RSSMorning Classics: Adolphe Adam's Birthday
Friday, 07/24/09 8am
Giselle is considered the high point in Romantic ballet. Its creator, Adolphe Adam, was born on this day (1803, in Paris). We'll hear the entire first act of Adam's masterpiece, Giselle along with a listener request for Mozart's Eine kleine nachtmusik - "A little night music".
Andrew Manze/English Concert: Mozart's "Eine kleine nachtmusik"
Playlist
8:14am
Variations on "Non piu mesta"
| Composer | Frederic Chopin |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Heinz Holliger, oboe ; Ursula Holliger, harp |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 426288 |
| Note | (Cinderella's aria, "No longer sad" from Rossini's opera, La Cenerentola) |
8:19am
Giselle (Act I)
| Composer | Adolphe Adam |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Anatole Fistoulari |
| Record co./Cat # | Mercury 434365 |
| Note | * Adolphe Adam's birthday, b. 1803 [Paris] * |
9:02am
Second Air de Trompette
| Composer | Marc-Antoine Charpentier |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet ; Hannes Laubin, trumpet ; Bernhard Laubin, trumpet ; Simon Preston, organ |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 419245 |
9:07am
Sinfonia Breve
| Composer | Ernest Bloch |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Antal Dorati |
| Record co./Cat # | Mercury 434329 |
9:26am
La Traviata: Chorus of the Gypsies & Matadors
| Composer | Giuseppi Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus |
| Conductor | Georg Solti |
| Record co./Cat # | London 430226 |
| Note | (Act II, Flora's party) |
9:33am
Eine kleine Nachtmusik in G, K 525
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The English Concert |
| Conductor | Andrew Manze |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 907280 |
| Note | * listener request * |
