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Episode #77: Columbus, by Egk!

Uploaded: August 13, 2022

Werner Egk: Columbus. Bericht und Bildnis

Erster Teil:

Szenen 1 – 5

Zweiter Teil:

Dritter Teil:

Vorspiel

Szenen 1 – 3

Columbus  Ernst Gutstein

Ferdinand  Fritz Wunderlich

Isabella  Lisa Montoya

First Councillor  Hans Herbert Fiedler

Second Councillor  Willy Ferenz

Third Councillor  Wolfgang Anheisser

A Monk  Max Pröbstl

A Herald  Georg Pappas

A Singer    Friedrich Lenz

First Speaker  Romuald Pekny

Second Speaker  Rolf Boysen

Three Emigrants  Hans Stein

Karl Hanft

Eduard Linkers

Four Soldiers  Wolfried Lier

Til Kiwe

Siegurd Fitzek

Walter Holton

A Herald  Peter Eschberg

Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Werner Egk, conductor

ORFEO C 549 012 I

Episode #76: Herman, Tito, Raymond, and Django

Uploaded: August 6, 2022

Herman meets Puente

Alvin Gilbert Cohn & Willard Palmer Harris: It’s coolin’ time

Johnny Mandel: Sinbad the Sailor

Neil Hefti: Black orchid

Ralph Burns: Fire Island

Woody Hermann & Tito Puente: Cha-cha chick

Mambo herd

New Cha-cha

Latin flight

Alvin Gilbert Cohn: Blue Station

Woody Herman & Tito Puente: Tito meets Woody

Woody Herman: Original No. 2

Prelude a la Cha-cha

Allan Dick Small: Bamba Samba

Woody Herman, reeds

Tito Puente, vibraphone, band leader

Charlie Byrd, guitar (uncredited)

with big band

JAZZ CRG 120008

The Raymond Scott Project

Raymond Scott: Powerhouse

Girl at the typewriter

Dinner music for a pack of hungry cannibals

New Year’s Eve in a haunted house

War dance for wooden Indians

In an 18th Century drawing room

Oil Gusher

Bumpy weather over Newark

Moment whimsical

The toy trumpet

Christmas Night in Harlem

Confusion among a fleet of taxicabs upon meeting with a fare

Peter Tambourine

Raymond Scott Quintette

STASH RECORDINGS INC. ST-CD-543

Django Reinhardt 1937

William Christopher Handy: St. Louis blues*

Gus Deloof: Bouncin’ around*

Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli: Minor swing+

Fletcher Allen: Viper’s dream+

Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli: Swinging with Django+, **

Django Reinhardt: Bolero++

Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli: Mabel++

Reginald Forsythe & Dorothy Fields: Serenade for a wealthy widow***

Michel Warlop: Taj Mahal***

Vincent Youmans: Tea for two***

Vincent Youmans: Tea for two

Gus Deloof: Easy goin’+++

Harlem swing+++

Django Reinhardt, guitar

with:

*Louis Gaste, guitar

*Eugène d’Hellemmes, bass

+Quintette du Hot Club de France

**Michel Warlop, violin

++Quintette du Hot Club de France (augmented)

***Michel Warlop et son orchestre

+++Philippe Brun et son swing band

CLASSICS 762

Episode #75: Marksman Cursed: Der Freischütz

Uploaded: July 30, 2022

Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J. 277, (Op. 77)

Overture

Act I

Act II

Act III

Sung roles:

Ottokar, reigning prince  Bernd Weikl

Kuno, princely head forester  Siegfried Vogel

Agathe, Kuno’s daughter  Gundula Janowitz

Ännchen, a young relative  Edith Mathis

Kaspar, first hunter  Theo Adam

Max, second hunter  Peter Schreier

A hermit  Franz Crass

Killian, a rich peasant  Günther Leib

Bridesmaids  Renate Hoff

Brigitte Pfretzschner

Renate Krahmer

Ingeborg Springer

During spoken dialogue:

Ottokar  Otto Mellers

Kuno  Gerd Biewer

Agathe  Regina Jeske

Ännchen  Ingrid Hille

Kaspar  Gerhard Paul

Max  Hans Jörn Weber

Kilian  Peter Hölzel

Speaking roles:

Samiel, the dark hunter  Gerhard Paul

Princely huntsman  Friedrich Wilhelm Junge

Gamekeeper  August Hütten

Princely bodyguard  Achim Schmidtchen

Peasants  Rudolf Donath

Alfred Woronetzki

Kurt W. Franke

Peasants’ wives  Monika Hildebrand

Use Rainer

Serving girl  Gerlind Schulz

Rundfunkchor Leipzig

Staatskapelle Dresden

Carlos Kleiber, conductor

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 471 8826 GB12

Episode #74: The Waltons

Uploaded: July 23, 2022

Franz von Suppé: Die schöne Galathée (Overture)

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Paul Paray, conductor

MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 434 309-2

Sir William Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Minor

I.  Allegro assai

II.  Presto, con malizia

III.  Andante con malinconia

IV.  Maestoso – Brioso ed ardenamente – Vivacissimo – Maestoso

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Sir Malcom Sargent, conductor

Symphony No. 2

I.  Allegro molto

II.  Lento assai

III.  Passacaglia: Theme (Risoluto), Variations, Fugato, and Coda (Scherzando – Presto)

London Symphony Orchestra

André Previn, conductor

EMI STUDIO CDM 7 63269 2

Béla Bartók: Piano Quintet, Sz. 23

I.  Andante

II.  Vivace. Scherzando

III.  Adagio

IV.  Poco a poco più vivace

Kodály Quartet:

Attila Falvay, violin

Tamás Szabó, violin

Gábor Fias, viola

János Davich, ‘cello

with Jenő Jandó, piano

NAXOS 8.550886

Episode #73: Folk into Classic into Folk

Uploaded: July 16, 2022

Pehr Henrik Nordgren: Pelimannimuotokuvia (Portraits of Country Fiddlers) for string orchestra, Op. 26

I.  Näpsäyttäjä (The Plucker)

II.  Tuumiskelija (The Thinker)

III.  Vanhan miehen menuetti (The Old Man’s Minuet)

IV.  Pelimannin elämänkappale (The Fiddler’s Favourite Tune)

Edvard Grieg: To nordiske melodier (Two Nordic Melodies), Op. 63

I.  I folketonestil (In Folk Style)

II.  Kulokk & Stabbelåten (Cow-call & Peasant Dance)

Witold Lutosławski: Pięć melodii na orkiestrę smyczkową (Five Melodies for string orchestra)

I.  Ach, Moj Jasienko (Ah, my Jasienko)

II.  Hey, Od Krakowa Jade (I’m from Kraków)

III.  Gaik (The Grove)

IV.  Gasior (The Gander)

V.  Rektor (School Master)

Heino Eller: Viis pala Keelpillorestrile (Five pieces for string orchestra)

I.  Romanss (Romance)

II.  Tants (Dance)

III.  Tants (Dance)

IV.  Hällilaul (Lullaby)

V.  Kodumaine viis (Homeland melody)

Sulkhan Tsintsadze: Six Miniatures

I.  Shepherd’s Dance

II.  Fly away, black swallow

III.  Chonguri

IV.  Khasanbegura

V.  Suliko

VI.  Satchido

Keski-Pohjanmaan Kamariorkesteri

Juha Kangas, conductor

ONDINE ODE 766-2

Nikos Skalkottas: Five Greek Dances

I.  Epirotikos

II.  Kretikos

III.  Tsamkos

IV.  Arkadikos

V.  Kleftikos

Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

Simon Streatfeild, conductor

CBC RADIO

Hortobágyi Emlék (Souvenirs from Hortobágyi)

Béla Zerkovitz: Mondják meg a legkisebbik Horváth-lánynak (Tell Horváth’s youngest daughter)

Trad., arr. János Kriza & Józef Nádor: A kisleány kertjébe’ (In the girl’s garden)

Pista Dankó: Jegenyefán fészket rak a csóka (The jeackdaw nests in the poplar)

Pista Dankó & Lajos Pósa: Még azt mondják, ninc Szegeden boszorkány (They say Szeged has no witches)

Anonymous: Friss (Fast) Concert Csárdás in A Major

Gusztáv Simkó & Csaba Sassy: Sirasstok engem, orgonavirágok (Mourn for me, liliacs)

Jenő Sándor & Andor Szenes: Miért nem szabad, szeresselek (Why am I not allowed to love you)

József Dóczy: Házam ereszére (On the eaves of my house)

Anonymous: Friss (Fast) Concert Csárdás in C Minor

Lakatos György és Cigányzenekara (György Lakatos and his Gypsy Band)

HUNGAROTON CLASSIC HCD 10226

Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo (Love, the Magician)

1. Introducción y escena ('Introduction and scene')
2. En la cueva ('In the cave')
3. Canción del amor dolido ('Song of suffering love')
4. El aparecido (El espectro) ('The apparition')
5. Danza del terror ('Dance of terror')
6. El círculo mágico (Romance del pescador) ('The magic circle')
7. A media noche: los sortilegios (Midnight)
8. Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual fire dance)
9. Escena ('Scene')
10. Canción del fuego fatuo ('Song of the will-o'-the-wisp')
11. Pantomima ('Pantomime')
12. Danza del juego de amor ('Dance of the game of love')
13. Final – las campanas del amanecer ('Finale – the bells of sunrise)

Rocio Jurado, vocalist

Orquesta Nacional de España

Jesús López-Cobos, conductor

EMI CDC 7 47586 2

Episode #72: Mab about the boy

Uploaded: July 9, 2022

Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Symphonie dramatique, Op. 17

Part I:

Introduction: Combats – Tumulte – Intervention du Prince

Prologue: “D’anciennes haines endormies”

Strophes: “Premiers transports que nul n’oublie!

Récitatif: “Bientôt de Roméo la pale reverie”

Scherzo: “Mab, la meesagère fluette et légère!”

Part II:

Roméo seul – Tristesse – Bruit lointain de bal et de concert – Grande fête chez Capulet

Part III:

Nuit sereine – Le Jardin de Capulet, silencieux ed desert – Les jeunes Capulets, sortant de la fête, passent en chantant des reminiscences de la musique du bal – “Ohe! Capulets, bonsoir” – Scène d’amour

Part IV:

La reine Mab, ou la fée des songes

Part V:

Convoi funébre de Juliette – “Jetez des fleurs pour la vierge expirée!”

Part VI:

Roméo au Tombeau des Capulets: Invocation – Réveil de Juliette – Joie délirante, désespoir, dernières angoisses et mort de deux amants

Part VII:

Final: Le foule accourt au cimetière – Récitatif et Air du Pére Laurence, “Quoi! Roméo et retour! Roméo! – Recitatif: “Je vais dévoiler le mystère”

Air: “Pauvres enfants que je pleure”

Rixe des Capulets et des Montaigus, “Mais notre sang rougit leure glaive!” – “Silence! malhereux!”

Serment de reconciliation, “Jurez donc, par l’auguste symbole”

Regina Resnik, contralto

André Turp, tenor

David Ward, bass

London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra

Pierre Monteux

WESTMINSTER LEGACY 00289 479 2343 GB 40

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No 13 in B-flat Minor, Op. 113, “Babi Yar”, after poems by Yevgeny Yevtushenko

I.  Babi Yar. Adagio

II.  Humour. Allegretto

III.  In the store. Adagio

IV.  Fears. Largo

V.  A Career. Allegretto

Nicola Ghiuselev, bass

Men of the Choral Arts Society of Washington

National Symphony Orchestra

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

ERATO ECD 75529

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Episode #70: Telemann to Brahms and they'll stay in a Hamburg Bierkeller all night....something like that

Uploaded: June 25, 2022

Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture, Die Weihe des Hauses, Op. 124

The Hanover Band

Roy Goodman, director

NIMBUS RECORDS NI 5099

Georg Philipp Telemann: Six Recorder Sonatas

Sonata in F Major, TWV 41: F1

I.  Vivace

II.  Largo

III.  Allegro

Sonata in C Major, TWV 41: C2

I.  Cantabile

II.  Allegro

III.  Grave

IV.  Vivace

Sonata in F Minor, TWV 41: f1

I.  Triste

II.  Allegro

III.  Andante

IV.  Vivace

Sonata in C Major, TWV 41: C5

I.  Adagio – Allegro

II.  Larghetto

III.  Vivace

Sonata in F Minor, TWV 41: f2

I.  Adagio

II.  Allegro

III.  Adagio

IV.  Gigue

Sonata in D Minor, TWV 41: d4

I.  Affettuoso

II.  Presto

III.  Grave

IV.  Allegro

Vicki Boeckman, recorder

Finn Hansen, viola da gamba

Lars Ulrik Mortenson, harpsichord

KONTRAPUNKT 32014

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83

I.  Allegro non troppo

II.  Allegro appassionato

III.  Andante

IV.  Allegretto giocoso

Julius Katchen, piano

London Symphony Orchestra

János Ferencsik, conductor

LONDON 440 612-2

Episode #69: One Lulu of a Podcast

Uploaded: June 18, 2022

Claude Debussy: Images

Images I

I.  Reflets dans l’eau

II.  Hommage à Rameau

III.  Mouvement

Images II

I.  Cloches à travers les feuilles

II.  Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut

III.  Poisson d’or

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

ERMITAGE ERM 123

Alban Berg: Lulu – Suite

I.  Rondo - Hymne

II.  Ostinato

III.  Lied der Lulu

IV.  Variationen

V.  Adagio

Helga Pilarczyk, soprano

London Symphony Orchestra

Antal Doráti, conductor

MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 432 006-2

Lionel Belasco & Morey Amsterdam: Rum and Coca-Cola

The Andrews Sisters:

LaVerne Andrews, vocal

Maxene Andrews, vocal

Patty Andrews, vocal

with Vic Schoen and his Orchestra

TIME-LIFE RECORDS HPD-04

Rudolph Toombs: One mint julep

Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra

VERVE 314 537 914-2

Bruce Cockburn: Last night of the world

Bruce Cockburn, vocal, guitar

with band

JUNO AWARDS 2000

Serge Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19

I.  Andantino – Andante assai

II.  Scherzo. Vivacissimo

III.  Moderato – Allegro moderato – Moderato – Più tranquillo

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63

I.  Allegro moderato

II.  Andante assai – Allegretto – Andante assai

III.  Allegro, ben marcato

Tedi Papavrami, violin

Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach

Antoni Wit, conductor

NAXOS 8.553494

Episode #68: The Westminster Legacy: Hermann Scherchen conducts F. J. Haydn, Orff, and Glière

Uploaded: June 11, 2022

Franz Joseph Haydn:  Symphony in F-sharp Minor, Hob. I:45, “Farewell”

I.  Allegro assai

II.  Adagio

III.  Menuet. Allegretto

IV.  Finale. Presto – Adagio

Carl Orff: Entrata after The Bells by William Byrd

Reinhold Glière: Symphony No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 42, “Ilya Muromets”

I.  Wandering pilgrims, Ilya Muromets and Svyatogor

II.  Soloveï the brigand

III.  At the court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun

IV.  The heroic deeds and petrification of Ilya Muromets

Wiener Staatsopernorchester

Hermann Scherchen, conductor

WESTMINSTER LEGACY 00289 479 2343 GB 40

Episode #67: The Westminster Legacy: Rodzinski conducts Tchaikovsky, Knappertsbusch conducts Bruckner

Uploaded: June 4, 2022

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:  Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36

I.  Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima – Moderato assai, quasi Andante – Allegro vivo

II.  Andantino in modo di canzone

III.  Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro

IV.  Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Artur Rodzinski, conductor

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor (1892 version, Josef Schalk revision)

I.  Allegro moderato

II.  Scherzo. Allegro moderato

III.  Adagio. Feierlich Langsam, doch nicht schleppend

IV.  Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell

Müncher Philharmoniker

Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor

WESTMINSTER LEGACY 00289 479 2343 GB 40

Episode #65: What it was, was the Avant Garde

Uploaded: May 21, 2022

Michael Horwood: Fugue for Sam (1989)

FURIANT RECORDS FMDC 4608-2

Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Présence. Ballet blanc en cinq scenes pour violon, violoncelle, et piano (1961)

I.  1ére scène: Introduction et pas d’action (Don Quichotte) wir jagen das wild, das uns opfert

II.  2ème scène: Pas de deux (Don Quichotte et Ubu) die stählerin engel der dinge holen uns ein

III.  3ème scène: Solo (Pas d’Ubu) Alle Wahrvögel nisten in einem einzigen Baum

IV.  4ème scène: Pas de deux (Molly Bloom et Don Quichotte) Flutende Lippen umwogen den Grund…unentblätterter Schlarf, atemloss Versprechen..Insel der schewbenden Vögel

V.  5ème scène: Pas d’action et finale (Molly Bloom) im unaufhörlichen tamtam deiner hare dreht sich der sarg der umkehrenden träume

Karl-Rudolf Menke, speaker

ensemble recherche:

Melise Mellinger, violin

Lucas Fels, ‘cello

Yukiko Sugawara, piano

WERGO WER 6605-2 286 605-2

Maurice Blackburn: Twirligig (1952)

A Phantasy (1952)

Blinkity Blank (1955)

ANALEKTA AN 2 7005-6

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Kontakte, für elektronische Klänge, Klavier, und Schlagzeug (1959/60)

Teil 1

Teil 2

Karlheinz Stockhausen, and

Gottfried Michael Koenig, electronic realization

Christoph Caskel, percussion

David Tudor, piano, percussion

WERGO WER 6009-2 286009-2

Ann Southam: Seastill (1979)

FURIANT RECORDS FMDC 4604-2

Episode #64: Whatever you do, don’t open that door…

Uploaded: May 14, 2022

Béla Bartók: A kékszakállú herceg vára (Duke Bluebeard’s Castle), Sz. 48

Bluebeard:  Walter Berry

Judith:  Christa Ludwig

London Symphony Orchestra

István Kertész, conductor

DECCA LEGENDS 466 377-2

Hans Van Eijck & Peter Tetteroo: Ma Belle Amie

Tee-Set

RHINO R2 70922

Les Emmerson: Signs

Five Man Electrical Band

RHINO R2 70926

Julie Driscoll (Tippetts): Break out

Julie Driscoll (Tippetts), vocal

POLYDOR 530 799-2

Serge Prokofiev: The Year 1941, Symphonic Suite, Op. 90

I.  In the Struggle

II.  In the Night

III.  For the Brotherhood of Man

Національний Симфонічний Оркестр України (National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine)

Theodore Kuchar, conductor

NAXOS 8.553056

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”

I.  Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankuff auf dem Lande. Allegro non troppo

II.  Szene am Bach. Andante molto moto

III.  Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro

IV.  Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro

V.  Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto

The Hanover Band

Roy Goodman, director

NIMBUS RECORDS NI 5099

Episode #63: All Bach All Day

Uploaded: May 7, 2022

Johann Sebastian Bach

Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914

Toccata in C Minor, BWV 911

Toccata in G Major, BWV 916

Toccata in G Minor, BWV 915

Toccata in D Minor, BWV 913

Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV 910

Toccata in D Major, BWV 912

Colin Tilney, Harpsichord

DORIAN RECORDINGS DR-90115

Cantata, BWV 199, “Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut”

I.  Recitative. Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut

II.  Aria and Recitative. Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen

III.  Recitative. Doch Gott Muß mir gnädig sein

IV.  Aria. Tief gebückt und voller Reue

V.  Recitative. Auf diese Schmerzensreu

VI.  Chorale. Ich, dein betrübtes Kind

VII.  Recitative. Ich lege mich in diese Wunden

VIII.  Aria. Wie freudig ist mein Herz

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano

The Orchestra of Emmanuel Music

Craig Smith, conductor

NONESUCH PRCD 301093

Concerto, BWV 593. Transcription of Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 222, from L’Estro Armonico, Op. III, No. 8

I.  [without tempo indication]

II.  Adagio

III.  Allegro

Ton Koopman, organ (Weingarten Basilica)

NOVALIS 150 020-2

Episode #62: A Concerto, a Ballet, and the Sun

Uploaded: April 30, 2022

Carl Nielsen: Helios Overture, Op. 17

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

John Mauceri, conductor

PHILIPS 438 867-2

Sir Edward Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61

I.  Allegro

II.  Andante

III.  Allegro molto – Cadenza (accompagnata; Lento) – Allegro molto

Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, violin

London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Edward Elgar, conductor

EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 7243 5 66994 2 7

Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé

1ére Partie

I.  Introduction

II.  Danse religieuse

III.  Scène

IV.  Danse générale

V.  Scène

VI.  Danse grotesque de Dorcon

VII.  Danse légère et gracieuse de Daphnis

VIII.  Scène

IX.  Nocturne

X.  Danse lente et mystèrieuse des Nymphes

XI.  Interlude

2ème Partie

XII.  Introduction

XIII.  Danse guerrière

XIV.  Danse suppliante de Chloé

3ème Partie

XV.  Introduction

XVI.  Lever du jour

XVII.  Pantomime

XVIII.  Danse Générale – Bacchanale

Choeurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra

Orchestre de Paris

Jean Martinon, conductor

EMI STUDIO CDM 7 B69566 2

Episode #61: Mortality and Spirit

Uploaded: April 23, 2022

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109

I.  Vivace, ma non troppo; Adagio espressivo

II.  Prestissimo

III.  Andante con variazioni: Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung

Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110

I.  Moderato cantabile

II.  Allegro molto

III.  Recitativo: Adagio, ma non troppo; Arioso dolente; Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo; L’istesso tempo di Arioso; L’istesso tempo della Fuga

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111

I.  Maestoso; Allegro con brio ed appassionato

II.  Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

Andrew Rangell, piano

DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90158

Henryk Górecki: Totus Tuus, Op. 60

Arvo Pärt: Magnificat

Frank Martin: Mass

I.  Kyrie

II.  Gloria

III.  Credo

IV.  Sanctus

V.  Agnus Dei

Robert Shaw Festival Singers

Robert Shaw, conductor

TELARC CD-80406

Episode #60: Chaos and Order

Uploaded: April 16, 2022

Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2 (Die Vorstellung des Chaos)

Alberto Ginastera: Popol Vuh: La creación del mundo maya

I.  La Noche de los Tiempos

II.  El Nacimiento de la Tierra

III.  El Despertar de la Naturaleza

IV.  El Grito de la Creacion

V.  La Gran Lluvia

VI.  La Ceremonia Magica del Mai

VII.  El Sol, la Luna y las Estrellas; La Noche de los Tiempos

Igor Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps

I.  L’Adoration de la Terre

II.  Le Sacrifice

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Leonard Slatkin, conductor

RCA VICTOR RED SEAL 09026-60993-2

Earl Hines: Flany Doodle Swing

Earl Hines & His Orchestra

CBS JAZZ MASTERPIECES CBS 460067 2

John Wesley Chisholm: Rootbeer & Licorice

Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra

JUNO AWARDS 1999

Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher: Tampico

June Christy, vocals

Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

TIME LIFE HPD-04

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, KV 503

I.  Allegro maestoso

II.  Andante

III.  Finale. Allegro

Ivan Moravec, piano

Česká filharmonie

Josef Vlach, conductor

SUPRAPHON DC-8047

Carl Maria von Weber: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 19 (J. 50)

I.  Allegro con fuoco

II.  Andante

III.  Scherzo. Presto

IV.  Finale. Presto

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Sir Neville Marriner, conductor

VANGUARD VCD 72008

Episode #59: The Drama and The Joy of Easter and Spring

Uploaded: April 8, 2022

Anonymous (incorrectly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach [BWV 246]): Lukas-Passion (selections)

Chorus: Furcht und Zittern

Aria: Du gibst mir Blut (alto)

Aria: Den Fels hat Moses’ Stab Geschlagen (tenor)

Aria: Daß Lamm verstummt (tenor)

Terzetto: Weh und Schmerz (soprano I/II, alto)

Aria: Selbst der Bau der Welt Erschüttert (soprano)

Aria: Laßt mich ihn nur noch einmal küssen

Chorale: Nun ruh, Erlöser der Gruft

Charlotte Lehmann, soprano

Gudrun Schmid, soprano

Elisabeth Künstler, alto

Georg Jelden, tenor

Balinger Kantorei

Kammerorchester Collegiun Musicum Tübingen

Gerhard Rehm, conductor

BRILLIANT CLASSICS 99051

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

I.  Stabat Mater

II.  Cujus animam gementem

III.  O quam tristis et afflicta

IV.  Quae moerebat et dolebat

V.  Quis est homo

VI.  Vidit suum dulcem Natum

VII.  Eja, mater

VIII.  Fac ut ardeat cor meum

IX.  Sancta mater

X.  Fac ut portem

XI.  Inflammatus et accensus

XII.  Quando corpus

Emma Kirkby, soprano

James Bowman, countertenor

The Academy of Ancient Music

Christopher Hogwood, director

EDITIONS DE L’OISEAU-LYRE FLORILEGIUM 425 692-2

Augustin Kubizek:  Four Psalms

Herr, meine Stärke

O Herr, deine Güte

Sei stille zu Gott, meine Seele

Jauchzet dem Herrn

Sofia Chamber Choir “Lyubomir Pipkov”

Theodora Pavlovich, director

JADE JDC C 095

Traditional Bulgarian Folk Songs

Arr. Krassimir Kjurktchijski: Bre Pretrunko

Arr. Vitchka Nikolova: Na Strandja Bair Gorata

Arr. Philip Koutev: Reche Mama Da Me Zheni

Arr. Nikolai Kaufmann: Mito Mori

Arr. Krassimir Kjurktchijski: Sestro Dobrano

Arr. Dimitar Lavtchev: Kitka Ti Padna

Arr. Gueorgui Mintchev: Tragnala e Jana

Arr. Peter Lyondev: Na Horoto

Sedyankara ‘y Na Razvala

Traditional: Vospelo e Pile Choran Garvan

Arr. Tzvetan Tzvetkov: Mavruda Kitka Sadila

Arr. Ivan Spassov: Balno Li Ti E Sino

Arr. Gueorgi Mintchev: Tzunala e Dilber Jana

Bulgarka Junior Quartet:

Hristina Anastassova, vocal

Fanka Kojnarova, vocal

Vichka Nikolova, vocal

Tonka Koleva, vocal

Gueorgui Mussurliev, bagpipe (gaida)

Gueorgui Nikolov, percussion

STUDIO SM SM D2550

Antonín Dvořák: Písně Milostné (Love Songs), Op. 83

I.  Ó, Naší Lásce Nekvete

II.  V Tak Mnohém Srdci Mrtvo Jest

III.  Kol Domu Se Ted' Potácím

IV.  Já Vím, Že V Sladké Nadĕji

V.  Nad Krajem Vévodí Lehký Spánek

VI.   Zde V Lese U Potoka

VII.  V Té Sladké Moci Očí Tvých

VIII.  Ó, Duše Drahá, Jedinká

Edita Gruberová, soprano

Erik Werba, piano

ORFEO C 066-831 A

Episode #58: Palimpsest

Uploaded: April 2, 2022

Alessandro Melani: Cantata, “All’armi, pensieri”

Judith Nelson, soprano

Dennis Ferry, trumpet

Chiara Banchini, violin

Enrico Gatti, violin

Käthi Gohl, ‘cello

Cléna Stein, bass

Jonathan Rubin, lute, theorbo

Gordon Murray, harpsichord, organ

HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE MUSIQUE D’ABORD HMA 1905137

Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15

I.  Von fremden Ländern und Menschen

II.  Kuriose Geschichte

III.  Hasche-Mann

IV.  Bittendes Kind

V.  Glückes genug

VI.  Wichtige Begebenheit

VII.  Träumerei

VIII.  Am Kamin

IX.  Ritter vom Steckenpferd

X.  Fast zu ernst

XI.  Fürchtenmachen

XII.  Kind im Einschlummern

XIII.  Der Dichter spricht

Michèle Boegner, piano

CALLIOPE CAL 9286

John Rea: Las Meninas. Twenty-one transformal variations on the Kinderszenen by Robert Schumann

I.  From Foreign Lands and People

i.  à José Evangelista

ii.  à Alexina Louie

iii.  à la mémoire de Claude Vivier

iv.  à la mémoire de Claude Debussy

II.  Curious Story

v.  à Jean-Jacques Nattiez

III.  Blindman’s-buff

vi.  à Peter-Paul Koprowski

vii.  à la mémoire d’Anton Webern

IV.  Pleading Child

viii.  à James Hartway

V.  Perfect Happiness

ix.  à la mémoire d’Arnold Schoenberg

VI.  Important Event

x.  à Conlon Nancarrow

xi.  à Yvar Mikhasoff

VII.  Reverie

xii.  à la mémoire de Morton Feldman

xiii.  à Walter Zimmermann

xiv.  à Rodney Sharman

VIII.  By the Fireside

xv.  à la mémoire d’Erik Satie

IX.  Knight of the Rocking Horse

xvi.  à Luciano Berio

X.  Almost Too Serious

xvii.  à la mémoire de Frédéric Chopin

XI.  Boogeyman’s Coming

xviii.  à la mémoire de Frédéric Chopin

xix.  à la mémoire d’Igor Stravinsky

XII.  Child Falling Asleep

xx.  à Philip Glass

xxi.  à Denis Gougeon

Mary Kenedi, piano

ECHIQUIER RECORDS ECD 004

Eddie Arkin & Bruce Sussman: Stay Away from Bill!

Diane Schuur, vocals

Karrin Allyson, vocals

Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra

CONCORD RECORDS PRO-CJ-0024-2

Jack Fulton & Lois Steele: Ivory Tower

Cathy Carr, vocals

Dan Belloc and His Orchestra

ELITE 513 162-2

Louis Gasté & Mireille Brocey: Ma cabane au Canada

Line Renaud, vocals

L’Orchestre Marius Coste

DISQUES XXI-21 RECORDS XXI-CD 2 1450

Gustav Holst: The Planets, op. 32

I.  Mars, the Bringer of War (Allegro)

II.  Venus, the Bringer of Peace (Adagio)

III.  Mercury, the Winged Messenger (Vivace)

IV.  Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Allegro giocoso)

V.  Saturn, the Bringer of old Age (Adagio

VI.  Uranus the Magician (Allegro)

VII.  Neptune, the Mystic (Andante)

Women’s chorus

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Sir Adrian Boult, conductor

EMI GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY CDH 7 63097 2

Episode #57: Johann Sebastian Bach's Clavier-Übung III: the Deutsche Orgelmesse

Uploaded: March 26, 2022

Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier-Übung III

Prelude in E-flat Major, BWV 552/1

Chorale Settings:

Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669

Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 670

Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 671

Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 672

Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 673

Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 674

Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 675

Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 676

Fughetta super: Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 677

Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 678

Fughetta super: Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 679

Wir glauben all’ an Einem Gott, BWV 680

Fughetta super: Wir glauben all’ an Einem Gott, BWV 681

Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 682

Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 683

Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684

Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 685

Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 686

Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 687

Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 688

Fuga super: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 689

Four Duets:

Duetto I in E Minor, BWV 802

Duetto II in F Major, BWV 803

Duetto III in G Major, BWV 804

Duetto IV in A Minor, BWV 805

Fugue in E-flat Major, BWV 552/2

Simon Preston, organ (Wagner organ, Nidaros Domkirke, Trondheim)

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 469 420-2

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 10, Sumé pater patrium: Sinfonia ameríndia com coros

I.  A terra e os seres (The Earth and Its Creatures). Allegro

II.  "Grito de guerra" (War Cry). Lento

III.  "Iurupichuna"*. Scherzo: Allegretto scherzando

IV.  A voz da terra e a aparição de Anchieta " (The Voice of the Earth and the Appearance of Anchieta). Lento

V.  Glória no Céu e Paz na Terra (Glory in Heaven and Peace on Earth). Poco allegro

Carla Wood, mezzo-soprano

Carlo Scibelli, tenor

Nmon Ford, baritone

Santa Barbara Choral Society

UCSB Chamber Choir

Donald Brinegar Singers

Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra

Gisèle Ben-Dor, conductor

KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS 3-7488-2 HI

*a magical species of small monkey

Romanian songs

Dragi mi-s cântecele mele (I love my songs)

Aseară ți-am luat basma! (I took your headscarf last night!)

Lung îi drumul Gorjului (Long way to Gorj)

Pe vale, ţaţo, pe vale. (In the valley, father, in the valley)

Bun îi vinul ghiurghiului (The red wine is good)

Aseara vântul bătea (The wind was blowing last night)

Ciuleandra [Romanian dance]

Mărie şi Mărioară (Maria and Marioara)

Hai, Iu, Iu (Come on, Iu, Iu)

Trenule, maşină mica (Small-car train)

Bătrâneţe, haine grele (Old age, heavy clothes)

Butelcuţa mea (My little bottle)

Mi-am pus busuioc in par (I put basil in my hair)

Mărioară

Colo-n vale-n grădiniţă (In the child’s garden in the valley)

Pe deal pe la Cornăţel (On the hill near Cornăţel)

Cântec din Oaş (Song from Oaş)

Iac-așa (Yes, yes, yes)

Cine iubește si lasă (Who loves and leaves)

Uhăi bade (Command me)

Doïna din Dolj (Lament from Dolj)

Dodă, dodă (Dear, dear)

Toderel [Romanian diminutive nickname]

Mă dusei să trec la Olt (You took me to Olt)

Maria Tănase, vocals

Orchestras conducted by Victor Predescu, Nicusor Predescu, and Ionel Banu

ELECTRECORD ELCD 142

Episode #55: Some Music NSFW

Uploaded: March 12, 2022

Barbara Strozzi: Questa è la nuova

Non mi dite

Amor, non dormir più

Voglio morire

Amore è bandito

Glenda Simpson, mezzo soprano

The Camerata of London:

Barry Mason, chitarrone, baroque guitar

Richard Boothby, bass viol

Penelope Cave, harpsichord

HYPERION CDA66303

Paul Hindemith: Sancta Susanna. Oper in einem Akt, Op. 21

Susanna  Helen Donath, soprano

Klementia  Gabriele Schnaut, alto

Alte Nonne  Gabriele Schreckenbach, alto

Women of the RIAS Kammerchors

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Gerd Albrecht, conductor

WERGO WER 60 106-50

Arthur Brown: Prelude – Nightmare

Fire Poem

Fire

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

POLYDOR 530 799-2

Bobby & Shirley Womack: It’s all over now+

Arthur Blake: Ditty wah ditty*

Ry Cooder, vocals, guitar

+with ensemble

*Earl Hines, piano

REPRISE CD 2179

Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, "Z mého života" (From my life)

I.  Allegro vivo – Appassionato

II.  Allegro moderato – A la polka

III.  Largo sostenuto

IV.  Vivace

String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor

I.  Allegro

II.  Allegro moderato

III.  Allegro non più moderato, ma agitato – E con fuoco

IV.  Presto

Moyzes Quartet:

Stanislav Mucha, violin

František Török, violin

Alexander Lakatoš, viola

Ján Slvik, ‘cello

NAXOS 8.550379

Episode #54: French Finesse, Estonian Energy, and  Finnish Flare

Uploaded: March 5, 2022

Jules Massenet: Piano Concerto in E-flat Major*

I.  Andante moderato – Allegro non troppo (cadence)

II.  Largo

III.  Airs slovaques: Allegro – Allegro maestoso – Allegro molto animato

Papillons noirs

Papillons blancs

Eau dormante

Eau courante

10 Pièces de genre, Op. 10

I.  Nocturne

II.  Marche

III.  Barcarolle

IV.  Rigodon

V.  Mélodie (élégie jouée dans les Erynnies)

VI.  Saltarello

VII.  Vielle chanson

VIII.  Légende

IX.  Fughetta

X.  Carillon

Valse folle

Valse très lente

Devant la Madone (souvenir de la campagne de Rome, nuit de Noël 1864)

Toccata

Musique pour bercer les petits enfants

Aldo Ciccolini, piano

*Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

Sylvain Cambreling, conductor

EMI CLASSICS CDM 7 64277 2

Stephen Foster, arr. David Cullen: If you only got a moustache

Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano

English Chamber Orchestra

Carl Davis, conductor

LONDON 417 242-2

Veljo Tormis:  Ookean. Incidental music for a play by Aleksandr Štein

I.  Ookean (Ocean)

II.  Vana valss (Old waltz)

III.  Unistused (Dreams)

IV.  Viha (Anger)

V.  Nukrus (Sadness)

VI.  Tuisk (Snowstorm)

VII.  Meremeeste lahkumisvalss (Sailors’ farewell waltz)

VIII.  Finaal (Finale)

Põhjamaade Sümfooniaorkestri

Anu Tali, conductor

FINLANDIA 8573-89876-2

Aulis Sallinen: Sinfonia III

I.  Il tempo energico e sostenuto

II.  Chaconne

III.  Vivace/giocoso. Finale

Radion sinfoniaorkesteri

Okku Kamu, conductor

BIS-CD-41

Episode #53: Busoni Bliss

Uploaded: February 26, 2022

Sir Arthur Bliss: Meditations on a Theme by John Blow*

Adam Zero (excerpts)

Fanfare Overture

Adam’s Fates

Dance of Spring

Awakening of Love

Dance of Summer

Finale – the stage is set again

Checkmate (excerpts)

I.  Prologue – The Players

II.  Dance of the Four Knights

III.  Entry of the Black Queen

IV.  The Red Knight’s Mazurka

V.  Ceremony of the Red Bishops

VI.  Finale – Checkmate

*City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Vernon Handley, conductor

EMI CDC 7 57712 2

Ferruccio Busoni: Concerto for piano, orchestra, and male chorus, Op. 39

I.  Prologo e introit

II.  Pezzo giocoso

III.  Pezzo serioso (Introductio – Prima pars – Altera pars – Ultima pars)

IV.  All’italiana (Tarantella)

V.  Cantico

John Ogdon, piano

Men’s voices of the John Alldis Choir

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Daniell Revenaugh, conductor

EMI STUDIO CDM 7 69580 2

Episode #52: In Germany it's called Krautrock. In Dave's Music Room it's Kapustamusik

Uploaded: February 19, 2022

Tangerine Dream. Force Majeure

I.  Force Majeure

II.  Cloudburst Flight

III.  Thru Metamorphic Rocks

Tangerine Dream:

Edgar Froese, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, horn,

Chris Franke, keyboards, synthesizer, drums

Klaus Krüger, drums

VIRGIN RECORDS 7243 8 40259 22 TAND 10

Popol Vuh. Nosferatu

I.  Brüder Des Schattens

II.  Höre, Der Du Wagst

III.  Das Schloss Des Irrtums

IV.  Die Umkehr

V.  Mantra 1

VI.  Morning Sun

VII.  Venus Principle

VIII.  Mantra 2

IX.  Die Nacht Der Himmel

X.  Der Ruf Der Rohrflöte

XI.  To A Little Day

XII.  Through Pain to Heaven

XIII.  On The Way

XIV.  Zwiesprache Der Rohrflöte

Popol Vuh:

Florian Fricke, piano, Moog synthesizer

Daniel Fichelscher, guitars, percussion

Robert Eliscu, oboe

Alois Gromer, sitar

Ted de Jong, tambura

BMG 53892352

Episode #51: There’s Something in the Air

Uploaded: February 12, 2022

Ferenc Liszt: Les préludes, S.97

Wiener Symphoniker

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Broadcast recording, October 30, 1952

NUOVA ERA 2393/98

François Couperin: Messe à l'usages des Couvents

Kyrie:

Plein jeu

Fugue

Récit

Trio

Dialogue

Gloria:

Plein jeu

Petit fugue

Duo

Basse

Cromorne

Dialogue

Trio

Récit

Dialogue

Offertoire

Sanctus-Benedictus:

Premiere couplet

Récit

Elevation

Plein jeu

Agnus Dei:

Dialogue sur les grands jeux

Deo Gratias

Anthony Newman, organ (Fisk, Downtown Presbyterian Church, Rochester, New York)

NEWPORT CLASSIC NCD 60041

Thomas Arne: Comus (Fame’s an Echo)

(Not on Beds of Fading Flow’rs)

The Fall of Phaeton (O Come, O Come my Dearest)

Judith (Sleep, gentle Cherub, Sleep descend)

Julianne Baird, soprano

Colin Tilney, harpsichord

DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90105

Traditional song of the Roebourne People of Western Australia: U dare nah ngoonah (Jalopy)

Simon O’Dwyer, vocals

Cathy O’Sullivan, backing vocals

Phillip Conyngham, didjeridu

NATURAL SYMPHONIES NS 1131

Carl Sigman & Robert Maxwell: Ebb Tide

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, vocals

UNIDISC AGEK-2009

John Keene: Something in the Air

Thunderclap Newman:

John Keene, vocals; drums

Jimmy McCulloch, guitar

Pete Townsend, bass guitar

Andy “Thunderclap” Newman, piano

POLYDOR 530 799-2

Serge Rachmaninov: Son, Op. 8, No. 2

Ana kak polden’ harasha, Op. 14, No. 9

Ne poj, krasavitsa, pri mne, Op. 4, No. 4

O, net, mal’u, ni uhadi!, Op. 4, No. 1

Fchira my fstretilis, Op. 26, No. 13

V malchan’ji nochi tajnay, Op. 4, No. 3

Fs’o otn’al u min’a, Op. 26, No. 2

Atryvak iz A. Musset: “Shto tak usilenna”, Op. 21, No.6

Hristos vaskres, Op. 26, No. 6

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone

Oleg Boshniakovich, piano

PHILIPS 432 119-2

César Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor

I.  Molto moderato quasi lento

II.  Lento, con molto sentiment

III.  Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco

Richard Friedman, violin

Steven Smith, violin

Christopher Wellington, viola

Ross Pople, ‘cello

Pascal Rogé, piano

ASV CD DCA 769

Episode #50: Herbert, Stevie Ray, and Serge

Uploaded: February 5, 2022

Giuseppe Verdi: Aïda (ballet sequences)

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 427 834-2

Herbert Howells: Howell’s Clavichord (excerpts)

Goff’s Fireside

Patrick’s Siciliano

Jacob’s Brawl

Dart’s Saraband

Andrew’s Air

Boult’s Brangill

Dyson’s Delight

Ralph’s Pavane

Ralph’s Galliard

Finzi’s Rest

Malcolm’s Vision

Julian’s Dream

Walton’s Toye

Christopher D. Lewis, harpsichord

NAXOS 8.573668

Fred Ahlert & Roy Turk: Mean to me

Jo Trent & Louis Alter: My kinda love

Frank Signorelli & Phil Napoleon: Getting hot

Anything

Frank Signorelli, Phil Napoleon, & Tommy Dorsey: You can’t cheat a cheater

Napoleon’s Emperors:

Phil Napoleon, trumpet

Tommy Dorsey, trombone

Jimmy Dorsey, clarinet, alto saxophone

Joe Venuti, violin

Frank Signorelli, piano

Eddie Lang, guitar

Joe Tarto, bass

Stan King, drums

Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang: Doing things

Wild cats

The wild dog

Really blue

Joe Venuti’s Blue Four:

Pete Pumiglio, clarinet, baritone saxophone

Joe Venuti, violin

Frank Signorelli, piano

Eddie Lang, guitar

BLUEBIRD 3136-2-RB

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Pride and joy

Stevie Ray Vaughan, vocals, guitar; and Double Trouble

EPIC EK 66217

Ed Henderson: Sorrows

Ed Henderson, guitar

ED HENDERSON MUSIC EHCD-12101

Serge Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78

I.  Russia under the Mongol Yoke

II.  Song about Alexander Nevsky

III.  The Crusaders in Pskov

IV.  Arise, ye Russian people

V.  The Battle on the Ice

VI.  The Field of the Dead

VII.  Alexander’s Entry into Pskov

Elena Obraztsova, mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Chorus

London Symphony Orchestra

Claudio Abbado, conductor

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 419 603-2

Episode #49: German 19th Century Music: Beethoven, Liszt, and the Thomas boys

Uploaded: January 29, 2022

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”, transcribed for piano solo by Ferenc Liszt (S. 464, No. 6)

I.  Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankuff auf dem Lande. Allegro non troppo [14:06]

II.  Szene am Bach. Andante molto moto [16:12]

III.  Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro [6:35]

IV.  Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro [3:59]

V.  Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto [10:59]

Ashley Wass, fortepiano

ORCHID CLASSICS ORC100024

Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Motet, “Herr, du bist würdig zu nehmen Preis [1:57]

Johannes Brahms: Drei Motetten, Op. 110

I.  Ich aber bin elend [2:45]

II.  Ach, arme Welt [1:53]

III.  Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein [3:14]

August Eberhard Müller: Christmas Cantata, “Siehe, ich verkündige euch” (“Durchdringe die Sphären in jauchzenden Chören”) [3:16]

Johann Gottfried Schicht: Motet, “Lasst uns mit ehrfurchtsvollem Dank” [3:40]

Christian Theodor Weinlig: Christmas Cantata, “Soweit der Sonne Herrlichkeit” (“Dir tönt der Himmel Harfenklang”) [3:26]

Felix Mendelssohn: Motet, Op. 78, No. 2: “Der 43. Psalm: Richte mich, Gott” [3:26]

Moritz Hauptmann: Motet, “Nimm von uns, Herr Gott” [4:05]

Ernst Friedrich Richter: Motet, “Mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen” [9:00]

Wilhelm Rust: Motet, “Aus der Tiefe ruf ich, Herr, zu dir” [4:00]

Albert Becker: Vier geistliche Gesänge op. 55, No. 2: “Gib dich und sei stille” [3:18]

Gustav Schreck: Motet, Op. 23, No. 3: “Tröste uns Gott, unser Heiland" [5:03]

Motet, Op. 42: “Der Herr ist mein Hirte” [5:18]

Arnold Mendelssohn: Sechs Chorsätze nach Spruchdichtungen des Angelus Silesius, Op. 14

I.  Der Schnee in der Sonne [1:02]

II.  Die Rose [1:28]

III.  Das Allersüßeste [1:33]

IV.  Der Mensch ist eine Kohle [1:54]

V.  Die gelassene Schönheit [1:49]

VI.  Der Adler fliegt hoch [2:06]

Thomanerchor Leipzig

Thomaskantor Georg Christoph Biller, director

RONDEAU PRODUCTION ROP4016

Episode #48: Ketchup loves Potatoes, Canadian Folk, and a Smiling Boot

Uploaded: January 22, 2022

Stompin’ Tom Connors. Bud the Spud

Charles Thomas Conners: Bud the spud

The ketchup song

Ben in the pen

Rubberhead

Luke’s guitar (twang, twang)

My brother Paul

The old Atlantic Shore

My little Eskimo

Reversing Falls darling

She don’t speak English

Traditional, arr. Charles Thomas Conners: The Canadian lumber jack

Charles Thomas Conners: Sudbury Saturday night

TTC skidaddler

(I’ll be) Gone with the wind

Stompin’ Tom Connors, vocals; guitar

Gerry Hall, guitar

Ronald McDonald, bass

CAPITOL C2 92974

Stan Rogers. From Coffee House to Concert Hall

Stanley Allison Rogers: Guysborough Train

Pharisee

It all fades away

Love letter

Take it from day to day

Acadian Saturday night

Billy Green

Straight and true

Royston Wood: The Woodbridge dog disaster

Stanley Allison Rogers: Louise’s song

Past fifty

Robbie MacNeill: Evangeline

Stanley Allison Rogers: A matter of heart

Famous inside

At last, I’m ready for Christmas

Your “laker’s” back in town

The puddler’s tale

William Patrick Bennett: Music in your eyes

Traditional: Leave her, Johnny, leave her

Mary McCaslin: Down the road

Stan Rogers, vocals; guitar

Various backup musicians

FOGARTY’S COVE MUSIC FCM 012D

La Bottine Souriante. Anthologie

Trad., arr. La Bottine Souriante: La reel du Pointe-au-Pic

Le p’tit porte-clè

André Marchand: Les patins de Pauline/Le petit Bûcheux

Trad., arr. André Marchand: 2033

Trad., arr. Jean Fréchette: R & C

Trad., arr. Gilles Cantin: Pinci-Pincette

Ovila Légaré: La chanson du quéteux

Trad., arr. La Bottine Souriante: Le reel des soucoupes volantes

Yoyo

Michel Bordeleau, arr. Jean Fréchette & Denis Fréchette: A tracers la vitre

Trad., arr. André Marchand & Lisa Ornstein: Le rossignol sauvage

André Marchand/ Trad., arr. La Bottine Souriante: L’Atlantique/Le set carré à Pitou Beaudreault

Trad., arr. La Bottine Souriante: Le plus beau jour

Le reel du forgeron

Trad., arr. Gilles Cantin: Mon père mariez moi-donc/Le reel des nouveaux mariés

Trad., arr. La Bottine Souriante: C’est dans Paris

Reel de Jos Cormier

Le rap à Ti-pétang

André Marchand: La valse des bélugas

La Bottine Souriante

MILLES-PATTES 6752 7 02041 2 2

Episode #47: A little bit of this, a lot of that (Look! Cute marmosets!)

Uploaded: January 15, 2022

Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola (Overture) [8:20]

Bamberger Symphoniker

Jonel Perlea, conductor

VOX ALLEGRETTO II ACD 8015

Franz von Suppé: Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien [7:32]

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Paul Paray, conductor

MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 434 309-2

Franz Josef Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Hob.XVIII:4

I.  Allegro moderato* [9:43]

II.  Adagio cantabile* [9:09]

III.  Rondo. Presto [4:17]

*Cadenzas by Nino Rota

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

Züricher Kammerorchester

Edmond de Stoutz, conductor

EMI CDC 7 49324 2

Ferde Grofé: Mississippi Suite

I.  Father of the Waters [3:02]

II.  Huckleberry Finn [2:12]

III.  Old Creole Days [2:29]

IV.  Mardi Gras [4:06]

New York Philharmonic

André Kostelanetz, conductor

CBS RECORDS GREAT PERFORMANCES MYK 37759

Richard Rodgers, arr. by Bill Holman: Slaughter on 10th Avenue (from the movie On Your Toes) [6:18]

Anita O’Day, vocals

Orchestra conducted by Bill Holman

VERVE V6-8572

William Campbell Jr., & Thomas McAleese: Reflections of my life [4:18]

Marmalade

RHINO R2 70922

Johann Schrammel, arr. Willi Schmidt-Petersen: Wien bleibt Wien [3:03]

Berliner Philharmoniker Wind Ensemble

Herbert von Karajan, conductor

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON D 201841

Antoine Dessane: Quadrille Canadienne: 97 [0:46]

Elaine Keillor, piano

CARLETON SOUND cscd-1008

Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 8

I.  Allegro con brio [9:54]

II.  Scherzo. Allegro molto [6:09]

III.  Adagio [7:06]

IV.  Allegro [6:33]

Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 90, “Dumky”

I.  Lento maestoso [4:05]

II.  Poco adagio [6:41]

III.  Andante [5:46]

IV.  Andante moderato [4:45]

V.  Allegro [4:17]

VI.  Lento maestoso [5:16]

The Rembrandt Trio:

Gerard Kantarjian, violin

Coenraad Bloemendal, ‘cello

Valerie Tryon, piano

DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90160

Episode #46: Austrian Piety

Uploaded: January 8, 2022

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Missa Salisburgensis / Motet “Plaudite tympana”

Ein langer und schöner Aufzug (Bartholomäus Riedl) &

Ein schöner Aufzug (Pater Ignatius Augustiner) [2:39]

Kyrie [5:51]

Gloria [9:44]

Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes: Sonata XII [5:21]

Credo [15:05]

Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes: Sonata V [6:03]

Sanctus – Benedictus [8:05]

Agnus Dei [8:26]

Sonata Sancti Polycarpi [4:34]

Motet “Plaudite tympana”

Gabrieli Consort & Players

Paul McCreesh, director

Musica Antiqua Köln

Reinhard Goebel, director

ARCHIV PRODUKTION 457 611-2

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. “0” in D Minor

I.  Allegro [15:15]

II.  Andante [13:47]

III.  Scherzo. Presto [6:47]

IV.  Finale: Moderato [10:35]

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Riccardo Chailly

LONDON 421 593-2

Episode #45: A Beethoven Binge

Uploaded: January 1, 2022

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106

I.  Allegro [11:42]

II.  Scherzo. Assai vivace [3:07]

III.  Adagio sostenuto – Largo [24:09]

IV.  Allegro risoluto [10:37]

Andrew Rangell, piano

DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90143

String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131

I.  Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo [6:58]

II.  Allegro molto vivace [3:05]

III.  Allegro moderato [0:56]

IV.  Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Andante moderato e lusinghiero – Adagio – Allegretto – Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice – Allegretto [14:17]

V.  Presto – Molto poco adagio [5:27]

VI.  Adagio quasi un poco andante [2:04]

VII.  Allegro

Große Fuge in B-flat Major, Op. 133

I.  Overtura. Allegro – Fuga: [4:41]

II.  Meno mosso e moderato [2:54]

III.  Allegro molto e con brio [3:30]

IV.  Meno mosso e moderato [1:02]

V.  Allegro molto e con brio [1:51]

VI.  Allegro [1:27]

Amadeus Quartet:

Norbert Brainin, violin

Siegmund Nissel, violin

Peter Schidlof, viola

Martin Lovett, ‘cello

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 423 473-2

Episode #44: A Passionate Prince, and A Happy Birdcatcher...and Some Masons

Uploaded: December 25, 2021

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, KV620

Act I  [1:03:14]

Act II  [1:10:28]

Tamino  Nicolai Gedda

Pamina  Gundula Janowitz

Papageno  Walter Berry

Queen of the Night  Lucia Popp

Sarastro  Gottlob Frick

Speaker  Franz Crass

1st Lady  Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2nd Lady  Christa Ludwig

3rd Lady  Marga Höffgen

Papagena  Ruth-Margaret Pütz

Monostatos / 1st Priest  Gerhard Unger

1st Armed Man   Karl Liebl

2nd Armed Man / 2nd Priest  Franz Crass

1st Boy  Agnes Giebel

2nd Boy  Anna Reynolds

3rd Boy  Josephine Veasey

Philharmonia Chorus (chorus master: Wilhelm Pitz)

Philharmonia Orchestra

Otto Klemperer, conductor

WARNER CLASSICS 50999 4 04378 2 8

For extensive, full program listing, please visit https://wordpress.com/post/welcometodavesmusicroom.wordpress.com/88

Episode #43: Christmas Music for People who hate Christmas Music

Uploaded: December 18, 2021

Part I: so you THINK you know Christmas Music!

Michael Praetorius: Chorale, “In dulci jubilo” [8:34]

Julianne Baird, soprano

Mark Bleeke, tenor

Peter Becker, countertenor/baritone

Wilbur Pauley, bass

Robert Burrows, organ

The New York Cornet and Sacbut Ensemble,

Ben Peck, director

NEWPORT CLASSIC NC 60021

Traditional, arr. Rev. Thomas Barrett Armstrong:  Huron Carol, “Jesous Ahatonhia" [2:03]

St. Michael’s Choir School, Toronto

Rev. Thomas Barrett Armstrong, director

ST. MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOL DTC6651

Selections from Georg Christian Schemelli’s “Musicalisches Gesang-Buch” (1763) harmonized by Johann Sebastian Bach

Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geboren, BWV 414 [2:37]

Auf, auf die rechte Zeit ist heir, BWV 440 [1:19]

Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist, BWV 454 [5:08]

Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohlen Lüfte, BWV 366 & 476 [4:22]

Ich steh an deiner Krippen hierm BWV 469 [2:52]

Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 465 [1:39]

O Jesulien süß, BWV 493 [2:12]

Beschränkt, ihr Weisen, BWV 443 [2:09]

Arleen Augér, soprano

Peter Schreier, tenor

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart

Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Hellmuth Rilling, conductor

CBS RECORDS MASTERWORKS M2K 38972

Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de Minuit, sur les airs populaires Françaises de Noël, H. 9

I.  Kyrie [1:29]

II.  Joseph est bien marié (by Jean-François D’Andrieu) [4:47]

III.  Christe – Kyrie II [2:39]

IV.  Une jeune pucelle (by Louis-Claude D’Aquin) [8:39]

V.  Gloria [5:34]

VI.  Credo [9:57]

VII.  Laissez paistre vos bestes (by Nicolas Le Bègue) [2:31]

VIII.  Sanctus – Benedictus [2:40]

IX.  Vous qui désirez sans fin [2:25]

X.  Agnus Dei [1:51]

Henri Ledroit, countertenor

John Elwes, tenor

Gregory Reinhart, bass

Odile Bailleux, solo organ

Les Petits Chanteurs du Chaillot

La Grande Ecuire & la Chambre du Roy

Jean-Claude Malgoire, conductor

CBS RECORDS MASTERWORKS MK 44706

Richard Addinsell: A Christmas Carol – Suite [14:08]

Main title – Toy shop – Cratchit and Scrooge – Christmas Past – Christmas Present – Cratchit and Tiny Tim – Christmas Future – Graveyard – Christmas Day – Finale

Ambrosian Singers

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

David Newman, conductor

TELARC CD-88801

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 65: “Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen” [17:13]

David Gordon, tenor

Daniel Lichti, bass

The Bach Festival Choir of Bethlehem

The Bach Festival Orchestra

Greg Funfgeld, conductor

DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90113

Elizabeth DiSavino: Suite of Mediaeval Carols [2:50]

Solid Brass

DORION RECORDINGS DOR-90114

Engelbert Humperdinck, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras: Weihnachten [3:09]

Roud Folk Song Index No. 700, arr. Sir Charles Mackerras: I saw three ships [1:25]

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano

Ambrosian Singers

Philharmonia Orchestra

Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor

EMI STUDIO CDM 7 63574 2

Alessandro Stradella: Cantata per il Santissimo Natale, “Ah. Ah troppo è ver” [31:18]

Mechtild Bach, soprano

Ruth Ziesak, soprano

Kai Wessel, countertenor

Christoph Prégardien, tenor

Michael Schopper, bass

La Stagione Frankfurt

Michael Schneider, conductor

BMG DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 7718-2-RC

(Photo: Sir Peter Ustinov; Pen Sketch of David Cavlovic, 1986)

Episode #41: Magyar Melodies

Uploaded: December 4, 2021

Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances for piano four-hands, WoO 1

No. 1 in G Minor: Allegro molto [3:12]

No. 2 in D Minor: Allegro non assai – Vivace [4:09]

No. 3 in F Major: Allegretto [2:48]

No. 4 in F Minor: Poco sostenuto – Vivace – Molto allegro [4:34]

No. 5 in F-sharp Minor: Allegro – Vivace [ 1:55]

No. 6 in D-flat Major: Vivace – Molto sostenuto [3:13]

No. 7 in A Major: Allegretto [1:51]

No. 8 in A Minor: Presto [2:43]

No. 9 in E Minor: Allegro non troppo – Poco sostenuto [2:25]

No. 10 in E Major: Presto [1:40]

No. 11 in A Minor: Poco andante [2:55]

No. 12 in D Minor: Presto – Poco meno presto [2:29]

No. 13 in D Major: Andantino grazioso – Vivace [1:38]

No. 14 in D Minor: Un poco andante [1:57]

No. 15 in B-flat Major: Allegretto grazioso [2:23]

No. 16 in F Minor: Con moto – Presto – Poco meno presto [2:32]

No. 17 in F-sharp Minor: Andantino – Vivace – Meno presto [3:27]

No. 18 in D Major: Molto vivace [1:18]

No. 19 in B Minor: Allegretto – Piú presto [2:07]

No. 20 in E Minor: Poco allegretto – Vivace [2:12]

No. 21 in E Minor: Vivace – Piú presto [1:23]

Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky, piano

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON GALLERIA 429 160-2

Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, Op. 15 [1:39:11]

Narrator    Sir Peter Ustinov

Örsze  Erszébet Komlóssy

Marczi  László Palócz

Háry / Napoleon  György Melis

Bombazine  Zsolt Bende

Marie-Louise  Olga Szönyi

Empress  Margit László

Edinburgh Festival Chorus

Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir

London Symphony Orchestra

István Kertész, conductor

LONDON 443 488-2

Episode #40: Gentle Music for the Cozy Dark

Uploaded: November 27, 2021

Girolamo Frescobaldi:  Toccate d’Intavolatura di Cimbalo, Libro I (1615)

Toccata prima [5:10]

Toccata seconda [5:36]

Toccata terza [4:06]

Toccata quarta [4:12]

Toccata quinta [5:00]

Toccata sesta [6:02]

Toccata settima [5:12]

Toccata ottava [4:20]

Toccata nona [6:01]

Toccata decima [4:27]

Toccata undicesima [5:38]

Toccata duodecima [4:31]

Laura Alvini, harpsichord

FONIT CETRA ITALIA CDC36

Maurice Ravel, arr. by Carlos Salzedo: Sonatine en trio

I.  Modéré [4:12]

II.  Mouvement de menuet [2:28]

III.  Animé [3:37]

François Devienne:  Duo concertante for flute and viola in C Minor, Op. 5, No. 3 [7:08]

Allegro molto con expressione – Rondo

Gabriel Fauré: Impromptu for harp, Op. 86 [7:50]

Claude Debussy: Syrinx for flute [2:44]

Sonata for flute, viola, and harp

I.  Pastorale [6:28]

II.  Interlude [5:17]

III.  Final [4:21]

The Orpheus Trio:

Paula Robison, flute

Scott Nickrenz, viola

Heidi Lehwalder, harp

VANGUARD EVERYMAN CLASSICS VSD-25002

Episode #39: Crisp Nordic Air

Uploaded: November 20, 2021

Jean Sibelius:  Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39

I.  Andante ma non troppo – Allegro energico [12:06]

II.  Andante (ma non troppo lento) [10:23]

III.  Scherzo: Allegro – Lento (ma non troppo) – Tempo I [5:40]

IV.  Finale (Quasi una Fantasia): Andante – Allegro molto [13:39]

Pelleas and Melisande – Incidental Music (selections), Op. 46

No. 1. At the Castle Gate [4:25]

No. 2.  Melisande [4:00]

No. 9.  The Death of Melisande [5:49]

The Hallé Orchestra

Sir John Barbirolli, C.H., conductor

EMI EMINENCE CD-EMX 2130

Vagn Holmboe: Solhymne, Op. 77

I.  Tempo giusto [4:13]

II.  Parlando [3:09]

III.  Tempo giusto [5:20]

Peter Bruun: Forårssang [4:38]

Vandring I Skoven [3:27]

Per Nørgård: Two Hans Christian Andersen Poems

I.  Lysets fædreland [2:53]

II.  Løft mig kun bort [2:06]

Bo Holten: Ps. 23: Herren Er Min Hyrde [5:44]

Herman D. Koppel: Three Pieces for Mixed Choir with Texts from the Psalms of David, Op. 74

I.  Herre, din miskundhed rækker til Himlen [2:11]

II.  Herre, min Gud, jeg råber om dagen [2:15]

III.  Kom, lad os juble for Herren [1:44]

Jørgen Jersild: Il Cantico Delle Creature [6:33]

Poul Ruders: Three motets

I.  Preghiera semplice [5:11]

II.  Caritas nunquam excidit [3:38]

III.  Psalm 86 [6:25]

DR Vokalensemblet

Søren Kinch Hansen, conductor

DACAPO 8.226051

(Photo Credit: Eileen Oliver)

Episode #38: Bric o brac, Bawdy Beethoven, and Ballet

Uploaded: November 13, 2021

Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200

I.  Adagio maestoso – Allegro con brio [9:01]

II.  Allegretto [2:45]

III.  Menuetto. Vivace [3:45]

IV.  Presto vivace [6:00]

Wiener Philharmoniker

Carlos Kleiber, conductor

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8826 GB/12

Ludwig van Beethoven: Gellert-Lieder, Op. 48

I.  Bitten [2:20]

II.  Die Liebe des Nächsten [1:14]

III.  Vom Tode Meine [2:34]

IV.  Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur [2:33]

V.  Gottes Macht und Vosreshung [0:44]

VI.  Busslied [4:13]

Urians Reise um Die Welt, Op. 52, #1 [3:49]

Der Kuss, Op. 128 [2:07]

Peter Schreier, tenor

Walter Olbertz, piano

TELDEC CD 42456

from a MS by Moses Kimball, c.1776, and a broadside with music: “Yankey Doodle, or (as now Christened by the SAINTS of New England) The Lexington March” [2:56]

Harvard University Choir

The Boston Camerata

Joel Cohen, director

ERATO 3984-21668-2

Leslie Sarony: Jollity Farm [2:28]

The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

HUX RECORDS HUX 015

Traditional: Siúil a Rún [2:44]

Rachel Campbell, vocals, harp

[Private Release, 2018]

Ottorino Respighi: Fontane di Roma

I.  La fontana di Valle Giulia all’Alba [4:00]

II.  La fontana del Tritone al mattino [2:30]

III.  La fontana di Trevi al meriggio [3:22]

IV.  La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto [5:13]

London Symphony Orchestra

István Kertész, conductor

LONDON WEEKEND CLASSICS 425 507-2

Morton Gould: Fall River Legend – Ballet Suite

I.  Prologue and Waltzes [3:30]

II.  Elegy [2:55]

III.  Church Social [4:02]

IV.  Hymnal Variations [3:57]

V.  Cotillion [3:31]

VI.  Epilogue [2:39]

Eastman-Rochester Orchestra

Howard Hanson, conductor

MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 423 016-2

Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka [34:09]

First Tableau: the Shrovetide Fair – Second Tableau: Petrushka’s Room – Third Tableau: the Moor’s Room – Fourth Tableau: the Shrovetide Fair (toward evening)

Česká filharmonie

Karel Ančerl, conductor

SUPRAPHON 11 0273-2

Episode #37: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d

Uploaded: November 6, 2021

Claudio S. Grafulla:  Freischütz Quickstep [3:07]

Port Royal Galop [2:47]

Nightingale Waltz [5:12]

Un Ballo in Maschera Quickstep [4:13]

Grafulla’s Quickstep [3:07]

Cavalry Quickstep [1:59]

Storm Galop [2:27]

Eastman Wind Ensemble

Frederick Fennell, conductor

MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 432 591-2

Hector Berlioz: Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, Op. 15

I.  Marche funèbre (Moderato un poco lento) [17:27]

II.  Oraison funèbre (Adagio non tanto – Andantino un poco lento e sostenuto) [8:15]

III.  Apothèose (Allegro non troppo e pomposo) [9:18]

Dennis Wick, trombone

John Alldis Choir

London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis, conductor

PHILIPS 416 283-2

Paul Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d. A Requiem for Those We Love

I.  Prelude [3:59]

II.  When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d [4:36]

III.  Arioso. In the Swamp [2:21]

IV.  March. Over the breast of spring [6:12]

V.  O western orb [2:06]

VI.  Arioso. Sing on, there in the swamp [1:50]

VII.  Song. O how shall I warble [3:32]

VIII.  Introduction and Fugue. Lo! body and soul [5:19]

IX.  Sing on! you gray-brown bird [10:00]

X.  Death Carol. Come, lovely and soothing Death [7:26]

XI.  To the tally of my soul [6:26]

XII.  Finale. Passing the visions [8:20]

Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano

William Stone, baritone

Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra

Robert Shaw, conductor

TELARC CD-80132

Uploaded: October 30, 2021

César Franck: Variations symphoniques, M. 46 [16:08]

John Ogdon, piano

Philharmonia Orchestra

Sir John Barbirolli, C.H., conductor

EMI LASER CDZ 7 62859 2

Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77

I.  Allegro non troppo [20:46]

II.  Adagio [8:58]

III.  Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace [7:34]

Leonid Kogan, violin

Philharmonia Orchestra

Kirill Kondrashin, conductor

PRICE-LESS D19114

Jacques Offenbach: Les fables de la Fontaine

I.  Le corbeau et le renard [2:20]

II.  La cigale et la fourmi [4:47]

III.  La laitière et le pot au lait [4:08]

IV.  Le rat des villes et le rat des champs [2:05]

V.  Le berger et la mer [4:06]

VI.  Le saveitier et le financier [7:45]

Gabrielle Philiponet, soprano

Anaïk Morel, mezzo-soprano

Stéphane Malbec-Garcia, tenor

Marc Canturri, baritone

Nicholai Krügel, piano

LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC/ROYAL OPERA CENTRE LPOFFCD00211

Manuel Rosenthal, after Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne

I.  Ouverture (from La vie Parisienne) [2:18]

II.  Allegro moderato (from Mesdames de la Halle) [1:12]

III.  Polka (from Voyage dans la Lune) [1:39]

IV.  Ländler (from Lieschen et Fritzschen) [1:48]

V.  Mazurka (from La Vie Parisienne) [2:37]

VI.  Valse (from La Vie Parisienne) [2:14]

VII.  Entrée du Brésilien (from La Vie Parisienne) [1:13]

VIII.  Polka (from La belle Hélène) [1:43]

IX.  Valse (from Orphée aux enfers) [3:29]

X.  Marche (from Tromb-al-Cazar, or Les Criminels dramatiques) [1:39]

XI.  Valse (from La Vie Parisienne) [1:52]

XII.  Entrée du Brésilien (from La Vie Parisienne) [0:14]

XIII.  Valse (from Contes d’Hoffmann) [2:11]

XIV.  La Duel (original composition by Manuel Rosenthal) [2:36]

XV.  Valse (from La Périchole) [3:12]

XVI.  Prélude au Can-Can (original composition by Manuel Rosenthal) [0:28]

XVII.  Can-Can Scène 1 (from Orphée aux enfers, and Robinson Crusoe) [2:05]

XVIII.  Can-Can Scène 2: Polka (from Orphée aux enfers) [1:38]

XIX.  Can-Can Scène 3 (from La Vie Parisienne) [2:07]

XX.  Can-Can Scène 4 (themes from Orphée aux enfers, La Vie Parisienne, and Contes d’Hoffmann) [5:07]

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

Manuel Rosenthal, conductor

EMI STUDIO CDM 763136 2

Episode #35: French Élégance: conductor Münch and pianist Casadesus

Uploaded: October 23, 2021

Marcel Delannoy: Sérénade concertante for violin and orchestra*

I.  Allegro [5:29]

II.  Andante [7:41]

III.  Capriccio [7:18]

Ernesto Halffter: Rapsodia portuguesa for piano and orchestra+ [16:10]

Ampio a sostenuto – Allegretto vivace – Andante – Allegretto vivace – Vivo con allegrezza – Andantino – Allegro brioso

*Henry Merckel, violin

+Marguerite Long, piano

Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris

Charles Münch, conductor

Albert Roussel: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 53

I.  Lento – Allegro con brio [6:23]

II.  Lento molto [9:47]

III.  Allegro scherzando [2:48]

IV.  Allegro molto [4:01]

Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux

Charles Münch, conductor

WARNER CLASSICS 0190295611989

Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte [5:31]

Miroirs

I.  Noctuelles [4:18]

II.  Oiseaux tristes [3:51]

III.  Une Barque sur l’océan [6:46]

IV.  Alborada del gracioso [6:06]

V.  La Vallée des cloches [5:01]

Jeux d’eau [4:33]

Menuet antique [5:20]

Le Tombeau de Couperin

I.  Prelude [2:49]

II.  Fugue [3:18]

III.  Forlane [4:53]

IV.  Rigaudon [3:10]

V.  Menuet [4:22]

VI.  Toccata [3:49]

Robert Casadesus, piano

SONY CLASSICAL MASTERWORKS HERITAGE MH2K 63316

Episode #34: Another Froggy Evening

Uploaded: October 16, 2021

Jean-Philippe Rameau:  Platée.  Ballet Bouffon en Trois Actes, Précédé d’un Prologue (1745)

Prologue [29:18]

Premier Acte [35:35]

Deuxième Acte [34:29]

Troisième Acte [35:46]

Platée  Gilles Ragon

La Folie / Thalie  Jennifer Smith

Thespis / Mercure  Guy de Mey

Jupiter / Un satyre  Vincent Le Texier

Junon  Guillemette Laurens

Cithéron / Momus (Prologue)  Bernard Deletré

L’Amour / Clarine  Véronique Gens

Momus (Actes II – III)  Michel Verschaeve

Une ménade  Caroline de Corbiac

Une ménade  Myriam Sosson

Ensemble vocal Françoise Herr

Les Musiciens du Louvre

Marc Minkowski, conductor

ERATO MUSIFRANCE 2292-45028-2

Episode #33: Music for midterms

Uploaded: October 9, 2021

Anonymous (attributed to Giovanni Paisiello): Cantata comica: Il Maestro ed’I sui due Scolari [30:49]

Canticus:  József Dene, baritone

Studenticus:      Margit László, soprano

Succantor:  Zsuzsa Barlay, contralto

A Budapesti Madrigál Kórus

Magyar Állami Hangversenyzenekar

Ferenc Szekeres, conductor

HUNGAROTON WHITE LABEL HRC 144

Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann (Act III, No. 13a: “Den hohen Herrscher würdig zu empfangen”) [9:36]

Van Bett:  Gottlob Frick, bass

Chor des Leipziger Rundfunks

Staatskapelle Dresden

Robert Heger, conductor

EMI STUDIO CDM 7 69508 2

Felix Alexandre Guilmant: Symphony No. 1 for organ and orchestra, Op. 42

I.  Introduction and Allegro – Largo e maestoso – Allegro – Tempo primo [8:48]

II.  Pastorale. Andante quasi allegretto [6:03]

III.  Finale. Allegro assai – Andante maestoso – Tempo primo [7:07]

Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony for Organ, Op. 42. No. 5

I.  Allegro vivace – Più lento [9:55]

II.  Allegro cantabile [7:07]

III.  Andantino quasi allegretto [6:11]

IV.  Adagio [5:01]

V.  Toccata. Allegro [6:03]

Francis Poulenc: Concerto for organ, strings, and timpani [23:04]

Ian Tracey, organ

BBC Philharmonic

Yan Pascal Tortelier. Conductor

CHANDOS CHAN 9271

Episode #32: Here will only be found happy music

Uploaded: October 2, 2021

Johann Pachelbel: Kanon und Gigue für 3 Violinen mit Generalbaß [5:12]

The Academy of Ancient Music

Christopher Hogwood, director

EDITIONS DE L’OISEAU-LYRE 433 523-2

Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Variations on a Theme from “Armide”, Op. 57 [13:59]

Richard Burnett, fortepiano

AMON RA CD-SAR 7

Carl Reinecke: Sonata “Undine” for flute and piano, Op. 67

I.  Allegro [6:44]

II.  Allegretto vivace [3:36]

III.  Andante tranquillo [3:14]

IV.  Allegro molto agitato [6:04]

Gary Woodward, flute

Brooks Smith, piano

STEREOPHILE STPH001-2

Claude Arrieu: Wind Quintet in C Major [10:29]

I.  Allegro

II.  Andante

III.  Allegro scherzando

IV.  Adagio

V.  Allegro vivace

Belgian Wind Quintet:

Jean Michel Tanguy, flute

Louis Op’t Eynde, oboe

Hedwig Swimberghe, clarinet

Yves Bomont, bassoon

Herman Lemahieu, horn

DISCOVER INTERNATIONAL DICD 920322

Thijs van Leer & Jan Akkerman: Hocus Pocus [6:41]

Focus:

Thijs van Leer, flute, keyboards

Jan Akkerman, guitar, vocals

POLYDOR 530 799-2

Pat Metheny: Message to my friend [6:09]

John Scofield, guitars

Path Metheny, guitars

Steve Swallow, bass

Bill Stewart, drums

BLUE NOTE B2 7243 8 27765 2 9

Charles Trenet & Marc Herrand: Mes jeunes années [3:20]

Les Compagnons de la Chanson

DISQUES XXI-21 RECORDS XXI-CD 2 1450

Frederick Delius: Lebenstanz [14:24]

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Norman Del Mar, conductor

UNICORN-KANCHANA DKP(CD)9108

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony (No. 41) in C Major, KV 551, “Jupiter”

I.  Allegro vivace [12:57]

II.  Andante cantabile [10:29]

III.  Menuetto. Allegretto [5:17]

IV.  Molto allegro [11:59]

Orchestra of the 18th Century

Frans Brüggen, conductor

PHILIPS 432 052-2

Episode #31: The world’s longest viola joke

Uploaded: September 25, 2021

Hugo Wolf: Penthesilea

I.  Aufbruch der Amazonen nach Troja [5:40]

II.  Der Traum Penthesileas vom Rosenfest [4:42]

III.  Kämpfe, Leidenschaften, Wahnsinn, Vernichtung [15:45]

Orchestre de Paris

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

ERATO 2292-45416-2

Ferenc Liszt: Szekszárd Mass, S. 8ii

I.  Kyrie [4:07]

II.  Gloria [8:00]

III.  Credo [8:34]

IV.  Sanctus [2:35]

V.  Post elevationem (Benedictus) [2:05]

VI.  Agnus Dei [5:41]

Józef Réti, tenor

Sándor Palcsó, tenor

György Melis, baritone

József Gregor, bass

Gábor Lehotka, organ

Male Chorus of the Hungarian People’s Army

István Kis, conductor

HUNGAROTON WHITE LABEL HRC 145

André Jolivet: Suite en Concert for flute and percussion

I.  Modéré [4:36]

II.  Stabile [3:28]

III.  Hardiment [2:55]

IV.  Calme. Véloce [5:07]

Lou Harrison: First Concerto for flute and percussion

I.  Earnest, fresh and fastish [1:43]

II.  Slow and poignant [3:59]

III.  Strong, swinging and fastish [1:56]

Manuela Wiesler, flute, alto flute

Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

BIS CD-272

Hector Berlioz: Harold en Italie, en quatre parties avec un alto principal, Op. 16

I:   Harold aux montagnes [15:19]

II:   Marche des pélerins [7:34]

III:   Sérénade [6:49]

IV:   Orgie de brigands [11:55]

Rivka Golani, viola

San Diego Symphony Orchestra

Yoav Talmi, conductor

NAXOS 8.55034 

Episode #30: Jammin’ at Zimmermann’s

Uploaded: September 18, 2021

All selections are by Johann Sebastian Bach and arranged by Jacques Loussier

Play Bach No. 1

Prelude No. 1 [5:27]

Fugue No. 1 [5:04]

Prelude No. 2 [4:23]

Fugue No. 2 [2:51]

Toccata [8:56]

Prelude No. 8 [4:58]

Prelude No. 5 [1:56]

Fugue No. 5 [1:54]

Play Bach No. 2

Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Allemande [6:19]

Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Courante [2:31]

Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Sarabande [2:59]

Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Menuet I [2:00]

Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Menuet II [1:59]

Partita No. 1 in B flat Major: Gigue [3:10]

Choral [4:12]

Prelude No. 6 [2:10]

Aria [3:28]

Prelude No. 16 [2:59]

Fugue No. 16 [2:48]

Prelude No. 21 [2:52]

Play Bach No. 3

Concerto Italien: Allegro [5:39]

Concerto Italien: Andante [4:43]

Concerto Italien: Finale [6:05]

Inventions À Deux Voix No. 1 [2:24]

Inventions À Deux Voix No. 2 [3:37]

Inventions À Deux Voix No. 5 [2:48]

Inventions À Deux Voix No. 8 [1:37]

Inventions À Deux Voix No. 15 [1:17]

Fantaisie Chromatique En Ut Mineur [5:11]

Jacques Loussier trio:

Jacques Loussier, piano

Pierre Michelot, ‘bass

Christian Garro, drums

NOT NOW MUSIC NOT3CD256

Episode #29: September 11; and no torment shall touch them

Uploaded: September 11, 2021

Johannes Brahms: Alt-Rhapsodie, Op. 53

Maureen Forrester, contralto

RIAS-Kammerchor

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON DOKUMENTE 445 507-2

Johannes Brahms:  Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

I.  Selig sind, die da Leid tragen [9:50]

II.  Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras [13:08]

III.  Herr, lehre doch mich [8:53]

IV.  Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen [5:25]

V.  Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit [7:04]

VI.  Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt [11:17]

VII.  Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben [9:34]

Charlotte Margiono, soprano

Rodney Gilfry, baritone

Monteverdi Choir

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

PHILIPS 432 140-2

Alban Berg: Violin Concerto

I.  Andante – Allegro [10:37]

II.  Allegro, ma sempre rubato, frei wie eine Kadenz – Adagio [14:10]

Henryk Szeryng, violin

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Rafael Kubelik, conductor

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ELOQUENCE 4696062

Episode #28: How Suite it is

Uploaded: September 4, 2021

Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite

I.  Basse-danse [1:36]

II.  Pavane [2:09]

III.  Tordion [1:05]

IV.  Branles [1:58]

V.  Pieds-en-l’air [2:22]

VI.  Mattachins [:59]

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Sir Neville Marriner, conductor

LONDON 421 391-2

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3 in G Major, Op. 55

I.  Elégie. Andante molto cantabile [10:47]

II.  Valse mélancolique. Allegro moderato [5:47]

III.  Scherzo. Molto vivace [4:32]

IV.  Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto [19:14]

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Antal Doráti, conductor

PHILIPS 454 253-2

Carl Nielsen: Suite, Op. 45

I.  Allegretto un pochettino [3:58]

II.  Poco moderato [2:12]

III.  Molto adagio e patetico [7:06]

IV.  Allegretto innocente [1:58]

V.  Allegretto vivo [1:27]

VI.  Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso [7:13]

Peter Seivewright, piano

NAXOS 8.553653

Béla Bartók: Suite No. 1, Sz. 31

I.  Allegro vivace [7:16]

II.  Poco adagio [8:23]

III.  Presto [7:52]

IV.  Moderato [6:21]

V.  Molto vivace [7:08]

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Antal Doráti, conductor

LONDON 448 276-2