Program Guide 12-05-2016
Almanac
December 5
1687 Francesco Geminiani – Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist (d.1761); his significance today is largely due to his 1751 treatise Art of Playing the Violin, the best known summation of the 18th century Italian method of violin playing and a valuable source for the study of late Baroque performance practice.
1830 first performance of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique (Fantastic Symphony: An Episode in the Life of an Artist) at the Paris Conservatory; a piece of program music par excellence telling the story of an artist gifted with a lively imagination who has poisoned himself with opium in the depths of despair because of hopeless love.
1837 premiere of Hector Berlioz's Requiem Op 5, Paris, conducted by François Habeneck; Berlioz once wrote: "If I were threatened with the destruction of the whole of my works save one, I should crave mercy for the Messe des morts."
1946 José Carreras – Spanish tenor (74 years old); gained fame as one of The Three Tenors along with Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti in a series of mass concerts that began in 1990 and continued until 2003; also known for his humanitarian work as the president of the José Carreras International Leukemia Foundation, which he established following his own recovery from the disease in 1988.
1956 Krystian Zimerman – Polish pianist (64 years old); in 2009, vowed that, in protest of America's placement of a missile defense shield in Poland, he would no longer appear in the United States; he had made a similar comment in 2006, stating he would not return until George W. Bush was out of office; part of his disenchantment may be that with the stepped up security at US airports, it has become increasingly difficult to bring his piano into the country: in incidents in 2001 and 2006, one of his Steinway pianos was completely destroyed and another one damaged by security staff at New York's JFK airport.
1960 Osvaldo Golijov – Argentine composer (60 years old); recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, among other awards and commissions; has been the nexus of several controversies around his works, including missed deadlines and accusations of plagiarism.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Angela Mitchell
00:02:00 00:20:02 Saverio Mercadante Flute Concerto in E minor
Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Irena Grafenauer, flute Philips 426318
00:24:00 00:33:13 Francesco Geminiani The Enchanted Forest
CBC Radio Orchestra Sir John Eliot Gardiner Elizabeth Wilcock, violin; Stanley Ritchie, violin; Janet See, flute; Barbara Kallaur, flute; Susie Napper, cello CBC 5163
00:59:00 00:19:01 Franz Schubert Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major
Arcadi Volodos, piano Sony 89647
01:20:00 00:35:12 Osvaldo Golijov The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Franklin Cohen, clarinet; Diana Cohen, violin; Isabel Trautwein, violin; Kirsten Docter, viola; Tanya Ell, cello F&D Cohen 2010
01:57:00 00:19:03 Emmanuel Chabrier Suite pastorale
Neeme Järvi Orch de la Suisse Romande Chandos 5122
02:18:00 00:35:31 Jacob Clemens non Papa Missa Pastores quidnam vidistis
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
02:56:00 00:19:04 Johann Sebastian Bach Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E major
Hamburg Camerata Ralf Gothóni Anastasia Injushina, piano Ondine 1224
03:17:00 00:52:23 Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Op 14
Pierre Boulez Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 453432
04:11:00 00:45:50 Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op 11
Polish Festival Orchestra Krystian Zimerman Krystian Zimerman, piano DeutGram 459684
04:59:00 00:19:04 Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry An English Suite
William Boughton English String Orchestra Nimbus 5366
05:20:00 00:11:06 Alessandro Marcello Oboe Concerto in D minor
American Classical Orchestra Thomas Crawford Marc Schachman, oboe Centaur 3108
05:44:00 00:07:11 Felix Mendelssohn Finale from Cello Sonata No. 2 Op 58
Keith Robinson, cello; Donna Lee, piano Blue Griff 237
05:52:00 00:05:05 Kermit Poling Two Puerto Rican Carols
West Edge String Quartet Centaur 3087
06:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:02:57 Dieterich Buxtehude Fugue in C major
Alan Feinberg, piano Steinway 30034
06:08:00 00:03:10 John Jacob Niles I Wonder As I Wander
Richard Westenburg Musica Sacra DeutGram 429732
06:15:00 00:09:46 Francesco Geminiani Concerto Grosso No. 4 in F major
Andrew Manze Academy of Ancient Music Harm Mundi 907261
06:25:00 00:05:53 George Frideric Handel Finale from Organ Concerto No. 14 in A major
English Concert Trevor Pinnock Simon Preston, organ Archiv 413465
06:30:00 00:03:58 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers
Robert Porco Cleveland Orchestra MAA 2014
06:40:00 00:01:55 Johannes Eccard Vom Himmel hoch
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
06:45:00 00:06:00 Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique: A Ball
Pierre Boulez Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 453432
06:51:00 00:02:56 Domenico Zipoli Pastorale in C major
Matthias Maute Ensemble Caprice Analekta 9957
06:55:00 00:03:18 Eric Coates March "Calling All Workers"
Ronald Corp New London Orchestra Hyperion 66868
07:05:00 00:05:20 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Minuet from String Quintet No. 5
Sarah Kapustin, violin; Diana Cohen, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Sebastian Krunnies, viola; David Soyer, cello Marlboro 80001
07:10:00 00:08:28 Joh. Christoph Friedrich Bach Symphony No. 4 in E
Dennis Russell Davies Orchestra of St Luke's MusicMast 7062
07:20:00 00:03:37 Alessandro Marcello Andante from Oboe Concerto in D minor
American Classical Orchestra Thomas Crawford Marc Schachman, oboe Centaur 3108
07:25:00 00:03:20 Traditional Still, still, still
Patrick Dupré Quigley Seraphic Fire; Jacqueline Kerrod, harp SFM 14
07:30:00 00:03:54 Seth Markham Home for Christmas
Frederick Fennell Fennell Symphonic Winds ELF 991018
07:43:00 00:03:10 Raymond Scott The Toy Trumpet New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp Mark Calder, trumpet Hyperion 67067
07:47:00 00:05:14 Bedrich Smetana Polka from String Quartet No. 1
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra Sony 63151
07:50:00 00:03:20 Michael Praetorius Ein Kind geborn in Bethlehem
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
08:07:00 00:05:26 Ernö Dohnányi Finale from Sextet Op 37
Takács Quartet András Schiff, piano; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Kálmán Berkes, clarinet; Members of Decca 421423
08:15:00 00:08:28 Anton Bruckner Scherzo from Symphony No. 6
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Decca 436153
08:25:00 00:03:51 Meredith Willson It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel Singing Hoosiers Telarc 80538
08:30:00 00:04:16 George Gershwin Girl Crazy: But Not For Me
London Symphony John Williams Joshua Bell, violin Sony 60659
08:40:00 00:07:43 Johann Strauss Jr The Gypsy Baron: Treasure Waltz Op 418
Daniel Barenboim Vienna Philharmonic Decca 12569
08:51:00 00:03:52 Claude Debussy Pour le piano: Toccata
Barry Douglas, piano RCA 68127
08:55:00 00:03:55 Maurice Jarre Witness: Building the Barn
Paul Bateman Royal Philharmonic Royal Phil 33
09:05:00 00:16:16 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Idomeneo: Ballet Music
Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Fire Avie 2159
09:25:00 00:03:59 Franz Waxman Rear Window: Ballet & Finale
John Mauceri Danish National Symphony Toccata 241
09:31:00 00:06:11 Étienne Méhul Finale from Symphony No. 3
Michel Swierczewski Gulbenkian Orchestra Nimbus 5185
09:38:00 00:07:41 Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 2 in F major Op 38
Krystian Zimerman, piano DeutGram 4795448
09:45:00 00:05:57 Sir Arnold Bax Russian Suite: Gopak
Bryden Thomson London Philharmonic Chandos 8669
09:55:00 00:04:14 Traditional Wexford Carol
Welsh National Opera Orchestra Tecwyn Evans Bryn Terfel, baritone DeutGram 14914
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:00:00 00:02:43 Jenö Hubay Hejre Kati Op 32
London Festival Orchestra Josef Sakonov Josef Sakonov, violin Decca 444786
10:04:00 00:02:07 Grigoras Dinicu Hora staccato
Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra Reference 92
10:09:00 00:12:03 Hector Berlioz Requiem: Dies Irae - Tuba mirum
Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Decca 4787779
10:30:00 00:03:37 Fernando Sor L'encouragement: Vals Op 34
Duo Amaral DuoAmaral 501592
10:38:00 00:03:30 Ludwig van Beethoven Minuet from Septet Op 20
Berlin Philharmonic Octet Members of Philips 4788977
10:43:00 00:04:09 George Frideric Handel Messiah: All we like sheep
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Singers Avie 2208
10:51:00 00:22:03 Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto in G major
Cleveland Orchestra Pierre Boulez Krystian Zimerman, piano DeutGram 449213
11:14:00 00:07:02 Frédéric Chopin Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major Op 53
Maurizio Pollini, piano DeutGram 4793449
11:25 A CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS
11:25:00 00:02:42 John Williams Home Alone 2: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Cleveland Orchestra Robert Porco Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 2014
11:28:00 00:01:48 Traditional In dulci jubilo Cleveland Orchestra
Gareth Morrell Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 1999
11:30:00 00:04:10 John Rutter Nativity Carol Cleveland Orchestra
Robert Porco Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 2011
11:34:00 00:02:06 Edmund Walters As Joseph was a walking
Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell Cleve Orch Children's Chorus MAA 1993
11:36:00 00:03:12 Gloria Shayne Baker Do You Hear What I Hear?
Cleveland Orchestra Robert Porco Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 2005
11:37:00 00:05:44 Frederick Delius Irmelin Prelude
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra MAA 1032
11:41:00 00:02:55 Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture
Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra Telarc 80068
11:42:00 00:11:53 Ralph Vaughan Williams Romanza from Symphony No. 5
Robert Spano Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80676
11:44:00 00:03:18 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Hodie Christus natus est
Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Members of MAA 1993
11:47:00 00:02:46 Edmund Walters Ding Dong Doh
Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell Cleve Orch Children's Chorus MAA 1996
11:50:00 00:03:44 Traditional The Twelve Days of Christmas
Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MAA 1996
12:00pm BBC NEWS; CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
12:07:00 00:08:16 George Frederick Bristow Rip Van Winkle: Overture
Rebecca Miller Royal Northern Sinfonia New World 80768
12:16:00 00:07:54 George Gershwin Lullaby for Strings
Riccardo Chailly Cleveland Orchestra Decca 417326
12:26:00 00:04:06 Antonín Dvorák Slavonic Dance No. 14 in B flat major Op 72
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra CBS/Sony 209
12:32:00 00:02:50 Michael Praetorius Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
12:39:00 00:03:17 Edward MacDowell Woodland Sketches: To a Wild Rose Op 51
London Mozart Players Stuart Morley Claire Jones, harp Silva 6051
12:44:00 00:10:08 Sir Edward Elgar Coronation March Op 65
Sir Andrew Davis BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10570
12:55:00 00:03:51 Hugo Alfvén The Mountain King: Dance of the
Esa-Pekka Salonen Swedish Radio Symphony Sony 46668
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:01:00 00:52:23 Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Op 14
Pierre Boulez Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 453432
13:54:00 00:04:56 Franz Liszt Paganini Etude No. 6 in A minor
Marc-André Hamelin, piano Hyperion 67370
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:01:00 00:02:43 Sergei Prokofiev Summer Night Suite: Minuet Op 123
Neeme Järvi Philharmonia Orchestra Chandos 10538
14:04:00 00:02:05 Edward MacDowell Suite No. 1: Summer Idyll Op 42
Takuo Yuasa Ulster Orchestra Naxos 559075
14:08:00 00:14:06 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 27 in G major
Jane Glover London Mozart Players ASV 762
14:25:00 00:11:53 Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op 52
Krystian Zimerman, piano DeutGram 4795448
14:40:00 00:09:32 Herbert Howells Paradise Rondel
Richard Hickox London Symphony Chandos 9410
14:51:00 00:07:01 William Boyce Symphony No. 4 in F major Op 2
Christopher Hogwood Academy of Ancient Music l'Oiseau 436761
15:01:00 00:14:08 Darius Milhaud Suite provençale Op 152
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 7031
15:17:00 00:09:57 Francesco Geminiani Concerto Grosso No. 7 in D minor
Andrew Manze Academy of Ancient Music Harm Mundi 907261
15:29:00 00:03:38 Franz Schubert Marche militaire No. 2 in G major
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano; Jörg Demus, piano Valois 4622
15:37:00 00:05:38 Franz Joseph Haydn Allegretto from Symphony No. 100
Marc Minkowski Musicians of the Louvre Naïve 5176
15:46:00 00:07:01 Emmanuel Chabrier Impromptu
Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 67515
15:55:00 00:03:09 Hans Leo Hassler Hodie Christus natus est
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK with John Zech: A Wild Night with Berlioz
15:58:00 00:06:56 Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique: March to the
Pierre Boulez Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 453432
16:09:00 00:02:04 Jacob Handl Canite tuba in Sion
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
16:14:00 00:10:24 Francesco Geminiani Concerto Grosso No. 9 in A major
Andrew Manze Academy of Ancient Music Harm Mundi 907261
16:28:00 00:05:00 Bernard Herrmann The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: Prelude
Paul Bateman City of Prague Philharmonic Silva 1093
16:36:00 00:02:38 Michael Praetorius Terpsichore: Three Ballets à 4
New London Consort l'Oiseau 4759101
16:41:00 00:08:36 Maurice Ravel Allegramente from Piano Concerto in G major
Cleveland Orchestra Pierre Boulez Krystian Zimerman, piano DeutGram 449213
16:52:00 00:02:50 Jonathan Smith Rudolf and Santa
Mainstreet Brass MSR 1325
16:55:00 00:03:39 Franz Joseph Haydn Dona nobis pacem from Mass No. 12
Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox Janice Watson, soprano; Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo; Mark Padmore, tenor; Stephen Varcoe, baritone; Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus Chandos 592
17:05:00 00:05:35 Antonín Dvorák Czech Suite: Furiant Op 39
Sir John Eliot Gardiner North German Radio Symphony DeutGram 437506
17:13:00 00:10:39 Hector Berlioz Requiem: Sanctus Op 5
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano Frank Lopardo, tenor; Atlanta Symphony Chorus Telarc 80627
17:26:00 00:08:40 Anthony DiLorenzo Christmas 'Toons
Burning River Brass BurnRiver 2008
17:40:00 00:04:54 Jacob Clemens non Papa Pastores quidnam vidistis
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
17:47:00 00:02:49 Johannes Eccard Übers Gebirg Maria geht
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
17:52:00 00:02:39 Richard Rodgers The King and I: Shall We Dance?
Keith Lockhart Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 63835
17:56:00 00:03:22 Franz Biebl Ave Maria
Voces8 Decca 4785703
18:00 DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:13:07 George Frideric Handel Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major
English Concert Trevor Pinnock Simon Preston, organ Archiv 413468
18:24:00 00:08:02 Jacob Clemens non Papa Missa Pastores quidnam vidistis: Gloria
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
18:35:00 00:03:59 Jacob Handl Mirable mysterium
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
18:42:00 00:10:38 Sir Thomas Beecham Dances from 'The Faithful Shepherd'
Yehudi Menuhin Royal Philharmonic MCA 6231
18:54:00 00:04:51 Sir Thomas Beecham The Faithful Shepherd Suite: Pastorale
Yehudi Menuhin Royal Philharmonic MCA 6231
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:21:51 Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Boston Symphony Orchestra Seiji Ozawa Krystian Zimerman, piano DeutGram 4795448
19:26:00 00:29:28 Robert Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor Op 120
Robin Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra Linn 450
19:57:00 00:02:11 Frédéric Chopin Mazurka No. 15 in C major Op 24
Vassily Primakov, piano Bridge 9289
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:08:20 Ferdinand Hérold Zampa: Overture
Lance Friedel Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Naxos 573418
20:12:00 00:13:31 Johann Strauss Jr Waltz 'Tales from the Vienna Woods' Op 325
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra MAA 2003
20:28:00 00:29:06 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major
Cleveland Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida Mitsuko Uchida, piano Decca 17181
21:00 NIGHT MUSIC with Rob Grier; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK with John Zech: A Wild Night with Berlioz
21:03:00 00:09:31 Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op 23
Krystian Zimerman, piano DeutGram 4795448
21:12:00 00:07:24 Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 3 in A flat Op 47
Krystian Zimerman, piano DeutGram 4795448
21:20:00 00:07:34 Herbert Howells Suite for Orchestra: Lament
Richard Hickox London Symphony Chandos 9557
21:31:00 00:12:17 Gunnar de Frumerie Pastoral Suite Op 13
Swedish Chamber Orchestra Petter Sundkvist Sarah Lindloff, flute Naxos 553715
21:45:00 00:05:43 Frédéric Chopin Nocturne No. 13 in C minor Op 48
Jenny Lin, piano Hänssler 98037
21:51:00 00:30:50 Felix Mendelssohn Octet for Strings in E flat major Op 20
Academy Chamber Ensemble Chandos 8790
22:23:00 00:17:32 Ivor Gurney A Gloucestershire Rhapsody
David Parry BBC Scottish Symphony BBC 371
22:23:00 00:05:00 Lili Boulanger Of a Spring Morning
JoAnn Falletta Women's Philharmonic Koch Intl 7169
22:42:00 00:16:38 Anton Bruckner Andante from Symphony No. 4 'Romantic'
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra Arthaus 101682
22:54:00 00:05:01 Bill Douglas Earth Prayer Chamber Ensemble
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Bill Douglas, keyboard RCA 68416
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:03:14 King Henry VIII Green grow'th the Holly
Paul Hillier Theatre of Voices Harm Mundi 907079
23:05:00 00:04:56 Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze
Robert Porco Cleveland Orchestra MAA 2008
23:10:00 00:03:43 Jacob Clemens non Papa Missa Pastores quidnam vidistis: Agnus
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
23:16:00 00:06:15 Antonín Dvorák Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E minor Op 72
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Decca 430171
23:22:00 00:12:32 Frédéric Chopin Romance from Piano Concerto No. 1 Op 11
Polish Festival Orchestra Krystian Zimerman Krystian Zimerman, piano DeutGram 459684
23:56:00 00:02:50 Michael Praetorius Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
Stile Antico Harm Mundi 807575
23:57:00 00:02:22 Traditional The Star of County Down
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello Philips 434917
23:58:00 00:01:03 Anatoly Liadov Eight Russian Folk Songs: Mosquito Op 58
John Morris Russell Cincinnati Pops Orchestra FanfareCin 4