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20/07/24 (Theme: Lutosławski Symphonies — 1)
Lutoslawski: Symphony no. 1 (1947)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu
Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (1941)
Martha Argerich, Evgeny Kissin (pianos)
Recorded at the Verbier Festival in 2011
02/03/24
Viotti: Violin Concerto no. 22 in A minor (c.1793-95)
Chistian Tetzlaff, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Paavo Järvi
3rd March is the 200th Anniversary of Viotti's death. 2022 recording from Ondine.
Dvorak: Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra op. 68 no. 5 (1893)
Tanja Tetzlaff, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Paavo Järvi
2022 recording from Ondine
27/01/24 (Theme: Here Come the Russians (2))
Arensky: Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor op. 32 (1894)
The Wilkomirski Trio
2016 recording on Dux Records
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor op. 82 (1904)
Rachel Barton Pine, Russian National Orchestra conducted by José Serebrier
2010 recording reissued 2012 by Warner Classics
16/12/23 (Theme: Here Come the Russians (1))
Glazunov: Incidental Music to Salomé op. 90 (1908): II. Dance
Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by José Serebrier
2005 recording reissued 2012 by Warner Classics
Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet (orch. M. Honeck & Tomás Ille): No. 5. Tarentella
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Manfred Honeck
Released by Reference Recordings in July 2023
Viktor Ullmann: Piano Concerto op. 25 (1939)
Herbert Schuch, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln conducted by Olari Elts
Oehms Records, released in January 2013
21/10/23
Viktor Ullmann: Don Quixote tanzt Fandango (1943)
Gürzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker conducted by James Conlon
Capriccio Records, released in May 2003
22/07/23
Franck: Piano Trio no. 1 in F sharp minor op. 1 no. 1
Trio Wanderer
2022 recording from Harmonia Mundi
27/05/23 (Theme: Two Anniversaries)
Berio: Folk Songs (1964, rev. 1973): Selection
Jard van Ness (mezzo-soprano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly
27th May was the 20th anniversary of Berio's death. 1989 Decca recording.
Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1 (‘Métamorphoses nocturnes’, 1953-54)
Quatuor Diotima
28th May is the centenary of Ligeti's birth. 2022 recording by Pentatone.
04/03/23 (Theme: Two Czech Scherzi)
Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso op. 66 (1883)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Mackerras
Supraphon recording from 2002
Suk: Scherzo fantastique op. 25 (1903)
Prague Philharmonia conducted by Jakub Hrůša
Supraphon recording from 2006
04/02/23 (Theme: Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky)
Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra (1914-15/1917)
CBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Igor Stravinsky
Recorded in Toronto on 30th March 1963
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements (1942-45)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Igor Stravinsky
Recorded in Hollywood on 1st February 1961
24/09/22
Wagner: 'Tristan und Isolde' – Act II Scene II from 'O sink hernieder' to 'Rette dich, Tristan' & Liebestod (Conclusion of Opera – 'Mild und leise')
Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Christa Ludwig, Eberhard Waechter, Bayreuther Festspielorchester conducted by Karl Böhm
Live recording from the 1966 Bayreuth Festival
20/08/22 (Theme: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Composer's birth)
Vaughan Williams: Symphony no. 4 in F minor (1934)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Manze
26th August is the 150th Anniversary of the composer's birth. Performance recorded at a BBC Prom on 16th August 2012 at which the 4th, 5th and 6th Symphonies made up the programme.
07/05/22
Alfredo Casella: Symphony no. 2 in C minor op. 12 (1908-10): 1st Movement
BBC Philharmonic conducted by Gianandrea Noseda
Chandos recording from January 2010
Alfredo Casella: Italia op. 11 (1908-10)
BBC Philharmonic conducted by Gianandrea Noseda
Chandos recording from January 2012
12/02/22
Schubert: Piano Trio in E flat major D.929: 2nd, 3rd and 4th Movements
Trio Gaspard
Recorded live in May 2018 in the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin. Presented to mark the 225th anniversary of the birth of Schubert on 31st January.
23/10/21
Schubert: Der Tod and das Mädchen D.531
Gérard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
The song became the theme of the 2nd (Variations) movement of Schubert's String Quartet D.810
Schubert: String Quartet no. 14 in D minor D.810 (‘Death and the Maiden’): Movements 2, 3 and 4
Ehnes Quartet
28/08/21
Saint-Saëns: Piano Trio no. 1 in F major op. 18
Van Baerle Trio
2012 recording from Etcetera Records
19/06/21
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Simon Rattle
Video recording of performance in the Berlin Phiharmonie (without audience due to Covid pandemic) on 7th November 2020
24/04/21
Reger: Mariä Wiegenlied op. 76 no. 52
Håkan Hagegård (baritone), Anders Ohrwall (piano)
Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles op. 119 (ca. 1822): 11. Andante, ma non troppo
Herbert Schuch (piano)
This is the theme for Reger's Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven
Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven op. 86
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leif Segerstam
27/02/21 (Theme: Double dose of Ligeti)
Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet (1953)
Signum Saxophone Quartet
Video recorded in the Mozart Saal in Schwetzingen during the Schwetzingen Festival (date unknown)
Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet (1953)
CARION (wind quintet)
Video recorded by Janis Vingris of FHO Filma in Mogens Dahl Concert Hall in Copenhagen (date unknown)
02/01/21
Nikolai Medtner: Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor op. 5 (1901-03)
Lucas Debargue
24/10/20
Berio: Rendering (1989-90)
Solistes Européens Luxembourg conducted by Christoph König
Rendering is a 'recomposition' after the sketches of Schubert’s final, uncompleted 10th Symphony, D.936a
29/08/20
Suk: Piano Quintet in G minor op. 8 (1893/1915)
Kiveli Dörken (piano), Christian Tetzlaff, Florian Donderer (violins), Timothy Ridout (viola), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello)
2019 Recording
27/06/20 (Theme: Mozart gets the nod)
Mozart: String Quintet in D major K.593 (1790)
Grumiaux Trio with Arpad Gérecz (violin) and Max Lesueur (viola)
Recorded in May 1973 in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland
16/05/20
Fauré: Nocturne no. 1 in E flat minor op. 33 no. 1
Hannes Minnaar (piano)
Fauré: Dolly Suite op. 56
Pascal and Ami Rogé (Piano duo)
Fauré: Masque et bergamasques op. 112
Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ludovic Morlot
12th May was the 175th Anniversary of the birth of Gabriel Fauré
15/02/20
Beethoven: Leonore (op. 72a, 1805 version) : Overture (Leonore No. 2)
Freiburger Barockorchester conducted by René Jacobs
Recorded in November 2017
Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra op. 80 (‘Choral Fantasy’)
Bertrand Chamayou (Pleyel piano from 1892), Sandrine Piau, Kristina Vahrenkamp (sopranos), Anaïk Morel (contralto), Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Jean-François Chiama (tenors), Florian Sempey (baritone), Accentus (chorus master Marc Korovitch), Insula Orchestra conducted by Laurence Equilbey
Recorded live in April 2017
07/12/19
Weinberg: Piano Trio in A minor op. 24 (1945)
Gidon Kremer (violin), Yulianna Avdeena (piano), Giedré Dirbanauskaité (cello)
Recorded in Latvia in September 2018.
20/07/19
Bruckner: Erinnerung (c. 1868)
Fumiko Shiraga (piano)
Frank Martin: Petite symphonie concertante op. 54 for harp, harpsichord, piano and double string orchestra
L’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève conducted by Thierry Fischer
27/04/19 (Theme: More drip-feeding of Weinberg in his Centenary year)
Weinberg: Cello Concerto in C minor op. 43 (1948)
Sol Gabetta, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France / Mikko Franck
Recorded on 21 December 2018 in the Radio France Auditorium, Maison de la Radio, Paris
23/03/19
Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (2005)
Martin Fröst, Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä
05/01/19 (Theme: Making Amends to Brahms)
Brahms: Hungarian Dance no. 3 in F major. Allegretto
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marek Janowski
Brahms: Hymne zur Verherrlichung des großen Joachim
Philippe Graffin, Hebe Mensinga (violins), Szymon Marciniak (double bass)
Brahms: Ballades op. 10: No. 2 in D major. Andante
Denis Kozhukin (piano)
Brahms: Vier Gesänge op. 43: I. Von ewiger Liebe
Daniel Behle (tenor), Oliver Schnyder (piano)
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody op. 53
Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano), Collegium Vocale Gent, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
04/08/18
Beethoven: Symphony no. 8 in F major op. 93
Philharmonie Zuidnederland conducted by Kevin John Edusei
Video recording of performance in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw on 3rd December 2017.
05/05/18
Webern: Im Sommerwind
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg conducted by François-Xavier Roth
Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet (1953)
Les Siècles conducted by François-Xavier Roth
Stravinsky: The Firebird: Conclusion of Ballet (from Berceuse to end)
Les Siècles conducted by François-Xavier Roth
Part of Jim's "Dream Teams" series
17/02/18 (Theme: 80th Birthday Tribute)
John Corigliano: Fantasia on an Ostinato (1985)
Emanuel Ax (piano)
John Corigliano: To Music (1994)
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eri Klas
John Corigliano: The Mannheim Rocket (2000)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Storgårds
John Corigliano's 80th birthday was on 16th February
23/12/17
Schubert: Sei mir gegrüßt D.741
Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano), Gerold Huber (piano)
Schubert: Fantasia in C major D.934
Carolin Widmann (violin), Alexander Lonquich (piano)
30/09/17
Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata no. 1 in D minor op. 75 (1885)
James Ehnes (violin), Wendy Chen (piano)
01/07/17
Holmboe: Symphony No. 5 op. 35 (1944)
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra conducted by Owen Arwel Hughes
Part of Jim's "4 for '17" series
22/04/17
Holmboe: String Quartet No. 3 (1949): III. Andante quasi giacona & IV. Allegro decido
Kontra Quartet
Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concerts (excerpts from Concerts I, II, III and IV)
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord), Ryo Terakado (violin), Kaori Uemura (viola da gambe)
Part of Jim's "4 for '17" series
11/02/17
C.P.E. Bach: Concerto no. 1 in F major for concertato harpsichord Wq.43/1
Andreas Staier, Freiburger Barockorchester directed by Petra Müllejans (violin)
Weinberg: Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra op. 42 (1948)
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica
Part of Jim's "4 for '17" series
12/11/16 (Theme: Hands off Estonia Vladimir!)
Lepo Sumera: Musica tenera (1992)
Malmo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi
Eino Tamberg: Concerto grosso op. 5 (1956)
Martine van der Loo (flute), Hans Colbers (clarinet), Getjan Loot (trumpet) , Arno Bornkamp (alto saxophone), Dorian Cooke (bassoon), Hans Eijsackers (piano), Residentie Orkest Den Haag conducted by Neeme Järvi
A reaction to Donald Trump's election as US President on 8th November
01/10/16
Suk: Piano Quintet in G minor op. 8 (1893/1915): III. Scherzo. Presto
The Nash Ensemble
Suk: Serenade for String Orchestra in E flat major op. 6 (1892)
Prague Philharmonia conducted by Jakub Hrusa
Suk was Dvorak's son-in-law. Today was a belated Dvorak Day, marking the 175th anniversary of that composer's birth.
02/07/16
Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 9 in A major op. 47 ('Kreutzer')
Lorenzo Gatto (violin), Julien Libeer (piano)
Recorded Jan 2016. Available on the Alpha label (ALPHA 240)
04/06/16
Smetana: String Quartet no. 1 in E minor ('From my Life', 1876)
Pavel Haas quartet
Recorded in Prague, December 2014
27/02/16
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for Violin, Viola and Orchestra K.364
Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Insula Orchestra conducted by Laurence Equilbey
Video recording of concert performance, 23rd March 2015, in Salle de concerts – Cité de la musique – Philharmonie 2, Paris.
07/11/15
Shostakovich: Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet and Strings op 35 (1933)
Igor Levit (piano), Jeroen Berwaerts (trumpet), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (Concertmaster Florian Donderer)
On DVD. Recorded from arte.tv. Part of a concert given on 16th May 2015 in the Konzerthaus 'Die Glocke', Bremen.
01/08/15
J.S. Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier: Book I No. 1 – Prelude & Fugue in C major
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Animated film by Alan Warburton
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Luxemburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Emmanuel Krivine
On DVD. Video downloaded from Arte.tv.
25/04/15 (Theme: Calm Sea – Prosperous Voyage)
Schubert: Meeres Stille D.216
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)
Beethoven: Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt op. 112
Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre révolutionnaire et romantique conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Mendelssohn: Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt op. 27
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
10/01/15 (Theme: Variations & Passacaglia)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Prologue and Variations for String Orchestra (1983)
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Nelson
Ludvig Irgens-Jensen: Passacaglia (1928)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bjarte Engeset
27/09/14
George Onslow: Symphony no. 2 in D minor op.
Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR conducted by Johannes Goritzki
12/07/14 (Theme: This Mortal Coil)
Cherubini: Marche Funèbre (1820)
Corydon Orchestra conducted by Matthew Best
Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto funebre
Isabelle Faust (violin), Münchener Kammerorchester conducted by Christoph Poppen
05/04/14
Weinberg: Violin Concerto op. 67
Linus Roth, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Mihkel Kütson
04/01/14 (Theme: Getting in early on the Anniversaries Act)
Panufnik: Old Polish Suite for String Orchestra (1950/55)
Polish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Mariusz Smolij
Panufnik: Sinfonia Sacra (1963)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kazimierz Kord
The centenary of Panufnik's birth is on 24th September 2014
24/08/13 (Theme: Après-Amsterdam)
Connesson: Les Chants de l'Agartha (Songs of Agartha, 2008)
Jérôme Pernoo (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano)
Connesson: Disco-Toccata (1994)
Florent Héau (clarinet), Jérôme Pernoo (cello)
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (1924, Ferde Grofé's orchestration for jazz band)
George Gershwin (1925 Piano Roll), Columbia Jazz Band conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas
Musical memories from Jim's trip to Amsterdam last week
25/05/13 (Theme: For Wagner Day: Richard & Mathilde)
Wagner: Eine Sonate für das Album von Frau Mathilde Wesendonck
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin conducted by Donald Runnicles
The Bi-centenary of Wagner's birth was on 22nd May
16/03/13
Bernstein: Mass (excerpts)
Randall Scarlata, Chorus sine nomine, Tölzer Knabenchor, Absolute Ensemble, Company of Music, Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich conducted by Kristjan Järvi
Chosen in response to the Election of Pope Francis on 13th March
03/11/12 (Theme: The Purcell Connection)
Poul Ruders: Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for Orchestra, 1994-95)
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Søndergård
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, 1945)
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis
08/09/12
Stenhammar: String Quartet no. 4 in A minor
Gotland Quartet
16/06/12 (Theme: For Bloomsday: Music associated with James Joyce)
James Joyce: Bid Adieu to Girlish Days (arr. Edmund Pendleton) [Chamber Music XI]
Kevin McDermott (tenor), Ralph Richey (piano)
Stephen Albert: Symphony No. 1 ('RiverRun'): III. [Scherzo] Beside the Rivering Waters
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paul Polivnick
Barber: Three Songs op. 10 (1935-36). Rain has fallen, Sleep now, I hear an army [Chamber Music XXXII, XXXIV, XXXVI]
Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)
Flotow: Martha, Act III: M'appari Tout'amor
Placido Domingo (tenor), London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nello Santi
Barber: Nuvoletta op. 25 (1947). Allegretto [from Finnegans Wake]
Cheryl Studor (soprano), John browning (piano)
Barber: Despite and Still op. 41 (1968-69): IV. Solitary Hotel [from Ulysses]
Thomas Hampson (baritone), John Browning (piano)
25/02/12 (Theme: Strings Attached)
Boccherini: String Quintet in C major G.324, op. 30 no. 6 ('La musica notturna delle strade de Madrid')
Cuarteto Casals, with Eckart Runge (second cello)
Enescu: Aubade for String Trio
Tatiana Samouil (violin), Gérard Caussé (viola), Justus Grimm (cello)
Félicien David: Les Quatre Saisons: 6e Soirée d'automne
Solosts of the Ensemble Baroque de Limoges (Andrés Gabetta & Maï Ngo, violins; Pierre Franck, viola; Christophe Coin, cello; David Sincalir, double bass
Rossini: String Sonata no. 6 in D major: III. Finale. Allegro
Ensemble Caméléon (Sonja van Beck & Joris van Rijn, violins; either Floris Mijnders or Johan van Iersel, cello; Wilmar de Visser, double bass
All but one of the selections feature an unusual combination of instruments
22/10/11 (Theme: Morning & Night (and another connection))
Aulis Sallinen: Sunrise Serenade op. 63 (for Two Trumpets, Piano and String Orchestra)
Malmö Symphony Orchestra conducted by Okko Kamu
Julius Burger: Stille der Nacht (text: Gottfried Keller)
Michael Kraus (baritone), Radio Symphonie Orchester Berlin conducted by Simone Young
Othmar Schoeck: Sommernacht op. 58 (Pastoral Intermezzo for String Orchestra inspired by Gottfried Keller's poem)
Orchestre d'Auvergne conducted by Armin Jordan
02/07/11
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied (transcription for chamber orchestra by Arnold Schoenberg, 1920 & Rainer Riehn, 1983)
Birgit Remmert (contralto), Ensemble Musique Oblique directed by Philippe Herreweghe
In celebration of the centenary of Mahler's death
16/04/11 (Theme: Norwegian, but not Grieg)
Ole Bull: La Verbena de San Juan
Annar Follesø (violin), Norweegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Ole Kristian Ruud
Geirr Tveitt: Piano Concerto No. 5 op. 156: III. [Bell-ringing in Blånuten]
Nils Mortensen, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ole Kristian Ruud
Johan Svendsen: Romance for Violin and Orchestra op. 26
Richard Tognetti, Nordic Chamber Orchestra conducted by Christian Lindberg
Johan Halvorsen: Bojarernes Indtogsmarsj (Entry March of the Boyars)
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eivind Aaland
11/12/10 (Theme: French, Gay, Vocal)
Reynaldo Hahn: Si mes vers avaient des ailes
Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
Reynaldo Hahn: Offrande ('Voice des fruits, des fleuers')
Marie-Nicole Lemieux (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Bluementhal (piano)
Reynaldo Hahn: Fêtes galantes ('Les donneurs de sérénades')
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
Reynaldo Hahn: Études latines: VII. Tyndaris ('Ô blanche Tyndaris, les Dieux me sont amis')
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Graham Johnson
Reynaldo Hahn: Chansons grises: V. L'heure exquise ('La lune blanche')
Dietrich Fischer-Fieskau (baritone), Hartmut Höll (piano)
Poulenc: Figure Humaine (choral cantata)
Tenebrae directed by Nigel Short
04/09/10
Frank Bridge: Three Idylls for String Quartet H67: II. Allegretto poco lento
Goldner String Quartet
This is the origin of the theme in Britten's Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge
Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge op. 10
The Scottish Ensemble directed by Clio Gould
22/05/10 (Theme: Once so popular, now forgotten)
Joachim Raff: Suite for Orchestra in B flat WoO.46 ('Aus Thüringen'): III. Reigen der Gnomen und Sylphen. Vivace
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans Stadlmair
Joachim Raff: Piano Trio no. 1 in C minor op. 102: III. Mässig langsam
Trio Nota Bene
Joachim Raff: 6 Morceaux op. 85: III. Cavatina (arrangement by Raff of Violin and Piano original)
Michaela Paetsch Neftel (violin), Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans Stadlmair
Joachim Raff: Fantasie in G minor op. 207b
Ensemble Trittico with Anahit Kurtikyan (violin), David Greenlees (viola)
20/02/10 (Theme: In the Shadow of Sibelius)
Matti Rautio: Divertimento I (1955): I. Ouverture. Allegro giocoso
Jan-Erik Gustafsson (cello), Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)
Erkki Melartin: Violin Concerto in D minor op. 60: II. Andante assai tranquillo
John Storgårds, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leif Segerstam
Leevi Madetoja: Symphonic Suite op. 4: I. Elegy
Oulu Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arvo Volmer
Aarre Merikanto: Kesäyö (Summer Night) (Text by Aaro Hellaakoski)
Soile Isokoski (soprano), Marita Viitasalo (piano)
Uuno Klami: Suite for Small Orchestra op. 37 (1946): I. Sérénade
Tapiola Sinfonietta conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Einar Englund: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1955): III. Allegro non troppo
Matti Raekallio, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eri Klas
07/11/09 (Theme: 50 years dead)
Martinu: Cello Sonata no. 3
Steven Isserlis (cello), Peter Evans (piano)
Bohuslav Martinu died on 28th August 1959
Villa-Lobos: Choros no. 10 ('Rasga o Coração') for Chorus and Orchestra
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra & Chorus conducted by John Neschling
Heitor Villa-Lobos died on 17th November 1959
26/09/09 (Theme: Nicknamed)
York Bowen: Ballade no. 2 in A minor op. 87
Stephen Hough (piano)
Berwald: Piano Concerto in D major
Marian Migdal, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ulf Bjorlin
(York Bowen is known as 'The English Rachmaninov', while Franz Berwald is 'The Berlioz of the North')
23/05/09
Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Quatuor Ebène
28/02/09 (Theme: Lesser Anniversaries)
Torelli: Concerto a Quattro op. 8 no. 6 (in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale)
Les Violons du Roy directed by Bernard Labadie
Giussepe Torelli died 300 years ago, on 8th February 1709
Karlowicz: A Sorrowful Tale (Tone Poem for Orchestra) op. 13
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antoni Wit
Mieczyslaw Karlowicz died 100 years ago, on 8th February 1909
Antheil: A Jazz Symphony
New World Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas
George Antheil died 50 years ago, on 12th February 1959
06/12/08 (Theme: Almost overlooked)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Trombone Concerto
Christian Lindberg, Tapiola Sinfonietta conducted by Osmo Vänskä
Rimsky-Korsakov: Quintet in B flat minor for Piano, Flute, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon (Finale)
Vovka Ashkenazy (piano), Members of the Reykjavik Wind Quintet
Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concerto in C sharp minor op. 30
Noriko Ogawa, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kees Bakels
Remembering Rimsky-Korsakov's Centenary (died 21st June 1908)
16/08/08 (Theme: New World, Old World)
Roy Harris: Memories of a Child's Sunday
Albany Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Alan Miller
Tan Dun: Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa
Wu Man (pipa), Moscow Soloists directed by Yuri Bashmet
14/06/08 (Theme: Using the Dies Irae)
Dohnányi: Rhapsody op. 11 no. 4
Alfredo Perl (piano)
Liszt: Totentanz S.125/R.457 (Introduction & Variations 1, 2, 3)
Arnaldo Cohen (piano), Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Neschling
Brahms: Klavierstück op. 118 no. 6
Radu Lupu (piano)
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances op. 45 (final movement)
Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
23/02/08 (Theme: Sadly Neglected)
Arensky: String Quartet no. 2 in A minor op. 35 (2nd movement. Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky)
The Raphael Ensemble
Taneyev: Piano Quintet in G minor op. 30 (3rd movement, Largo)
Vadim Repim, Ilya Gringolts (violins), Nobuko Imai (viola), Lynn Harrell (cello), Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
Weinberg: Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes op. 47 no. 1
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice conducted by Gabriel Chmura
08/09/07 (Theme: Remembering Grieg)
Grieg: Six Songs op. 48
Thomas Hampson (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Grieg: Holberg Suite op. 40
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi
4th September was the 100th Anniversary of Grieg's death
28/04/07
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 2 in C minor op. 17 ('Little Russian')
BBC Philharmonic conducted by Gianandrea Noseda
17/02/07 (Theme: Remembering Glinka)
Glinka: Variations on a Scottish Theme in F major
Evgeny Soifertis (piano)
The 150th Anniversary of Glinka's death was on 15th February
Borodin: Symphony no. 2 in D major
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jean Martinon
Ibert: Divertissement for Chamber Orchestra (1929/30)
Ulster Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier
Malcolm Arnold: Divertimento no. 2 op. 75
Munich Symphony Orchestra conducted by Douglas Bostock
The composer died later in the day
23/09/06 (Theme: On a Lighter Note)
Prince Maciej Radziwill: Divertimento
Warsaw Soloists conducted by Andrzej Mysinski
03/06/06 (Theme: Story-telling)
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche op. 28
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Georg Solti
04/02/06 (Theme: Thanks, David)
Mozart: String Quintet [No. 3] in G minor, K.516 — III. Adagio ma non troppo
The Grumiaux Trio with Arpad Gérecz (violin) and Max Lesueur (viola)
Berlioz: Le nuits d'été — II. Le Spectre de la rose
Régine Crespin (soprano), L'Ochrestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D.935 — No. 1 in F minor (allegro moderato)
András Schiff (piano)
J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 — Final Chorus
Tölzer Knabenchor, La Petite Bande directed by Gustav Leonhardt
08/10/05
Bizet: Symphony in C major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
06/08/05 (Theme: To do with Trains)
Honegger: Pacific 231 (Mouvement symphonique)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras no. 2 — IV. Toccata (O Tremzinho do Caipira, The Little Train of the Caipira)
Cincinatti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jesús López-Cobos
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor op. 18 — III. Allegro scherzando
Howard Shelley, Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson
As used in David Lean's 1945 film 'Brief Encounter'
21/05/05 (Theme: The Real Spain)
Rodrigo: Tres Piezas Espagñolas (I. Fandango; III. Zapateado)
Julian Bream (guitar)
De Falla: Siete canciones populares Españolas
Alicia Nafé (mezzo soprano), Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne conducted by Jésus Lopez-Cobos
Albéniz: Suite Española (3. Sevilla; 4. Cádiz; 8. Castilla)
Alicia de Larrocha (piano)
19/03/05 (Theme: Listen to Liszt)
Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt (no. 2 of Year 1, Switzerland, of Année de pèlerinage)
Kun Woo Paik (piano)
Liszt: Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe (Symphonic Poem in Three Movements S.107)
Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Árpád Joó
Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1 in E flat major
Sviatoslav Richter (piano), London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin
08/01/05 (Theme: Schubert and Mayrhofer)
Schubert: Schlaflied D.527
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Gerald Moore
Schubert: Auf der Donau D.553
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Gerald Moore
Schubert: Der Schiffer D.536
Gérard Souzay & Dalton Baldwin
Schubert: Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren D.360
Thomas Hampson & Graham Johnson
Schubert: Memnon D.541
THomas Hampson & Graham Johnson
Schubert: Abendstern D.806
Anne Sofie von Otter & Bengt Forsberg
Schubert: Auflösung D.807
Brigitte Fassbaender & Graham Johnson
Schubert: Nachtstück D.672
Brigitte Fassbaender & Graham Johnson
Schubert: Erlafsee D.586
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Gerald Moore
Schubert: Freiwilliges Versinken D.700
Thomas Hampson & Graham Johnson
04/09/04 (Theme: Smaller-scale Beethoven)
Beethoven: Rondo a capriccio in G op. 129 ('Rage over a lost Penny')
Gianluca Cascioli (piano)
Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor op. 30 no. 2 — IV. Finale: Allegro
Itzhak Perlman (violin), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Beethoven: Piano Trio no. 7 in B flat op. 97 ('Archduke') — II. Scherzo: Allegro
The Chung Trio
Beethoven: 'Grosse Fuge' in B flat for String Quartet op. 133
The Talich Quartet
10/07/04 (Theme: A Tale of Two Cities)
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2) — II. Lento
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley
Respighi: Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel
9th July 2004 (the previous day) was the 125th anniversary of Respighi's birth
13/03/04
Puccini: 'Tosca' (excerpts from opera)
Monserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Ingvar Wixell, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Colin Davis
29/11/03 (Theme: Neglected Anniversaries)
Penderecki: Symphony no. 3 (IV. Passacaglia)
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antoni Wit
Penderecki was 70 on 23rd November
Britten: Les Illuminations op. 18
Felicity Lott (soprano), Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson
Britten was born 90 years ago on 22nd November; Bryden Thomson would have been 75 this year
09/08/03 (Theme: Spanish music by French composers)
Chabrier: España
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Bizet: Hanañera (aria -- 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' -- from Act I of 'Carmen')
Marilyn Horne, Manhattan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Debussy: Ibéria (from 'Images pour orchestre')
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink
10/05/03
A.J. Potter: Sinfonia 'De Profundis'
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland conducted by Robert Houlihan
22/02/03 (Theme: Happy 80th, György!)
Ligeti: Musica Ricercata
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
09/11/02 (Theme: Thank you, Paul Sacher)
Stravinsky: Concerto in D (II. Arioso)
Sinfonietta de Montréal conducted by Charles Dutoit
Frank Martin: Études for String Orchestra (Étude no. 2, 'for Pizzicato')
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Thierry Fischer
Lutoslawski: Chain 2 (Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra) — IV. A battuta–Ad libitum–A battuta
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Witold Lutoslawski
Honegger: Symphony no. 2 (for Strings)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit
29/06/02
Prokofiev: Symphony no. 7 in C sharp minor op. 131
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa
09/03/02
Nielsen: Symphony no. 5 op. 50
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ole Schmidt
13/10/01
Schubert: 'Der Wanderer' D.489
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)
Schubert: Fantasia in C D.760 ('Wanderer-Fantasie')
Alfred Brendel (piano)
14/07/01
Korngold: 'Mond, so gehst du wieder auf' (no. 3 from Songs of Farewell, op. 14)
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano)
Korngold: Piano Quintet in E op. 15
Bengt Forsberg (piano), Kjell Lysell & Ulf Forsberg (violins), Nils-Erik Sparf (viola), Mats Lidström (cello)
21/04/01 (Theme: The Scandinavian Connection)
Grieg: 3 Songs (En svane op. 25 no. 2, Langs ei Å op. 33 no. 5, Jeg elsker Dig op. 5 no. 3)
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano)
Sibelius: Scene with Cranes op. 44 no. 2
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leif Segerstam
Nielsen: Chaconne op. 32
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Holmboe: Monolith (Symphonic Metamorphosis no. 2) op. 76
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes
25/11/00
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez
19/08/00
Messiaen: Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jésus (nos. 5, 6, 16, 17, 20)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
24/06/00 (Theme: Second Thoughts)
Beethoven: 'Fidelio' Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Schumann: Symphonische Etüden op. 13 (later version, 1852)
Andras Schiff (piano)
19/02/00
Finzi: Dies Natalis
Wilfred Brown (tenor), English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Christopher Finzi
13/11/99
Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C minor op. 67
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra conducted by David Zinman
26/06/99
Stravinsky: Apollon Musagète
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Neville Marriner
13/02/99
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Leon Fleischer, Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa
Ravel: La Valse
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano
11/07/98 (Theme: English String Music)
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro op. 47
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Groves
21/02/98 (Theme: Birthday Presents)
Schumann: Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra op. 134 (Introduction and Allegro Concertante)
Murray Perahia (piano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (original scoring for 13 soloists)
Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer
27/09/97
Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal conducted by Charles Dutoit
31/05/97 (Theme: Music re-used)
Mahler: Des Antonius von Padua fischpredigt (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), London Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Szell
Mahler: Symphony no. 2 in C minor ('Resurrection') - 3rd movement: In ruhig fliessender Bewebung
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gilbert Kaplan
Berio: Sinfonia (3rd movement – In ruhig fliessender Bewegung)
New Swingle Singers, Orchestre national de France conducted by Pierre Boulez
15/03/97
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (final movement: Der Abschied)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein