philips 426714
06:15:00 00:06:53 Ludwig van Beethoven Scherzo from Piano Trio No. 7 Op 97
Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Soovin Kim, violin; David Soyer, cello Marlboro 80001
06:25:00 00:04:06 Mark O'Connor Americana Symphony: Open Plains Hoedown
Marin Alsop Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OMAC 12
06:30:00 00:04:05 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Lacrimosa from Requiem
Cleveland Orchestra Robert Shaw Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Sony 86793
06:32:00 00:02:37 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Minuet in D major
András Schiff, piano Decca 421369
06:40:00 00:07:57 Antonín Dvorák Scherzo from String Quintet No. 2 Op 77
Chamber Music Soc Linc Center Delos 3152
06:50:00 00:03:41 Mikis Theodorakis Ode to Zeus from "Canto Olympico"
Boston Pops Orchestra John Williams Tanglewood Festival Chorus Sony 62592
06:55:00 00:03:18 John Philip Sousa March 'The Diplomat'
Keith Brion Royal Artillery Band Naxos 559131
07:05:00 00:05:23 Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry Scherzo from Symphony No. 3
Matthias Bamert London Philharmonic Chandos 8896
07:10:00 00:07:51 Johannes Brahms Finale from Violin Concerto Op 77
Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst Julia Fischer, violin Belvedere 8005
07:20:00 00:03:16 Maurice Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin: Fugue
Alexander Schimpf, piano Oehms 867
07:25:00 00:03:03 George Frideric Handel Xerxes: Largo 'Ombra mai fu'
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Bryn Terfel, baritone DeutGram 453480
07:30:00 00:04:23 Aaron Copland Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz
JoAnn Falletta Buffalo Philharmonic Naxos 559240
07:40:00 00:07:03 Franz Joseph Haydn Minuet & Finale from Symphony No. 46
Ilan Volkov BBC Scottish Symphony BBC 225
07:48:00 00:02:07 Anthony Holborne Galliard "My selfe"
Jordi Savall Hespèrion XXI AliaVox 9813
07:53:00 00:04:28 George Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Bess, You is My Woman
Caroline Goulding, violin; Christopher O'Riley, piano Telarc 80744
08:07:00 00:06:09 Jean-Philippe Rameau Les Indes Galantes: Chaconne
Marc Minkowski Musicians of the Louvre Archiv 4478
08:15:00 00:07:30 Jean-Baptiste Arban Variations on 'The Carnival of Venice'
Eastman Wind Ensemble Donald Hunsberger Wynton Marsalis, trumpet Sony 60804
08:25:00 00:03:04 Claude Debussy Arabesque No. 2 in G major
Simon Trpceski, piano EMI 272
08:30:00 00:04:43 Felix Mendelssohn Swiss Song from String Symphony No. 11
Johannes Goritzki German Chamber Academy Neuss Claves 9002
08:40:00 00:09:33 Giuseppe Verdi Aïda: Grand March 'Gloria all' Egitto!'
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Shaw Atlanta Symphony Chorus Telarc 80152
08:50:00 00:01:51 John Dowland Away with these self-loving lads
La Nef Atma 2650
08:55:00 00:05:26 Hans Zimmer Gladiator: Suite
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80600
09:05:00 00:17:06 Peter Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme Op 33
Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel Lynn Harrell, cello Decca 4787779
09:26:00 00:04:30 Max Steiner Gone with the Wind: Tara
José Serebrier Royal Philharmonic Royal Phil 17
09:35:00 00:06:53 Andrea Luchesi Piano Sonata in G
Roberto Plano, piano Concerto 2069
09:41:00 00:08:09 David Diamond Finale from Symphony No. 2
Gerard Schwarz Seattle Symphony Delos 3093
09:51:00 00:02:14 Traditional El Paño moruno
Christopher Parkening, guitar; David Brandon, guitar EMI 49406
09:55:00 00:02:30 Gilbert & Sullivan The Mikado: Tit Willow
Welsh National Opera Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Richard Suart, baritone Telarc 80284
09:57:00 00:01:11 Sergei Rachmaninoff Prelude No. 12 in C major Op 32
Sviatoslav Richter, piano DeutGram 4795448
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:00:00 00:02:43 Johann Sebastian Bach Lute Suite No. 1: Prelude & Presto
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp Azica 71273
10:02:00 00:03:03 George Frideric Handel Sarabande from Keyboard Suite in D minor
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Daniel Hope, violin; Lorenza Borrani, violin; Members of DeutGram 4795448
10:05:00 00:12:30 Alberto Ginastera Panambí: Suite Op 1
Gisèle Ben-Dor London Symphony Orchestra Naxos 570999
10:18:00 00:04:21 Léo Delibes Sylvia: Valse lente
Martin West San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference 125
10:22:00 00:04:21 Emmanuel Chabrier Dix pièces pittoresques: Scherzo-valse
Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 67515
10:50:00 00:24:45 Maurice Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin
Alexander Schimpf, piano Oehms 867
11:14:00 00:07:51 Antonín Dvorák Scherzo from Symphony No. 9 Op 95
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Decca 414421
11:22:00 00:08:07 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach String Symphony in G major
Academy Ancient Music Berlin Harm Mundi 901711
11:30:00 00:09:09 Johannes Brahms Finale from Symphony No. 4 Op 98
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra Belvedere 8005
12:07:00 00:09:10 Carl Maria von Weber Oberon: Overture
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra MAA 10603
12:16:00 00:10:55 Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture Op 21
Riccardo Chailly Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Decca 4810778
12:27:00 00:04:08 Peter Tchaikovsky Swan Lake: Russian Dance
Philharmonia Orchestra Efrem Kurtz Yehudi Menuhin, violin Warner 1
12:31:00 00:03:48 Sir Arnold Bax Russian Suite: In a Vodka Shop
Bryden Thomson London Philharmonic Chandos 8669
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:03:00 00:47:53 John Knowles Paine Symphony No. 2 in A major Op 34
JoAnn Falletta Ulster Orchestra Naxos 559748
13:47:00 00:06:53 Edward Burlingame Hill Divertimento for Piano & Orchestra
Austin Symphony Peter Bay Anton Nel, piano Bridge 9443
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:00:00 00:02:35 Morton Gould Gavotte from 'Interplay'
Albany Symphony Orchestra David Alan Miller Findlay Cockrell, piano Albany 1174
14:04:00 00:03:11 Leroy Anderson Sandpaper Ballet
Leonard Slatkin BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 559357
14:08:00 00:17:13 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major Op 81
Emil Gilels, piano DeutGram 4795448
14:29:00 00:10:38 Gustav Holst The Perfect Fool: Ballet Music Op 39
André Previn London Symphony Orchestra EMI 66934
14:43:00 00:11:53 Johann Sebastian Bach Oboe Concerto in D minor
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Douglas Boyd Douglas Boyd, oboe DeutGram 429225
14:57:00 00:02:31 Julius Fucik Entry of the Gladiators Op 68
Neeme Järvi Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Chandos 5158
15:02:00 00:14:06 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 27 in G major
Jane Glover London Mozart Players ASV 762
15:19:00 00:11:48 Johannes Brahms Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 1 Op 15
Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst Yefim Bronfman, piano Belvedere 8005
15:32:00 00:03:50 Richard Strauss Andante for Horn & Piano in C major
Richard King, horn; Randall Fusco, piano Panorámico 2009
15:41:00 00:03:35 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondo from Horn Concerto No. 4
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Eric Ruske, horn Telarc 80367
15:48:00 00:08:04 Joaquín Rodrigo Bolero from Concierto Andaluz
Delaware Symphony David Amado William Kanengiser, guitar; Scott Tennant, guitar; John Dearman, guitar; Matthew Greif, guitar Telarc 31754
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell
15:58:00 00:04:29 Henry Purcell Trumpet Tune & Bell Symphony
Empire Brass Michael Murray, organ Telarc 80218
16:06:00 00:03:21 Alberto Ginastera Estancia: Malambo
Gustavo Dudamel Simón Bolívar Symphony DeutGram 4795448
16:13:00 00:10:16 Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture Op 80
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra Belvedere 8005
16:27:00 00:04:44 Leonard Rosenman East of Eden: Main title
John Adams London Sinfonietta Nonesuch 79402
16:34:00 00:05:12 Carl Stamitz Rondo from Flute Concerto Op 29
Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Irena Grafenauer, flute Philips 426318
16:41:00 00:07:55 Sergei Prokofiev Finale from Symphony No. 7 Op 131
Vladimir Ashkenazy Cleveland Orchestra Decca 470528
16:52:00 00:03:27 Maurice Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin: Rigaudon
Alexander Schimpf, piano Oehms 867
16:57:00 00:02:02 Gilbert & Sullivan HMS Pinafore: We sail the ocean blue
Welsh National Opera Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Welsh National Opera Chorus Telarc 80374
17:05:00 00:06:01 Johannes Brahms Allegro giocoso from Symphony No. 4 Op 98
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra Belvedere 8005
17:27:00 00:08:14 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andantino from Concerto for Flute & Harp
Cleveland Orchestra Christoph von Dohnányi Joshua Smith, flute; Lisa Wellbaum, harp Decca 443175
17:40:00 00:05:21 Franz Schubert Marche militaire No. 3 in E flat major
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano; Jörg Demus, piano Valois 4622
17:47:00 00:02:44 Elmer Bernstein The Great Escape: March
Nic Raine Royal Philharmonic Royal Phil 33
17:52:00 00:02:00 Jean Joseph Mouret First Suite of Symphonies: Rondeau
English Chamber Orchestra Anthony Newman Wynton Marsalis, trumpet Sony 60804
17:57:00 00:02:29 Ludwig van Beethoven Scherzo from Piano Sonata No. 29 Op 106
Igor Levit, piano Sony 370387
18:00 DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:18:11 Ottorino Respighi The Birds
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 437533
18:30:00 00:03:31 John Duke Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
Kyle Bielfield, tenor; Lachlen Glen, piano Delos 3445
18:36:00 00:04:55 Randall Thompson Frostiana: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Day
Dallas Wind Symphony Timothy Seelig Turtle Creek Chorale Reference 49
18:43:00 00:11:48 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 9 in C major
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Vienna Concentus Musicus DHM 63970
18:56:00 00:02:20 Ned Rorem Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
Kyle Bielfield, tenor; Lachlen Glen, piano Delos 3445
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:25:08 Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op 107
Louis Lortie Quebec Symphony Orchestra Atma 2617
19:29:00 00:14:05 Anton Arensky Variations on Theme by Tchaikovsky Op 35
William Boughton English String Orchestra Nimbus 7020
19:45:00 00:11:36 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach String Symphony in B flat major
John Hsu The Vivaldi Project Centaur 3176
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:11:32 Gioacchino Rossini William Tell: Overture
Christian Benda Prague Sinfonia Naxos 570934
20:15:00 00:39:46 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D Op 73
Sir Simon Rattle Berlin Philharmonic EMI 67254
20:56:00 00:03:25 Edvard Grieg Norwegian Dance No. 3 Op 35
Petri Sakari Iceland Symphony Chandos 9028
21:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin - David Robertson, conductor; Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
21:04:00 00:12:38 Olivier Messiaen Les offrandes oubliées
Myung-Whun Chung Opera Bastille Orchestra DeutGram 445947
21:22:00 00:26:00 Tristan Murail Le Désenchantement du monde
New York Philharmonic WFMT 1
21:52:00 00:26:32 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
Paris Orchestral Ensemble Armin Jordan Maria Tipo, piano EMI 54234
22:23:00 00:32:00 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major Op 36
Kurt Masur Orchestre National de France Naïve 4971
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:03:41 Alberto Ginastera Estancia: Wheat Dance
Gustavo Dudamel Simón Bolívar Symphony DeutGram 4777457
23:05:00 00:03:53 Aaron Copland Rodeo: Corral Nocturne
Michael Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony RCA 63511
23:09:00 00:10:50 William Alwyn Autumn Legend
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic David Lloyd-Jones Rachael Pankhurst, Eng. horn Naxos 570704
23:22:00 00:04:54 Henry Purcell Dido and Aeneas: Dido's Lament "When I am laid in earth"
Munich Radio Orchestra Maurizio Barbacini Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano RCA 63509
23:26:00 00:10:10 Gregorio Allegri Miserere
Massimo Palombella Sistine Chapel Choir DeutGram 4795300
23:39:00 00:05:34 Maurice Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin: Forlane
Alexander Schimpf, piano Oehms 867
23:44:00 00:09:03 Erik Satie Deux préludes posthumes et 3e gnossienne
Douglas Bostock Chamber Philharmonic Bohemia Classico 168
23:55:00 00:03:03 Antonín Dvorák Songs My Mother Taught Me Op 55
Prague Philharmonia Emmanuel Villaume Anna Netrebko, soprano DeutGram 12217
