Program Guide 03-20-2017
Almanac
March 20
SPRING OFFICIALLY ARRIVES at 5:58PM EDT
1887 first performance of Vincent d'Indy's Symphony on a French Mountain Air in Paris at a Lamoureux Concert.
1863 Ernesto Nazareth – Brazilian pianist and composer (d.1934); known for his ‘Brazilian tangos’.
1898 first performance of Antonin Dvorák's symphonic poem The Wood Dove Op 110 in Brno with Leos Janácek conducting; the wild dove in the story drives a wife with a guilty conscience to suicide.
1918 Bernd Alois Zimmermann – German composer (d.1970, suicide); best known for his opera Die Soldaten (1965), regarded as one of the most important German operas of the 20th century.
1928 The New York Symphony and the New York Philharmonic Society united to form the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York, now known as simply ‘The New York Philharmonic’.
1948 Eugene Ormandy conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra live on CBS in the first symphony concert to be televised in the United States; 90 minutes later, NBC carried TV’s second symphonic concert, from Carnegie Hall in New York City: Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony performed Wagner.
1956 first performance of Samuel Barber's Summer Music Op 31 at the Detroit Institute of Arts by the Detroit Chamber Music Society (principal wind players of the Detroit Symphony).
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
CLASSICAL MUSIC with Angela Mitchell
00:02:00 00:14:45 Antonio Caldara Sinfonia in C major Adrian Chandler La Serenissima Avie 2371
00:19:00 00:23:44 Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major Op 24 Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Reiko Uchida, piano E1 Music 7780
00:45:00 00:33:08 Robert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B flat major Op 38 Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Decca 421439
01:21:00 00:11:26 Samuel Barber Summer Music Op 31 Belgian Wind Quintet Discover 920322
01:35:00 00:32:35 Wilhelm Stenhammar Serenade in F major Op 31 Neeme Järvi Gothenburg Symphony DeutGram 445857
02:10:00 00:51:41 Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op 83 Berlin Philharmonic Eugen Jochum Emil Gilels, piano DeutGram 4793449
03:04:00 00:41:28 Joachim Raff Symphony No. 8 in A major Op 205 Urs Schneider Czecho-Slovak State Phil MarcoPolo 223362
03:48:00 00:26:55 Felix Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 8 in D major Thomas Fey Heidelberg Symphony Hänssler 98275
04:18:00 01:02:00 Carl Orff Carmina burana Cleveland Orchestra Michael Tilson Thomas Judith Blegen, soprano; Kenneth Riegel, tenor; Peter Binder, baritone; Cleve Orch Children's Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus CBS 33172
05:22:00 00:13:01 Hector Berlioz Overture 'Rob Roy' Charles Dutoit Montreal Symphony Decca 421193
05:37:00 00:06:20 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in C major Stephen Marchionda, guitar MD+G 9031587
05:50:00 00:05:27 Alexander Glazunov Scherzo from Symphony No. 7 Op 77 José Serebrier Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Warner 63236
05:58:00 00:01:29 Richard Strauss Sunrise from 'Also sprach Zarathustra' Op 30 Gustavo Dudamel Berlin Philharmonic DeutGram 4791041
CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:03:15 Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag Joshua Rifkin, piano Nonesuch 79159
06:15:00 00:06:02 Ludwig van Beethoven Finale from String Quartet No. 8 Op 59 American String Project MSR 1386
06:22:00 00:09:41 Antonio Vivaldi Flute Concerto in D major Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Kathie Stewart, flute ApolloFire 2005
06:32:00 00:03:41 Johann Sebastian Bach Chorale Prelude 'Wachet auf' José Serebrier Bournemouth Symphony Naxos 572050
06:40:00 00:04:09 Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Danse général Daniel Barenboim Orchestra of Paris DeutGram 4795448
06:45:00 00:10:59 Antonio Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto No. 18 in C major La Serenissima Adrian Chandler Peter Whelen, bassoon Avie 2371
06:55:00 00:02:21 Henry Fillmore March "The Circus Bee" Frederick Fennell Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Brain 7504
07:05:00 00:06:14 Felix Mendelssohn Andante from Piano Trio No. 1 Op 49 Emanuel Ax, piano; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony 52192
07:13:00 00:08:19 Sergei Rachmaninoff Allegro from Symphony No. 2 Op 27 Carl Topilow CIM Orchestra CIM 2003
07:20:00 00:02:42 Sergei Rachmaninoff Lilacs Op 21 Olga Kern, piano Harm Mundi 907336
07:25:00 00:03:19 Clarice Assad Impressions: Perpetual Motion New Century Chamber Orch Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, vn NSS Music 8
07:30:00 00:04:29 Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring: Sacrificial Dance Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic Sony 90578
07:40:00 00:07:13 Ignacio Cervantes Danzas Cubanas Jorge Luis Prats, piano Decca 4782732
07:51:00 00:03:45 Gian Carlo Menotti Sebastian: Barcarolle Andrew Schenck New Zealand Symphony Koch Intl 7005
07:55:00 00:03:09 John Williams The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial March Franz Welser-Möst Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 4763793
08:07:00 00:07:19 Alfred Newman How the West Was Won: Suite Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80141
08:18:00 00:08:32 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 26 in E flat major Jane Glover London Mozart Players ASV 762
08:25:00 00:02:42 George Gershwin Porgy and Bess: I Got Plenty of Nothing New York Philharmonic Zubin Mehta Gregg Baker, baritone Teldec 46318
08:30:00 00:02:59 Charles Gounod Faust: Soldiers' Chorus London Symphony Richard Hickox Men of; London Symphony Chorus MCA 25877
08:40:00 00:07:52 Johann Sebastian Bach Finale from Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 Riccardo Chailly Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Decca 139230
08:51:00 00:01:46 Percy Grainger Country Gardens Marc-André Hamelin, piano Hyperion 66884
08:52:00 00:02:10 Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces Book 3: Butterfly Op 43 Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano Centaur 2930
08:55:00 00:05:03 Henry Mancini March with Mancini Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80183
09:08:00 00:15:45 George Gershwin Second Rhapsody Buffalo Philharmonic JoAnn Falletta Orion Weiss, piano Naxos 559705
09:27:00 00:06:39 Miklós Rózsa Quo Vadis: Romanza Kenneth Alwyn City of Prague Philharmonic Silva 1056
09:35:00 00:03:35 Samuel Barber Dance from Serenade for Strings Op 1 Mikhail Gurewitsch do.gma chamber orchestra MD+G 9121717
09:56:00 00:03:13 Richard Wagner Lohengrin: Act 3 Prelude Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 4778773
CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:00:00 00:01:31 Henry Purcell Amphitrion: Air Kevin Mallon Aradia Ensemble Naxos 570149
10:03:00 00:01:47 Nicola Matteis Ground after the Scotch Humor Chamber Orchestra of Europe Daniel Hope, violin; Members of DeutGram 13993
10:06:00 00:10:58 Tomaso Albinoni Concerto for 2 Oboes in F major Op 9 La Serenissima Adrian Chandler Gail Hennessey, oboe; Rachel Chaplin, oboe Avie 2371
10:18:00 00:06:00 Jean-Philippe Rameau Les Boréades: Entrée de Polymnie Marc Minkowski Musicians of the Louvre Archiv 4478
10:26:00 00:03:00 Sergei Rachmaninoff Prelude in D minor Lara Downes, piano Steinway 30016
10:30:00 00:04:08 Leonard Bernstein Candide: Overture Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic Sony 63085
10:38:00 00:06:25 Randall Thompson Scherzo from Symphony No. 2 Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic Sony 60594
10:52:00 00:22:59 Igor Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite (1919) Lorin Maazel New York Philharmonic DeutGram 9772
11:16:00 00:06:22 Anatoly Liadov Polonaise No. 1 in C major Op 49 Enrique Bátiz Mexico City Philharmonic ASV 657
11:24:00 00:08:14 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in A major Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras John O'Conor, piano Telarc 80285
11:35:00 00:08:13 Antonín Dvorák Slavonic Dance No. 16 in A flat major Op 72 Katia Labèque, piano; Marielle Labèque, piano Philips 426264
11:47:00 00:09:32 Herbert Howells Paradise Rondel Richard Hickox London Symphony Chandos 9410
12:07:00 00:07:38 Giuseppe Torelli Sinfonia for 4 Trumpets in C major Adrian Chandler La Serenissima Avie 2371
12:17:00 00:07:51 George Frideric Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks: Overture Martin Pearlman Boston Baroque Telarc 80594
12:29:00 00:02:03 Frederick A. Jewell March "The Screamer" Col. Lowell Graham USAF Heritage of America Band Klavier 11139
12:32:00 00:03:19 Christian Sinding Rustles of Spring Op 32 Daniell Revenaugh, piano Seraphim 73300
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 00:09:07 John Ireland Epic March Richard Hickox London Symphony Chandos 8879
12:53:00 00:03:32 Reinhold Glière The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80625
THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:01:00 00:35:56 Carl Nielsen Symphony No. 4 Op 29 Alan Gilbert New York Philharmonic DaCapo 220624
13:38:00 00:12:17 Gunnar de Frumerie Pastoral Suite Op 13 Swedish Chamber Orchestra Petter Sundkvist Sarah Lindloff, flute Naxos 553715
13:51:00 00:07:45 Jean Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela Op 22 Hans Rosbaud Berlin Philharmonic DeutGram 4796018
CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:00:00 00:01:33 Leo Tolstoy Waltz in F major Lera Auerbach, piano Bis 1502
14:03:00 00:05:53 Paul Bowles Four Preludes for Piano Lara Downes, piano Steinway 30016
14:10:00 00:12:00 Bedrich Smetana Má vlast: From Bohemia's Woods and George Szell New York Philharmonic Unitd Arch 13
14:25:00 00:11:12 Antonio Casimir Cartellieri Symphony No. 2 in E flat major Gernot Schmalfuss Evergreen Symphony Orchestra CPO 777667
14:39:00 00:06:00 Claude Debussy L'isle joyeuse Alexander Schimpf, piano Oehms 1820
14:47:00 00:08:41 Giacomo Puccini Preludio sinfonico in A Riccardo Muti La Scala Philharmonic Sony 63025
14:56:00 00:03:00 Jan Dismas Zelenka Canarie from Capriccio No. 2 in D Daniel Abraham Bach Sinfonia Sono Lumin 92163
15:01:00 00:14:45 Antonio Caldara Sinfonia in C major Adrian Chandler La Serenissima Avie 2371
15:19:00 00:11:00 Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major Trevor Pinnock English Concert DeutGram 4795448
15:32:00 00:03:32 Léo Delibes Coppélia: Czárdás Martin West San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference 125
15:39:00 00:04:57 Peter Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty: Blue Bird Pas de Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra DeutGram 457634
15:46:00 00:10:12 Charles Ives Finale from Symphony No. 2 Ludovic Morlot Seattle Symphony SeattleSM 1003
15:58:00 00:04:05 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto alla rustica in G major Adrian Chandler La Serenissima Avie 2371
CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK: Handel Passes the Hat
16:06:00 00:02:44 Ernesto Nazareth Tango 'Vem cá Branquinha' Joel Fan, piano Reference 119
16:12:00 00:10:02 Arcangelo Corelli St. Beatrice d'Este: Sinfonia in D minor Adrian Chandler La Serenissima Avie 2371
16:26:00 00:08:07 Max Steiner The Fountainhead: Suite Charles Gerhardt National Philharmonic RCA 81270
16:37:00 00:02:07 Max Steiner Jezebel: Waltz John Mauceri Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Philips 438685
16:41:00 00:07:38 Peter Tchaikovsky Finale from Piano Concerto No. 2 Op 44 Philharmonia Orchestra Leonard Slatkin Barry Douglas, piano RCA 61633
16:52:00 00:02:51 William Byrd Laudate Dominum Ross Duffin Quire Cleveland Quire 2013
16:56:00 00:03:03 Dag Wirén Praeludium from Serenade for Strings Op 11 William Boughton English String Orchestra Nimbus 7020
17:05:00 00:05:55 Franz Schubert The Friends from Salamanka: Overture Manfred Huss Haydn Sinfonietta, Vienna Koch Intl 1121
17:14:00 00:09:31 Franz Lehár The Merry Widow: Concert Overture Michail Jurowski Berlin Radio Symphony CPO 999891
17:26:00 00:08:16 Greg Anderson Over the Rainbow The Five Browns, pianos E1 Music 2041
17:40:00 00:05:12 Michael Torke Oracle Mark Russell Smith Quad City Symphony Ecstatic 92261
17:47:00 00:03:38 Michael Torke Miami Grands: Little Havana, late Georgi Danchev Miami Piano Circle Ecstatic 92251
17:53:00 00:02:17 Tylman Susato The Danserye: Bergeret "Dont vient cela" New London Consort Members of l'Oiseau 436131
17:55:00 00:04:13 Paul Hindemith March from 'Symphonic Metamorphosis' Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra MAA 1032
DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:14:53 Henri Rabaud Dances from 'Marouf, Cobbler of Cairo' Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra Reference 71
18:26:00 00:04:19 Arvo Pärt Für Alina Bruce Levingston, piano Sono Lumin 92148
18:32:00 00:02:46 Arvo Pärt Psalm 95 'Cantate Domino' Paul Hillier Theatre of Voices; Christopher Bowers-Broadbent,o Harm Mundi 907182
18:37:00 00:15:42 Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet No. 34 in B flat major Op 33 Angeles Quartet Decca 4783695
18:55:00 00:03:51 Arvo Pärt Agnus Dei from 'Berlin Mass' Chamber Ensemble Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Bill Douglas, bassoon RCA 68416
SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:16:37 Giuseppe Tartini Violin Concerto in E major La Serenissima Adrian Chandler Adrian Chandler, violin Avie 2371
19:21:00 00:34:11 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major Op 92 Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Telarc 80163
19:57:00 00:03:17 Frédéric Chopin Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor Op 64 Van Cliburn, piano RCA 300350
WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:07:38 Maurice Ravel Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso Ludovic Morlot Seattle Symphony SeattleSM 1002
20:12:00 00:10:13 Antonio Vivaldi Four Seasons: 'Spring' Concerto in E major Op 8 Academy St. Martin in Fields Joshua Bell Joshua Bell, violin Sony 11013
20:24:00 00:32:23 Robert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B flat major Op 38 Robin Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra Linn 450
20:58:00 00:01:12 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Contradance in E flat major Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 429783
NIGHT MUSIC with Rob Grier; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK: Handel Passes the Hat
21:03:00 00:19:39 Antonín Dvorák The Wood Dove Op 110 Nikolaus Harnoncourt Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Teldec 21278
21:25:00 00:04:05 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto alla rustica in G major Adrian Chandler La Serenissima Avie 2371
21:31:00 00:02:56 Gabriel Fauré Nocturne No. 8 in D flat Op 84 Kathryn Stott, piano Hyperion 66911
21:36:00 00:13:22 William Alwyn Concerto Grosso No. 2 in G major David Lloyd-Jones Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Naxos 570145
21:52:00 00:36:02 Franz Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major Alfred Brendel, piano Philips 4788977
22:30:00 00:11:26 Samuel Barber Summer Music Op 31 Belgian Wind Quintet Discover 920322
22:44:00 00:13:51 Johan Wagenaar Overture to 'Cyrano de Bergerac' Op 23 Riccardo Chailly Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Decca 425833
22:57:00 00:02:17 Giovanni Gabrieli Canzona Prima à 5 Canadian Brass Steinway 30008
QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:08:13 Eric Coates The Three Elizabeths Suite: Springtime Sinfonia ViVa Malcolm Nabarro Gareth Hulse, oboe ASV 2053
23:10:00 00:08:05 Gustav Holst The Planets: Venus Op 32 Zubin Mehta Los Angeles Philharmonic Decca 4785437
23:20:00 00:07:52 Antonio Estévez Mediodía en el Llano Gustavo Dudamel Simón Bolívar Symphony DeutGram 4795448
23:27:00 00:08:19 Gustav Mahler Blumine from Symphony No. 1 in D major Michael Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony SF Sym 60
23:38:00 00:16:03 Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Iona Brown, violin Decca 414595
23:56:00 00:02:51 Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces Book 3: To Spring Op 43 Per Tengstrand, piano Azica 71207
23:56:00 00:03:04 Sir Edward Elgar Salut d'amour Op 12 Basel Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hope Daniel Hope, violin; Jacques Ammon, piano DeutGram 4795305
