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David Cavlovic
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Episode #77: Columbus, by Egk!
Uploaded: August 13, 2022
Werner Egk: Columbus. Bericht und Bildnis
Erster Teil:
Szenen 1 – 5
Zweiter Teil:
Dritter Teil:
Vorspiel
Szenen 1 – 3
Columbus Ernst Gutstein
Ferdinand Fritz Wunderlich
Isabella Lisa Montoya
First Councillor Hans Herbert Fiedler
Second Councillor Willy Ferenz
Third Councillor Wolfgang Anheisser
A Monk Max Pröbstl
A Herald Georg Pappas
A Singer Friedrich Lenz
First Speaker Romuald Pekny
Second Speaker Rolf Boysen
Three Emigrants Hans Stein
Karl Hanft
Eduard Linkers
Four Soldiers Wolfried Lier
Til Kiwe
Siegurd Fitzek
Walter Holton
A Herald Peter Eschberg
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Werner Egk, conductor
ORFEO C 549 012 I
Episode #76: Herman, Tito, Raymond, and Django
Uploaded: August 6, 2022
Herman meets Puente
Alvin Gilbert Cohn & Willard Palmer Harris: It’s coolin’ time
Johnny Mandel: Sinbad the Sailor
Neil Hefti: Black orchid
Ralph Burns: Fire Island
Woody Hermann & Tito Puente: Cha-cha chick
Mambo herd
New Cha-cha
Latin flight
Alvin Gilbert Cohn: Blue Station
Woody Herman & Tito Puente: Tito meets Woody
Woody Herman: Original No. 2
Prelude a la Cha-cha
Allan Dick Small: Bamba Samba
Woody Herman, reeds
Tito Puente, vibraphone, band leader
Charlie Byrd, guitar (uncredited)
with big band
JAZZ CRG 120008
The Raymond Scott Project
Raymond Scott: Powerhouse
Girl at the typewriter
Dinner music for a pack of hungry cannibals
New Year’s Eve in a haunted house
War dance for wooden Indians
In an 18th Century drawing room
Oil Gusher
Bumpy weather over Newark
Moment whimsical
The toy trumpet
Christmas Night in Harlem
Confusion among a fleet of taxicabs upon meeting with a fare
Peter Tambourine
Raymond Scott Quintette
STASH RECORDINGS INC. ST-CD-543
Django Reinhardt 1937
William Christopher Handy: St. Louis blues*
Gus Deloof: Bouncin’ around*
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli: Minor swing+
Fletcher Allen: Viper’s dream+
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli: Swinging with Django+, **
Django Reinhardt: Bolero++
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli: Mabel++
Reginald Forsythe & Dorothy Fields: Serenade for a wealthy widow***
Michel Warlop: Taj Mahal***
Vincent Youmans: Tea for two***
Vincent Youmans: Tea for two
Gus Deloof: Easy goin’+++
Harlem swing+++
Django Reinhardt, guitar
with:
*Louis Gaste, guitar
*Eugène d’Hellemmes, bass
+Quintette du Hot Club de France
**Michel Warlop, violin
++Quintette du Hot Club de France (augmented)
***Michel Warlop et son orchestre
+++Philippe Brun et son swing band
CLASSICS 762
Episode #75: Marksman Cursed: Der Freischütz
Uploaded: July 30, 2022
Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J. 277, (Op. 77)
Overture
Act I
Act II
Act III
Sung roles:
Ottokar, reigning prince Bernd Weikl
Kuno, princely head forester Siegfried Vogel
Agathe, Kuno’s daughter Gundula Janowitz
Ännchen, a young relative Edith Mathis
Kaspar, first hunter Theo Adam
Max, second hunter Peter Schreier
A hermit Franz Crass
Killian, a rich peasant Günther Leib
Bridesmaids Renate Hoff
Brigitte Pfretzschner
Renate Krahmer
Ingeborg Springer
During spoken dialogue:
Ottokar Otto Mellers
Kuno Gerd Biewer
Agathe Regina Jeske
Ännchen Ingrid Hille
Kaspar Gerhard Paul
Max Hans Jörn Weber
Kilian Peter Hölzel
Speaking roles:
Samiel, the dark hunter Gerhard Paul
Princely huntsman Friedrich Wilhelm Junge
Gamekeeper August Hütten
Princely bodyguard Achim Schmidtchen
Peasants Rudolf Donath
Alfred Woronetzki
Kurt W. Franke
Peasants’ wives Monika Hildebrand
Use Rainer
Serving girl Gerlind Schulz
Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Staatskapelle Dresden
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 471 8826 GB12
Episode #74: The Waltons
Uploaded: July 23, 2022
Franz von Suppé: Die schöne Galathée (Overture)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 434 309-2
Sir William Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Minor
I. Allegro assai
II. Presto, con malizia
III. Andante con malinconia
IV. Maestoso – Brioso ed ardenamente – Vivacissimo – Maestoso
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Malcom Sargent, conductor
Symphony No. 2
I. Allegro molto
II. Lento assai
III. Passacaglia: Theme (Risoluto), Variations, Fugato, and Coda (Scherzando – Presto)
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn, conductor
EMI STUDIO CDM 7 63269 2
Béla Bartók: Piano Quintet, Sz. 23
I. Andante
II. Vivace. Scherzando
III. Adagio
IV. Poco a poco più vivace
Kodály Quartet:
Attila Falvay, violin
Tamás Szabó, violin
Gábor Fias, viola
János Davich, ‘cello
with Jenő Jandó, piano
NAXOS 8.550886
Episode #73: Folk into Classic into Folk
Uploaded: July 16, 2022
Pehr Henrik Nordgren: Pelimannimuotokuvia (Portraits of Country Fiddlers) for string orchestra, Op. 26
I. Näpsäyttäjä (The Plucker)
II. Tuumiskelija (The Thinker)
III. Vanhan miehen menuetti (The Old Man’s Minuet)
IV. Pelimannin elämänkappale (The Fiddler’s Favourite Tune)
Edvard Grieg: To nordiske melodier (Two Nordic Melodies), Op. 63
I. I folketonestil (In Folk Style)
II. Kulokk & Stabbelåten (Cow-call & Peasant Dance)
Witold Lutosławski: Pięć melodii na orkiestrę smyczkową (Five Melodies for string orchestra)
I. Ach, Moj Jasienko (Ah, my Jasienko)
II. Hey, Od Krakowa Jade (I’m from Kraków)
III. Gaik (The Grove)
IV. Gasior (The Gander)
V. Rektor (School Master)
Heino Eller: Viis pala Keelpillorestrile (Five pieces for string orchestra)
I. Romanss (Romance)
II. Tants (Dance)
III. Tants (Dance)
IV. Hällilaul (Lullaby)
V. Kodumaine viis (Homeland melody)
Sulkhan Tsintsadze: Six Miniatures
I. Shepherd’s Dance
II. Fly away, black swallow
III. Chonguri
IV. Khasanbegura
V. Suliko
VI. Satchido
Keski-Pohjanmaan Kamariorkesteri
Juha Kangas, conductor
ONDINE ODE 766-2
Nikos Skalkottas: Five Greek Dances
I. Epirotikos
II. Kretikos
III. Tsamkos
IV. Arkadikos
V. Kleftikos
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Simon Streatfeild, conductor
CBC RADIO
Hortobágyi Emlék (Souvenirs from Hortobágyi)
Béla Zerkovitz: Mondják meg a legkisebbik Horváth-lánynak (Tell Horváth’s youngest daughter)
Trad., arr. János Kriza & Józef Nádor: A kisleány kertjébe’ (In the girl’s garden)
Pista Dankó: Jegenyefán fészket rak a csóka (The jeackdaw nests in the poplar)
Pista Dankó & Lajos Pósa: Még azt mondják, ninc Szegeden boszorkány (They say Szeged has no witches)
Anonymous: Friss (Fast) Concert Csárdás in A Major
Gusztáv Simkó & Csaba Sassy: Sirasstok engem, orgonavirágok (Mourn for me, liliacs)
Jenő Sándor & Andor Szenes: Miért nem szabad, szeresselek (Why am I not allowed to love you)
József Dóczy: Házam ereszére (On the eaves of my house)
Anonymous: Friss (Fast) Concert Csárdás in C Minor
Lakatos György és Cigányzenekara (György Lakatos and his Gypsy Band)
HUNGAROTON CLASSIC HCD 10226
Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo (Love, the Magician)
- Introducción y escena ('Introduction and scene')
- En la cueva ('In the cave')
- Canción del amor dolido ('Song of suffering love')
- El aparecido (El espectro) ('The apparition')
- Danza del terror ('Dance of terror')
- El círculo mágico (Romance del pescador) ('The magic circle')
- A media noche: los sortilegios (Midnight)
- Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual fire dance)
- Escena ('Scene')
- Canción del fuego fatuo ('Song of the will-o'-the-wisp')
- Pantomima ('Pantomime')
- Danza del juego de amor ('Dance of the game of love')
- Final – las campanas del amanecer ('Finale – the bells of sunrise)
Rocio Jurado, vocalist
Orquesta Nacional de España
Jesús López-Cobos, conductor
EMI CDC 7 47586 2
Episode #72: Mab about the boy
Uploaded: July 9, 2022
Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Symphonie dramatique, Op. 17
Part I:
Introduction: Combats – Tumulte – Intervention du Prince
Prologue: “D’anciennes haines endormies”
Strophes: “Premiers transports que nul n’oublie!
Récitatif: “Bientôt de Roméo la pale reverie”
Scherzo: “Mab, la meesagère fluette et légère!”
Part II:
Roméo seul – Tristesse – Bruit lointain de bal et de concert – Grande fête chez Capulet
Part III:
Nuit sereine – Le Jardin de Capulet, silencieux ed desert – Les jeunes Capulets, sortant de la fête, passent en chantant des reminiscences de la musique du bal – “Ohe! Capulets, bonsoir” – Scène d’amour
Part IV:
La reine Mab, ou la fée des songes
Part V:
Convoi funébre de Juliette – “Jetez des fleurs pour la vierge expirée!”
Part VI:
Roméo au Tombeau des Capulets: Invocation – Réveil de Juliette – Joie délirante, désespoir, dernières angoisses et mort de deux amants
Part VII:
Final: Le foule accourt au cimetière – Récitatif et Air du Pére Laurence, “Quoi! Roméo et retour! Roméo! – Recitatif: “Je vais dévoiler le mystère”
Air: “Pauvres enfants que je pleure”
Rixe des Capulets et des Montaigus, “Mais notre sang rougit leure glaive!” – “Silence! malhereux!”
Serment de reconciliation, “Jurez donc, par l’auguste symbole”
Regina Resnik, contralto
André Turp, tenor
David Ward, bass
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Pierre Monteux
WESTMINSTER LEGACY 00289 479 2343 GB 40
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No 13 in B-flat Minor, Op. 113, “Babi Yar”, after poems by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
I. Babi Yar. Adagio
II. Humour. Allegretto
III. In the store. Adagio
IV. Fears. Largo
V. A Career. Allegretto
Nicola Ghiuselev, bass
Men of the Choral Arts Society of Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
ERATO ECD 75529
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Episode #70: Telemann to Brahms and they'll stay in a Hamburg Bierkeller all night....something like that
Uploaded: June 25, 2022
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture, Die Weihe des Hauses, Op. 124
The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director
NIMBUS RECORDS NI 5099
Georg Philipp Telemann: Six Recorder Sonatas
Sonata in F Major, TWV 41: F1
I. Vivace
II. Largo
III. Allegro
Sonata in C Major, TWV 41: C2
I. Cantabile
II. Allegro
III. Grave
IV. Vivace
Sonata in F Minor, TWV 41: f1
I. Triste
II. Allegro
III. Andante
IV. Vivace
Sonata in C Major, TWV 41: C5
I. Adagio – Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Vivace
Sonata in F Minor, TWV 41: f2
I. Adagio
II. Allegro
III. Adagio
IV. Gigue
Sonata in D Minor, TWV 41: d4
I. Affettuoso
II. Presto
III. Grave
IV. Allegro
Vicki Boeckman, recorder
Finn Hansen, viola da gamba
Lars Ulrik Mortenson, harpsichord
KONTRAPUNKT 32014
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro appassionato
III. Andante
IV. Allegretto giocoso
Julius Katchen, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
János Ferencsik, conductor
LONDON 440 612-2
Episode #69: One Lulu of a Podcast
Uploaded: June 18, 2022
Claude Debussy: Images
Images I
I. Reflets dans l’eau
II. Hommage à Rameau
III. Mouvement
Images II
I. Cloches à travers les feuilles
II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
III. Poisson d’or
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano
ERMITAGE ERM 123
Alban Berg: Lulu – Suite
I. Rondo - Hymne
II. Ostinato
III. Lied der Lulu
IV. Variationen
V. Adagio
Helga Pilarczyk, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor
MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 432 006-2
Lionel Belasco & Morey Amsterdam: Rum and Coca-Cola
The Andrews Sisters:
LaVerne Andrews, vocal
Maxene Andrews, vocal
Patty Andrews, vocal
with Vic Schoen and his Orchestra
TIME-LIFE RECORDS HPD-04
Rudolph Toombs: One mint julep
Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra
VERVE 314 537 914-2
Bruce Cockburn: Last night of the world
Bruce Cockburn, vocal, guitar
with band
JUNO AWARDS 2000
Serge Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19
I. Andantino – Andante assai
II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo
III. Moderato – Allegro moderato – Moderato – Più tranquillo
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante assai – Allegretto – Andante assai
III. Allegro, ben marcato
Tedi Papavrami, violin
Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach
Antoni Wit, conductor
NAXOS 8.553494
Episode #68: The Westminster Legacy: Hermann Scherchen conducts F. J. Haydn, Orff, and Glière
Uploaded: June 11, 2022
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony in F-sharp Minor, Hob. I:45, “Farewell”
I. Allegro assai
II. Adagio
III. Menuet. Allegretto
IV. Finale. Presto – Adagio
Carl Orff: Entrata after The Bells by William Byrd
Reinhold Glière: Symphony No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 42, “Ilya Muromets”
I. Wandering pilgrims, Ilya Muromets and Svyatogor
II. Soloveï the brigand
III. At the court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun
IV. The heroic deeds and petrification of Ilya Muromets
Wiener Staatsopernorchester
Hermann Scherchen, conductor
WESTMINSTER LEGACY 00289 479 2343 GB 40
Episode #67: The Westminster Legacy: Rodzinski conducts Tchaikovsky, Knappertsbusch conducts Bruckner
Uploaded: June 4, 2022
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
I. Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima – Moderato assai, quasi Andante – Allegro vivo
II. Andantino in modo di canzone
III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro
IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Artur Rodzinski, conductor
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor (1892 version, Josef Schalk revision)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato
III. Adagio. Feierlich Langsam, doch nicht schleppend
IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell
Müncher Philharmoniker
Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor
WESTMINSTER LEGACY 00289 479 2343 GB 40
Episode #66: Balkan Bachelors and Rachmaninov’s Third
Uploaded: May 28, 2022
Jules Massenet: Suite No. 4 for orchestra, "Scènes pittoresques"
I. Marche
II. Air de ballet
III. Angelus
IV. Fête bohème
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Louis Frémaux, conductor
KLAVIER KCD-11007
Village Music of Yugoslavia. Songs & Dances from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia & Macedonia
Tkanje (Weaving) (singers from the village of Debeljaci, Bosnia)
Oj meni, meni, meni (Oh my, my, my) (singers and tamburica band from the villages of Prkovici and Šiškovici, Croatia)
Kad su stari svinje žirovali (When they fed the old pigs acorns) (male singers from the village of Prkovici, Croatia)
Sinoć mi je lane moje dolazio Mile (Mile came to me last night) (Anka Došen, lead singer, with singers and tamburica band from the village of Bizovac, Croatia)
Hajd na levo (Let’s go to the left) singers and tamburica band from the villages of Prkovici and Šiškovici, Croatia)
Pjevati ću neću stat u muku (I will sing and not think of troubles) (Marija Djurović, singer, village of Babino Polje, Croatia)
Tarabana/Geganje (idiomatic title) (singers, and Ivica Kurtovič, šargija, from the village of Debeljaci, Bosnia)
Bécarac (Bachelor’s song) (Ivica Došen, lead singer, with singers and tamburica band from the village of Bizovac, Croatia)
Poskočica (a Kolo, or Lindjo, dance) (Vicko Lazo, caller; Franjo Klobasa, lijera; village of Bizovac, Croatia)
Gojila se gizdava mladica (I loved a lass for a short time) (Marija Marković, singer, village of Babino Polje, Croatia)
Otrgnem rožicu ruman Cvet – Potancu (I pick a rose, a red flower, followed by a dance) (Josip Cubranović & Ivan Dijanić, singers & sopele, from the village of Vrbnik, Croatia)
Gigetanje (a responsory song style given the name Gigetanje when one syllable of the song is repeated often (gi, ge)) (singers from the village of Debeljaci, Bosnia)
Pevano kolo (a Slovenian dance) (Anka & Ivica Došen, lead singers, with singers and tamburica band from the village of Bizovac, Croatia)
Lijepa ti je od jabuke voćka (The apple from the tree is beautiful) (Marija Djurović, singer, village of Babino Polje, Croatia)
Gaida Avasi (instrumental) (Ilija Gulev, djura; Georgi Šarlandjiev, zurla; Todor Goshev, tupan; village of Geveglia, North Macedonia)
NONESUCH EXPLORER SERIES 7559-72042-2
Charles Ives: Piano Trio (1911)
I. Andante
II. Presto TSIAJ
III. Moderato con moto
Pacific Art Trio:
Israel Baker, violin
Edgar Lustgarten, ‘cello
Alice Shapiro, piano
DELOS D/CD 1009
Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Intermezzo (Allegro)
III. Finale (All breve)
Abbey Simon, piano
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
MMG VOX PRIMA MWCD 7130
Link to Talking Albums podcast featuring Rob Preuss, interviewed by John McDonald:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6a3DMBNX8v1kl4GbyeSOfv?si=1b7e5314affe4ef7
Episode #65: What it was, was the Avant Garde
Uploaded: May 21, 2022
Michael Horwood: Fugue for Sam (1989)
FURIANT RECORDS FMDC 4608-2
Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Présence. Ballet blanc en cinq scenes pour violon, violoncelle, et piano (1961)
I. 1ére scène: Introduction et pas d’action (Don Quichotte) wir jagen das wild, das uns opfert
II. 2ème scène: Pas de deux (Don Quichotte et Ubu) die stählerin engel der dinge holen uns ein
III. 3ème scène: Solo (Pas d’Ubu) Alle Wahrvögel nisten in einem einzigen Baum
IV. 4ème scène: Pas de deux (Molly Bloom et Don Quichotte) Flutende Lippen umwogen den Grund…unentblätterter Schlarf, atemloss Versprechen..Insel der schewbenden Vögel
V. 5ème scène: Pas d’action et finale (Molly Bloom) im unaufhörlichen tamtam deiner hare dreht sich der sarg der umkehrenden träume
Karl-Rudolf Menke, speaker
ensemble recherche:
Melise Mellinger, violin
Lucas Fels, ‘cello
Yukiko Sugawara, piano
WERGO WER 6605-2 286 605-2
Maurice Blackburn: Twirligig (1952)
A Phantasy (1952)
Blinkity Blank (1955)
ANALEKTA AN 2 7005-6
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Kontakte, für elektronische Klänge, Klavier, und Schlagzeug (1959/60)
Teil 1
Teil 2
Karlheinz Stockhausen, and
Gottfried Michael Koenig, electronic realization
Christoph Caskel, percussion
David Tudor, piano, percussion
WERGO WER 6009-2 286009-2
Ann Southam: Seastill (1979)
FURIANT RECORDS FMDC 4604-2
Episode #64: Whatever you do, don’t open that door…
Uploaded: May 14, 2022
Béla Bartók: A kékszakállú herceg vára (Duke Bluebeard’s Castle), Sz. 48
Bluebeard: Walter Berry
Judith: Christa Ludwig
London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész, conductor
DECCA LEGENDS 466 377-2
Hans Van Eijck & Peter Tetteroo: Ma Belle Amie
Tee-Set
RHINO R2 70922
Les Emmerson: Signs
Five Man Electrical Band
RHINO R2 70926
Julie Driscoll (Tippetts): Break out
Julie Driscoll (Tippetts), vocal
POLYDOR 530 799-2
Serge Prokofiev: The Year 1941, Symphonic Suite, Op. 90
I. In the Struggle
II. In the Night
III. For the Brotherhood of Man
Національний Симфонічний Оркестр України (National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine)
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
NAXOS 8.553056
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”
I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankuff auf dem Lande. Allegro non troppo
II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto moto
III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro
IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro
V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, director
NIMBUS RECORDS NI 5099
Episode #63: All Bach All Day
Uploaded: May 7, 2022
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914
Toccata in C Minor, BWV 911
Toccata in G Major, BWV 916
Toccata in G Minor, BWV 915
Toccata in D Minor, BWV 913
Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV 910
Toccata in D Major, BWV 912
Colin Tilney, Harpsichord
DORIAN RECORDINGS DR-90115
Cantata, BWV 199, “Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut”
I. Recitative. Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut
II. Aria and Recitative. Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen
III. Recitative. Doch Gott Muß mir gnädig sein
IV. Aria. Tief gebückt und voller Reue
V. Recitative. Auf diese Schmerzensreu
VI. Chorale. Ich, dein betrübtes Kind
VII. Recitative. Ich lege mich in diese Wunden
VIII. Aria. Wie freudig ist mein Herz
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
The Orchestra of Emmanuel Music
Craig Smith, conductor
NONESUCH PRCD 301093
Concerto, BWV 593. Transcription of Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 222, from L’Estro Armonico, Op. III, No. 8
I. [without tempo indication]
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
Ton Koopman, organ (Weingarten Basilica)
NOVALIS 150 020-2
Episode #62: A Concerto, a Ballet, and the Sun
Uploaded: April 30, 2022
Carl Nielsen: Helios Overture, Op. 17
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
John Mauceri, conductor
PHILIPS 438 867-2
Sir Edward Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro molto – Cadenza (accompagnata; Lento) – Allegro molto
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Edward Elgar, conductor
EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 7243 5 66994 2 7
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
1ére Partie
I. Introduction
II. Danse religieuse
III. Scène
IV. Danse générale
V. Scène
VI. Danse grotesque de Dorcon
VII. Danse légère et gracieuse de Daphnis
VIII. Scène
IX. Nocturne
X. Danse lente et mystèrieuse des Nymphes
XI. Interlude
2ème Partie
XII. Introduction
XIII. Danse guerrière
XIV. Danse suppliante de Chloé
3ème Partie
XV. Introduction
XVI. Lever du jour
XVII. Pantomime
XVIII. Danse Générale – Bacchanale
Choeurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra
Orchestre de Paris
Jean Martinon, conductor
EMI STUDIO CDM 7 B69566 2
Episode #61: Mortality and Spirit
Uploaded: April 23, 2022
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
I. Vivace, ma non troppo; Adagio espressivo
II. Prestissimo
III. Andante con variazioni: Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110
I. Moderato cantabile
II. Allegro molto
III. Recitativo: Adagio, ma non troppo; Arioso dolente; Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo; L’istesso tempo di Arioso; L’istesso tempo della Fuga
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111
I. Maestoso; Allegro con brio ed appassionato
II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
Andrew Rangell, piano
DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90158
Henryk Górecki: Totus Tuus, Op. 60
Arvo Pärt: Magnificat
Frank Martin: Mass
I. Kyrie
II. Gloria
III. Credo
IV. Sanctus
V. Agnus Dei
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
TELARC CD-80406
Episode #60: Chaos and Order
Uploaded: April 16, 2022
Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2 (Die Vorstellung des Chaos)
Alberto Ginastera: Popol Vuh: La creación del mundo maya
I. La Noche de los Tiempos
II. El Nacimiento de la Tierra
III. El Despertar de la Naturaleza
IV. El Grito de la Creacion
V. La Gran Lluvia
VI. La Ceremonia Magica del Mai
VII. El Sol, la Luna y las Estrellas; La Noche de los Tiempos
Igor Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
I. L’Adoration de la Terre
II. Le Sacrifice
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
RCA VICTOR RED SEAL 09026-60993-2
Earl Hines: Flany Doodle Swing
Earl Hines & His Orchestra
CBS JAZZ MASTERPIECES CBS 460067 2
John Wesley Chisholm: Rootbeer & Licorice
Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra
JUNO AWARDS 1999
Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher: Tampico
June Christy, vocals
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
TIME LIFE HPD-04
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, KV 503
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Andante
III. Finale. Allegro
Ivan Moravec, piano
Česká filharmonie
Josef Vlach, conductor
SUPRAPHON DC-8047
Carl Maria von Weber: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 19 (J. 50)
I. Allegro con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Presto
IV. Finale. Presto
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
VANGUARD VCD 72008
Episode #59: The Drama and The Joy of Easter and Spring
Uploaded: April 8, 2022
Anonymous (incorrectly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach [BWV 246]): Lukas-Passion (selections)
Chorus: Furcht und Zittern
Aria: Du gibst mir Blut (alto)
Aria: Den Fels hat Moses’ Stab Geschlagen (tenor)
Aria: Daß Lamm verstummt (tenor)
Terzetto: Weh und Schmerz (soprano I/II, alto)
Aria: Selbst der Bau der Welt Erschüttert (soprano)
Aria: Laßt mich ihn nur noch einmal küssen
Chorale: Nun ruh, Erlöser der Gruft
Charlotte Lehmann, soprano
Gudrun Schmid, soprano
Elisabeth Künstler, alto
Georg Jelden, tenor
Balinger Kantorei
Kammerorchester Collegiun Musicum Tübingen
Gerhard Rehm, conductor
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 99051
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
I. Stabat Mater
II. Cujus animam gementem
III. O quam tristis et afflicta
IV. Quae moerebat et dolebat
V. Quis est homo
VI. Vidit suum dulcem Natum
VII. Eja, mater
VIII. Fac ut ardeat cor meum
IX. Sancta mater
X. Fac ut portem
XI. Inflammatus et accensus
XII. Quando corpus
Emma Kirkby, soprano
James Bowman, countertenor
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, director
EDITIONS DE L’OISEAU-LYRE FLORILEGIUM 425 692-2
Augustin Kubizek: Four Psalms
Herr, meine Stärke
O Herr, deine Güte
Sei stille zu Gott, meine Seele
Jauchzet dem Herrn
Sofia Chamber Choir “Lyubomir Pipkov”
Theodora Pavlovich, director
JADE JDC C 095
Traditional Bulgarian Folk Songs
Arr. Krassimir Kjurktchijski: Bre Pretrunko
Arr. Vitchka Nikolova: Na Strandja Bair Gorata
Arr. Philip Koutev: Reche Mama Da Me Zheni
Arr. Nikolai Kaufmann: Mito Mori
Arr. Krassimir Kjurktchijski: Sestro Dobrano
Arr. Dimitar Lavtchev: Kitka Ti Padna
Arr. Gueorgui Mintchev: Tragnala e Jana
Arr. Peter Lyondev: Na Horoto
Sedyankara ‘y Na Razvala
Traditional: Vospelo e Pile Choran Garvan
Arr. Tzvetan Tzvetkov: Mavruda Kitka Sadila
Arr. Ivan Spassov: Balno Li Ti E Sino
Arr. Gueorgi Mintchev: Tzunala e Dilber Jana
Bulgarka Junior Quartet:
Hristina Anastassova, vocal
Fanka Kojnarova, vocal
Vichka Nikolova, vocal
Tonka Koleva, vocal
Gueorgui Mussurliev, bagpipe (gaida)
Gueorgui Nikolov, percussion
STUDIO SM SM D2550
Antonín Dvořák: Písně Milostné (Love Songs), Op. 83
I. Ó, Naší Lásce Nekvete
II. V Tak Mnohém Srdci Mrtvo Jest
III. Kol Domu Se Ted' Potácím
IV. Já Vím, Že V Sladké Nadĕji
V. Nad Krajem Vévodí Lehký Spánek
VI. Zde V Lese U Potoka
VII. V Té Sladké Moci Očí Tvých
VIII. Ó, Duše Drahá, Jedinká
Edita Gruberová, soprano
Erik Werba, piano
ORFEO C 066-831 A
Episode #58: Palimpsest
Uploaded: April 2, 2022
Alessandro Melani: Cantata, “All’armi, pensieri”
Judith Nelson, soprano
Dennis Ferry, trumpet
Chiara Banchini, violin
Enrico Gatti, violin
Käthi Gohl, ‘cello
Cléna Stein, bass
Jonathan Rubin, lute, theorbo
Gordon Murray, harpsichord, organ
HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE MUSIQUE D’ABORD HMA 1905137
Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
II. Kuriose Geschichte
III. Hasche-Mann
IV. Bittendes Kind
V. Glückes genug
VI. Wichtige Begebenheit
VII. Träumerei
VIII. Am Kamin
IX. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
X. Fast zu ernst
XI. Fürchtenmachen
XII. Kind im Einschlummern
XIII. Der Dichter spricht
Michèle Boegner, piano
CALLIOPE CAL 9286
John Rea: Las Meninas. Twenty-one transformal variations on the Kinderszenen by Robert Schumann
I. From Foreign Lands and People
i. à José Evangelista
ii. à Alexina Louie
iii. à la mémoire de Claude Vivier
iv. à la mémoire de Claude Debussy
II. Curious Story
v. à Jean-Jacques Nattiez
III. Blindman’s-buff
vi. à Peter-Paul Koprowski
vii. à la mémoire d’Anton Webern
IV. Pleading Child
viii. à James Hartway
V. Perfect Happiness
ix. à la mémoire d’Arnold Schoenberg
VI. Important Event
x. à Conlon Nancarrow
xi. à Yvar Mikhasoff
VII. Reverie
xii. à la mémoire de Morton Feldman
xiii. à Walter Zimmermann
xiv. à Rodney Sharman
VIII. By the Fireside
xv. à la mémoire d’Erik Satie
IX. Knight of the Rocking Horse
xvi. à Luciano Berio
X. Almost Too Serious
xvii. à la mémoire de Frédéric Chopin
XI. Boogeyman’s Coming
xviii. à la mémoire de Frédéric Chopin
xix. à la mémoire d’Igor Stravinsky
XII. Child Falling Asleep
xx. à Philip Glass
xxi. à Denis Gougeon
Mary Kenedi, piano
ECHIQUIER RECORDS ECD 004
Eddie Arkin & Bruce Sussman: Stay Away from Bill!
Diane Schuur, vocals
Karrin Allyson, vocals
Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra
CONCORD RECORDS PRO-CJ-0024-2
Jack Fulton & Lois Steele: Ivory Tower
Cathy Carr, vocals
Dan Belloc and His Orchestra
ELITE 513 162-2
Louis Gasté & Mireille Brocey: Ma cabane au Canada
Line Renaud, vocals
L’Orchestre Marius Coste
DISQUES XXI-21 RECORDS XXI-CD 2 1450
Gustav Holst: The Planets, op. 32
I. Mars, the Bringer of War (Allegro)
II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (Adagio)
III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (Vivace)
IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Allegro giocoso)
V. Saturn, the Bringer of old Age (Adagio
VI. Uranus the Magician (Allegro)
VII. Neptune, the Mystic (Andante)
Women’s chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult, conductor
EMI GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY CDH 7 63097 2
Episode #57: Johann Sebastian Bach's Clavier-Übung III: the Deutsche Orgelmesse
Uploaded: March 26, 2022
Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier-Übung III
Prelude in E-flat Major, BWV 552/1
Chorale Settings:
Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669
Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 670
Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 671
Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 672
Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 673
Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 674
Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 675
Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 676
Fughetta super: Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 677
Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 678
Fughetta super: Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 679
Wir glauben all’ an Einem Gott, BWV 680
Fughetta super: Wir glauben all’ an Einem Gott, BWV 681
Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 682
Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 683
Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684
Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 685
Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 686
Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 687
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 688
Fuga super: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 689
Four Duets:
Duetto I in E Minor, BWV 802
Duetto II in F Major, BWV 803
Duetto III in G Major, BWV 804
Duetto IV in A Minor, BWV 805
Fugue in E-flat Major, BWV 552/2
Simon Preston, organ (Wagner organ, Nidaros Domkirke, Trondheim)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 469 420-2
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 10, Sumé pater patrium: Sinfonia ameríndia com coros
I. A terra e os seres (The Earth and Its Creatures). Allegro
II. "Grito de guerra" (War Cry). Lento
III. "Iurupichuna"*. Scherzo: Allegretto scherzando
IV. A voz da terra e a aparição de Anchieta " (The Voice of the Earth and the Appearance of Anchieta). Lento
V. Glória no Céu e Paz na Terra (Glory in Heaven and Peace on Earth). Poco allegro
Carla Wood, mezzo-soprano
Carlo Scibelli, tenor
Nmon Ford, baritone
Santa Barbara Choral Society
UCSB Chamber Choir
Donald Brinegar Singers
Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra
Gisèle Ben-Dor, conductor
KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS 3-7488-2 HI
*a magical species of small monkey
Romanian songs
Dragi mi-s cântecele mele (I love my songs)
Aseară ți-am luat basma! (I took your headscarf last night!)
Lung îi drumul Gorjului (Long way to Gorj)
Pe vale, ţaţo, pe vale. (In the valley, father, in the valley)
Bun îi vinul ghiurghiului (The red wine is good)
Aseara vântul bătea (The wind was blowing last night)
Ciuleandra [Romanian dance]
Mărie şi Mărioară (Maria and Marioara)
Hai, Iu, Iu (Come on, Iu, Iu)
Trenule, maşină mica (Small-car train)
Bătrâneţe, haine grele (Old age, heavy clothes)
Butelcuţa mea (My little bottle)
Mi-am pus busuioc in par (I put basil in my hair)
Mărioară
Colo-n vale-n grădiniţă (In the child’s garden in the valley)
Pe deal pe la Cornăţel (On the hill near Cornăţel)
Cântec din Oaş (Song from Oaş)
Iac-așa (Yes, yes, yes)
Cine iubește si lasă (Who loves and leaves)
Uhăi bade (Command me)
Doïna din Dolj (Lament from Dolj)
Dodă, dodă (Dear, dear)
Toderel [Romanian diminutive nickname]
Mă dusei să trec la Olt (You took me to Olt)
Maria Tănase, vocals
Orchestras conducted by Victor Predescu, Nicusor Predescu, and Ionel Banu
ELECTRECORD ELCD 142
Episode #55: Some Music NSFW
Uploaded: March 12, 2022
Barbara Strozzi: Questa è la nuova
Non mi dite
Amor, non dormir più
Voglio morire
Amore è bandito
Glenda Simpson, mezzo soprano
The Camerata of London:
Barry Mason, chitarrone, baroque guitar
Richard Boothby, bass viol
Penelope Cave, harpsichord
HYPERION CDA66303
Paul Hindemith: Sancta Susanna. Oper in einem Akt, Op. 21
Susanna Helen Donath, soprano
Klementia Gabriele Schnaut, alto
Alte Nonne Gabriele Schreckenbach, alto
Women of the RIAS Kammerchors
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Gerd Albrecht, conductor
WERGO WER 60 106-50
Arthur Brown: Prelude – Nightmare
Fire Poem
Fire
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
POLYDOR 530 799-2
Bobby & Shirley Womack: It’s all over now+
Arthur Blake: Ditty wah ditty*
Ry Cooder, vocals, guitar
+with ensemble
*Earl Hines, piano
REPRISE CD 2179
Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, "Z mého života" (From my life)
I. Allegro vivo – Appassionato
II. Allegro moderato – A la polka
III. Largo sostenuto
IV. Vivace
String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor
I. Allegro
II. Allegro moderato
III. Allegro non più moderato, ma agitato – E con fuoco
IV. Presto
Moyzes Quartet:
Stanislav Mucha, violin
František Török, violin
Alexander Lakatoš, viola
Ján Slvik, ‘cello
NAXOS 8.550379
Episode #54: French Finesse, Estonian Energy, and Finnish Flare
Uploaded: March 5, 2022
Jules Massenet: Piano Concerto in E-flat Major*
I. Andante moderato – Allegro non troppo (cadence)
II. Largo
III. Airs slovaques: Allegro – Allegro maestoso – Allegro molto animato
Papillons noirs
Papillons blancs
Eau dormante
Eau courante
10 Pièces de genre, Op. 10
I. Nocturne
II. Marche
III. Barcarolle
IV. Rigodon
V. Mélodie (élégie jouée dans les Erynnies)
VI. Saltarello
VII. Vielle chanson
VIII. Légende
IX. Fughetta
X. Carillon
Valse folle
Valse très lente
Devant la Madone (souvenir de la campagne de Rome, nuit de Noël 1864)
Toccata
Musique pour bercer les petits enfants
Aldo Ciccolini, piano
*Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Sylvain Cambreling, conductor
EMI CLASSICS CDM 7 64277 2
Stephen Foster, arr. David Cullen: If you only got a moustache
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano
English Chamber Orchestra
Carl Davis, conductor
LONDON 417 242-2
Veljo Tormis: Ookean. Incidental music for a play by Aleksandr Štein
I. Ookean (Ocean)
II. Vana valss (Old waltz)
III. Unistused (Dreams)
IV. Viha (Anger)
V. Nukrus (Sadness)
VI. Tuisk (Snowstorm)
VII. Meremeeste lahkumisvalss (Sailors’ farewell waltz)
VIII. Finaal (Finale)
Põhjamaade Sümfooniaorkestri
Anu Tali, conductor
FINLANDIA 8573-89876-2
Aulis Sallinen: Sinfonia III
I. Il tempo energico e sostenuto
II. Chaconne
III. Vivace/giocoso. Finale
Radion sinfoniaorkesteri
Okku Kamu, conductor
BIS-CD-41
Episode #53: Busoni Bliss
Uploaded: February 26, 2022
Sir Arthur Bliss: Meditations on a Theme by John Blow*
Adam Zero (excerpts)
Fanfare Overture
Adam’s Fates
Dance of Spring
Awakening of Love
Dance of Summer
Finale – the stage is set again
Checkmate (excerpts)
I. Prologue – The Players
II. Dance of the Four Knights
III. Entry of the Black Queen
IV. The Red Knight’s Mazurka
V. Ceremony of the Red Bishops
VI. Finale – Checkmate
*City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
EMI CDC 7 57712 2
Ferruccio Busoni: Concerto for piano, orchestra, and male chorus, Op. 39
I. Prologo e introit
II. Pezzo giocoso
III. Pezzo serioso (Introductio – Prima pars – Altera pars – Ultima pars)
IV. All’italiana (Tarantella)
V. Cantico
John Ogdon, piano
Men’s voices of the John Alldis Choir
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniell Revenaugh, conductor
EMI STUDIO CDM 7 69580 2
Episode #52: In Germany it's called Krautrock. In Dave's Music Room it's Kapustamusik
Uploaded: February 19, 2022
Tangerine Dream. Force Majeure
I. Force Majeure
II. Cloudburst Flight
III. Thru Metamorphic Rocks
Tangerine Dream:
Edgar Froese, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, horn,
Chris Franke, keyboards, synthesizer, drums
Klaus Krüger, drums
VIRGIN RECORDS 7243 8 40259 22 TAND 10
Popol Vuh. Nosferatu
I. Brüder Des Schattens
II. Höre, Der Du Wagst
III. Das Schloss Des Irrtums
IV. Die Umkehr
V. Mantra 1
VI. Morning Sun
VII. Venus Principle
VIII. Mantra 2
IX. Die Nacht Der Himmel
X. Der Ruf Der Rohrflöte
XI. To A Little Day
XII. Through Pain to Heaven
XIII. On The Way
XIV. Zwiesprache Der Rohrflöte
Popol Vuh:
Florian Fricke, piano, Moog synthesizer
Daniel Fichelscher, guitars, percussion
Robert Eliscu, oboe
Alois Gromer, sitar
Ted de Jong, tambura
BMG 53892352
Episode #51: There’s Something in the Air
Uploaded: February 12, 2022
Ferenc Liszt: Les préludes, S.97
Wiener Symphoniker
Sergiu Celibidache, conductor
Broadcast recording, October 30, 1952
NUOVA ERA 2393/98
François Couperin: Messe à l'usages des Couvents
Kyrie:
Plein jeu
Fugue
Récit
Trio
Dialogue
Gloria:
Plein jeu
Petit fugue
Duo
Basse
Cromorne
Dialogue
Trio
Récit
Dialogue
Offertoire
Sanctus-Benedictus:
Premiere couplet
Récit
Elevation
Plein jeu
Agnus Dei:
Dialogue sur les grands jeux
Deo Gratias
Anthony Newman, organ (Fisk, Downtown Presbyterian Church, Rochester, New York)
NEWPORT CLASSIC NCD 60041
Thomas Arne: Comus (Fame’s an Echo)
(Not on Beds of Fading Flow’rs)
The Fall of Phaeton (O Come, O Come my Dearest)
Judith (Sleep, gentle Cherub, Sleep descend)
Julianne Baird, soprano
Colin Tilney, harpsichord
DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90105
Traditional song of the Roebourne People of Western Australia: U dare nah ngoonah (Jalopy)
Simon O’Dwyer, vocals
Cathy O’Sullivan, backing vocals
Phillip Conyngham, didjeridu
NATURAL SYMPHONIES NS 1131
Carl Sigman & Robert Maxwell: Ebb Tide
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, vocals
UNIDISC AGEK-2009
John Keene: Something in the Air
Thunderclap Newman:
John Keene, vocals; drums
Jimmy McCulloch, guitar
Pete Townsend, bass guitar
Andy “Thunderclap” Newman, piano
POLYDOR 530 799-2
Serge Rachmaninov: Son, Op. 8, No. 2
Ana kak polden’ harasha, Op. 14, No. 9
Ne poj, krasavitsa, pri mne, Op. 4, No. 4
O, net, mal’u, ni uhadi!, Op. 4, No. 1
Fchira my fstretilis, Op. 26, No. 13
V malchan’ji nochi tajnay, Op. 4, No. 3
Fs’o otn’al u min’a, Op. 26, No. 2
Atryvak iz A. Musset: “Shto tak usilenna”, Op. 21, No.6
Hristos vaskres, Op. 26, No. 6
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Oleg Boshniakovich, piano
PHILIPS 432 119-2
César Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor
I. Molto moderato quasi lento
II. Lento, con molto sentiment
III. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco
Richard Friedman, violin
Steven Smith, violin
Christopher Wellington, viola
Ross Pople, ‘cello
Pascal Rogé, piano
ASV CD DCA 769
Episode #50: Herbert, Stevie Ray, and Serge
Uploaded: February 5, 2022
Giuseppe Verdi: Aïda (ballet sequences)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 427 834-2
Herbert Howells: Howell’s Clavichord (excerpts)
Goff’s Fireside
Patrick’s Siciliano
Jacob’s Brawl
Dart’s Saraband
Andrew’s Air
Boult’s Brangill
Dyson’s Delight
Ralph’s Pavane
Ralph’s Galliard
Finzi’s Rest
Malcolm’s Vision
Julian’s Dream
Walton’s Toye
Christopher D. Lewis, harpsichord
NAXOS 8.573668
Fred Ahlert & Roy Turk: Mean to me
Jo Trent & Louis Alter: My kinda love
Frank Signorelli & Phil Napoleon: Getting hot
Anything
Frank Signorelli, Phil Napoleon, & Tommy Dorsey: You can’t cheat a cheater
Napoleon’s Emperors:
Phil Napoleon, trumpet
Tommy Dorsey, trombone
Jimmy Dorsey, clarinet, alto saxophone
Joe Venuti, violin
Frank Signorelli, piano
Eddie Lang, guitar
Joe Tarto, bass
Stan King, drums
Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang: Doing things
Wild cats
The wild dog
Really blue
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four:
Pete Pumiglio, clarinet, baritone saxophone
Joe Venuti, violin
Frank Signorelli, piano
Eddie Lang, guitar
BLUEBIRD 3136-2-RB
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Pride and joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan, vocals, guitar; and Double Trouble
EPIC EK 66217
Ed Henderson: Sorrows
Ed Henderson, guitar
ED HENDERSON MUSIC EHCD-12101
Serge Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
I. Russia under the Mongol Yoke
II. Song about Alexander Nevsky
III. The Crusaders in Pskov
IV. Arise, ye Russian people
V. The Battle on the Ice
VI. The Field of the Dead
VII. Alexander’s Entry into Pskov
Elena Obraztsova, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 419 603-2
Episode #49: German 19th Century Music: Beethoven, Liszt, and the Thomas boys
Uploaded: January 29, 2022
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”, transcribed for piano solo by Ferenc Liszt (S. 464, No. 6)
I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankuff auf dem Lande. Allegro non troppo [14:06]
II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto moto [16:12]
III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro [6:35]
IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro [3:59]
V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto [10:59]
Ashley Wass, fortepiano
ORCHID CLASSICS ORC100024
Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Motet, “Herr, du bist würdig zu nehmen Preis [1:57]
Johannes Brahms: Drei Motetten, Op. 110
I. Ich aber bin elend [2:45]
II. Ach, arme Welt [1:53]
III. Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein [3:14]
August Eberhard Müller: Christmas Cantata, “Siehe, ich verkündige euch” (“Durchdringe die Sphären in jauchzenden Chören”) [3:16]
Johann Gottfried Schicht: Motet, “Lasst uns mit ehrfurchtsvollem Dank” [3:40]
Christian Theodor Weinlig: Christmas Cantata, “Soweit der Sonne Herrlichkeit” (“Dir tönt der Himmel Harfenklang”) [3:26]
Felix Mendelssohn: Motet, Op. 78, No. 2: “Der 43. Psalm: Richte mich, Gott” [3:26]
Moritz Hauptmann: Motet, “Nimm von uns, Herr Gott” [4:05]
Ernst Friedrich Richter: Motet, “Mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen” [9:00]
Wilhelm Rust: Motet, “Aus der Tiefe ruf ich, Herr, zu dir” [4:00]
Albert Becker: Vier geistliche Gesänge op. 55, No. 2: “Gib dich und sei stille” [3:18]
Gustav Schreck: Motet, Op. 23, No. 3: “Tröste uns Gott, unser Heiland" [5:03]
Motet, Op. 42: “Der Herr ist mein Hirte” [5:18]
Arnold Mendelssohn: Sechs Chorsätze nach Spruchdichtungen des Angelus Silesius, Op. 14
I. Der Schnee in der Sonne [1:02]
II. Die Rose [1:28]
III. Das Allersüßeste [1:33]
IV. Der Mensch ist eine Kohle [1:54]
V. Die gelassene Schönheit [1:49]
VI. Der Adler fliegt hoch [2:06]
Thomanerchor Leipzig
Thomaskantor Georg Christoph Biller, director
RONDEAU PRODUCTION ROP4016
Episode #48: Ketchup loves Potatoes, Canadian Folk, and a Smiling Boot
Uploaded: January 22, 2022
Stompin’ Tom Connors. Bud the Spud
Charles Thomas Conners: Bud the spud
The ketchup song
Ben in the pen
Rubberhead
Luke’s guitar (twang, twang)
My brother Paul
The old Atlantic Shore
My little Eskimo
Reversing Falls darling
She don’t speak English
Traditional, arr. Charles Thomas Conners: The Canadian lumber jack
Charles Thomas Conners: Sudbury Saturday night
TTC skidaddler
(I’ll be) Gone with the wind
Stompin’ Tom Connors, vocals; guitar
Gerry Hall, guitar
Ronald McDonald, bass
CAPITOL C2 92974
Stan Rogers. From Coffee House to Concert Hall
Stanley Allison Rogers: Guysborough Train
Pharisee
It all fades away
Love letter
Take it from day to day
Acadian Saturday night
Billy Green
Straight and true
Royston Wood: The Woodbridge dog disaster
Stanley Allison Rogers: Louise’s song
Past fifty
Robbie MacNeill: Evangeline
Stanley Allison Rogers: A matter of heart
Famous inside
At last, I’m ready for Christmas
Your “laker’s” back in town
The puddler’s tale
William Patrick Bennett: Music in your eyes
Traditional: Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Mary McCaslin: Down the road
Stan Rogers, vocals; guitar
Various backup musicians
FOGARTY’S COVE MUSIC FCM 012D
La Bottine Souriante. Anthologie
Trad., arr. La Bottine Souriante: La reel du Pointe-au-Pic
Le p’tit porte-clè
André Marchand: Les patins de Pauline/Le petit Bûcheux
Trad., arr. André Marchand: 2033
Trad., arr. Jean Fréchette: R & C
Trad., arr. Gilles Cantin: Pinci-Pincette
Ovila Légaré: La chanson du quéteux
Trad., arr. La Bottine Souriante: Le reel des soucoupes volantes
Yoyo
Michel Bordeleau, arr. Jean Fréchette & Denis Fréchette: A tracers la vitre
Trad., arr. André Marchand & Lisa Ornstein: Le rossignol sauvage
André Marchand/ Trad., arr. La Bottine Souriante: L’Atlantique/Le set carré à Pitou Beaudreault
Trad., arr. La Bottine Souriante: Le plus beau jour
Le reel du forgeron
Trad., arr. Gilles Cantin: Mon père mariez moi-donc/Le reel des nouveaux mariés
Trad., arr. La Bottine Souriante: C’est dans Paris
Reel de Jos Cormier
Le rap à Ti-pétang
André Marchand: La valse des bélugas
La Bottine Souriante
MILLES-PATTES 6752 7 02041 2 2
Episode #47: A little bit of this, a lot of that (Look! Cute marmosets!)
Uploaded: January 15, 2022
Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola (Overture) [8:20]
Bamberger Symphoniker
Jonel Perlea, conductor
VOX ALLEGRETTO II ACD 8015
Franz von Suppé: Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien [7:32]
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 434 309-2
Franz Josef Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Hob.XVIII:4
I. Allegro moderato* [9:43]
II. Adagio cantabile* [9:09]
III. Rondo. Presto [4:17]
*Cadenzas by Nino Rota
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano
Züricher Kammerorchester
Edmond de Stoutz, conductor
EMI CDC 7 49324 2
Ferde Grofé: Mississippi Suite
I. Father of the Waters [3:02]
II. Huckleberry Finn [2:12]
III. Old Creole Days [2:29]
IV. Mardi Gras [4:06]
New York Philharmonic
André Kostelanetz, conductor
CBS RECORDS GREAT PERFORMANCES MYK 37759
Richard Rodgers, arr. by Bill Holman: Slaughter on 10th Avenue (from the movie On Your Toes) [6:18]
Anita O’Day, vocals
Orchestra conducted by Bill Holman
VERVE V6-8572
William Campbell Jr., & Thomas McAleese: Reflections of my life [4:18]
Marmalade
RHINO R2 70922
Johann Schrammel, arr. Willi Schmidt-Petersen: Wien bleibt Wien [3:03]
Berliner Philharmoniker Wind Ensemble
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON D 201841
Antoine Dessane: Quadrille Canadienne: 97 [0:46]
Elaine Keillor, piano
CARLETON SOUND cscd-1008
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 8
I. Allegro con brio [9:54]
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto [6:09]
III. Adagio [7:06]
IV. Allegro [6:33]
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 90, “Dumky”
I. Lento maestoso [4:05]
II. Poco adagio [6:41]
III. Andante [5:46]
IV. Andante moderato [4:45]
V. Allegro [4:17]
VI. Lento maestoso [5:16]
The Rembrandt Trio:
Gerard Kantarjian, violin
Coenraad Bloemendal, ‘cello
Valerie Tryon, piano
DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90160
Episode #46: Austrian Piety
Uploaded: January 8, 2022
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Missa Salisburgensis / Motet “Plaudite tympana”
Ein langer und schöner Aufzug (Bartholomäus Riedl) &
Ein schöner Aufzug (Pater Ignatius Augustiner) [2:39]
Kyrie [5:51]
Gloria [9:44]
Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes: Sonata XII [5:21]
Credo [15:05]
Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes: Sonata V [6:03]
Sanctus – Benedictus [8:05]
Agnus Dei [8:26]
Sonata Sancti Polycarpi [4:34]
Motet “Plaudite tympana”
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh, director
Musica Antiqua Köln
Reinhard Goebel, director
ARCHIV PRODUKTION 457 611-2
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. “0” in D Minor
I. Allegro [15:15]
II. Andante [13:47]
III. Scherzo. Presto [6:47]
IV. Finale: Moderato [10:35]
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Riccardo Chailly
LONDON 421 593-2
Episode #45: A Beethoven Binge
Uploaded: January 1, 2022
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106
I. Allegro [11:42]
II. Scherzo. Assai vivace [3:07]
III. Adagio sostenuto – Largo [24:09]
IV. Allegro risoluto [10:37]
Andrew Rangell, piano
DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90143
String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo [6:58]
II. Allegro molto vivace [3:05]
III. Allegro moderato [0:56]
IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Andante moderato e lusinghiero – Adagio – Allegretto – Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice – Allegretto [14:17]
V. Presto – Molto poco adagio [5:27]
VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante [2:04]
VII. Allegro
Große Fuge in B-flat Major, Op. 133
I. Overtura. Allegro – Fuga: [4:41]
II. Meno mosso e moderato [2:54]
III. Allegro molto e con brio [3:30]
IV. Meno mosso e moderato [1:02]
V. Allegro molto e con brio [1:51]
VI. Allegro [1:27]
Amadeus Quartet:
Norbert Brainin, violin
Siegmund Nissel, violin
Peter Schidlof, viola
Martin Lovett, ‘cello
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 423 473-2
Episode #44: A Passionate Prince, and A Happy Birdcatcher...and Some Masons
Uploaded: December 25, 2021
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, KV620
Act I [1:03:14]
Act II [1:10:28]
Tamino Nicolai Gedda
Pamina Gundula Janowitz
Papageno Walter Berry
Queen of the Night Lucia Popp
Sarastro Gottlob Frick
Speaker Franz Crass
1st Lady Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
2nd Lady Christa Ludwig
3rd Lady Marga Höffgen
Papagena Ruth-Margaret Pütz
Monostatos / 1st Priest Gerhard Unger
1st Armed Man Karl Liebl
2nd Armed Man / 2nd Priest Franz Crass
1st Boy Agnes Giebel
2nd Boy Anna Reynolds
3rd Boy Josephine Veasey
Philharmonia Chorus (chorus master: Wilhelm Pitz)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
WARNER CLASSICS 50999 4 04378 2 8
For extensive, full program listing, please visit https://wordpress.com/post/welcometodavesmusicroom.wordpress.com/88
Episode #43: Christmas Music for People who hate Christmas Music
Uploaded: December 18, 2021
Part I: so you THINK you know Christmas Music!
Michael Praetorius: Chorale, “In dulci jubilo” [8:34]
Julianne Baird, soprano
Mark Bleeke, tenor
Peter Becker, countertenor/baritone
Wilbur Pauley, bass
Robert Burrows, organ
The New York Cornet and Sacbut Ensemble,
Ben Peck, director
NEWPORT CLASSIC NC 60021
Traditional, arr. Rev. Thomas Barrett Armstrong: Huron Carol, “Jesous Ahatonhia" [2:03]
St. Michael’s Choir School, Toronto
Rev. Thomas Barrett Armstrong, director
ST. MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOL DTC6651
Selections from Georg Christian Schemelli’s “Musicalisches Gesang-Buch” (1763) harmonized by Johann Sebastian Bach
Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geboren, BWV 414 [2:37]
Auf, auf die rechte Zeit ist heir, BWV 440 [1:19]
Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist, BWV 454 [5:08]
Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohlen Lüfte, BWV 366 & 476 [4:22]
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hierm BWV 469 [2:52]
Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 465 [1:39]
O Jesulien süß, BWV 493 [2:12]
Beschränkt, ihr Weisen, BWV 443 [2:09]
Arleen Augér, soprano
Peter Schreier, tenor
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Hellmuth Rilling, conductor
CBS RECORDS MASTERWORKS M2K 38972
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de Minuit, sur les airs populaires Françaises de Noël, H. 9
I. Kyrie [1:29]
II. Joseph est bien marié (by Jean-François D’Andrieu) [4:47]
III. Christe – Kyrie II [2:39]
IV. Une jeune pucelle (by Louis-Claude D’Aquin) [8:39]
V. Gloria [5:34]
VI. Credo [9:57]
VII. Laissez paistre vos bestes (by Nicolas Le Bègue) [2:31]
VIII. Sanctus – Benedictus [2:40]
IX. Vous qui désirez sans fin [2:25]
X. Agnus Dei [1:51]
Henri Ledroit, countertenor
John Elwes, tenor
Gregory Reinhart, bass
Odile Bailleux, solo organ
Les Petits Chanteurs du Chaillot
La Grande Ecuire & la Chambre du Roy
Jean-Claude Malgoire, conductor
CBS RECORDS MASTERWORKS MK 44706
Richard Addinsell: A Christmas Carol – Suite [14:08]
Main title – Toy shop – Cratchit and Scrooge – Christmas Past – Christmas Present – Cratchit and Tiny Tim – Christmas Future – Graveyard – Christmas Day – Finale
Ambrosian Singers
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Newman, conductor
TELARC CD-88801
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 65: “Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen” [17:13]
David Gordon, tenor
Daniel Lichti, bass
The Bach Festival Choir of Bethlehem
The Bach Festival Orchestra
Greg Funfgeld, conductor
DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90113
Elizabeth DiSavino: Suite of Mediaeval Carols [2:50]
Solid Brass
DORION RECORDINGS DOR-90114
Engelbert Humperdinck, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras: Weihnachten [3:09]
Roud Folk Song Index No. 700, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras: I saw three ships [1:25]
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Ambrosian Singers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
EMI STUDIO CDM 7 63574 2
Alessandro Stradella: Cantata per il Santissimo Natale, “Ah. Ah troppo è ver” [31:18]
Mechtild Bach, soprano
Ruth Ziesak, soprano
Kai Wessel, countertenor
Christoph Prégardien, tenor
Michael Schopper, bass
La Stagione Frankfurt
Michael Schneider, conductor
BMG DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 7718-2-RC
Episode #42: Vivaldi’s Opus VIII
Uploaded: December 11, 2021
Antonio Vivaldi: Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione. 12 Concerti, Op. VIII
Le quattro stagioni
Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269, “La primavera”
I. Allegro [3:07]
II. Largo [1:52]
III. Allegro [3:15]
Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, “L’estate”
I. Allegro non molto – Allegro [5:41]
II. Adagio – Presto [2:19]
III. Presto, Tempo impetuoso d’estate [2:50]
Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293, “L’autunno”
I. Allegro – Allegro assai [4:06]
II. Adagio molto [2:36]
III. Allegro [2:46]
Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297, “L’inverno”
I. Allegro non molto [3:29[
II. Largo [1:11]
III. Allegro [3:11]
Altri concerti
Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, RV 253, “La tempesta di mare”
I. Presto [2:39]
II. Largo [2:29]
III. Presto [3:30]
Concerto No. 6 in C Major, RV 180, “Il piacere”
I. Allegro [2:43]
II. Largo [2:08]
III. Allegro [2:40]
Concerto No. 7 in D Minor, RV 242
I. Allegro [2:58]
II. Largo [1:51]
III. Allegro [2:59]
Concerto No. 8 in G Minor, RV 332
I. Allegro [2:37]
II. Largo [2:14]
III. Allegro [3:57]
Concerto No. 9 in D Minor, RV 236
I. Allegro [2:57]
II. Largo [1:57]
III. Allegro [2:31]
Concerto No. 10 in B-flat Major, RV 362, “La caccia”
I. Allegro [2:59]
II. Largo [2:26]
III. Allegro [2:21]
Concerto No. 11 in D Major, RV 210
I. Allegro [4:25]
II. Largo [1:54]
III. Allegro [4:48]
Concerto No. 12 in C Major, RV 178
I. Allegro [3:16]
II. Largo [2:26]
III. Allegro [3:20]
Jürg Schaeftlein, oboe
Alice Harnoncourt, violin
Concentus musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, director
WARNER CLASSICS DAS ALTE WERK 0825646905485
(Photo: Sir Peter Ustinov; Pen Sketch of David Cavlovic, 1986)
Episode #41: Magyar Melodies
Uploaded: December 4, 2021
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances for piano four-hands, WoO 1
No. 1 in G Minor: Allegro molto [3:12]
No. 2 in D Minor: Allegro non assai – Vivace [4:09]
No. 3 in F Major: Allegretto [2:48]
No. 4 in F Minor: Poco sostenuto – Vivace – Molto allegro [4:34]
No. 5 in F-sharp Minor: Allegro – Vivace [ 1:55]
No. 6 in D-flat Major: Vivace – Molto sostenuto [3:13]
No. 7 in A Major: Allegretto [1:51]
No. 8 in A Minor: Presto [2:43]
No. 9 in E Minor: Allegro non troppo – Poco sostenuto [2:25]
No. 10 in E Major: Presto [1:40]
No. 11 in A Minor: Poco andante [2:55]
No. 12 in D Minor: Presto – Poco meno presto [2:29]
No. 13 in D Major: Andantino grazioso – Vivace [1:38]
No. 14 in D Minor: Un poco andante [1:57]
No. 15 in B-flat Major: Allegretto grazioso [2:23]
No. 16 in F Minor: Con moto – Presto – Poco meno presto [2:32]
No. 17 in F-sharp Minor: Andantino – Vivace – Meno presto [3:27]
No. 18 in D Major: Molto vivace [1:18]
No. 19 in B Minor: Allegretto – Piú presto [2:07]
No. 20 in E Minor: Poco allegretto – Vivace [2:12]
No. 21 in E Minor: Vivace – Piú presto [1:23]
Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky, piano
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON GALLERIA 429 160-2
Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, Op. 15 [1:39:11]
Narrator Sir Peter Ustinov
Örsze Erszébet Komlóssy
Marczi László Palócz
Háry / Napoleon György Melis
Bombazine Zsolt Bende
Marie-Louise Olga Szönyi
Empress Margit László
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész, conductor
LONDON 443 488-2
Episode #40: Gentle Music for the Cozy Dark
Uploaded: November 27, 2021
Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccate d’Intavolatura di Cimbalo, Libro I (1615)
Toccata prima [5:10]
Toccata seconda [5:36]
Toccata terza [4:06]
Toccata quarta [4:12]
Toccata quinta [5:00]
Toccata sesta [6:02]
Toccata settima [5:12]
Toccata ottava [4:20]
Toccata nona [6:01]
Toccata decima [4:27]
Toccata undicesima [5:38]
Toccata duodecima [4:31]
Laura Alvini, harpsichord
FONIT CETRA ITALIA CDC36
Maurice Ravel, arr. by Carlos Salzedo: Sonatine en trio
I. Modéré [4:12]
II. Mouvement de menuet [2:28]
III. Animé [3:37]
François Devienne: Duo concertante for flute and viola in C Minor, Op. 5, No. 3 [7:08]
Allegro molto con expressione – Rondo
Gabriel Fauré: Impromptu for harp, Op. 86 [7:50]
Claude Debussy: Syrinx for flute [2:44]
Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
I. Pastorale [6:28]
II. Interlude [5:17]
III. Final [4:21]
The Orpheus Trio:
Paula Robison, flute
Scott Nickrenz, viola
Heidi Lehwalder, harp
VANGUARD EVERYMAN CLASSICS VSD-25002
Episode #39: Crisp Nordic Air
Uploaded: November 20, 2021
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39
I. Andante ma non troppo – Allegro energico [12:06]
II. Andante (ma non troppo lento) [10:23]
III. Scherzo: Allegro – Lento (ma non troppo) – Tempo I [5:40]
IV. Finale (Quasi una Fantasia): Andante – Allegro molto [13:39]
Pelleas and Melisande – Incidental Music (selections), Op. 46
No. 1. At the Castle Gate [4:25]
No. 2. Melisande [4:00]
No. 9. The Death of Melisande [5:49]
The Hallé Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli, C.H., conductor
EMI EMINENCE CD-EMX 2130
Vagn Holmboe: Solhymne, Op. 77
I. Tempo giusto [4:13]
II. Parlando [3:09]
III. Tempo giusto [5:20]
Peter Bruun: Forårssang [4:38]
Vandring I Skoven [3:27]
Per Nørgård: Two Hans Christian Andersen Poems
I. Lysets fædreland [2:53]
II. Løft mig kun bort [2:06]
Bo Holten: Ps. 23: Herren Er Min Hyrde [5:44]
Herman D. Koppel: Three Pieces for Mixed Choir with Texts from the Psalms of David, Op. 74
I. Herre, din miskundhed rækker til Himlen [2:11]
II. Herre, min Gud, jeg råber om dagen [2:15]
III. Kom, lad os juble for Herren [1:44]
Jørgen Jersild: Il Cantico Delle Creature [6:33]
Poul Ruders: Three motets
I. Preghiera semplice [5:11]
II. Caritas nunquam excidit [3:38]
III. Psalm 86 [6:25]
DR Vokalensemblet
Søren Kinch Hansen, conductor
DACAPO 8.226051
(Photo Credit: Eileen Oliver)
Episode #38: Bric o brac, Bawdy Beethoven, and Ballet
Uploaded: November 13, 2021
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200
I. Adagio maestoso – Allegro con brio [9:01]
II. Allegretto [2:45]
III. Menuetto. Vivace [3:45]
IV. Presto vivace [6:00]
Wiener Philharmoniker
Carlos Kleiber, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8826 GB/12
Ludwig van Beethoven: Gellert-Lieder, Op. 48
I. Bitten [2:20]
II. Die Liebe des Nächsten [1:14]
III. Vom Tode Meine [2:34]
IV. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur [2:33]
V. Gottes Macht und Vosreshung [0:44]
VI. Busslied [4:13]
Urians Reise um Die Welt, Op. 52, #1 [3:49]
Der Kuss, Op. 128 [2:07]
Peter Schreier, tenor
Walter Olbertz, piano
TELDEC CD 42456
from a MS by Moses Kimball, c.1776, and a broadside with music: “Yankey Doodle, or (as now Christened by the SAINTS of New England) The Lexington March” [2:56]
Harvard University Choir
The Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen, director
ERATO 3984-21668-2
Leslie Sarony: Jollity Farm [2:28]
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
HUX RECORDS HUX 015
Traditional: Siúil a Rún [2:44]
Rachel Campbell, vocals, harp
[Private Release, 2018]
Ottorino Respighi: Fontane di Roma
I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all’Alba [4:00]
II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino [2:30]
III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio [3:22]
IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto [5:13]
London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész, conductor
LONDON WEEKEND CLASSICS 425 507-2
Morton Gould: Fall River Legend – Ballet Suite
I. Prologue and Waltzes [3:30]
II. Elegy [2:55]
III. Church Social [4:02]
IV. Hymnal Variations [3:57]
V. Cotillion [3:31]
VI. Epilogue [2:39]
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
Howard Hanson, conductor
MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 423 016-2
Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka [34:09]
First Tableau: the Shrovetide Fair – Second Tableau: Petrushka’s Room – Third Tableau: the Moor’s Room – Fourth Tableau: the Shrovetide Fair (toward evening)
Česká filharmonie
Karel Ančerl, conductor
SUPRAPHON 11 0273-2
Episode #37: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d
Uploaded: November 6, 2021
Claudio S. Grafulla: Freischütz Quickstep [3:07]
Port Royal Galop [2:47]
Nightingale Waltz [5:12]
Un Ballo in Maschera Quickstep [4:13]
Grafulla’s Quickstep [3:07]
Cavalry Quickstep [1:59]
Storm Galop [2:27]
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Frederick Fennell, conductor
MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 432 591-2
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, Op. 15
I. Marche funèbre (Moderato un poco lento) [17:27]
II. Oraison funèbre (Adagio non tanto – Andantino un poco lento e sostenuto) [8:15]
III. Apothèose (Allegro non troppo e pomposo) [9:18]
Dennis Wick, trombone
John Alldis Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis, conductor
PHILIPS 416 283-2
Paul Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d. A Requiem for Those We Love
I. Prelude [3:59]
II. When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d [4:36]
III. Arioso. In the Swamp [2:21]
IV. March. Over the breast of spring [6:12]
V. O western orb [2:06]
VI. Arioso. Sing on, there in the swamp [1:50]
VII. Song. O how shall I warble [3:32]
VIII. Introduction and Fugue. Lo! body and soul [5:19]
IX. Sing on! you gray-brown bird [10:00]
X. Death Carol. Come, lovely and soothing Death [7:26]
XI. To the tally of my soul [6:26]
XII. Finale. Passing the visions [8:20]
Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano
William Stone, baritone
Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
TELARC CD-80132
Uploaded: October 30, 2021
César Franck: Variations symphoniques, M. 46 [16:08]
John Ogdon, piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli, C.H., conductor
EMI LASER CDZ 7 62859 2
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
I. Allegro non troppo [20:46]
II. Adagio [8:58]
III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace [7:34]
Leonid Kogan, violin
Philharmonia Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin, conductor
PRICE-LESS D19114
Jacques Offenbach: Les fables de la Fontaine
I. Le corbeau et le renard [2:20]
II. La cigale et la fourmi [4:47]
III. La laitière et le pot au lait [4:08]
IV. Le rat des villes et le rat des champs [2:05]
V. Le berger et la mer [4:06]
VI. Le saveitier et le financier [7:45]
Gabrielle Philiponet, soprano
Anaïk Morel, mezzo-soprano
Stéphane Malbec-Garcia, tenor
Marc Canturri, baritone
Nicholai Krügel, piano
LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC/ROYAL OPERA CENTRE LPOFFCD00211
Manuel Rosenthal, after Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne
I. Ouverture (from La vie Parisienne) [2:18]
II. Allegro moderato (from Mesdames de la Halle) [1:12]
III. Polka (from Voyage dans la Lune) [1:39]
IV. Ländler (from Lieschen et Fritzschen) [1:48]
V. Mazurka (from La Vie Parisienne) [2:37]
VI. Valse (from La Vie Parisienne) [2:14]
VII. Entrée du Brésilien (from La Vie Parisienne) [1:13]
VIII. Polka (from La belle Hélène) [1:43]
IX. Valse (from Orphée aux enfers) [3:29]
X. Marche (from Tromb-al-Cazar, or Les Criminels dramatiques) [1:39]
XI. Valse (from La Vie Parisienne) [1:52]
XII. Entrée du Brésilien (from La Vie Parisienne) [0:14]
XIII. Valse (from Contes d’Hoffmann) [2:11]
XIV. La Duel (original composition by Manuel Rosenthal) [2:36]
XV. Valse (from La Périchole) [3:12]
XVI. Prélude au Can-Can (original composition by Manuel Rosenthal) [0:28]
XVII. Can-Can Scène 1 (from Orphée aux enfers, and Robinson Crusoe) [2:05]
XVIII. Can-Can Scène 2: Polka (from Orphée aux enfers) [1:38]
XIX. Can-Can Scène 3 (from La Vie Parisienne) [2:07]
XX. Can-Can Scène 4 (themes from Orphée aux enfers, La Vie Parisienne, and Contes d’Hoffmann) [5:07]
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Manuel Rosenthal, conductor
EMI STUDIO CDM 763136 2
Episode #35: French Élégance: conductor Münch and pianist Casadesus
Uploaded: October 23, 2021
Marcel Delannoy: Sérénade concertante for violin and orchestra*
I. Allegro [5:29]
II. Andante [7:41]
III. Capriccio [7:18]
Ernesto Halffter: Rapsodia portuguesa for piano and orchestra+ [16:10]
Ampio a sostenuto – Allegretto vivace – Andante – Allegretto vivace – Vivo con allegrezza – Andantino – Allegro brioso
*Henry Merckel, violin
+Marguerite Long, piano
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris
Charles Münch, conductor
Albert Roussel: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 53
I. Lento – Allegro con brio [6:23]
II. Lento molto [9:47]
III. Allegro scherzando [2:48]
IV. Allegro molto [4:01]
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Charles Münch, conductor
WARNER CLASSICS 0190295611989
Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte [5:31]
Miroirs
I. Noctuelles [4:18]
II. Oiseaux tristes [3:51]
III. Une Barque sur l’océan [6:46]
IV. Alborada del gracioso [6:06]
V. La Vallée des cloches [5:01]
Jeux d’eau [4:33]
Menuet antique [5:20]
Le Tombeau de Couperin
I. Prelude [2:49]
II. Fugue [3:18]
III. Forlane [4:53]
IV. Rigaudon [3:10]
V. Menuet [4:22]
VI. Toccata [3:49]
Robert Casadesus, piano
SONY CLASSICAL MASTERWORKS HERITAGE MH2K 63316
Episode #34: Another Froggy Evening
Uploaded: October 16, 2021
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Platée. Ballet Bouffon en Trois Actes, Précédé d’un Prologue (1745)
Prologue [29:18]
Premier Acte [35:35]
Deuxième Acte [34:29]
Troisième Acte [35:46]
Platée Gilles Ragon
La Folie / Thalie Jennifer Smith
Thespis / Mercure Guy de Mey
Jupiter / Un satyre Vincent Le Texier
Junon Guillemette Laurens
Cithéron / Momus (Prologue) Bernard Deletré
L’Amour / Clarine Véronique Gens
Momus (Actes II – III) Michel Verschaeve
Une ménade Caroline de Corbiac
Une ménade Myriam Sosson
Ensemble vocal Françoise Herr
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
ERATO MUSIFRANCE 2292-45028-2
Episode #33: Music for midterms
Uploaded: October 9, 2021
Anonymous (attributed to Giovanni Paisiello): Cantata comica: Il Maestro ed’I sui due Scolari [30:49]
Canticus: József Dene, baritone
Studenticus: Margit László, soprano
Succantor: Zsuzsa Barlay, contralto
A Budapesti Madrigál Kórus
Magyar Állami Hangversenyzenekar
Ferenc Szekeres, conductor
HUNGAROTON WHITE LABEL HRC 144
Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann (Act III, No. 13a: “Den hohen Herrscher würdig zu empfangen”) [9:36]
Van Bett: Gottlob Frick, bass
Chor des Leipziger Rundfunks
Staatskapelle Dresden
Robert Heger, conductor
EMI STUDIO CDM 7 69508 2
Felix Alexandre Guilmant: Symphony No. 1 for organ and orchestra, Op. 42
I. Introduction and Allegro – Largo e maestoso – Allegro – Tempo primo [8:48]
II. Pastorale. Andante quasi allegretto [6:03]
III. Finale. Allegro assai – Andante maestoso – Tempo primo [7:07]
Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony for Organ, Op. 42. No. 5
I. Allegro vivace – Più lento [9:55]
II. Allegro cantabile [7:07]
III. Andantino quasi allegretto [6:11]
IV. Adagio [5:01]
V. Toccata. Allegro [6:03]
Francis Poulenc: Concerto for organ, strings, and timpani [23:04]
Ian Tracey, organ
BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier. Conductor
CHANDOS CHAN 9271
Episode #32: Here will only be found happy music
Uploaded: October 2, 2021
Johann Pachelbel: Kanon und Gigue für 3 Violinen mit Generalbaß [5:12]
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, director
EDITIONS DE L’OISEAU-LYRE 433 523-2
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Variations on a Theme from “Armide”, Op. 57 [13:59]
Richard Burnett, fortepiano
AMON RA CD-SAR 7
Carl Reinecke: Sonata “Undine” for flute and piano, Op. 67
I. Allegro [6:44]
II. Allegretto vivace [3:36]
III. Andante tranquillo [3:14]
IV. Allegro molto agitato [6:04]
Gary Woodward, flute
Brooks Smith, piano
STEREOPHILE STPH001-2
Claude Arrieu: Wind Quintet in C Major [10:29]
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro scherzando
IV. Adagio
V. Allegro vivace
Belgian Wind Quintet:
Jean Michel Tanguy, flute
Louis Op’t Eynde, oboe
Hedwig Swimberghe, clarinet
Yves Bomont, bassoon
Herman Lemahieu, horn
DISCOVER INTERNATIONAL DICD 920322
Thijs van Leer & Jan Akkerman: Hocus Pocus [6:41]
Focus:
Thijs van Leer, flute, keyboards
Jan Akkerman, guitar, vocals
POLYDOR 530 799-2
Pat Metheny: Message to my friend [6:09]
John Scofield, guitars
Path Metheny, guitars
Steve Swallow, bass
Bill Stewart, drums
BLUE NOTE B2 7243 8 27765 2 9
Charles Trenet & Marc Herrand: Mes jeunes années [3:20]
Les Compagnons de la Chanson
DISQUES XXI-21 RECORDS XXI-CD 2 1450
Frederick Delius: Lebenstanz [14:24]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Norman Del Mar, conductor
UNICORN-KANCHANA DKP(CD)9108
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony (No. 41) in C Major, KV 551, “Jupiter”
I. Allegro vivace [12:57]
II. Andante cantabile [10:29]
III. Menuetto. Allegretto [5:17]
IV. Molto allegro [11:59]
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Brüggen, conductor
PHILIPS 432 052-2
Episode #31: The world’s longest viola joke
Uploaded: September 25, 2021
Hugo Wolf: Penthesilea
I. Aufbruch der Amazonen nach Troja [5:40]
II. Der Traum Penthesileas vom Rosenfest [4:42]
III. Kämpfe, Leidenschaften, Wahnsinn, Vernichtung [15:45]
Orchestre de Paris
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
ERATO 2292-45416-2
Ferenc Liszt: Szekszárd Mass, S. 8ii
I. Kyrie [4:07]
II. Gloria [8:00]
III. Credo [8:34]
IV. Sanctus [2:35]
V. Post elevationem (Benedictus) [2:05]
VI. Agnus Dei [5:41]
Józef Réti, tenor
Sándor Palcsó, tenor
György Melis, baritone
József Gregor, bass
Gábor Lehotka, organ
Male Chorus of the Hungarian People’s Army
István Kis, conductor
HUNGAROTON WHITE LABEL HRC 145
André Jolivet: Suite en Concert for flute and percussion
I. Modéré [4:36]
II. Stabile [3:28]
III. Hardiment [2:55]
IV. Calme. Véloce [5:07]
Lou Harrison: First Concerto for flute and percussion
I. Earnest, fresh and fastish [1:43]
II. Slow and poignant [3:59]
III. Strong, swinging and fastish [1:56]
Manuela Wiesler, flute, alto flute
Kroumata Percussion Ensemble
BIS CD-272
Hector Berlioz: Harold en Italie, en quatre parties avec un alto principal, Op. 16
I: Harold aux montagnes [15:19]
II: Marche des pélerins [7:34]
III: Sérénade [6:49]
IV: Orgie de brigands [11:55]
Rivka Golani, viola
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
NAXOS 8.55034
Episode #30: Jammin’ at Zimmermann’s
Uploaded: September 18, 2021
All selections are by Johann Sebastian Bach and arranged by Jacques Loussier
Play Bach No. 1
Prelude No. 1 [5:27]
Fugue No. 1 [5:04]
Prelude No. 2 [4:23]
Fugue No. 2 [2:51]
Toccata [8:56]
Prelude No. 8 [4:58]
Prelude No. 5 [1:56]
Fugue No. 5 [1:54]
Play Bach No. 2
Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Allemande [6:19]
Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Courante [2:31]
Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Sarabande [2:59]
Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Menuet I [2:00]
Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Menuet II [1:59]
Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Gigue [3:10]
Choral [4:12]
Prelude No. 6 [2:10]
Aria [3:28]
Prelude No. 16 [2:59]
Fugue No. 16 [2:48]
Prelude No. 21 [2:52]
Play Bach No. 3
Concerto Italien: Allegro [5:39]
Concerto Italien: Andante [4:43]
Concerto Italien: Finale [6:05]
Inventions À Deux Voix No. 1 [2:24]
Inventions À Deux Voix No. 2 [3:37]
Inventions À Deux Voix No. 5 [2:48]
Inventions À Deux Voix No. 8 [1:37]
Inventions À Deux Voix No. 15 [1:17]
Fantaisie Chromatique En Ut Mineur [5:11]
Jacques Loussier trio:
Jacques Loussier, piano
Pierre Michelot, ‘bass
Christian Garro, drums
NOT NOW MUSIC NOT3CD256
Episode #29: September 11; and no torment shall touch them
Uploaded: September 11, 2021
Johannes Brahms: Alt-Rhapsodie, Op. 53
Maureen Forrester, contralto
RIAS-Kammerchor
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON DOKUMENTE 445 507-2
Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen [9:50]
II. Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras [13:08]
III. Herr, lehre doch mich [8:53]
IV. Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen [5:25]
V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit [7:04]
VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt [11:17]
VII. Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben [9:34]
Charlotte Margiono, soprano
Rodney Gilfry, baritone
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
PHILIPS 432 140-2
Alban Berg: Violin Concerto
I. Andante – Allegro [10:37]
II. Allegro, ma sempre rubato, frei wie eine Kadenz – Adagio [14:10]
Henryk Szeryng, violin
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ELOQUENCE 4696062
Episode #28: How Suite it is
Uploaded: September 4, 2021
Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite
I. Basse-danse [1:36]
II. Pavane [2:09]
III. Tordion [1:05]
IV. Branles [1:58]
V. Pieds-en-l’air [2:22]
VI. Mattachins [:59]
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
LONDON 421 391-2
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3 in G Major, Op. 55
I. Elégie. Andante molto cantabile [10:47]
II. Valse mélancolique. Allegro moderato [5:47]
III. Scherzo. Molto vivace [4:32]
IV. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto [19:14]
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor
PHILIPS 454 253-2
Carl Nielsen: Suite, Op. 45
I. Allegretto un pochettino [3:58]
II. Poco moderato [2:12]
III. Molto adagio e patetico [7:06]
IV. Allegretto innocente [1:58]
V. Allegretto vivo [1:27]
VI. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso [7:13]
Peter Seivewright, piano
NAXOS 8.553653
Béla Bartók: Suite No. 1, Sz. 31
I. Allegro vivace [7:16]
II. Poco adagio [8:23]
III. Presto [7:52]
IV. Moderato [6:21]
V. Molto vivace [7:08]
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor
LONDON 448 276-2
Episode #27: "You mean, his name isn't Bach-Busoni?"
Uploaded: August 28, 2021
Johann Sebastian Bach, transcribed by Ferruccio Busoni: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor,
BWV 565 [8:17]
Ferruccio Busoni: Elegien No. 2: All' Italia! (In modo napolitano) [7:43]
Sonatina No. 6: Kammer-Fantasie über Carmen [8:09]
Johann Sebastian Bach, transcribed by Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, from Partita in D Minor for solo violin, BWV 1004 [13:43]
Ferruccio Busoni: Funf kurze Stücke zur Pflege des polyphonen Spiels
I. Sostenuto [3:33]
II. Andante molto tranquillo [1:39]
III. Allegro [2:26]
IV. Preludio [4:24]
V. Adagio [5:36]
Indianisches Tagebuch, I
I. No. 1 [2:59]
II. No. 2: Vivace [1:30]
III. No. 3: Andante [4:10]
IV. No. 4: Maestoso ma andando [2:35]
Variationen und Fuge über das Präludium Op. 28, Nr. 20 von Frédéric Chopin, in C Minor [11:24]
Valerie Tryon, piano
CBC RECORDS MUSICA VIVA MVCD 1126
Felix Mendelssohn: Drei Psalmen, Op. 78
I. Psalm II [7:32]
II. Psalm XLIII [4:07]
III. Psalm XXII [8:14]
Edvard Hagerup Grieg: Fire Salmer, Op. 74*
I. Hvad est du dog skjön [5:30]
II. Guds Sön har gjort mig fri [6:13]
III. Jesus Kristus er opfaren [7:42]
IV. I Himmelen [5:20]
*Håkan Hagegård, baritone
Oslo Domkor
Terje Kvam, director
NIMBUS RECORDS NI 5171
Episode #26: A grand mysterious harmony
Uploaded: August 21, 2021
George Butterworth: Bredon Hill and other songs
I. Bredon Hill [4:44]
II. Oh fair enough are sky and plain [3:17]
III. When the lad for longing sighs [1:44]
IV. On the idle hill of summer [3:08]
V. With rue my heart is laden [1:54]
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Malcolm Martineau, piano
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 445 946-2
George Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad [10:19]
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
LONDON 421 391-2
George Butterworth: Six songs from “A Shropshire Lad”
I. Loveliest of trees [2:40]
II. When I was one-and-twenty [1:25]
III. Look not in my eyes [2:02]
IV. Think no more, lad [1:23]
V. The lads in their hundreds [2:25]
VI. Is my team ploughing? [3:57]
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Malcolm Martineau, piano
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 445 946-2
Sir Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Part I [36:01]
Part II [54:49]
Yvonne Milton, mezzo-soprano
Sir Peter Pears, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, conductor
DECCA 448 170-2
Episode #25: Full orchestral tuneity
Uploaded: August 14, 2021
Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Overture) [7:51]
Concertgebouworkest
Edward van Beinum, conductor
IMG ARTISTS 7243 5 75941 2 7
Antonín Dvořák: Slovanské Rapsodie, Op. 45
I. No. 1 in D Major [12:22]
II. No. 2 in G Minor [12:06]
III. No. 3 in A-flat Major [13:45]
Slovenská filharmónia
Zdenék Košler, conductor
NAXOS 8.520011
Igor Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3 [14:18]
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor
LONDON 414 456-2
Zoltán Kodály: Variations on a Hungarian folksong, “Fölszállott a páva”, for orchestra [26:41]
London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész, conductor
LONDON 443 488-2
Bohuslav Martinů: Symphony No. 1 (1942)
I. Moderato; Poco più mosso [9:53]
II. Allegro [7:13]
III. Largo [9:44]
IV. Allegro non troppo [10:03]
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
RCAVICTOR RED SEAL 60154-2-RC
Episode #24: Dufay all expectations and Marlboro 40
Uploaded: August 7, 2021
Guillaume Du Fay: Missa “Se la face ay pale”
I. Kyrie [3:13]
II. Gloria [7:42]
III. Credo [8:10]
IV. Sanctus [ 5:58]
V. Agnus Dei [4:16]
Se la face ay pale [2:45]
Resvelons nous [1:45]
Bon jour, bon mois [1:46]
Orlande de Lassus: Psalmi Davidis poenitentiales
No. 1: Domine, ne in furore tuo [12:05]
No. 2: De Profundis [7:32]
Ludwig Senfl: Ich stund en einem Morgen
I. [2:15]
II. [2:22]
Heinrich Isaac: Ich stund en einem Morgen [1:05]
His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts
Chiaroscuro Ensemble
Nigel Rogers, director
NUOVA ERA 6741
Samuel Barber: Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31 [12:08]
Susan Rotholz, flute
Elaine Douvas, oboe
Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet
Stefanie Przybylska, bassoon
Robin Graham, horn
Carl Nielsen: Woodwind Quintet, Op. 43
I. Allegro ben moderato [8:08]
II. Menuet [4:23]
III. Praeludium: Adagio; Tema con variazioni [10:55]
Paula Robison, flute
Joseph Turner, oboe
Larry Combs, clarinet
William Winstead, bassoon
Richard Solis, horn
Paul Hindemith: Octet for Winds and Strings
I. Breit: Mässig schnell [8:08]
II. Varianten: Mässig bewegt [2:24]
III. Langsam [8:37]
IV. Sehr lebhaft [2:18]
V. Fuge und 3 altmödische Tänze: Walzer, Polka, Galopp [5:55]
Theresa Tunnicliff, clarinet
Patricia Rogers, bassoon
Victoria Eisen, horn
Todd Phillips, violin
Paul Neuberger, viola
Todd Hoffmann, viola
Siegfried Palm, ‘cello
Gail Kruvand, double bass
SONY CLASSICAL SMK 46250
For extensive, full program listing, please visit https://welcometodavesmusicroom.wordpress.com/2021/07/27/welcome-to-daves-music-room-july-31-2021/
Episode #22: Shepherd’s Metamorphosis
Uploaded: July 24, 2021
Carl Maria von Weber: Trio in G Minor, Op. 63
I. Allegro moderato [8:30]
II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace [2:44]
III. Schäfer’s Klage. Andante espressivo [4:31]
IV. Finale. Allegro [8:04]
Frans Vester, flute
Anner Bylsma, ‘cello
Stanley Hoogland, fortepiano
SONY CLASSICAL SEON SB2K 63191
Robert Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17
I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen – Im Legenden-Ton – Tempo primo [12:07]
II. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch – Etwas langsamer – Viel bewegter [7:53]
III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten – Etwas bewegter [10:46]
Maurizio Pollini, piano
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 423 134-2
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Sonata à 6: die Pauern Kirchfahrt genandt [7:57]
Concentus musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, director
TELDEC DAS ALTE WERK REFERENCE 8.43779ZS
David Popper: Fantasie über Kleinrussische Themen [11:03]
János Starker, ‘cello
Shigeo Neriki, piano
DELOS DE 3065
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen [26:23]
Smithsonian Chamber Players
Kenneth Slowik, conductor
BMG CLASSICS DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472-77343-2
Edvard Hagerup Grieg: Fra Holbergs tid. Suite i gammel stil, Op. 40
I. Praelude. Allegro vivace [2:41]
II. Sarabande. Andante [3:39]
III. Gavotte. Allegretto [3:06]
IV. Air. Andante [6:40]
V. Rigaudon. Allegro con brio [3:59]
Budapesti Vonósok
Béla Bánfalvi, director
CAPRICCIO 10 486
Episode #21: Images, Divertimentos, and Mississippi Goddam
Uploaded: July 17, 2021
Alessandro Melani: Sinfonia à 5
I. [0:50]
II. [1:36]
III. [1:38]
IV. [1:58]
Dennis Ferry, natural trumpet
Gordan Murray, organ
Jonathan Rubin, lute, theorbo
Chiara Banchini, violin
Enrico Gatti, violin
Käthi Gohl, ‘cello
Cléna Stein, contrabass
HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE MUSIQUE D’ABORD HMA 1905137
Virgil Thomson: The Feast of Love [7:40]
David Catworthy, baritone
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
Howard Hanson, conductor
MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 434 310-2
Olja Jelaska: Tri slike [10:59]
Tvrtko Sarić, guitar
AQUARIUS RECORDS CD 125-06
Edward Betts Manning: Trio for violin, ‘cello, and piano
I. Allegro agitato [9:43]
II. Andante cantabile [5:28]
III. Allegro vivace [6:11]
Edvard Skerjanc, violin
Rosalind Sartori, ‘cello
Elaine Keillor, piano
CARLETON SOUND CSCD-1009
Traditional: Bonnie Dundee/The Mucking of Gordie’s Byre/Pibroch O’ Donald Dhu [3:19]
The MacLeod Fiddlers
[Private Release, 2018]
Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam [4:52]
Nina Simone, vocal, piano
Rudy Stevenson, guitar
Lisle Atkinson, bass
Bobby Hamilton, drums
PHILIPS 822 846-2
Fats Waller: Ridin’ but walkin' [2:31]
Fats Waller and his Buddies:
Henry “Red” Allen, trumpet
Leonard Davis, trumpet
Charlie Holmes, clarinet, alto sax
Albert Nicholas, alto sax
Larry Binyon, tenor sax
Fats Waller, piano
Will Johnson, banjo
Kaiser Marshall, drums
RCA BLUEBIRD 9986-2-RB
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in B-flat Major, KV 287, “Zweite Lodronische
Nachtmusik”
I. Allegro [6:49]
II. Thema mit Variationen. Andante grazioso [7:57]
III. Menuetto [3:43]
IV. Adagio [6:14]
V. Menuetto [3:46]
VI. Andante – Allegro molto [6:55]
Camerata Bern
NOVALIS 150 040-2
Antonín Dvořák: American Suite in A Major, Op. 98b
I. Andante con moto [4:13]
II. Allegro [4:36]
III. Moderato (alla Pollacca) [4:26]
IV. Andante [4:08]
V. Allegretto [4:39]
Česká filharmonie
Václav Neumann, conductor
SUPRAPHON SU 1996-2 031
Website for the Toronto Operetta Theatre: http://www.torontooperetta.com/index.html
Episode #20: How beautiful they are, the lordly ones
Uploaded: July 10, 2021
Rutland Boughton: The Immortal Hour
Act I [1:11:33]
Act II [53:01]
Roderick Kennedy: Dalua, the Lord of Shadow
Patricia Taylor: a Spirit voice
Anne Dawson: Etain, a Princess of the Land of the Ever-Young
David Wilson-Johnson: Eochaidh, the High King of Eiré
Valery Hill: a Spirit voice
Roger Bryson: Manus, a Peasant
Patricia Taylor: Maive, his Wife
Roger Barson: an old Bard
Maldywn Davies: Midir, a Prince of the Land of the Ever-Young
The Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
The English Chamber Orchestra
Alan G. Melville, conductor
HYPERION CDA66101/2
For extensive, full program listing, please visit https://welcometodavesmusicroom.wordpress.com/welcome-to-daves-music-room-episode-19/
Episode #18: Scholar and Cat
Uploaded: June 26, 2021
Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch, No. 33: Sterb’ ich so hüllt in Blumen meine Glieder
[4:01]
Alexander Kipnis, bass
Coenraad Valentijn Bos, piano
Recorded May 25, 1934, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road
EMI CLASSICS 7243 5 66640 2 9
Theodore Chanler: Eight Epitaphs
-
Alice Rodd [1:31]
-
Susannah Fry [1:30]
-
Three Sisters [1:15]
-
Thomas Logge [1:22]
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A Midget [1:48]
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“No Voice to Scold” [1:08]
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Ann Poverty [ :35]
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“Be Very Quiet Now” [1:11]
Samuel Barber: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
I. At St. Patrick’s Purgatory [1:23]
II. Church Bell at Night [ :48]
III. St. Ita’s Vision [2:40]
IV. The Heavenly Banquet [1:10]
V. The Crucifixion [1:53]
VI. Sea-Snatch [ :39]
VII. Promiscuity [ :53]
VIII. The Monk and his Cat [2:05]
IX. The Praises of God [ :56]
X. The Desire for Hermitage [3:10]
Aaron Copland: Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
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Nature, the gentlest mother [3:39]
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There came a wind like a bugle [1:21]
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Why do they shut me out of Heaven? [1:45]
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The world feels dusty [1:39]
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Heart, we will forget him [2:05]
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Dear March, come in! [2:01]
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Sleep is supposed to be [2:31]
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When they come back [1:40]
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I felt a funeral in my brain [1:58]
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I’ve heard an organ talk sometimes [2:09]
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Going to Heaven! [2:37]
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The Chariot [3:12]
Sanford Sylvan, baritone
David Breitman, piano
ELEKTRA NONESUCH 9 79259-2
Isaac Albéniz: selections from First Suite Espagnola, Op. 47
Grenada (Serenata) [4:42]
Catalûna (Curranda) [3:27]
Sevilla (Sevillianas) [4:20]
Cádiz (Cancíon) [4:20]
Cuba (Capricho) [4:14]
Enrique Granados, arr. by Manuel Barrueco: selections from Danzas españolas, Op. 37
Minuetto [3:00]
Andaluza (Playera) [4:31]
Zarabanda [4:00]
Villanesca [5:27]
Arabesca [5:12]
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Suite popular bresileira
I. Mazurka-Chôro [2:09]
II. Schottish-Chôro [2:23]
III. Valsa-Chôro [3:30]
IV. Gavotta-Chôro [3:27]
V. Chôrinho [3:41]
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
VOXBOX3 CD3X 3007
This episode is dedicated to the Memory of Donna Russell Defries.
Episode #17: Humoresque me with your Domesticity
Uploaded: June 19, 2021
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op. 33*
I. Allegro agitato [18:01]
II. Andante sostenuto [8:10]
III. Andante con fuoco [10:34]
Humoresques, Op. 101
I. Vivace [2:19]
II. Poco andante [2:23]
III. Poco andante e molto cantabile [3:39]
IV. Poco andante [2:19]
V. Vivace [2:50]
VI. Poco allegretto [2:56]
VII. Poco lento e grazioso [2:40]
VIII. Poco andante [2:49]
Rudolf Firkušný, piano
*Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Walter Süsskind, conductor
VOX PRIMA MWCD 7114
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 [14:57]
Sinfonia Domestica, Op. 53 [42:04]
Introduction—Scherzo—Adagio—Finale—Epilogue
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Järvi, conductor
CHANDOS CHAN 8572
Episode #16: There is nothing like a Dame
Uploaded: June 12, 2021
Johann Hermann Schein: selections from Israelsbrünnlein (1623)
Unser Leben währet siebnzig Jahr [3:59]
Ach Herr, ach meiner schone [3:15]
Da Jakob vollendet hatte [5:06]
Ich lasse dich nicht [2:58]
Die mit Tränen säen [3:21]
O Herr, ich bin dein Knecht [3:46]
Herr, laß meine Klage [3:12]
Ist nicht Ephraim mein teurer Sohn [4:18]
Ich bin die Wurzel des Geschlechtes David [4:02]
Ich freue mich im Herren [3:08]
Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele [4:31]
Nu danket alle Gott [4:05]
Cantus Cölln
La Fenice
Konrad Junghänel, director
BMG CLASSICS DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 0542 77359 2
Luzzasco Luzzaschi: Concerto delle Dame. Madrigali per cantare et sonare a 1, 2, 3 soprani (1601)
a 3 soprani:
O dolcezze amarissime d’amore [5:40]
Troppo ben puó [4:56]
T’amo mia vita [4:26]
Non sa che sia dolore [4:09]
Occhi del pianto mio [4:29]
Helena Afonso, soprano
Cristina Miatello, soprano
Marinella Pennicchi, soprano
Sergio Vartolo, harpsichord
HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE MUSIQUE D’ABORD HMA 1901136
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: In obitum augustissimae nec non piissimae Reginae lamentum,
H. 409 [27:16]
Elévation, H. 408 [13:33]
Luctus de morte augustissimae Mariae Theresiae Reginae
Galliae, H. 331 [12:18]
Bernedette Degelin, soprano
Diane Verdoodt, soprano
Marina Smolders, soprano
Howard Crook, tenor, counter-tenor
Zeger Vandersteene, tenor
Ludwig Van Gijsegem, tenor
Kurt Widmer, bass
Henk Lauwers, bass
Chœur de chambre de Namur
Musica Polyphonica
Louis Devos, director
ERATO ECD 75496
Episode #15: Going to the Garden to eat Worms
Uploaded: June 5, 2021
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20 [10:12]
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31 [10:10]
Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39 [7:20]
Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 [11:33]
Ivan Moravec, piano
DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90140
Carl Maria von Weber: Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48, J. 204
I. Allegro con fuoco [8:46]
II. Andante con moto [5:15]
III. Rondo: Allegro [6:39]
Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
Melvyn Tan, fortepiano
EMI REFLEXE CDC 7 49999 2
Bobby & Sonny Osbourne: Lonesome day [2:36]
Osbourne Brothers
CMH CD-5903
Tom Adair & Matt Dennis: Everything happens to me [3:15]
Frank Sinatra, vocals
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
RCA BLUEBIRD 07863-60173-2
John Fiddler: Rising Sun [4:43]
Medicine Head:
John Fiddler, vocals; guitar; keyboards; percussion
Peter-Hope Evans, harmonica; jew’s-harp; guitar, mouthbow
POLYDOR 530 799-2
Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto serenata for harp and orchestra
I. Estudiantina. Allegro [8:18
II. Intermezzo. Molto tranquillo [8:17]
III. Sarao. Allegro deciso [6:28]
Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ernst Märzendorfer, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 439 693-2
Alban Berg: Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6
I. Praeludium [4:23]
II. Reigen [5:03]
III. Marsch [8:53]
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor
MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 432 006-2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a [14:03]
The Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
TELARC CD-80145
Episode #14: Transcendent Space
Uploaded: May 29, 2021
Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-60”
I. “Emerson” [17:44]
II. “Hawthorne” [12:28]
III. “The Alcotts” [6:03]
IV. “Thoreau” [12:40]
Samuel Baron, flute
John Graham, viola
Gilbert Kalish, piano
ELEKTRA NONESUCH 9 71337-2
Bruce Hornsby: Every little kiss [5:49]
Bruce Hornsby and The Range
RCA VICTOR PCD1-5904
Mychael Danna and Tim Clément: Another Sun
Mort de l’Emperor [2:55]
Sunrise West [9:08]
Hanging Flame [6:49]
Sparrow Hill [6:43]
Hyenas [5:36]
Aurora Borealis [7:24]
Persia [6:45]
Antiphon [5:58]
Mychael Danna, synthesizers; digital sampling keyboard; recorder
Tim Clément, digital and analog synthesizers; tape manipulation
CHACRA SLCD 0012
Episode #13: No fools Russian
Uploaded: May 22, 2021
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin: Variations in A major "Souvenir de Paganini", B. 37 [3:25]
Robert Schumann: 6 Concert-Etuden componirt nach Capricen von Paganini, Op. 10
I. Allegro molto, in A-flat Major [4:17]
II. Cantabile, Non troppo lento, in G Minor [4:20]
III. Vivace, in G Minor [2:41]
IV. Maestoso, in C Minor [8:48]
V. Moto perpetuo, in B Minor [2:06]
VI. Sostenuto – Allegro, in E Minor [4:23]
Ferenc Liszt: Études d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140
I. No. 1 in G minor (Preludio: Andante; Non troppo lento, cantabile: "Tremolo") [5:14]
II. No. 2 in E♭ major (Andantino capricciosamente) [5:31]
III. No. 3 in A♭ minor (Allegro moderato) [4:37]
IV. No. 4 in E major (Andante quasi allegretto) [3:53]
V. No. 5 in E major (Allegretto, dolcissimo: “La Chasse") [3:55]
VI. No. 6 in A minor (Quasi presto, a capriccio: Theme and Variations) [5:58]
Nikolai Petrov, piano
MELODIYA MCD 144
Rodion Shchedrin: Echo-Sonata for solo violin [23:14]
Sergei Stadler, violin
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, completed by Maximilian Steinberg: Piano Trio in C Minor
I. Allegro [15:06]
II. Allegro [4:46]
III. Adagio [10:08]
IV. Finale: Adagio—Allegro assai [16:01]
The Moscow Trio:
Alexander Bonduryanksy, violin
Vladimir Ivanov, ‘cello
Mikhail Utkin, piano
MELODIYA MCD 140
Artwork:
Buda, János (1919-2005); "David listening Bach", 19-Oct-89. 7 1/2" x 11". Pen and ink sketch.
Episode #12: A plate of macaroni
Uploaded: May 15, 2021
Hector Berlioz: Overture Le corsair, Op. 21 [8:33]
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis, conductor
PHILIPS 416 430-2
Sir Edward Elgar: Serenade for strings, Op. 20
I. Allegro piacevole [3:45]
II. Larghetto [5:19]
III. Allegretto — Come prima [3:08]
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult, conductor
EMI LASER CDZ 7 62527 2
Werner Egk: Quattro canzoni
I. Canto delle Risaie [3:10]
II. Tu nel tuo letto [4:24]
III. Crudele Irene [3:43]
IV. Tarantella [2:10]
Irmgard Seefried, soprano
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Werner Egk, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ELOQUENCE 480 7236
Valdir Azevedo: Delicado [2:53]
Stan Freeman, harpsichord
Percy Faith and his Orchestra
TIME-LIFE MUSIC HPD-05
Brian Wilson & Gary Usher: In my room [2:13]
The Beach Boys
EMI GOLD 7243 8 55321 2 2
Antonio Carlos Brasiliero de Almeida Jobim, Marcus Vinicius da Cruz de Melo Moraes, &
Norman Gimbel: The girl from Ipanema [4:11]
Sammy Davis, Jr., vocal
Count Basie and his Orchestra
VERVE 314 537 914-2
Carl Kress: Peg leg Shuffle [2:20]
Bucky Pizzarelli, 7-string acoustic guitar
ARBORS RECORDS ARBORS JAZZ ARCD 19227
Ottorino Respighi, after Gioachino Rossini: La boutique fantasque
I. Overture [6:35]
II. Tarantella [2:54]
III. Mazurka [6:20]
IV. Danse Cosaque [5:19]
V. “Cancan” [5:59]
VI. Valse lente [6:50]
VII. Nocturne [4:02]
VIII. Galop [5:03]
Georges Bizet, arr. Ernest Guiraud: L’Arlésienne – Suite No. 2
I. Pastorale [5:22]
II. Intermezzo [4:32]
III. Menuetto [4:17]
IV. Farandole [3:10]
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
CBS RECORDS MASTERWORKS DIGITAL MASTERS MDK 46508
Episode #11: How Swede it is
Uploaded: May 8, 2021
Visor Från Dalarna
Å gåck int’ an, du Peder [0:29]
Om morgonen helt bittida – Opp, opp, some e vippa – Morgonhälsning [2:52]
Nu äro vi redo att vandra till skogs [2:34]
Sir du nôn vacker en gosse – Leta ej mer – Kom nu kossorna små [4:02]
En midsommarafton – Leksands-visan – Vid grodammen [6:51]
När som jag var på mitt adertonde år [8:36]
Av hjärtat jag dig älskar – Först tä snickaren… [3:41]
Å hej courage – Å du har i ku, å jä har i get – Här ska ni se en livad figure – Skomakarvisan
[4:27]
Tullpolskan – Femtusen man från Dalortan sprang – Tre strömmingar å ena kaku brö’ [3:25]
Ja sälla är de ynglingar/Herrarbetslåt’n – Tjänarens lott [3:27]
Assint tobak – ABCD-visan [3:10]
Jag ser på dina ögon – Nu är det soligt och varmt på näset – Nu star jag på min resa [6:47]
Kvällen stundar – Å jettan däm mjölka så litä i kväll – Vaggvisa – Tuppen stod på brunnem
[4:47]
Lov och pris I himmelen – Om aftonen är pust och gråt [2:14]
Margareta Jonth, soprano
Alm Nils Ersson, fiddle
Kungs Levi Nilsson, fiddle
Lars Jobs, fiddle, pipe
Leif Lytkkens, guitar
BIS CD-29
Hugo Alfvén: Festspel, Op. 25 [5:27]
Wilhelm Stenhammar: Ett folk, Op. 22
- Sverige [2:27]
Sången, Op. 44
Mellanspel [5:28]
Hugo Alfvén: Sveriges flagga [1:53]
Dag Wirén: Serenad för sträkorkester, Op. 11
- Marcia [4:42]
Hugo Alfvén: Gustav II Adolf, Op. 49
Elegi
Otto Lindblad: Kungssången [1:40]
arr. Stig Rybrant: Du Gamla, Du Fria [1:28]
August Söderman: Svenskt festspel [6:41]
Lars-Erik Larsson: Pastoralsvit, Op. 49
Romance [4:35]
Hugo Alfvén: Den förlorade sonen
Polka från Roslagen [2:34]
Bergakungen, Op. 37
Vallflickans dans [4:06]
Svensk rapsodi nr 1: Midsommarvarka, Op. 19
Radiokören
Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester
Stig Westerberg, conductor
CAPRICE CAP 21340
Episode #10: Broadwood and Fanny
Uploaded: May 1, 2021
Johann Baptist Cramer: Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 57
I. Allegro brilliante [9:30]
II. Andantino [3:15]
III. Rondo: alla Polacca [6:50]
Jan Ladislav Dussek: Elegie Harmonique En forme de Sonate in F-sharp Minor, Op. 61
I. Lento patetico – Tempo agitato [10:53]
II. Tempo vivace e con fuoco quasi presto [4:12]
Muzio Clementi: Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 59, No. 1
I. Allegro maestoso e con sentiment [6:10]
II. Adagio sostenuto e patetico – Canone Andante con moto – Tempo I [5:07]
III. Finale: Allegro vivace
John Field: Serenade in B-flat Major [3:34]
Romance in E-flat Major [3:29]
Rondo in A-flat Major [9:51]
John Khouri, fortepiano
ENTR’ACTE ESCD 6503
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: Oratorium nach Bildern der Bibel [39:10]
Isabel Lippitz, soprano
Annemarie Fischer-Kunz, alto
Hitoshi Hatano, tenor
Thomas Thomaschke, bass
Chor und Orchester der Kölner Kurrende
Elke Mascha Blankenburg, conductor
CPO 999 009-2
Episode #9: The ThreeBees
Uploaded: April 24, 2021
Carl Maria von Weber, orch. by Hector Berlioz: Aufforderung zum Tanz, Op. 65, J. 260
[10:22]
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay, conductor
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON MUSIKFEST 415 789-2
Franz Biebl: Ave Maria* [7:30]
arr. Tom Hart & Joseph Jennings: Steal Away to Jesus+ [5:07]
Chanticleer
Joseph Jennings, director
CHANTICLEER RECORDS *CR-8803, +CR-8801
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, “Ich Habe Genug”, BWV 82
Aria: Ich Habe Genug [7:43]
Recitative: Ich Habe Genug. Mein Trost Ist Nur Allein [1:28]
Aria: Schlummert Ein, Ihr Matten Augen [10:00]
Recitative: Mein Gott! Wann Kommt Das Schönen Nun [0:53]
Aria: Ich Freue Mich Auf Meinen Tod [3:44]
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
The Orchestra of Emmanuel Music
Craig Smith, conductor
NONESUCH PRCD 301093
Jorge Ben Jor: Pais Tropical [2:43]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘71
A&M RECORDS 25TH ANNIVERSARY CD 2516
Jean Bertet & Vincent Scotto: Elle vendait des petits gâteaux [2:34]
Félix Mayol, vocals
Unidentified orchestra
DISQUES XX I – 21 RECORDS XXI-CD 2 1450
Jean-Loup Dabadie, Pierre Delanoë & Jean-Pierre Bourtayre: L’Amour [4:20]
Mireille Mathieu, vocals
Orchestra conducted by Jean Claudric
CBS CK-90767
Spike Milligan: You gotta go oow! [2:42]
Spike Milligan, vocals
The Massed Alberts
HUX RECORDS HUX 015
Kate Bush: Babooshka [3:29]
Kate Bush, vocals
with ensemble
EMI AMERICA CDP 7 46414 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
I. Etwas lebhaft mit der innigsten Empfindung [5:15]
II. Lebhaft. Marschmaßig [6:22]
III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll [3:28]
IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit [8:18]
Andrew Rangell, piano
DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90143
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98
I. Allegro non troppo [11:20]
II. Andante moderato [12:46]
III. Allegro giocoso [6:35]
IV. Allegro energico e passionate [9:44]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Reiner
READER’S DIGEST 285-0011
The Orpheus Choir of Toronto website: http://orpheuschoirtoronto.com
Episode #8: Conductors Three
Uploaded: April 17, 2021
Richard Wagner: Rienzi (Overture) [12:36]
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Hermann Scherchen, conductor
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor
IV. Adagietto [13:12]
Orchestra della RAI di Milano
Hermann Scherchen, conductor
STRADIVARIUS STR 13600
Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J.306 (Overture) [8:58]
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759
I. Allegro moderato [14:50]
II. Andante con moto [11:29]
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Yevgeny Mravinsky, conductor
JVC MELODIYA VDC-1009
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
I. Allegro [4:06]
II. Turandot, Scherzo (Moderate – Lively) [7:55]
III. Andantino [4:03]
IV. March [4:44]
Konzertmusik for String Orchestra and Brass, Op. 50
I. Mässig schnell, mit Kraft – Sehr breit, aber stets fließend [8:30
II. Lebhaft – Langsam – Im ersten Zeitmaß
(Lebhaft)
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
EMI ANGEL CDC-7 47615 2
Jed Distler’s Websites
The radio station: wwfm.org
Between the Keys:
https://www.wwfm.org/programs/between-keys-jed-distler#stream/0
https://www.mccc.edu/news/2017/arts/WWFM_Distler_Award.html
Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/betweenthekeys
Personal website: www.jeddistler.com
Episode #7: Keening and Laughing
Uploaded: April 10, 2021
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Riders to the Sea [41:43]
Household Music. Three Preludes on Welsh Hymns
I. Crug-Y-Bar: Fantasia (Andante sostenuto) [4:46]
II. St. Denio: Scherzo (Allegro vivace) [3:16]
III. Aberystwyth: Variations [8:56]
Flos Campi. Suite for solo viola, solo chorus, and small orchestra [19:33]
Linda Finnie: Maurya
Karl Daymond: Bartley
Lynne Dawson: Cathleen
Ingrid Attrot: Nora
Pamela Helen Stephen: A Woman
Philip Dukes, viola
Chorus
Northern Sinfonia
Richard Hickox, conductor
CHANDOS CHAN 9392
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Piano Trio, Op. 1
I. Allegro non troppo, con espressione [7:09]
II. Scherzo [6:15]
III. Larghetto [4:50]
IV. Finale [7:46]
Pacific Art Trio
Israel Baker, violin
Edgar Lustgarten, ‘cello
Alice Shapiro, piano
DELOS D/CD 1009
Episode #6: Baritone Sax Conspiracy and Mob Roulette
Uploaded: April 3, 2021
Charles Papasoff: Mouvements [17:03]
Jean Derome: L’Espoir de ne pas perdre Espoir
I. 1er mouvement [3:27]
II. 2ième mouvement-Loose Cannons [5:31]
III. 3ième mouvement (version courte) [0:59]
Christian Gavillet: Verdi [11:06]
David Mott: God’s Clothes for Shaman Bobbi [8:45]
Bo Van Der Vef: IBC [5:05]
Charles Mingus, arr. Hamiet Bluiett and Charles Papasoff: Pithecanthropus Erectus [4:44]
International Baritone Conspiracy:
Charles Papasoff, baritone saxophone
Hamiet Bluiett, baritone saxophone
Jean Derome, baritone saxophone
David Mott, baritone saxophone
Christian Gavillet, baritone saxophone
Bo Van Der Werf, baritone saxophone
VICTO cd038
Jay Hawkins: The Whammy [2:34]
Strange [2:06]
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, vocals
Orchestra conducted by Sammy Lowe
Hank Penny and Ruth Hall: Bloodshot eyes [2:50]
Leon and Otis René: Sweet Lucy Brown [2:31]
Emanuel Brown: Spread the news [2:14]
Anon: Saturday night [2:10]
Anon: Josephine [2:20]
Wynonie Harris, vocals
Isley Brothers: Everybody’s gonna Rock [2:24]
I wanna know [2:18]
David Clowney: The Drag [2:17]
Ronald Isley: Rockin’ McDonald [2:16]
The Isley Brothers, vocals
based on Perez Prado: 7-11 [2:33]
Gone All Stars
? Brandon and ? Williams: Screamin’ ball (at Dracula Hall) [2:21]
The Duponts, vocals
Anon: Hippy dippy daddy [2:04]
The Cookies, vocals
Chuck Berry: Roll over Beethoven [2:25]
The 4 Chaps, vocals
Anon: Hindu baby [2:46]
The Emanons, vocals
Anon: Ding dong [2:13]
The Echoes, vocals
Anon: Woo woo train [2:57]
The Valentines, vocals
Anon: Dance with me [2:17]
The Chaperones, vocals
Anon: Ain’t you gonna [2:19]
Jesse Powell & The Caddies, vocals
Anon: Alabama Rock and Roll [2:42]
Mabel King, vocals
SEQUEL RECORDS NEM CD 670
Episode #5: Chant Ye and Sing It
Uploaded: March 28, 2021
Missa Orbis Factor
Kyrie [1:44]
Gloria [3:10]
Credo [4:09]
Sanctus and Benedictus [1:39]
Agnus Dei - Ite Missa Est [1:43]
Plainsong Hymn: Pange Lingua [3:37]
Rite B Version:
Kyrie [1:39]
Gloria [2:28]
Credo [3:45]
Sanctus and Benedictus [0:59]
Agnus Dei - Dismissal [1:19]
Plainsong Hymn: The Heavenly Word [1:40]
Rite A Version*
Lord Have Mercy [0:41]
Glory to God [1:48]
We Believe in One God [4:02]
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord [1:10]
Acclamations [0:45]
Lamb of God [0:53]
Jesus, Lamb of God – Dismissal [1:01]
Plainsong Hymn: Thee we adore [3:16]
*Andrew Post, organ
The Cloister Choir of Salisbury Cathedral
Philip Baxter, director
VIF RECORDS VRCD 003
George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Part the First
And the Glory of the Lord [2:49]
And He Shall Purify [2:27]
For Unto Us a Child Is Born [3:50]
Glory to God [1:49]
His Yoke is Easy [2:11]
Part the Second
Behold the Lamb of God [3:56]
Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs/And with His Stripes We Are Healed/ All We Like Sheep
Have Gone Astray [8:25]
He Trusted in God [1:57]
Lift Up Your Heads, Oh Ye Gates [2:49]
Let All The Angels of God Worship Him [1:23]
The Lord Gave the Word [1:05]
Their Sound is Gone Out Into All Lands [1:23]
Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder [1:51]
Hallelujah [3:20]
Part the Third
Since by Man Came Death [2:03]
O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?/But Thanks Be To God* [3:21]
Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain [6:00]
*Florence Kopleff, contralto
*Richard Lewis, tenor
Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra
RCA VICTROLA 7185-2-RV
Episode #4: Musette and Stravinskyfied Jazz
Uploaded: March 20, 2021
Michel Corrette: Les Voyages du Berger Fortuné aux Indes Orientales [8:21]
Les Amusemens d’Apollon chez le Roi Admète &
La Naissance de la Musette [20:16]
Les Sauvages et La Furstemberg, 25me Concerto Comique [9:24]
Malbrough, Ariette Nouvelle [5:25]
Le Carillon des Morts [5:45]
6me Fantaisie [6:26]
Ensemble Les Festes Galantes
JECKLIN DISCO 616-2
Boyd Raeburn: Boyd meets Stravinsky [2:50]
Nacio Herb Brown & Arthur Freed: Temptation [2:50]
George Handy: Dalvatore Sally [3:05]
Harry Warren & Al Dubin: I only have eyes for you [3:06]
Harold Arlen: Over the rainbow [3:01]
Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton: Body and Soul [3:12]
Dizzy Gillespie & Frank Paparelli: Interlude [2:59]
George Gershwin: Summertime [2:38]
George Handy: March of the Boyds [3:03]
Joe Bishop: Blue Prelude [3:15]
? Kless: Boyd’s nest [3:05]
Isham Jones & Charles Newman: You’ve got me crying again [3:13]
Boyd Raeburn and his Orchestra
SAVOY JAZZ SV-0185
Links to Michael & Mardie (Michael Garin and Mardie Millit):
CD: https://www.amazon.com/Hey-Look-Its-Michael-Mardie/dp/B00V82QCQA/ref=tmm_msc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1422629091&sr=8-1
Streaming of their live shows: facebook.com/Michael.garin.18343
facebook.com/mardie.millit
See them live every Sunday evening at the West Bank Café on 42nd Street in New York City, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
See Michael Garin live at the Roxy Hotel in Tribeca, New York City, every Wednesday through Saturday evenings from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Uploaded: March 13, 2021
Playlist
Anonymous (Spanish, c. 1700): Batalha de 6. Ton [5:05]
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Homage to Handel, Op. 75b [12:58]
Anonymous, incorrectly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Concerto in E-flat Major, BWV 597
I. – [4:20]
Marco Enrico Bossi: Cinque pezzi per organo in stile libero, Op. 132, #3: Scena pastorale
Allegretto Pastorale – Rondo (Allegro vivace) – Allegretto pastorale come prima [8:50]
Stanley Weiner: Phantasy on Mozart’s Turkish March, Op. 142
Andantino – Allegro [7:01]
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Partita Retrospettiva, Op. 151
Phantasie – Dialogue – Minuetto malinconico – Finale alla Solfeggio [19:18]
Paul Wißkirchen, organ
MOTETTE CD 11161
Richard Heuberger: Nachtmusik, Op. 7
I. Allegretto [3:04]
II. Allegro vivace [4:03]
III. Andante [4:15]
IV. Presto [5:53]
Robert Fuchs: Serenade No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 21
I. Romanze (Andante sostenuto) [3:24]
II. Menuetto [4:19]
III. Allegretto grazioso [5:39]
IV. Finale alla Zingarese (Allegro con fuoco) [4:44]
Oscar Straus: Serenade in G Minor, Op. 35
I. Allegro comodo [6:23]
II. Scherzino/Allegretto vivace [2:55]
III. Andantino (im Volkston) [3:48]
IV. Walzer Grazioso [3:36]
V. Alla marcia (Finale) Allegro moderato [4:21]
RIAS-Sinfonietta
Jiří Starek
KOCH SCHWANN MUSICA MUNDI CD 316 039 F1
Unusual Puccini and Duelling Mozart
Uploaded March 6, 2021
Playlist
Giacomo Puccini: Preludio Sinfonico [9:04]
Capriccio Sinfonico [12:25]
Le Villi
I. Preludio [3:03]
II. La tregenda (Atto 2) [3:36]
Edgar
I. Preludio (Atto 1) [4:14]
II. Preludio (Atto 3) [3:48]
Minuetto I [4:05]
Minuetto II [2:49]
Minuetto III [3:06]
Manon Lescault: Intermezzo (Atto 3) [5:24]
Crisantemi [7:11]
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
DECCA OVATION 444 154-2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in B-flat Major, KV 271
I. Allegro [10:09]
II. Andantino [10:30]
III. Rondo (Presto) – Menuetto (Cantabile) [9:37]
Clara Haskil, piano
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Otto Ackermann, conductor
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, KV 466
I. Allegro [14:30]
II. Romanze [8:44]
III. Rondo (Allegro assai) [7:34]
Clara Haskil, piano
Orchestre national de la RTF
Paul Hindemith, conductor
STRADIVARIUS STR 13596
Uploaded February 27, 2021
Playlist
Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Gordon Jacob: English Folk Song Suite
I. March ‘Seventeen come Sunday’ [2:53]
II. Intermezzo ‘My bonny Boy’ [2:52]
III. March ‘Folk Songs from Somerset’ [2:59]
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult
EMI LASER CDZ 7 62527 2
Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole
I. Prélude à la nuit [4:46]
II. Malagueña [1:53]
III. Habanera [2:29]
IV. Feria [6:11]
Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky, pianos
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ELOQUENCE 4696842
Gheorghe Enescu: First Suite for Orchestra, Op. 9
I. Prélude à l’unisson [8:41]
II. Menuet lent [10:51]
III. Intermède [4:00]
IV. Finale [5:36]
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Lawrence Foster
ERATO ECD 75118
George Gershwin: I got rhythm [4:40]
Trudy Desmond, vocals
Neil Swainson, ‘bass
Rick Lazar, percussion
JUST A MEMORY JAM 9159-2
Tony Levin: Gecko Walk [5:01]
Larry Fast, synth; Jerry Marotta, drums; Jeff Pevar, guitar; David Torn, drum processing; Tony Levin, bass
NARADA 72438-49132-2-9
Irving Berlin: Let’s face the music and dance [2:55]
Ella Fitzgerald, vocals
Orchestra conducted by Paul Weston
VERVE 835 450-2
Richard Strauss: Drei Männerchore (1935)
I. Vor den Türen [4:12]
II. Traumlicht [4:04]
III. Fröhlich im Maien [3:36]
The Hilliard Ensemble
Paul Hillier
EMI REFLEXE CDC 7 54017 2
Richard Wagner: Overture to Das Liebesverbot [9:00]
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg
Alois Springer
VOX ALLEGRETTO ACD 8087
John Field: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, H32
I. Allegro moderato [16:08]
II. Nocturne in B-flat, H37: Andantino [3:34]
III. Rondo: Tempo di Polacca [12:23]
John O’Conor, piano
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
TELARC CD-80370