Program Guide 10-25-2016
Almanac
October 25
1576 baptism of Thomas Weelkes – English composer and organist (d.1623); best known for his vocal music, especially his madrigals and church music.
1815 Camillo Sivori – Italian virtuoso violinist and composer (d.1894); pupil of Nicolò Paganini.
1823 premiere of Carl Maria von Weber's opera Euryanthe in Vienna; acknowledged as one of Weber's most important operas, but rarely staged because of the weak libretto by Helmina von Chézy (who also wrote the failed play Rosamunde, for which Franz Schubert wrote music).
1825 Johann Strauss Jr – Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas (d.1899); known as ‘The Waltz King’, was largely responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.
1838 Georges Bizet – French composer (d.1875); in a career cut short by an early death, achieved few successes did not live long enough to see his final work, Carmen, become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the entire repertory.
1864 Alexander Gretchaninov – Russian composer (d.1956); his vocal works achieved great success within Russia, and his instrumental works enjoyed even wider acclaim; by 1910, he was considered a composer of such distinction that the Tsar awarded him an annual pension; remained in Russia for several years after the Revolution, but ultimately emigrated, first to France and then, at the age of 75, to the United States where he remained the rest of his life.
1875 first performance of Peter Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 at the Music Hall in Boston, by the orchestra of the Harvard Musical Association conducted by B.J. Lang, with Hans von Bülow as soloist.
1885 first performance of Johannes Brahms's Symphony No. 4 in Meiningen with the composer conducting; last movement is notable as a rare example of a symphonic passacaglia; for the repeating theme, Brahms adapted the chaconne theme in the closing movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata No. 150.
1923 premiere of Darius Milhaud's La création du monde (The Creation of the World) in Paris; by the Ballets Suédois at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées; influenced by Milhaud's exposure to American jazz during a 1922 trip to the US.
1949 first performance of Frank Martin's Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion & Strings by the orchestra of the Bern Musickgesellschaft; the work was immediately successful.
1971 Midori – Japanese-American violinist (47 years old); made her debut at the age of 11 in a last-minute change of programming during a concert highlighting young performers by the New York Philharmonic; when she was 21, formed the philanthropic group Midori and Friends to help bring music to children in New York City; in 2007, selected as a UN Messenger of Peace.
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 00:38:21 Peter Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op 23
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Daniel Barenboim Lang Lang, piano DeutGram 4795448
01:09:00 00:37:59 Georges Bizet Symphony No. 1 in C major
Martin West San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference 131
01:49:00 00:18:56 Frank Martin Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments,
Ernest Ansermet Orch de la Suisse Romande Decca 4785437
02:10:00 00:23:23 Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet No. 54 in B flat major Op 71
Angeles Quartet Decca 4783695
02:35:00 00:41:24 Richard Strauss Sinfonia domestica Op 53
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra Sony 53511
03:18:00 00:43:29 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major Op 106
Peter Takács, piano Cambria 1175
04:03:00 00:28:13 Ludwig Thuille Sextet for Piano & Winds in B flat major Op 6
Chantilly Quintet Gianluca Luisi, piano Naxos 570790
04:33:00 00:45:21 Georges Bizet Carmen for Orchestra
Morton Gould Morton Gould Orchestra RCA 300350
05:20:00 00:15:00 Paul Dukas Overture 'Polyeucte'
Yan Pascal Tortelier BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9225
05:37:00 00:07:00 George Frideric Handel Keyboard Suite in D minor
David Greilsammer, piano Sony 792969
05:50:00 00:05:38 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Minuet & Finale from Serenade No. 13
Chamber Players of Canada Atma 2532
05:57:00 00:02:26 Léo Delibes Coppélia: Swanilda's Waltz
Martin West San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference 125
06:00 BBC NEWS; CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:03:03 Alan Hovhaness Fugue from Symphony No. 48 Op 355
Gerard Schwarz Eastern Music Festival Orch Naxos 559755
06:15:00 00:05:50 Johann Strauss Jr Kiss Waltz Op 400
Franz Welser-Möst Vienna Philharmonic Sony 544071
06:21:00 00:03:06 George Frideric Handel Rinaldo: Battle & March Philharmonia Orchestra
Simon Wright John Wallace, trumpet; John Miller, trumpet Nimbus 5123
06:26:00 00:05:49 Ludwig van Beethoven Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 2 Op 19
Symphony of the Air Josef Krips Arthur Rubinstein, piano RCA 300350
06:32:00 00:02:57 Stephen Foster Beautiful Dreamer
Kyle Bielfield, tenor; Lachlen Glen, piano Delos 3445
06:40:00 00:03:31 Thomas Weelkes O vos omnes
Ross Duffin Quire Cleveland Quire 2013
06:45:00 00:06:01 Johannes Brahms Allegro giocoso from Symphony No. 4 Op 98
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra Belvedere 8005
06:51:00 00:03:23 Franz Schubert Hungarian Melody in B minor
Alfred Brendel, piano Philips 422229
06:58:00 00:03:12 John Philip Sousa March 'The National Game'
Keith Brion Royal Artillery Band Naxos 559092
07:05:00 00:07:01 Carl Reinecke Allegro from Flute Concerto Op 283
The Hague Philharmonic Neeme Järvi Sharon Bezaly, flute Bis 1679
07:14:00 00:02:25 Sir Arthur Bliss Checkmate: Dance of the Red Pawns
David Lloyd-Jones Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Naxos 557641
07:18:00 00:07:05 Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition: Baba Yaga & The Great Gate at Kiev
Byron Janis, piano RCA 300350
07:25:00 00:02:17 Tylman Susato The Danserye: Bergeret "Dont vient cela"
New London Consort Members of l'Oiseau 436131
07:30:00 00:04:10 Franz Joseph Haydn Overture to an English Opera
Sir Roger Norrington London Classical Players EMI 55192
07:42:00 00:03:55 Harold Arlen Medley from "The Wizard of Oz"
Carl Topilow Cleveland Pops Orchestra Azica 72216
07:47:00 00:05:39 Gabriel Fauré Scherzo from Piano Quartet No. 1 Op 15
Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola; Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony 48066
07:55:00 00:03:23 W.C. Handy Beale Street Blues
Stuttgart Brass Quartet Hänssler 98623
08:07:00 00:05:56 Edvard Grieg Symphonic Dance No. 3 Op 64
Neeme Järvi Gothenburg Symphony DeutGram 419431
08:15:00 00:08:46 Jaromir Weinberger Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka & Fugue
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80595
08:28:00 00:01:46 Nicolò Paganini Caprice No. 1 in E major Op 1
Midori, violin Sony 730111
08:30:00 00:05:41 Ludwig van Beethoven Finale from Piano Trio No. 5 Op 70
Beaux Arts Trio Philips 4788977
08:44:00 00:06:20 Peter Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo Op 34
Odense Symphony Alexander Vedernikov Jennifer Koh, violin Cedille 166
08:47:00 00:04:46 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart La finta giardiniera: Overture
Hans Vonk Dresden State Orchestra Capriccio 10070
09:00:00 00:02:04 Irving Berlin Cheek to Cheek
Jenny Lin, piano Steinway 30011
09:05:00 00:17:38 Georges Bizet Carmen Suite No. 2
Sir Neville Marriner London Symphony Philips 4788977
09:27:00 00:05:25 Richard Wagner Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra CBS 46286
09:38:00 00:04:53 Giacomo Puccini La bohème: Sì, mi chiamano Mimì
Orchestra of La Scala Riccardo Chailly Angela Gheorghiu, soprano Decca 466070
09:45:00 00:08:51 John Williams Cowboys Overture
John Williams Boston Pops Orchestra Philips 420178
09:56:00 00:02:29 Peter Tchaikovsky Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans
Valéry Gergiev Mariinsky Theater Orchestra Decca 10104
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:01:00 00:02:30 Johann Strauss Jr Polka 'Express' Op 311
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra MAA 2003
10:04:00 00:02:45 Johann Strauss Jr Napoleon March Op 156
Willi Boskovsky Vienna Philharmonic Decca 4785437
10:09:00 00:13:10 Giacomo Meyerbeer Dinorah: Overture
Darrell Ang New Zealand Symphony Naxos 573195
10:23:00 00:05:31 Tomaso Albinoni Concerto for Strings in A major Op 5
Simon Standage Collegium Musicum 90 Chandos 663
10:31:00 00:03:54 Frederick Loewe My Fair Lady: Main Title
Keith Lockhart Boston Pops Orchestra BostonPops 4
10:39:00 00:04:46 Jean-Philippe Rameau Pygmalion: Overture
William Christie Les Arts Florissants Harm Mundi 901381
10:45:00 00:04:04 Ernö Dohnányi Suite in f-Sharp: Scherzo Op 19
JoAnn Falletta Buffalo Philharmonic Naxos 572303
10:51:00 00:23:40 Georges Bizet Jeux d'enfants Op 22
Martin West San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference 131
11:17:00 00:09:09 Nikolai Tcherepnin The Distant Princess: Prelude Op 4
Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra DeutGram 447084
11:28:00 00:08:27 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Violins in G major
Venice Baroque Orchestra Andrea Marcon Viktoria Mullova, violin; Giuliano Carmignola, violin Archiv 4777466
11:38:00 00:10:34 Johann Strauss Jr Waltz 'Morning Papers' Op 279
Zubin Mehta Vienna Philharmonic Sony 66860
11:50:00 00:07:03 Artur Lemba Scherzo from Symphony in C sharp minor
Neeme Järvi Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Chandos 8656
11:59:00 00:01:04 George Gershwin Gershwin Song-book: Oh, Lady Be Good
Peter Donohoe, piano EMI 54280
12:06:00 00:08:37 Johann Strauss Jr Waltz 'Roses from the South' Op 388
Daniel Barenboim Vienna Philharmonic Decca 12569
12:16:00 00:06:02 Giacomo Puccini Chrysanthemums
Quartetto di Cremona Klanglogo 1400
12:24:00 00:04:03 John Philip Sousa March 'The Free Lance'
Frederick Fennell Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Brain 7504
12:30:00 00:03:36 Georges Bizet L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2: Farandole
Robert Porco Cleveland Orchestra MAA 2005
12:38:00 00:04:35 Alfredo Casella Paganiniana: Tarantella Op 65
Riccardo Muti La Scala Philharmonic Sony 53280
12:43:00 00:11:57 Georges Bizet The Fair Maid of Perth: Suite
Daniel Barenboim Orchestra of Paris EMI 64869
12:56:00 00:03:36 Jacob Gade Jealousy
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano Sony 510316
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:01:00 00:36:09 Peter Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op 23
Vienna Symphony Herbert von Karajan Sviatoslav Richter, piano DeutGram 4793449
13:39:00 00:19:25 Antonín Dvorák The Water Goblin Op 107
István Kertész London Symphony Decca 4785437
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
13:59:00 00:01:47 Georges Bizet Carmen Suite No. 1: Seguidilla
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80703
14:01:00 00:06:26 Georges Bizet Carmen: Micaëla's Act 3 Aria
London Philharmonic Sir Charles Mackerras Renée Fleming, soprano Decca 467049
14:10:00 00:15:42 Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet No. 34 in B flat major Op 33
Angeles Quartet Decca 4783695
14:28:00 00:11:24 Bedrich Smetana The Bartered Bride: Three Dances
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra CBS/Sony 215
14:42:00 00:15:15 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op 27
Peter Takács, piano Cambria 1175
14:59:00 00:04:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni: Overture
Netherlands Wind Ensemble Members of Philips 4788977
15:05:00 00:18:08 Gabriel Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande Suite Op 80
Ludovic Morlot Seattle Symphony SeattleSM 1004
15:24:00 00:07:37 Carl Friedrich Abel Symphony in C major Op 7
Adrian Shepherd Cantilena Chandos 8648
15:34:00 00:03:48 Georges Bizet Agnus Dei
German Radio Philharmonic Karel Mark Chichon Elina Garanca, mezzo DeutGram 21327
15:41:00 00:05:40 Georges Bizet The Miracle Doctor: Overture
Douglas Bostock Chamber Philharmonic Bohemia Classico 158
15:48:00 00:07:07 Béla Bartók Suite No. 1: Finale Op 3
Antal Doráti Detroit Symphony Decca 4785437
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK with John Zech: Tchaikovsky Plays "Who Wants to Premiere a Concerto"
15:58:00 00:06:28 Peter Tchaikovsky Finale from Piano Concerto No. 1 Op 23
St Petersburg Philharmonic Yuri Temirkanov Denis Matsuev, piano RCA 700233
16:08:00 00:01:36 Peter Tchaikovsky Waltz in 5/8 Time in D major Op 72
Mikhail Pletnev, piano DeutGram 4284
16:13:00 00:10:30 Johann Strauss Jr Waltz 'Wine, Women and Song' Op 333
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80314
16:29:00 00:04:47 James Horner Field of Dreams: Medley
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80468
16:34:00 00:05:12 Carl Stamitz Rondo from Flute Concerto Op 29
Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Irena Grafenauer, flute Philips 426318
16:41:00 00:03:44 Georges Bizet Carmen: Habanera 'L'amour est un
Munich Radio Orchestra Maurizio Barbacini Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano RCA 63509
16:44:00 00:04:18 Georges Bizet Carmen: Toreador Song SWR Symphony Orch
Marco Armiliato Ludovic Tézier, baritone DeutGram 4777177
16:52:00 00:02:43 Nicolò Paganini Caprice No. 13 in B flat major Op 1
Midori, violin Sony 730111
16:57:00 00:02:41 Edvard Grieg Holberg Suite: Prelude Op 40
Domenico Boyagian Ohio Philharmonic Centaur 3311
17:06:00 00:10:46 Peter Tchaikovsky Finale from Violin Concerto Op 35
Odense Symphony Alexander Vedernikov Jennifer Koh, violin Cedille 166
17:20:00 00:06:29 Johann Strauss Jr Die Fledermaus: Waltzes 'Du und Du' Op 367
Willi Boskovsky Johann Strauss Orch of Vienna EMI 64108
17:28:00 00:06:39 Georges Bizet L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1: Prelude
Sir Neville Marriner London Symphony Philips 4788977
17:40:00 00:03:59 Camillo Sivori Berceuse Op 30
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano Cedille 139
17:45:00 00:04:59 Jean Sibelius The Tempest: Berceuse Op 109
Leopold Stokowski Stokowski Symphony Orchestra Cala 542
17:52:00 00:02:14 Claudio Monteverdi L'Orfeo: Moresca
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik 1001
17:56:00 00:03:17 Antonín Dvorák Humoresque No. 5 Op 101
Orion Weiss, piano Bridge 9355
18:00 BBC NEWS; DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:18:28 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 89 in F major
Bruno Weil Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Sony 66253
18:29:00 00:04:19 Peter Tchaikovsky Souvenir of a Beloved Place: Mélodie Op 42
Odense Symphony Alexander Vedernikov Jennifer Koh, violin Cedille 166
18:35:00 00:03:51 Peter Tchaikovsky Souvenir of a Beloved Place: Scherzo Op 42
Odense Symphony Alexander Vedernikov Jennifer Koh, violin Cedille 166
18:41:00 00:10:50 Johann Strauss Jr Waltz 'You Millions, I Embrace You' Op 443
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra MAA 20604
18:55:00 00:03:55 Johann Strauss Jr Annen Polka Op 117
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra MAA 10406
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:12:08 Antonín Dvorák Slavonic Rhapsody No. 1 in D major Op 45
Kurt Masur Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Philips 416623
19:16:00 00:38:41 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op 98
Eduard van Beinum Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips 4788977
19:56:00 00:03:32 Frédéric Chopin Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor Op 64
Ingrid Fliter, piano EMI 14899
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:04:33 Dmitri Kabalevsky Colas Breugnon: Overture
Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra Reference 92
20:08:00 00:08:17 Alexander Borodin Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2
Neeme Järvi Gothenburg Symphony DeutGram 435757
20:18:00 00:38:06 Peter Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major Op 35
Odense Symphony Alexander Vedernikov Jennifer Koh, violin Cedille 166
20:58:00 00:01:23 Johann Sebastian Bach Lute Suite No. 1: Bourrée
Jason Vieaux, guitar Azica 71250
21:00 CHICAGO SYMPHONY with Lisa Simeone – Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Gil Shaham, violin
Claude Debussy: Gigues, from Images for Orchestra
Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Thomas Adès: …but all shall be well
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:06:31 Ludwig van Beethoven Cavatina from String Quartet No. 13 Op 130
Cypress String Quartet Cypress 2012
23:08:00 00:09:01 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Romance from Piano Concerto No. 20
Orchestra Mozart Claudio Abbado Martha Argerich, piano DeutGram 4791033
23:20:00 00:05:42 Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs Suite No. 2: Aria
Jesús López-Cobos Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80309
23:25:00 00:08:28 Richard Strauss Improvisation from Violin Sonata Op 18
Midori, violin; Robert McDonald, piano Sony 46742
23:36:00 00:05:41 Antonín Dvorák Legend No. 6 in C sharp minor Op 59
Michael Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony SF Sym 60
23:41:00 00:12:30 Johannes Brahms Adagio from Piano Concerto No. 1 Op 15
Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst Yefim Bronfman, piano Belvedere 8005
23:45:00 00:09:06 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Larghetto from Piano Concerto No. 27
Vienna Philharmonic George Szell Sir Clifford Curzon, piano Decca 4785437
23:56:00 00:03:09 Georges Bizet L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1: Adagietto
José Serebrier Barcelona Symphony Bis 1305
23:56:00 00:02:32 Frédéric Chopin Prelude No. 4 in E minor Op 28
Wolfgang Sawallisch Philadelphia Orchestra EMI 55592
