What’s On Preview! | November 14, 2021

~Program~

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

Now Playing

Distant Land (A Prayer for Freedom)

Composed by

John Rutter (1945-)

Performed by

Black Dyke Band/Childs

Label

Naxos

Catalog Number

9

Today's Playlist

11:34am A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

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Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Basel Radio Symphony/Travis

11:54am Un bel di vedremo from Madama Butterfly

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Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

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Fleming/London Philharmonic/Mackerras

12:01pm Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission

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Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

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Sundet/Panoramicos

12:05pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

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Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

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Sutherland/Berbie/Monte Carlo Opera/Bonynge

12:11pm The Dawning of the Day from 'The Guys'

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Traditional

Performed by

FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums

12:15pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

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Kennedy/City of Birmingham Symphony/Rattle

12:34pm Sonata No. 1 in F, ZWV 181

Composed by

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)

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Glaetzner/Goritzki/Sönstevold/Bernstein/Beyer/Pank

12:52pm Divenire for violin, cello, strings and two harps

Composed by

Ludovico Einaudi, arr. by Paul Bateman

Performed by

Samuelsen/Samuelsen/RLPO/Petrenko

1:00pm Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Solti

2:17pm Finlandia, Op. 26

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

2:28pm Te Deum, H.146

Composed by

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704)

Performed by

Lott, et. al./King's College Choir/Academy SMF/Ledger

2:54pm Cherubim Hymn

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Tchaikovsky

Performed by

St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir/Havriliak

3:01pm Come Away (Come Again)

Composed by

John Dowland (c.1563-1626)

Performed by

Nigel North

3:04pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Hough/Finnish Radio Symphony/Lintu

3:41pm 2nd mvt (Lento e largo - tranquillissimo) from Symphony No. 3, Op. 36

Composed by

Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010)

Performed by

Upshaw/London Sinfonietta/Zinman

3:51pm Nuvole bianche

Composed by

Ludovico Einaudi (b.1955)

Performed by

Ludovico Einaudi

3:58pm Morning Mood from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Leppard

4:04pm Funeral and Finale from The Vikings

Composed by

Mario Nascimbene

Performed by

Crouch Festival Chorus/Prague Philharmonic/Temple

4:08pm A mighty fortress is our God

Composed by

Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Performed by

Williamson/King's College Choir/Wallace Collection/Cleobury

4:14pm Distant Land

Composed by

John Rutter (1945-)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Rutter

4:22pm Agnus Dei

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

The Sixteen/Christophers

4:31pm Ave Maria

Composed by

Giulio Caccini, arr. by David Cullen

Performed by

Lloyd Webber/Royal Philharmonic/Judd

4:37pm Miserere mei, Deus

Composed by

Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)

Performed by

Tallis Scholars/Phillips

4:50pm Let My Love Be Heard

Composed by

Jake Runestad (1986-)

Performed by

Wartburg College Choir/Nelson

4:56pm Amazing Grace

Composed by

John Newton, arr. by Mack Wilberg

Performed by

Utah State University Chamber Singers/Evans

5:02pm Nimrod from Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Kansas City Symphony/Stern

5:08pm Lost Horizon

Composed by

Dimitri Tiomkin (1894-1979)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Gerhardt

5:32pm Appalachia Waltz

Composed by

Mark O'Connor (b.1961)

Performed by

O'Connor/Salerno-Sonnenberg

5:39pm Battle Hymn of the Republic

Composed by

Traditional, arr. by Peter Wilhousky

Performed by

U.S. Army Chorus

5:45pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Wolff

5:53pm Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

Manhattan String Quartet

6:02pm God of our Fathers, arr. Mary McDonald

Composed by

Warren, G.W., arr. Mary McDonald

Performed by

Hal Leonard Church Choral

6:07pm Adagio in G minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Remo Giazotto)

Performed by

King's Chamber Orchestra/Malgoire

6:17pm Etudes, Op. 10

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Yunchan Lim

6:45pm Hymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Voces8

6:52pm The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace

Composed by

Karl Jenkins (1944-)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Nat. Youth Choir of Great Britain/Jenkins

8:01pm Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Latry/Philadelphia Orchestra/Eschenbach

8:40pm Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor

Composed by

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Performed by

Junge Deutsche Philharmonie/Barshai

8:49pm Silver Fanfare

Composed by

Peter Boyer (b.1970)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Boyer

8:55pm Rosh Hashanah

Composed by

The Birthday of the World: Music and Traditions of the High Holy Days

Performed by

Nimoy/Western Wind Vocal Ensemble

9:59pm There will be Rest

Composed by

Frank Ticheli (b.1958)

Performed by

Vox Humana/Childs

10:07pm Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Alon Sariel

10:29pm Song for World Peace

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Recording Arts Orchestra/Williams

10:35pm Meditation from Thais

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Ma/Stott

10:42pm Rest

Composed by

Frank Ticheli (b.1958)

Performed by

Dallas Wind Symphony/Junkin

10:51pm Adoration for violin and piano

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Goosby/Wang

10:56pm Harp Quintet in C minor

Composed by

E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822)

Performed by

Nordman/Jarry/Ghestem/Collot/Tournus

11:16pm Sleep

Composed by

Eric Whitacre (b. 1970), Orch. Jim Clements

Performed by

Voces8 Foundation Choir/Voces8 Foundation Orchestra/Smith

11:23pm The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Wordsworth

11:37pm The Stars and Stripes Forever

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Vladimir Horowitz

11:42pm Music selected by the announcer