Preview! – 2021-2022

Summer Programming

Every Sunday evening from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., we present Preview!, a program featuring new classical recording releases and local arts news. From symphonies to vocal music, from ballet to chamber music, our talented Music Director William Woltz selects new interpretations of familiar music as well as newer music. A regular feature of Preview! is an interview at approximately 7:00 p.m. eastern. We speak with performing musicians and composers from around the world. If you miss the interview on a Sunday evening, you will find our interviews archived below. David Jeffrey Smith and Steve Thebes host the program.

This quarter, our guests will include pianist Rachel Podger, conductor Richard Egarr, and the Cavatina Duo.

June 6: Cavatina Duo

What’s On Preview!

Sunday, June 6, 2021

From his CD on the Decca Classics label, the brilliant young British pianist, Benjamin Grosvenor plays Three Sonnets of Petrarch from Years of Pilgrimage: The Second Year — Italy. Describing these monumental piano pieces, Liszt himself explains his rationale for composing them: ” I have tried to portray in music a few of my strongest sensations and most lively impressions.”

“The playing from the Oslo Philharmonic is flawless.” Leighton Jones in The Classic Review

The tale of the Arabian Nights continues to fascinate hundreds of years after it was written. Russian composer Nickolai Rimsky-Korsakov creates an exotic soundscape with the music for Scheherazade, a great favorite of our listeners. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko performs The Young Prince and the Young Princess from Scheherazade, Op. 35. This is from a CD on the Lawo label which also includes Capriccio Espagnol and the Russian Easter Festival Overture.

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Previous Preview Program Notes

May 30, 2021
May 23, 2021
May 16, 2021
May 9, 2021
May 2, 2021
April 25, 2021
April 18, 2021
April 11, 2021
April 4, 2021
March 21, 2021
March 14, 2021
March 7, 2021
February 28, 2021
February 21, 2021

These interviews originally aired on Preview at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. We are very grateful to these artists and organizations for their insights into their recordings and concerts. Their art enriches our lives.

2020 Preview Interviews

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Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

La Stravaganza

Label

Denon

Catalog Number

9398

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6:35am Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer

6:46am Bien-aimes (A Waltz)

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

7:01am French Military March from Algerian Suite, Op. 60

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

London Symphony/Butt

7:07am Sonata in A for Violin, Viola and Piano

Composed by

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795)

Performed by

London Baroque

7:24am Oboe Concerto in C minor

Composed by

Alessandro Marcello (1673-1747)

Performed by

Williams/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Sillito

7:37am Grand Fantasia Triumfal

Composed by

Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869)

Performed by

Ortiz/Royal Philharmonic/Atzmon

7:46am Canzona prima a 2

Composed by

Marcin Mielczewski (c.1600-1651)

Performed by

Tutti e solo Chamber Ensemble

8:00am Overture to William Tell

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

8:14am La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Les Siècles/Roth

8:29am La Mer (The Sea)

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Rotterdam Philharmonic/Saraste

8:54am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Steele-Perkins/Tafelmusik/Lamon

9:14am Quintet No. 4 in A Minor

Composed by

Antonio Soler (1729-1783)

Performed by

Schrader/Chicago Baroque Ensemble

9:39am Gran Concerto in D major, Op. 129

Composed by

Cesare Ciardi (1818-1877), orch. Fabbriciani

Performed by

Fabbriciani/Orchestra Sinfonica del Friuli Venezia Giulia/Fraas

10:01am Symphony in D, Op. 18 No. 2

Composed by

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)

Performed by

London Mozart Players/Bamert

10:19am Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Yang/German Symphony Orchestra Berlin/Wit

11:00am Symphony No. 040 in F

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Fischer

11:18am Fantasy and Brilliant Variations, Op. 30

Composed by

Fernando Sor (1778-1839)

Performed by

Jeffrey McFadden

11:31am Reverie & Caprice, Op. 8

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Gruppman/San Diego Symphony/Talmi

11:41am Serenade for Violoncello and Harp

Composed by

Michael Kurek (b.1955)

Performed by

Marinescu/Costanzi

12:00pm Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Solti

12:31pm Etude in D sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 12

Composed by

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)

Performed by

Vladimir Horowitz

12:35pm Romanian Rhapsody No. 2 in D

Composed by

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Performed by

Vancouver Symphony/Comissiona

12:48pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Air varié No. 1 for Guitar, Op. 21

Composed by

Giulio Regondi (1822-1872)

Performed by

David Starobin

1:13pm Music in The Fairy Queen

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

1:42pm Concerto in E flat, Op. 7 No. 6

Composed by

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764)

Performed by

Onofri/Il Giardino Armonico/Antonini

2:01pm Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Lin/Philharmonia/Salonen

2:35pm Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

2:39pm Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Abbado

3:01pm Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Andsnes/Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

3:32pm In a Summer Garden, a Rhapsody

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Hallé Orchestra/Barbirolli

3:46pm Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Ignaz Jan Paderewski

4:01pm Overture to La Belle Helene

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

4:09pm Concerto in G for 2 Violins and 2 Cellos, RV 575

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

4:20pm The Miller and the Stream

Composed by

Franz Schubert, transcribed by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Jorge Bolet

4:27pm Norwegian Rhapsody No. 4, Op. 22

Composed by

Johan Svendsen (1840-1911)

Performed by

Bergen Symphony/Andersen

4:41pm Passacaglia, Gigue and Menuet from Trio Sonata in G, Op. 5 No. 4

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

4:49pm Ballet Music from The Perfect Fool, Op. 39

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Kansas City Symphony/Stern

5:01pm Pavane, Op. 50

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

5:09pm Symphony No. 8 in D minor

Composed by

William Boyce (1711-1779)

Performed by

London Festival Orchestra/Pople

5:22pm Evocation from Iberia, Book 1

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Lang Lang

5:30pm Fairy Tales from the Orient (Waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

5:38pm Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Katsaris/Mercier

5:41pm Trumpet Sonata in D

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Burns/American Concerto Orchestra

5:51pm Rhapsody No. 1 for Clarinet & Orchestra

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

de Peyer/New Philharmonia/Boulez

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Composed by

Wenzel Thomas Matiegka (1773-1830)

Performed by

David Starobin

6:15pm Sonata in A minor

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

King's Consort

6:24pm Irish Landscape

Composed by

Arnold Bax (1883-1953)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Handley

6:32pm Concerto No. 11 in E

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

I Musici

6:41pm Valse triste, Op. 44 No. 1

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Finlandia Sinfonietta/Helasvuo

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

7:56pm Quiet City

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

8:07pm The Musical Offering, BWV 1079

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Academy SMF/Marriner

8:57pm Symphony No. 21 in A, K. 134

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

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Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Rossi/Orchestra St. Cecilia/Pappano

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Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Barenboim

10:02pm Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Mackerras

10:44pm Remembranza

Composed by

Andres Segovia (1893-1987)

Performed by

Christopher Parkening

10:48pm Partita in F Minor, Hob.XV:f1

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Mendelssohn Piano Trio

11:00pm Sonata No. 3 in G, Op. 31

Composed by

Wenzel Thomas Matiegka (1773-1830)

Performed by

David Starobin

11:14pm Piano Trio in B flat, Op. 97 "Archduke"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Perlman/Ashkenazy/Harrell

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer