Curiosities & Favorites
10/20/12 10:00AM By Walter Parker
Little-known pieces by Vincent d'Indy and Anton Arensky, mixed with
favorites by Rossini and Bizet; plus a Bach Toccata from a Live on VPR
Classical recital by Orion Weiss and rousing choruses from The Song of
the Forests by Shostakovich.
Playlist
10:01am
Semiramide: Overture
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| CD/Album | Rossini - Famous Overtures - Neville Marriner |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 412893 |
10:15am
Suite in Ancient Style, Op. 24
| Composer | Vincent d'Indy |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Viotta Ensemble |
| CD/Album | La Bal Masque |
| Record co./Cat # | Channel Classics 8595 |
10:32am
Toccata in f#, BWV 910
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Orion Weiss, piano |
| CD/Album | Orion Weiss Live on VPR Classical |
| Record co./Cat # | VPR 2012-08-29 |
10:45am
L'Arlesienne: selections
| Composer | Georges Bizet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra of the Bastille |
| Conductor | Myung Whun Chung |
| CD/Album | Bizet: Carmen-Suite - L'Arlesienne-Suiten U.A. |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 431778 |
11:02am
Piano Quintet: Scherzo in D, Op. 51
| Composer | Anton Arensky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ying Quartet |
| Soloists | Adam Neiman, piano |
| CD/Album | Ying Quartet - Anton Arensky |
| Record co./Cat # | Sono Luminus 92143 |
11:13am
The Song of the Forests: selections, Op. 81
| Composer | Dmitri Shostakovich |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Brighton Festival Chorus, New London Children's Choir |
| Conductor | Vladimir Ashkenazy |
| CD/Album | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2, etc. |
| Record co./Cat # | London 436762 |
11:24am
Piano Trio "Gypsy Rondo" in C, HOB 15/25
| Composer | Franz Joseph Haydn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio |
| Soloists | Joseph Kalichstein, piano ; Jaime Laredo, violin ; Sharon Robinson, cello |
| CD/Album | Haydn Piano Trios |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 90164 |
11:46am
Music for Radio: Prairie Journal
| Composer | Aaron Copland |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| CD/Album | Copland: Music for Films |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 61699 |