Morning Classics: A Historied Day

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Interesting day in history, Nov. 11th: in 1918, World War I came to an end when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice; in 1921, the Tomb of the Unknowns was dedicated at
Arlington Cemetery by President Harding; and in 1938 Kate Smith first
sang her iconic version of Irving Berlin’s God Bless America on network radio. This morning we’ll hear the Dale Warland Singers in the Pilgrim’s Hymn by Stephen Paulus, noting another Nov. 11th landmark: the signing of the Mayflower Compact, on this day in 1620.

Playlist:
8:09 am
  • Six Balkan Miniatures for World Peace
  • Composer: Dusan Bogdanovic
  • Soloists: William Kanengiser, guitar
  • CD/Album: "Echoes of the Old World"
  • Record co./Cat #: GSP 1006
8:16 am
  • The Three Hermits: Pilgrims' Hymn
  • Composer: Stephen Paulus
  • Ensemble: Dale Warland Singers
  • Conductor: Dale Warland
  • CD/Album: "Bernstein & Britten"
  • Record co./Cat #: ACC (American Choral Catalogue) 123
8:21 am
  • Symphony #5 in d, Op. 107 "Reformation"
  • Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
  • Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Conductor: Christoph von Dohnanyi
  • CD/Album: "Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3, 4 & 5, etc."
  • Record co./Cat #: London 460239
8:51 am
  • Keyboard Concerto #5 in f, BWV 1056 #5
  • Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
  • Conductor: Murray Perahia, conducting from the keyboard
  • CD/Album: "Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7"
  • Record co./Cat #: Sony 89690
9:02 am
  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home (An American Overture)
  • Composer: Roy Harris
  • Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Gerard Schwarz
  • CD/Album: "Portraits of Freedom: Copland - Harris"
  • Record co./Cat #: Delos 3140
9:10 am
  • Clarinet Quintet in A , K 581
  • Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ensemble: Chamber Music Northwest
  • Soloists: David Shifrin, clarinet ; Ida Kavafian, viola ; Toby Appel, viola ; Fred Sherry, cello ; Theodore Arm, violin
  • CD/Album: "Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet"
  • Record co./Cat #: Delos 3020
9:43 am
  • Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened
  • Composer: George Friederich Handel
  • Ensemble: The English Concert
  • Soloists: Choir of Westminster Abbey
  • Conductor: Simon Preston
  • CD/Album: "Handel: Coronation Anthems-Concerti a Due Cori"
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 447280
9:53 am
  • American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
  • Composer: Morton Gould
  • Ensemble: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
  • CD/Album: "The American Album"
  • Record co./Cat #: RCA 60778
9:57 am
  • Stars and Stripes Forever March
  • Composer: John Philip Sousa
  • Ensemble: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
  • CD/Album: "The American Album"
  • Record co./Cat #: RCA 60778
9:59 am
  • The Star-Spangled Banner
  • Composer: Traditional
  • Ensemble: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
  • CD/Album: "The American Album"
  • Record co./Cat #: RCA 60778

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