Celebrating Sibelius
04/29/10 3:00PM
Today we'll hear two early works by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius: his short choral work called Tulen Synty ("The Origin of Fire") and his Symphony #2, both performed by the Helsinki Philharmonic and conductor Paavo Berglund.
Also this afternoon, short works for horn and piano by Czerny and Poulenc, Murray Perahia playing Beethoven, and Arnold Schoenberg's haunting Verklarte Nacht.
Playlist
3:02pm
Sinfonia for Violoncello & Continuo
| Composer | Giovanni Battista Pergolesi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (select members) |
| Conductor | Christopher Hogwood |
| CD/Album | Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Dumbarton Oaks |
| Record co./Cat # | London 425614 |
3:10pm
Tulen synty, Op. 32 ("The Origin of Fire")
| Composer | Jean Sibelius |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Helsinki Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Paavo Berglund |
| Soloists | Jorma Hynninen, baritone ; State Academic Male Choir of the Estonian SSR ; Helsinki University Male Choir |
| CD/Album | Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies, Tone Poems |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 74485 |
3:19pm
Symphony #2 in D, Op. 43
| Composer | Jean Sibelius |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Helsinki Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Paavo Berglund |
| CD/Album | Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies, Tone Poems |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 74485 |
4:07pm
Capriccio: Introduction & Moonlight music
| Composer | Richard Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Medici String Quartet |
| Soloists | Michael Cookson, viola ; Moray Welsh, cello |
| CD/Album | Ravel, Strauss - The Medici String Quartet |
| Record co./Cat # | Nimbus 5076 |
4:20pm
Valse Di Bravura
| Composer | Franz & Karl Doppler |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Per Oien, flute ; Robert Aitken, flute ; Geir Henning Braaten, piano |
| CD/Album | Doppler: Music for Flutes & Piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Bis 146 |
4:30pm
Andante E Polacca
| Composer | Carl Czerny |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Hermann Baumann, horn ; Leonard Hokanson, piano |
| CD/Album | Works for Horn and Piano-Baumann-Hokanson |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 416816 |
4:43pm
Tragic Overture in d, Op. 81
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leonard Bernstein |
| CD/Album | Brahms: Symphony #4, Tragic Overture |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 410084 |
5:07pm
Renaissance Scottish Dances
| Composer | Peter Maxwell Davies |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Peter Maxwell Davies |
| CD/Album | Peter Maxwell Davies |
| Record co./Cat # | Unicorn 9070 |
5:17pm
Early Scottish Music
| Composer | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Paul O'Dette, lute |
| CD/Album | Robin is to the Greenwood Gone |
| Record co./Cat # | Nonesuch 79123 |
5:24pm
Piano Concerto #4 in G, Op. 58
| Composer | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam |
| Conductor | Bernard Haitink |
| Soloists | Murray Perahia, piano |
| CD/Album | Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 39814 |
6:07pm
Concerto Grosso #1 in G, Op. 6
| Composer | Georg Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | I Musici |
| CD/Album | Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 6 |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 422370 |
6:19pm
Elegie
| Composer | Francis Poulenc |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Andre Cazalet, horn ; Pascal Roge, piano |
| CD/Album | French Chamber Music |
| Record co./Cat # | London 425861 |
6:31pm
Verklarte Nacht ("Transfigured Night")
| Composer | Arnold Schoenberg |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Bern Camerata |
| Conductor | Thomas Zehetmair |
| CD/Album | Zehetmair / Camerata Bern / Schoenberg / Veress / Bartok |
| Record co./Cat # | ECM 465778 |