Today I’ll speak with Dartmouth College professor Steve Swayne about
his new biography of William Schuman, called Orpheus in Manhattan. We’ll also hear some of
Schuman’s music, as well as works by Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saens, and
Schumann (yes, the one with two n’s) this afternoon.
Orpheus in Manhattan
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Playlist:
3:02 pm
- Cafe Music
- Composer: Paul Schoenfield
- Ensemble: Claremont Trio
- CD/Album: Claremont Trio - American Trios
- Record co./Cat #: Tria
3:29 pm
- Violin Concerto #3 in b , Op. 103
- Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Soloists: Joshua Bell, violin
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- CD/Album: Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole etc
- Record co./Cat #: London 425501
4:13 pm
- Egmont: Overture , Op. 84
- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
- Conductor: George Szell
- CD/Album: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6 'Pastoral'
- Record co./Cat #: Sony 46532
4:22 pm
- Piano Concerto #4 in g , Op. 40
- Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony
- Soloists: Zoltan Kocsis, piano
- Conductor: Edo de Waart
- CD/Album: Rachmaninoff - Piano Concertos 3 & 4 - Zoltan Kocsis
- Record co./Cat #: Philips 411475
4:48 pm
- Capriol Suite
- Composer: Peter Warlock
- Ensemble: Guildhall String Ensemble
- CD/Album: English Music for Strings
- Record co./Cat #: RCA 7761
5:07 pm
- Carnival Overture
- Composer: Antonin Dvorak
- Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra
- Conductor: Vernon Handley
- CD/Album: Dvorak: Overtures
- Record co./Cat #: Chandos 8453
5:18 pm
- Motet: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf , BWV 226 ("The Spirit Also Helps Our Infirmities")
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien
- Soloists: Stockholm Bach Choir
- Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- CD/Album: Bach: Motets BWV 225-230
- Record co./Cat #: Teldec 81146
5:26 pm
- Flute Sonata in e , Op. 1/1 , HWV 359
- Composer: George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
- Soloists: Richard Egarr, harpsichord ; Rachel Brown, flute/recorder
- Conductor: Richard Egarr
- CD/Album: Handel: 12 Solo Sonatas Op. 1
- Record co./Cat #: Harmonia Mundi 907465
5:36 pm
- String Symphony #12 in g
- Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
- Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta
- Conductor: Lev Markiz
- CD/Album: Mendelssohn: Symphonies (Complete)
- Record co./Cat #: Brilliant Classics 93777
6:07 pm
- Helios Overture
- Composer: Carl Nielsen
- Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen
- CD/Album: Nielsen-Sym. NO. 4-Salonen
- Record co./Cat #: Sony 42093
6:18 pm
- Introduction, Theme & Variations
- Composer: Richard Strauss
- Soloists: Barry Tuckwell, horn ; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
- CD/Album: Strauss: Horn Concertos
- Record co./Cat #: London 430370
6:25 pm
- Kreisleriana , Op. 16
- Composer: Robert Schumann
- Soloists: Vassily Primakov, piano
- CD/Album: Schumann - Vassily Primakov, piano
- Record co./Cat #: Bridge 9300