Program Guide 11-15-2016
Almanac
November 15
1738 William Herschel – German-born English composer, oboist, astronomer (d.1822); discovered the planet Uranus, along with two of its major moons--Titania and Oberon--and two moons of Saturn; also, the first to discover infrared radiation; found time to write 24 symphonies, and many other pieces.
1832 first performance of Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5 'Reformation' in Berlin; written in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, a key document of Lutheranism; although it's not encountered in the concert hall very often, it is better known today than it was during Mendelssohn's lifetime.
1927 premiere of Jerome Kern's musical Show Boat in Washington, D.C.; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on Edna Ferber's bestselling novel of the same name; with themes including racial prejudice and tragic, enduring love, Show Boat represented a watershed moment in the history of American musicals.
1930 first performance of Igor Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, in Brussels; commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; the composer said, “It is not a symphony in which I have included Psalms to be sung. On the contrary, it is the singing of the Psalms that I am symphonizing.”
1942 Daniel Barenboim – Argentine-born Israeli pianist and conductor (75 years old); titanic figure in classical music as music director of several major symphonic and opera orchestras with numerous recordings as conductor and pianist; known for his work with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a Seville-based ensemble of young Arab and Israeli musicians; he is a firm critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:14:40 Sir William Herschel Chamber Symphony in F major
Davis Jerome Mozart Orchestra Newport 85612
00:19:00 00:49:34 Gustav Holst The Planets Op 32
Los Angeles Philharmonic Zubin Mehta Women of the; Los Angeles Master Chorale Decca 4785437
01:11:00 00:25:29 Ludwig van Beethoven Serenade in D major Op 25
Houston Symphony Aralee Dorough, flute; Members of Dorough 2016
01:38:00 00:50:48 Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op 15
Berlin State Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel Daniel Barenboim, piano DeutGram 4794899
02:31:00 00:28:04 Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op 107
Sir John Eliot Gardiner London Symphony LSO Live 775
03:01:00 00:30:31 Sir Edward Elgar Enigma Variations Op 36
David Zinman Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80192
03:34:00 00:21:27 Igor Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Shaw Atlanta Symphony Chorus Telarc 80254
03:57:00 01:02:23 Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C minor
Daniel Barenboim Berlin Philharmonic Teldec 21485
05:01:00 00:19:27 Jerome Kern Showboat: A Scenario for Orchestra
John Mauceri Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Philips 446404
05:22:00 00:16:02 Ernest Chausson Poème Op 25
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Yakov Kreizberg Julia Fischer, violin Decca 15535
05:40:00 00:05:47 Giovanni Paisiello Proserpine: Overture
Gennaro Cappabianca Collegium Philarmonicum Naxos 557031
05:53:00 00:04:03 Leonard Bernstein On the Town: Lonely Town
Philharmonia Orchestra David Zinman Joshua Bell, violin Sony 89358
06:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:02:52 Manuel de Falla The Three-Cornered Hat: Miller's Dance
Milos Karadaglic, guitar DeutGram 20039
06:15:00 00:09:14 Sir William Herschel Oboe Concerto in E flat major
Mozart Orchestra Davis Jerome Richard Woodhams, oboe Newport 85612
06:25:00 00:02:14 John Dowland I Shame at My Unworthiness
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807544
06:30:00 00:04:26 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondeau from Flute Quartet No. 1
Houston Symphony Aralee Dorough, flute; Members of Dorough 2016
06:40:00 00:07:15 Béla Bartók Suite No. 1: Allegro vivace Op 3
Antal Doráti Detroit Symphony Decca 4785437
06:47:00 00:03:45 George Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Summertime
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano Cedille 139
06:51:00 00:02:07 Felix Mendelssohn Song without Words No. 3 in A major Op 19
Daniel Barenboim, piano DeutGram 469376
06:55:00 00:03:02 John Philip Sousa March 'The Gladiator'
Frederick Fennell Dallas Wind Symphony Reference 85
07:05:00 00:05:44 Giuseppe Verdi Alzira: Prelude
Riccardo Muti La Scala Philharmonic Sony 62373
07:10:00 00:04:29 Jean-Philippe Rameau Dardanus: Overture
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra CBC 5229
07:15:00 00:07:46 Carl Friedrich Abel Symphony in E flat Op 17
Anthony Halstead Hanover Band CPO 999214
07:25:00 00:02:09 John Blitheman Gloria tibi Trinitas
Alan Feinberg, piano Steinway 30019
07:30:00 00:05:01 Ludwig van Beethoven Rondo from Sextet for 2 Horns & Strings Op 81
Cleveland Orchestra Richard King, horn; Jesse McCormick, horn; Mari Sato, violin; Members of Albany 1325
07:40:00 00:10:10 Giuseppe Verdi Macbeth: Ballet Music
José Serebrier Bournemouth Symphony Naxos 572818
07:54:00 00:03:00 Sir Henry Bishop Home, Sweet Home
Anonymous 4; Bruce Molsky, banjo Harm Mundi 807549
07:58:00 00:00:48 Leroy Anderson Woodbury Fanfare
BBC Concert Orchestra Leonard Slatkin Members of Naxos 559356
08:07:00 00:05:56 Sergei Taneyev Scherzo from Piano Quintet Op 30
Mikhail Pletnev, piano; Vadim Repin, violin; Ilya Gringolts, violin; Nobuko Imai, viola; Lynn Harrell, cello DeutGram 4775419
08:15:00 00:03:14 Frank Bridge Cherry Ripe
William Boughton English String Orchestra Nimbus 5366
08:20:00 00:09:54 Ludwig van Beethoven Variations on Mozart's 'La ci darem la mano'
Houston Symphony Aralee Dorough, flute; Members of Dorough 2016
08:30:00 00:03:45 Jean-Baptiste Lully Phaëton: Chaconne in G
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik 1001
08:40:00 00:08:27 Ludwig van Beethoven Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 1 Op 15
Mahler Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Sony 542058
08:51:00 00:02:51 Leroy Anderson Belle of the Ball
Leonard Slatkin BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 559313
08:55:00 00:03:37 Jerome Kern Showboat: Old Man River
Stuttgart Brass Quartet Hänssler 98623
09:05:00 00:17:03 Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2
Daniel Barenboim Orchestra of Paris DeutGram 4795448
09:27:00 00:05:29 Frédéric Chopin Waltz No. 1 in E flat major Op 18
Garrick Ohlsson, piano Arabesque 6669
09:35:00 00:06:45 Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata No. 54 in G major
Soyeon Kate Lee, piano CIPC 2003
09:35:00 00:07:56 Jean Sibelius Karelia Overture Op 10
Jukka-Pekka Saraste Finnish Radio Symphony Orch RCA 7765
09:45:00 00:07:56 Jean Sibelius Karelia Overture Op 10
Jukka-Pekka Saraste Finnish Radio Symphony Orch RCA 7765
09:55:00 00:03:26 Johann Nepomuk Hummel Rondo from Piano Trio No. 3 Op 35
Beaux Arts Trio Philips 446077
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:01:00 00:03:04 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air
Aralee Dorough, flute; Scott Holshouser, piano Dorough 2016
10:05:00 00:03:34 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3: Bourrée & Gigue
Monica Huggett Ensemble Sonnerie Avie 2171
10:11:00 00:12:08 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Variations on Sarti's "Come un agnello"
Alessio Bax, piano Signum 321
10:33:00 00:03:48 Ernest Bloch Baal Shem: Simchas Torah
Gil Shaham, violin; Orli Shaham, piano Canary 10
10:41:00 00:07:51 Ernest Bloch Abodah
Brian Thornton, cello; Spencer Myer, piano Thornton 2013
10:52:00 00:26:06 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 57 in D major
Nicholas McGegan Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra PhiBaroque 8
11:20:00 00:07:36 Peter Tchaikovsky Pezzo capriccioso Op 62
Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel Lynn Harrell, cello Decca 4787779
11:30:00 00:10:32 Franz Liszt Paraphrase on Wagner's Tannhäuser
Daniel Barenboim, piano DeutGram 4779525
11:44:00 00:09:16 Amy Beach Finale from "Gaelic" Symphony Op 32
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 8958
11:55:00 00:04:09 Ernest Bucalossi
The Grasshopper's Dance Ronald Corp New London Orchestra Hyperion 66968
12:08:00 00:08:37 Johann Strauss Jr Waltz 'Roses from the South' Op 388
Daniel Barenboim Vienna Philharmonic Decca 12569
12:18:00 00:06:02 Giacomo Puccini Chrysanthemums
Quartetto di Cremona Klanglogo 1400
12:26:00 00:03:59 Traditional Lucerne Song
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble John Fletcher, tuba Claves 600
12:32:00 00:05:43 Franz Liszt Ballade from 'The Flying Dutchman'
Daniel Barenboim, piano DeutGram 4779525
12:41:00 00:05:53 Paul Gilson Sailors' Dances
Alexander Rahbari Brussels Philharmonic MarcoPolo 223418
12:48:00 00:08:35 Stephen Sondheim Into the Woods: Suite
Don Sebesky London Symphony EMI 54285
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:01:00 00:50:48 Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op 15
Berlin State Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel Daniel Barenboim, piano DeutGram 4794899
13:53:00 00:06:45 Robert Schumann Arabeske in C Op 18
Daniel Gortler, piano Roméo 7281
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:02:00 00:02:11 George Frideric Handel Il pastor fido: Allegro
Trevor Pinnock English Concert Archiv 419219
14:04:00 00:02:11 Claude Debussy Children's Corner: The Little Shepherd
Simon Trpceski, piano EMI 272
14:08:00 00:15:56 Jacques Ibert Divertissement
Paavo Järvi Tapiola Sinfonietta Bis 630
14:25:00 00:04:12 Franz Liszt Paganini Etude No. 3 in G sharp minor
Gary Graffman, piano RCA 300350
14:42:00 00:11:48 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute Quartet No. 4 in A major
Houston Symphony Aralee Dorough, flute; Members of Dorough 2016
14:55:00 00:04:13 Peter Tchaikovsky Mazeppa: Gopak
Theodore Kuchar National Symphony of Ukraine Naxos 554845
15:02:00 00:16:45 Robert Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale Op 52
Sir John Eliot Gardiner Révolutionaire et Romantique Archiv 457591
15:21:00 00:07:02 Johannes Brahms Rhapsody in G minor Op 79
Hélène Grimaud, piano DeutGram 4795448
15:31:00 00:03:37 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in G
Sergei Babayan, piano ProPiano 224506
15:39:00 00:04:56 Giovanni Paisiello Sinfonia d'Opera
Gennaro Cappabianca Collegium Philarmonicum Naxos 557031
15:46:00 00:08:32 Anton Arensky Fantasia on Russian Folksongs Op 48
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra Dmitry Yablonsky Konstantin Scherbakov, piano Naxos 570526
15:55:00 00:01:54 Paul Dukas La Péri: Fanfare
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80625
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK with John Zech: Kern's "Show Boat" Is Launched in D.C.
15:58:00 00:04:09 Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Danse général
Daniel Barenboim Orchestra of Paris DeutGram 4795448
16:06:00 00:03:44 Johann Sebastian Bach WTC-1: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 in C sharp major
Daniel Barenboim, piano Warner 61553
16:13:00 00:10:33 Ludwig van Beethoven Scherzo & Finale from Symphony No. 2 Op 36
Sir John Eliot Gardiner Révolutionaire et Romantique Soli Deo 721
16:29:00 00:01:59 Henry Mancini The Days of Wine and Roses: Theme
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel Henry Mancini Chorus Telarc 80183
16:30:00 00:01:58 Henry Mancini Charade: Punch and Judy
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80183
16:32:00 00:02:37 Henry Mancini Breakfast at Tiffany's: Theme
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel Henry Mancini Chorus Telarc 80183
16:37:00 00:02:22 Henry Mancini Peter Gunn: Theme
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80183
16:41:00 00:08:18 Gustav Holst A Fugal Concerto Op 40 English Sinfonia
Howard Griffiths Anna Pyne, flute; Philip Harmer, oboe Naxos 570339
16:54:00 00:03:37 Jerome Kern Showboat: Old Man River
Stuttgart Brass Quartet Hänssler 98623
16:58:00 00:01:24 William Byrd Mass for Five Voices: Kyrie
Suzi Digby Ora Harm Mundi 906102
17:05:00 00:05:33 Johann Sebastian Bach Finale from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord; Michael Lynn, flute; Cynthia Roberts, violin Avie 2207
17:25:00 00:09:46 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 4 Violins in B minor Op 3
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Olivier Brault, violin; Julie Andrijesky, violin; Johanna Novom, violin; Andrew Fouts, violin ApolloFire 2005
17:40:00 00:03:43 Ludwig van Beethoven Entrata from Serenade Op 25
Houston Symphony Aralee Dorough, flute; Members of Dorough 2016
17:45:00 00:04:12 Robert Fuchs Finale from Serenade No. 3 Op 21
Christian Ludwig Cologne Chamber Orchestra Naxos 572607
17:52:00 00:02:40 Richard Wagner Die Meistersinger: Prize Song
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Daniel Barenboim Dale Clevenger, horn Teldec 24224
17:57:00 00:02:24 Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No. 1: Gigue
Orli Shaham, piano Canary 15
18:00 DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:17:31 Maurice Ravel Boléro
Daniel Barenboim Orchestra of Paris DeutGram 4795448
18:29:00 00:06:05 Ludwig van Beethoven Scherzo from Symphony No. 3 Op 55
Daniel Barenboim West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Decca 16871
18:37:00 00:05:56 Franz Liszt Spinning Song from Wagner's 'The Flying Dutchman'
Daniel Barenboim, piano DeutGram 4779525
18:45:00 00:07:48 Johann Strauss Jr A Night in Venice: Overture
Daniel Barenboim Vienna Philharmonic Decca 12569
18:55:00 00:03:51 Stanislaw Moniuszko Halka: Mazurka
Daniel Barenboim Berlin Philharmonic Teldec 46329
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:23:04 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major
Berlin Philharmonic Daniel Barenboim Daniel Barenboim, piano Teldec 16827
19:27:00 00:28:16 Frédéric Chopin Les Sylphides
Richard Bonynge National Philharmonic Decca 433864
19:58:00 00:01:19 Alexander Glazunov Ballet Scenes: Scherzino Op 52
Edo de Waart Minnesota Orchestra Telarc 80347
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:10:38 Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 for Orchestra
Iván Fischer Budapest Festival Orchestra DeutGram 4779525
20:15:00 00:14:54 Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1
Jesús López-Cobos Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80309
20:32:00 00:26:47 Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op 107
Lorin Maazel Berlin Philharmonic DeutGram 4795448
21:00 CHICAGO SYMPHONY with Lisa Simeone – Vasily Petrenko, conductor; Paul Lewis, piano
Sir Edward Elgar: In the South ‘Alassio’
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances Op 45
22:25:00 00:05:00 Giuseppe Verdi I Lombardi: Crusaders' Chorus
Berlin German Opera Orchestra Giuseppe Sinopoli Chorus of Berlin German Opera DeutGram 4795448
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:06:20 Claude Debussy La plus que lente
Michael Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony SF Sym 60
23:08:00 00:05:02 Jean Sibelius Kuolema: Valse triste Op 44
Daniel Barenboim West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Warner 62190
23:13:00 00:05:12 Emil Darzins Valse mélancolique
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9227
23:21:00 00:03:48 Johann Sebastian Bach Largo from Flute Sonata No. 1
Joshua Smith, flute; Jory Vinikour, harpsichord Delos 3402
23:24:00 00:05:23 Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio from Sonata No. 8 Op 13
Daniel Barenboim, piano Decca 16871
23:30:00 00:07:25 Nikolai Miaskovsky Andante from Cello Sonata No. 2 Op 81
Wendy Warner, cello; Irina Nuzova, piano Cedille 120
23:40:00 00:03:36 Felix Mendelssohn Andante from Symphony No. 5 Op 107
Sir John Eliot Gardiner London Symphony LSO Live 775
23:43:00 00:11:50 Peter Tchaikovsky Adagio from Symphony No. 1 Op 13
Claudio Abbado Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sony 48056
23:55:00 00:02:34 Gary Schocker Hypnotized: Together
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Jason Vieaux, guitar Azica 71297
