Gypsies, etc.
05/18/12 3:00PM
We'll hear Gyspy-themed music by Johann Strauss, Jr. and Johannes
Brahms. Also today, we remember baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who
passed away last night at the age of 86.
Playlist
3:02pm
The Gypsy Baron: Overture
| Composer | Johann Strauss II |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Raffi Armenian |
| CD/Album | Oktoberfest Operetta |
| Record co./Cat # | CBC (RCI) 5045 |
3:10pm
Zigeunerlieder (selections), Op. 103 ("Gypsy Songs")
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Danish National Radio Choir |
| Conductor | Stefan Parkman |
| Soloists | Bengt Forsberg, piano |
| CD/Album | Brahms: Choral Works-Danish National Radio Choir/Forsberg/Parkman |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 9806 |
3:20pm
Piano Quartet #1 in g, Op. 25
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Leopold String Trio |
| Soloists | Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano |
| CD/Album | Brahms: The Piano Quartets - Three Intermezzi Op 117 |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 67471 |
4:13pm
Egmont: Overture, Op. 84
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| CD/Album | Beethoven: Ouverturen |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 429762 |
4:22pm
Violin Sonata in g, Op. 1/10, HWV 368
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of Ancient Music |
| Conductor | Richard Egarr |
| Soloists | Richard Egarr, harpsichord ; Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin |
| CD/Album | Handel: 12 Solo Sonatas Op. 1 |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 907465 |
4:33pm
Symphony #1 "Classical" in D, Op. 25
| Composer | Sergei Prokofiev |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Berlin Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Seiji Ozawa |
| CD/Album | Prokofiev: Symphonie Classique & Symphone Nr. 6 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 435026 |
4:50pm
Samson and Dalila: Bacchanale
| Composer | Camille Saint-Saens |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Cincinnati Pops Orchestra |
| Conductor | Erich Kunzel |
| CD/Album | Classics at the Pops |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80595 |
5:07pm
Romeo et Juliette: Queen Mab Scherzo, Op. 17 (from the Romeo & Juliette Dramatic Symphony)
| Composer | Hector Berlioz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra & Chorus |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| CD/Album | Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette |
| Record co./Cat # | London 417302 |
5:16pm
Symphony #3 in Eb
| Composer | Thomas Augustine Arne |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Cantilena |
| Conductor | Adrian Shepherd |
| CD/Album | Thomas Arne: Symphonies 1-4 |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8403 |
5:28pm
Chants Populaires ("Popular Songs")
| Composer | Maurice Ravel |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Hartmut Holl, piano |
| CD/Album | Ravel: Melodies - Lieder |
| Record co./Cat # | Orfeo 61831 |
5:42pm
Trumpet Concerto in Eb, HOB 7e/1
| Composer | Franz Joseph Haydn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Prague Chamber Orchestra |
| Soloists | Guy Touvron, trumpet |
| CD/Album | Classic Trumpet - J. Haydn - Hummel - Neruda - M. Haydn |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60858 |
6:07pm
Overture on Folk Themes, Op. 115
| Composer | Dmitri Shostakovich |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Neeme Jarvi |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 427616 |
6:18pm
Les Paladins: Overture
| Composer | Jean-Philippe Rameau |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Les Talens Lyriques |
| Conductor | Christophe Rousset |
| CD/Album | Rameau: Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | L'Oiseau-Lyre 455293 |
6:23pm
Symphony #1 "Spring" in Bb, Op. 38
| Composer | Robert Schumann |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Conductor | George Szell |
| CD/Album | Schumann - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 - Szell |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 38468 |
6:54pm
Auf dem Wasser zu Singen, Op. 72, D 774 (song: "To be sung on the water")
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Gerald Moore, piano |
| CD/Album | Schubert: 21 Lieder |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69503 |
| Note | (text by Friedrich Leopold) |
