Orpheus in Manhattan
03/11/11 3:00PM
Today I'll speak with Dartmouth College professor Steve Swayne about
his new biography of William Schuman, called Orpheus in Manhattan. We'll also hear some of
Schuman's music, as well as works by Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saens, and
Schumann (yes, the one with two n's) this afternoon.
Playlist
3:02pm
Cafe Music
| Composer | Paul Schoenfield |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Claremont Trio |
| CD/Album | Claremont Trio - American Trios |
| Record co./Cat # | Tria |
3:29pm
Violin Concerto #3 in b, Op. 103
| Composer | Camille Saint-Saens |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| Soloists | Joshua Bell, violin |
| CD/Album | Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole etc |
| Record co./Cat # | London 425501 |
4:13pm
Egmont: Overture, Op. 84
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Conductor | George Szell |
| CD/Album | Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6 'Pastoral' |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 46532 |
4:22pm
Piano Concerto #4 in g, Op. 40
| Composer | Sergei Rachmaninoff |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | San Francisco Symphony |
| Conductor | Edo de Waart |
| Soloists | Zoltan Kocsis, piano |
| CD/Album | Rachmaninoff - Piano Concertos 3 & 4 - Zoltan Kocsis |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 411475 |
4:48pm
Capriol Suite
| Composer | Peter Warlock |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Guildhall String Ensemble |
| CD/Album | English Music for Strings |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 7761 |
5:07pm
Carnival Overture
| Composer | Antonin Dvorak |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ulster Orchestra |
| Conductor | Vernon Handley |
| CD/Album | Dvorak: Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8453 |
5:18pm
Motet: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 ("The Spirit Also Helps Our Infirmities")
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Concentus Musicus Wien |
| Conductor | Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
| Soloists | Stockholm Bach Choir |
| CD/Album | Bach: Motets BWV 225-230 |
| Record co./Cat # | Teldec 81146 |
5:26pm
Flute Sonata in e, Op. 1/1, HWV 359
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of Ancient Music |
| Conductor | Richard Egarr |
| Soloists | Richard Egarr, harpsichord ; Rachel Brown, flute/recorder |
| CD/Album | Handel: 12 Solo Sonatas Op. 1 |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 907465 |
5:36pm
String Symphony #12 in g
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Amsterdam Sinfonietta |
| Conductor | Lev Markiz |
| CD/Album | Mendelssohn: Symphonies (Complete) |
| Record co./Cat # | Brilliant Classics 93777 |
6:07pm
Helios Overture
| Composer | Carl Nielsen |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Esa-Pekka Salonen |
| CD/Album | Nielsen-Sym. NO. 4-Salonen |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 42093 |
6:18pm
Introduction, Theme & Variations
| Composer | Richard Strauss |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Barry Tuckwell, horn ; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano |
| CD/Album | Strauss: Horn Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | London 430370 |
6:25pm
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
| Composer | Robert Schumann |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Vassily Primakov, piano |
| CD/Album | Schumann - Vassily Primakov, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Bridge 9300 |