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Les Nations
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, April 29, 2018 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
During the Baroque period, the French and Italian styles of composition were prominent, and each had its champions. French composer Francois Couperin brought the rival styles together in his lengthy masterpiece, Les Nations (in English, The Nations).
In each of The Nations' four suites, Couperin puts the Italian trio sonata next to the French dance suite achieving an artistically diplomatic result. In 2015 The Juilliard Ensemble, made up of respected early music specialists, recorded Couperin's massive work for the Naxos label, which we feature this week.
And Rachel talks with Dr. Anton Armstong, conductor of the renowned St. Olaf’s Choir, who visits Winston-Salem to guest conduct a couple of concerts in early May. He'll explain the importance of music in the liturgical year and let us in on his favorite breakfast joint in NYC.
Purchase Featured CD: Juilliard Baroque: Couperin: Les Nations
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Playlist
7 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1039/1027 Maria Tecla Andreotti, flute; Jan-Willem Jansen, harpsichord; Christophe Coin, viola da gamba; Sergio Azzolini, bassoon Laborie 4 "J.S. Bach: Reflexio" | |
| Thomas Morley · Now is the Month of Maying The Musicians of Swanne Alley Paul O'Dette, lute Virgin Classics 912142 "Joyne Hands - The Music of Thomas Morley" | |
| Thomas Morley · "Now is the Month of Maying" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80328 "English Madrigals" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Cantata BWV 174 "I love the Highest with my whole mind" Concerto Italiano Naive 30412 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Sinfonia in G, Wq.173 (Berlin, 1741) Les Amis de Philippe CPO 999418 C.P.E Bach: Five Sinfonias" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Trumpet Sonata in D English Chamber Orchestra Maurice Andre, trumpet DG Galleria 419874 "Maurice André: Trumpet Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonias Nos. 1 - 7, BWV 787 - 793 Simone Dinnerstein, piano Sony 300910 "Bach: Inventions and Sinfonias" | |
8 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in g for 2 Cellos, RV 531 Europa Galante Maurizio Naddeo, Antonio Fantinuoli, cellos Opus 111 30-86 "Vivaldi Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 La Stravaganza Denon 17015 "Classics Exposed - Bach & Handel Suites" | |
| Francois Couperin · La Piemontoise, from The Nations: Suite Juilliard Baroque Monica Huggett, Cynthia Roberts, violins; Sandra Miller, flute; Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe; Dominc Teresi, bassoon; and others Naxos 857334 7-48 "Couperin: Les Nations" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia in D, BWV 1045 Northern Sinfonia Peter Hurford, organ in the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York Decca 425479 "J. S. Bach: Organ Concertos" | |
9 am | |
| Jean-Marie Leclair · Violin Concerto in F, Op. 7, No. 4 Collegium Musicum 90 Simon Standage, violin Chandos 0564 "Leclair Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 166 "Where goest thou, Lord?" (selections) The Monteverdi Choir; The English Baroque Soloists Robin Tyson, alto; James Gilchrist, tenor; Stephen Varcoe, bass Soli Deo Gloria 107 "J. S. Bach: Bach Cantatas, Vol. 24" | |
| Traditional American · "Shenandoah" (arr. by James Erb) St. Olaf Choir Windham Hill 11177 "Voices" | |
| Francois Couperin · L'Imperiale, from Les Nations: Suite Juilliard Baroque Monica Huggett, Cynthia Roberts, violins; Sandra Miller, flute; Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe; Dominc Teresi, bassoon; and others Naxos 857334 7-48 "Couperin: Les Nations" | |
10 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Corrente, Double & Saraband, from Partita No. 1, BWV 1002 Paul Galbraith, 8-string guitar Delos 3232 "Paul Galbraith - Bach" | |
| Manuel de Zumaya · "Praise, Proclaim" (Celebren, publiquen) Chanticleer; Chanticleer Sinfonia Ken Fitch, countertenor; Kevin Baum, tenor; Eric Alatorre, bass Teldec 641038 "Chanticleer - How Sweet the Sound" | |
| Francois Couperin · La Francoise, from Les Nations: Suite Juilliard Baroque Monica Huggett, Cynthia Roberts, violins; Sandra Miller, flute; Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe; Dominc Teresi, bassoon; and others Naxos 857334 7-48 "Couperin: Les Nations" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb, BWV 1051 Leonhardt Ensemble Sigiswald Kuijken, Lucy van Dael, violas; Wieland Kuijken, Adelheid Glatt, violas da gamba; Anner Byslma, cello; Anthony Wood Sony Classical Seon 62946 "J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |