Symphonies of Schumann and Haydn
08/14/12 3:00PM
We'll hear Schumann's Symphony #2, and Haydn's Symphony #94, known as the "Surprise" Symphony.
Playlist
3:02pm
Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F, BMV 1046
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra Mozart |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| CD/Album | Bach: Brandenburg Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 4778908 |
3:21pm
Symphony #2 in C, Op. 61
| Composer | Robert Schumann |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Staatskapelle Dresden |
| Conductor | Wolfgang Sawallisch |
| CD/Album | Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4, etc. |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 67771 |
4:05pm
Merry Mount: Love duet, Op. 31
| Composer | Howard Hanson |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Seattle Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Gerard Schwarz |
| CD/Album | Hanson: Symphony No. 4/Serenade/Lament for Beowulf/Pastorale/Merry Mount |
| Record co./Cat # | Delos 3105 |
4:11pm
Israel in Egypt: Overture
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Simon Preston |
| Soloists | Simon Preston, organ |
| CD/Album | Handel: Israel in Egypt, etc. |
| Record co./Cat # | London 443470 |
4:18pm
Four Seasons in Buenos Aires: Verano Porteno ("Summer")
| Composer | Astor Piazzolla |
|---|---|
| Soloists | John Williams, guitar |
| CD/Album | Classic Williams: Romance of the Guitar |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 89141 |
| Note | (aka: 4 Estaciones Portenas) |
4:24pm
Symphony #94 "Surprise" in G, HOB 1/94
| Composer | Franz Joseph Haydn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Hanover Band |
| Conductor | Roy Goodman |
| CD/Album | Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95 |
| Record co./Cat # | Nimbus 5126 |
4:48pm
Overture for Wind Instruments
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| CD/Album | Mendelssohn: Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423104 |
5:05pm
Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils
| Composer | Richard Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | New York Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Leonard Bernstein |
| CD/Album | R. Strauss: Don Quixote - Bernstein |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 47625 |
5:16pm
Serenade for Strings
| Composer | Herbert Howells |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | City of London Sinfonia |
| Conductor | Richard Hickox |
| CD/Album | Howellls: Music for Strings |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 9161 |
| Note | (written in 1917) |
5:22pm
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 4/11, RV 204
| Composer | Antonio Vivaldi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The English Concert |
| Conductor | Trevor Pinnock |
| Soloists | Simon Standage, violin ; Micaela Comberti, violin 2 solo vns 1st mvmt only |
| CD/Album | Vivaldi: La Stravaganza |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 429753 |
5:30pm
Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16
| Composer | Edvard Grieg |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Berlin Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Mariss Jansons |
| Soloists | Leif Ove Andsnes, piano |
| CD/Album | Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 57562 |
6:02pm
Valse-Scherzo (for violin & ochestra), Op. 34
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| Soloists | Midori, violin |
| CD/Album | Paganini: Violin Concerto #1, Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo, Serenade melancolique |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 420943 |
6:09pm
Danses sacree et profane ("Sacred and profane dances")
| Composer | Claude Debussy |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam |
| Conductor | Bernard Haitink |
| CD/Album | Bizet, Debussy: Orchestral Works |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 416437 |
6:20pm
String Quintet
| Composer | Luigi Boccherini |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Soovin Kim, violin ; Janos Starker, cello ; and others |
| CD/Album | Janos Starker Celebration |
| Record co./Cat # | Delos 3344 |
6:38pm
Suite #2 for 2 Pianos, Op. 17
| Composer | Sergei Rachmaninoff |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Martha Argerich, piano ; Nelson Freire, piano |
| CD/Album | Rachmaninoff - Ravel - Argerich/Freire |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 411034 |
