Midday Classical: Music for Earth Day
04/22/09 10:00AM
Music for Earth Day, including From Grandmother's Garden by Amy Beach,
Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony (new recording from the Minnesota
Orchestra and conductor Osmo Vanska), Adirondack Children's Songs by
Gregg Smith, and much more.
Playlist
10:02am
From Grandmother's Garden, Op. 97
| Composer | Amy Beach |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Joanne Polk, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Arabesque 6721 |
10:17am
Symphony #6 "Pastoral" in F, Op. 68
| Composer | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Minnesota Orchestra |
| Conductor | Osmo Vanska |
| Record co./Cat # | BIS 1716 |
11:01am
Adirondack Children's Songs
| Composer | Gregg Smith |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Syracuse Children's Chorus |
| Conductor | Barbara Tagg |
| Record co./Cat # | Centaur 2720 |
11:12am
Roaring Fork Wind Quintet
| Composer | Ewazen, Eric |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Borealis Wind Quintet |
| Record co./Cat # | Helicon 1030 |
11:32am
La Mer ("The sea")
| Composer | Claude Debussy |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Conductor | Pierre Boulez |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 439896 |
11:57am
Bruyeres, from Preludes, Book 2 ("Heather")
| Composer | Claude Debussy |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Vladimir Viardo, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Pro Piano 24525 |
12:01pm
Waldmeister Overture
| Composer | Johann Strauss II |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 431628 |
12:12pm
Waldszenen, Op. 82 ("Forest Scenes")
| Composer | Robert Schumann |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Sally Pinkas, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | MSR 1323 |
12:35pm
Red River Valley Variations
| Composer | David Amram |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Manhattan Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Richard Auldon Clark |
| Soloists | Julius Baker, flute |
| Record co./Cat # | Newport 85546 |
12:50pm
Four Seasons: Spring and Summer
| Composer | Lawrence Ashmore |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Guildhall String Ensemble |
| Soloists | Richard Stoltzman, clarinet |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60437 |
1:01pm
Symphony #3: (2nd mvmt) Tempo di menuetto in d
| Composer | Gustav Mahler |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Berlin Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Bernard Haitink |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 432 162 |
1:11pm
Symphony #3: (3rd mvmt) Comodo. Scherzando in d
| Composer | Gustav Mahler |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Berlin Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Bernard Haitink |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 432 162 |
1:30pm
Water Music: selections
| Composer | George Friederich Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Baroque Soloists |
| Conductor | John Eliot Gardiner |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 464706 |
1:57pm
Muir Woods Cantata, from Bye, Bye Toots
| Composer | Paul Alan Levi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Counterpoint |
| Conductor | Robert DeCormier |
| CD/Album | "Counterpoint Premieres" |
| Record co./Cat # | Albany Records 1088 |