Earth Day (Early)
04/21/10 8:00AM
Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. This morning we'll highlight musical interpretations of natural world: birds, frogs,
insects, plants and flowers alike.
Playlist
8:08am
The Invisible City of Kitezh: Prelude - A Hymn to Nature
| Composer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish National Orchestra |
| Conductor | Neeme Jarvi |
| CD/Album | "Rimsky-Korsakov: Suites" |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8327 |
8:13am
In Nature's Realm, Op. 63, B 126
| Composer | Antonin Dvorak |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Prague Singers |
| Conductor | Stanislav Mistr |
| CD/Album | "Dvorak-Complete Choruses & Duets" |
| Record co./Cat # | Brilliant Classics 92883 |
| Note | (On texts taken from poems by Vitezslav Halek: Music Descended in My Soul / Bells Ring at Dusk / The Rye Field / The Silver Birch / With Dance and Song) |
8:27am
In Nature's Realm (Concert overture), Op. 91, B 168
| Composer | Antonin Dvorak |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Istvan Kertesz |
| CD/Album | "Dvorak: Symphonies" |
| Record co./Cat # | London 430046 |
8:42am
Concerto in A, "Die Relinge" (The Frogs)
| Composer | Georg Phillip Telemann |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | New London Consort |
| Conductor | Philip Pickett |
| CD/Album | "Telemann: Wassermusik - Alster Overture" |
| Record co./Cat # | London 455621 |
8:54am
Symphony #7: (4th mvmt) The Grasshoppers
| Composer | Kalevi Aho |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Lahti Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Osmo Vanska |
| CD/Album | (BIS sampler CD) |
| Record co./Cat # | Bis 1 |
9:02am
The Ranunculus (Spring)
| Composer | James Oswald |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Broadside Band |
| Conductor | Jeremy Barlow |
| CD/Album | "Oswald: Airs for the Seasons-The Broadside Band" |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 80164 |
9:06am
The Narcissus (Spring)
| Composer | James Oswald |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Broadside Band |
| Conductor | Jeremy Barlow |
| CD/Album | "Oswald: Airs for the Seasons-The Broadside Band" |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 80164 |
9:08am
The Crocus (Spring)
| Composer | James Oswald |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Broadside Band |
| Conductor | Jeremy Barlow |
| CD/Album | "Oswald: Airs for the Seasons-The Broadside Band" |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 80164 |
9:12am
From the Plant World (Suite for flute and piano)
| Composer | Theodor Blumer |
|---|---|
| Soloists | John Bailey, flute ; Mark Clinton, piano |
| CD/Album | "Music of Theodor Blumer, Vol. 3" |
| Record co./Cat # | Crystal 757 |
9:35am
All Things Bright & Beautiful
| Composer | John Rutter |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Cambridge Singers |
| Conductor | John Rutter |
| Soloists | City of London Sinfonia |
| CD/Album | "Gloria: The Sacred Music of John Rutter" |
| Record co./Cat # | Collegium 100 |
9:38am
For The Beauty Of The Earth
| Composer | John Rutter |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Cambridge Singers |
| Conductor | John Rutter |
| Soloists | City of London Sinfonia |
| CD/Album | "Gloria: The Sacred Music of John Rutter" |
| Record co./Cat # | Collegium 100 |
9:42am
In a Summer Garden
| Composer | Frederick Delius |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Mackerras |
| CD/Album | "Delius: Orchestral Works" |
| Record co./Cat # | London 460290 |
