RSSMidday Classical: Fireworks and Ives
Thursday, 07/02/09 10am
Musical fireworks by Handel, Debussy, and Stravinsky; plus Charles
Ives' musical declaration of independence, the Symphony No. 2.
Playlist
10:00am
String Quartet #12 "American" in F, Op. 96
| Composer | Antonin Dvorak |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Guarneri Quartet |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 420803 |
10:28am
Music for the Royal Fireworks
| Composer | George Friederich Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The English Concert |
| Conductor | Trevor Pinnock |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 453451 |
10:48am
Preludes, Book II: #12 - Feux d'artifice ("Fireworks")
| Composer | Claude Debussy |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Vladimir Viardo, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | ProPiano 224525 |
10:52am
Fireworks (French: "Feux d'artifice")
| Composer | Igor Stravinsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Pierre Boulez |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 437850 |
11:01am
Violin Concerto, Op. 14
| Composer | Samuel Barber |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St. Paul Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Hugh Wolff |
| Soloists | Hilary Hahn, violin |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 89029 |
11:26am
Six Lyrics For Piano
| Composer | Horatio Parker |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Peter Kairoff, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Albany 315 |
11:50am
Music for Radio: Prairie Journal
| Composer | Aaron Copland |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 61699 |
12:01pm
Violin Concerto in e, RV 278
| Composer | Antonio Vivaldi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Venice Baroque Orchestra |
| Conductor | Andrea Marcon |
| Soloists | Giuliano Carmignola, violin |
| Record co./Cat # | Archiv Produktion (DG) 000428036 |
12:17pm
Consecration of the House: Overture, Op. 114
| Composer | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Philadelphia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Riccardo Muti |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI Seraphim 73424 |
12:29pm
Piano Quintet
| Composer | Amy Beach |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Lark Quartet |
| Soloists | Joanne Polk, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Arabesque 6738 |
1:01pm
Ballade For Clarinet, Harp & Strings
| Composer | Ewazen, Eric |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Paul Polivnick |
| Soloists | Charles Neidich, clarinet |
| Record co./Cat # | Albany 477 |
1:14pm
Symphony #2
| Composer | Charles Ives |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | New York Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Leonard Bernstein |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 60202 |
