The Versatile Harp
10/13/10 3:00PM
Today we'll hear two very different works that feature the harp: The
Harp Concerto by Alberto Ginastera, and the Quintet for Harp, Flute,
and Strings by Jean Cras. Also today, we'll travel to Cuba with Gershwin and to Spain with Debussy.
Playlist
3:02pm
Serenade melancolique (for violin & orchestra) in b, Op. 26
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Russian National Orchestra |
| Conductor | Yakov Kreizberg |
| Soloists | Julia Fischer, violin |
| CD/Album | Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto - Julia Fischer - RNO - Kreizberg |
| Record co./Cat # | PentaTone 5186095 |
3:13pm
Harp Concerto, Op. 25
| Composer | Alberto Ginastera |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Sinfonia |
| Conductor | Richard Hickox |
| Soloists | Rachel Masters, harp |
| CD/Album | Gliere/Ginastera: Harp Concertos, etc |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 9094 |
3:40pm
Holberg Suite, Op. 40
| Composer | Edvard Grieg |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Neeme Jarvi |
| CD/Album | Edvard Grieg: Werke fur Streichorchester |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 437520 |
4:08pm
Tragic Overture in d, Op. 81
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Berlin Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| CD/Album | Brahms: Symphonie Nr. 3 - Tragische Ouverture |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 429765 |
4:25pm
Alleluia
| Composer | Randall Thompson |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Handel & Haydn Society |
| Conductor | Grant Llewellyn |
| CD/Album | Peace |
| Record co./Cat # | Avie 39 |
4:37pm
Sonata in G, K 260
| Composer | Domenico Scarlatti |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Vladimir Horowitz, piano |
| CD/Album | Horowitz Plays Scarlatti |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 90414 |
4:46pm
Cuban Overture
| Composer | George Gershwin |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| CD/Album | Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc |
| Record co./Cat # | London 425111 |
5:07pm
Carmen Fantasy for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25
| Composer | Pablo de Sarasate |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Lawrence Foster |
| Soloists | Itzhak Perlman, violin |
| CD/Album | The Art of Itzhak Perlman |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 64617 |
5:21pm
Polka
| Composer | Bedrich Smetana |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Antonin Kubalek, piano |
| CD/Album | Smetana: The Complete Czech Dances |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 90122 |
5:26pm
Images for Orchestra: #2 - Iberia
| Composer | Claude Debussy |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Pierre Monteux |
| CD/Album | Debussy - Images - Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 420392 |
5:49pm
Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in Bb, WoO 6
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Andrew Parrott |
| Soloists | Ronald Brautigam, piano |
| CD/Album | Beethoven: Piano Concertos WoO 4 and No. 2 |
| Record co./Cat # | Bis 1792 |
| Note | (Original final movement of the Piano Concerto #2) |
6:07pm
Semiramide: Overture
| Composer | Gioacchino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | National Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Riccardo Chailly |
| CD/Album | Rossini: 14 Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | London 443850 |
6:21pm
Trios pour le coucher du Roy (Trios for the King's Bedtime)
| Composer | Jean-Baptiste Lully |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chatham Baroque |
| CD/Album | Danse Royale |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 90272 |
6:36pm
Quintet for Flute, Harp & Strings
| Composer | Jean Cras |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Linos Harp Quintet |
| CD/Album | Linos Harfenquintett - Impressions |
| Record co./Cat # | Hanssler Classics 93175 |