What’s On Preview! | November 14, 2021

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Luigi Cherubini: Overture to Eliza
Basel Symphony Orchestra, Ivor Bolton

Ivor Bolton has been Principal Conductor of the Basel Symphony Orchestra since the 2016-2017 season.

CD: Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Tragic Overture Harmonia Mundi 2021

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano

“Vaughan Williams wrote the piece during one of his most fruitful periods of composition, after being commissioned by the Gloucester Three Choirs Festival.”

Fantasia on a Theme by Tallis LSO Live 2021

W.A. Mozart: String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421
Cuarteto Casals

This is the second of Mozart’s “Haydn Quartets” which date from 1875.

Mozart – String Quartets Dedicated to Joseph Haydn Harmonia Mundi 2021

Rob Kennedy speaks with JoAnn Falletta, music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, about their new recording, The Four Seasons.

Astor Piazzolla: Spring (Primavera Porteña) from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta
Tessa Lark, violin

American conductor JoAnn Falletta is one of the world’s top conductors. No matter what music she conducts, she seems to channel the composer’s intentions with aplomb. This evening she conducts her Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Astor Piazzolla’s Spring (Primavera Porteña) from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. This CD was released earlier this year on the Beau Fleuve Records label.

Franz Liszt: Three Sonnets of Petrarch from Years of Pilgrimage: The Second Year — Italy
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

From his CD on the Decca Classics label 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 rational for composing them: ” I have tried to portray in music a few of my strongest sensations and most lively impressions.”

Benjamin Grosvenor — Liszt Decca Classics 2021

Florence Price: The Mississippi River
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Jeter

Florence Price (1887-1953), was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. This recording is the latest in conductor John Jeter’s exploration of neglected music by Ms.Price.

Price: Symphony No. 3 / The Mississippi River / Ethiopia’s Shadow in America Naxos 2021

Francesco Geminiani: Concerto No. 12 in D minor, “La Follia”
Benedetti Baroque Orchestra
Nicola Benedetti, violin

Scottish-Italian violinist Nicola Benedetti (1987-) recently released an album on the Decca label featuring Baroque violin concerti. We’ll hear her play Francesco Geminiani’s Concerto No. 12 in D minor, “La Follia. The playing of both Ms. Benedetti and her band of early instrument players assembled for this recording is sprightly and thoroughly delightful.

Nicola Benedetti: Baroque Decca 2021

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13
Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nezet-Seguin

Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13 receives a highly-nuanced interpretation by the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of its brilliant French-Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 · Symphonic Dances / Nézet-Séguin Deutsche Grammophon 2021

Rob Kennedy
November 14, 2021

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Piano Trio in A, Op. 101 No. 6

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Trio Bohemo

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3:31pm Asturias (Leyenda) from Suite española, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz/trans. Andres Segovia

Performed by

Andres Segovia

3:40pm Women's Dignity Waltz, Op. 277

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Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nezet-Seguin

3:49pm Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23

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Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

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London Symphony/Previn

4:00pm Shepherd Fennel’s Dance

Composed by

Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877-1950)

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Indianapolis Symphony/Leppard

4:07pm Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach/arr. Carl Binder

Performed by

La Pieta/Dubeau

4:17pm Canon & Gigue in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

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Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

4:23pm Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Levine

4:30pm Alia Fantasia in A minor

Composed by

Nicola Matteis (c.1650-1713), arr. Alon Sariel

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Alon Sariel

4:36pm Horn Concerto No. 3 in D

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Baumann/Concerto Amsterdam/Schroder

4:55pm Bavarian Dance, Op. 27 No. 3

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

5:01pm Dances from Marouf, Cobbler of Cairo

Composed by

Henri Rabaud (1873-1949)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

5:16pm Main Theme (From "H2S")

Composed by

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Performed by

Butta/Munich Radio Orchestra/Morricone

5:20pm Overture to Oberon

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Sinopoli

5:32pm Emperor Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

5:43pm Slavonic Dance in C, Op. 72 No. 7

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Ozawa

5:47pm Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2

Composed by

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Performed by

Radio France Philharmonic/P. Jarvi

5:52pm Bassoon Concerto in E flat, RV 483

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Thunemann/I Musici

6:00pm Piano Trio in D, Op. 101 No. 5

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Trio Bohemo

6:32pm Symphony No. 15 in G, K. 124

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

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

6:46pm Music selected by the announcer

7:03pm Overture to Der Freischutz

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

7:17pm Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Szell

7:26pm Polonaise in A flat, Op. 53 "Heroic"

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Maurizio Pollini

7:37pm Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Orchestra of the 18th Century/Bruggen

7:45pm Music for the Royal Fireworks

Composed by

George Frideric Handel, arr. by Hamilton Harty

Performed by

Pittsburgh Symphony/Previn

8:04pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Herseth/Ravinia Music Festival Orchestra/Levine

8:19pm Asturias (Leyenda) from Suite Espanola, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Thibaut Garcia

8:30pm Finale (Rondo) from Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Rubinstein/Boston Symphony/Leinsdorf

8:43pm Overture to The Barber of Seville

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Karajan

8:54pm Russian Dance from Act III, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Bell/Berlin Philharmonic/Tilson Thomas

9:02pm Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

E. Power Biggs

9:15pm Overture to Fidelio

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur

9:25pm Prelude to Act 3 from Lohengrin

Composed by

Richard Wagner

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

9:32pm Overture to William Tell

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

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

9:47pm Etude in E, Op. 10 No. 3 "Tristesse"

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Tamás Vásáry

9:54pm Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla

Composed by

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

10:02pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

10:10pm String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Ysaye Quartet

10:38pm Quintet No. 6 in G minor

Composed by

Antonio Soler (1729-1783)

Performed by

Schrader/Chicago Baroque Ensemble

11:02pm Fantasia on Greensleeves

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

11:07pm Etudes, Op. 10

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Yunchan Lim

11:36pm Adagio in G minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Remo Giazotto)

Performed by

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

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer