Host James Baker brings you interviews and performances from throughout our region, as well as favorites from Texas Public Radio's classical library. Basic Library is a list of the 88 selections every classical music library should have and some recommended recordings of these selections.
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Playlist for June 6, 2009
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 (I)
James Levine, Boston SO/BSO
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Part I
Haitink, Chicago SO/Resound
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Part II
Levine, BSO/BSO
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (II)
Haitink, CSO/Resound
Playlist for May 30, 2009
Alexander Glazunov: Stenka Razin, Op. 13
Svetlanov, USSR Symphony Orch/BMG 34166
Glazunov: Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham, Pletnev, Russian National Orch/DG 457 064
Glazunov: Idyll
Marie Nuenecker, Albert, Bamburg SO/KOCH 31357
Glazunov: Symphony No. 5
Fedoseyev, USSR Large Radio-TX Orch/Teldec 999 000
Playlist for May 23, 2009
Carl Nielsen: An Imaginary Trip to the Faroes [9:52]
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Danish National Radio SO
Chandos
Nielsen: Woodwind Quintet, Op. 43 (Minuet, Theme with variations) [14:50]
Ensemble Wien-Berlin
CBS 45996
Nielsen: Flute Concerto [18:18]
Julius Baker, Leonard Bernstein, NY Phil.
CBS 45989
Nielsen: Viser og vers, Op. 6: No. 3. Silkesko over gylden laest! (Silken Shoes on a Golden Last!) [1:18]
Ulrich Staerk (piano), Inger Dam-Jensen (soprano)
DaCapo 224218
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 “Inextinguishable” [32:39]
Jean Martinon, Chicago SO
RCA 76237
Playlist for May 16, 2009
Copland: Rodeo [19:15]
Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony
RCA 65840
Jose Serebrier: Casi un Tango [5:27]
Serebrier, Barcelona SO
BIS 1175
Byambasuren Sharav: Legend of Herlen [10:58]
Silk Road Ensemble
CSO 901 801
Hamza El Din: Waterwheel [12:20]
Kronos Quartet
NONE 79275
Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16
Istvan Kertesz, London SO
LON 448 197
Playlist for May 9, 2009
Malcolm Arnold: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Suite (I, II)
Hickox, London SO/Chandos 9100
Montsalvatge: Concerto breve
DeLarrocha, Fruhbeck de Burgos, Royal Phil/LON CS 6990
T. Monk: ‘Round Midnight
Kronos Quartet/Nonesuch 32011
D’Indy: Symphony No. 2, Op. 57
Plasson, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse/EMI 73100
Playlist for May 2, 2009
Dvorak: Symphony No. 4 (Scherzo)
Kertesz, London SO/LON 430 046
Dvorak: Symphony No. 3
Kertesz, LSO/LON 430 .46
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A, D. 959 (III, IV)
Kovacevich/EMI 55219
Saint-Saens: Symphony in A
Martinon, ORTF/EMI 69683
Playlist for April 25, 2009
Kalevi Aho: Symphonic Suite, Hommage to Uuno Klami (I) [3:16]
Osmo Vanska, Lahti SO
BIS 1336
Klami: Hommage a Handel [12:45]
Kantorow, Tapiola Sinfonietta
BIS 806
Aho: Hommage to Klami (IV. Dance of the Winds and Fires) [14:21]
Osmo Vanska, Lahti SO
BIS 1336
Klami: Sea Pictures [23:40]
Sakari, Iceland SO
Chandos
Klami: Karelian Rhapsody [14:24]
Oramo, Finnish Radio SO
Ondine
Playlist for April 18, 2009
Humperdinck: Prelude to "Hansel and Gretel" [8:40]
Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra
EMI 69293
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Suite [18:14]
Rudel, The Amadeus Ensemble
MusicMasters 67118
Delibes: Bell Song from "Lakme" [7:40]
Andre, Pichaureau, Orchestre D'Harmonie
Erato 13741
Verdi/Liszt: Rigoletto Paraphrase [6:59]
Bolet
London 444 851
Wagner: Selections from "Die Walkure" [8:15]
Maazel, Berlin Philharmonic
Telarc 80154
Strauss: Rosenkavalier Waltzes [8:33]
Reiner, CSO
RCA 68638
Prokofiev: Summer Night Suite, Op. 123 [20:18]
Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra
DG 445 832
Basic Library Selections
J.S. Bach: Violin Concerti (Concerto in d for Two Violins, BWV 1043)
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerti 1-6 (Number 2, BWV 1047)
J.S. Bach: Solo Organ Works (Toccata and Fugue in d, BWV 565)
J.S. Bach: Orchestra Suites 1-4 (Suite No. 2, BWV 1067)
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Beethoven: Piano Concerto #5 "Emperor", Op. 73
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D
Beethoven: String Quartet in c-sharp, Op. 131
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Pathetique Sonata)
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas ("Kreutzer")
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Bernstein: Theater music (Dances from West Side Story, Candide Ov)
Borodin: String Quartet #2
Brahms: Piano Concerto #2
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77
Brahms: Symphonies (Symphony No. 1)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (the Romantic)
Chopin: Preludes for Solo Piano
Copland: Orchestral Works (Appalachian Spring)
Debussy: Preludes Book I
Debussy: String Quartet in g, Op. 10
Debussy: La Mer
Dvorak: Cello Concerto
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
Dvorak: Serenade in E for Strings, Op. 22
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Elgar: Symphony No. 2
Franck: Symphony in d
Franck: Violin Sonata in A
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue & American in Paris
Grieg: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16
Handel: Water Music
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 33 "Russian" (Quartet Number 3)
Haydn: Late Symphonies (Symphony No. 104)
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis & Mathis der Maler
Holst: The Planets
Kodaly: Hary Janos
Liszt: Tone Poems (Les Preludes)
Liszt: Piano Concerto #1
Liszt: Piano Sonata in b
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat for Strings, Op. 20
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e, Op. 64
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik & Overtures
Mozart: Violin Concerti (Concerto No. 3, K. 217)
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, K. 622
Mozart: Haydn Quartets (Quartet No. 17 "Hunt", K. 458)
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A K.331
Mozart: Piano Concerti (Concerto No. 23, K. 488)
Mozart: Late Symphonies (Symphony No. 40 in g minor, K. 550)
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel orchestration)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto #3
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Suite No. 1)
Rachmaninoff: Paganini Variations and Piano Concerto No. 2
Rachmaninoff: Piano Works (Corelli Variations)
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Ravel: Orchestral works (Bolero, Daphnis Suite No. 2)
Ravel: String Quartet
Respighi: Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome, Roman Festivals
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3
Schubert: Piano Sonatas (D. 959, D. 960, Wanderer Fantasy)
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A "Trout"
Schumann: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44
Schumann: Fantasia in C, Op. 17
Schumann: Symphony No. 4
Shostakovitch: Symphony No. 1
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in d
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Smetana: Ma Vlast (Moldau)
Strauss: Horn Concerti (No. 1)
Strauss: Tone Poems (Don Juan, Til Eulenspiegel, Zarathustra)
Stravinsky: The Ballets - Firebird, Rite of Spring, Petrouchka
Tchaikovsky: Orchestral showpieces (Romeo & Juliet)
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D
Tchaikovsky: Late Symphonies (Symphony No. 6)
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto #1
Vivaldi: Four Seasons
Wagner: Overtures, Preludes, and Orchestral interludes
Recommended Recordings
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto Nos. 1 & 2 London 443 847
Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins Phil 422 250
Szeryng, Hasson, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 L'ois 443 181
Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music
Bach: Tocatta. & Fugue in d, BWV 565 CBS/Sony 46551
Biggs
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra RCA 61504
Reiner, Chicago Symphony
Beethoven: Kreutzer Sonata Phil 442 625
Grumiaux, Haskil
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" DG 439 770
Pollini, Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 "Pathetique" Philips 442 774 Brendel
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in c-sharp, Op. 131 DG 435 779
Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 Archiv 445 944
Gardiner, Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 RCA 61795
Reiner, Curtin, Kopleff, McCollum, Gramm, Chicago Symphony
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 RCA 5402
Heifetz, Munch, Boston SO
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Philips 411 425
Davis, Concertgebouw
Bernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances CBS/Sony 47529
Bernstein, NY Philharmonic
Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 EMI 47795
Borodin String Quartet
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83 RCA 56518
Richter, Leinsdorf, Chicago SO
Brahms: Symphony No. 1, Op. Op. 68 EMI 69651
Klemperer, New Philharmonia
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 Philips 446 194
Szeryng, Haitink, Concertgebouw
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 108 EMI 47403
Perlman, Ashkenazy
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 DG 429 079
Jochum, Berlin Philharmonic
Chopin: Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 28 DG 421 584
Argerich
Copland: Appalachian Spring DG 427 335
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Debussy: La Mer London436 468
Solti, Chicago Symphony
Debussy: Preludes, Book I London 452 022
Thibaudet
Debussy: String Quartet in g, Op. 10 RCA 60909
Guarneri String Quartet
Dvorak: Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104 CBS/Sony 46337
Rose, Ormandy, Philadelphia
Dvorak: String Serenade, Op. 22 Phil 400 020
Marriner, ASMF
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World" DG 447 412
Kubelik, Berlin Phil.
Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Phil 416 813
Previn, RPO
Elgar: Symphony No. 2, Op. 63 EMI 64014
Boult, London Philharmonic
Franck: Symphony in d RCA 6805
Monteaux, CSO
Franck: Violin Sonata in A Vox 5120
Oistrach, Richter
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue DG 421 625
Levine, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Grieg: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16 CBS 44899
Perahia, Davis, Bavarian Rdio SO
Handel: Water Music CBS 44655
Malgoire, La Grande Ecurie etc.
Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 33/3 “Bird” Harm Mundi 903002
Quartet Festetics
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 EMI 64066
Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orch.
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Telarc 80232
Smedvig, Ling, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis CPO 999 004
Albert, Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 DG 429 730
Levine, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite Chan 8877
Jarvi, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Liszt: Les Preludes DG 447 415
Karajan, Berlin Phil.
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Philips 434 163
Richter, Kondrashin, London SO
Liszt: Sonata in b DG 437 252
Argerich, piano
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D London 417 701
Solti, LSO
Mendelssohn: Octet in E , Op. 20 Phil 420 400
Academy Chamber Ensemble
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 EMI 54000
Norrington, London Classical Players
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e, Op. 64 EMI 49663
Kennedy, Tate English CO
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, K. 622 CBS 37810
Marcellus, Szell, Cleveland
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 DG 419 192
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488 Phil 442 269
Brendel, Marriner, Academy of St. Martin
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331 London417 817
de Larrocha
Mozart: String Quartet No. 17, K. 458 "Hunt" DG 427 657
Emerson String Quartet
Mozart: Symphony No. 40, K. 550 CBS 46333
Szell, Cleveland
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216 DG 453 043
Kremer, Harnoncourt, Vienna Philharmonic
Mussorgsky: Pictures At an Exhibition CBS 35165
Mehta, New York Philharmonic
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 CBS 37806
Graffman, Szell, Cleveland
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet London417 510
Maazel, The Cleveland Orchestra
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 London425 576
Ashkenazy, Previn, London Symphony Orch.
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, Op. 100 DG 439 912
Levine, CSO
Rachmaninoff: Var. on a Theme of Corelli London444 845
Ashkenazy
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2 DG 415 370
Abbado, Boston SO
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G EMI 49326
Michelangeli, Gracis, Philharmonia Orchestra
Ravel: String Quartet in F RCA 60909
Guarneri String Quartet
Respighi: Pines of Rome RCA 68079
Reiner, CSO
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade London417 753
Stokowski, London SO
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez CBS 44791
Williams, Fremeux, Philharmonia Orchestra
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" DG 415 847
Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orch.
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" DG 2721 202 (LP)
Furtwangler, Berlin Philharmonic
Schubert: Trout Quintet, D. 667 L'ois 433 848
Lubin et al
Schumann: Fantasia in C, Op. 17 RCA 6258
Rubinstein
Schumann: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54 RCA 60420
Cliburn, Reiner, CSO
Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op. 44 Phil 420 791
Beaux Arts Trio et al
Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-flat, D. 960 Philips 442 635
Haskil
Schumann: Symphony No. 4 EBS 6088
Merz, Dusseldorf Philharmonic
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in f, Op. 10 London 414 677
Haitink, London Philharmonic
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 RCA 68218
Davis, London Symphony Orchestra
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in d, Op. 47 Sony 47540
Francescatti, Bernstein, NY Philharmonic
Smetana: Moldau (from Ma Vlast) Sup 11 1208
Kubelik, Czech Philharmonic
Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20 DG 435 790
Sinopoli, Staatskapelle Dresden
Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 LON 430 370
Tuckwell, Ashkenazy, RPO
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite CBS 47605
Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 DG 449 816
Argerich, Abbado, BPO
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet DG 431 603
Ozawa, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique” DG 419 745
Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 DG 447 427
Oistrach, Konwitschny, Staatskapelle Dresden
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Archiv 400 045
Standage, Pinnock, The English Concert
Wagner: Orchestral Preludes, Overtures, etc. Teldec 4509 99595
Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orch.
