Skizzen

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Jan Bach (unrelated to the J.S. Bach family) reveals himself as a
composer with a sharp sense of humor, in his 9-movement suite, Skizzen.
Each witty section is inspired by the animated line drawings of the
noted early 20thc. illustrator, Heinrich Kley. Bach employs musical references from many other composers including Mendelssohn, Wagner, Jeremiah Clarke, and Mussorgsky. We’ll hear Skizzen in
the 9am hour today.

Playlist:
8:08 am
  • Concerto in d for 3 Pianos & Strings , BWV 1063
  • Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Ensemble: Hamburg Philharmonic
  • Soloists: Gerhard Oppitz, piano ; Justus Frantz, piano
  • Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach, conducting from the piano
  • CD/Album: "J.S. Bach: Konzerte fur 2, 3 & 4 Klaviere"
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 415655
8:23 am
  • Rosamunde, D797: Chorus of The Spirits & Chorus of the Shepherds
  • Composer: Franz Schubert
  • Ensemble: Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig
  • Soloists: Leipzig Radio Chorus
  • Conductor: Kurt Masur
  • CD/Album: "Schubert: Rosamunde - Gewandhausorchester Leipzig"
  • Record co./Cat #: Philips 412432
8:31 am
  • Three Spanish Pieces
  • Composer: Joaquin Rodrigo
  • Soloists: Narciso Yepes, guitar
  • CD/Album: "Rodrigo: Tres Piezas Espanolas U.A."
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 419620
8:45 am
  • Pastoral Fantasia
  • Composer: William Alwyn
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Soloists: Stephen Tees, viola
  • Conductor: Richard Hickox
  • CD/Album: "Alwyn: Autumn Legend / Lyra Angelica etc."
  • Record co./Cat #: Chandos 9065
9:02 am
  • Three Botticelli Pictures: (3rd mvmt) The Birth of Venus
  • Composer: Ottorino Respighi
  • Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra
  • Conductor: Peter Skvor
  • CD/Album: "Respighi Trittico/Gli Uccelli/La Boutique Fantasque"
  • Record co./Cat #: Supraphon 110683
9:08 am
  • Skizzen: Suite after drawings by Heinrich Kley
  • Composer: Jan Bach
  • Ensemble: Pennsylvania Wind Quintet
  • CD/Album: "American Wind Music"
  • Record co./Cat #: Centaur 2085
  • Note: (written in 1967; includes references to Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Clarke's "Trumpet Voluntary"; Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and Wagner's bridal chorus from "Lohengrin")
9:31 am
  • Violin Concerto in e , Op. 64
  • Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
  • Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
  • Soloists: Pinchas Zukerman, violin
  • Conductor: Pinchas Zukerman
  • CD/Album: "Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto/Pinchas Zuckerman"
  • Record co./Cat #: Philips 412212

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