Program Guide 02-08-2017
Almanac
February 8
1741 André Grétry – Belgian-born French composer (d. 1813); most famous for his opéras comiques.
1908 first performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 in St. Petersburg with the composer conducting; due to its formidable length, the work was subjected to many revisions, reducing its duration from nearly an hour to 40 minutes or less (the Cleveland Orchestra’s 1928 recording lasts 46 minutes); since 1970, orchestras have used the complete version almost exclusively; a section of the second movement is used several times in the 2014 film Birdman.
1925 first performance of Henry Cowell’s Ensemble at a concert sponsored by the International Composers' Guild at Aeolian Hall in New York, by an ensemble that featured the composer and two colleagues on "thunder-sticks" (an American Indian instrument also known as the "bull-roarer"); also on program was the premiere of William Grant Still's From the Land of Dreams for three voices and chamber orchestra (his first concert work, now lost, dedicated to his teacher, Edgard Varèse).
1932 John Williams – American composer, conductor and pianist (87 years old); one of the greatest film composers of all time; has won 5 Academy Awards, 4 Golden Globe Awards, 7 British Academy Film Awards and 24 Grammies; with 51 Academy Award nominations, he is the second most-nominated person, after Walt Disney; in 2016, he received the AFI Life Achievement Award.
1940 Margaret Brouwer – widely performed composer (79 years old). She was head of the composition department at the Cleveland Institute of Music from 1996 to 2008. Her music is heard throughout the world. She and her Blue Streak Ensemble perform across the country.
1946 first performance of Béla Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3 (completed by Tibor Serly after the composer's death) by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting and György Sándor as soloist; the work was written as a gift for the 42nd birthday of his wife, Ditta Pásztory-Bartók.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Angela Mitchell
00:01:00 00:24:24 Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto Andaluz Delaware Symphony David Amado William Kanengiser, guitar; Scott Tennant, guitar; John Dearman, guitar; Matthew Greif, guitar Telarc 31754
00:30:00 00:46:27 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Op 35 Berlin Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan Michel Schwalbé, violin DeutGram 4796018
01:20:00 00:24:14 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet No. 23 in F major Dover Quartet Cedille 167
01:46:00 00:24:14 Béla Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3 Berlin Radio Symphony Ferenc Fricsay Géza Anda, piano DeutGram 4796018
02:14:00 00:44:18 Antonín Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op 95 Ferenc Fricsay Berlin Philharmonic DeutGram 4796018
03:00:00 00:24:11 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major Op 28 Murray Perahia, piano Sony 732646
03:26:00 00:57:18 Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor Op 27 Charles Dutoit Philadelphia Orchestra Decca 440604
04:28:00 00:21:06 Carl Maria von Weber Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major Op 32 Bavarian Radio Symphony Sir Colin Davis Gerhard Oppitz, piano RCA 68219
04:52:00 00:30:08 Édouard Lalo Symphony in G minor Nikos Athinäos Frankfurt State Orchestra Signum 6600
05:25:00 00:15:01 Brian Easdale Red Shoes Ballet Kenneth Alwyn Philharmonia Orchestra Silva 1094
05:43:00 00:06:21 Claude Debussy Images, Book 1: Hommage à Rameau Simon Trpceski, piano EMI 272
05:50:00 00:04:17 Robert Fuchs Romanze from Serenade No. 3 Op 21 Christian Ludwig Cologne Chamber Orchestra Naxos 572607
05:56:00 00:02:38 Ludwig van Beethoven Scherzo from Piano Sonata No. 29 Op 106 Maurizio Pollini, piano DeutGram 4796018
06:00 BBC NEWS; CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:05:00 00:02:46 Gilbert & Sullivan HMS Pinafore: A British tar King's Singers RCA 61885
06:13:00 00:06:46 Peter Tchaikovsky Swan Lake: Waltz Mstislav Rostropovich Berlin Philharmonic DeutGram 4795448
06:28:00 00:04:35 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Strings in A major Shlomo Mintz Israel Chamber Orchestra MusicMast 67096
06:42:00 00:04:43 Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune Jun Märkl National Orchestra of Lyon Naxos 572583
06:57:00 00:01:53 Karl King March 'Rough-Riders' Frederick Fennell Dallas Wind Symphony Reference 85
07:03:00 00:02:33 Leroy Anderson Bugler's Holiday BBC Concert Orchestra Leonard Slatkin Catherine Moore, trumpet; David McCallum, trumpet; John Blackshaw, trumpet Naxos 559313
07:13:00 00:06:47 Sir Arthur Sullivan Ruddigore: Overture Alexander Faris Scottish Chamber Orchestra Nimbus 5066
07:28:00 00:04:12 Bruce Broughton Silverado: Themes David Newman Varèse Sarabande Symphony Varese Sar 1985
07:42:00 00:07:15 Maurice Ravel Menuet antique Pierre Boulez Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 2121
08:13:00 00:06:23 Giuseppe Verdi Don Carlos: Auto-da-fé Scene Orchestra of La Scala Claudio Abbado La Scala Chorus DeutGram 4796018
08:30:00 00:04:16 George Gershwin Girl Crazy: Embraceable You London Symphony John Williams Joshua Bell, violin Sony 60659
08:37:00 00:06:29 Bedrich Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Decca 444867
08:49:00 00:02:43 André Grétry Céphale et Procris: Tambourin Stefan Sanderling Orchestre de Bretagne ASV 1095
09:04:00 00:03:11 Claude Debussy Preludes Book 1: The girl with the Geoffrey Simon Philharmonia Orchestra Cala 1025
09:13:00 00:06:26 Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major Op 39 London Philharmonic Sir Andrew Davis Royal Choral Society EMI 28379
09:30:00 00:06:14 John Barry Dances With Wolves: Theme Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80319
09:42:00 00:06:19 George Frideric Handel Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Fire ApolloFire 2002
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:00:00 00:06:13 Peter Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty: Rose Adagio Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra DeutGram 457634
10:13:00 00:08:16 Daniel Auber La muette de Portici: Overture Igor Markevitch Orchestre Lamoureux DeutGram 4796018
10:14:00 00:07:15 Frédéric Chopin Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor Op 39 Lang Lang, piano Sony 511758
10:42:00 00:08:20 Karl Goldmark Dance from 'Rustic Wedding' Symphony Op 26 Stephen Gunzenhauser National Symphony of Ireland Naxos 550745
11:01:00 00:06:06 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 5 in B flat major Nikolaus Harnoncourt Vienna Concentus Musicus DHM 63970
11:12:00 00:08:28 Claude Debussy Preludes Book 1: La cathédral engloutie Wolfgang Sawallisch Philadelphia Orchestra EMI 55592
11:21:00 00:08:28 Bedrich Smetana Libuse: Overture Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Decca 444867
11:28:00 00:07:13 Giuseppe Verdi Aïda: Grand March 'Gloria all' Egitto!' Orchestra of La Scala Claudio Abbado La Scala Chorus DeutGram 4796018
12:02:00 00:03:00 Jacques Ibert Entr'acte Paul Fried, flute; David Sussman, guitar GoldenTone 1
12:13:00 00:07:04 Richard Wagner Tannhäuser: Entry of the Guests Berlin German Opera Orchestra Giuseppe Sinopoli Chorus of Berlin German Opera DeutGram 4795448
12:29:00 00:07:10 Camille Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale Daniel Barenboim Orchestra of Paris DeutGram 4796018
12:45:00 00:08:02 Franz Schubert Finale from Symphony No. 2 Sir Colin Davis Dresden State Orchestra RCA 68545
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:02:00 00:20:12 Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 Herbert von Karajan Berlin Philharmonic DeutGram 4796018
13:28:00 00:04:46 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart La finta giardiniera: Overture Hans Vonk Dresden State Orchestra Capriccio 10070
13:39:00 00:09:48 Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique: Dream of the Pierre Boulez Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 453432
13:58:00 00:05:50 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Strings in C major Shlomo Mintz Israel Chamber Orchestra MusicMast 67096
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:14:00 00:08:15 Johannes Brahms Rondo from Piano Quartet No. 1 Op 25 Amadeus Quartet Emil Gilels, piano; Members of DeutGram 4796018
14:30:00 00:07:08 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Three Gerard Schwarz Seattle Symphony Naxos 572693
14:45:00 00:08:10 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Eric Ruske, horn Telarc 80367
15:02:00 00:05:33 Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata No. 61 in D major András Schiff, piano Teldec 17141
15:17:00 00:08:04 Peter Tchaikovsky Waltz from Symphony No. 6 Op 74 Evgeny Mravinsky Leningrad Philharmonic DeutGram 4796018
15:33:00 00:08:38 Muzio Clementi Overture No. 2 in D major Francesco La Vecchia Rome Symphony Orchestra Naxos 573071
15:49:00 00:08:17 José Pablo Moncayo Huapango Alondra de la Parra Philharmonic Orch of Americas Sony 75555
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK: Virgil Thomson and Wallace Stevens in Hartford
16:05:00 00:02:34 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor Herbert von Karajan Berlin Philharmonic DeutGram 4796018
16:14:00 00:08:23 Peter Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty: Finale & Apotheosis Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra DeutGram 457634
16:30:00 00:04:41 John Williams Schindler's List: Main Theme Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Lambert Orkis, piano DeutGram 4795023
16:42:00 00:08:25 Franz Joseph Haydn Minuet & Finale from Symphony No. 85 Hugh Wolff St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Teldec 46313
17:04:00 00:03:40 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari The Jewels of the Madonna: Serenata Gianandrea Noseda BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10511
17:14:00 00:08:32 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 26 in E flat major Jane Glover London Mozart Players ASV 762
17:30:00 00:03:44 Georges Bizet Carmen: Habanera 'L'amour est un Munich Radio Orchestra Maurizio Barbacini Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano RCA 63509
17:45:00 00:05:55 Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces Book 8: Wedding Day at Jerzy Maksymiuk BBC Scottish Symphony Naxos 550864
18:00 BBC NEWS; DINNER CLASSICS
18:06:00 00:05:50 Alfredo Catalani Loreley: Dance of the Water Nymphs Gianandrea Noseda BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10634
18:19:00 00:10:38 Felix Mendelssohn Capriccio brillante in B minor Op 22 Sinfonia da Camera Ian Hobson Ian Hobson, piano Arabesque 6688
18:35:00 00:04:35 Georges Bizet L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1: Carillon Sir Neville Marriner London Symphony Philips 4788977
18:46:00 00:06:08 Frédéric Chopin Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major Op 27 Arthur Rubinstein, piano RCA 300350
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:03:00 00:16:36 Franz Liszt Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes' Ferenc Fricsay Berlin Radio Symphony DeutGram 4796018
19:23:00 00:34:01 Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Sir Simon Rattle Berlin Philharmonic EMI 273
20:00 CLEVELAND OVATIONS: Cleveland State University Faculty recital by Ken Johnston, violin with Natsumi Shibagaki, piano (Charles Hernandez, piano, in the Bazzini)
Alfred Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style
Johan Sebastian Bach: Chaconne from the Partita No. 2 in d for Solo Violin BWV 1004
Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78
Antonio Bazzini: La Ronde des Lutins
21:31:00 00:27:57 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major Berlin Philharmonic Ferenc Fricsay Clara Haskil, piano DeutGram 4796018
22:00 THE BLACK ARTS with A. Grace Lee Mims: recordings by soprano Leontyne Price
Mozart: Alleluia
Schubert: Ave Maria
Verdi: Libera me
Puccini: Vissi d'arte
Verdi: Ritorna vincitor
Verdi: O patria mia
MacGimsy, arr: Sweet little Jesus boy
23:00 QUIET HOUR with Rob Grier
23:02:00 00:04:07 Antonio Vivaldi Largo from Cello Concerto in a Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Mischa Maisky, cello DeutGram 447022
23:06:00 00:10:03 Remo Giazotto Albinoni's Adagio for Strings & Organ in G minor Berlin Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan Wolfgang Meyer, organ DeutGram 4796018
23:18:00 00:06:21 Franz Joseph Haydn Largo from String Quartet No. 59 Op 74 Angeles Quartet Decca 4783695
23:24:00 00:08:48 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio in E major English Chamber Orchestra Peter Maag Joshua Bell, violin Decca 436376
23:34:00 00:05:19 Peter Tchaikovsky The Seasons: May Op 37 Lang Lang, piano Sony 511758
23:40:00 00:13:36 Sergei Rachmaninoff Adagio from Symphony No. 2 Op 27 Charles Dutoit Philadelphia Orchestra Decca 440604
23:55:00 00:03:13 Amy Beach Scottish Legend Op 54 Alan Feinberg, piano Argo 436121
