Program Guide 04-19-2016
Almanac
April 19
1774 premiere of Christoph Willibald Gluck's Iphigénie en Aulide (Iphigenia in Aulis) at the Paris Opéra; based on Jean Racine's tragedy Iphigénie.
1787 Mozart finishes his String Quintet No. 3 in C K 515 in Vienna; this work inspired Franz Schubert to write his own quintet in the same key, though Schubert's scoring involves two cellos rather than two violas.
1868 Max von Schillings – German conductor, composer and theater director (d.1933); chief conductor at the Berlin State Opera from 1919 to 1925.
1892 Germaine Tailleferre – French composer (d.1983); the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six.
1936 first performance of Alban Berg's Violin Concerto in Barcelona at the Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music, by the Pablo Casals Orchestra conducted by Hermann Scherchen with violinist Louis Krasner who had commissioned it; inspiration for the work was the death by polio of 18-year-old Manon Gropius, the daughter of Alma Mahler (once Gustav Mahler's wife) and architect Walter Gropius; dedicated "To the memory of an angel”.
1947 Murray Perahia – American pianist and conductor (71 years old); quote: "Music represents an ideal world where all dissonances resolve, where all modulations — that are journeys — return home, and where surprise and stability coexist."
1947 Yan-Pascal Tortelier – French conductor and violinist (71 years old); son of cellist Paul Tortelier; since 2016, principal conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:28:12 Maria Schneider Winter Morning Walks
Australian Chamber Orchestra Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Frank Kimbrough, piano; Jay Anderson, double bass; Scott Robinson, clarinet; Members of ArtistShar 121
00:32:00 00:29:55 Paul Hindemith Symphony in E flat
Yan Pascal Tortelier BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9060
01:04:00 00:24:11 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major Op 28
Murray Perahia, piano Sony 732646
01:30:00 00:16:01 Germaine Tailleferre Concertino for Harp & Orchestra
Women's Philharmonic JoAnn Falletta Gillian Benet, harp Koch Intl 7169
01:48:00 01:27:59 Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Riccardo Chailly Melanie Diener, soprano; Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano; Prague Philharmonic Choir Decca 470283
03:19:00 00:33:34 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
Kremerata Baltica Evgeny Kissin Evgeny Kissin, piano EMI 26645
03:55:00 00:29:31 Édouard Lalo Piano Trio No. 3 in A minor Op 26
Gryphon Trio Analekta 3127
04:26:00 00:25:25 Franz Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
Camerata Chicago Drostan Hall Wendy Warner, cello Cedille 142
04:53:00 00:27:27 Ottorino Respighi Suite for Strings
Salvatore Di Vittorio Respighi Chamber Orchestra Naxos 572332
05:22:00 00:14:42 Johann Sebastian Bach Oboe d'amore Concerto in A major
Orchestra of St Luke's Stephen Taylor, oboe MusicMast 60207
05:39:00 00:07:00 Manuel de Falla La vida breve: Interlude & Spanish Dance
Jesús López-Cobos Cincinnati Symphony Telarc 80149
05:49:00 00:08:52 William Boyce Symphony No. 7 in B flat major Op 2
Christopher Hogwood Academy of Ancient Music l'Oiseau 436761
06:00 BBC NEWS; CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:02:52 Johann Sebastian Bach Finale from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell John Thiessen, trumpet; Michael Lynn, recorder; Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe; Cynthia Roberts, violin Avie 2207
06:15:00 00:05:50 Antonín Dvorák Polonaise in E flat major
Václav Neumann Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Orfeo 180891
06:20:00 00:04:17 Gioacchino Rossini The Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum
Orchestra of La Scala Riccardo Chailly Leo Nucci, baritone CBS 37862
06:25:00 00:04:15 Giovanni Gabrieli Canzon per sonar on the 12th tone
National Brass Ensemble OberlinMus 1504
06:30:00 00:05:12 Michael Torke Oracle
Mark Russell Smith Quad City Symphony Ecstatic 92261
06:40:00 00:07:04 Cécile Chaminade Concertino for Flute & Orchestra Op 107
The Hague Philharmonic Neeme Järvi Sharon Bezaly, flute Bis 1679
06:51:00 00:03:14 Frank Bridge Cherry Ripe
William Boughton English String Orchestra Nimbus 5366
06:58:00 00:02:25 Jaime Teixidor Pasodoble "Amparita Roca"
Frederick Fennell Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Brain 7504
07:05:00 00:05:02 Jean-Philippe Rameau Les Fêtes d'Hébé: Overture
Raymond Leppard English Chamber Orchestra EMI 65732
07:10:00 00:06:41 Charles Avison Concerto Grosso No. 10 after Scarlatti in D major
Roy Goodman Brandenburg Consort Hyperion 66891
07:20:00 00:03:59 Padre Antonio Soler Sonata No. 4 in G major
Martina Filjak, piano Naxos 572515
07:25:00 00:01:47 Georges Bizet Carmen Suite No. 1: Seguidilla
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80703
07:30:00 00:05:06 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Finale from Flute Concerto in A major
Württemberg Chamber Orch Jörg Faerber Sir James Galway, flute RCA 60244
07:40:00 00:04:00 George Frideric Handel Israel in Egypt: But as for his people
English Baroque Soloists Sir John Eliot Gardiner Monteverdi Choir Philips 432110
07:45:00 00:06:01 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Finale from Suite Concertino Op 16
Rome Symphony Orchestra Francesco La Vecchia Giuseppe Giabocchi, bassoon Naxos 572921
07:51:00 00:02:11 Paul Desmond Take Five
Richard Galler, bassoon; Daniele Damiano, bassoon; Milan Turkovic, bassoon; Peter Sadlo, percussion Koch Intl 1374
07:57:00 00:02:44 George Gershwin Strike Up the Band: Strike Up the Band
Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 61249
08:07:00 00:04:26 Jean-Philippe Rameau The Hen from Concert No. 6 en sextuor
Marc Minkowski Musicians of the Louvre DeutGram 4795448
08:13:00 00:03:07 George Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Tempo di Blues Opus Two
William Terwilliger, violin; Andrew Cooperstock, piano Azica 71290
08:18:00 00:02:38 John Dowland Now, o now, I needs must part
La Nef Michael Slattery, tenor Atma 2650
08:21:00 00:07:59 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major Op 49
Peter Takács, piano Cambria 1175
08:30:00 00:03:00 Jacques Ibert Entr'acte
Paul Fried, flute; David Sussman, guitar GoldenTone 1
08:40:00 00:08:57 Giuseppe Verdi I vespri siciliani: Overture
Riccardo Muti La Scala Philharmonic Sony 68468
08:48:00 00:04:20 Léo Delibes Sylvia: The Huntresses
Martin West San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference 125
08:55:00 00:04:01 Richard Rodgers Oklahoma: Main Title
Keith Lockhart Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 63835
09:05:00 00:15:34 Johann Sebastian Bach Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in F major
Academy St. Martin in Fields Murray Perahia Murray Perahia, piano Sony 89690
09:23:00 00:03:11 Clive Richardson Beachcomber
Ronald Corp New London Orchestra Hyperion 66968
09:29:00 00:08:50 Marvin Hamlisch A Chorus Line: Medley
Frederick Fennell Dallas Wind Symphony Reference 62
09:45:00 00:08:45 Carl Friedrich Abel Symphony in F major Op 7
Adrian Shepherd Cantilena Chandos 8648
09:55:00 00:02:52 Fernando Bustamante Misionera
Jason Vieaux, guitar Azica 71287
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:03:00 00:05:12 Michael Torke Oracle
Mark Russell Smith Quad City Symphony Ecstatic 92261
10:09:00 00:03:58 Michael Daugherty Mount Rushmore: George Washington
Pacific Symphony Carl St. Clair Pacific Chorale Naxos 559749
10:17:00 00:10:00 Giovanni Battista Sammartini Symphony in A major
Kevin Mallon Aradia Ensemble Naxos 557298
10:29:00 00:03:33 Fritz Kreisler La Précieuse
James Ehnes, violin; Eduard Laurel, piano Analekta 3159
10:37:00 00:03:54 Pablo de Sarasate Zortzico 'Adiós Montañas Mías' Op 39
Orchestra of Castille & Leon Alejandro Posada Gil Shaham, violin Canary 7
10:42:00 00:05:27 Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor Op 39
David Zinman Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80310
10:51:00 00:26:18 Muzio Clementi Symphony No. 4 in D
Francesco d'Avalos Philharmonia Orchestra ASV 804
11:19:00 00:09:08 Franz Xaver Mozart Rondo for Flute & Piano in E minor
Martha Aarons, flute; Frances Renzi, piano Azica 71221
11:31:00 00:09:08 Enrique Granados Goyescas: Coloquia en la reja
Jorge Luis Prats, piano Decca 4782732
11:43:00 00:09:06 Johann Sebastian Bach Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor
Berlin State Orchestra Simone Dinnerstein Simone Dinnerstein, piano Sony 81742
11:54:00 00:03:50 Aaron Copland John Henry
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80117
12:07:00 00:07:33 Lukas Foss Salomon Rossi Suite
Lukas Foss Brooklyn Philharmonic New World 375
12:16:00 00:07:43 Johann Strauss Jr The Gypsy Baron: Treasure Waltz Op 418
Daniel Barenboim Vienna Philharmonic Decca 12569
12:26:00 00:03:50 Dmitri Shostakovich Three Fantastic Dances Op 5
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano Decca 1846
12:32:00 00:04:05 Michael Torke Iphigenia: The Transformation of Iphigenia
Richard Owen Camerata New York Ecstatic 92261
12:40:00 00:10:10 Franz Waxman Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Suite
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri Los Angeles Master Chorale Philips 442425
12:52:00 00:07:42 H. Balfour Gardiner Overture to a Comedy
Richard Hickox Royal Northern Sinfonia EMI 49933
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:02:00 00:33:21 Carl Nielsen Symphony No. 1 in G minor Op 7
Theodore Kuchar Janácek Philharmonic Brilliant 92885
13:38:00 00:22:07 Alexander Voormolen Baron Hop Suite No. 2
Matthias Bamert The Hague Philharmonic Chandos 9815
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:01:00 00:02:25 Claude Debussy Les Angélus
Laurence Equilbey Accentus Chamber Choir Naïve 4947
14:04:00 00:03:57 Claude Debussy Images, Book 2: Cloches a travers les feuilles
Alexander Schimpf, piano Oehms 1820
14:10:00 00:13:01 Francis Poulenc Flute Sonata
Paul Fried, flute; Christopher O'Riley, piano GoldenTone 1
14:28:00 00:11:09 Rodolfo Halffter Three Sonatas by Antonio Soler
Enrique Bátiz Mexico City Philharmonic ASV 894
14:43:00 00:12:02 Richard Strauss First Waltz Sequence from 'Der Rosenkavalier'
Kazuki Yamada Orch de la Suisse Romande PentaTone 518
14:57:00 00:02:04 Sir Edward German Henry VIII: Torch Dance
Richard Hickox Royal Northern Sinfonia EMI 49933
15:01:00 00:21:53 Michael Torke Iphigenia
Richard Owen Camerata New York Ecstatic 92261
15:25:00 00:11:27 Christoph Willibald Gluck Iphigénie en Aulide: Overture
Otto Klemperer Philharmonia Orchestra EMI 64143
15:38:00 00:02:03 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 20 in E minor
Yaara Tal, piano; Andreas Groethuysen, piano Sony 53285
15:44:00 00:06:14 Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 415668
15:52:00 00:03:26 Scott Joplin Pineapple Rag
Joshua Rifkin, piano Nonesuch 79159
15:58:00 00:04:50 Michael Torke Finale from Concerto for Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Ecstatic 92261
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell
16:07:00 00:03:43 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto alla rustica in G major
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Sony 62719
16:13:00 00:12:42 Robert Schumann Konzertstück in D minor Op 134
Berlin Philharmonic Claudio Abbado Murray Perahia, piano Sony 64577
16:30:00 00:06:18 Sir Edward Elgar Pomp & Circumstance Marches 1-4 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Levine Kathleen Battle, soprano; Chicago Symphony Chorus Disney 60986
16:38:00 00:01:23 Leo Arnaud Olympiad
Frederick Fennell Cleveland Symphonic Winds Telarc 80099
16:41:00 00:07:17 Daniel Auber The Bronze Horse: Overture
Yan Pascal Tortelier BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9765
16:52:00 00:02:49 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Laudate Dominum
La Nuova Musica John Rutter Cambridge Singers Collegium 134
16:57:00 00:01:14 Henry Purcell Amphitrion: Bourrée
Kevin Mallon Aradia Ensemble Naxos 570149
17:05:00 00:04:50 Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces Book 10: Once Upon a Time
Per Tengstrand, piano Azica 71207
17:13:00 00:12:09 Muzio Clementi Minuet & Finale from Symphony No. 1
Francesco La Vecchia Rome Symphony Orchestra Naxos 573071
17:28:00 00:07:07 George Gershwin Oh, Kay!: Overture
Michael Tilson Thomas Buffalo Philharmonic CBS 42240
17:40:00 00:04:33 Johann Sebastian Bach Finale from Keyboard Concerto No. 6
Academy St. Martin in Fields Murray Perahia Murray Perahia, piano Sony 89690
17:46:00 00:03:27 George Frideric Handel Harmonious Blacksmith from Keyboard
Murray Perahia, piano Sony 62785
17:52:00 00:03:09 Traditional My love is like a red, red rose
La Nef Meredith Hall, soprano Atma 2336
17:57:00 00:01:50 Arthur Farwell From Mesa and Plain: Navajo War Dance Op 20
Dario Müller, piano MarcoPolo 223715
18:00 BBC NEWS; DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:19:03 Benjamin Britten The Young Person's Guide to Orchestra Op 34
BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier Yan Pascal Tortelier, narrator BBC 94
18:30:00 00:03:16 Jacques Offenbach The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Chandos 9765
18:36:00 00:02:02 Ambroise Thomas Mignon: Gavotte
Yan Pascal Tortelier BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9765
18:40:00 00:14:16 Germaine Tailleferre Piano Trio
Clementi Trio Largo 56618
18:57:00 00:02:19 Francis Poulenc Improvisation No. 12 'Homage to
Paul Crossley, piano CBS 44921
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:14:07 Robert Schumann Konzertstück in G major Op 92
Berlin Philharmonic Claudio Abbado Murray Perahia, piano Sony 64577
19:18:00 00:37:59 Georges Bizet Symphony No. 1 in C major
Martin West San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference 131
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:25:36 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No.101 in D major
Marc Minkowski Musicians of the Louvre Naïve 5176
20:30:00 00:26:45 Sergei Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf Op 67
BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier David Attenborough, narrator BBC 94
20:57:00 00:02:05 Edward MacDowell Suite No. 1: Summer Idyll Op 42
Takuo Yuasa Ulster Orchestra Naxos 559075
21:00 CHICAGO SYMPHONY with Lisa Simeone – Riccardo Muti, conductor
21:04:00 00:10:16 Hector Berlioz Waverley Overture Op 1
21:14:00 00:24:23 Claude Debussy La mer
21:38:00 00:44:46 Peter Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op 36
22:26:00 00:12:12 Felix Mendelssohn Overture 'Calm Sea and Prosperous
22:38:00 00:16:14 Maurice Ravel Rapsodie espagnole
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:09:55 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante from String Quintet No. 3
Tokyo String Quartet Pinchas Zukerman, viola RCA 60940
23:11:00 00:07:10 Josef Myslivecek Grave from Cello Concerto in C major
Camerata Chicago Drostan Hall Wendy Warner, cello Cedille 142
23:21:00 00:04:44 Jules Massenet Thaïs: Méditation
BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier Yuri Torchinsky, violin; Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Chandos 9765
23:25:00 00:10:12 Georges Bizet Adagio from Symphony No. 1 in C major
Martin West San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference 131
23:38:00 00:06:44 Constant Lambert Sarabande for the Followers of Virgo
Barry Wordsworth BBC Concert Orchestra Argo 436118
23:44:00 00:10:45 Frederick Delius Late Swallows
Sir John Barbirolli Hallé Orchestra EMI 65119
23:56:00 00:02:53 Johann Sebastian Bach Largo from Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor
Academy St. Martin in Fields Murray Perahia Murray Perahia, piano Sony 89690
