Variations and variations
12/04/12 7:00AM
We'll hear Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, plus music of
Granados, Gabrieli, and our first sprinkling of holiday tunes.
Playlist
7:02am
The Fairy Queen: (Act IV) Symphony
| Composer | Henry Purcell |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Musicians of the Globe |
| Conductor | Philip Pickett |
| CD/Album | Purcell's Shakespeare |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 446218 |
7:09am
Serenade and Allegro giocoso for Piano and Orchestra in b, Op. 43
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Lawrence Foster |
| Soloists | Stephen Hough, piano |
| CD/Album | Mendelssohn - Piano Concertos |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 66969 |
7:23am
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
| Composer | Aram Khachaturian |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Aram Khachaturian |
| CD/Album | Essential Ballet |
| Record co./Cat # | London 436658 |
7:33am
Wolcum Yole!
| Composer | Benjamin Britten |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Mount Holyoke College Glee Club |
| Conductor | James A. Carpenter |
| Soloists | Debra Thalberg, harp |
| CD/Album | Christmas Vespers-Volume One |
| Record co./Cat # | Mount Holyoke College HDP 346 |
7:36am
Barcarolle #3 in Gb, Op. 42
| Composer | Gabriel Faure |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jean-Philippe Collard, piano |
| CD/Album | Faure: Piano Music Complete |
| Record co./Cat # | Brilliant Classics 93007 |
7:44am
Sinfonia in F, F. 67
| Composer | Wilhelm Friedemann Bach |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Les Violons du Roy, Quebec |
| Conductor | Bernard Labadie |
| CD/Album | Music of Bach's Sons |
| Record co./Cat # | Dorian 90239 |
8:05am
The Damnation of Faust: selections
| Composer | Hector Berlioz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Seiiji Ozawa |
| CD/Album | Panorama - Hector Berlioz |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 469118 |
8:18am
Canzon on the 12th Tone ("Echo" Canzon)
| Composer | Giovanni Gabrieli |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Canadian Brass |
| Conductor | Elmer Iseler |
| CD/Album | Gabrieli for Brass |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 438392 |
8:23am
Concerto for Recorder, Oboe, Violin, Bassoon & continuo in D, RV 94
| Composer | Antonio Vivaldi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Musical Offering |
| Soloists | Paul Jordan, recorder ; Allan Vogel, oboe ; Kathleen Lenski, violin ; Kenneth Munday, bassoon |
| CD/Album | Viva Vivaldi/Musical Offering |
| Record co./Cat # | Nonesuch 79067 |
8:36am
Danzas Espanolas: #8 "Asturiana", Op. 37/8
| Composer | Enrique Granados |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Alicia de Larrocha, piano |
| CD/Album | Granados: Danzas Espanolas |
| Record co./Cat # | London 414557 |
8:39am
Danzas Espanolas: #9 "Mazurka", Op. 37/9
| Composer | Enrique Granados |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Alicia de Larrocha, piano |
| CD/Album | Granados: Danzas Espanolas |
| Record co./Cat # | London 414557 |
8:45am
Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
| Composer | Anton Arensky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chamber Orchestra of the Kremlin |
| Conductor | Misha Rachlevsky |
| CD/Album | A Russian Mosaic |
| Record co./Cat # | Claves 50-9909 |