Beethoven's Choral Fantasy
09/07/12 9:00AM
Our music today will include Beethoven's Choral Fantasy and works by Jean Francaix, Mark O'Connor, Francis Poulenc and Richard Strauss.
Playlist
9:02am
| The Fair Melusina Overture |
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| Composer: Felix Mendelssohn |
| Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor: Claudio Abbado |
| CD/Album: Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies, Overtures |
| Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 415353 |
9:16am
| Sinfonia Concertante (for Violin & Viola) in Eb, K 364 |
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| Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Ensemble: The Knights |
| Conductor: Eric Jacobson |
| Soloists: Lara St. John, violin ; Scott St. John, viola |
| CD/Album: Scott & Lara St. John/The Knights/Jacobsen/W.A. Mozart |
| Record co./Cat #: Ancalagon 136 |
9:48am
| Serenade |
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| Composer: Jean Francaix |
| Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra |
| Conductor: Thierry Fischer |
| CD/Album: Francaix: Scuola di Ballo, Symphony in G, etc |
| Record co./Cat #: Hyperion 67323 |
10:01am
| Sicilienne variee Sicilienne with variations |
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| Composer: Jean-Michel Damase |
| Soloists: Caroline Leonardelli, harp |
| CD/Album: Leonardelli: El Dorado |
| Record co./Cat #: Centaur Classics 1021 |
10:12am
| Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35 |
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| Composer: Anton Arensky |
| Soloists: Soovin Kim, violin ; Kirsten Johnson, viola ; Lynn Harrell, cello ; Zuill Bailey, cello |
| CD/Album: Live from El Paso Pro-Musica January 7, 2006 |
| Record co./Cat #: Delos 1040 |
| Note: (from String Quartet #2) |
10:28am
| Russian Easter Festival Overture |
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| Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor: Charles Dutoit |
| CD/Album: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, etc. |
| Record co./Cat #: London 417299 |
10:47am
| Americana Symphony: Different Paths Towards Home |
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| Composer: Mark O'Connor |
| Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor: Marin Alsop |
| CD/Album: Mark O'Connor: Americana Symphony |
| Record co./Cat #: OMAC 12 |
10:53am
| Americana Symphony: New World Fanciful Dance |
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| Composer: Mark O'Connor |
| Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor: Marin Alsop |
| CD/Album: Mark O'Connor: Americana Symphony |
| Record co./Cat #: OMAC 12 |
11:01am
| Oboe Concerto in d |
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| Composer: Alessandro Marcello |
| Ensemble: Les Violons du Roy |
| Conductor: Bernard Labadie |
| Soloists: Diane Lacelle, oboe |
| CD/Album: Bonbons - Les Violons du Roy |
| Record co./Cat #: ATMA 2600 |
11:14am
| Choral Fantasy in c, Op. 80 |
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| Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Ensemble: Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra & Swiss Chamber Choir |
| Conductor: David Zinman |
| Soloists: Yefim Bronfman, piano |
| CD/Album: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 - Choral Fantasy |
| Record co./Cat #: Arte Nova 825850 |
11:36am
| Les Biches |
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| Composer: Francis Poulenc |
| Ensemble: French National Orchestra |
| Conductor: Charles Dutoit |
| CD/Album: Poulenc: Aubade, Les Biches, etc. |
| Record co./Cat #: London 452937 |
12:05pm
| Academic Festival Overture in c, Op. 80 |
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| Composer: Johannes Brahms |
| Ensemble: Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam |
| Conductor: Riccardo Chailly |
| CD/Album: Brahms: Symphony No. 1 etc. |
| Record co./Cat #: London 421295 |
12:18pm
| Paraphrase of Wagner's "Spinning Chorus" from "The Flying Dutchman" |
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| Composer: Franz Liszt |
| Soloists: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano |
| CD/Album: Franz Liszt Opera Transcriptions |
| Record co./Cat #: London 436736 |
12:24pm
| Paraphrase of the Waltz from Gounod's "Faust" |
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| Composer: Franz Liszt |
| Soloists: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano |
| CD/Album: Franz Liszt Opera Transcriptions |
| Record co./Cat #: London 436736 |
12:36pm
| Burleske in d, Op. 3 |
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| Composer: Richard Strauss |
| Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra |
| Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt |
| Soloists: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano |
| CD/Album: R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Waltzes - Burleske |
| Record co./Cat #: London 4645 |
