Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis
11/16/12 9:00AM By Walter Parker
We'll celebrate a pair of anniversaries with one piece. Hindemith's birthday prompts his Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber. We'll hear it played by the Philadelphia Orchestra, which gave its first concert on this date in 1900.
Playlist
9:02am
Overture #3 in Bb
| Composer | Francesco Maria Veracini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Musica Antiqua Koln |
| Conductor | Reinhardt Goebel |
| CD/Album | Veracini: 5 Ouverturen |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 439937 |
9:16am
Andante with 5 Variations for Piano 4-hands in G, K 501
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Ingrid Haebler and Ludwig Hoffman, piano |
| CD/Album | Mozart Music for 2 Pianos |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 422516 |
9:26am
Plaudite, Psalite
| Composer | Giovanni Gabrieli |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Vittorio Negri |
| Soloists | E. Power Biggs, organ ; Gregg Smith Singers ; Texas Boys' Choir ; Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble |
| CD/Album | Gabrieli - The Glory of Venice - Biggs |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 42645 |
9:29am
Hodie Christus Natus Est ("Hallelujah, Christ is born")
| Composer | Giovanni Gabrieli |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Vittorio Negri |
| Soloists | E. Power Biggs, organ ; Gregg Smith Singers ; Texas Boys' Choir ; Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble |
| CD/Album | Gabrieli - The Glory of Venice - Biggs |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 42645 |
9:35am
Symphonic Metamorphosis (on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber)
| Composer | Paul Hindemith |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Philadelphia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Wolfgang Sawallisch |
| CD/Album | Hindemith: Mathis der Maler - Symphony, etc. |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 55230 |
10:01am
King Arthur Suite
| Composer | Henry Purcell |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Freiburg Baroque Orchestra |
| Conductor | Thomas Hengelbrock |
| CD/Album | Henry Purcell: Instrumental Music |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77231 |
10:25am
Piano Trio in G, Op. 35
| Composer | Johann Nepomuk Hummel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Beaux Arts Trio |
| CD/Album | Hummel: Piano Trios |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 446077 |
10:41am
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo, Op. 61
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Yoel Levi |
| CD/Album | Mendelssohn: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Symphony No. 4 |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80318 |
10:45am
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Intermezzo, Op. 61
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Yoel Levi |
| CD/Album | Mendelssohn: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Symphony No. 4 |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80318 |
10:49am
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne, Op. 61
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Yoel Levi |
| CD/Album | Mendelssohn: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Symphony No. 4 |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80318 |
10:55am
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March, Op. 61
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Yoel Levi |
| CD/Album | Mendelssohn: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Symphony No. 4 |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80318 |
11:01am
Flute Concerto in G, RV 436
| Composer | Antonio Vivaldi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The English Concert |
| Conductor | Trevor Pinnock |
| Soloists | Lisa Beznosiuk, transverse flute |
| CD/Album | Vivaldi: Concerti L'Amoroso"" |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 419615 |
11:11am
Symphony #4 in C
| Composer | Franz Schmidt |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Yakov Kreizberg |
| CD/Album | Schmidt: Symphony No. 4 - Notre Dame - NedPho - Kreizberg |
| Record co./Cat # | PentaTone 5186015 |
12:05pm
Fatinitza: Overture
| Composer | Franz Von Suppe |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| CD/Album | Suppe Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | London 414408 |
12:15pm
Were I a Bird, Op. 2/6
| Composer | Adolf Henselt |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano |
| CD/Album | A Window In Time |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80491 |
12:16pm
Waltz, Op. 40/8
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano |
| CD/Album | A Window In Time |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80491 |
12:19pm
Waltz, Op. 34/3
| Composer | Frederic Chopin |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano |
| CD/Album | A Window In Time |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80491 |
12:24pm
String Quintet in E, Op. 11/5, G 275
| Composer | Luigi Boccherini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Smithsonian Chamber Players |
| CD/Album | L. Boccherini: String Quintets Op. 11, 4-6 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77159 |
12:51pm
Solace (A Mexican Serenade)
| Composer | Scott Joplin |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Eastern Brass Quintet |
| CD/Album | An American Collection |
| Record co./Cat # | MHS (Musical Heritage Society) 512491 |
