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The Grand Romantics
Program: Concierto
Aired: Sunday, October 6, 2019 @ 10:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
This week on Concierto Cuban pianist Jorge Bolet plays a set of variations that brings together two of the grand Romantics he excelled at playing: Rachmaninoff's Variations on a Theme of Chopin.
Playlist
10 pm | |
| Alberto Ginastera · Suite de Danzas Criollas, Op. 15 (orchestrated by Shimon Cohen) Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra Naxos 857099 9 "Ginastera: Popol Vuh - The Mayan Creation" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 Jorge Bolet, piano Decca 421061 "Rachmaninov: Chopin Variations" | |
| Carlos Chavez · Trio for Flute, Viola & Harp Southwest Chamber Music Lawrence Kaplan, flute; Jan Karlin, viola; Alison Bjorkedal, harp Cambria 8853 "Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, volume 4" | |
| Gustavo Campa · Melody, Op. 1 Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas Daniel Andai, violin Masterworks 75555 "Alondra de la Parra: My Mexican Soul" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Samuel Endler · Suite in D for 3 Trumpets & Strings La Follia Ensemble Marc Ullrich, Gilbert Petit, Patrice Porte, trumpets Lyrinx 071 "Prestige de la Trompette" | |
| Enrique Granados · Six Pieces on Spanish Folksongs Minneapolis Guitar Quartet Joseph Hagedorn, Jeff Lambert, Jeffrey Thygeson, O. Nicholas Raths, guitars Minneapolis Guitar Qu arte 41 "Dances of Spain and Argentina" | |
| Robert Schumann · Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 Antonio Meneses, cello; Gerard Wyss, piano Avie 2112 "Antonio Meneses: Schumann & Schubert" | |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos · A lenda do caboclo Yo-Yo ma, cello, Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars Sony Classical 89935 "Yo-Yo Ma - Obrigado Brazil" | |
12 am | |
| Ernest Chausson · Andante and Allegro Charles Neidich, clarinet; Pascal Devoyon, piano Hyperion 67028 "Chausson: Poeme; Piano Trio" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 6, No. 1 Orchestra of the Flourishing Arts Harmonia Mundi 195150 7 "Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 6" | |
| Franz Schubert · Piano Sonata in Bb, D.960 Barry Douglas, piano Chandos 10807 "Schubert: Works for Solo Piano" | |
1 am | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · Juliet, the young girl, from "Romeo and Juliet" ballet Chicago Symphony Orchestra CSO Resound 901140 2 "Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet" | |
| Edward German · Romeo and Juliet, incidental music Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Marco Polo 223419 "British Light Music - Edward German" | |
| Charles Gounod · Je veux vivre (I want to live), from Romeo and Juliet Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Sol Gabetta, cello RCA Victor Red Seal 735962 "Sol Gabetta - Cantabile" | |
| Ignace Jan Paderewski · Piano Concerto in a, Op. 17 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Piers Lane, piano Hyperion 66452 "Moszkowski & Paderewski: Piano Concertos" | |
2 am | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Charterhouse Suite Israel Chamber Orchestra Stradivari Classics 8011 "Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Concerto in C for Three Oboes, Bassoon & Trumpet New Brandenburg Collegium Bert Lucarelli, Joseph Robinson, Alex Klein, oboes; Thomas Sefcovic, bassoon; Mark Gould, trumpet MCA 6402 "O Baroque" | |
| George Whitefield Chadwick · Symphony No. 2 in Bb, Op. 21 National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine Naxos 8.5592 13 "Chadwick: Symphony No. 2 - Symphonic Sketches" | |
3 am | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Twelve Contredances, WoO 14 Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 807470 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' " | |
| Hans Gal · Piano Concerto, Op. 57 (1948) Royal Northern Sinfonia Sarah Beth Briggs, piano Avie 2358 "Piano Concertos: Gal & Mozart" | |
| Wilhelm Friedemann Bach · Flute Sonata in F Camerata Cologne Karl Kaiser, flute CPO 777086 "Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sonatas & Trios" | |
4 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 211 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Monica Huggett, violin Virgin 61576 "Mozart: The Five Violin Concertos" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Gavotte, after Gluck's opera "Iphigenie en Aulide" Barry Douglas, piano Chandos 10903 "Brahms: Works for Solo Piano, vol. six" | |
| Niccolo Paganini · Sonata for Gran Viola & Guitar Scott St. John, violin; Simon Wynberg, guitar Naxos 8.5507 58 "Paganini: Music for Violin and Guitar II" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Chamber Orchestra of Europe Ian Watson, harpsichord; Thierry Fischer, flute; Mariecke Balnkestijn, violin Deutsche Grammophon 431660 "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" | |
5 am | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Rhapsodie d'Auvergne, Op. 73 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jean-Philippe Collard, piano Warner Classics 49757 "Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 1, etc." | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 68 in Bb Philharmonia Baroque Philharmonia Baroque 08 "Haydn Symphonies Nos. 57, 67 & 68" | |
| Franz von Suppe · Poet and Peasant Overture Vienna Philharmonic Sony 44932 "Suppe: Overtures" | |
| Antonio Lolli · Violin Concerto in C, Op. 2, No. 2 (finale) Venice Baroque Orchestra Giuliano Carmignola, violin Archiv Produktion 001360 402 "Concerto Italiano" | |
6 am | |
| Benjamin Britten · Courtly Dances, from "Gloriana" English Symphony Orchestra Nimbus 5295 "Britten" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Australian Chamber Orchestra Sony Classical 62828 "Grieg; Mendelssohn; Verdi: Chamber Music" Essential Classi | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Oboe d'amore Concerto in A London Harpsichord Ensemble Sarah Francis, oboe d'amore Unicorn-Kanchana Reco rds 9131 "Telemann: Oboe Concertos, vol. 2" | |
| Henri Herz · Rondo de concert, Op. 27 Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Howard Shelley, piano Hyperion 68240 "C. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor" | |
7 am | |
| Franz Danzi · Fantasia on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" from "Don Giovanni" Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra Sabine Meyer, clarinet RCA Victor Red Seal 61976 "Danzi: Flute and Clarinet Concertos" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Symphony No. 2 in e, Op. 27 (finale) Orchestre of Paris Philips 432101 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 Anthony Marwood, violin; Susan Tomes, piano Helois 55365 "Dvorak" Music for Violin and Piano" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 4 in f, Op. 36 (finale) London Symphony Orchestra LSO Live 810 "Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4" | |
| Gioacchino Rossini · Overture to The Thieving Magpie National Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 443850 "Rossini: 14 Overtures" | |
8 am | |
| Aaron Copland · El Salon Mexico New Philharmonia Orchestra Sony 42429 "Copland Conducts Copland" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb, K. 447 Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Dale Clevenger, horn Sony Classical 62639 "Mozart: The Four Horn Concertos" | |
| Robert Schumann · Piano Trio No. 3 in g, Op. 110 (1st mvt.) Horszowski Trio Jesse Mills, violin; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Rieko Aizawa, piano Avie 2405 "Schumann: Complete Piano Trios" | |
| Richard Strauss · Divertimento after Couperin, Op. 86 (selections) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 435 87 1-2 "Richard Strauss - Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Hungarian Dance No. 8 Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Philips 411426 "Brahms: Hungarian Dances" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Philippe Gaubert | |
| Philippe Gaubert · Romantic Piece Fenwick Smith, flute; Andrew Pearce, cello; Sally Pinkas, piano Naxos 8.5573 05 "Gaubert: Complete Works for Flute - 1" | |
| Charles Tomlinson Griffes · Fantasy Pieces, Op. 6 (Barcarolle, Notturno, Scherzo) Drew Petersen, piano Steinway & Sons 30095 "Drew Petersen - Barber, Carter, Griffes, Ives, Zaimont" | |
| Alexander Arutiunian · Trumpet Concerto BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alison Balsom, trumpet EMI Classics 678590 2 "Alison Balsom - Seraph" | |
| Edmund Rubbra · Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50 Bournemouth Sinfonietta Chandos 6599 "Rubbra: Symphony No. 10" | |
10 am | |
| Joseph Curiale · Sky Blue After Rain, from Tea in Chinese Camp Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Karen Han, erhu (chinese violin) Orchard Road Music 563725 9992 "The Music of Life" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in Bb, RV 380 Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, violin Naive 30572 "Vivaldi: Concerti per violino 'La boemia' " | |
| Johann Christian Bach · Sextet in C for Oboe, 2 Horns, Violin, Cello & Fortepiano The English Concert Archiv Produktion 423385 "J.C. Bach: 3 Quintets; Sextet" | |
| Franz Liszt · Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 Staatskapelle Weimar Naxos 857023 0 "Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 1-6" | |
| Giacomo Puccini · Chrysanthemums Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin Decca 000688 202 "Puccini Without Words" | |
11 am | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Overture to Die Fledermaus Vienna Philharmonic (Live New Year's Concert 1987) Deutsche Grammophon 419616 "New Year's Concert from Vienna 1987" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Sleeping Beauty, ballet suite Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra Erato 45963 "Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suites" | |
| Claude Debussy · Clair de lune, from Suite Bergamasque Matthew Hanna, clarinet; Christopher Tavernier, piano Harmony Creek n/a "The French Connection" | |
| Henry VIII · Rose without a Thorn Suite Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Decca 000080 702 "Music From The Royal Court" | |
| Zdenek Fibich · Poeme Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Orfeo 180891 "Galakonzert aus Prag" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Divertimento No. 17 in D, K. 334 (iii. Menuetto) Chamber Orchestra of Europe James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60917 "Galway - Dances for Flute" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 58 in C, Hob.XVI:48 Jooyoung Kim, piano MSR 1636 "Jooyoung Kim - Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Liszt" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb, K. 456 Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano EMI Classics 57803 "Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 18" | |
| Anton Reicha · Wind Quintet in Eb, Op. 100, No. 3 (iii. Minuet) Westwood Wind Quintet Crystal Records 271 "Reicha: Woodwind Quintets, volume 11" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Overture to Don Giovanni Berlin Philharmonic Erato 94823 "Mozart: Don Giovanni Highlights" | |
1 pm | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · Waltz, from the film "Golden Mountains" Russian Philharmonic Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 000781 302 "Shostakovich: Songs and Waltzes" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Birds Philadelphia Orchestra Sony Classical 60311 "Respighi's the Birds, etc." | |
| Jennifer Higdon · Harp Concerto (2018) (iii. Lullaby) Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Yolanda Kondanassis, harp Azica 71327 "American Rapture" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Darmstadt Overture in a, TWV 55:a2 Jerusalem Chamber Orchestra Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute Sony Classical 48184 "Jean-Pierre Rampal: The Great Flute Concertos" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Song without Words, Op. 67, No. 4, "The Bee's Wedding" Dana Protopopescu, piano Profil 8027 "Mendelssohn: Piano Works"" | |
2 pm | |
| Edward Elgar · Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80660 "Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" | |
| Michael Daugherty · Solitude, Virginia, from Night Owl (2018) Virginia Symphony Orchestra Hampton Roads Classic s 12 "Michael Daugherty: Night Owl" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · Columbia, Caprice Americaine, Op. 34 Philip Martin, piano Hyperion 66459 "Gottschalk: Piano Music" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Trumpet Concerto in Bb, Op. 7, No. 3 Concerto Rotterdam Edward Carroll, trumpet Vox Box 5147 "The Italian Trumpet" | |
3 pm | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Overture to The Wasps Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic 28360 "Vaughan Williams: The Wasps; The Lark Ascending, etc." | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Cello Concerto in Bb, Wq. 171 Bournemouth Sinfonietta Tim Hugh, cello Naxos 8.5532 98 "CPE Bach: Cello Concertos" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dumka (Russian Rustic Scene), Op. 59 Julia Sigova, piano Classica Dalvivo 518 "Julia Sigova - Russian Piano Music" | |
| Jules Massenet · Picturesque Scenes New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5531 25 "Massenet: Orchestral Suites Nos. 4-7" | |
4 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Toccata & Fugue in d, BWV 565 (orchestrated by Leopold Stokowski) Philadelphia Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 001903 202 "Stravinsky - Bach - Stokowski" | |
| Astor Piazzolla · Milonga del angel Pablo Ziegler, piano Steinway & Sons 30084 "Solo - Pablo Ziegler" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Oboe Concerto in C, Hob.VIIg.C1 The English Concert Paul Goodwin, oboe Archiv Produktion 431 67 8-2 "Haydn Concertos" | |
| Alexander Borodin · Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor" Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Deutsche Grammophon 429984 "Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slav" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Serenade in E, Op. 22 (ii. Waltz) English Chamber Orchestra Philips 420883 "Tchaikovsky - Dvorak: Piano Concertos" | |
5 pm | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in A, RV 353 Modo Antiquo Anton Steck, violin Naive 30427 Vivaldi: Violin Concertos, vol. 2" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Karelia Suite Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Telarc 80320 "Sibelius: Tone Poems & Incidental Music" | |
| Lukas Foss · Three American Pieces (arr. by Gregg Nestor) Duo Sonidos William Knuth, violin; Adam Levin, guitar Naxos 857404 5 "Wild Dance" | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Overture to "Nabucco" Philharmonia Orchestra Seraphim 68541 "Rossini Overtures - Verdi - Donizetti" | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Morning Papers Waltz Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra Marco Polo 8.2232 10 "Johann Strauss, Jr. Edition, vol. 10" | |
6 pm | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 "Emperor" Berlin Philharmonic Alexis Weissenberg, piano EMI Classics 69336 "Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, etc." | |
| Leos Janacek · Moravian Dances Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 76 "Slavonic Festival" | |
| Dan Locklair · Memorial Day, from Symphony No. 2 "America" (2016) Slovak National Symphony Orchestra Naxos 855986 0 "Dan Locklair: Symphony No. 2 'America' " | |
9 pm | |
| Anton Arensky · Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a Moscow Symphony Orchestra Sono Luminus 80144 "Slavonic Serenades" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in d for 2 Violins & Orch., BWV 1043 English Chamber Orchestra Anne Akiko Meyers, violins eOne 7785 "Air - The Bach Album" | |
| Gisle Kverndokk · The Sorrow of Loneliness Stavanger Symphony Orchestra SSO Recordings n/a "Gisle Kverndokk - Symphonic Dances" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Cello Concerto No. 2 in d, Op. 119 Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Lynn Harrell, cello Decca 414387 "Lalo - Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos" | |
10 pm | |
| Henryk Gorecki · Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" (2nd mvt.) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Susan Gritton, soprano Royal Philharmonic 2826 "Gorecki: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" | |
| Aleksandra Maslovaric · Novela (2005) Aleksandra Maslovaric, solo violin Feminae in Musica 41684 "Feminae in Musica" | |
| Enrique Granados · Quejas, o la maja y el ruisenor (Lament, or the maja and the Nightingale) from Goyescas Jorge Luis Prats, piano Decca 001593 702 "Jorge Luis Prats - Live in Zaragoza" | |
| Carl Stamitz · Symphony in C, Op. 13/16, No. 5 (ii. Andante grazioso) London Mozart Players Chandos 9358 "Carl Stamitz: Four Symphonies" | |
| Ignaz Pleyel · Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in Bb (ii. Adagio) South West German Chamber Orchestra Dieter Kloecker, clarinet CPO 777241 "Pleyel: Clarinet Concertos" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 25 in g, K. 183 (ii. Andante) English Chamber Orchestra Warner Classics 846382 4 "Mozart: Complete Symphonies" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Nocturne in Db, Op. 27, No. 2 Maria Joao Pires, piano Deutsche Grammophon 000915 702 "Maria João Pires - With Passion" | |
| Max Bruch · Violin Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 26 (ii. Adagio) BBC Symphony Orchestra Rachel Barton Pine, violin Avie 2375 "Elgar - Bruch: Violin Concertos" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Spring, Op. 33, No. 2 Paula Robison, flute; Samuel Sanders, piano Pergola 1035 "Grieg & Andersen: Music for Flute & Piano" | |
| Carl Nielsen · Prelude to Act II, from "Willemoes" Danish National Symphony Orchestra Dacapo 622051 8 "Nielsen: Orchestral Music" | |
11 pm | |
| Marco Uccellini · Fourth Sonata Palladian Ensemble Rachel Podger, violin Linn Records 015 "The Winged Lion" | |
| Tobias Hume · My hope is revived; My joys are coming Montreal Baroque ATMA Classique 22337 "Orfeo Fantasia" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in G for 2 Guitars, RV 532 (ii. Andante) Angel Romero, Pepe Romero, guitars Philips 412624 "Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos" | |
| Silvius Leopold Weiss · Tombeau sur la mort de M.Cajetan John Willams, guitar Sony 44518 "The Baroque Album" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 (Lullaby) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5538 43 "Berceuse - Music of Peace and Calm" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Quartet No. 13 in G, Op. 106 (ii. Adagio ma non troppo) Artemis Quartet Virgin Classics 353399 "Antonin Dvorak; Janacek: String Quartets" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Piano Concerto in a (1821/22) (ii. Adagio) Slovak National Symphony Joshua Pierce, piano MSR 1496 "Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos" | |
| Jean Francaix · Serenade Munich Chamber Orchestra Werner Thomas, cello Orfeo 131851 "Harmonies du Soir" | |
| Arnold Bax · Sleepy-Head Eric Parkin, piano Chandos 10132 "The Piano Music of Arnold Bax" | |
| Philip Glass · Symphony No. 8 (Movement III) Bruckner Orchestra Linz Orange Mountain Music 0028 "Glass: Symphony No. 8" | |
| Gustav Holst · I Vow to Thee, My Country, from Jupiter (arr. by Robert McBride & John Dodge) String Quartet (members of the Oregon Symphony) John Silliman Dodge, guitar "Jupiter - Arranged for Guitar & String Quartet" | |