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Summer CD Review: Strauss, Jon Leifs, RCA Recordings, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Janacek

With Andrew McGregor. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel; Proms Composer: Jon Leifs; RCA Living Stereo recordings; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Janacek: On an Overgrown Path (Book 1).

3 hours, 12 minutes

Music Played

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Symphony no. 3 in C minor Op.78 (Organ symphony)

    Performer: Joseph Adam. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.
    • Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1002.
    • Seattle Symphony Media.
    • 8.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Concerto no. 4 in G major Op.58 for piano and orchestra (Rondo)

    Performer: Arthur Rubinstein. Orchestra: Symphony of the Air. Conductor: Josef Krips.
    • RCA: 88843003502.
    • RCA.
    • 3.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Romeo et Juliet - Grand Festival of the Capulets

    Orchestra: Boston S O. Conductor: Charles Munch.
    • RCA: 88843003502.
    • RCA.
    • 8.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no. 5 in E minor Op.64

    Orchestra: Boston S O. Conductor: Pierre Monteux.
    • RCA: 88843003502.
    • RCA.
    • 1.
  • Claude Debussy

    Printemps(Tres modere)

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Munch.
    • RCA: 88843003502.
    • RCA.
    • 2.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Concerto Op.67 for guitar and small orchestra (Allegro)

    Performer: Julian Bream. Conductor: Malcolm Arnold. Ensemble: Melos Ensemble.
    • RCA: 88843003502.
    • RCA.
    • 4.
  • Henri Dutilleux

    Symphony no. 1 (Scherzo)

    Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.
    • Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1001.
    • Seattle Symphony Media.
    • 2.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Fileuse (Pelleas et Melisande - suite Op.80)

    Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.
    • Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1004.
    • SSM1004.
    • 7.
  • Franz Schubert

    Sonata in D major D.850 for piano

    Performer: Emil Grigoryevich Gilels.
    • RCA: 88843003502.
    • RCA.
    • 4.
  • J贸n Leifs

    Edda - part 1: The Creation of the world for soloists, choir and orchestra

    Singer: Gunnar Gudbjornsson. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hermann B盲umer. Singer: Bjarni Thor Kristinsson. Choir: Schola Cantorum.
    • BIS: SACD-1350.
    • BIS.
    • 10.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Pleasure submits to pain (The Triumph of time and truth - oratorio)

    Conductor: Richard Neville-Towle. Orchestra: Ludus Baroque.
    • Delphian: DCD34135.
    • Delphian.
    • 21.
  • J贸n Leifs

    Requiem Op.33b for chorus

    Conductor: H枚r冒ur 脕skelsson. Choir: Motet Choir of Hallgrim's Church.
    • BIS : CD-1030.
    • BIS.
    • 2.
  • J贸n Leifs

    Iceland cantata Op.13 for choir and orchestra (7th mvt.)

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Chorus of Icelandic Opera.
    • CHANDOS : CHAN-9433.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 8.
  • J贸n Leifs

    Hekla Op.52 for orchestra

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: En Shao.
    • BIS : CD-1030.
    • BIS.
    • 10.
  • J贸n Leifs

    Iceland overture Op.9

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: En Shao.
    • BIS : CD-1030.
    • BIS.
    • 1.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    On an overgrown path [Po zarostlem chodnicku] - book 1 for piano

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin.
    • Hyperion: CDA68030.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.
  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Duo Op.7 for violin and cello

    Performer: Gregor Piatigorsky. Performer: Jascha Heifetz.
    • RCA: 88843003502.
    • RCA.
    • 11.
  • J贸n Leifs

    Baldr - music-drama without words for orchestra

    Conductor: Kari Kropsu. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
    • BIS: CD-1230/1231.
    • BIS.
    • 3.
  • Charles Ives

    Symphony no. 2 K.V.11

    Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.
    • Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1003.
    • Seattle Symphony Media.
    • 5.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Malaguena (Rapsodie espagnole vers. for orchestra)

    Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.
    • Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1002.
    • Seattle Symphony Media.
    • 4.
  • Elliott Carter

    Instances for chamber orchestra

    Conductor: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: Seattle S O.
    • Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1003.
    • Seattle Symphony Media.
    • 6.
  • Richard Strauss

    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op.28

    Conductor: Andris Nelsons. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
    • Orfeo: C878141.
    • Orfeo.
    • 11.
  • J贸n Leifs

    In the courts of Gymir (2 Love songs from the Edda Op.18b for voice and piano)

    Performer: Orn Magnussen. Singer: Finnur Bjarnason.
    • Smekkleysa: SMK20.
    • Smekkleysa.
    • 9.
  • J贸n Leifs

    Icelandic folk-songs for piano

    Performer: Orn Magnussen.
    • BIS: CD-692.
    • BIS.
    • 8.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Divertimento - pas de deux

    Conductor: Fritz Reiner. Orchestra: Chicago S O..
    • RCA: 88843003502.
    • RCA.
    • 8.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker - ballet Op.71 (coda)

    Conductor: Fritz Reiner. Orchestra: Chicago S O..
    • RCA: 88843003502.
    • RCA.
    • 14.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B minor BWV.232 - Laudamus te

    Orchestra: Robert Shaw Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Shaw. Singer: Adele Addison. Choir: Robert Shaw Chorale. Performer: Oscar Shumsky.
    • RCA: 88843003502.
    • RCA.
    • 6.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Sonata in A major RV.29 for violin and continuo

    Ensemble: La Serenissima. Performer: Adrian Chandler.
    • Avie: AV2308.
    • Avie.
    • 4.
  • J贸n Leifs

    Concerto Op.7 for organ and orchestra

    Performer: Bj枚rn Steinar S贸lbergsson. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: En Shao.
    • BIS: BIS-CD-930.
    • BIS.
    • 1.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Otello - Ora e per sempre addio

    Singer: Jon Vickers. Orchestra: Rome Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Tullio Serafin.
    • RCA: 88843003502.
    • RCA.
    • 4.
  • J贸n Leifs

    Quartet no. 2 Op.38 (Vita et mors) for strings (2nd mvt.)

    Ensemble: Yggdrasil String Quartet.
    • BIS: CD-691.
    • BIS.
    • 3.

9.00am

Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op.28听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Andris Nelsons, City of Birmingham S O.听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Orfeo: C878141 听听听听听听听听

Pleasure submits to pain (The Triumph of time and truth 鈥 oratorio) 听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Delphian: DCD34135听

Sonata in A major RV.29 for for Pisendel听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (violin)听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Album Title:听听听听 Avie: AV2308

9.30am Proms Composer: Jon Leifs

Icelandic overture Op.9听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Iceland Symphony Orchestra, En Shao听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 BIS : CD-1030听听听听听听听听听听听

Icelandic folk-songs for piano (Nos. 2 & 3)听听听

Performers:听听听听 Orn Magnussen听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 BIS: CD-692 听

Iceland cantata Op.13 for choir and orchestra (7th mvt.)听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Chorus of Icelandic Opera, Iceland Symphony Orchestra听听听

Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 CHANDOS : CHAN-9433听听听听听

Concerto Op.7 for organ and orchestra (Introduction & Passacaglia)听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Bj枚rn Steinar S贸lbergsson (Klais organ of Hallgrim鈥檚 Church, Reykjavik), Iceland Symphony Orchestra, En Shao听听听

Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 BIS: BIS-CD-930 听听听听听听

In the courts of Gymir (2 Love songs from the Edda Op.18b for voice and piano)

Performers:听听听听 Finnur Bjarnason (tenor), Orn Magnussen (piano)听听听听

Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Smekkleysa: SMK20

Requiem Op.33b for chorus 听

Performers:听听听听 Motet Choir of Hallgrim's Church, Reykjavik/ Hordur Askelsson听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 BIS : CD-1030听听听听听听听听听听听

Quartet no. 2 Op.38 (Vita et mors) for strings (2nd mvt.)听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Yggdrasil String Quartet听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 BIS: CD-691 听

Baldr - music-drama without words for orchestra (Act 1 scene 3: Nanna)听听

Performers:听听听听 Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Kari Kropsu听听

Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 BIS: CD-1230/1231 听听

Edda - part 1: The Creation of the world for soloists, choir and orchestra (10. Scherzo: All men aren鈥檛 equally wise)听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Gunnar Gudbjornsson (tenor), Bjarni Thor Kristinnson (bass-baritone), Schola Cantorum, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Baumer (conductor)听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 BIS: SACD-1350听听听听听听听

Hekla Op.52 for orchestra 听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Iceland Symphony Orchestra, En Shao听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Jon Leifs (1899 - 1968)听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 BIS : CD-1030听听听听听听听听听听听

10.15am Rob Cowan on RCA Living Stereo

Rob Cowan joins Andrew live in the studio to discuss a major set of reissues from one of the great classical labels on vinyl: RCA Living Stereo:

Living Stereo Collection Vol. 2

ARNOLD;BACH, J S; BEETHOVEN; BERLIOZ; BIZET; BRAHMS;: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op. 15; Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 83

BRITTEN: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op. 34

CHOPIN: Les Sylphides

COPLAND: Appalachian Spring; The Tender Land (Suite)

DEBUSSY: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune; Trois Nocturnes: Nuages et Fetes; Le Printemps ('L'aimable printemps ramene dans la plaine'), L. 56

DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor

DVORAK: Symphony No. 4 in D minor Op. 13

GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16

HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 2 'Mysterious Mountain' Op. 132

KABALEVSKY: The Comedians suite Op. 26

KHACHATURIAN: Masquerade Suite

KODALY: Duo for Violin and Cello Op. 7

LISZT: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera

MAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (4 songs, complete); Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan'

MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition

PROKOFIEV: The Love for Three Oranges: Suite Op. 33a

PUCCINI: Tosca

RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 1

ROSSINI: Il barbiere di Siviglia

SAINT-SAENS: Le carnaval des animaux

SCHUBERT: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 'Death and the Maiden'; Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D850

STRAUSS, R: Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor, AV85

STRAVINSKY: Le Baiser de la Fee

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 74 'Pathetique'; Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64; The Nutcracker Ballet Op. 71 (Excerpts); Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36

VERDI: Otello; Requiem

Julian Bream (guitar), Melos Ensemble, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw (conductor), Arthur Rubinstein (piano), Symphony of the Air, Josef Krips (conductor), Vladimir Horowitz (piano), Henryk Szeryng (violin), Jascha Heifetz (violin), William Primrose (viola), Gregor Piatigorsky (cello), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch (conductor), Leontyne Price, Maureen Forrester, David Poleri, Giorgio Tozzi, Rosalind Elias, Cesare Valletti, New England Conservatory Chorus, Morton Gould and His Orchestra, Gary Graffman (piano), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler (conductor), Aaron Copland, Chares Munch, Roberta Peters (Lucia), Jan Peerce (Edgardo), Filippo Maero (Enrico), Giorgio Tozzi (Raimondo), Piero De Palma (Arturo), Miti Truccato Pace (Alisa), Mario Carlin (Normanno), Alfred Wallenstein, Fritz Reiner (conductor), RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin (conductor), Byron Janis (piano), Maureen Forrester (contralto), Zinka Milanov (Tosca), Jussi Bjorling (Cavaradossi), Leonard Warren (Scarpia), Fernando Corena (Sagristano), Leonardo Monreale (Angelotti), Mario Carlin (Spoletta), Nestore Catalani (Sciarrone), Giovanni Bianchini (Un pastore), Vincenzo Preziosa (Un carceriere), Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Roberta Peters (Rosina), Cesare Valletti (Almaviva), Robert Merrill (Figaro), Giorgio Tozzi (Don Basilio), Fernando Corena (Bartolo), Margaret Roggero (Berta), Calvin Marsh (Fiorillo), Juilliard String Quartet, Emil Gilels (piano), Pierre Monteux (conductor), Jon Vickers (Otello), Leonie Rysanek (Desdemona), Tito Gobbi (Iago), Florinda Andreolli (Cassio), Mario Carlin (Roderigo), Ferruccio Mazzoli (Roderigo), Franco Calabrese (Montano), Robert Kerns (Herald), Myriam Pirazzini (Emilia), Tullio Serafin (conductor), Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Lili Chookasian (mezzo), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Ezio Flagelli (bass), Boston Chorus Pro Musica, Alfred Nash Petterson

RCA 88843003502 (60CD supra-budget)

11.15am Seattle Symphony own label

Andrew explores the first four releases from the Seattle Symphony鈥檚 new label

Malaguena (Rapsodie espagnole vers. for orchestra) 听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听听

Composers:听听听 Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)听

Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1002 听听听听听听听听听听听

Symphony no. 3 in C minor Op.78 (Organ symphony) 听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Joseph Adam (organ), Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听

Composers:听听听 Camille Saint-Saens (1835 - 1921)听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1002 听听听听听听听听听听听

Fileuse (Pelleas et Melisande - suite Op.80)

Performers:听听听听 Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听听

Composers:听听听 Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1924)听听

Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1004

Symphony no. 2 K.V.11 听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听听

Composers:听听听 Charles Ives (1874 - 1954)听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1003

Instances for chamber orchestra 听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听听

Composers:听听听 Elliott Carter (1908 - 2012)听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1003

Symphony no. 1 听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Seattle S O, Ludovic Morlot听听

Composers:听听听 Henri Dutilleux (1916)

Album Title:听听听听 Seattle Symphony Media: SSM1001 听听听听听听听听听听听

11.50am

On an overgrown path [Po zarostlem chodnicku] - book 1 for piano

Performers:听听听听 Marc-Andre Hamelin

Composers:听听听 Leos Janacek (1854 - 1928)

Album Title:听听听听 Hyperion: CDA68030

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