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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

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  • 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)

    Introducción y escena ('Introduction and scene') En la cueva ('In the cave') Canción del amor dolido ('Song of suffering love') El aparecido (El espectro) ('The apparition') Danza del terror ('Dance of terror') El círculo mágico (Romance del pescador) ('The magic circle') A media noche: los sortilegios (Midnight) Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual fire dance) Escena ('Scene') Canción del fuego fatuo ('Song of the will-o'-the-wisp') Pantomima ('Pantomime') Danza del juego de amor ('Dance of the game of love') 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

  • 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 #66: Balkan Bachelors and Rachmaninov’s Third

    Uploaded: May 28, 2022

    Jules Massenet: Suite No. 4 for orchestra, "Scènes pittoresques"

    I.  Marche

    II.  Air de ballet

    III.  Angelus

    IV.  Fête bohème

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Louis Frémaux, conductor

    KLAVIER KCD-11007

    Village Music of Yugoslavia. Songs & Dances from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia & Macedonia

    Tkanje (Weaving) (singers from the village of Debeljaci, Bosnia)

    Oj meni, meni, meni (Oh my, my, my) (singers and tamburica band from the villages of Prkovici and Šiškovici, Croatia)

    Kad su stari svinje žirovali (When they fed the old pigs acorns) (male singers from the village of Prkovici, Croatia)

    Sinoć mi je lane moje dolazio Mile (Mile came to me last night) (Anka Došen, lead singer, with singers and tamburica band from the village of Bizovac, Croatia)

    Hajd na levo (Let’s go to the left) singers and tamburica band from the villages of Prkovici and Šiškovici, Croatia)

    Pjevati ću neću stat u muku (I will sing and not think of troubles) (Marija Djurović, singer, village of Babino Polje, Croatia)

    Tarabana/Geganje (idiomatic title) (singers, and Ivica Kurtovič, šargija, from the village of Debeljaci, Bosnia)

    Bécarac (Bachelor’s song) (Ivica Došen, lead singer, with singers and tamburica band from the village of Bizovac, Croatia)

    Poskočica (a Kolo, or Lindjo, dance) (Vicko Lazo, caller; Franjo Klobasa, lijera; village of Bizovac, Croatia)

    Gojila se gizdava mladica (I loved a lass for a short time) (Marija Marković, singer, village of Babino Polje, Croatia)

    Otrgnem rožicu ruman Cvet – Potancu (I pick a rose, a red flower, followed by a dance) (Josip Cubranović & Ivan Dijanić, singers & sopele, from the village of Vrbnik, Croatia)

    Gigetanje (a responsory song style given the name Gigetanje when one syllable of the song is repeated often (gi, ge)) (singers from the village of Debeljaci, Bosnia)

    Pevano kolo (a Slovenian dance) (Anka & Ivica Došen, lead singers, with singers and tamburica band from the village of Bizovac, Croatia)

    Lijepa ti je od jabuke voćka (The apple from the tree is beautiful) (Marija Djurović, singer, village of Babino Polje, Croatia)

    Gaida Avasi (instrumental) (Ilija Gulev, djura; Georgi Šarlandjiev, zurla; Todor Goshev, tupan; village of Geveglia, North Macedonia)

    NONESUCH EXPLORER SERIES 7559-72042-2

    Charles Ives: Piano Trio (1911)

    I.  Andante

    II.  Presto TSIAJ

    III.  Moderato con moto

    Pacific Art Trio:

    Israel Baker, violin

    Edgar Lustgarten, ‘cello

    Alice Shapiro, piano

    DELOS D/CD 1009

    Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30

    I.  Allegro ma non troppo

    II.  Intermezzo (Allegro)

    III.  Finale (All breve)

    Abbey Simon, piano

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    MMG VOX PRIMA MWCD 7130

    Link to Talking Albums podcast featuring Rob Preuss, interviewed by John McDonald:

    https://open.spotify.com/show/6a3DMBNX8v1kl4GbyeSOfv?si=1b7e5314affe4ef7

  • 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