Program Guide 09-26-2016
Almanac
September 26
1835 premiere of Gaetano Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples; based on Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor; number nineteen on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.
1868 Henry F. Gilbert – American composer and collector of folk songs (d.1928); best remembered today for his interest in the music of African-Americans around the turn of the 20th century.
1898 George Gershwin – American composer, pianist and songwriter (d.1937); his compositions spanned both popular and classical genres; among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928) as well as the opera Porgy and Bess (1935); his death at age 38 from a brain tumor is one of the great tragedies of American music.
1899 William L. Dawson – African-American composer, choir director and professor (d.1990); some sources give birthday as September 23; best known works are arrangements and variations on spirituals; his Negro Folk Symphony (1934), premiered by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra, was revised in 1952 with greater use of African rhythms, inspired by the composer's trip to West Africa.
1991 premiere of Charles Wuorinen's cantata Genesis in San Francisco, Herbert Blomstedt conducting; WCLV's Bill O'Connell was a member of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus at the time.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:32:10 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
Odense Symphony Scott Yoo Vassily Primakov, piano Bridge 9328
00:36:00 00:36:11 Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry Symphony No. 2 in F major
Andrew Penny Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Naxos 553469
01:14:00 00:59:57 Domenico Cimarosa Requiem in G minor
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Vittorio Negri Elly Ameling, soprano; Birgit Finnilä, contralto; Richard Vrooman, tenor; Kurt Widmer, baritone; Montreux Festival Chorus Philips 4788977
02:16:00 00:29:04 Edward Burlingame Hill Symphony No. 4 in E flat major Op 47
Peter Bay Austin Symphony Bridge 9443
02:47:00 00:41:24 George Gershwin Catfish Row [Suite from 'Porgy & Bess']
San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas Audra McDonald, soprano; Brian Stokes Mitchell, bar. RCA 68931
03:30:00 00:24:08 Jean Françaix Flute Concerto
Helsingborg Symphony Philippe Auguin Manuela Wiesler, flute Bis 529
03:56:00 00:23:03 Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 4 in C minor Op 18
Cleveland Quartet Telarc 80414
04:21:00 00:22:02 Joseph Martin Kraus Symphony in C minor
Petter Sundkvist Swedish Chamber Orchestra Naxos 553734
04:45:00 00:33:46 George Gershwin Piano Concerto in F major
Buffalo Philharmonic JoAnn Falletta Orion Weiss, piano Naxos 559705
05:20:00 00:16:04 Johann Nepomuk Hummel Piano Trio No. 4 in G Op 65
Beaux Arts Trio Philips 446077
05:38:00 00:06:41 Gaetano Donizetti Don Pasquale: Overture
Myung-Whun Chung St Cecilia Academy Orchestra DeutGram 471566
05:48:00 00:09:31 Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op 23
Krystian Zimerman, piano DeutGram 4795448
06:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:02:56 Giacomo Puccini Turandot: Nessun dorma
London Philharmonic Zubin Mehta Luciano Pavarotti, tenor; John Alldis Choir Decca 417011
06:15:00 00:07:38 Giuseppe Verdi Aïda: Grand March 'Gloria all' Egitto!'
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80595
06:25:00 00:04:41 Johann Joseph Fux Rondeau à 7 in C
Reinhard Goebel Cologne Musica Antiqua Challenge 72032
06:30:00 00:05:05 Sir Arthur Sullivan The Yeoman of the Guard: Overture
Sir Neville Marriner Academy St. Martin in Fields Philips 434916
06:40:00 00:07:53 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 15
Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Alfred Brendel, piano Philips 4788977
06:51:00 00:01:56 Ferruccio Busoni From the Age of Pigtails Op 28
Per Enoksson, violin; Kathryn Stott, piano Bis 784
06:51:00 00:03:14 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major
Yaara Tal, piano; Andreas Groethuysen, piano Sony 53285
06:55:00 00:02:46 John Philip Sousa March 'The Thunderer'
Keith Brion Royal Artillery Band Naxos 559131
07:05:00 00:05:24 Claude Debussy Tarantelle styrienne 'Danse'
Hugh Wolff St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Teldec 74006
07:10:00 00:08:19 Antonio Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in C
Orchestra of St Luke's Eliot Fisk, guitar MusicMast 67097
07:20:00 00:03:30 Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 3: Bourrée
Andrés Díaz, cello Azica 71252
07:25:00 00:02:53 Leroy Anderson Blue Tango
Leonard Slatkin BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 559313
07:30:00 00:03:13 Richard Adler & Jerry Ross The Pajama Game: Hernando's Hideaway
Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 68793
07:40:00 00:06:23 Anton Bruckner Scherzo from Symphony No. 3
Kent Nagano Deutsches Symphonie Berlin Harm Mundi 901817
07:48:00 00:05:24 Remo Giazotto Albinoni's Adagio for Strings & Organ in G minor
Matthias Maute Ensemble Caprice Analekta 9848
07:53:00 00:01:34 George Gershwin Gershwin Song-book: Do It Again
Peter Donohoe, piano EMI 54280
07:55:00 00:03:31 Gaetano Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor: Sextet
Hanover Band Sir Charles Mackerras Bruce Ford, tenor; Anthony Michaels-Moore, bass; Andrea Rost, soprano; Alastair Miles, bass; Paul Charles Clarke, tenor Sony 63174
07:57:00 00:01:37 George Gershwin Strike Up the Band: Soon
Richard Glazier, piano Centaur 3347
08:15:00 00:07:38 Francesco Geminiani Concerto Grosso No.11 in E major
Andrew Manze Academy of Ancient Music Harm Mundi 907261
08:22:00 00:05:23 Ludwig van Beethoven Minuet from Symphony No. 8 Op 93
Sir John Eliot Gardiner Révolutionaire et Romantique Soli Deo 721
08:30:00 00:06:48 Maurice Ravel Rapsodie espagnole: Feria
Ludovic Morlot Seattle Symphony SeattleSM 1002
08:40:00 00:08:28 Joh. Christoph Friedrich Bach Symphony No. 4 in E
Dennis Russell Davies Orchestra of St Luke's MusicMast 7062
08:55:00 00:08:17 George Gershwin Let 'Em Eat Cake: Overture
Michael Tilson Thomas Buffalo Philharmonic CBS 42240
09:05:00 00:17:11 Percy Grainger Lincolnshire Posy
Jerry Junkin Dallas Wind Symphony Reference 117
09:30:00 00:04:25 Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 5: Gavotte
Andrés Díaz, cello Azica 71252
09:38:00 00:06:21 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Finale from Guitar Concerto No. 1 Op 99
London Symphony Luis García-Navarro Narciso Yepes, guitar PentaTone 202
09:45:00 00:04:34 Robert Schumann Scherzo from Piano Quintet Op 44
Maria João Pires, piano; Augustin Dumay, violin; Renaud Capuçon, violin; Gérard Caussé, viola; Jian Wang, cello DeutGram 463179
09:53:00 00:04:50 Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces Book 10: Once Upon a
Per Tengstrand, piano Azica 71207
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:00:00 00:02:29 Richard Rodgers Babes in Arms: Where or When
Richard Glazier, piano Centaur 3347
10:04:00 00:03:06 Frank Loesser How to Succeed in Business Without
Keith Lockhart Boston Pops Orchestra BostonPops 4
10:10:00 00:11:45 Joseph Fiala English Horn Concerto in C major
Potsdam Chamber Academy Albrecht Mayer Albrecht Mayer, English horn DeutGram 4792942
10:24:00 00:04:36 Anton Arensky Suite No. 1 for 2 Pianos: Waltz Op 15
Stephen Coombs, piano; Ian Munro, piano Hyperion 66755
10:30:00 00:03:38 Samuel Barber Souvenirs Suite: Hesitation Tango Op 28
Leon McCawley, piano VirginClas 45270
10:38:00 00:03:11 Isaac Albéniz España: Tango Op 165
Jason Vieaux, guitar Azica 71224
10:43:00 00:06:53 Jean Sibelius Lemminkäinen's Return Op 22
Mikko Franck Swedish Radio Symphony Ondine 953
10:51:00 00:28:26 William L. Dawson Negro Folk Symphony
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9226
11:22:00 00:08:02 Francisco Tárrega Variations on 'The Carnival of Venice'
Xuefei Yang, guitar EMI 6322
11:34:00 00:11:03 Robert Schumann Overture to Byron's 'Manfred' Op 115
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra Sony 62349
11:47:00 00:08:07 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach String Symphony in G major
Academy Ancient Music Berlin Harm Mundi 901711
11:57:00 00:03:37 Percy Grainger Mock Morris
Jerry Junkin Dallas Wind Symphony Reference 117
12:07:00 00:10:04 George Gershwin Cuban Overture
Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra Decca 4787779
12:18:00 00:07:13 Ignacio Cervantes Danzas Cubanas
Jorge Luis Prats, piano Decca 4782732
12:27:00 00:02:56 Antonín Dvorák Humoresque No. 7 in G flat Op 101
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Sakari Oramo Daniel Hope, violin DeutGram 15312
12:34:00 00:03:30 Jean Sibelius Humoresque No. 5 in E flat Op 89
London Symphony Sir Colin Davis Salvatore Accardo, violin Philips 4788977
12:41:00 00:15:02 Ottorino Respighi Ballad of the Gnomes
Geoffrey Simon Philharmonia Orchestra Cala 4028
12:57:00 00:03:48 Michael Praetorius Terpsichore: Four Voltes
New London Consort l'Oiseau 414633
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:03:00 00:38:02 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op 37
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink Claudio Arrau, piano Philips 4788977
13:44:00 00:17:03 Muzio Clementi Symphony in B flat Op 18
Matthias Bamert London Mozart Players Chandos 9234
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:02:00 00:02:56 Alexander Scriabin Poème in F sharp major Op 32
Valentina Lisitsa, piano Decca 17091
14:05:00 00:03:44 Nikolai Medtner Fairy Tale in E flat major Op 26
Donna Lee, piano Azica 71220
14:12:00 00:15:45 George Gershwin Second Rhapsody
Buffalo Philharmonic JoAnn Falletta Orion Weiss, piano Naxos 559705
14:29:00 00:11:42 Unico Willem van Wassenaer Concerto Armonico No. 2 in G major
Yuli Turovsky I Musici de Montréal Chandos 8481
14:44:00 00:14:03 Dmitri Shostakovich Hamlet: Suite Op 32
Andris Nelsons Boston Symphony Orchestra DeutGram 4795201
15:01:00 00:15:22 Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces Book 3 Op 43
Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano Centaur 2930
15:18:00 00:11:01 Benjamin Britten Soirées musicales Op 9
Okko Kamu Helsingborg Symphony Ondine 825
15:31:00 00:03:45 Jean-Baptiste Lully Phaëton: Chaconne in G
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik 1001
15:38:00 00:06:24 Marin Marais Alcyone: Chaconne
Tempesta di Mare Chandos 805
15:47:00 00:11:08 Claude Debussy Symphony in B minor
Jun Märkl National Orchestra of Lyon Naxos 572583
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK with John Zech
15:59:00 00:04:29 George Gershwin Of Thee I Sing: Overture
Michael Tilson Thomas Orchestra of St Luke's CBS 44798
16:06:00 00:03:46 George Gershwin The Goldwyn Follies: Love Walked In
Opus Two Ashley Brown, soprano; William Terwilliger, violin; Andrew Cooperstock, piano Azica 71290
16:13:00 00:09:54 Joaquín Rodrigo Adagio from Concierto Andaluz
Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Los Romeros, guitars Philips 4788977
16:27:00 00:05:46 George Gershwin Selections from 'Girl Crazy'
John Williams Boston Pops Orchestra Philips 426404
16:36:00 00:02:46 George Gershwin Promenade 'Walking the Dog'
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra John Morris Russell Jonathan Gunn, clarinet FanfareCin 4
16:41:00 00:07:53 Franz Schubert String Trio Movement in B flat major
Kodály Quartet Members of Naxos 557126
16:52:00 00:03:30 Giuseppe Verdi I vespri Siciliani: Merci, jeunes amies
Orchestra Sinfonica RAI Roma Carlo Franci Cristina Deutekom, soprano Philips 4788977
16:57:00 00:02:22 Jean Sibelius Belshazzar's Feast: Oriental Procession Op 51
Jukka-Pekka Saraste Finnish Radio Symphony Orch RCA 60434
17:05:00 00:04:50 Johann Sebastian Bach Finale from Flute Sonata in G minor
Joshua Smith, flute; Jory Vinikour, harpsichord Delos 3402
17:26:00 00:09:21 Jean Sibelius Allegretto from Symphony No. 2 Op 43
George Szell Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
17:41:00 00:04:14 George Gershwin Porgy and Bess: I Loves You, Porgy
Chamber Ensemble Joshua Bell, violin; Chris Botti, trumpet Sony 52716
17:47:00 00:03:32 George Gershwin Two Waltzes in C major
Leonard Pennario, piano EMI 64668
17:53:00 00:02:09 George Gershwin Porgy and Bess: There's a Boat
San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas Brian Stokes Mitchell, bar. RCA 68931
17:56:00 00:02:14 George Gershwin Strike Up the Band: Strike Up the Band
Brandenburg State Orchestra Howard Griffiths Fine Arts Brass Klanglogo 1506
18:00 DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:19:23 Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Riccardo Chailly Michael Schönheit, harpsichord; Sebastian Breuninger, violin; Cornelia Grohmann, flute Decca 139230
18:31:00 00:03:28 Franz Liszt Schubert Song 'Gretchen am Spinnrade'
Yuja Wang, piano DeutGram 16606
18:36:00 00:03:06 Franz Liszt Schubert Song 'Die Forelle'
Daniil Trifonov, piano Mariinsky 530
18:42:00 00:11:35 Zoltán Kodály Dances of Marosszék
Iván Fischer Budapest Festival Orchestra Philips 462824
18:56:00 00:02:50 Franz Liszt Schubert Song 'Wohin?'
Evgeny Kissin, piano RCA 58420
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:18:57 Edvard Grieg Lyric Suite Op 54
Neeme Järvi Gothenburg Symphony DeutGram 437524
19:23:00 00:33:46 George Gershwin Piano Concerto in F major
Buffalo Philharmonic JoAnn Falletta Orion Weiss, piano Naxos 559705
19:58:00 00:01:25 Lars-Erik Larsson A Winter's Tale: Intermezzo Op 18
Andrew Manze Helsingborg Symphony CPO 777671
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:23:34 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 85 in B flat major
Hugh Wolff St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Teldec 46313
20:27:00 00:09:17 Mikhail Glinka Spanish Overture No. 1
Sir Charles Mackerras London Symphony Mercury 434352
20:38:00 00:17:37 George Gershwin An American in Paris
Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra Decca 4787779
21:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Glenn Dicterow, violin
Carter Brey, cello
The Beethoven Piano Concertos: A Philharmonic Festival
Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto in C for Piano, Violin & Cello Op 56 ‘Triple’
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Op 73 ‘Emperor’
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:06:05 Christoph Willibald Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Susan Palma-Nidel, flute DeutGram 437782
23:08:00 00:08:59 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante from Piano Concerto No. 22
Royal Northern Sinfonia Kenneth Woods Sarah Beth Briggs, piano Avie 2358
23:19:00 00:05:52 Maurice Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin: Forlane
Pierre Boulez Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 2121
23:24:00 00:09:00 George Gershwin Lullaby for Strings
Brodsky Quartet Chandos 10801
23:36:00 00:07:41 Isaac Albéniz Barcarola 'Mallorca' Op 202
Jason Vieaux, guitar Azica 71224
23:43:00 00:10:43 Peter Tchaikovsky Adagio from Symphony No. 1 Op 13
Michael Tilson Thomas Boston Symphony Orchestra DeutGram 469376
23:56:00 00:03:13 George Gershwin Prelude No. 2 'Blue Lullaby'
John O'Conor, piano Telarc 80391
23:56:00 00:02:33 Alexander Scriabin Etude in C sharp minor Op 2
Vladimir Horowitz, piano DeutGram 4795448
