RSSSchumann's A Minor Quartet
Monday, 02/06/12 3pm
We'll hear the first of the three string quartets by Robert Schumann.
Also, the Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo, Bach's 5th Brandenburg
Concerto, and a suite from Massenet's "Thais."
Playlist
3:02pm
Marche Slave, Op. 31
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Israel Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Zubin Mehta |
| CD/Album | Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien - Swan Lake Suite |
| Record co./Cat # | Teldec 90201 |
3:12pm
String Quartet #1 in a, Op. 41/1
| Composer | Robert Schumann |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Melos Quartet of Stuttgart |
| CD/Album | Schumann/Brahms: Quartette |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423670 |
3:39pm
Brandenburg Concerto #5 in D, BWV 1050
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Concerto Italiano |
| Conductor | Rinaldo Alessandrini |
| Soloists | Rinaldo Alessandrini, harpsichord |
| CD/Album | Bach: Brandenburg Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Naive 30412 |
4:07pm
Queen of Spades: Overture (aka: the "Pique Dame" Overture)
| Composer | Franz Von Suppe |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| CD/Album | Suppe Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | London 414408 |
4:16pm
Baryton Trio, HOB 6: 35
| Composer | Franz Joseph Haydn |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Kenneth Slowik, baryton ; Steven Dann, viola ; Myron Lutzke, cello |
| CD/Album | Haydn: Baryton Divertimenti, Vol. 1 |
| Record co./Cat # | Friends of Music (FOM) 36-811 |
4:27pm
Four Motets on Gregorian Themes
| Composer | Maurice Durufle |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Matthew Best |
| Soloists | Corydon Singers |
| CD/Album | Durufle Requiem & Quatre Motets |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 66191 |
4:37pm
Concierto de Aranjuez
| Composer | Joaquin Rodrigo |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Philadelphia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Eugene Ormandy |
| Soloists | John Williams, guitar |
| CD/Album | Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez - Williams |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 36717 |
5:07pm
Pastoral Suite
| Composer | Lars-Erik Larsson |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | CBC Vancouver Orchestra |
| Conductor | Mario Bernardi |
| CD/Album | Northern Landscapes |
| Record co./Cat # | CBC (RCI) 5157 |
5:21pm
Piano Sonata #5 in G, K 283
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Alicia de Larrocha, piano |
| CD/Album | Mozart - Sonatas K. 283, 331, 332, 333 |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60407 |
5:35pm
Concerto Grosso #2 in Bb, Op. 3/2
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of Ancient Music |
| Conductor | Richard Egarr |
| CD/Album | Handel Concerti Grossi Op. 3 |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 907415 |
5:48pm
Carnival Overture
| Composer | Antonin Dvorak |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ulster Orchestra |
| Conductor | Vernon Handley |
| CD/Album | Dvorak: Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8453 |
6:07pm
Andante & Rondo Capriccioso
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Lydia Artymiw, piano |
| CD/Album | Lydia Artymiw Plays Mendelssohn |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8326 |
6:14pm
Concerto for Strings "Polish" in G
| Composer | Georg Phillip Telemann |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The English Concert |
| Conductor | Trevor Pinnock |
| CD/Album | Christmas Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 435262 |
6:23pm
Thais: Ballet Suite
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| CD/Album | Jules Massenet: Ballettsuiten |
| Record co./Cat # | Capriccio 10569 |
6:47pm
Agnus Dei ("Lamb of God")
| Composer | Samuel Barber |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Richard Marlow |
| Soloists | Trinity College Choir, Cambridge |
| CD/Album | Barber's Adagio |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 68758 |
