Program Guide 06-06-2016
Almanac
June 6
1840 Sir John Stainer – English composer and organist (d.1901); his music is not performed much today with the exception of The Crucifixion (1887).
1869 Siegfried Wagner – German composer and conductor (d.1930); son of Richard Wagner, and artistic director of the Bayreuth Festival from 1908 to 1930.
1903 Aram Khachaturian – Soviet-Armenian composer (d.1978); with Prokofiev and Shostakovich, he is sometimes called one of the three "titans" of Soviet music.
1915 Vincent Persichetti – American composer, teacher, and pianist (d.1987); his students at Juilliard included Philip Glass, Richard Danielpour, Peter Schickele, Lowell Liebermann and Leo Brouwer.
1934 Philippe Entremont – French pianist and conductor (84 years old); Conductor Laureate of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Israel Chamber Orchestra.
1942 Paul Esswood – English countertenor and conductor (76 years old); with his countrymen Alfred Deller and James Bowman, led the revival of countertenor singing in modern times
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:35:56 Carl Nielsen Symphony No. 4 Op 29
Alan Gilbert New York Philharmonic DaCapo 220624
00:40:00 00:33:11 Aram Khachaturian Piano Concerto
Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Neeme Järvi Constantine Orbelian, piano Chandos 8542
01:15:00 00:36:38 Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor
Russian National Orchestra Yakov Kreizberg Julia Fischer, violin PentaTone 59
01:53:00 00:38:32 Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in A major
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano EMI 16448
02:33:00 00:16:18 Vincent Persichetti Symphony No. 6 'Symphony for Band' Op 69
Frederick Fennell Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Kosei 3101
02:51:00 00:38:44 Johannes Brahms String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major Op 67
Cavani String Quartet Azica 71216
03:32:00 00:38:04 Franz Schubert Symphony No. 7 in E major
Sir Neville Marriner Academy St. Martin in Fields Philips 412176
04:12:00 00:30:32 Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major Op 103
WDR Symphony Cologne Thomas Sanderling Anna Malikova, piano Audite 92510
04:44:00 00:33:11 Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op 58
Bamberg Symphony Gilbert Varga Isabelle van Keulen, violin Koch Intl 6522
05:19:00 00:16:32 Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Trio No. 45 in E flat major
Vienna Piano Trio Nimbus 5535
05:37:00 00:06:30 Emmanuel Chabrier Bourrée fantasque
Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 67515
05:51:00 00:06:11 Béla Bartók Game of Pairs from Concerto for Orchestra
Robert Spano Oberlin Symphony Orchestra Oberlin 8
06:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:03:17 Padre Antonio Soler Sonata No. 2 in E flat major
Martina Filjak, piano Naxos 572515
06:15:00 00:08:13 Franz von Suppé The Queen of Spades: Overture
Zubin Mehta Vienna Philharmonic CBS 44932
06:22:00 00:05:32 H. Balfour Gardiner Shepherd Fennel's Dance
Raymond Leppard Indianapolis Symphony Koss Class 3303
06:29:00 00:03:48 Johann Sebastian Bach Largo from Flute Sonata No. 1
Joshua Smith, flute; Jory Vinikour, harpsichord Delos 3402
06:40:00 00:06:59 Anton Reicha Finale from Wind Quintet No. 23 Op 100
Aulos Wind Quintet Schwann 310011
06:48:00 00:07:21 Petronio Franceschini Sonata for 2 Trumpets & Strings in D major
Philharmonia Orchestra Christopher Warren-Green John Wallace, trumpet; John Miller, trumpet Nimbus 5017
06:55:00 00:02:31 Henry Fillmore March "The Footlifter"
Frederick Fennell Dallas Wind Symphony Reference 85
07:04:00 00:05:28 Alexander Scriabin Waltz in A flat Op 38
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Decca 4785334
07:10:00 00:09:34 Hans Gál Finale from Piano Concerto Op 57
Royal Northern Sinfonia Kenneth Woods Sarah Beth Briggs, piano Avie 2358
07:11:00 00:03:04 Aaron Copland The Red Pony: Happy Ending
John Morris Russell Cincinnati Pops Orchestra FanfareCin 4
07:27:00 00:02:08 Ludwig van Beethoven The Ruins of Athens: Turkish March Op 113
Yehudi Menuhin, violin; Marcel Gazelle, piano Warner 1
07:30:00 00:03:50 Felix Mendelssohn Scherzo from Piano Trio No. 1 Op 49
Emanuel Ax, piano; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony 52192
07:40:00 00:05:25 Johann Ernst Altenburg Concerto for 7 Trumpets & Timpani in C major
Richard Kapp David Bilger, trumpet; Stephen Burns, trumpet; Edward Carroll, trumpet; Raymond Mase, trumpet; Ben Harms, timpani ESS.A.Y 1035
07:45:00 00:06:06 Maurice Ravel Scherzo from String Quartet in F major
Daedalus Quartet Bridge 9202
07:51:00 00:03:14 Paul Hindemith Ragtime
Michael Tilson Thomas New World Symphony RCA 68798
07:57:00 00:01:30 Gilbert & Sullivan The Mikado: Three little maids
Welsh National Opera Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Marie McLaughlin, soprano; Anne Howells, mezzo-soprano; Janice Watson, soprano Telarc 80284
08:07:00 00:06:14 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Suite of Dances
Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Fire Avie 2159
08:15:00 00:08:04 Ottorino Respighi Suite for Strings: Burlesca & Rigaudon
Salvatore Di Vittorio Respighi Chamber Orchestra Naxos 572332
08:25:00 00:04:40 Emmanuel Chabrier Suite pastorale: Danse villageoise
Neeme Järvi Orch de la Suisse Romande Chandos 5122
08:31:00 00:03:07 Jorge Gomez Badinerie from Bach's Orch Suite No. 2 Tiempo Libre
Sir James Galway, flute; Jorge Gomez, piano RCA 32164
08:40:00 00:08:12 Gabriel Pierné Ramuntcho: Overture
Juanjo Mena BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10633
08:48:00 00:03:58 Max Reger At Play in the Waves Op 128
Neeme Järvi Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Chandos 8794
08:53:00 00:07:55 Richard Rodgers Victory at Sea: D-Day
Keith Lockhart Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 63835
09:05:00 00:17:25 Luigi Boccherini Cello Concerto No. 7 in G major
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Ton Koopman Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony 60680
09:30:00 00:09:30 Franz Waxman Rear Window: Suite
John Mauceri Danish National Symphony Toccata 241
09:45:00 00:09:07 John Ireland Epic March
Richard Hickox London Symphony Orchestra Chandos 8879
09:56:00 00:03:30 Ottorino Respighi Berceuse
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano Cedille 139
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:01:00 00:02:42 Aram Khachaturian Gayaneh: Lesghinka
Neeme Järvi Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Chandos 8542
10:05:00 00:02:38 Kara Karayev Seven Beauties: Slavonic Dance
Rauf Abdullayev Moscow Radio & TV Symphony Delos 2009
10:10:00 00:11:50 Gioacchino Rossini Semiramide: Overture
Claudio Abbado Chamber Orchestra of Europe DeutGram 431653
10:25:00 00:05:00 Ludwig van Beethoven The Ruins of Athens: Overture Op 113
Daniel Harding German Chamber Philharmonic VirginClas 45364
10:30:00 00:03:36 Johann Sebastian Bach WTC-1: Prelude & Fugue No. 17 in A flat major
Till Fellner, piano ECM 1853
10:37:00 00:05:52 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Strings in C major
I Musici Philips 438876
10:44:00 00:04:05 Peter Tchaikovsky Suite No. 2: Danse baroque Op 53
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9454
10:51:00 00:26:03 Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Telarc 80091
11:18:00 00:11:31 Hans Gál Allegro from Piano Concerto Op 57
Royal Northern Sinfonia Kenneth Woods Sarah Beth Briggs, piano Avie 2358
11:32:00 00:09:46 Francesco Geminiani Concerto Grosso No. 4 in F major
Andrew Manze Academy of Ancient Music Harm Mundi 907261
11:44:00 00:09:49 Daniel Auber Gustave III: Overture
Richard Bonynge English Chamber Orchestra Decca 440646
11:56:00 00:03:38 Leroy Anderson Horse and Buggy
Leonard Slatkin BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 559356
12:06:00 00:04:15 Carl Nielsen Maskarade: Overture
Herbert Blomstedt San Francisco Symphony Decca 425857
12:12:00 00:16:16 Aram Khachaturian Masquerade: Suite
Neeme Järvi Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Chandos 8542
12:31:00 00:02:14 Peter Warlock Pieds-en-l'air from 'Capriol Suite'
José Luis García English Chamber Orchestra Sony 82849
12:37:00 00:02:18 Leroy Anderson March of the Two Left Feet
Leonard Slatkin BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 559356
12:41:00 00:10:15 Julius Fucik Danube Legends Waltz Op 233
Neeme Järvi Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Chandos 5158
12:52:00 00:07:07 Béla Bartók Suite No. 1: Finale Op 3
Antal Doráti Detroit Symphony Decca 4785437
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:01:00 00:36:38 Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor
Russian National Orchestra Yakov Kreizberg Julia Fischer, violin PentaTone 59
13:39:00 00:18:28 Sergei Prokofiev Winter Bonfire Op 122
Scottish Chamber Orchestra José Serebrier Paisley Abbey Boys' Choir ASV 760
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:00:00 00:04:31 Leos Janácek In the Mists: No. 1
Hélène Grimaud, piano DeutGram 24427
14:05:00 00:02:51 Claude Debussy Preludes Book 2: Brouillards
Alexander Schimpf, piano Genuin 10181
14:10:00 00:15:41 Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op 46
Herbert Blomstedt San Francisco Symphony Decca 425857
14:28:00 00:08:59 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante from Piano Concerto No. 22
Royal Northern Sinfonia Kenneth Woods Sarah Beth Briggs, piano Avie 2358
14:41:00 00:10:08 Siegfried Wagner Scherzo
Werner Andreas Albert Hamburg Philharmonic CPO 999366
14:52:00 00:05:44 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for Piano 4 Hands in D major Op 6
Peter Takács, piano; Janice Weber, piano Cambria 1175
15:01:00 00:16:18 Vincent Persichetti Symphony No. 6 'Symphony for Band' Op 69
Frederick Fennell Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Kosei 3101
15:19:00 00:09:48 Virgil Thomson The River: The Old South
Sir Neville Marriner Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra EMI 6612
15:31:00 00:03:36 Robert Schumann Carnaval: March of the Society of David Op 9
Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano Centaur 3177
15:39:00 00:04:52 Carl Teike March 'Old Comrades'
Frederick Fennell Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Brain 7502
15:46:00 00:10:00 Béla Bartók Rhapsody No. 1 City of Birmingham Symphony
Sir Simon Rattle Kyung Wha Chung, violin EMI 54211
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK with John Zech: Cowell in Paris
15:58:00 00:03:54 Aram Khachaturian Masquerade: Waltz
Neeme Järvi Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Chandos 8542
16:06:00 00:03:16 Aram Khachaturian Masquerade: Nocturne
Royal Philharmonic Barry Wordsworth Janine Jansen, violin Decca 475011
16:12:00 00:10:58 Hans Gál Adagio from Piano Concerto Op 57
Royal Northern Sinfonia Kenneth Woods Sarah Beth Briggs, piano Avie 2358
16:27:00 00:06:11 Erich Wolfgang Korngold Juarez: Overture
Richard Kaufman Brandenburg Philharmonic MarcoPolo 223608
16:36:00 00:03:16 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Finale from Divertimento No. 1
Academy Chamber Ensemble Philips 420181
16:41:00 00:08:20 Ferdinand Hérold Zampa: Overture
Lance Friedel Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Naxos 573418
16:52:00 00:03:16 Stephen Paulus Prairie Songs: The Old Church
Dale Warland Dale Warland Singers Gothic 49243
16:56:00 00:04:07 Ernö Dohnányi Rondo from Serenade for Strings Op 10
Dmitry Sitkovetsky NES Chamber Orchestra Nonesuch 79545
17:05:00 00:05:04 Peter Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra DeutGram 457634
17:13:00 00:09:13 Aaron Copland An Outdoor Overture
Gerard Schwarz Seattle Symphony Delos 3140
17:25:00 00:10:00 Antonio Vivaldi Viola d'amore Concerto in A major
Ars Antigua Rachel Barton Pine, violin Cedille 159
17:40:00 00:05:45 Carl Nielsen Humoresque-Bagatelles Op 11
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano VirginClas 45129
17:47:00 00:02:16 Carl Nielsen Wherefore Do Our Eyes Feel Pleasure
Michael Bojesen Ars Nova Copenhagen DaCapo 220569
17:52:00 00:03:37 Fritz Kreisler Liebesleid
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gil Shaham, violin DeutGram 449923
17:56:00 00:02:46 Francis Poulenc Intermezzo No. 2 in D flat major
Pascal Rogé, piano Decca 425862
18:00 DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:12:43 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 22
Royal Northern Sinfonia Kenneth Woods Sarah Beth Briggs, piano Avie 2358
18:24:00 00:05:48 Vincent Persichetti Pastoral for Winds Op 21
Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet Boston Rec 1063
18:32:00 00:03:18 Jules Mouquet Suite for Winds: Scherzo
Robert J. Ambrose Atlanta Chamber Winds Albany 1127
18:38:00 00:16:41 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari The Jewels of the Madonna: Suite
Gianandrea Noseda BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10511
18:56:00 00:03:18 Johann Sebastian Bach Siciliana from Flute Sonata No. 6
Joshua Smith, flute; Jory Vinikour, harpsichord; Ann Marie Morgan, cello Delos 3408
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:20:52 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 33 in B flat major
Claudio Abbado Orchestra Mozart Archiv 4777598
19:25:00 00:30:32 Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major Op 103
WDR Symphony Cologne Thomas Sanderling Anna Malikova, piano Audite 92510
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:12:33 Johannes Brahms Tragic Overture Op 81
Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra Decca 4787779
20:16:00 00:40:10 Antonín Dvorák Cello Concerto in B minor Op 104
Indianapolis Symphony Jun Märkl Zuill Bailey, cello Telarc 32927
21:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin - Jaap van Zweden, conductor; Yuja Wang, piano
21:06:00 00:27:48 Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op 26
21:41:00 00:56:07 Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:16:11 Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
London Symphony Orchestra Sir Colin Davis Hilary Hahn, violin DeutGram 3026
23:20:00 00:06:58 Ottorino Respighi The Pines of Rome
Mariss Jansons Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra EMI 55600
23:26:00 00:08:44 Aram Khachaturian Spartacus: Adagio
Valéry Gergiev Mariinsky Theater Orchestra Philips 442011
23:45:00 00:09:12 Charles Ives Adagio cantabile from Symphony No. 2
Ludovic Morlot Seattle Symphony SeattleSM 1003
23:56:00 00:02:48 Antonín Dvorák Cypress No. 5
Cypress String Quartet Avie 2275
23:57:00 00:01:41 Johannes Brahms Wie Melodien zieht es mir Op 105
Zuill Bailey, cello; Awadagin Pratt, piano Telarc 32664
23:57:00 00:02:17 Johannes Brahms Minnelied Op 71
Zuill Bailey, cello; Awadagin Pratt, piano Telarc 32664
