Monday, May 02, 2011

May Magnificat for Mothers' Day


Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Magnificat Angel, [1971]
Women's voices of the Ambrosian Singers ; Orchestra Nova of London ; Meredith Davies, conductor.
Victoria, Tomás Luis de, 1540 (ca.)-1611. O quam gloriosum est regnum. Argo [1970]
Magnificat primi toni Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge; George Guest, conductor.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Magnificat, S. 243, D major. Éditions de l'Oiseau-Lyre [1955] Eileen McLoughlin, Heather Harper, sopranos; Alfred Deller, counter-tenor; Wilfred Brown, tenor; Maurice Bevan, bass; St. Anthony Singers; Kalmar Orchestra; Dennis Vaughan, organ; Thornton Lofthouse, harpsichord; Pierre Colombo, conductor.
Magnificat, three Renaissance and baroque settings of the canticle of the Virgin Mary. Angel [1967]Magnificat (Ossecensis) by Vivaldi (20 min., 14 sec.)--Magnificat, modo 1, by Morales (7 min., 17 sec.)--Magnificat primo, 6 voci, by Monteverdi (14 min., 39 sec.) Vocal soloists with Roger Wagner Chorale, orchestra, and harpsichord; Roger Wagner, conductor.
Fastes et divertissements de Versailles Epic, 1958-1960. Magnificat / BoessetVarious vocal soloists with chamber orchestra or organ; Maurice Hewitt, conductor.

MAY is Mary’s month, and I
Muse at that and wonder why:
Her feasts follow reason,
Dated due to season—

Candlemas, Lady Day;
But the Lady Month, May,
Why fasten that upon her,
With a feasting in her honour?

Is it only its being brighter
Than the most are must delight her?
Is it opportunest
And flowers finds soonest?

Ask of her, the mighty mother:
Her reply puts this other
Question: What is Spring?—
Growth in every thing—

Flesh and fleece, fur and feather,
Grass and greenworld all together;
Star-eyed strawberry-breasted
Throstle above her nested

Cluster of bugle blue eggs thin
Forms and warms the life within;
And bird and blossom swell
In sod or sheath or shell.

All things rising, all things sizing
Mary sees, sympathising
With that world of good,
Nature’s motherhood.

Their magnifying of each its kind
With delight calls to mind
How she did in her stored
Magnify the Lord.

Well but there was more than this:
Spring’s universal bliss
Much, had much to say
To offering Mary May.

When drop-of-blood-and-foam-dapple
Bloom lights the orchard-apple
And thicket and thorp are merry
With silver-surfèd cherry

And azuring-over greybell makes
Wood banks and brakes wash wet like lakes
And magic cuckoocall
Caps, clears, and clinches all—

This ecstasy all through mothering earth
Tells Mary her mirth till Christ’s birth
To remember and exultation
In God who was her salvation.

Sunday, May 01, 2011

Thomas Sunday


Irma Thomas These Honey Do's
Overture to Thomas, Ambroise, 1811-1896. Mignon. Text: M. Carré und J. Barbier [nach J. W. von Goethe] Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft [1964] Starring Jane Berbié, soprano, in the title role, with supporting soloists; Chor Raymond St-Paul; Orchester Lamoureux, Paris; Jean Fournet, conductor.
David Thomas What Do We Do with a Drunken Sailor?
Thomas M. Carter Boston Commandery from The Pride of America; [the golden age of the American march] New World Records, 1976. Goldman Band; Richard Franko Goldman or Ainslee Cox, conductors.
Carla Thomas Let Me Be Good to You
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Solomon. edited and revised by Sir Thomas Beecham. Angel Records [1956] Elsie Morrison, Lois Marshall, sopranos; Alexander Young, tenor; John Cameron, baritone; Beecham Choral Society; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor.
Chris Thomas King Baptized in Dirty Water
Orff, Carl, 1895-1982 Carmina burana; cantiones profane. Angel 1975. Sheila Armstrong, soprano; Gerald English, tenor; Thomas Allen, baritone; St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; André Previn, conductor.
Larry Adler, Carroll Gibbons, Savoy Hotel Orpheans Rhapsody In Blue (part 1 & 2) (1935 London) Larry Adler (hca), Bill Shakespeare, Billy Higgs (tp), Arthur Fenoulhet (tp, tb), Paul Fenoulhet, Sam Acres (tb), George Melachrino (cl, as, vn), Laurie Payne (cl, as, bar), George Smith (cl, ts), Eugene Pini (vn), Carroll Gibbons, Ian Stewart (p), Bert Thomas (g), Jack Evetts (sb), Max Abrams (dm) Rec. May 28, 1935 COLUMBIA (UK) DB-1560
Lord of Life The 1980 Premier Recording at St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC. Scored for Choir, Soloists, Brass, Bass, Harp, Cello, Percussion and Organ
Peloquin Chorale, Alexander Peloquin, Conductor Entrance Song
The Inimitable Sir Thomas. Seraphim [1966] Summer evening, edited and arr. by Beecham. Prelude to Irmelin. By Delius.--Legend, op. 59, no. 3, by Dvořák.--Symphonic dance, op. 64, no. 2, by Grieg. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre national de la Radio-diffusion française; Sir Thomas Beecham, bart., conductor.
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis Angel 1976. Sir Adrian Boult conducts string music of Vaughan Williams. London Symphony Orchestra.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter


Oleg Boshniakovich, piano Granados Danzas espanolas , op. 37, No. 2 Oriental
Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Motets pour un temps de pénitence. Easter and Christmas motets. Argo, 1973.Easter motets: Timor et tremor. Vinea mea electa. Tenebrae factae sunt. Tristis est anima mea.-- Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; London Sinfonietta; Simon Preston, conductor.
Valery Kikta, Easter Chants of the Old Russia Yegorov, P. Conductor Choir of the Academy of Choral Art
Penderecki, Krzysztof, 1933-Utrenja. The entombment of Christ. RCA Red Seal [1971]Stefania Woytowicz, soprano; Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-soprano; Seth McCoy tenor; Bernard Ladysz, Peter Lagger, basses; Temple University Choirs; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor; sung in Old Slavonic.
Alexei Larin (1954-)Russian Passion: Oratio for Soloists, Choir, Organ, Percussion (1994)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908.Svetlyĭ prazdnik Russian Easter overture, op. 36. RCA Red Seal [1969] Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor.
Tschesnokov, Easter Prayer Academy of Choral Arts, Moscow Chorus/Choir, V. Ladjuk Voice, Viktor Popov Conductor
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Oster-Oratorium. Easter oratorio, BWV 249. Angel [1966]Teresa Zylis-Gara, soprano; Patricia Johnson, alto; Theo Altmeyer, tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; South German Madrigal Choir: Southwest German Chamber Orchestra; Wolfgang Gönnenwein, conductor.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Easter Sunday


Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Oster-Oratorium. German. Easter oratorio, BWV 249. Angel [1966]
Teresa Zylis-Gara, soprano; Patricia Johnson, alto; Theo Altmeyer, tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; South German Madrigal Choir: Southwest German Chamber Orchestra; Wolfgang Gönnenwein, conductor.
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Svetlyĭ Prazdnik Russian Easter overture, op. 36. RCA Red Seal [1969] Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor.
Penderecki, Krzysztof, 1933- Utrenja. The Entombment of Christ. RCA Red Seal [1971]
Stefania Woytowicz, soprano; Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-soprano; Seth McCoy tenor; Bernard Ladysz, Peter Lagger, basses; Temple University Choirs; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor; sung in Old Slavonic.
Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Motets pour un temps de pénitence. Easter and Christmas motets. Argo, 1973. Easter motets: Timor et tremor. Vinea mea electa. Tenebrae factae sunt. Tristis est anima mea. Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; London Sinfonietta; Simon Preston, conductor.
Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah
Chris Connor Hallelujah I Love Him So (1959 NYC) Bill Rubenstein (P), Kenny Burrell (G), Eddie DeHaas (B), Lex Humphries (D) Live from ''The Village Vanguard'' 3452 Atlantic LP8040
Spike Jones And His City Slickers Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny? (1949) George Rock (vocal) RCA Victor 20-3359

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Palm Sunday


Palm Sunday


Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Christus am Ölberge. German. Christ on the Mount of Olives op.85. Columbia [1966] Judith Raskin, soprano; Richard Lewis, tenor; Herbert Beattie, bass; Temple University Choirs; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 Markuspassion. Selections The Passion according to Saint Mark, BWV 247. Epic [1965] Soloists and members of the Stuttgart Madrigal Choir; Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra; Wolfgang Gönnenwein, conductor.
Robert Palmer, Some People Can Do What They Like, Island Records, 1976.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Johannespassion. St. John Passion. Vox [1960]
Vocal soloists; Akademie-Kammerchor; Wiener Symphoniker; Ferdinand Grossmann, conductor
Emerson Lake Palmer "Barbarian", is attributed to the three band members, it is effectively an arrangement for rock band of Bartók’s 1911 piano piece, Allegro Barbaro Rhino 1970
Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-
Ode an den Westwind. Musik für Violoncello und Orchester nach Percy Bysshe Shelley. Konzert für Violine und grosses Orchester. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft [1969]
Siegfried Palm, violoncello; Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin; Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; the composer conducting.
Hafdis Huld, Robot, Robot from Synchronised Swimmers OK Good label
Penderecki, Krzysztof, 1933- Penderecki conducts Penderecki. Angel [1973] Fonogrammi, for flutes and chamber orchestra. Cello concerto. Siegfried Palm, violoncello Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, with Wanda Wilkomirska, violin, and Felicja Blumental, piano; conducted by the composer.
Bill Frenzer, She's Got a Tongue Like a Kodiak Bear Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes #13
Alfred Newman conducts his great film music New York : Angel, 1973. The robe: Palm Sunday In part with the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Cheerios for Berlioz


Cheerios for Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique, op. l4. RCA Red Seal, 1969. Boston Symphony Orchestra; Georges Prêtre, conductor.
Berlioz overtures. London, [197-?] Le corsaire.--Le roi Lear.--Le carnaval romain.--Les francs juges. L'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris; Albert Wolff, conductor.
Les Troyens: great scenes. Seraphim, [1976?]. Excerpts from the opera, starring Régine Crespin, soprano, with supporting soloists; Orchestra and Chorus of the Paris Opera; Georges Prêtre, conductor; sung in French.
Roman carnival overture, op. 9 Decca, [1970] Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor.
The Trojans: Final scenes. The death of Cleopatra. Angel [1970] Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; as Dido, with supporting soloists and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus (in the 1st work); London Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, conductor.
Romeo and Juliet; the orchestral music. Angel [1970] Introduction (Combat and tumult, Intervention of the Prince).--Romeo alone, Melancholy, Concert and ball at the Capulets' Palace.--Queen Mab, or the dream-fairy.--Love scene.--Romeo at the tomb of the Capulets. Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor.
Requiem, op. 5. Columbia [1965] Cesare Vailetti, tenor; Temple University Choirs; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Le carneval romain. Beatrice et Benedict. Le corsaire. Benvenuto Cellini. Le damnation de faust. London, 1965. LÓrchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011


Cigars for Elgar


Sir Edward Elgar Violin Sonata in E-, Op.82 23:33
Simone Lamsma Violin, Yurie Miura Piano
Romance for Violin and Piano in C-, Op.1
2 Pieces, for violin and piano, Op.13 Bizarrerie
3 Pieces, for violin and piano, Op.4 Idyll Pastourelle Virelai
La Capricieuse, Op.17
3 Characteristic Pieces, Op.10 (arr. violin and piano) Mazurka
2 Pieces, for violin and piano, Op.15 1.Chanson de nuit 2.Chanson de matin
Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op.12 (arr.violin and piano)
Sursum Corda (Elévation), for brass, organ, strings and 2 timpani in Bb, Op.11Offertoire: Andante religioso (arr. violin and piano)
Symphony no. 2 in E flat, op. 63. Angel 1976. London Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Adrian Boult, conductor.
Introduction and Allegro, in G minor and major, for string orchestra and quartet, op. 47. Hugh Maguire, Raymond Keenlyside, Kenneth Essex, Kenneth Heath, string quartet; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor.
Pomp and circumstance; marches, op. 39. Angel [1967] No. 1, in D.--No. 2, in A minor.--No. 3, in C minor.--No. 4, in G.--No. 5, in C.
Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir John Barbirolli, conductor.
Enigma variations, op. 36. Capitol [1957] Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor.

Friday, March 25, 2011

It Takes a Thief to Khachaturian



KHACHATURIAN, A.I.: Othello / The Battle of Stalingrad
Khachaturian, Aram Il'yich The Battle of Stalingrad: Suite Marco Polo
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Adriano, Conductor A City on the Volga - The Invasion 00:05:19 Stalingrad in Flames 00:04:03 The Enemy is doomed 00:07:34 For our Motherland; To the Attack! - Eternal Glory to the Heroes 00:06:38 To Victory - There is a Cliff on the Volga 00:06:18
Zeynep Ucbasaran & Sergio Gallo Music for Two Pianos Recorded in Abravanel Hall, Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara November 21-22, 2006
Eroica Classical Recordings, August 2008 (Eroica JDT3421)Aram Khachaturian, Op. 6, III Fantastic Waltz (arranged from music for film "Prisoner No. 217")
Concerto for piano and orchestra. Columbia 1972. Philippe Entremont, piano; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor.
Symphony no. 3 (1947) (Symphony-poem). RCA Red Seal [1969] Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor.
Masquerade suite. RCA Victor [1960] RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Kiril Kondrashin, conductor.
If time allows:
Encores by Kogan RCA Victor, [1958] Dance of Ayshe from "Gayne Ballet" / Khachaturian Leonid Kogan, violin; Andrei Mitnik, piano.
Diverse winds. Mercury [1960] Khachaturian, Aram. Armenian dances. Eastman Wind Ensemble; Frederick Fennell, conductor.
Introducing the first releases Melodiya/Angel, [1967] Concerto in D minor for violin and orchestra. First movement excerpt / Khachaturian (David Oistrakh, violin) Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Oistrakh

Monday, March 07, 2011

Lumberjacks for Chopin


Great Pianists of the Century play Chopin.
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.
Seraphim, [1973?]
Polonaise in A flat, op. 53 (Witold Malcuzynski)--Nocturne no. 2 in E flat, op. 9, no. 2 (Artur Rubinstein)--Etude in C minor, op. 10, no. 12 (Shura Cherkassky)--Etude in E, op. 10, no. 3 (Claudio Arrau)--Mazurka no. 32 in C sharp minor, op. 50, no. 3 (Vladimir Horowitz)--Etude in D flat, op. 25, no. 8 (Geza Anda)--Nocturne no. 5 in F sharp, op. 15, no. 2 (Artur Rubinstein)--Funeral march from Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor (Alfred Cortot)--Etude in F minor, op. 25, no. 2 (Geza Anda)--Prelude in D flat, op. 28, no. 15 (Alfred Cortot)--Waltz no. 6 in D flat, op. 64, no. 1 (Dinu Lipatti)--Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, op. 66, post. (Shura Cherkassky)--Berceuse in D flat, op. 57 (Walter Gieseking)--Waltz no. 1 in E flat, op. 18 (Dinu Lipatti)
Philippe Entremont, piano. The Chopin I love. Columbia, [1971]Polonaise in A major, op. 40, no. 1--Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 9,no.2.--Waltz no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 18.--Fantaisie-impromptu, op. 66.--Etude in C minor, op. 10, no. 12.--Waltz no. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2.--Trios ecossaises, op. 72, no. 3.--Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64, no. 1 .--Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53.
Sv︠i︡atoslav Richter, piano. Ballade no. 3, in A flat major, op. 47, by Chopin Sv︠i︡atoslav Richter plays Prokofiev, Haydn, Chopin [and] Debussy. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft [1962]
Chopin: the 14 Waltzes. Columbia [1961]Alexander Brailowsky, piano.

Saturday, March 05, 2011

Rimshots for Rimsky-Korsakov


Song of India- Mario Lanza
The flight of the bumblebee.--The young prince and the young princess, from Scheherazade.--Procession of the nobles, from Mlada.--Hymn to the sun, from Le Coq d'or.--Dance of the tumblers, from The snow maiden.--Song of India, from Sadko.--The sea and Sinbad's ship, from Scheherazade.--Canto gitano and Fandango asturiano, from Capriccio espagnol. Rimsky-Korsakov's greatest hits. Columbia [1969]
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Konstantin Ivanov, conductor. Symphony no. 2, Antar. Capriccio espagnol. Melodiya/Angel [1974]
Svetlyĭ prazdnik Russian Easter overture, op. 36. RCA Red Seal [1969] Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor.
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Konstantin Ivanov, conductor.
Suite from "Le coq d'or" (arr. Glazunov & Steinberg). Suite from "The tale of Tsar Saltan," op. 57. Melodiya [1973]

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Delicious Delius


From high atop the Delius Restaurant located at 2951 Cherry Ave in beautiful downtown Signal Hill, CA 90755
For reservations call (562) 426-0694 it's Sadko's World of Music, the delicious Delius edition.
Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934 Sea drift (text by Walt Whitman). A song of the high hills.
Angel [1974] John Noble, baritone (1st work); Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor.
A mass of life; [text from Also sprach Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche]
Angel 1972. Heather Harper, soprano; Helen Watts, contralto; Robert Tear, tenor; Benjamin Luxon, baritone; London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra; Charles Groves, conductor.
Appalachia; [variations on an old slave song, for chorus and orchestra.] Brigg Fair; an English rhapsody.
Angel [1971] Ambrosian Singers; Hallé Orchestra; Sir John Barbirolli, conductor.
Brigg Fair, In a summer garden [and] other works. Columbia [1962] Brigg fair.--A dance rhapsody, no. 2.--On hearing the first cuckoo in spring.--In a summer garden.
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Songs of farewell [for double chorus and orchestra, from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass] A song before sunrise.
Angel [1966] With the composer's Concerto, violoncello.
Royal Choral Society (in the 1st work); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor.
North country sketches. Life's dance. A song of summer. Angel 1975. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor.
If time allows
Romeo und Juliet auf dem Dorfe. A village Romeo and Juliet; opera in six scenes.
Angel [1973] Elizabeth Harwood, soprano; Robert Tear, tenor; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone; with supporting soloists; John Alldis Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Meredith Davis, conductor; sung in English.
Arabesque. Over the hills and far away. Columbia [1958] With the composer's Hassan. Selections.
Einar Norby, baritone; B. B. C. Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Haydn for Fugitives


Monty Python "How Not To be Seen" sketch, version 2
The Philharmonia - John Wallace - Trumpet - Trumpet Concerto in E flat: Allegro, Andante, Allegro
Symphony No. 94 in G Major "Surprise" Adagio - Vivace assai Andante Menuett. Allegro molto - Trio Finale. Allegro di molto George Szell;The Cleveland Orchestra
Hide & Seek 2010 Director : Shawn Arranha Music Director :
Gourav Dasgupta Chirantan Bhatt Leading Cast :
Arjan Bajwa, Purab Kohli, Ejajz Khan, Mirnalini Sharma, Samir Kochar
Label : Unisys Infosolutions
String Quartet No. 67 in D major "Lark" Capet String Quartet 1927
Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek (2005 version)
Symphony No. 85 "La Reine" Haydn composed this symphony in 1785; it was introduced in Paris toward the end of 1787. Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Mariner, conductor
The score calls for a flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, and strings. Duration, 22 minutes.

Saturday, February 05, 2011

The Suppe Bowl Show

Overtures by Suppé and Strauss. Angel [1975]
Suppé, F. von. Light cavalry.Suppé, F. von. Morning, noon and night in Vienna.-- Suppé, F. von. Boccaccio. Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna: Willi Boskovsky, conductor.
Suppé, Franz von, 1819-1895. Overtures. Selections. Mercury, [1960]
Pique Dame Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Paul Paray, conductor.
Suppé, Franz von, 1819-1895. Die Schöne Galatea. The beautiful Galatea; operetta in 1 act. Vox, [195-?] Elisabeth Roon, soprano; Waldemar Kmentt, Kurt Preger, tenors; Otto Wiener, bass; Vienna State Philharmonia; Hans Hagen, conductor; sung in German.
Wunschkonzert = Popular concert. West Germany : Pilz, c1988.
London Festival Orchestra ; Alfred Scholz, conductor. Poet and peasant/Franz von Suppé (9:46)

Monday, January 24, 2011

Mahler for Maulers


Sadko's World of Music

Mahler for Maulers


Gustav Mahler Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
CONDUCTOR : Kent Nagano/ ORCHESTRA :Irchestre Symphonique de Montreal / Baritone: Christian Gerhaher / TENOR :Klaus Florian Vogt / year 2009
1. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (8:24)
2. Der Einsame im Herbst (8:32)
3. Von der Jugend (3:03)
4. Von der Schönheit (6:20)
5. Der Trunkene im Frühling (4:12)
6. Der Abschied (26:45)
Gentle Giant, I'm Turning Around


Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children)
BARITONE : Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / CONDUCTOR : Rudolf Kempe / ORCHESTRA : Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker) / year 1955
7. Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n (Now the sun will rise as brightly) (5:15)
8. Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen (Now I see well why with such dark flames) (4:50)
9. Wenn dein Mütterlein" – When your mother steps into the doorway (4:36)
10. Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen (Often I think that they have only stepped out) (3:07)
11. In diesem Wetter! (In this weather, in this windy storm) (6:45)
If time allows

Songs of a Travelling Comrade, Companion, or Journeyman (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen)
BARITONE : Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / CONDUCTOR : Wilhelm Furtwängler / ORCHESTRA : The Philharmonia Orchestra / year 1952
12. When My Sweetheart is Married (Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht) (4:14)
13. I Went This Morning over the Field (Ging heut' morgens übers Feld) (4:43)
14. I Have a Gleaming Knife (Ich hab' ein glühend Messer) (3:27)
15. The Two Blue Eyes of my Beloved (Die zwei blauen Augen) (5:44)

Symphony No. 1 in D major "Titan"
CONDUCTOR : Bruno Walter / ORCHESTRA : Bayerische Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra) / year 1950
16. Langsam, Schleppend (Slowly, dragging) Immer sehr gemächlich (very restrained throughout) (12:09)
17. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (Moving strongly, but not too quickly), Recht gemächlich (restrained) (6:23)
18. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen (Solemnly and measured, without dragging), Sehr einfach und schlicht wie eine Volksweise (very simple, like a folk-tune), and Wieder etwas bewegter, wie im Anfang (something stronger, as at the start) – a funeral march based on the children's song "Frère Jacques" (or "Bruder Martin") (11:18)
19. Stürmisch bewegt- Energisch (Stormily agitated, energetic) (18:56)

Saturday, January 08, 2011

Mozart for Babies


Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra The Magic Flute, K620, Papa
6 German Dances, K.509
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Symphony no. 28, in C major, K. 200. Overture to The marriage of Figaro, K. 492. Columbia [1966] Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor.
The four horn concertos. Columbia [1965] No. 1, K. 412, D major (8 min., 18 sec.)--No. 2, K. 417, E♭ major (13 min., 23 sec.)--No. 3, K. 447, E♭ major (14 min., 37 sec.)--No. 4, K. 495, E♭ major (16 min., 23 sec.) Mason Jones, horn; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Sinfonia concertante, in E-flat major, for violin, viola and orchestra, K. 364. Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165. Columbia [1964] Rafael Druian, violin; Abraham Skernick, viola; Judith Raskin, soprano (in the 2d work); members of the Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor.
Six sonatas for flute and harpsichord. Epic [1964] Jean Pierre Rampal, flute; Robert Veyron-Lacroix, harpsichord.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Sadko's World of Opera


James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Jeannette Pilou, Dale Duesing, Jocelyne Taillon, José van Dam, Jerome Hines; January 22, 1983
Part I

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Sadko's Christmas 2010


The Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Christmas album. Angel [1970] Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano, with chorus, orchestra, and organ; Charles Mackerras, conductor; sung principally in German or English.

Honegger, Arthur, 1892-1955. A Christmas cantata. Epic, [195-?] Michel Roux, baritone; Elizabeth Brasseur Choir; Petits Chanteurs de Versailles; Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux; Paul Sacher, conductor.

Christmas with George Beverly Shea RCA Camden, [1964] Sung by George Beverly Shea, with orchestra.

Lanza sings Christmas carols. RCA Victor, [1959] Mario Lanza, tenor, with chorus and orchestra.

Pops Christmas party. RCA Victor [1959] Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor.

Don Cossack Chorus. Christmas music and carols [sound recording] A pre-Easter service. Concert Hall Society Christmas music and carols: Hymn to Christmas -- Hymn for the Virgin Mary -- Glory be to the birth of Jesus Christ -- Stikh -- Hymn to the Virgin -- First Irmos from the Christmas canon -- Carols Don Cossack Chorus; Serge Jaroff, conductor.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908.Christmas eve: Suite. Sinfonietta, op. 31. Urania, 1952. Symphony Orchestra of Radio Berlin; Leopold Ludwig, conductor.

Koekelkoren, Martin, arr. Christmas carols. Epic, [195-] Royal Male Choir of Holland, "Mastreechter Staar," the arranger conducting.

Bigelow, Arthur Lynds. Ring! Christmas bells Columbia, [196-] Gesú bambino -- Tune of the sleigh bells -- O little town of Bethlehem -- Veni, veni, Emmanuel -- Lo, how a rose e'er blooming -- A la venue de Noël -- Good King Wenceslas -- There once fell heavenly dew -- Born is Jesus the Infant King -- The holly and the ivy -- Silent night, holy night -- Noël d'Aquin.
Performer Arthur Lynds Bigelow, bells ; Marjorie MacComb, organ.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Christmas Parade


Sadko's World of Music


Parade (triple bill)—Satie: Parade / Poulenc: Les Mamelles de Tirésias / Ravel: L’Enfant et les Sortilèges
Ainhoa Arteta, Danielle de Niese, Earle Patriarco, Ruth Ann Swenson, Wendy White; March 16, 2002 James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Feast of St. Nicholas


Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908.
Zolotoĭ Petushok
and Scenes and arias from operas
Musical Heritage Society, 1979. Moscow Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra ; Alexei Kovalyov and Yevgeni Akulov, conductors (1st work) ; soloists ; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (2nd work).
Music for the domra Melodiya/Angel, 1972.
Concerto for domra and folk instrument orchestra by Nikolai Budashkin
Vladimir Yakovlev, domra; Osipov Balalaika Orchestra; Viktor Dubrovsky, conductor.
Ivanov-Kramskoĭ, A. (Aleksandr)
Variations on Russian themes, guitar, orchestra. Monitor, [1961]with the composer as soloist, with orchestra of folk instruments; Nikolaĭ Anosov, conductor.
Arias. Capitol [1954] Un ballo in maschera: Eri tu che m'acchiavi.--Falstaff: Ford's monologue.--Il trovatore: Il balen del suo sorriso.--Rigoletto: Pari siamo. Cortigiani, vil razza dannata.--Otello: Iago's credo.--La traviata: Di Provenza il mar, il suol.--Don Carlo: Death of Rodrigo. Robert Weede, baritone; Concert Arts Orchestra; Nicholas Rescigno, conductor.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Zoltan Kodaly


Show may be shortened due to basketball game!
Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967. Háry Janos suite ; Dances of Galánta ; Arias from Háry Janos. London [1964] London Symphony Orchestra, with Olga Szönyi, soprano; István Kertész, conductor.
The World's greatest cellists [Fall River, Mass.] : Sine Qua Non, [c1973]
SQN 112X Janos Starker, Sonata for Unaccompanied cello, op. 8
Sinfonie-Orchester des Ungarischen Rundfunks und Fernsehens; György Lehel, conductor Variations uber ein ungarisches Volkslied 138 875 Deutsche Grammophon
Psalmus hungaricus, op. 13. The peacock; folk song for unaccompanied male chorus. Variations on a Hungarian folk song (The peacock). London [1971] Lajos Kozma, tenor, Brighton Festival Chorus and Wandsworth School Boys' Choir; in 2d work: Chorus of the London Symphony Orchestra; in 1st and 3d works: London Symphony Orchestra: Istvan Kertesz, conductor.

Friday, November 05, 2010

Carl Nielsen


Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931.
I Musici Litte suite, op. 1, for string orchestra Philips, [1968?]
Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 7 (1892) / Saul and David: Prelude to act 2.
RCA Victor [1967] London Symphony Orchestra; André Previn, conductor.
Maskarade: Overture. Symphony no. 4, op. 29 (The inextinguishable).
Decca [1966] Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Max Rudolf, conductor.
Sinfonia espansiva (no. 3) op. 27. Columbia [1965] Royal Danish Orchestra, with Ruth Guldbaek, soprano, and Niels Moller, tenor; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
Pops McGonigle Episode 2

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Stenhammer



Stenhammar, Wilhelm
Serenade in F major, Op. 31 (original 1913 version)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Jarvi, Neeme, Conductor BIS-CD-1496-98
I. Ouvertura. Allegrissimo
II. Reverenza. Tempo di menuetto, tranquillo e graziozo
III. Canzonetta. Tempo di valse, ma poco tranquillo
IV. Scherzo. Presto
V. Notturno. Andante sostenuto
VI. Finale. Tempo moderato
"Romance" by Wilhelm Stenhammer; Krystle Jones, flute and Christi Zuniga, piano.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23 (1904–1907) Ortiz, Cristina, piano
I. Introduzione
II. Scherzo
III. Adagio
IV. Finale
Sangen, Op. 44: Interlude Molto adagio, solenne
Wilhelm Stenhammar - Three Fantasies (Fantasy) Op.11 No.1 in B minor MATS WIDLUND
Wilhelm Stenhammar - Three small piano pieces (Tre sma klaverstycken) - NIKLAS SIVELÖV
Wilhelm Stenhammar - Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor Op.1 PART 1 of 7 - MATS WIDLUND I.Molto moderato e maestoso - Sostenuto e tranquillo - Animato. Played by Mats Widlund (piano) and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Tanayev


Sadko's World of Music


Rosa Tamarkina Sergei Taneyev - Quintet for piano, two violins, viola and cello g-moll, op.30
1. Introduzione. Adagio mesto. Allegro patetico 2. Scherzo. Presto. Moderato teneramente Largo Finale. Allegro vivace. Moderato maestoso
Recorded in 1946 with Bolshoi Theatre Quartet
Tamarkina studied at the Moscow Conservatory and eventually with Konstantin Igumnov. She began to concertize at the age of 15 and was invited to participate in the 3rd International Chopin Competition in 1937 at the age of 17.

Judges of the caliber of Emil von Sauer and Wilhelm Backhaus awarded her second prize. To put this achievement in perspective, the first prize winner that year was Yakov Zak, one of the great Russian pianists of the mid-century. 10 years earlier the 1st International Chopin Competition winner was Lev Oborin, another of the supreme Russian giants of the piano.

She had a wide ranging repertoire, from Bach to the moderns (at that time Scriabin and Rachmaninov). It was considered that she could play them all beautifully and with a maturity that belied her age. But she is most remembered, by those fortunate enough to have heard her, for her interpretations of Chopin, Schumann and Liszt.

Taneyev, Sergey Ivanovich Suite de concert, Op. 28 Oistrakh, David, violin
Philharmonia Orchestra Malko, Nikolai, Conductor performed in 1955
I. Praeludium: Grave 00:07:06
II. Gavotte: Allegro moderato 00:05:36
III. Marchen (Tale): Andantino 00:08:12
IV. Theme and Variations 00:14:46
V. Tarantella: Presto 00:06:24 Naxos Classical Archives

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Balakirev's Greatest Hits


Sadko's World of Music


Symphonies, no. 1, C major.
Balakirev, Miliĭ Alekseevich, 1837-1910.
Melodiya/Angel 1975. USSR Symphony Orchestra; Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor.

Fantasy on themes from A life for the Tsar. RCA Red Seal, [1969] Earl Wild, piano.

Tamara. Columbia [1955] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor.

Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Seifetdinova, Anastasia, piano Russian Philharmonic Orchestra Yablonsky, Dmitry, Conductor Naxos 8.570396
Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major (completed by S. Lyapunov)
Seifetdinova, Anastasia, piano Russian Philharmonic Orchestra Yablonsky, Dmitry, Conductor Naxos 8.570396 I. Allegro non troppo 00:15:54 II. Adagio 00:10:15
III. Allegro risoluto 00:10:29
If time allows:
Grande Fantaisie on Russian Folksongs, Op. 4
Seifetdinova, Anastasia, piano Russian Philharmonic Orchestra Yablonsky, Dmitry, Conductor

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Cesar Cui's Greatest Hits


Sadko's World of Music


Cesar Cui's Greatest Hits



CUI: 25 Preludes, Op. 64
Biegel, Jeffrey piano Naxos
Cui, Cesar
1. Prelude No. 1 in C major: Allegro maestoso 00:01:32
2. Prelude No. 2 in E minor: Moderato assai 00:03:17
3. Prelude No. 3 in G major: Allegro 00:01:22
4. Prelude No. 4 in B minor: Allegro 00:02:23
5. Prelude No. 5 in D major: Allegretto 00:03:04
6. Prelude No. 6 in F sharp minor: Andante 00:05:17
7. Prelude No. 7 in A major: Allegro non troppo 00:01:36
8. Prelude No. 8 in C sharp minor: Allegro 00:02:37
9. Prelude No. 9 in E major: Andantino 00:03:20
10. Prelude No. 10 in G sharp minor: Allegro non troppo 00:02:00
11. Prelude No. 11 in B major: Allegretto 00:01:45
12. Prelude No. 12 in E flat major: Allegretto 00:02:36
13. Prelude No. 13 in F sharp major: Andante 00:04:58
14. Prelude No. 14 in B flat major: Moderato 00:02:03
15. Prelude No. 15 in D flat major: Andantino 00:02:27
16. Prelude No. 16 in F minor: Andantino 00:02:59
17. Prelude No. 17 in A flat major: Larghetto 00:03:49
18. Prelude No. 18 in C minor: Allegretto 00:02:12
19. Prelude No. 19 in E flat major: Allegretto 00:01:23
20. Prelude No. 20 in G minor: Allegro non troppo 00:02:08
21. Prelude No. 21 in B flat major: Allegro 00:02:38
22. Prelude No. 22 in D minor: Lento 00:06:23
23. Prelude No. 23 in F major: Allegro non troppo 00:01:22
24. Prelude No. 24 in A minor: Moderato 00:01:22
25. Prelude No. 25 in C major: Allegro non troppo 00:02:25
Nishizaki, Takako, violin Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Schermerhorn, Kenneth, Conductor Cui, Cesar
Suite Concertante, Op. 25 I. Intermezzo scherzando 00:05:55
II. Canzonetta 00:04:17
III. Cavatina 00:04:13
IV. Finale: Tarantella 00:06:43 Naxos 8.555244
Suite Miniature No. 1, Op. 20
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Schermerhorn, Kenneth, Conductor
I. Petite Marche 00:03:09 II. Impromptu a La Schumann 00:01:48 III. Cantabile 00:02:51 IV. Souvenir douloureux 00:01:38 V. Berceuse 00:03:14
VI. Scherzo rustique 00:01:37 Marco Polo 8.220308

Monday, August 30, 2010


Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908.


Rimsky-Korsakov's greatest hits.


The flight of the bumblebee. Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--The young prince and the young princess, from Scheherazade. Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic, John Corigliano, violin solo
--Procession of the nobles, from Mlada. Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--Hymn to the sun, from Le Coq d'or. Andre Kostelanetz/Columbia Symphony Orchestra
--Dance of the tumblers, from The snow maiden. Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
--Song of India, from Sadko. Andre Kostelanetz/Columbia Symphony Orchestra
--The sea and Sinbad's ship, from Scheherazade. Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic, John Corigliano, violin solo
--Canto gitano and Fandango asturiano, from Capriccio espagnol. Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra
Ivanov, Konstantin Konstantinovich, 1907-1984 Vseso︠i︡uznoe radio. Bolʹshoĭ simfonicheskiĭ orkestr. Symphony no. 2, Antar. Melodiya/Angel [1974]
If time allows:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor. Russian Easter overture, op. 36. RCA Red Seal [1969]
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor. Sadko: Introduction. May night: Overture. The Tsar's Bride: Overture. The Maid of Pskov: Overture. Russian opera overtures. Melodiya/Angel [1973?]

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Prokofiev's Greatest Hits


Sadko's World of Music

Russian Composers Festival

Da Da Da Da!


Classical symphony in D major, op. 25.New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor 13:26
--March from The love for three oranges, op. 33A.Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor 1:49
--Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60. 20:07 Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
--Peter and the Wolf, op. 67 (orchestral suite)New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor 18:50 Columbia [1970]
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden; Hugo Rignold, conductor.Cinderella: Suite no. 1, op. 107; Suite no. 2, op. 108.RCA Victor LM 2135. [1957]

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Johann Strauss II's Greatest Hits


1. Overture ''Die Fledermaus'', Op. 362 Leonard Bernstein;New York Philharmonic 9:47
2. An Der Schönen, Blauen Donau, Op. 314 - The Blue Danube George Szell;The Cleveland Orchestra 9:45
3. Where The Citrons Bloom, Op. 364 Eugene Ormandy;The Philadelphia Orchestra 6:38
4. Pizzicato Polka The Cleveland Orchestra;George Szell 2:27
5. Tales From The Vienna Woods, Op. 325 Eugene Ormandy;The Philadelphia Orchestra 10:45
6. Voices Of Spring, Op. 410 The Cleveland Orchestra;George Szell 5:48
7. Morning Papers, Op. 279 Eugene Ormandy;The Philadelphia Orchestra 8:56
8. Vienna Blood, Op. 354 The Philadelphia Orchestra;Eugene Ormandy 7:02
9. Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 Leonard Bernstein;New York Philharmonic 2:45
10. Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 Fritz Reiner;Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Mendelssohn's Greatest Hits


1. Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian"; I. Allegro vivace Bernstein, Leonard New York Philharmonic
2. The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26 Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Claus Peter Flor
3. Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, "Scotch"; IV. Allegro vivacissimo Bernstein, Leonard New York Philharmonic
4. A Midsummer Night's Dream Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra
5. A Midsummer Night's Dream Wedding March Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra
6. Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64; III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra Zino Francescatti
7. Lied ohne Worte ("Frühlingslied") / Song without Words in A major, opus 62/6 Oppitz, Gerhard
8. Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49; II. Andante con moto tranquillo (Instrumental)violinist Isaac Stern, cellist Leonard Rose, and pianist Eugene Istomin
9. Capriccio brillant in B Minor, Op. 22; I. Andante Sergei Edelmann Claus Peter Flor Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
10. Capriccio brillant in B Minor, Op. 22; II. Allegro con fuoco Sergei Edelmann Claus Peter Flor Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
11. On Wings of Song, Op. 34, No. 2 Ameling, Elly,Jansen, Rudolph
12. Octet in E-Flat, Op. 20 - III Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo Munch, Charles Boston Symphony Orchestra
If Time Allows:
Judith Raskin sings Mendelssohn and Mahler songs. Epic [1965] op.8, no.3, op.19a, no.2 and 4, op.34, no.4, op.47, no.3 and 6, op.57, no.5, op.71, no.4 and op.86, no.3-5, by Mendelssohn, George Schick, piano.
Symphonies No. 4 op. 90 : Italian ; No. 5 op. 107 : "Reformation" ; No. 4 (revised version) Deutsche Grammophon, 1998. Wiener Philharmoniker ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. Recorded Nov. 1997, June 1996, and Mar. 1998, the Musikverein, Grosser Saal, Vienna
String quartet in A minor op. 13. String quartet in D major, op. 44, no. 1.
Musical Heritage Society, 1980. Composers String Quartet. Recorded in Belle Skinner Hall, Vassar College.
Double piano concerto in E major. Piano concerto in A minor.
Argo [1970] Brenda Lucas, John Ogden, pianos. Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor.

Debussy's Greatest Hits


Claude Debussy was a seminal force in the advent of musical modernism in the early 20th century. He pushed the bounds of harmony and form, and raised the element of musical color or “timbre” to new level of prominence. By virtue of this emphasis on color, his music was tagged as “Impressionist”, akin to like-named school of painting – something he vigorously rejected. Regardless, his music has remained tremendously popular by audiences and performers alike. This concert features a mix of piano, chamber, orchestral, and vocal works.
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L.86 Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L.86 (arr. chamber ensemble)
The son of a shopkeeper and a seamstress, Debussy began piano studies at the Paris Conservatory at the age of 11. While a student there, he encountered the wealthy Nadezhda von Meck (most famous as Tchaikovsky's patroness), who employed him as a music teacher to her children; through travel, concerts and acquaintances, she provided him with a wealth of musical experience. Most importantly, she exposed the young Debussy to the works of Russian composers, such as Borodin and Mussorgsky, who would remain important influences on his music.
L'isle joyeuse, L.106 Adrienne Hauser
Debussy began composition studies in 1880, and in 1884 he won the prestigious Prix de Rome with his cantata L'enfant prodigue. This prize financed two years of further study in Rome—years that proved to be creatively frustrating. However, the period immediately following was fertile for the young composer; trips to Bayreuth and the Paris World Exhibition (1889) established, respectively, his determination to move away from the influence of Richard Wagner, and his interest in the music of Eastern cultures.
Cello Sonata in D-, L.135 Natalia Gutman Prologue
Estampes, L.100 Pavel Gintov Pagodes
Debussy's personal life was punctuated by unfortunate incidents, most famously the attempted suicide of his first wife, Lilly Texier, whom he abandoned for the singer Emma Bardac. However, his subsequent marriage to Bardac, and their daughter Claude-Emma, whom they called "Chouchou" and who became the dedicatee of the composer's Children's Corner piano suite, provided the middle-aged Debussy with great personal joys.
Children's Corner, L.113 Moscow Chamber Orchestra Renaissance Golliwog's Cakewalk
Danse sacrée et danse profane, for harp and orchestra, L.103 Olga Erdeli Danse sacrée
Suite Bergamasque, L.75 (includes 'Clair de lune') Maki Sekiya Clair de lune
Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano, L.116 Evgeny Petrov
Images, Book 1, L.110 Michio Nishihara-Toro Reflets dans l'eau
L'enfant prodigue, scène lyrique for voices and orchestra, L.57 Helikon Opera Lia's Recitative and Aria ('L'Année, en vain Chasse l'Année')After a relatively bohemian period, during which Debussy formed friendships with many leading Parisian writers and musicians (not least of which were Mallarmé, Satie, and Chausson), the year 1894 saw the enormously successful premiere of his Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)—a truly revolutionary work that brought his mature compositional voice into focus. His seminal opera Pelléas et Mélisande, completed the next year, would become a sensation at its first performance in 1902. The impact of those two works earned Debussy widespread recognition (as well as frequent attacks from critics, who failed to appreciate his forward-looking style), and over the first decade of the twentieth century he established himself as the leading figure in French music—so much so that the term "Debussysme" ("Debussyism"), used both positively and pejoratively, became fashionable in Paris. Debussy spent his remaining healthy years immersed in French musical society, writing as a critic, composing, and performing his own works internationally. He succumbed to colon cancer in 1918, having also suffered a deep depression brought on by the onset of World War I.
Violin Sonata in G-, L.140 Eduard Grach Allegro vivo

Monday, July 12, 2010

Simon Keenlyside, Baritone


Brahms: Lieder Schumann: Dichterliebe:
Simon Keenlyside, Malcolm Martineau
1. Nachtigallen Schwingen (August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben) 6 Gesänge, Op.6
My Heart Alone - Favorite Operetta Arias
Angelika Kirchschlager, Simon Keenlyside, Alfred Eschwé
1. Die Csardasfürstin; Weißt du es noch
2. Verzagen 5 Lieder, Op.72
3. Lerchengesang 4 Gesänge, Op.70
4. Nicht Mehr Zu Dir Zu Gehen 9 Lieder und Gesänge, Op.32
5. Über die Heide 6 Lieder, for low voice, Op.86
6. Wie rafft ich mich 9 Lieder und Gesänge, Op.32
7. An eine Äolsharfe 5 Gedichte, Op.19
8. Auf dem Kirchhofe 5 Lieder, for low voice, Op.105
9. Von ewiger Liebe 4 Gesänge, Op.43
10. An die Nachtigall 4 Lieder, Op.46
11. O kühler Wald 5 Lieder, Op.72
12. Es schauen die Blumen 4 Lieder, Op.96
13. Nachtigall 6 Lieder, Op.97
14. Feldeinsamkeit 6 Lieder, for low voice, Op.86
15. Nachtwandler 6 Lieder, for low voice, Op.86
16. Abenddämmerung Lieder, Op.49 (contains 'Brahms' Lullaby')
Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe
17. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
18. Aus meinen Tränen
19. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
20. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'
21. Ich will meine Seeletauchen
22. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome
23. Ich grolle nicht
24. Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen
25. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen
26. Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen
27. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen
28. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
29. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet
30. Allnächtlich im Traume
31. Aus alten Märchen winkt es
32. Die alten, bösen Lieder
My Heart Alone - Favorite Operetta Arias
Angelika Kirchschlager, Simon Keenlyside, Alfred Eschwé
2. Giuditta; Meine Lippen, die küssen so heiß
3. Die Csardasfürstin; Tanzen möcht' ich
4. Die lustige Witwe; Da geh' ich zu Maxim
5. Die lustige Witwe; Es lebt eine Vilja (Vilja-Lied)
6. Die lustige Witwe; Lippen schweigen, 's flüstern Geigen 7. Gasparone; Dunkelrote Rosen
7. Die Fledermaus; Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein
8. Boccaccio; Mia bella fiorentina
9. Boccaccio; Hab' ich nur deine Liebe
10. Das Veilchen von Montmartre; Heut' Nacht hab' ich geträumt von dir
11. Der Favorit; Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein
12. Die Zirkusprinzessin; Wieder hinaus ins strahlende Licht
13. Die Tänzerin Fanny Elssler; Draußen in Sievering blüht schon der Flieder
14. Zigeunerliebe; Nur die Liebe macht uns jung
15. Das Land des Lächelns; Dein ist mein ganzes Herz

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Franz Liszt's Greatest Hits (Try to say that three times while eating crackers!)


Sadko's World of Music


1. Hungarian Rhapsody, for orchestra No. 2 in C sharp minor, S. 359/2 (LW G21/2) 9:40 Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra, Pasquale Cardillo and Pasquale Cardillo Conducted by Arthur Fiedler
2. Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3) 4:26 Performed by Philippe Entremont
3. La Campanella II, etude for piano in G sharp minor (Grand Paganini Étude No. 3), S. 141/3 (LW A173/3) 4:24 Performed by André Watts
4. Années de pélerinage, 2nd Year ("Italie"), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): Sonetto del Petrarca 6:23 Performed by Ricardo Castro
5. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4) 18:22 Conducted by René Leibowitz Performed by Leonard Pennario and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
6. Un sospiro, for piano in D flat major (Grande Études de concert No. 3), S. 144/3 (LW A118/3) 5:45 Performed by Jorge Bolet
7. Mephisto Waltz, for orchestra No. 1 (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke; Episoden No. 2), S. 110/2 (LW G16/2) 11:22 Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Fritz Reiner
8. Les Préludes, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 97 (LW G3) 16:42
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein Performed by New York Philharmonic
If time allows:
9. Transcendental etudes. RCA Victor 1959. No. 1, C major.--No. 2, A minor.--No. 5, B♭ major.--No. 8, C minor.--No. 9, A♭ major.--No. 10, F minor.--No. 11, D♭ major.--No. 7, E♭ major.--No. 3, F major. Jorge Bolet, Pianist.
10. Sonata in B minor. Seraphim, [1975]Alfred Cortot, piano. Recorded March, 1929 in Europe.
11. Präludium und Fuge über den B-A-C-H Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, [1964]
Karl Richter, playing the Steinmeyer organ in the Herkules-Saal, Munich.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Franz Schubert's Greatest Hits


Sadko's World of Music


1. Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485: 1. Allegro (4:41)
Common Name Symphony 5
Catalog No. D 485
Conductor Fritz Reiner, The Chicago Symphony
Genre Romantic Period / Symphony
Date Written 1816
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
2. Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "Die Forelle" (The Trout): 4. Theme and Variations (8:22)
Common Name Piano Quintet
Catalog No. D 667
Performer Mieczyslaw Horszowski (Piano)Mischa Schneider (Cello)Boris Kroyt (Viola)Joseph Roisman (Violin)Julius Levine, bass
Genre Quintet / Romantic Period
Date Written 1819
Period Romantic
Recording Date 1936/60
3. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) (4:54)
Common Name Ave Maria Ellens, Ellens Gesang Iii For Voice & Piano
Catalog No. D 839
Performer Kosti Vehanen (Piano) Marian Anderson, contralto
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period / Song
Date Written 1825
Period Romantic
Recording Date 1936/60
4. Gretchen am Spinnrade ("Meine Ruh'..."), song for voice & piano, D. 118 (Op. 2) (3:54)
Catalog No. D 118
Performer Richard Amner (Piano)Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period / Song
Date Written 10/19/1814
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
5. Standchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4 (3:28)
Common Name Standchen For Voice & Piano
Catalog No. D 957
Performer Helmut Deutsch (Piano) Bo Skovhus, baritone
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period
Date Written 1828
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
6. Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 579 "Unfinished": 1. Allegro molto (13:56)
Common Name Unfinished Symphony, Symphony 8
Catalog No. D 579
Conductor Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Genre Romantic Period / Symphony
Date Written 1822
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
7. Rosamunde, D. 79: Overture (10:44)
Common Name Rosamunde
Catalog No. D 79
Conductor George Szell The Cleveland Orchestra
Genre Romantic Period
Date Written 1823
Period Romantic
Country Germany
Recording Date 1936/60
8. Four Impromptus, D. 899: No. 3 in G flat major (5:14)
Catalog No. D 899
Performer Nelson Freire (Piano)
Genre Impromptu / Romantic Period
Date Written ?1827
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
9. Trio for violin, violoncello and piano No. 2 in E flat major, D. 929: 2. Andante con moto (9:46)
Catalog No. D 929
Performer Isaac Stern (Violin)Leonard Rose (Cello)Eugene Istomin (Piano) Genre Romantic Period / Trio
Date Written 11/1827
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
10. Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great": 4. Finale. Allegro vivace (10:32)
Common Name The Great Symphony, Symphony 9
Catalog No. D 944
Conductor George Szell The Cleveland Orchestra
Genre Romantic Period / Symphony
Date Written 1825-1828
Period Romantic
Country Austria
Recording Date 1936/60
If time allows:
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42. Westminster, 1969
"Poems ... provided by Chamisso."
With: With: Schubert, Franz. Songs. Selections.
Teresa Stich-Randall, soprano; Robert Jones, piano.

Grand duo for piano, 4 hands, op. 140. Columbia [1962]
Performer Arthur Gold, Robert Fizdale, duo-pianists.

Fantasy in C, op. 159. Sonata in A (Duo) op. 162. Mercury [1957]
Rafael Druian, violin; John Simms, piano.

Weber and Schubert overtures. Epic [1960] Overture in C major (in the Italian style).
Performer Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam; Antal Dorati, conductor.

Schubert-Lieder im Spiegel der Antike. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, [1962]
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Jörg Demus, piano.

Octet in F major, op. 166 Capitol, [1958]. Chamber Music Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

John Williams (Guitarist) Greatest Hits


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01. ALBENIZ - ASTURIAS (LEYENDA) from Suite espanola (6:06)
02. RODRIGO - ADAGIO from Concierto de Aranjuez (10:30) The Philharmonia Orchestra, Louis Fremaux, conductor; Christin Pendril, English horn
03. TARREGA - RECUERDOS DE LA ALHAMBRA (3:34)
04. MYERS - CAVATINA from The Deer Hunter (3:10)
05. DE FALLA - DANCE from La Vida Breve (3:22) with Timothy Kain
06. BARRIOS MANGORE'- LA CATEDRAL (6:59)
07. WILLIAMS - AEOLIAN CHANT from Aeolian Suite (4:23)
08. WILLIAMS - MALINKE GUITARS (8:17)with John Etheridge
09. BARRIOS MANGORE'- UNA LIMOSNA POR EL AMOR DE DIOS (La ultima cancion) (3:22)
10. VIVALDI - LARGO from Guitar Concerto in D Major (4:12)Qrqesta Sinfonica de Sevilla
11. ALBENIZ - SEVILLA (Sevillanas) from Suite espanola (4:43)
12. SATIE - GNOSSIENNE NO. 1 (3:51)
13. J. S. BACH - GAVOTTE EN RONDEAU from Lute Suite No. 4 (2:53)
14. PONCE - SCHERZINO MEXICANO (2:34)arr. Alirio Diaz
15. ALBENIZ - TORRE BERMEJA (Serenata) (4:08) from 12 Piezas Caracteristicas
Additional Selections (if time allows):
Music for guitar and harpsichord. Sonata no. 1, by R. Straube.--Preludio, by M. Ponce.--Sonata no. 2, by R. Straube.--Duo concertante, by S. Dodgson.--Sonata no. 3, by R. Straube. John Williams, guitar; Rafael Puyana, harpsichord; Jordi Savall, viola da gamba.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Songs from the Chinese. Odyssey [1970]
With: Elizabethan songs.--Dowland, John. Works, lute. Selections.--Dodgson, Stephen. Poems of John Clare. The big chariot.--The old lute.--The autumn wind.--The herd-boy.--Depression.--Dance song. Wilfred Brown, tenor; John Williams, guitar.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Verdi's Greatest Hits


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The Giuseppe Verdi Monument is a sculpture in honor of composer Giuseppe Verdi located in Verdi Square Park in New York City. The monument was dedicated on Columbus Day, October 12, 1906 by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by Carlo Barsotti (1850–1927), an Italian-American who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the Il Progresso Italo Americano Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the Columbus Circle monument, a 1888 monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi in Washington Square Park, a monument to Giovanni da Verazzano (1909) and the 1921 monument to Dante Alighieri in Dante Square. The sculptor was Pasquale Civiletti (1858–1952).
1. Aida: Act II: Triumphal March Leonard Slatkin Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
2. Nabucco: Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Robert Shaw, Renato Cellini RCA Victor Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale
libretto by Temistocle Solera
3. La traviata: Act I: E strano ... A forsè lui ... Follie! ... Sempre libera
Fernando Previtali conducts Rome Opera Orchestra, Anna Moffo, Richard Tucker
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
4. Rigoletto: Act IV: La donna è mobile Enrico Caruso
5. La donna è mobile from Rigoletto
Emerson Buckley conducts Symphony Orchestra Of Emilia Romagna "Arturo Toscanini"
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Luciano Pavarotti
6. Aida: Act III: Qui Radamès verrà! (2004 Remastered for SACD)
libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni
Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis Rome Opera Orchestra
Artist: Leontyne Price
7. Aida: Act III: O patria mia
libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni
Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis Rome Opera Orchestra
Artist: Leontyne Price
8. Il Trovatore: Part 2: Scene 1: Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: John McCarthy, Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Zubin Mehta New Philharmonia Orchestra
Featuring: Placido Domingo, Fiorenza Cossotto,
libretto by Salvatore Cammarano
9. "Caro Nome che il mio cor" From Rigoletto
Sir John Pritchard conducts Philharmonia Orchestra
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Artist: Ileana Cotrubas
10. Don Carlo: Act I: Io l'ho perduta!; Dio, che nell'alma infondere
Conductor: Renato Cellini RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Jussi Björling, Robert Merrill Guest Vocals: Emil Markow
11. Il Trovatore: Timor di me?... D'amor sull'ali rosee
Conductor: Gianfranco Masini Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona
libretto by Salvatore Cammarano
Artist: Montserrat Caballé
12. Otello: Act I: Già nella notte
James Levine National Philharmonic Orchestra
Featuring: Sherrill Milnes, Frank Little, Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Jean Kraft, Paul Crook Guest Vocals: Malcolm King, Paul Plishka
libretto by Arrigo Boito
13. Otello: Act I: Quando narravi
same as 12
14. Otello: Act I: Venga la morte!
same as 12
15. La forza del destino: Act IV: Scene 2: Pace, pace, mio Dio
Conductor: Thomas Schippers
Featuring: Piero de Palma, Shirley Verrett, Ron Bottcher, Richard Tucker, Corinne Vozza, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, Mario Rinaudo, Robert Merrill, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra Ezio Flagello, Giovanni Foiani, Giorgio Tozzi
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Artist: Leontyne Price
16. La Traviata: Act I: Libiamo ne' lieti calici
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Featuring: Camillo Sforza, Franco Ruta, Gene Boucher, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Fernando Iacopucci, Thomas Jamerson, Nancy Stokes, Sherrill Milnes, Dorothy Krebill, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus Guest Vocals: Harold Enns
libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Artist: Montserrat Caballé;Carlo Bergonzi;tenor
17. Rigoletto (1851), Act 3. A 1907 Victor Records recording with Enrico Caruso, Bessie Abott, Louise Homer and Antonio Scotti.
18. Il trovatore (1853), Act 2. Sung by Gabriella Besanzoni in 1920.
19. La traviata (1853), Act 1. Sung by Lucrezia Bori.
20. Un ballo in maschera (1859), Act 1, Scene 2. Performed by Enrico Caruso, Frieda Hempel, Maria Duchêne, Andrés de Segurola and Léon Rothier.
21. La forza del destino (1862), Act 3, Scene 3. Sung by Enrico Caruso and Giuseppe de Luca.
22. Otello (1887), Act 2. Performed by Titta Ruffo and Enrico Caruso.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Glenn Gould's Greatest Hits


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1. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Aria
2. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 1 a 1 Clav.
3. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 2 a 1 Clav.
4. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all' Unisuono
5. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 4 a 1 Clav.
6. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
7. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda
8. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Variation 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
9. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971; I. [ ] (Version of 1959)
10. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971; II. Andante (Version of 1959)
11. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971; III. Presto (Version of 1959)
12. English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806 - VII. Sarabande
13. Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772
14. Sinfonia No. 1 in C Major, BWV 787
15. Lord of Salisbury Pavan and Galliard (Instrumental)
16. Sonata in G Major, K 13 (L 486)
17. Four Ballades, Op. 10, No. 4 in B Major - Andante con moto
18. "Kyllikki" - Three Lyric Pieces for Piano, Op. 41 - II. Andantino
19. Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 - IV. Rondo. Grazioso
20. Deux Morceaux, Op. 57 - No. 2: Caresse dansée
21. II. Adagio cantabile from Sonata for Piano in B minor, Op. 5
22. Piano quartet in E flat performed by Glenn Gould, piano and members of the Juilliard Quartet.Columbia [1969]

Friday, June 04, 2010

Wagner's Greatest Hits


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1 Eugene Ormandy;The Philadelphia Orchestra Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
2 Robert Shaw Chorale;RCA Victor Orchestra Lohengrin: Act III: Treulich geführt ziehet dahin (Bridal Chorus)
3 Zubin Mehta;New York Philharmonic Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
4 Eugene Ormandy Siegfried: Act II: Forest Murmurs
5 Erich Leinsdorf Tannhäuser: March (Entry of the Guests)
6 George Szell;The Cleveland Orchestra Prelude to Act I from "Die Meistersinger"
7 Eugene Ormandy Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod
8 Siegfried's Funeral Music and Final Scene from Act III of Götterdämmerung by The Cleveland Orchestra;George Szell
9 Columbia Symphony Orchestra;Bruno Walter Good Friday Music from Parsifal

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Mario's Lanza's Greatest Hits


Mario Lanza
1. Be My Love (From "The Toast Of New Orleans") Mario Lanza;Ray Sinatra
2. Song Of India Mario Lanza
3. O Sole Mio Mario Lanza
4. Serenade (From "The Student Prince") (1991 Remastered) Mario Lanza; Constantine Callinicos
5. La Bohème/Act I/Che Gelida Manina (1991 Remastered) Mario Lanza; Constantine Callinicos
6. My Heart Stood Still Mario Lanza
7. And This Is My Beloved (From "Kismet") Mario Lanza;Irving Aaronson
8. Come Prima (From "For The First Time") (1991 Remastered) Mario Lanza
9. Fedora/Amor Ti Vieta (1999 Remastered) Mario Lanza;Constantine Callinicos
10. You Do Something To Me Mario Lanza
11. The Loveliest Night Of The Year Mario Lanza
12. Ave Maria (1991 Remastered) Mario Lanza
13. Night And Day (From "Gay Divorce") Mario Lanza
14. Rigoletto/La Donna È Mobile (Remastered 1999) Mario Lanza
15. Drink, Drink, Drink (From "The Student Prince") (1991 Remastered) Mario Lanza;Constantine Callinicos
16. Santa Lucia (1993 Remastered) Mario Lanza
17. Because You're Mine (From "Because You're Mine") (1991 Remastered) Mario Lanza;Constantine Callinicos
18. I'll See You In My Dreams Mario Lanz
19. L'Arlesiana/Lamento Di Federico (Remastered - 1999) Mario Lanza
20. I'll Walk With God Mario Lanza

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Johannes Brahms


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1 Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 by George Szell;The Cleveland Orchestra
Time: 10:55
2 Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor by Alfred Scholz Time: 2:19
3 Pieces for Piano, Op. 118: Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118/2 by Gerhard Oppitz Time: 6:39
4 Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gut Nacht" Op. 49, No. 4 by Angelika Kirchschlager
Time: 1:43 Rosemary Clooney Spike Jones Celine Dion Ocarina Orchestra
5 Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso by Rudolf Serkin;George Szell;The Cleveland Orchestra Time: 9:36
6 Concerto in D, Op. 77: II. Adagio by Pierre Monteux;Henryk Szeryng Time: 9:24
7 Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
by James Levine;Margaret Hillis Time: 5:26
8 Symphony No. 3, Op. 90, in F: III. Poco allegretto by Fritz Reiner Time: 6:26

9 Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: IV. Adagio - Allegro non troppo ma con brio
by George Szell;The Cleveland Orchestra Time: 16:21

Intermezzo, Op. 116, No. 4
Intermezzo, Op. 76, No. 7
Wondrous Cool
Double Concerto in A minor, 2nd movement
Double Concerto in A minor, 3rd movement
Cello Sonata in F, Op. 99, 1st movement
Cello Sonata in F, Op. 99, 2nd movement
Cello Sonata in F, Op. 99, 3rd movement
Cello Sonata in F, Op. 99, 4th movement

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Antonin Dvorak



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Antonin Dvorak's Greatest Hits
1. Carnival (Karneval), concert overture, B. 169 (Op. 92)
Conductor: Andrew Davis The Philharmonia Orchestra
2. Rusalka: Song of the Moon
Conductor: Santi, Nello The New Philharmonia Orchestra
Performer: Price, Leontyne
3. Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo
Conductor: Szell, George The Cleveland Orchestra
4. Romance for violin & orchestra in F minor (arr. from Andante of String Quartet No. 5), B. 39 (Op. 11)
Conductor: Litton, Andrew The Philharmonia Orchestra
Performer: Anne Akiko Meyers Instrument: Violin
5. Slavonic Dance No. 1 for piano, 4 hands in C major, B. 78/1 (Op. 46/1)
Conductor: Szell, George The Cleveland Orchestra
6. Slavonic Dance No. 10 for orchestra in E minor B. 147/2 (Op. 72/2)
Conductor: Szell, George The Cleveland Orchestra
7. Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22: 1. Moderato
Conductor: Kempe, Rudolf Munich Philharmonic

8. Songs my mother taught me (Als die alte Mutter), song for voice & piano (Gypsy Melodies), B. 104/4 Performer: Rudolf Firkusny Instrument: Piano
Performer: Von Stade, Frederica mezzo-soprano
9. Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: 1. Allegro
Conductor: Munch, Charles Boston Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Piatigorsky, Gregor Instrument: Cello

Saturday, May 08, 2010

Mellow Mother's Day


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Albinoni, Tomaso Giovanni Concerto for 2 oboes in D major, Op. 9, No. 12: II. Adagio
Camden, Anthony, oboe Alty, Alison, oboe London Virtuosi Georgiadis, John, Conductor
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Divertimento no. 15, in B-flat, K. 287 New York : RCA Victor, [1956] for 2 horns, 2 violins, viola, and bass (violoncello). Arthur Fiedler, conducting his Sinfonietta. LM 1936 RCA Victor
Bach, Johann Sebastian Triple Concerto in A minor, BWV 1044: II. Adagio ma non tanto e dolce
Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor
Hofmann, Leopold Concerto for Oboe and Harpsichord in F major (Badley F1): II. Adagio cantabile
Schilli, Stefan, oboe Jando, Jeno, harpsichord Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Drahos, Bela, Conductor
Haydn, Franz Joseph Piano Concerto in G major, Hob.XVIII:9: II. Adagio
Chang, Hae Won, piano Camerata Cassovia Stankovsky, Robert, Conductor 997-998 Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.

The six Brandenburg concertos.
Columbia, 1972. Instrumental ensemble; Anthony Newman, harpsichord and conductor.
No. 1, F. major.--No. 2, F major.--No. 3, G major.--No. 4, G major.--No. 5, D major.--No. 6, B♭ major
2462-2463 Fritz Kreisler in immortal performances.
RCA Victor [1962]
Grieg: Sonata no.3 in C minor, op.45.--Beethoven: Sonata no.8 in G, op.30, no.3.--Bach: Concerto for two violins in D minor.--Bizet-Kreisler: L'Arlésienne. Intermezzo.--Corelli-Kreisler: Sanctissima.--Nevin: Mighty lak' a rose.--Thomas: Mignon, act 1. Connais tu le pays?--Godard: Jocelyn, Lullaby ("Angels guard thee").--Rachmaninoff: O cease thy singing, maiden fair, op.4, no.4.--Rachmaninoff: When night descends, op.4, no.3.--Schubert: Sonata no.5 in A, op.162.
Fritz Kreisler, Efrem Zimbalist, violins; Hugo Kreisler, violoncello; Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano; Geraldine Farrar, soprano; John McCormack, tenor; with various acc.


Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Symphonies K. 425, C major. Sound recording
Symphony, no. 36, in C major, K. 425 (Linz) The birth of a performance, Bruno Walter's actual rehearsals and finished recorded performance. With orchestral score. Mozart bicentennial commemorative issue 1756-1956.
Columbia [1955] Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Bruno Walter, conductor.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Symphonies, K. 319, B♭ major. Sound recording
Symphony no. 33, in B-flat major, K. 319. / Divertimento no. 2, in D major, for flute, oboe, bassoon, four horns, and strings, K. 131. Epic [1963]. Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor.



Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Concertos, violin, string orchestra, BWV 1041, A minor. Sound recording
Konzert für Violine, Streicher und Continuo Nr. 1, A-moll, BWV 1041. / Konzert für Violine, Streicher und Continuo Nr. 2 / E-dur, BWV 1042. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft [1963]
With: With the composer's Concerto, 2 violins & string orchestra, S. 1043, D minor.
David Oĭstrakh, violin; members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Oster-Oratorium. German.
Easter oratorio, BWV 249.
Angel [1966]
The present recording concludes...with an appropriate chorale...in the Cantata BWV 130.
Teresa Zylis-Gara, soprano; Patricia Johnson, alto; Theo Altmeyer, tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; South German Madrigal Choir: Southwest German Chamber Orchestra; Wolfgang Gönnenwein, conductor.

Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809.
Symphonies, H. I, 26, D minor
Symphonien Nr. 26, 22 und 53 = Symphonies no. 26, 22 and 53 / Haydn.
West Germany : Pilz Media Group, 1988.
Musici di San Marco; Alberto Lizzio, conductor.
Symphony no. 26 in D minor "Lamentatione" -- Symphony no. 22 in E-flat major "The Philosopher" -- Symphony no. 53 in D major "L'Imperiale."

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Paul Paray


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Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Symphony no. 5 [i.e. 9] in E minor, op. 95 : From the New World / Dvořák. Chicago : Mercury, [1960] Detroit Symphony Orchestra ; Paul Paray, conductor. Recorded in the Cass Technical High School, Detroit. MG 50262 Mercury
Bouquet de Paray. Mercury, [1959] William Tell overture, by Rossini.--Danse macabre, by Saint-Saëns.--Invitation to the dance, by Weber.--Mephisto waltz, by Listz.
Performer Detroit Sympnony Orchestra; Paul Paray, conductor. Recorded in the Ford Auditorium, Detroit.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Paul Paray, conductor The Beautiful Galatea Overtures of Suppé, Franz von, 1819-1895. Mercury, [1960]