Welcome to December
12/03/12 3:00PM
We'll hear music for the season today by Tchaikovsky, Byrd, Poulenc, and
more...plus a wonderful performance of the Clarinet Quintet of Johannes
Brahms.
Playlist
3:02pm
Overture for Wind Instruments
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Claudio Abbado |
| CD/Album | Mendelssohn: Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423104 |
3:12pm
O Magnum Mysterium (Motet: "O Great Mystery")
| Composer | William Byrd |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Cambridge Singers |
| Conductor | John Rutter |
| CD/Album | Byrd: motets and anthems |
| Record co./Cat # | Collegium 110 |
3:19pm
Clarinet Quintet in b, Op. 115
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Boston Symphony Chamber Players |
| Soloists | Harold Wright, clarinet ; Malcolm Lowe, violin ; Laura Park, violin ; Burton Fine, viola ; Jules Eskin, cello |
| CD/Album | Mozart - Brahms: Clarinet Quintets |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 442149 |
4:05pm
Divertimento after Couperin: Musette de Choisy, etc., Op. 86
| Composer | Richard Strauss |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |
| CD/Album | R. Strauss: Der Burger Als Edelmann |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 435871 |
4:13pm
Les barricades mysterieuses ("Mysterious Barricades")
| Composer | Francois Couperin |
|---|---|
| Soloists | John Williams, guitar |
| CD/Album | John Williams - The Baroque Album |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 44518 |
4:18pm
Piano Sonata #8 "Pathetique" in c, Op. 13
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Paul Lewis, piano |
| CD/Album | Paul Lewis: Beethoven #2 |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 901903 |
4:40pm
Concertpiece for 4 Horns & Orchestra in F, Op. 86
| Composer | Robert Schumann |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Revolutionary & Romantic Orchestra |
| Conductor | John Eliot Gardiner |
| Soloists | Roger Montgomery, horn ; Gavin Edwards, horn ; Susan Dent, horn ; Robert Maskell, horn |
| CD/Album | Schumann: Complete Symphonies |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 457591 |
5:05pm
Queen of Spades: Overture (aka: the "Pique Dame" Overture)
| Composer | Franz Von Suppe |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| CD/Album | Suppe Overtures |
| Record co./Cat # | London 414408 |
5:15pm
Trumpet Concerto in D
| Composer | Michael Haydn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Munich Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Hans Stadlmair |
| Soloists | Maurice Andre, trumpet |
| CD/Album | Masters of the Trumpet |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon B0005042 |
5:27pm
The Seasons: December (Christmas), Op. 37/12
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Vassily Primakov, piano |
| CD/Album | Tchaikovsky - Vassily Primakov, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Bridge 9283 |
5:32pm
Double Quartet #1 in d, Op. 65
| Composer | Louis Spohr |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble |
| CD/Album | Spohr: Double Quartets 1 & 2 |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 66141 |
5:54pm
Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
| Composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Bryden Thomson |
| CD/Album | Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8, etc. |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8828 |
6:02pm
Polichinelle, Op. 3/4
| Composer | Sergei Rachmaninoff |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano |
| CD/Album | A Window in Time |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80489 |
6:06pm
Four Christmas Motets: O Magnum Mysterium
| Composer | Francis Poulenc |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Sixteen |
| Conductor | Harry Christophers |
| CD/Album | Poulenc: Figure Humaine |
| Record co./Cat # | Virgin Classics 59192 |
6:10pm
Four Christmas Motets: Hodie Christus Natus Est ("Hallelujah, Christ is born")
| Composer | Francis Poulenc |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Sixteen |
| Conductor | Harry Christophers |
| CD/Album | Poulenc: Figure Humaine |
| Record co./Cat # | Virgin Classics 59192 |
6:13pm
Piano Trio #2 in b, Op. 76
| Composer | Joaquin Turina |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Trio Solisti |
| Soloists | Maria Bachmann, violin ; Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello ; Jon Klibonoff, piano |
| CD/Album | Trio Solisti: Cafe Music |
| Record co./Cat # | Bridge 9296 |
6:27pm
Symphony #29 in A, K 201
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leonard Bernstein |
| CD/Album | Mozart: Symphonien Nr. 25 & 29 - Klarinettenkonzert |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 429221 |
6:51pm
Nocturne
| Composer | Antonin Dvorak |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Budapest Festival Orchestra |
| Conductor | Ivan Fischer |
| CD/Album | Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes, etc. |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 464647 |
