Afternoon Classics: Earth Day
04/22/09 3:00PM
For Earth Day, we'll hear (among other things) selections from Mahler's
"Das Lied von der Erde," Darius Milhaud's "La Creation du Monde," and
Schubert's "trout" Quintet.
Playlist
3:02pm
La Creation Du Monde
| Composer | Darius Milhaud |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | National Orchestra of France |
| Conductor | Leonard Bernstein |
| Record co./Cat # | Emi Great Recordings Of The Century 45809 |
3:19pm
Suite Bergamasque
| Composer | Claude Debussy |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Zoltan Kocsis, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 412118 |
3:38pm
Das Lied von der Erde: Selections ("The Song of the Earth")
| Composer | Gustav Mahler |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Daniel Barenboim |
| Soloists | Waltraud Meier, mezzo soprano ; Siegfried Jerusalem, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Erato 45624 |
4:07pm
An Outdoor Overture
| Composer | Aaron Copland |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Aaron Copland |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 46559 |
4:17pm
Concerto Grosso #7 in Bb, Op. 6
| Composer | George Friederich Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Iona Brown |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 410048 |
4:32pm
Primavera Portena ("Spring in Buenos Aires")
| Composer | Astor Piazzolla |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ahn Trio |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 57022 |
4:38pm
Petite Symphonie in Bb
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Christopher Hogwood |
| Record co./Cat # | London 430231 |
5:07pm
Three Botticelli Pictures: La Primavera ("Spring")
| Composer | Ottorino Respighi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Prague Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Peter Skvor |
| Record co./Cat # | Supraphon 110683 |
5:15pm
A Somerset Rhapsody
| Composer | Gustav Holst |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Richard Hickox |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 9420 |
5:25pm
Symphony #3 "Rhenish" in Eb, Op. 97
| Composer | Robert Schumann |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | David Zinman |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80182 |
6:07pm
Violin Sonata in G, BWV 1021
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Soloists | John Holloway, violin ; Davitt Moroney, harpsichord |
| Record co./Cat # | Virgin Classics 90741 |
6:16pm
Piano Quintet "The Trout" in A, Op. 114, D 667
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Takacs Quartet |
| Soloists | Andreas Haefliger, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | London 460034 |
