Programs · Episode
The Four Seasons
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, October 29, 2017 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
Although Vivaldi's music wasn't well-known until the 20th century and his Four Seasons violin concertos were not recorded until 1950, you can hardly find a famous violinist today who hasn't made his or her own recording of these treasured concerti. Finland’s finest violinist, Pekka Kuusisto, recorded his album of the Four Seasons back in 1999. Kuusisto is a classical music star in his home country and appeared with the Charlotte Symphony a few seasons back.
Purchase Featured CD: Kuusisto, Virtuosi Di Kuhmo: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Playlist
7 am | |
| Thomas Tallis · "Te lucis ante terminum" (Before the day is over) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 907154 "Tallis: Lamentations, Motets, String Music" | |
| Thomas Tallis · A Solfing Song The King's Noyse Harmonia Mundi 907154 "Tallis: Lamentations, Motets, String Music" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Viola Concerto in D (arr. from BWV 1053, 169, 49) Furor Musicus Antoinette Lohmann, viola Edition Lilac 501389 68 "J.S. Bach - Reconstructions and Transcriptions for Strings | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Three Sonatas (K.439; K.43; K.296) Orion Weiss, piano Naxos 573222 "Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 15" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Cantata BWV 169 Concentus Musicus of Vienna Teldec 69943 "J. S. Bach: The Sacred Cantatas" | |
| Johann Christoph Graupner · Suite in G, GWV 458 (selections) Finnish Baroque Orchestra Ondine 1220 "Graupner: Orchestral Suites" | |
8 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Flute Sonata in G (after the Sonata in Eb, BWV 525) Barthold Kuijken, flute; Sigiswald Kuijken, violin; Wieland Kuijken, cello; Robert Kohnen, harpsichord Accent 58019 "German Chamber Music" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Autumn" Violin Concerto from "The Four Seasons" Virtuosi di Kuhmo Pekka Kuusisto, violin Ondine 939 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 Academy of Ancient Music L'Oiseau-Lyre 417 83 4-2 "Bach: Orchestral Suites" | |
| William Boyce · Voluntary, for 2 Trumpets & Organ Richard Giangiulio, Bert Truax, trumpets; Paul Riedo, organ Crystal Records 234 "Music for Ceremony & Celebration" | |
| William Boyce · Overture No. 3 in Bb Cantilena Chandos 6531 "William Boyce: Overtures 1-9" | |
9 am | |
| Henry VIII · En vray amoure Pro Arte Recorder Ensemble of Argentina Lyrichord 8030 "The Recorder" | |
| Alphonso El Sabio · Two Canticles Pro Arte Recorder Ensemble of Argentina Lyrichord 8030 "The Recorder" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 180 "Adorn yourself, my soul, with gladness" Limoges Baroque Ensemble; Concerto Vocale of Leipzig Christoph Pregardien, tenor; Barbara Schlick, soprano; Andreas Scholl, alto; Gotthold Schwarz, bass Naive 8897 "JS Bach: Cantatas with Violincello Piccolo" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Winter" Violin Concerto from "The Four Seasons" Virtuosi di Kuhmo Pekka Kuusisto, violin Ondine 939 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Partita No. 5 in G, BWV 829 Andras Schiff, piano Decca 000894 702 "Bach: 6 Partitas, BWV 825-830" | |
10 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Overture and March, from "Scipione" The Brandenburg Consort Hyperion 44271 "Handel - Opera Arias and Overtures" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Fugue in g, BWV 542 (transcribed by Franz Liszt) Leslie Howard, piano Hyperion 66438 "Liszt: The Complete Music for Solo Piano - Volume 13" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Spring" Violin Concerto from "The Four Seasons" Virtuosi di Kuhmo Pekka Kuusisto, violin Ondine 939 "Vivaldi: The Four Seasons" | |
| Johann Wilhelm Hertel · Concerto a cinque for Trumpet, 3 Oboes, 2 Bassoons & continuo Gerard Schwarz, trumpet; Ronald Roseman, Susan Weiner, Virginia Brewer, oboes; Ronald MacCourt, William Scribner, bassoons Vox Box 5124 "The Age of Splendor" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb, BWV 1051 European Brandenburg Ensemble Avie 2119 "Bach Brandenburg Concertos" | |