The Morning News
10/16/10 10:00AM
This morning, VPR Classical presents another installment of The Morning
News, a survey of recent additions to our music library that were
acquired through the support of our listeners. We'll hear the first
release on Steinway and Sons' new recording label, a new recording of
chamber music by Olivier Messiaen, and more.
Playlist
10:02am
Slavonic Dance #2 in e, Op. 46/2
| Composer | Antonin Dvorak |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Budapest Festival Orchestra |
| Conductor | Ivan Fischer |
| CD/Album | Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, op 46 & op. 72 |
| Record co./Cat # | Channel Classics 90210 |
10:07am
Slavonic Dance #3 in Ab, Op. 46/3
| Composer | Antonin Dvorak |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Budapest Festival Orchestra |
| Conductor | Ivan Fischer |
| CD/Album | Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, op 46 & op. 72 |
| Record co./Cat # | Channel Classics 90210 |
10:15am
Toccata in e, BWV 914
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jeffrey Biegel, piano |
| CD/Album | Bach on a Steinway |
| Record co./Cat # | Steinway & Sons 30001 |
10:27am
Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in Bb, K 292
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Alexander Heller, bassoon ; Yo Yo Ma, cello |
| CD/Album | Marlboro Music Festival - 40th Anniversary - Mozart Srenade No. 10 K 361 - Sonata K. 292 |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 46248 |
| Note | (Recorded at Marlboro, 1975) |
10:45am
Nabucco: Overture
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | BBC Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Edward Downes |
| CD/Album | Verdi: Complete Preludes, Overtures and Ballet Music |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 10343 |
10:58am
The Lark Ascending
| Composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Simon Rattle |
| Soloists | Nigel Kennedy, violin |
| CD/Album | Sir Simon Rattle |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 97588 |
11:20am
Fantaisie for Violin and Piano
| Composer | Olivier Messiaen |
|---|---|
| Soloists | James Clark, violin ; Matthew Schellhorn, piano |
| CD/Album | Messiaen: Chamber Works |
| Record co./Cat # | Signum 126 |
11:34am
Bright Mass with Canons: Agnus Dei
| Composer | Nico Muhly |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Los Angeles Master Chorale |
| Conductor | Grant Gershon |
| CD/Album | Nico Muhly: A Great Understanding |
| Record co./Cat # | London 14741 |
| Note | (Nico is a Vermont native, born in Randolph in 1981) |
11:41am
Summa
| Composer | Arvo Part |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | La Pieta |
| Conductor | Angele Dubeau |
| Soloists | Angele Dubeau, violin ; Angele Dubeau, conductor |
| CD/Album | Arvo Part, Portrait |
| Record co./Cat # | Analekta 8731 |
11:50am
Le festin d'Esope, Op. 39/12 ("Aesop's Feast")
| Composer | Charles-Valentin Alkan |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano |
| CD/Album | Alkan: Grande Sonate - Sonatine - Le Festin d'Esope |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 66794 |