Program Guide 10-31-2016
Almanac
October 31
Happy Halloween!
1806 Louise Talma – American composer (d.1896); first woman to receive two Guggenheim Fellowships and to be elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters; also the first American woman to have a full-scale opera performed in Germany and the first American to teach at Fontainebleau.
1866 premiere of Jacques Offenbach's operetta La vie parisienne (Parisian life) at the Théâtre du Palais Royal; the composer's first full-length piece to portray contemporary Parisian life, unlike his earlier period pieces and mythological subjects, and became one of his most popular operettas.
1875 premiere of Camille Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No. 4 in Paris at a concert with the composer as soloist and the orchestra led by Edouard Colonne; it’s the composer's most structurally innovative piano concerto and second in popularity to the Piano Concerto No. 2.
1887 first performance of Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio espagnole in St. Petersburg with Richard Strauss conducting; the composer wrote, "The opinion formed by both critics and the public, that the Capriccio is a magnificently orchestrated piece — is wrong. The Capriccio is a brilliant composition for the orchestra. The change of timbres, the felicitous choice of melodic designs and figuration patterns, exactly suiting each kind of instrument, brief virtuoso cadenzas for instruments solo, the rhythm of the percussion instruments, etc., constitute here the very essence of the composition and not its garb or orchestration."
1891 premiere of Pietro Mascagni's opera L'amico Fritz at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome; enjoyed some success in its day but is not staged nearly as often as Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana.
1932 first performance of Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 5 by the Berlin Philharmonic, Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting and the composer as soloist; original title was Music for Piano and Orchestra.
1949 Odaline de la Martinez – Cuban-American composer and conductor (69 years old); artistic director of Lontano, a London-based contemporary music ensemble which she co-founded in 1976.
1955 first performance of Alan Hovhaness's Symphony No. 2 'Mysterious Mountain' by Leopold Stokowski in his debut with the Houston Symphony; the work is notable for a pervasive sense of spiritual serenity and it is the composer's best-known work.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:19:12 Luigi Boccherini Symphony No. 6 in D minor Op 12
Giovanni Antonini Il Giardino Armonico, Milano Naïve 30399
00:23:00 00:19:30 Alan Hovhaness Symphony No. 2 Op 132
Gerard Schwarz Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Telarc 80604
00:44:00 00:28:17 Franz Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Karl Böhm Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 4793449
01:14:00 00:27:20 Darius Milhaud Symphonie No. 1 Op 210
Michel Plasson Orch du Capitole de Toulouse DeutGram 435437
01:43:00 00:32:19 Felix Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht Op 60
Cleveland Orchestra Christoph von Dohnányi Christine Cairns, mezzo; Jon Garrison, tenor; Tom Krause, baritone; Jeffrey Wells, baritone; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Telarc 80184
02:17:00 01:14:47 Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 7 in E minor
Pierre Boulez Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 447756
03:34:00 00:26:25 Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet No. 27 in D major Op 20
Angeles Quartet Decca 4783695
04:02:00 00:20:37 Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la nuit
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Decca 16421
04:24:00 00:54:30 Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Op 14
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Decca 430201
05:21:00 00:05:12 Antonio Bazzini La Ronde des lutins Op 25
Gil Shaham, violin; Jonathan Feldman, piano DeutGram 463483
05:28:00 00:15:02 Ottorino Respighi Ballad of the Gnomes
Geoffrey Simon Philharmonia Orchestra Cala 4028
05:49:00 00:06:41 Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine Op 11
City of London Sinfonia John Rutter Cambridge Singers Collegium 109
05:58:00 00:01:11 François Casadesus London Sketches: Children Play
Robert J. Ambrose Atlanta Chamber Winds Albany 1127
06:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:04:38 Camille Saint-Saëns Danse macabre Op 40
Salut Salon Warner 554295
06:15:00 00:08:35 Joachim Raff Allegro from Octet for Strings Op 176
Academy Chamber Ensemble Chandos 8790
06:25:00 00:03:02 Franz Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 4
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano EMI 57002
06:29:00 00:05:51 Johann Christian Bach Zanaida: Overture
Anthony Halstead Hanover Band CPO 999488
06:40:00 00:09:40 Paul Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Yuja Wang, piano DeutGram 16606
06:51:00 00:02:30 Orlande de Lassus Matona mia cara
King's Singers EMI 63052
06:54:00 00:02:28 Johann Sebastian Bach Finale from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Riccardo Chailly Julian Sommerhalder, trumpet Decca 139230
06:55:00 00:03:25 Abe Holzmann March "Blaze Away!"
Loras John Schissel Virginia Grand Military Band WalkFrog 430
07:05:00 00:07:23 Camille Saint-Saëns Danse macabre Op 40
Kent Nagano Montreal Symphony Decca 4830396
07:14:00 00:04:36 Tomaso Albinoni Concerto for Strings in B flat major Op 5
Simon Standage Collegium Musicum 90 Chandos 663
07:19:00 00:04:22 Johannes Brahms Finale from Cello Sonata No. 2 Op 99
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Rudolf Serkin, piano DeutGram 4793449
07:25:00 00:03:22 Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry An English Suite: Frolic
William Boughton English String Orchestra Nimbus 5366
07:40:00 00:06:19 George Frideric Handel Dixit Dominus: Gloria Patri et filio
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Singers Avie 2270
07:42:00 00:08:21 Gustav Holst The Planets: Jupiter Op 32
Sir Andrew Davis BBC Philharmonic Chandos 5086
07:52:00 00:03:07 George Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Tempo di Blues Opus Two
William Terwilliger, violin; Andrew Cooperstock, piano Azica 71290
07:56:00 00:03:07 Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel William Tritt, piano Telarc 80112
08:07:00 00:05:53 Franz Joseph Haydn Presto from Symphony No. 67
Nicholas McGegan Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra PhiBaroque 8
08:14:00 00:02:33 Camille Saint-Saëns Chanson 'Danse macabre' Op 40
François Le Roux, baritone; Graham Johnson, piano Hyperion 66856
08:18:00 00:08:24 Ludwig van Beethoven Allegretto from Symphony No. 7 Op 92
Manfred Honeck Pittsburgh Symphony Reference 718
08:30:00 00:04:09 Edvard Grieg Holberg Suite: Rigaudon Op 40
Conrad van Alphen Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80623
08:40:00 00:05:10 Sir Edward German Men of Harlech from 'Welsh Rhapsody'
Andrew Penny National Symphony of Ireland MarcoPolo 223726
08:45:00 00:04:46 Sergei Rachmaninoff Aleko: Men's Dance
Paavo Järvi Cincinnati Symphony Telarc 80670
08:51:00 00:02:25 Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra CBS/Sony 488
08:55:00 00:04:14 Leonard Bernstein West Side Story: One Hand, One Heart
BBC Symphony Orchestra Patrick Summers Ailyn Pérez, soprano; Stephen Costello, tenor Warner 633485
09:05:00 00:15:41 Franz Liszt Totentanz
BBC Philharmonic Leo Hussain Martin Roscoe, piano BBC 336
09:27:00 00:05:12 Antonio Bazzini La Ronde des lutins Op 25
Gil Shaham, violin; Jonathan Feldman, piano DeutGram 463483
09:40:00 00:02:49 Camille Saint-Saëns Chanson 'Danse macabre' Op 40
London Philharmonic Geoffrey Simon Anthony Roden, tenor; Stephanie Chase, violin Cala 4031
09:55:00 00:03:49 Dieterich Buxtehude Fugue in G major
Alan Feinberg, piano Steinway 30034
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:02:00 00:03:41 Giacomo Puccini Le Villi: The Witches' Sabbath
Riccardo Muti La Scala Philharmonic Sony 63025
10:06:00 00:02:32 Edward MacDowell Hexentanz Op 17
Alan Feinberg, piano Argo 436121
10:10:00 00:13:23 Frederick Delius Over the Hills and Far Away
David Lloyd-Jones English Northern Philharmonia Naxos 553535
10:25:00 00:04:25 André Grétry Céphale et Procris: Menuetto
Stefan Sanderling Orchestre de Bretagne ASV 1095
10:32:00 00:03:53 Sir Arnold Bax The Poisoned Fountain
Joshua Pierce, piano; Dorothy Jonas, piano MSR 1260
10:39:00 00:06:07 George W. Chadwick Symphonic Sketches: Hobgoblin
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9334
10:46:00 00:07:23 Camille Saint-Saëns Danse macabre Op 40
Kent Nagano Montreal Symphony Decca 4830396
10:56:00 00:27:23 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Vienna Concentus Musicus DHM 75736
11:25:00 00:11:30 Modest Mussorgsky St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain
Berlin Philharmonic Claudio Abbado Anatoli Kotscherga, bass; Berlin Radio Choir; South Tyrol Children's Choir Sony 62034
11:39:00 00:09:07 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondo in A minor
Alexander Schimpf, piano Genuin 10181
11:52:00 00:08:16 Bernard Herrmann A Portrait of Hitch
Bernard Herrmann London Philharmonic Decca 443895
12:07:00 00:10:40 Paul Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Kent Nagano Montreal Symphony Decca 4830396
12:20:00 00:07:58 Richard Wagner Die Walküre: Magic Fire Music
José Serebrier Bournemouth Symphony Naxos 570293
12:29:00 00:03:38 Pietro Mascagni L'amico Fritz: Preludietto
Myung-Whun Chung St Cecilia Academy Orchestra DeutGram 471566
12:36:00 00:05:55 Franz Schubert The Friends from Salamanka: Overture
Manfred Huss Haydn Sinfonietta, Vienna Koch Intl 1121
12:44:00 00:09:17 Mikhail Glinka Spanish Overture No. 1
Sir Charles Mackerras London Symphony Mercury 434352
12:55:00 00:02:51 Richard Rodgers Mountain Greenery
Richard Rodgers, piano Harbinger 2501
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:00:00 00:35:28 Alexander Borodin Symphony No. 1 in E flat major
Valéry Gergiev Rotterdam Philharmonic Philips 422996
13:37:00 00:21:18 Emil von Reznícek Serenade for Strings in G major
Jiri Starek Deutsches Symphonie Berlin Schwann 311128
13:59:00 00:01:35 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Contradance 'The Hero Coburg's
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 429783
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:01:00 00:03:57 Reinhold Glière The Red Poppy: Heroic Coolie Dance
Zdenek Mácal New Jersey Symphony Delos 3178
14:06:00 00:15:43 Bernard Herrmann Psycho: A Narrative for Orchestra
John Mauceri Danish National Symphony Toccata 241
14:26:00 00:11:09 Alexandre Luigini Ballet égyptien: Part 1 Op 12
Richard Bonynge London Symphony Decca 433864
14:41:00 00:12:10 Dmitri Shostakovich Finale from Symphony No. 5 Op 47
Andris Nelsons Boston Symphony Orchestra DeutGram 4795201
14:54:00 00:04:37 Franz Schubert Marche militaire No. 1 in D major
Evgeny Kissin, piano; James Levine, piano RCA 69282
15:01:00 00:15:02 Ottorino Respighi Ballad of the Gnomes
Geoffrey Simon Philharmonia Orchestra Cala 4028
15:18:00 00:10:06 Tomaso Albinoni Oboe Concerto in G minor Op 9
London Virtuosi John Georgiadis Anthony Camden, oboe Naxos 550739
15:33:00 00:03:36 Marius Constant Twilight Zone: Theme & Variations
John Williams Boston Pops Orchestra Philips 411185
15:40:00 00:04:18 Charles Gounod Funeral March of a Marionette
Ronald Corp New London Orchestra Hyperion 66998
15:47:00 00:08:22 Franz Schubert The Devil's Pleasure Palace: Overture
Manfred Huss Haydn Sinfonietta, Vienna Koch Intl 1121
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK with John Zech
15:58:00 00:04:40 Marc-André Hamelin Etude No. 8 in B flat minor
Marc-André Hamelin, piano Hyperion 67789
16:07:00 00:01:54 Charles Gounod Faust: Le veau d'or
Dresden State Orchestra Sebastian Weigle René Pape, bass; Dresden State Opera Chorus DeutGram 4776408
16:12:00 00:14:55 Antonín Dvorák The Noonday Witch Op 108
Kent Nagano Montreal Symphony Decca 4830396
16:30:00 00:05:38 John Williams Dracula: Night Journeys
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri Los Angeles Master Chorale Philips 442425
16:38:00 00:01:08 Johann Sebastian Bach Two-Part Invention No. 13 in A minor
Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 66746
16:41:00 00:07:20 Franz Waxman The Bride of Frankenstein: Creation
Charles Gerhardt National Philharmonic RCA 81265
16:52:00 00:03:26 Anatoly Liadov Baba-Yaga Op 56
Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra DeutGram 447084
16:56:00 00:02:51 Franz Liszt Two Concert Etudes: Gnomenreigen
Murray Perahia, piano Sony 63380
17:05:00 00:05:21 Paul Ferguson Solstice Suite: Remains of the Day
Almeda Trio Albany 1386
17:26:00 00:08:16 Sir Malcolm Arnold Overture 'Tam O'Shanter' Op 51
Vernon Handley Royal Philharmonic Conifer 16847
17:40:00 00:04:20 Franz Schubert Erlkönig
Bryn Terfel, baritone; Malcolm Martineau, piano DeutGram 445294
17:46:00 00:04:14 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst Grand Caprice on Schubert's 'Erlkönig' Op 26
Shannon Lee, violin Telarc 80695
17:52:00 00:03:21 Jerry Goldsmith The Omen: Main Title
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri Los Angeles Master Chorale Philips 442425
17:56:00 00:02:33 Charles Gounod Faust: Mephistopheles' Serenade 'Vous qui faites l'endormie'
Orch of Valencian Community Riccardo Frizza Erwin Schrott, baritone Decca 11838
18:00 DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:13:50 César Franck Le Chasseur maudit
Jesús López-Cobos Cincinnati Symphony Telarc 80247
18:25:00 00:10:40 Paul Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Kent Nagano Montreal Symphony Decca 4830396
18:38:00 00:02:32 Charles Ives Hallowe'en
Montreal Symphony Kent Nagano Members of Decca 4830396
18:42:00 00:10:36 Hamish MacCunn The Ship o' the Fiend Op 5
Martyn Brabbins BBC Scottish Symphony BBC 392
18:56:00 00:03:18 Edvard Grieg Lyric Suite: March of the Trolls Op 54
Neeme Järvi Gothenburg Symphony DeutGram 437524
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:22:05 Mily Balakirev Tamara
Kent Nagano Montreal Symphony Decca 4830396
19:26:00 00:29:40 Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor Op 54
St Cecilia Academy Orchestra Antonio Pappano Jan Lisiecki, piano DeutGram 4795327
19:57:00 00:02:04 Johannes Brahms Sapphische Ode Op 94
Zuill Bailey, cello; Awadagin Pratt, piano Telarc 32664
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:11:51 Modest Mussorgsky A Night on Bald Mountain
Kent Nagano Montreal Symphony Decca 4830396
20:16:00 00:16:17 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol Op 34
Gerard Schwarz Seattle Symphony Naxos 572788
20:34:00 00:22:15 Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Suite Op 71
Steven Richman Harmonie Ensemble New York Harm Mundi 907493
21:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Peter Tchaikovsky: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in g-minor, Op. 16
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in e-minor, Op. 27
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:08:16 Antonín Dvorák Andante from String Quintet No. 2 Op 77
Chamber Music Soc Linc Center Delos 3152
23:10:00 00:06:44 Edvard Grieg Adagio from Piano Concerto Op 16
Norwegian Radio Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya Vadym Kholodenko, piano Harm Mundi 907629
23:19:00 00:06:21 Claude Debussy Images, Book 1: Hommage à Rameau
Simon Trpceski, piano EMI 272
23:25:00 00:05:26 Maurice Ravel Le gibet from 'Gaspard de la nuit'
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Decca 16421
23:33:00 00:06:46 Franz Joseph Haydn Largo from String Quartet No. 64 Op 76
Carmina Quartet Denon 78963
23:39:00 00:14:58 Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio from Symphony No. 9 Op 125
Robert Shaw Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ASO Media 1007
23:56:00 00:02:47 Claude Debussy Children's Corner: The Little Shepherd
Yoav Talmi Quebec Symphony Orchestra Atma 2377
23:56:00 00:03:01 Jules Massenet Impromptu "Eau dormant"
Aldo Ciccolini, piano EMI 64277
