Handel's Messiah
11/28/12 9:00AM By Walter Parker
Two local groups give their annual performances of Handel's Messiah this weekend, which also has the first of numerous Messiah sing-alongs. You can find all the details at the VPR Messiah Watch. Today we'll listen to selections from Part 1.
Playlist
9:02am
Sinfonia for Strings
| Composer | Antonio Vivaldi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of Ancient Music |
| Conductor | Andrew Manze |
| CD/Album | Vivaldi: Concert for the Prince of Poland |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 907230 |
9:10am
Moments Musicaux: #1 in C, Op. 94/1, D 780
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Valery Afanassiev, piano |
| CD/Album | Franz Schubert: Moments Musicaux |
| Record co./Cat # | ECM 2215 |
9:16am
Moments Musicaux: #6 in Ab, Op. 94/6, D 780
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Valery Afanassiev, piano |
| CD/Album | Franz Schubert: Moments Musicaux |
| Record co./Cat # | ECM 2215 |
9:25am
Two Eastern Pictures (Spring & Summer)
| Composer | Gustav Holst |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Bella Voce Women's Chorus of VT |
| Conductor | Dawn Willis |
| Soloists | Rebecca Kauffman, harp |
| CD/Album | Glorious Seasons |
| Record co./Cat # | Bella Voce 2012 |
9:33am
Konzertstuck
| Composer | Ernst von Dohnanyi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Seattle Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Gerard Schwarz |
| Soloists | Janos Starker, cello |
| CD/Album | Dohnanyi: Konzertstucke, Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra |
| Record co./Cat # | Delos 3095 |
10:01am
Piano Concerto #1 in C, Op. 15
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Mahler Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leif Ove Andsnes |
| Soloists | Leif Ove Andsnes, piano |
| CD/Album | The Beethoven Journey |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony Classical 42058 |
10:35am
Messiah: selections from Part 1
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Gabrieli Consort & Players |
| Conductor | Paul McCreesh |
| Soloists | Dorothea Roschmann, soprano ; Susan Gritton, soprano ; Bernarda Fink, alto ; Charles Daniels, tenor ; Neal Davies, baritone |
| CD/Album | Handel: Messiah |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 453464 |
11:01am
Suite for Flute & Piano
| Composer | Philippe Gaubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Fenwick Smith, flute ; Sally Pinkas, piano |
| CD/Album | Gaubert: Complete Works for Flute - 1 |
| Record co./Cat # | Naxos 8.557305 |
11:16am
Symphony #2 in D, Op. 43
| Composer | Jean Sibelius |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam |
| Conductor | George Szell |
| CD/Album | George Szell - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 - Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 420771 |
12:05pm
Symphonic Variations in e
| Composer | Hubert Parry |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Philharmonic |
| Conductor | Matthias Bamert |
| CD/Album | Parry: Complete Symphonies |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 9120 |
12:21pm
Three Melodies by Stephen Foster
| Composer | Elinor Remick Warren |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Sara Davis Buechner, piano |
| CD/Album | The Complete Piano Works of Stephen Foster |
| Record co./Cat # | ProPiano 224535 |
12:32pm
Liebeslieder-Walzer (for string orchestra), Op. 52
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Arranger | (arr. for string orchestra by Friedrich Hermann) |
| Ensemble | I Musici de Montreal |
| Conductor | Yuli Turovsky |
| CD/Album | Dances from the Heart of Europe: I Musici de Montreal/Turovsky |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 10094 |