Program Guide 09-05-2016
Almanac
September 5
1733 premiere of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's one-act opera La serva padrona (The Maid as Mistress), in Naples, as a comic interlude during the presentation of his serious opera Il Prigionier superbo; the comic interlude became his most famous work, while the serious opera has been long forgotten.
1735 Johann Christian Bach – German composer (d.1782); 11th child and youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach; sometimes referred to as the ‘London Bach’, due to his time spent living in the British capital, where he came to be known as ‘John Bach’; noted for influencing the concerto style of Mozart.
1791 Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jacob Liebmann Beer) – German composer (d.1864); perhaps the most successful stage composer of the 19th century; with Robert le diable (1831) and its successors, gave the genre of grand opera 'decisive character,' merging German orchestra style with Italian vocal tradition, employed in the context of sensational and melodramatic libretti and enhanced by the up-to-date theater technology of the Paris Opéra.
1867 Amy Beach (born Amy Marcy Cheney) – American pianist and composer (d.1944); child prodigy and the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music; most of her compositions and performances were under the name Mrs. H.H.A. Beach.
1912 John Cage – American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist (d.1992); one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde, a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments; among the most influential American composers of the 20th century; also helped revive the New York Mycological Society.
1913 first performance of Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2, at Pavlovsk, with the composer as soloist; original orchestral score was destroyed in a fire following the Russian Revolution, and Prokofiev reconstructed and considerably revised the concerto in 1923; premiere of revised version in Paris on May 8, 1924 with Serge Koussevitzky conducting and the composer again as soloist.
1939 Kenneth Klein – American conductor (79 years old); Music Director of the New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony which he founded in 1982.
1960 Karita Mattila – Finnish soprano (58 years old); in 2007, BBC Music Magazine named her as one of the top 20 sopranos of the recorded era.
1961 Marc-André Hamelin – French-Canadian pianist and composer (57 years old); champion of lesser-known composers especially of the late 19th and early 20th centuries (Leo Ornstein, Nikolai Roslavets, Georgy Catoire) and fellow pianist-composers like Leopold Godowsky, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Kaikhosru Sorabji, Nikolai Kapustin, Franz Liszt, Nikolai Medtner and Frederic Rzewski.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:12:43 Hector Berlioz Overture to 'Les Francs Juges' Op 3
Sir Colin Davis London Symphony Philips 4788977
00:17:00 00:41:13 Ludwig van Beethoven Septet in E flat major Op 20
Berlin Philharmonic Octet Members of Philips 4788977
01:00:00 00:42:39 Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Act 1 Op 71
Antal Doráti Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
01:45:00 00:41:16 Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Act 2 Op 71
Antal Doráti Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
02:28:00 00:41:13 Franz Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major
Beaux Arts Trio Philips 4788977
03:11:00 01:15:55 Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Eugen Jochum Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
04:29:00 00:20:06 Igor Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Ernest Bour Arthur Grumiaux, violin Philips 4788977
04:51:00 00:42:20 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op 68
Eduard van Beinum Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
05:35:00 00:11:55 Franz Schubert Impromptu No. 7 in B flat major
Ingrid Haebler, piano Philips 4788977
05:49:00 00:45:16 Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major Op 61
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink Herman Krebbers, violin Philips 4788977
06:36:00 00:15:25 Franz Liszt Totentanz
London Philharmonic Bernard Haitink Alfred Brendel, piano Philips 4788977
07:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
07:00:00 00:11:39 Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Act 2 Divertissement
Antal Doráti Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
07:11:00 00:08:10 Franz Joseph Haydn Minuet & Finale from Symphony No. 96
Bernard Haitink Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
07:20:00 00:21:02 Franz Schubert Fantasy in C major
Alfred Brendel, piano Philips 4788977
07:40:00 00:22:17 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Oboe Concerto in C major
New Philharmonia Orchestra Edo de Waart Heinz Holliger, oboe Philips 4788977
07:59:00 00:22:17 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio No. 5 in D major Op 70
Beaux Arts Trio Philips 4788977
08:20:00 00:09:38 Johannes Brahms Finale from Symphony No. 2 Op 73
Kurt Masur Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Philips 4788977
08:29:00 00:07:20 Jean Sibelius Finale from Violin Concerto Op 47
London Symphony Sir Colin Davis Salvatore Accardo, violin Philips 4788977
08:40:00 00:03:30 Jean Sibelius Humoresque No. 5 in E flat Op 89
London Symphony Sir Colin Davis Salvatore Accardo, violin Philips 4788977
08:43:00 00:03:11 Ludwig van Beethoven Scherzo from Septet Op 20
Berlin Philharmonic Octet Members of Philips 4788977
09:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jim Merhling
09:02:00 00:05:54 Johannes Brahms Allegro giocoso from Symphony No. 4 Op 98
Eduard van Beinum Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
09:07:00 00:06:32 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21
Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Alfred Brendel, piano Philips 4788977
09:14:00 00:04:35 Georges Bizet Carmen Suite No. 2: Gypsy Dance
Sir Neville Marriner London Symphony Philips 4788977
09:22:00 00:21:33 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D
Bernard Haitink Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
09:46:00 00:12:25 Antonio Vivaldi Four Seasons: 'Autumn' Concerto in F major Op 8
I Musici Felix Ayo Felix Ayo, violin Philips 4788977
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:00:00 00:18:03 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major
Josef Krips Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
10:17:00 00:11:25 Antonio Vivaldi Four Seasons: 'Spring' Concerto in E major Op 8
I Musici Felix Ayo Felix Ayo, violin Philips 4788977
10:29:00 00:06:16 Carl Maria von Weber Overture to 'The Ruler of the Spirits'
Neeme Järvi Philharmonia Orchestra Chandos 8766
10:35:00 00:11:28 Gustav Holst Second Suite for Military Band Op 28
Frederick Fennell Cleveland Symphonic Winds Telarc 80038
10:46:00 00:06:29 Vincenzo Bellini Oboe Concerto in E flat major
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Eliahu Inbal Heinz Holliger, oboe Philips 4788977
11:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Angela Mitchell
11:02:00 00:14:20 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture Op 36
Igor Markevitch London Symphony Philips 4788977
11:18:00 00:11:36 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio No. 9 in E flat major
Beaux Arts Trio Philips 4788977
11:32:00 00:25:22 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major
Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Alfred Brendel, piano Philips 4788977
12:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Rob Grier
12:02:00 00:06:28 Franz Schubert Impromptu No. 8 in F minor
Ingrid Haebler, piano Philips 4788977
12:11:00 00:17:38 Georges Bizet Carmen Suite No. 2
Sir Neville Marriner London Symphony Philips 4788977
12:31:00 00:26:21 Richard Strauss Oboe Concerto in D major
New Philharmonia Orchestra Edo de Waart Heinz Holliger, oboe Philips 4788977
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE with Robert Conrad
13:00:00 00:59:28 Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Bernard Haitink Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell
14:02:00 00:23:55 Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto Andaluz
Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Los Romeros, guitars Philips 4788977
14:29:00 00:20:13 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Music for Winds from 'The Abduction from the Seraglio'
Netherlands Wind Ensemble Members of Philips 4788977
14:52:00 00:06:31 Maurice Ravel Scherzo from String Quartet in F major
Quartetto Italiano Philips 4788977
15:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jim Merhling
15:02:00 00:05:54 Johannes Brahms Allegro giocoso from Symphony No. 4 Op 98
Eduard van Beinum Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
15:07:00 00:06:32 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21
Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Alfred Brendel, piano Philips 4788977
15:14:00 00:04:35 Georges Bizet Carmen Suite No. 2: Gypsy Dance
Sir Neville Marriner London Symphony Philips 4788977
15:22:00 00:21:33 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D
Bernard Haitink Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
15:46:00 00:12:25 Antonio Vivaldi Four Seasons: 'Autumn' Concerto in F major Op 8
I Musici Felix Ayo Felix Ayo, violin Philips 4788977
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
16:00:00 00:18:03 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major
Josef Krips Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
16:17:00 00:11:25 Antonio Vivaldi Four Seasons: 'Spring' Concerto in E major Op 8
I Musici Felix Ayo Felix Ayo, violin Philips 4788977
16:29:00 00:06:16 Carl Maria von Weber Overture to 'The Ruler of the Spirits'
Neeme Järvi Philharmonia Orchestra Chandos 8766
16:35:00 00:11:28 Gustav Holst Second Suite for Military Band Op 28
Frederick Fennell Cleveland Symphonic Winds Telarc 80038
16:46:00 00:06:29 Vincenzo Bellini Oboe Concerto in E flat major
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Eliahu Inbal Heinz Holliger, oboe Philips 4788977
17:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Angela Mitchell
17:02:00 00:14:20 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture Op 36
Igor Markevitch London Symphony Philips 4788977
17:18:00 00:11:36 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio No. 9 in E flat major
Beaux Arts Trio Philips 4788977
17:32:00 00:25:22 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major
Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Alfred Brendel, piano Philips 4788977
18:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Rob Grier
18:02:00 00:06:28 Franz Schubert Impromptu No. 8 in F minor
Ingrid Haebler, piano Philips 4788977
18:11:00 00:17:38 Georges Bizet Carmen Suite No. 2
Sir Neville Marriner London Symphony Philips 4788977
18:31:00 00:26:21 Richard Strauss Oboe Concerto in D major
New Philharmonia Orchestra Edo de Waart Heinz Holliger, oboe Philips 4788977
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:12:43 Hector Berlioz Overture to 'Les Francs Juges' Op 3
Sir Colin Davis London Symphony Philips 4788977
19:17:00 00:38:41 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op 98
Eduard van Beinum Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:08:57 Hector Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Op 9
Sir Colin Davis London Symphony Philips 4788977
20:13:00 00:11:09 Alexander Borodin Prince Igor: Polovetsian Dances
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Igor Markevitch Netherlands Radio Chorus Philips 4788977
20:26:00 00:29:02 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Josef Krips Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
20:55:00 00:03:59 Biagio Marini Passacaglia in G minor Op 22
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Members of Tafelmusik 1001
21:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin - Richard Rodgers; Leonard Bernstein, conductors; Orson Welles, narrator; Andra Velis, tenor; David Watson, baritone; Choral Arts Society, William Jonson, director
Richard Rodgers: Victory at Sea: Suite (arr. Bennett)
Aaron Copland: Third Symphony
Marc Blitzstein: Symphony ‘The Airborne’
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:06:23 Amy Beach Dreaming Op 15
Alan Feinberg, piano Argo 430330
23:08:00 00:07:35 Victor Herbert Andante from Cello Concerto No. 2
Ulster Orchestra JoAnn Falletta Mark Kosower, cello Naxos 573517
23:18:00 00:09:43 John Cage In a Landscape
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp Azica 71281
23:27:00 00:11:47 Antonín Dvorák Largo from Symphony No. 9 Op 95
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Decca 414421
23:41:00 00:06:43 Percy Grainger Ramble on the Last Love Duet in Strauss
Marc-André Hamelin, piano Hyperion 66884
23:47:00 00:05:50 Dmitri Shostakovich The Gadfly: Romance Op 97
Detroit Symphony Neeme Järvi Emmanuelle Boisvert, violin Chandos 9227
23:55:00 00:03:30 Ottorino Respighi Berceuse
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano Cedille 139
23:55:00 00:03:05 Albert Périlhou La vierge à la crèche
La Pietà Angèle Dubeau Angèle Dubeau, violin Analekta 8730
