RSSStrange Birthday Bedfellows - Franz Schubert and Philip Glass
Tuesday, 01/31/12 3pm
Today we celebrate the 215th birthday of Schubert and the 75th birthday
of American composer Philip Glass. And their styles couldn't be any
more different.
Playlist
3:02pm
Nonet
| Composer | Bohuslav Martinu |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Dartington Ensemble |
| CD/Album | Martinu: Nonet/Trio/La Revue de Cuisine |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 66084 |
3:20pm
Drei Klavierstucke, D 946 ("Three piano pieces")
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Maurizio Pollini, piano |
| CD/Album | Schubert: Sonaten D 958, 959, 960, etc |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 419229 |
3:46pm
Tuba Concerto in f
| Composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Bryden Thomson |
| Soloists | Patrick Harrild, tuba |
| CD/Album | Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6, etc. |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8740 |
4:07pm
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
| Composer | Frederick Delius |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Welsh National Opera Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Mackerras |
| CD/Album | Delius: Violin Concerto/First Cuckoo |
| Record co./Cat # | Argo 433704 |
4:15pm
Blue Danube Waltz
| Composer | Johann Strauss II |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Thomas Labe, piano |
| CD/Album | The Virtuoso Johann Strauss - Labe |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 80102 |
4:27pm
Der Winterabend, D 938 (song: "The Winter Evening")
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Gerald Moore, piano |
| CD/Album | Schubert: 21 Lieder |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69503 |
| Note | (setting of text by Wilhelm Muller, 1794-1827) |
4:36pm
Music for the Royal Fireworks
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| Soloists | Colin Tilney, Harpsichord |
| CD/Album | Handel: Fireworks/Water Music |
| Record co./Cat # | Argo 414596 |
4:54pm
Koyaanisqatsi: Vessels
| Composer | Philip Glass |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Western Wind |
| CD/Album | O Western Wind |
| Record co./Cat # | Western Wind 2002 |
5:07pm
Turandot March
| Composer | Carl Maria von Weber |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Neeme Jarvi |
| CD/Album | Weber: Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 9066 |
5:10pm
Soirees de Vienne #3 (Valse Caprices d'apres Franz Schubert)
| Composer | Franz Liszt |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Gabriela Imreh, piano |
| CD/Album | Liszt: Siorees de Vienne |
| Record co./Cat # | Connosieur Society 4225 |
5:18pm
Symphony #5 in Bb, D 485
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chamber Orchestra of Europe |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| CD/Album | Schubert: Symphonien Nr. 5 & 6 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423654 |
5:48pm
Violin Concerto: final movement
| Composer | Philip Glass |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Houston Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Christoph Eschenbach |
| Soloists | Robert McDuffie, violin |
| CD/Album | Adams/Glass: Violin Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80494 |
6:07pm
Die Forelle, D 550 (song: "The Trout")
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Irwin Gage, piano ; Cheryl Studer, soprano |
| CD/Album | Schubert: Lieder |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 431773 |
6:10pm
Piano Quintet "The Trout" in A, Op. 114, D 667
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Marlboro Music Festival |
| Soloists | Mitsuko Uchida, pianist ; Viviane Hagner, violin ; Julianne Lee, viola ; Peter Stumpf, cello ; Nathan Farrington, double bass |
| CD/Album | Marlboro Music Festival on 7/30/2006 |
| Record co./Cat # | Marlboro 2006-07-30 |
| Note | (Recorded at the Marlboro Music Festival, 7/30/2006) |
6:55pm
Grazer Galop, D 925
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Andras Schiff, piano |
| CD/Album | Schubert: Impromptus D899, Moments Musicaux |
| Record co./Cat # | London 430425 |
