Classical Music with Cheryl Willoughby
8 a.m.-10 a.m. Weekdays on VPR Classical
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Thursday May 8, 2008
Morning Classics
This morning: a rousing coronation anthem from Handel, and Giuliani's
Variations on a Theme by Handel. And we'll hear from Henry Cowell, one
of the American pioneers of modern music - his own composition, and a
work by his good friend Charles Ives, which Cowell edited.
Playlist
08:07 AM
Hungarian Dance #6 D
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| Record co./Cat # | D.G. 410615 |
08:11 AM
Variations on a Theme of Handel (the "Harmonious Blacksmith" theme), 107
| Composer | Mauro Giuliani |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Celedonio Romero, guitar |
| Record co./Cat # | Delos 1004 |
08:19 AM
The King Shall Rejoice (coronation anthem), HWV 260
| Composer | George Friederich Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of Ancient Music |
| Conductor | Stephen Cleobury |
| Soloists | Choir Kings College, Cambridge |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 57140 |
08:31 AM
Clarinet Concerto, 31
| Composer | Gerald Finzi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | City of London Sinfonia |
| Conductor | Richard Hickox |
| Soloists | Michael Collins, clarinet |
| Record co./Cat # | Virgin Classics 90718 |
09:07 AM
Sonata #2, 3
| Composer | Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Musicians of the Louvre |
| Conductor | Marc Minkowski |
| Record co./Cat # | D.G. 474550 |
09:15 AM
Two Bits ("A Tuneful Bit" and "A Blarneying Bit")
| Composer | Henry Cowell |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Carol Wincenc, flute ; Samuel Sanders, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Nonesuch 79114 |
09:20 AM
Three-Page Sonata
| Composer | Charles Ives |
|---|---|
| Arranger | (edited by Henry Cowell) |
| Soloists | Peter Lawson, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Virgin Classics 61928 |
09:28 AM
Symphony #39 Eb, K 543
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 412995 |
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