Where The Wild Thyme Blows
07/06/11 8:00AM
John Blackwood McEwen was a composer from the Scottish borderlands. He
led the Royal Academy in London during the 1920s early 1930s, and left
the world a musical legacy including his rich "Borderland Ballads" - richly
orchestrated works, evocative of the rugged landscape of his homeland.
This morning we'll hear "Where the Wild Thyme Blows".
Playlist
8:08am
Piano Sonata #5 in G, HOB 16/11
| Composer | Franz Joseph Haydn |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jeno Jando, piano |
| CD/Album | "Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol. 10" |
| Record co./Cat # | Naxos 8.553824 |
8:16am
Carmen: Suite #1
| Composer | Georges Bizet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| CD/Album | "Bizet: L'Arlesienne & Carmen Suites" |
| Record co./Cat # | London 417839 |
8:29am
Variazioni sulla Ritirata Notturna di Madrid, G 418
| Composer | Luigi Boccherini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | I Solisti Italiani |
| CD/Album | "I Solisti Italiani/Promenade Concert" |
| Record co./Cat # | Denon 75040 |
| Note | ("Variations on Night Music in the streets of Madrid") |
8:37am
Suite for Flute Pastourelle & Strings
| Composer | Georg Phillip Telemann |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Rebel |
| Conductor | Jorg-Michael Schwarz |
| Soloists | Matthias Maute, flute/recorder |
| CD/Album | "Telemann alla Polacca" |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 90302 |
9:02am
Scotch Cap
| Composer | Anonymous (Scottish) |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Baltimore Consort |
| CD/Album | "On the Banks of Helicon" |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 90139 |
9:04am
Four traditional tunes: The Flowers Of The Forest / Kilt Thy Coat, Maggie / Canareis / I Will Not Go To Bed Till I Suld Die
| Composer | Anonymous (Scottish) |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Baltimore Consort |
| CD/Album | "On the Banks of Helicon" |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 90139 |
9:10am
Where the Wild Thyme Blows
| Composer | John Blackwood McEwen |
|---|---|
| Arranger | (ed. by Alasdair Mitchell) |
| Ensemble | The London Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Alasdair Mitchell |
| CD/Album | "McEwen: A Solway Symphony" |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 9345 |
9:26am
Dido and Aeneas: When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's lament)
| Composer | Henry Purcell |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus |
| Conductor | Robert Shaw |
| Soloists | Christine Brewer, soprano |
| CD/Album | "Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses" |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80333 |
9:33am
Symphony #9 in Eb, Op. 70
| Composer | Dmitri Shostakovich |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | New York Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Leonard Bernstein |
| CD/Album | "Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9" |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 47615 |