Two Great Piano Concertos
11/19/12 9:00AM By Walter Parker
We'll listen to two great piano concertos today: Mozart's Concerto No. 17 in G, played by Maria Joao Pires, and Brahms' Concerto No. 2 in Bb, played by Anton Kuerti.
Playlist
9:02am
Comedy Overture
| Composer | Hamilton Harty |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ulster Orchestra |
| Conductor | Bryden Thomson |
| CD/Album | Harty: An Irish Symphony |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8314 |
9:18am
Piano Concerto #17 in G, K 453
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chamber Orchestra of Europe |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| Soloists | Maria Joao Pires, piano |
| CD/Album | Mozart: Klavierkonzerte Nr. 17 & 21 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 439941 |
9:49am
Penelope: Prelude
| Composer | Gabriel Faure |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Toulouse Capitol Orchestra |
| Conductor | Michel Plasson |
| CD/Album | Faure: L'oeuvre d'Orchestre, Vol. II |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47939 |
10:01am
Mass for Three Voices
| Composer | William Byrd |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Tallis Scholars |
| Conductor | Peter Phillips |
| CD/Album | A Tudor Collection |
| Record co./Cat # | Gimell 450 |
10:20am
String Quartet #13 "Rosamunde" in a, Op. 29, D 804
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Artemis Quartet |
| CD/Album | Schubert String Quartets 'Death and the Maiden,' 'Rosamunde,' Quartet in G Major |
| Record co./Cat # | Virgin Classics 602512 |
10:58am
Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32
| Composer | Anatoly Liadov |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Cincinnati Pops Orchestra |
| Conductor | Erich Kunzel |
| CD/Album | Russian Nights |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80657 |
11:01am
Flute Quartet in G
| Composer | Georg Phillip Telemann |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Musica Antiqua Koln |
| Conductor | Reinhardt Goebel |
| CD/Album | Telemann: Flute Quartets |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon B0004283 |
11:09am
Piano Concerto #2 in Bb, Op. 83
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestre Metropolitain du Grand Montreal |
| Conductor | Joseph Rescigno |
| Soloists | Anton Kuerti, piano |
| CD/Album | Brahms: Piano Concertos and Piano Solo Works |
| Record co./Cat # | Analekta 9205 |
12:05pm
Trio Sonata #2 in g
| Composer | Jan Dismas Zelenka |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Heinz Holliger, oboe ; Maurice Bourgue, oboe ; Klaus Thunemann, bassoon ; Christiane Jaccottet, harpsichord |
| CD/Album | Zelenka: Trio Sonatas |
| Record co./Cat # | ECM 1671 |
12:26pm
In The Mountain Country
| Composer | E. J. Moeran |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ulster Orchestra |
| Conductor | Vernon Handley |
| CD/Album | Moeran: 3 Rhapsodies - Fingerhut/Ulster Orch/Handley |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8639 |
12:35pm
Violin Concerto (for String Orchestra) in d
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| Soloists | Viktoria Mullova, violin (MOO-loh-vah) |
| CD/Album | Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 432077 |
11:57am
Intermezzo in C, Op. 119/3
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Anton Kuerti, piano |
| CD/Album | Brahms: Piano Concertos and Piano Solo Works |
| Record co./Cat # | Analekta 9205 |
