Program Guide 08-30-2016
Almanac
august 30
1820 George F. Root – American composer (d.1895); found fame during the Civil War as the composer of martial songs such as Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (The Prisoner's Hope), The Vacant Chair, Just before the Battle, Mother, and most famously, The Battle Cry of Freedom, familiar from the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War.
1929 first performance of John Philip Sousa’s march Foshay Tower–Washington Memorial named in honor of an office building in downtown Minneapolis, MN shaped like the Washington Monument, a project of the Roaring 20s businessman, Wilbur Foshay; Sousa never received payment for the commission because Foshay was convicted of mail fraud after being wiped out in the 1929 stock market crash.
1933 premiere of Samuel Barber's first work for orchestra, the Overture to ‘The School for Scandal’, at a concert by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Alexander Smallens conducting; the title refers to the comedy by Richard Sheridan, first performed in London at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1777; the work helped establish Barber’s national reputation.
1943 David Maslanka – American composer (d. 2017); Oberlin grad who wrote for a variety of genres, including works for choir, wind ensemble, chamber music, and symphony orchestra.
1945 David Schiff – American composer (75 years old); best known for his 1979 opera Gimpel the Fool, based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer.
1969 Lucia and Maria Ahn – Korean-born twin sisters of the Ahn Trio (51 years old); with their sister Angella (violin), they decided to form a trio while earning their master's degrees at Juilliard; the Trio gives workshops and master classes seeking to bring new audiences to classical music.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:25:12 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D
Karl Böhm Berlin Philharmonic DeutGram 4793449
00:29:00 00:26:41 Antonín Dvorák String Quartet No. 12 in F major Op 96
Cavani String Quartet Azica 71203
00:58:00 00:36:21 Peter Tchaikovsky Suite No. 1 in D minor Op 43
Sir Neville Marriner Stuttgart Radio Symphony Capriccio 10227
01:36:00 01:19:33 Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 8 in E flat major
BBC Scottish Symphony Donald Runnicles Edinburgh Festival Chorus; Hillevi Martinpelto, soprano; Nicole Cabell, soprano; Katarina Karnéus, mezzo-sop; See "MUSIC CUT ANALYSES" BBC
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02:58:00 00:26:22 Franz Schubert Sonata in a 'Arpeggione'
Sharon Robinson, cello; Joseph Kalichstein, piano Bridge 9376
03:26:00 00:22:31 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 52 in C minor
Rebecca Miller Royal Northern Sinfonia Signum 434
03:50:00 00:27:02 Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Op 40
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Vasily Petrenko Simon Trpceski, piano Avie 2191
04:19:00 00:31:08 Johannes Brahms Serenade No. 2 in A Op 16
Nicholas McGegan Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra PhiBaroque 5
04:52:00 00:27:32 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major
Camerata Salzburg Géza Anda Géza Anda, piano DeutGram 4793449
05:22:00 00:17:33 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major
Martin Pearlman Boston Baroque Telarc 80619
05:41:00 00:04:45 Frederick Delius Two Aquarelles
Sir Charles Mackerras Welsh National Opera Orchestra Argo 433704
05:47:00 00:10:40 Antonín Dvorák Finale from String Quartet No. 13 Op 106
Cypress String Quartet Avie 2275
06:00 BBC NEWS; CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:03:28 Johann Sebastian Bach Chorale Prelude 'Wir glauben all' an einen Gott'
José Serebrier Bournemouth Symphony Naxos 557883
06:15:00 00:06:28 Franz Joseph Haydn Andante from Symphony No. 52
Rebecca Miller Royal Northern Sinfonia Signum 434
06:20:00 00:05:02 C. Monteverdi & T. Merula Two Ciacconas
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Members of Tafelmusik 1001
06:25:00 00:02:56 Karol Kurpinski Polish Wedding: Mazurka
Richard Bonynge London Symphony Decca 433863
06:30:00 00:04:32 Ottorino Respighi The Birds: The Cuckoo
John Morris Russell Cincinnati Pops Orchestra FanfareCin 4
06:40:00 00:08:38 Muzio Clementi Overture No. 2 in D major
Francesco La Vecchia Rome Symphony Orchestra Naxos 573071
06:51:00 00:03:26 Felix Mendelssohn Scherzo in A minor Op 81
Pacifica Quartet Cedille 82
06:55:00 00:03:18 John Philip Sousa March 'The Diplomat'
Keith Brion Royal Artillery Band Naxos 559131
07:05:00 00:05:24 Richard Rodgers Oklahoma: Overture
John Mauceri Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Philips 434932
07:13:00 00:08:45 Maurice Ravel Allegramente from Piano Concerto in G major
MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Kristjan Järvi Simone Dinnerstein, piano Sony 503245
07:20:00 00:02:49 Joseph Beal & James Boothe Jingle Bell Rock
Chamber Ensemble Vienna Boys' Choir DeutGram 23692
07:25:00 00:03:06 Claude Debussy Petite Suite: Ballet
Jun Märkl National Orchestra of Lyon Naxos 572583
07:31:00 00:04:51 Eugène d'Albert The Improviser: Overture
Ronald Zollman Barcelona Symphony PanClas 510083
07:40:00 00:08:04 Ottorino Respighi Suite for Strings: Burlesca & Rigaudon
Salvatore Di Vittorio Respighi Chamber Orchestra Naxos 572332
07:50:00 00:03:18 Jules Mouquet Suite for Winds: Scherzo
Robert J. Ambrose Atlanta Chamber Winds Albany 1127
07:55:00 00:02:59 Xavier Montsalvatge Fantasia for Guitar & Harp: Brasilado
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Jason Vieaux, guitar Azica 71297
08:07:00 00:07:34 Giuseppe Verdi La forza del destino: Overture
Riccardo Muti La Scala Philharmonic Sony 68468
08:19:00 00:07:38 Franz Schubert Rosamunde: Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat major
Karl Münchinger Vienna Philharmonic Decca 4785437
08:27:00 00:03:50 Aaron Copland John Henry
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80117
08:32:00 00:02:52 Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude
Massimo La Rosa, trombone MLR 2013
08:40:00 00:08:41 Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso in F major Op 6
Fabio Biondi Europa Galante Naïve 20012
08:51:00 00:03:50 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Non più andrai
Orch of Valencian Community Riccardo Frizza Erwin Schrott, baritone Decca 11838
08:55:00 00:04:43 John Williams Schindler's List: Remembrances
Gil Shaham, violin; Orli Shaham, piano Canary 10
09:05:00 00:17:39 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio No. 4 in B flat major Op 11
Beaux Arts Trio Philips 4788977
09:27:00 00:05:07 Ray Bauduc & Bob Haggart South Rampart Street Parade
John Williams Boston Pops Orchestra Sony 46747
09:35:00 00:10:07 Carl Nielsen Allegro collerico from Symphony No. 2 Op 16
Alan Gilbert New York Philharmonic DaCapo 220623
09:47:00 00:07:19 Trevor Pinnock Passacaille, Gigue & Minuet after
Trevor Pinnock English Concert Archiv 453451
09:56:00 00:02:42 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach March for the Ark
Seattle Trumpet Consort Origin 33001
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:01:00 00:02:38 Stephen Sondheim Comedy Tonight!
Don Sebesky London Symphony EMI 54285
10:04:00 00:01:54 Francis Poulenc Humoresque
Pascal Rogé, piano Decca 425862
10:07:00 00:12:29 Franz Schubert Piano Sonata No. 5 in A flat major
András Schiff, piano Decca 440307
10:17:00 00:04:07 Johann Pachelbel Canon in D major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 429390
10:23:00 00:06:06 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Tsar's Bride: Overture
Gerard Schwarz Seattle Symphony Naxos 572788
10:37:00 00:04:51 Silvius Leopold Weiss Presto
Alexandre Lagoya, guitar Erato 45692
10:51:00 00:31:16 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Violin Concerto No. 2 Op 66
SWR Symphony Orch Pieter-Jelle de Boer Tianwa Yang, violin Naxos 573135
11:24:00 00:09:30 Antonín Dvorák Overture 'My Home' Op 62
István Kertész London Symphony Decca 4785437
11:35:00 00:08:17 Robert Schumann Blumenstück in D flat major Op 19
Daniel Gortler, piano Roméo 7281
11:46:00 00:08:48 Antonio Vivaldi Flute Concerto in F major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Patrick Gallois, flute DeutGram 437839
11:56:00 00:02:53 Scott Joplin Stoptime Rag
Joshua Rifkin, piano Nonesuch 79159
12:06:00 00:08:07 Franz von Suppé Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna
Sir John Eliot Gardiner Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 463185
12:17:00 00:07:36 Franz Joseph Haydn Minuet & Finale from Symphony No. 7
Ádám Fischer Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch Nimbus 5240
12:26:00 00:03:35 Michael Torke Miami Grands: Freedom Tower, noon
Georgi Danchev Miami Piano Circle Ecstatic 92251
12:31:00 00:03:58 John Bull Dr. Bull's Goodnight
Alan Feinberg, piano Steinway 30019
12:38:00 00:04:14 Aaron Copland Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz
Louis Lane Cleveland Orchestra Sony 62401
12:43:00 00:10:10 Johann Strauss Jr Emperor Waltz Op 437
Willi Boskovsky Vienna Philharmonic Decca 4785437
12:54:00 00:05:19 Sir William Walton Portsmouth Point Overture
Leonard Slatkin London Philharmonic VirginClas 61146
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:01:00 00:43:47 Peter Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 in G minor Op 13
Claudio Abbado Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sony 48056
13:46:00 00:11:48 Felix Mendelssohn Overture 'Calm Sea and Prosperous
Sir John Eliot Gardiner London Symphony LSO Live 775
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
13:59:00 00:02:43 Percy Grainger Handel in the Strand
Marc-André Hamelin, piano Hyperion 66884
14:02:00 00:02:22 George Frideric Handel Water Music Suite No. 1: Air
Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Fire ApolloFire 2002
14:06:00 00:16:41 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari The Jewels of the Madonna: Suite
Gianandrea Noseda BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10511
14:26:00 00:09:53 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor
Basel Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hope Daniel Hope, violin; Simos Papanas, violin DeutGram 4795305
14:38:00 00:13:37 Gabriel Fauré Masques et bergamasques Op 112
Ludovic Morlot Seattle Symphony SeattleSM 1004
14:54:00 00:05:12 Henry Purcell The Indian Queen: Symphony
Sir Neville Marriner Academy St. Martin in Fields Capriccio 49240
15:01:00 00:22:31 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 52 in C minor
Rebecca Miller Royal Northern Sinfonia Signum 434
15:26:00 00:05:26 Gabriel Fauré Pavane Op 50 Seattle Symphony
Ludovic Morlot Seattle Symphony Chorale SeattleSM 1004
15:32:00 00:04:19 Étienne Méhul Le trésor supposé: Overture
Michel Swierczewski Gulbenkian Orchestra Nimbus 5185
15:40:00 00:04:20 Ludwig van Beethoven Congratulations Minuet
John Storgards Tapiola Sinfonietta Ondine 1001
15:46:00 00:07:37 Emile Waldteufel Waltz 'The Skaters' Op 183
Ronald Corp New London Orchestra Hyperion 66998
15:54:00 00:03:30 Traditional Basle March
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Claves 600
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK with John Zech: Sousa Gets Stiffed in Minneapolis
15:58:00 00:03:56 John Philip Sousa Presidential Polonaise
Timothy Foley Nonpareil Wind Band EMI 54130
16:06:00 00:03:18 John Philip Sousa March 'Foshay Tower Washington Memorial'
Timothy Foley Nonpareil Wind Band EMI 54130
16:12:00 00:11:58 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dances Nos. 17-21
Marin Alsop London Philharmonic Naxos 557429
16:28:00 00:04:37 Michael Giacchino Ratatouille: End Credits
City of Prague Philharmonic Silva 1398
16:35:00 00:08:31 Franz Joseph Haydn Minuet & Finale from Symphony No. 53
Rebecca Miller Royal Northern Sinfonia Signum 434
16:44:00 00:05:11 Henri Herz Polonaise from Piano Concerto No. 8 Op 218
Tasmanian Symphony Howard Shelley Howard Shelley, piano Hyperion 67465
16:52:00 00:03:23 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari School for Fathers: Intermezzo
Gianandrea Noseda BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10634
16:56:00 00:03:06 Arcangelo Corelli Finale from Concerto Grosso Op 6
Simon Murphy New Dutch Academy PentaTone 31
17:05:00 00:05:30 Louis Moreau Gottschalk Caprice on 'The Battle Cry of Freedom' Op 55
Leonard Pennario, piano EMI 64667
17:13:00 00:08:54 Samuel Barber Overture to 'The School for Scandal' Op 5
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 8958
17:25:00 00:09:54 Ludwig van Beethoven Allegro from Sonata No. 23 Op 57
Vladimir Horowitz, piano RCA 300350
17:40:00 00:03:39 Franz Joseph Haydn Dona nobis pacem from Mass No. 12
Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox Janice Watson, soprano; Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo; Mark Padmore, tenor; Stephen Varcoe, baritone; Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus Chandos 592
17:45:00 00:04:11 Franz Joseph Haydn Finale 'B' from Symphony No. 53
Rebecca Miller Royal Northern Sinfonia Signum 434
17:52:00 00:02:50 Franz Liszt Schubert Song 'Wohin?'
Evgeny Kissin, piano RCA 58420
17:56:00 00:03:19 Clarice Assad Impressions: Perpetual Motion
New Century Chamber Orch Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, vn NSS Music 8
18:00 BBC NEWS; DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:18:28 Francis Poulenc Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor
Philharmonia Orchestra Charles Dutoit Sylviane Deferne, piano; Pascal Rogé, piano Decca 436546
18:30:00 00:04:05 Hieronymus Praetorius Quam pulchra es, amica mea
Balthasar Neumann Ensemble Pablo Heras-Casado Balthasar Neumann Choir Archiv 4794522
18:36:00 00:04:03 Ola Gjeilo Northern Lights
Voces8 Decca 24646
18:42:00 00:11:58 Felix Mendelssohn Minuet & Finale from String Symphony
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 437528
18:56:00 00:02:24 Maurice Duruflé Tota pulchra est from 'Motets on
Harry Christophers Women of the; The Sixteen Decca 10836
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:22:04 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 53 in D major
Rebecca Miller Royal Northern Sinfonia Signum 434
19:26:00 00:29:49 Robert Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op 97
Sir John Eliot Gardiner Révolutionaire et Romantique Archiv 457591
19:58:00 00:01:55 Robert Schumann Forest Scenes: Wayside Inn Op 82
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano Decca 421290
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:22:03 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor
Cologne Musica Antiqua Reinhard Goebel Michael Schneider, flute DeutGram 4795448
20:26:00 00:08:36 Jean Joseph Mouret First Suite of Symphonies
Paris Orchestral Ensemble Jean-Pierre Wallez Maurice André, trumpet; Bernard Soustrot, trumpet; Guy Touvron, trumpet; Jean-Pierre Leroy, trumpet EMI 64100
20:37:00 00:21:25 Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
London Philharmonic Yannick Nézet-Séguin Milos Karadaglic, guitar DeutGram 20039
21:00 CHICAGO SYMPHONY with Lisa Simeone - Semyon Bychkov, conductor; Renaud Capuçon, violin
Detlev Glanert: Brahms-Fantasie (2012)
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Bonus: Samuel Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal--Leonard Slatkin, conductor
23:00 QUIET HOUR
22:43:00 00:06:21 William Boyce Symphony No. 2 in A major Op 2
Christopher Hogwood Academy of Ancient Music l'Oiseau 436761
23:02:00 00:06:59 Camille Saint-Saëns Romance Op 67
North German Radio Symphony Christoph Eschenbach Steven Isserlis, cello RCA 63518
23:08:00 00:10:08 Florent Schmitt La tragédie de Salomé: Prélude Op 50
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Orchestre Métropolitaine Atma 2647
23:21:00 00:09:58 Peter Tchaikovsky Elegy from Serenade for Strings Op 48
East Coast Chamber Orch E1 Music 7784
23:30:00 00:06:55 Carl Reinecke Cavatina from Serenade for Strings Op 242
German Chamber Academy Neuss Johannes Goritzki Catherine Tunnell, cello CPO 999159
23:40:00 00:07:26 Frédéric Chopin Nocturne No. 17 in B major Op 62
Rafal Blechacz, piano DeutGram 10870
23:47:00 00:06:57 Carl Maria von Weber Romanza from Clarinet Concerto No. 2 Op 74
Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Andrew Marriner, clarinet Philips 432146
23:56:00 00:02:53 Robert Schumann Album for the Young: Andante cantabile Op 68
Christopher Parkening, guitar EMI 54853
23:57:00 00:02:18 Antonio Vivaldi Largo from "Winter" Concerto in F minor
English Chamber Orchestra David Lockington Anne Akiko Meyers, violin E1 Music 7790
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