Mendelssohn's First Trio
08/31/12 9:00AM By Walter Parker
We'll celebrate the 67th birthday of violinist Itzhak Perlman with his collaboration with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax in Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49.
Also today, Tchaikovsky's Little Russian Symphony, some of Palestrina's settings of the Song of Songs and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3.
Playlist
9:01am
Trio Sonata #4 in G, BWV 1039
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Soloists | James Galway, flute ; Jeanne Galway, flute ; Philip Moll, harpsichord ; Sarah Cunningham, viola da gamba |
| CD/Album | James Galway: Bach Vol. 2 |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 68182 |
9:15am
Piano Trio #1 in d, Op. 49
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Itzhak Perlman, violin ; Yo Yo Ma, cello ; Emanuel Ax, piano |
| CD/Album | Mendelssohn: PIano Trios Opp. 49 & 66 |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 88697 52192 |
9:46am
Concerto Grosso
| Composer | Silvius Leopold Weiss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Tempesta di Mare |
| Soloists | Richard Stone, lute |
| CD/Album | Weiss: Lute Concerti |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 707 |
10:01am
3 Pieces for Small Orchestra (Evening Piece, Irish Landscape, Dance in the Sunlight)
| Composer | Arnold Bax |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| CD/Album | The Banks of Green Willow |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 64200 |
10:24am
Symphony #2 "Little Russian" in c, Op. 17
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| CD/Album | Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 - Abbado |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 39359 |
11:01am
Si ignoras, Pulchrae sunt
| Composer | Giovanni Palestrina |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Cambridge Singers |
| Conductor | John Rutter |
| CD/Album | The Song of Songs |
| Record co./Cat # | Collegium 122 |
11:07am
Ecce Tu Pulcher Est
| Composer | Giovanni Palestrina |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Cambridge Singers |
| Conductor | John Rutter |
| CD/Album | The Song of Songs |
| Record co./Cat # | Collegium 122 |
11:09am
Tota Pulchra Es
| Composer | Giovanni Palestrina |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Cambridge Singers |
| Conductor | John Rutter |
| CD/Album | The Song of Songs |
| Record co./Cat # | Collegium 122 |
11:15am
Piano Concerto #3 in c, Op. 37
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Budapest Festival Orchestra |
| Conductor | Ivan Fischer |
| Soloists | Richard Goode, piano |
| CD/Album | Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Nonesuch 480508 |
11:52am
Legend #6, Op. 59/6
| Composer | Antonin Dvorak |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Budapest Festival Orchestra |
| Conductor | Ivan Fischer |
| CD/Album | Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes, etc. |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 464647 |
12:05pm
Concert Etude "Waldesrauschen" ("Forest murmurs")
| Composer | Franz Liszt |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Mikhail Rudy, piano |
| CD/Album | Liszt: Recital Mikhail Rudy |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 49842 |
12:09pm
Valse oubliee #1
| Composer | Franz Liszt |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Mikhail Rudy, piano |
| CD/Album | Liszt: Recital Mikhail Rudy |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 49842 |
12:14pm
Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra on Themes from "Porgy and Bess"
| Composer | Alexander Courage (after George Gershwin) |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | John Williams |
| Soloists | Joshua Bell, violin |
| CD/Album | Joshua Bell: Gershwin Fantasy-John Williams-London Symphony Orchestra |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 60659 |
12:36pm
Valses Poeticos ("Poetic waltzes")
| Composer | Enrique Granados |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Xuefei Yang |
| CD/Album | Xuefei Yang: 40 Degrees North |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 63222 |