Van Cliburn left an indelible mark on the world of music. This morning we’ll hear him play Beethoven and Ravel. Also, to honor the end of Black History Month, music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and William Grant Still.
Remembering Van Cliburn
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Playlist:
7:01 am
- Coppelia: Act I - opening sequence
- Composer: Leo Delibes
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- CD/Album: Delibes: Coppelia
- Record co./Cat #: London 414502
7:17 am
- Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G
- Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
- Ensemble: Encore Chamber Orchestra
- Soloists: Rachel Barton Pine, violin
- Conductor: Daniel Hege
- CD/Album: Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th Centuries
- Record co./Cat #: Cedille 035
7:31 am
- Summerland
- Composer: William Grant Still
- Ensemble: Videmus
- CD/Album: Works By William Grant Still - Videmus
- Record co./Cat #: New World 80399
7:36 am
- Concerto for Oboe and Strings in F
- Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
- Ensemble: New Brandenburg Collegium
- Soloists: Alex Klein, oboe
- Conductor: Anthony Newman
- CD/Album: Vivaldi Oboe Concertos: Alex Klein
- Record co./Cat #: Cedille Foundation 7003
- Note: (Recorded Sept 1-3, 1993 at the Performing Arts Center, SUNY, Purchase, NY)
7:45 am
- Piano Sonata #14 "Moonlight" in c# , Op. 27/2
- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Soloists: Van Cliburn, piano
- CD/Album: Beethoven Sonatas - Van Cliburn
- Record co./Cat #: RCA 60356
8:06 am
- Espana
- Composer: Emmanuel Chabrier
- Ensemble: Toulouse Capitol Orchestra
- Conductor: Michel Plasson
- CD/Album: Chabrier: Oeuvres pour Orchestre
- Record co./Cat #: EMI 74336
8:13 am
- Capriccio in e , Op. 81/3
- Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
- Ensemble: Talich Quartet
- CD/Album: Mendelssohn: Quatuors Op. 80 & 81
- Record co./Cat #: Calliope 5313
8:18 am
- Scherzo in a , Op. 81/2
- Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
- Ensemble: Talich Quartet
- CD/Album: Mendelssohn: Quatuors Op. 80 & 81
- Record co./Cat #: Calliope 5313
8:23 am
- Concertino for Horn
- Composer: Carl Maria von Weber
- Ensemble: Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig
- Soloists: Hermann Baumann, horn
- Conductor: Kurt Masur
- CD/Album: R. Strauss: Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
- Record co./Cat #: Philips 412237
8:38 am
- Le Tombeau de Couperin: Toccata (piano version) ("The grave of Couperin") = memorial to Couperin
- Composer: Maurice Ravel
- Soloists: Van Cliburn, piano (Van KLIGH-birhn)
- Record co./Cat #: RCA 60414
8:43 am
- Le Tombeau de Couperin (orchestral version) ("The grave of Couperin") = memorial to Couperin
- Composer: Maurice Ravel
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- CD/Album: Ravel: Orchestral Works
- Record co./Cat #: London 410254