Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals
10/23/12 9:00AM
We'll listen to Camille Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals. Arthur Fiedler conducts the Boston Pops and Hugh Downs delivers the verse of Ogden Nash.
Playlist
9:02am
Symphony #21 in A, K 134
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The English Concert |
| Conductor | Trevor Pinnock |
| CD/Album | The Complete Mozart Symphonies |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 471666 |
9:23am
Rondo for 2 Pianos in C, Op. 73, B 27
| Composer | Frederic Chopin |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Frederic Chiu, piano |
| CD/Album | Chopin: 12 Etudes Op. 10; Rondos Opp. 1, 5, 16, 73 |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 907201 |
9:35am
Souvenir of Florence: first movement, Op. 70
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Ying Quartet |
| Soloists | James Dunham, viola ; Paul Katz, cello |
| CD/Album | Tchaikovsky: String Quartets and Sextet |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80685 |
9:49am
The Skaters Waltz
| Composer | Emile Waldteufel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| CD/Album | With Love From Vienna |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 422050 |
10:02am
Keyboard Concerto #5 (Oboe version) in g, BWV 1056
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Guildhall String Ensemble |
| Conductor | Robert Salter, leader (concertmaster) |
| Soloists | Malcolm Messiter, oboe |
| CD/Album | Baroque Oboe Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60224 |
| Note | (transcribed for oboe) |
10:14am
Piano Trio #1: 1st & 2nd movements in B, Op. 8
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio |
| Soloists | Jaime Laredo, violin ; Sharon Robinson, cello ; Joseph Kalichstein, piano |
| CD/Album | The Brahms Trio Vol. 1 |
| Record co./Cat # | KOCH 7684 |
10:35am
Concierto Serenata
| Composer | Joaquin Rodrigo |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Enrique Batiz |
| Soloists | Nancy Allen, harp |
| CD/Album | Rodrigo: Concierto Serenata - Concierto en Modo Galante |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47869 |
11:02am
Symphony #3 in D, D 200
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Wiener Philharmoniker |
| Conductor | Carlos Kleiber |
| CD/Album | Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 8 Unfinished"" |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 449745 |
11:26am
Carnival of the Animals
| Composer | Camille Saint-Saens |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Boston Pops Orchestra |
| Conductor | Arthur Fiedler |
| Soloists | Hugh Downs, narrator |
| CD/Album | Classics for Children |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 68131 |
11:55am
La Diva de l'Empire
| Composer | Erik Satie |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Pierre Laniau, guitar |
| CD/Album | Satie: Pieces pour Guitar - Pierre Laniau |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 49093 |
12:05pm
La plus que lente (orchestral version) ("As slowly as possible")
| Composer | Claude Debussy |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| CD/Album | Debussy: Children's Corner - La Boite a Joujoux, etc. |
| Record co./Cat # | London 444386 |
12:14pm
Overture di Ballo
| Composer | Arthur Sullivan |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| CD/Album | Gilbert & Sullivan: Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 434916 |
12:30pm
Concert for Violin, Piano, & String Quartet: Tres anime in D, Op. 21
| Composer | Ernest Chausson |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Jupiter String Quartet |
| Soloists | Soovin Kim, violin ; Jeremy Denk, piano |
| CD/Album | Soovin Kim, Jeremy Denk, Jupiter String Quartet: Chausson & Faure |
| Record co./Cat # | Azica 71243 |
12:45pm
On The Town: Dance Episodes
| Composer | Leonard Bernstein |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | New York Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Leonard Bernstein |
| CD/Album | Bernstein Conducts Bernstein |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 42263 |