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Friday April 4, 2008
Morning Classics
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
April is National Poetry Month - today we're remembering Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. with his own poetic "I Have a Dream" speech (set to
music by Joseph Schwantner), and Langton Hughes reading his own
thoughtful "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"
Playlist
08:13 AM
Violin Concerto D, 11, RV 207
| Composer | Antonio Vivaldi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of Ancient Music |
| Conductor | Christopher Hogwood |
| Soloists | Stanley Ritchie, Violin |
| Record co./Cat # | L'Oiseau-Lyre 436172 |
08:22 AM
Symphony #38 C
| Composer | Franz Joseph Haydn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Hungarica |
| Conductor | Antal Dorati |
| Record co./Cat # | London 448531 |
08:37 AM
Don Giovanni: Deh,vieni alla finestra (Act II, scene 1: "Come to the window")
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus |
| Conductor | Charles Mackerras |
| Soloists | Bo Skovus, baritone |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80442 |
08:40 AM
Blue Danube Waltz, 314
| Composer | Johann Strauss II |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 5405 |
08:49 AM
Trumpet Concerto (transcription of Oboe Concerto in c)
| Composer | Alessandro Marcello |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Hugh Wolff |
| Soloists | Sergei Nakarjakov, trumpet |
| Record co./Cat # | Teldec 10788 |
09:07 AM
New Morning for the World: I Have a Dream
| Composer | Joseph Schwantner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Oregon Symphony |
| Conductor | James DePreist |
| Soloists | Raymond Bazemore, narrator |
| Record co./Cat # | KOCH International 7293 |
09:10 AM
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
| Composer | Langston Hughes, reading his own poetry |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | "Our Souls Have Grown Deep Like the Rivers" |
| Record co./Cat # | Rhino WordBeat 78012 |
09:10 AM
Deep River (from 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59)
| Composer | Samuel Coleridge-Taylor |
|---|---|
| Soloists | David Shaffer-Gottschalk, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Albany 930 |
| Note | * new release! * |
09:17 AM
Spring Song, 16
| Composer | Jean Sibelius |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish National Orchestra |
| Conductor | Alexander Gibson |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8395 |
09:25 AM
Bachianas Brasileiras #5 - aria
| Composer | Heitor Villa-Lobos |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| Soloists | Karita Mattila, soprano |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 420155 |
09:32 AM
Symphony #2 Bb, D 125
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 412590 |
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