Knoxville: Summer of 1915
07/26/12 9:00AM By Walter Parker
Today our music will include Samuel Barber's evocative setting of a text by James Agee, Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Soprano Kathleen Battle will be joined by conductor Andre Previn.
Playlist
9:01am
Orchestral Suite #1 in C, BWV 1066
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ensemble Sonnerie |
| Conductor | Monica Huggett |
| CD/Album | Bach: Four Orchestral Suites |
| Record co./Cat # | Avie 2171 |
9:24am
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (for Cello & Orchestra)
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Maxim Shostakovich |
| Soloists | Julian Lloyd Webber, cello |
| CD/Album | Miaskovsky - Tchaikovsky - Shostakovich: Cello Works |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 434106 |
| Note | The infrequently-heard original version. |
9:45am
Ballade for Clarinet, Harp & Strings
| Composer | Ewazen, Eric |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Paul Polivnick |
| Soloists | Charles Neidich, clarinet |
| CD/Album | Eric Ewazen: Orchestral Music & Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Albany 477 |
10:01am
Simple Symphony, Op. 4
| Composer | Benjamin Britten |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Guildhall String Ensemble |
| CD/Album | Works by Britten - Tippett - Walton / Guildhall String Ensemble |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 7846 |
10:18am
Sonata in a, Op. 143, D 784
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Diane Walsh, piano |
| CD/Album | Diane Walsh: Complete Schubert Sonatas, vol. 2 |
| Record co./Cat # | JDR 1009 |
10:44am
Knoxville, Summer of 1915
| Composer | Samuel Barber |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra of St. Luke's |
| Conductor | Andre Previn |
| Soloists | Kathleen Battle, soprano |
| CD/Album | Kathleen Battle: Honey and Rue |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 437787 |
| Note | (text by James Agee) |
11:01am
Rob Roy: Overture
| Composer | Hector Berlioz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| CD/Album | Berlioz: Harold in Italy |
| Record co./Cat # | London 421193 |
11:16am
Symphony #6 in D, Op. 60, B 112
| Composer | Antonin Dvorak |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Conductor | Christoph von Dohnanyi |
| CD/Album | Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 - Janacek: Taras Bulba |
| Record co./Cat # | London 430204 |
12:05pm
Quintet #6 for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola & continuo in D, Op. 11/#6
| Composer | Johann Christian Bach |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The English Concert |
| CD/Album | J.C. Bach: 3 Quintette, Sextett |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423385 |
12:21pm
Songs without Words
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Murray Perahia, piano |
| CD/Album | Songs without Words |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 66511 |
12:46pm
Mississippi Suite
| Composer | Ferde Grofe |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Harmonie Ensemble / New York |
| Conductor | Steven Richman |
| CD/Album | Ferde Grofe & George Gershwin |
| Record co./Cat # | Bridge 9212 |