Program Guide 05-15-2017
Almanac
May 15
1567 Claudio Monteverdi baptized – Italian composer, gambist, singer and Roman Catholic priest (d.1643); wrote one of the earliest operas, L'Orfeo (1607); recognized as an innovative composer and enjoyed considerable fame in his lifetime.
1808 Michael Balfe – Irish composer (d.1870); best remembered for his opera The Bohemian Girl (1843).
1908 Lars-Erik Larsson – Swedish composer and music professor (d.1986); his style was eclectic, from late Romantic to serialism.
1913 first performance of Debussy’s ballet Jeux (Games), at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées by the Ballet Russes, Pierre Monteux conducting; not well received and soon eclipsed by Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, premiered two weeks later by the same company.
1920 premiere of Igor Stravinsky's Pulcinella at the Paris Opera under the baton of Ernest Ansermet; dancer Léonide Massine created both the libretto and choreography, Pablo Picasso designed the original costumes and sets; commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes.
1941 Richard Wilson – Cleveland-born composer and pianist (79 years old); at a young age drawn to the concerts of George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra; composer-in-residence with the American Symphony.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Angela Mitchell
00:02:00 00:34:02 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Symphony No. 3 in C major Op 32
André Anichanov St Petersburg State Symphony Naxos 550812
00:39:00 00:29:53 Lars-Erik Larsson Symphony No. 1 in D major Op 2
Andrew Manze Helsingborg Symphony CPO 777671
01:12:00 00:31:03 Edvard Grieg Symphonic Dances Op 64
Neeme Järvi Gothenburg Symphony DeutGram 419431
01:46:00 00:17:08 Claude Debussy Jeux
Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra Decca 4787779
02:06:00 00:41:12 Franz Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano Cedille 171
02:50:00 00:38:51 Igor Stravinsky Pulcinella - Ballet with Song
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez Roxana Constantinescu, mezzo; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Kyle Ketelsen, bass CSO Res 901918
03:32:00 00:47:52 Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op 47
Valéry Gergiev Mariinsky Theater Orchestra Philips 2487
04:22:00 00:27:27 Ottorino Respighi Suite for Strings
Salvatore Di Vittorio Respighi Chamber Orchestra Naxos 572332
04:53:00 00:24:33 Ludwig van Beethoven Serenade in D major Op 25
Michel Debost, flute; Takako Masame, violin; Lynne Ramsey, viola Skarbo 4094
05:20:00 00:17:31 William Wallace Villon
Martyn Brabbins BBC Scottish Symphony Hyperion 66848
05:40:00 00:07:20 Franz Schubert Overture in the Italian Style in C
Christian Benda Prague Sinfonia Naxos 570329
05:49:00 00:07:19 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart La finta semplice: Overture
Mario Bernardi Calgary Philharmonic CBC 5149
06:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:04:32 Maurice Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin: Menuet
Carlton Woods Blue Water Chamber Orchestra Blue Water 2010
06:15:00 00:08:42 Felix Mendelssohn Finale from Symphony No. 5 Op 107
Sir John Eliot Gardiner London Symphony LSO Live 775
06:25:00 00:01:51 Claudio Monteverdi Cantate Domino
La Nuova Musica John Rutter Cambridge Singers Collegium 134
06:28:00 00:05:35 Jean Sibelius Menuetto
Leif Segerstam Turku Philharmonic Naxos 573300
06:40:00 00:08:53 Gustav Mahler Scherzo from Symphony No. 1
Leonard Bernstein Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra DeutGram 4795448
06:47:00 00:02:50 Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs Suite No. 1: Balletto
Jesús López-Cobos Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Telarc 80309
06:52:00 00:03:10 Erik Satie Gnossienne No. 3
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp Azica 71273
06:55:00 00:03:18 John Philip Sousa March 'Foshay Tower Washington Memorial'
Timothy Foley Nonpareil Wind Band EMI 54130
07:02:00 00:07:49 Ludwig van Beethoven Scherzo & Rondo from Sonata No. 15 Op 28
Peter Takács, piano Cambria 1175
07:14:00 00:07:08 Edmund Rubbra Festival Overture Op 62
Vernon Handley New Philharmonia Orchestra Lyrita 235
07:22:00 00:02:01 Franz Schubert Moment Musical No. 3 in F minor
Gil Shaham, violin; Göran Söllscher, guitar DeutGram 471568
07:25:00 00:02:45 Zoltán Kodály Háry János: Entrance of the Emperor
Iván Fischer Budapest Festival Orchestra Philips 462824
07:30:00 00:04:29 Johannes Brahms Intermezzo in E major Op 116
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano Cedille 171
07:40:00 00:01:52 Johannes Brahms Intermezzo in A minor Op 118
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano Cedille 171
07:42:00 00:05:26 Giovanni Battista Sammartini Sonata Notturna Op 7
Ludwig Güttler Güttler Brass Ensemble BerlinClas 1090
07:54:00 00:04:15 Georges Bizet Carmen Suite No. 2: Gypsy Dance
Bridget Reischl Oberlin Symphony Oberlin 61
07:55:00 00:02:42 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach March for the Ark
Seattle Trumpet Consort Origin 33001
08:07:00 00:07:08 Sir William Walton Coronation March 'Orb and Sceptre'
André Previn Royal Philharmonic Telarc 80125
08:15:00 00:06:36 Antonín Dvorák Two Waltzes from Op 54
Chilingirian Quartet Duncan McTier, double bass Chandos 8874
08:25:00 00:03:59 William Bolcom Knockout: A Rag
Spencer Myer, piano Steinway 30041
08:30:00 00:03:24 Leonard Bernstein Slava! [A Political Overture]
Frederick Fennell Dallas Wind Symphony Reference 62
08:40:00 00:07:25 Frédéric Chopin Scherzo from Piano Trio Op 8
Emanuel Ax, piano; Pamela Frank, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony 53112
08:47:00 00:05:27 Alexander Glazunov Scherzo from Symphony No. 7 Op 77
José Serebrier Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Warner 63236
08:55:00 00:04:53 Harold Arlen The Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano; Antonio Pappano, piano Erato 551696
09:05:00 00:16:43 George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso in A major Op 6
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 447733
09:24:00 00:08:07 Erich Wolfgang Korngold Of Human Bondage: Suite
Charles Gerhardt National Philharmonic RCA 81266
09:35:00 00:07:07 William Boyce Symphony No. 1 in B flat major Op 2
Christopher Hogwood Academy of Ancient Music l'Oiseau 436761
09:45:00 00:06:30 Lars-Erik Larsson Scherzo from Symphony No. 1 Op 2
Andrew Manze Helsingborg Symphony CPO 777671
09:54:00 00:04:40 Franz Joseph Haydn Finale from Symphony No. 97
Marc Minkowski Musicians of the Louvre Naïve 5176
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:00:00 00:02:50 Jean-Baptiste Lully Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: Overture
Tempesta di Mare Chandos 805
10:03:00 00:03:00 Jean-Philippe Rameau Les Boréades: Contredanse
Marc Minkowski Musicians of the Louvre Archiv 4478
10:09:00 00:10:50 Lars-Erik Larsson Little Serenade Op 12
Petter Sundkvist Swedish Chamber Orchestra Naxos 553715
10:20:00 00:03:03 Dag Wirén Praeludium from Serenade for Strings Op 11
William Boughton English String Orchestra Nimbus 7020
10:25:00 00:07:05 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony in D
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Vienna Concentus Musicus DHM 75736
10:34:00 00:03:32 Léo Delibes Coppélia: Czárdás
Martin West San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Reference 125
10:40:00 00:05:39 Léo Delibes Sylvia: Cortège de Bacchus
Michael Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony SF Sym 60
10:47:00 00:03:03 Aram Khachaturian Masquerade: Romance
Neeme Järvi Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Chandos 8542
10:52:00 00:22:35 Igor Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 419628
11:15:00 00:04:43 Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune
Jun Märkl National Orchestra of Lyon Naxos 572583
11:23:00 00:08:30 Claudio Monteverdi Beatus vir
La Nuova Musica John Rutter Cambridge Singers Collegium 134
11:34:00 00:07:46 Ferruccio Busoni Sonatina No. 6 'Chamber Fantasy after Carmen'
Geoffrey Tozer, piano Chandos 9394
11:43:00 00:09:36 Franz Schubert Minuet & Finale from Symphony No. 3
Carlos Kleiber Vienna Philharmonic DeutGram 4793449
11:54:00 00:04:41 Frederic Curzon Robin Hood Suite: March of the Bowmen
Ronald Corp New London Orchestra Hyperion 66968
12:06:00 00:08:29 Michael W. Balfe The Bohemian Girl: Overture
Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 68793
12:16:00 00:11:24 Bedrich Smetana The Bartered Bride: Three Dances
George Szell Cleveland Orchestra CBS/Sony 215
12:30:00 00:02:46 Sergei Rachmaninoff 18th Variation from Paganini Rhapsody Op 43
Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin Daniil Trifonov, piano DeutGram 4794970
12:36:00 00:04:30 Johannes Brahms Rhapsody in E flat major Op 119
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano Cedille 171
12:43:00 00:10:50 Johann Strauss Jr Waltz 'You Millions, I Embrace You' Op 443
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra MAA 20604
12:54:00 00:03:15 John Philip Sousa March 'Sabre and Spurs'
Leonard B. Smith Detroit Concert Band WalkFrog 300
12:58:00 00:01:31 Henry Purcell Amphitrion: Air
Kevin Mallon Aradia Ensemble Naxos 570149
13:00 THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:01:00 00:25:13 Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony in A major
Jean Martinon Orchestre National de France Brilliant 94360
13:28:00 00:14:39 Gabriel Pierné Ramuntcho: Suite No. 2
Juanjo Mena BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10633
13:43:00 00:16:15 Giuseppe Verdi Don Carlos: Ballet of the Queen
Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra Decca 4787779
14:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
14:01:00 00:03:38 Lars-Erik Larsson Pastoral
Andrew Manze Helsingborg Symphony CPO 777671
14:05:00 00:01:25 Lars-Erik Larsson A Winter's Tale: Intermezzo Op 18
Andrew Manze Helsingborg Symphony CPO 777671
14:08:00 00:11:45 Richard Strauss Sextet for Strings from 'Capriccio' Op 85
Herbert Blomstedt Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Decca 4645
14:22:00 00:07:43 Johann Strauss Jr The Gypsy Baron: Treasure Waltz Op 418
Daniel Barenboim Vienna Philharmonic Decca 12569
14:32:00 00:03:19 Johannes Brahms Ballade in G minor Op 118
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano Cedille 171
14:44:00 00:10:02 Franz Danzi Fantasy on Mozart's 'La ci darem la mano'
Potsdam Chamber Academy Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet Decca 4814711
14:55:00 00:03:33 Manuel de Falla La vida breve: Spanish Dance No. 1
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80625
15:00:00 00:16:09 Louis Moreau Gottschalk Symphony No.1 'A Night in the Tropics'
Richard Rosenberg Hot Springs Festival Orchestra Naxos 559320
15:18:00 00:07:05 Florence Price Fantasie Negre
Lara Downes, piano Sono Lumin 92207
15:27:00 00:03:07 Marin Marais Alcyone: Overture
Tempesta di Mare Chandos 805
15:33:00 00:04:03 Claudio Monteverdi Vespers of the Blessed Virgin: Lauda
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Singers Avie 2206
15:40:00 00:06:25 Claudio Monteverdi Vespers of the Blessed Virgin: Laetatus
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Singers Avie 2206
15:48:00 00:08:20 Ferdinand Hérold Zampa: Overture
Lance Friedel Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Naxos 573418
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK: Stravinsky and Rochberg Start Trends
15:58:00 00:04:57 Claudio Monteverdi Madrigals, Book 5: Stabat Virgo Maria
Joseph Jennings Chanticleer Teldec 81829
16:07:00 00:02:14 Claudio Monteverdi L'Orfeo: Moresca
Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Tafelmusik 1001
16:12:00 00:10:09 Lars-Erik Larsson A Winter's Tale: Suite Op 18
Andrew Manze Helsingborg Symphony CPO 777671
16:26:00 00:04:46 Michael W. Balfe The Bohemian Girl: I dreamt I dwelt
Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI Karel Mark Chichon Elina Garanca, mezzo DeutGram 14777
16:34:00 00:04:55 Luigi Boccherini Rondo from Cello Concerto No. 9
Camerata Salzburg Jian Wang, cello DeutGram 474236
16:41:00 00:07:58 Johann David Heinichen Concerto Grosso in C
Reinhard Goebel Cologne Musica Antiqua Archiv 437549
16:52:00 00:03:19 Johannes Brahms Ballade in G minor Op 118
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano Cedille 171
16:57:00 00:01:50 Leos Janácek Lachian Dances: Celadná Dance
Antoni Wit Warsaw Philharmonic Naxos 572695
17:04:00 00:05:51 Frederick Delius Intermezzo from 'Fennimore and Gerda'
Sir Charles Mackerras Welsh National Opera Orchestra Argo 433704
17:13:00 00:10:42 Alexander Glazunov Solemn Overture Op 73
Igor Golovschin Moscow Symphony Naxos 553839
17:27:00 00:08:11 Giovanni Gabrieli In ecclesiis
Vittorio Negri Gregg Smith Singers; Texas Boys' Choir; Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble; E. Power Biggs, organ CBS 42645
17:40:00 00:04:54 Johannes Brahms Intermezzo in E flat major Op 117
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano Cedille 171
17:46:00 00:03:21 Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
Mariss Jansons Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra EMI 56576
17:52:00 00:03:15 Ennio Morricone Cinema Paradiso: Theme
London Symphony Keith Lockhart Anne Akiko Meyers, violin eOne 7792
17:56:00 00:02:49 Johannes Brahms Scherzo from Serenade No. 2 Op 16
Nicholas McGegan Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra PhiBaroque 5
18:00 DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:18:04 Leonard Bernstein Candide: Suite
Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra Reference 87
18:29:00 00:04:34 Peter Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty: Polonaise
Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra DeutGram 457634
18:35:00 00:03:55 Peter Tchaikovsky Nocturne Op 10
Jenny Lin, piano Hänssler 98037
18:41:00 00:10:38 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach String Symphony in B minor
Rebecca Miller Orch of Age of Enlightenment Signum 395
18:54:00 00:04:40 Peter Tchaikovsky Suite No. 1: Gavotte Op 43
Sir Neville Marriner Stuttgart Radio Symphony Capriccio 10227
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:13:08 Lars-Erik Larsson Pastoral Suite Op 19
Dorrit Matson New York Scandia Symphony Centaur 2607
19:17:00 00:37:33 Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Op 45
Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra DeutGram 457598
19:56:00 00:03:41 Anonymous Lute Duet 'Le rossignol'
Sharon Isbin, guitar Sony 745456
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:21:08 Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord; Michael Lynn, flute; Cynthia Roberts, violin Avie 2207
20:25:00 00:06:22 Anatoly Liadov Polonaise No. 1 in C major Op 49
Enrique Bátiz Mexico City Philharmonic ASV 657
20:33:00 00:25:21 Robert Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor Op 129
Bamberg Symphony Dennis Russell Davies János Starker, cello RCA 68027
21:00 NIGHT MUSIC with Rob Grier; COMPOSERS DATEBOOK: Stravinsky and Rochberg Start Trends
21:03:00 00:19:28 Jean Sibelius Tapiola Op 112
Herbert Blomstedt San Francisco Symphony Decca 433810
21:24:00 00:07:07 Claudio Monteverdi Vespers of the Blessed Virgin: Dixit
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Singers Avie 2206
21:31:00 00:06:25 Claudio Monteverdi Vespers of the Blessed Virgin: Laetatus
Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Apollo's Singers Avie 2206
21:39:00 00:04:04 Frédéric Chopin Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major Op 9
Valentina Lisitsa, piano Decca 17091
21:49:00 00:04:05 Michael Torke Iphigenia: The Transformation of Iphigenia
Richard Owen Camerata New York Ecstatic 92261
21:55:00 00:39:22 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto in D major Op 61
Tapiola Sinfonietta Olli Mustonen Olli Mustonen, piano Ondine 1123
22:36:00 00:13:49 Lars-Erik Larsson Divertimento 'Quattro tempi' Op 55
Reykjavik Wind Quintet Chandos 9849
22:52:00 00:07:16 Richard Wagner Lohengrin: Act 1 Prelude
Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 4778773
22:56:00 00:03:56 Frederick Delius Koanga: La Calinda
Raymond Leppard Indianapolis Symphony Koss Class 3303
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:06:42 Stephen Feigenbaum Serenade for Strings
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80745
23:08:00 00:03:21 Lars-Erik Larsson A Winter's Tale: Siciliana Op 18
Andrew Manze Helsingborg Symphony CPO 777671
23:12:00 00:03:15 Lars-Erik Larsson A Winter's Tale: Epilogue Op 18
Andrew Manze Helsingborg Symphony CPO 777671
23:18:00 00:10:08 Franz Schubert Andante from Piano Sonata No. 21
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano Cedille 171
23:28:00 00:09:23 Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio cantabile from Septet Op 20
Berlin Philharmonic Octet Members of Philips 4788977
23:40:00 00:05:25 John Field Nocturne No. 18 in F major
Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Decca 4789672
23:45:00 00:09:50 Franz Joseph Haydn Adagio from String Quartet No. 27 Op 20
Angeles Quartet Decca 4783695
23:55:00 00:03:47 Michelangelo Galilei Toccata for solo Lute
Lucas Harris, lute Tafelmusik 1001
23:56:00 00:03:15 Jascha Heifetz Contemplation after Brahms
London Symphony Daniel Harding Nicola Benedetti, violin DeutGram 6154