Adieux
09/09/11 8:00AM
It's been a little over seven years since I came to Vermont Public Radio
to help launch VPR Classical, in the summer of 2004. These have been seven of the most
rewarding and creative years of my life. Today's program features some
of my favorite musical farewells as I get ready to leave VPR for a new
position as the music director at WGBH in Boston.
It has been my great privilege to be your host, your friend, and your companion these many mornings. I'm glad we could share so much beautiful music together. And thank you, VPR Classical listeners, for your remarkable support of classical music in our region!
Playlist
8:08am
Tahiti: Farewell
| Composer | Michael Torke |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Clark Rundell |
| CD/Album | "Tahiti" |
| Record co./Cat # | Ecstatic 92231 |
8:12am
L'Enfance Du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell
| Composer | Hector Berlioz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus |
| Conductor | Robert Shaw |
| CD/Album | "Choral Masterpieces" |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80119 |
8:17am
Variations on a Theme by Haydn , Op. 56a
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Bavarian Radio Symphony |
| Conductor | Colin Davis |
| CD/Album | "Brahms - Symphony No. 1 - Haydn Variations" |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60382 |
8:37am
Le Tombeau de Couperin
| Composer | Maurice Ravel |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano |
| CD/Album | "Ravel: Complete works for solo piano" |
| Record co./Cat # | London 433515 |
9:02am
Bassoon Concerto in Bb, K 191
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| Soloists | Klaus Thunemann, bassoon |
| CD/Album | "Mozart: Clarinet Concerto - Bassoon Concerto" |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 422390 |
9:20am
Songs of Farewell: Lord, Let Me Know Mine End
| Composer | Hubert Parry |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Choir of St. Georges Chapel; Roger Judd, organ |
| Conductor | Christopher Robinson |
| CD/Album | "Parry: Cathedral Music" |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 66273 |
| Note | (on verse taken from Psalm 39, verses 5-15) |
9:32am
Piano Sonata #26 in Eb, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Van Cliburn, piano |
| CD/Album | "Beethoven Sonatas-Van Cliburn" |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60356 |
9:51am
Solomon: Entrance of the Queen of Sheba
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Les Concerts du Monde |
| Conductor | Keith Clark |
| CD/Album | "Movies Go Baroque" |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80336 |