Celebrating Stephen Hough
04/05/10 3:00PM
British pianist Stephen Hough is one of the most important and
versatile musicians of our generation, and we'll hear from two of his
brand-new recordings on Hyperion this afternoon. First, a blistering
performance of Tchaikovsky's often-misunderstood Piano Concerto #2,
then later on we'll hear his interpretation of Chopin's late B Minor
Sonata. Also today, great character duos in music taken from mythology
and literature.
Playlist
3:02pm
Orchestral Quartet #2 in G, Op. 14
| Composer | Carl Stamitz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | New Zealand Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | David Armstrong |
| CD/Album | Carl Stamitz: Orchestral Quartets, Op. 14 |
| Record co./Cat # | Naxos 8.557671 |
3:16pm
Piano Concerto #2 in G, Op. 44
| Composer | Peter Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Minnesota Orchestra |
| Conductor | Osmo Vanska |
| Soloists | Stephen Hough, piano |
| CD/Album | The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 50 |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 67711 |
3:57pm
None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6/6
| Composer | Peter Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Arranger | (arr. Stephen Hough) |
| Soloists | Stephen Hough, piano |
| CD/Album | The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 50 |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 67711 |
4:07pm
Hansel und Gretel: Overture
| Composer | Engelbert Humperdinck |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Georg Solti |
| CD/Album | Famous Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | London 460982 |
4:16pm
Venus & Adonis: Instrumental Suite
| Composer | John Blow |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Baroque |
| Conductor | Charles Medlam |
| CD/Album | Blow: Venus & Adonis/London Baroque |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 901276 |
4:28pm
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 18
| Composer | Johan Svendsen |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Latvian National Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Terje Mikkelsen |
| CD/Album | Johan Svendsen - Symphonic Works |
| Record co./Cat # | CPO 777372 |
4:43pm
Dido & Aeneas: The Witches' Scene
| Composer | Henry Purcell |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Musicians of the Globe |
| Conductor | Philip Pickett |
| Soloists | Teresa Shaw, mezzo-soprano ; Catherine King, mezzo-soprano |
| CD/Album | Purcell's Shakespeare |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 446218 |
4:53pm
Ruslan & Ludmilla: Overture
| Composer | Mikhail Glinka |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Georg Solti |
| CD/Album | Famous Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | London 460982 |
5:07pm
Concerto for 3 Trumpets in Bb
| Composer | Georg Phillip Telemann |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Raymond Leppard |
| Soloists | Wynton Marsalis, trumpet |
| CD/Album | Wynton Marsalis - Baroque Music for Trumpets |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 42478 |
5:18pm
Watkin's Ale
| Composer | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Baltimore Consort |
| Soloists | Custer Larue, vocals |
| CD/Album | Wakins Ale |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 90142 |
5:25pm
Clarinet Concerto in c, Op. 31
| Composer | Gerald Finzi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Alun Francis |
| Soloists | Thea King, clarinet |
| CD/Album | Finzi and Stanford Clarinet Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 66001 |
5:54pm
Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Gabriela Montero, piano |
| CD/Album | Gabriela Montero - Bach and Beyond |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 64647 |
6:07pm
Purple
| Composer | Michael Torke |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | David Zinman |
| CD/Album | Michael Torke: Ecstatic Orange, etc |
| Record co./Cat # | Argo 433071 |
6:14pm
Horn Concerto #1 in D, HOB 7d/3
| Composer | Franz Joseph Haydn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Iona Brown |
| Soloists | Hermann Baumann, horn |
| CD/Album | Horn Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 422346 |
6:31pm
Piano Sonata #3 in b, Op. 58
| Composer | Frederic Chopin |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Stephen Hough, piano |
| CD/Album | Chopin: Late Masterpieces |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 67764 |