Program Guide 04-25-2017
Almanac
April 25
1841 At a fund-raising concert in Paris for the Beethoven monument in Bonn, Franz Liszt performed the ‘Emperor’ Concerto with Hector Berlioz conducting, and Richard Wagner reviewed the concert for the Dresden Abendzeitung; the following day, Frédéric Chopin gave one of his rare recitals at the Salle Pleyel, and Franz Liszt wrote a glowing review for the Parisian Gazette Musicale.
1881 premiere of Gilbert & Sullivan's Patience at the Opera Comique, London; after it moved to the Savoy Theater on October 10th it was the first theatrical production in the world to be lit entirely by electric light.
1926 premiere of Giacomo Puccini's Turandot at La Scala, Milan, conducted by Arturo Toscanini; the opera was unfinished at the time of Puccini's death in 1924, and was completed by Franco Alfano.
1961 Truls Mørk – Norwegian cellist (59 years old); his interest in chamber music led to the foundation of the International Chamber Music Festival of Stavanger.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Angela Mitchell
00:02:00 00:24:09 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 83 in G minor
Bruno Weil Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Sony 66295
00:29:00 00:39:31 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op 73
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Nikolaus Harnoncourt Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano Teldec 47334
01:12:00 00:22:17 Heinrich von Herzogenberg Trio for Horn, Oboe & Piano in D major Op 61
Albrecht Mayer, oboe; Marie-Luise Neunecker, horn; Markus Becker, piano Decca 4783498
01:37:00 00:31:04 Frédéric Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op 58
Ingrid Fliter, piano EMI 14899
02:11:00 01:16:55 Franz Liszt A Faust Symphony
Boston Symphony Orchestra Leonard Bernstein Kenneth Riegel, tenor; Tanglewood Festival Chorus DeutGram 4796018
03:30:00 00:17:18 Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet No. 55 in D major Op 71
Angeles Quartet Decca 4783695
03:50:00 00:43:18 Hector Berlioz Harold in Italy Op 16
Helsinki Philharmonic Vladimir Ashkenazy David Aaron Carpenter, viola Ondine 1188
04:36:00 00:26:13 Richard Wagner Parsifal: Act 1 Prelude & Good Friday
Christian Thielemann Philadelphia Orchestra DeutGram 453485
05:05:00 00:17:47 Benjamin Britten A Simple Symphony Op 4
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 423624
05:25:00 00:12:11 Johann Sebastian Bach Trio Sonata No. 6 in C major
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, double bass Nonesuch 558933
05:40:00 00:06:31 Oskar Nedbal Chaste Barbara: Overture
Douglas Bostock Carlsbad Symphony Classico 192
05:52:00 00:05:37 Louis Théodore Gouvy Finale from Fantaisie symphonique Op 59
Jacques Mercier German Radio Philharmonic CPO 777382
06:00 BBC NEWS; CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:06:05 Johann Sebastian Bach Lento from Trio Sonata No. 6
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, double bass Nonesuch 558933
06:15:00 00:08:05 Wilhelm Stenhammar Finale from Serenade in F major Op 31
Neeme Järvi Gothenburg Symphony DeutGram 445857
06:25:00 00:03:27 Fritz Kreisler La Gitana
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano Sony 510316
06:30:00 00:04:21 Aaron Copland The Red Pony: Morning on the Ranch
JoAnn Falletta Buffalo Philharmonic Naxos 559240
06:40:00 00:08:47 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Finale from Symphony No. 41
Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Fire Koch Intl 7574
06:51:00 00:03:33 Giuseppe Verdi Requiem: Ingemisco
Vienna Philharmonic Sir Georg Solti Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 4785437
06:55:00 00:03:02 John Philip Sousa March 'Hands Across the Sea'
John Williams Boston Pops Orchestra Sony 46747
07:05:00 00:05:45 Franz Schubert Finale from Piano Quintet
Cleveland Quartet John O'Conor, piano; James Vandemark, bass; Members of Telarc 80225
07:10:00 00:10:25 Antonín Dvorák Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 8 Op 88
Andrés Orozco-Estrada Houston Symphony PentaTone 578
07:25:00 00:02:23 Ralph Vaughan Williams The Dark-Eyed Sailor
John Rutter Cambridge Singers Collegium 120
07:30:00 00:03:30 George Gershwin Tip-Toes: Sweet and Low-Down
London Symphony John Williams Joshua Bell, violin; George Gershwin, piano Sony 60659
07:40:00 00:10:37 Antonio Vivaldi Four Seasons: 'Autumn' Concerto in F major Op 8
Academy St. Martin in Fields Joshua Bell Joshua Bell, violin Sony 11013
07:51:00 00:03:26 Franz Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 5 in B flat major
Daniil Trifonov, piano DeutGram 4795529
07:58:00 00:01:28 Henry Purcell Abdelazer: Rondeau
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik 1001
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 00:08:19 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 17
Cleveland Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida Mitsuko Uchida, piano Decca 4830716
08:28:00 00:06:27 Johann Furchheim Sonatella for Strings in A major
Reinhard Goebel Cologne Musica Antiqua Challenge 72032
08:32:00 00:01:32 Dmitri Kabalevsky The Comedians: Galop Op 26
Kirill Kondrashin RCA Victor Symphony RCA 300350
08:40:00 00:06:40 Domenico Cimarosa Il matrimonio segreto: Overture
Lance Friedel Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Naxos 573418
08:47:00 00:03:42 Sir Edward Elgar Enigma Variations: Nimrod Op 36
Howard Griffiths Brandenburg State Orchestra Klanglogo 1506
08:55:00 00:05:40 John Williams Attack of the Clones: Across the Stars
Paul Bateman Royal Philharmonic Royal Phil 33
09:05:00 00:16:48 Manuel de Falla El amor brujo: Suite
Vanessa Perez, piano Steinway 30036
09:25:00 00:07:44 Franz Waxman Sunset Boulevard: Suite
Charles Gerhardt National Philharmonic RCA 81265
09:35:00 00:08:45 Carl Friedrich Abel Symphony in F major Op 7
Adrian Shepherd Cantilena Chandos 8648
09:45:00 00:05:05 Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune
Hot Club of San Francisco Azica 72241
09:53:00 00:04:43 George Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Bess, You is My Woman Now
Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel Leona Mitchell, soprano; Sir Willard White, baritone Decca 414559
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:01:00 00:01:34 César Cui Orientale Op 50
Midori, violin; Robert McDonald, piano Sony 52568
10:03:00 00:03:28 Modest Mussorgsky Boris Godunov: Polonaise
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80657
10:09:00 00:10:47 Virgil Thomson Acadian Songs and Dances
Louis Lane Cleveland Orchestra Sony 63034
10:22:00 00:08:04 Louis Moreau Gottschalk Grand Tarantelle Op 67
Northwest Sinfonietta Christophe Chagnard Joel Fan, piano Reference 134
10:32:00 00:03:32 Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue in A major
Alan Feinberg, piano Steinway 30034
10:39:00 00:07:19 Alessandro Scarlatti Concerto Grosso No. 6 in E
Fabio Biondi Europa Galante VirginClas 45495
10:48:00 00:01:30 Dmitri Shostakovich Ballet Suite No. 1: Galop
Constantine Orbelian Moscow Chamber Orchestra Delos 3257
10:52:00 00:21:04 Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini Op 35
Alessio Bax, piano Signum 309
11:14:00 00:05:46 Nicolò Paganini Rondo from Violin Concerto No. 2 Op 7
Philippe Quint, violin; Dmitriy Cogan, piano Naxos 570703
11:22:00 00:08:07 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach String Symphony in G major
Academy Ancient Music Berlin Harm Mundi 901711
11:32:00 00:07:03 Artur Lemba Scherzo from Symphony in C sharp minor
Neeme Järvi Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Chandos 8656
11:41:00 00:12:24 Johann Sebastian Bach Viola da gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, double bass Nonesuch 558933
11:56:00 00:02:59 Charles Gounod Faust: Soldiers' Chorus
London Symphony Richard Hickox Men of; London Symphony Chorus MCA 25877
12:07:00 00:09:37 Johan Wagenaar Waltz Cycle 'Vienna in 3/4 Time' Op 38
Riccardo Chailly Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Decca 425833
12:18:00 00:09:01 Johann Strauss Jr Waltz 'Vienna Blood' Op 354
Franz Welser-Möst Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 4763793
12:30:00 00:03:37 Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes: Sea Interlude No. 2
Paavo Järvi Cincinnati Symphony Telarc 80660
12:37:00 00:05:21 Sir Arthur Sullivan Patience: Overture
Sir Neville Marriner Academy St. Martin in Fields Philips 434916
12:44:00 00:10:31 Alexander Borodin Prince Igor: Overture
Robert Shaw Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80039
12:55:00 00:03:22 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3: Gavotte
Monica Huggett Ensemble Sonnerie Avie 2171
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:00:00 00:26:19 Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major Op 90
Lorin Maazel Berlin Philharmonic DeutGram 4795448
13:28:00 00:17:26 Frédéric Chopin Variations on 'Là ci darem la mano' Op 2
NDR Symphony Orchestra Krzysztof Urbanski Jan Lisiecki, piano DeutGram 4796824
13:47:00 00:11:26 Richard Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Act 1 Prelude
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra MAA 97
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:00:00 00:01:58 Johann Sebastian Bach Passepied from Partita No. 5
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, double bass Nonesuch 558933
14:02:00 00:02:24 Johann Sebastian Bach Chorale Prelude 'Ich ruf' zu dir'
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, double bass Nonesuch 558933
14:07:00 00:12:05 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 9 in C major
Roy Goodman Hanover Band Hyperion 66529
14:20:00 00:05:53 Frederick Delius A Song Before Sunrise
Richard Hickox Royal Northern Sinfonia EMI 65067
14:30:00 00:09:26 Richard Wagner The Ring Without Words: Finale
Lorin Maazel Berlin Philharmonic Telarc 80154
14:42:00 00:11:39 Aaron Copland El Salón México
David Zinman Baltimore Symphony Argo 440639
14:55:00 00:03:37 Reinhold Glière The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance
Steven Smith Cleveland Orch Youth Orch MAA 10706
15:00:00 00:14:46 Niels Gade Concert Overture 'Echoes of Ossian' Op 1
Dmitri Kitayenko Danish National Radio Sym Chandos 9422
15:17:00 00:06:21 Claude Debussy Marche écossaise
Jean Martinon Orchestre National de France EMI 72667
15:25:00 00:03:02 André Grétry Céphale et Procris: Gigue
Stefan Sanderling Orchestre de Bretagne ASV 1095
15:30:00 00:03:52 Alexander Glazunov Song of the Minstrel Op 71
Russian National Orchestra José Serebrier Wen-Sinn Yang, cello Warner 67946
15:38:00 00:05:55 Giuseppe Verdi Il trovatore: Ballet Music
José Serebrier Bournemouth Symphony Naxos 572818
15:45:00 00:10:19 Francesco Salieri Symphony in B flat major
Claudio Scimone I Solisti Veneti Erato 88176
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK: Beethoven Waits for Liszt
15:58:00 00:04:46 Johann Sebastian Bach Vivace from Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 3
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, double bass Nonesuch 558933
16:07:00 00:02:56 Giacomo Puccini Turandot: Nessun dorma
London Philharmonic Zubin Mehta Luciano Pavarotti, tenor; John Alldis Choir Decca 4788210
16:13:00 00:10:35 Franz Schubert Konzertstück in D major
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Gidon Kremer Gidon Kremer, violin DeutGram 437535
16:27:00 00:06:20 Clint Eastwood Unforgiven: Claudia's Theme
Unknown Conductor City of Prague Philharmonic Silva 1398
16:36:00 00:03:33 E. J. Moeran Serenade in G: Prologue
JoAnn Falletta Ulster Orchestra Naxos 573034
16:41:00 00:08:10 Peter Tchaikovsky Finale from Serenade for Strings Op 48
Christoph Eschenbach Philadelphia Orchestra Ondine 1150
16:52:00 00:03:41 Mikis Theodorakis Ode to Zeus from 'Canto Olympico'
Boston Pops Orchestra John Williams Tanglewood Festival Chorus Sony 62592
16:57:00 00:02:41 Reynaldo Hahn Danse from Piano Concerto
BBC Scottish Symphony Jean-Yves Ossonce Stephen Coombs, piano Hyperion 66897
17:04:00 00:05:56 Franz Liszt Spinning Song from Wagner's 'The Flying Dutchman'
Daniel Barenboim, piano DeutGram 4779525
17:13:00 00:11:45 Joseph Fiala English Horn Concerto in C major
Potsdam Chamber Academy Albrecht Mayer Albrecht Mayer, English horn DeutGram 4792942
17:28:00 00:07:19 Claude Debussy Images: Gigues
Pierre Boulez Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 435766
17:40:00 00:04:11 Franz Schubert Ave Maria
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano Sony 510316
17:46:00 00:02:46 Johann Sebastian Bach Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, double bass Nonesuch 558933
17:52:00 00:03:11 Richard Rodgers The Sound of Music: My Favorite Things
Jenny Lin, piano Steinway 30011
17:56:00 00:03:09 Clarice Assad Impressions: Dança Brasileira
New Century Chamber Orch Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, vn NSS Music 8
18:00 BBC NEWS; DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:10:37 Johann Christian Bach Piano Concerto in D Op 7
Hamburg Camerata Ralf Gothóni Anastasia Injushina, piano Ondine 1224
18:22:00 00:05:41 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Finale from Flute Concerto
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra Peter Schreier Patrick Gallois, flute DeutGram 439895
18:29:00 00:02:21 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Minuet from String Symphony in F major
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Sony 62720
18:33:00 00:14:18 Joh. Christoph Friedrich Bach Trio in C major
Aulos Ensemble Centaur 3068
18:51:00 00:08:07 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Finale from Keyboard Concerto
Hamburg Camerata Ralf Gothóni Anastasia Injushina, piano Ondine 1224
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:21:58 Franz Liszt Symphonic Poem No. 9 "Hungaria"
Gianandrea Noseda BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10490
19:26:00 00:29:41 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D
Yehudi Menuhin Sinfonia Varsovia VirginClas 91078
19:58:00 00:01:39 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in G major
Yuja Wang, piano DeutGram 16606
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:16:17 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol Op 34
Gerard Schwarz Seattle Symphony Naxos 572788
20:21:00 00:19:07 Bedrich Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture & Dances
Cleveland Orchestra Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Decca 444867
20:42:00 00:14:45 Peter Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien Op 45
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra Sony 78744
21:00 NIGHT MUSIC with Rob Grier; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK: Beethoven Waits for Liszt
21:03:00 00:21:19 Jean Sibelius Belshazzar's Feast Suite Op 51
Turku Philharmonic Leif Segerstam Pia Pajala, soprano Naxos 573300
21:26:00 00:13:59 Mátyás Seiber Serenade for Winds
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Members of ASV 812
21:43:00 00:04:36 Johann Sebastian Bach Chorale Prelude 'Wachet auf'
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, double bass Nonesuch 558933
21:51:00 00:02:57 Traditional The Peacock
István Kertész Men of; London Symphony Chorus Decca 4785437
21:56:00 00:29:20 Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat major Op 44
Cleveland Quartet Emanuel Ax, piano RCA 6498
22:28:00 00:20:57 Sergei Rachmaninoff The Isle of the Dead Op 29
Vasily Petrenko Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Avie 2188
22:53:00 00:05:40 Edvard Grieg Two Elegiac Melodies: The Last Spring Op 34
Michael Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony SF Sym 60
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:09:14 Felix Mendelssohn Adagio from String Symphony No. 11
Johannes Goritzki German Chamber Academy Neuss Claves 9002
23:11:00 00:09:01 Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio from Piano Concerto No. 2 Op 19
Mahler Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Sony 370548
23:22:00 00:05:17 Jean-Philippe Rameau Les Boréades: Entrée de Polymnie
Les Délices Délices 2013
23:27:00 00:02:24 Johann Sebastian Bach Chorale Prelude 'Ich ruf' zu dir'
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, double bass Nonesuch 558933
23:29:00 00:05:24 Remo Giazotto Albinoni's Adagio for Strings & Organ in G minor
Matthias Maute Ensemble Caprice Analekta 9848
23:37:00 00:05:40 Frédéric Chopin Nocturne No. 3 in B major Op 9
Nelson Freire, piano Decca 14053
23:42:00 00:11:00 Franz Schubert Andante from Piano Trio No. 1
Joseph Kalichstein, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello Bridge 9376
23:55:00 00:03:34 Alec Wilder Air for Oboe
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra Richard Auldon Clark Bert Lucarelli, oboe Newport 85570