The Snow Maiden

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On this snowy day we’ll listen to Tchaikovsky’s incidental music for Alexander Ostrovsky’s play The Snow Maiden.  The title character, daughter of Frost and Spring, can only live among mortals as long as her heart is not warmed by human love.  You can guess what happens.  

 

Playlist:
9:02 am
  • Preludes for piano (5)
  • Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • Soloists: Jorge Bolet, piano
  • CD/Album: Rachmaninov: Chopin Variations/Preludes
  • Record co./Cat #: London 421061
9:22 am
  • The Snow
  • Composer: Edward Elgar
  • Ensemble: Choir of Worcester Cathedral
  • Soloists: Jeremy Ballard, violin ; Robin Thurlby, violin ; Keith Swallow, piano
  • Conductor: Donald Hunt
  • CD/Album: Elgar: Complete Choral Works
  • Record co./Cat #: Hyperion 66271
9:29 am
  • String Quintet #5 in D , K 593
  • Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ensemble: Brentano String Quartet
  • Soloists: Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
  • CD/Album: W.A. Mozart: - Brentano String Quartet - Hsin-Yun Huang
  • Record co./Cat #: Aeon 747
10:01 am
  • Don Quichotte: Suite
  • Composer: Georg Phillip Telemann
  • Ensemble: Tafelmusik
  • Conductor: Jeanne Lamon
  • CD/Album: Tafelmusik / Telemann
  • Record co./Cat #: Analekta 3138
10:20 am
  • Symphony #2 in C , Op. 61
  • Composer: Robert Schumann
  • Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
  • Conductor: Christoph von Dohnanyi
  • CD/Album: Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2
  • Record co./Cat #: London 421439
11:01 am
  • Flute Sonata
  • Composer: Francis Poulenc
  • Soloists: Laurel Ann Maurer, flute ; Paul Orgel, piano
  • CD/Album: Live on VPR: Paul Orgel & Friends
  • Record co./Cat #: VPR 20100312
11:15 am
  • The Snow Maiden: Selections , Op. 12
  • Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Ensemble: Detroit Symphony Orchestra & University of Michigan Musical Society Choral Union
  • Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
  • CD/Album: Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden
  • Record co./Cat #: Chandos 9324
12:05 pm
  • Organ Concerto in A , Op. 7/2 , HWV 307
  • Composer: George Frideric Handel
  • Ensemble: Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Amsterdam
  • Soloists: Peter Hurford, organ
  • Conductor: Joshua Rifkin
  • CD/Album: Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 7
  • Record co./Cat #: London 417560
12:23 pm
  • Piano Trio in c , Op. 5
  • Composer: Arthur Foote
  • Ensemble: Atlanta Chamber Players
  • CD/Album: Footeprints: Chamber Music of Arthur Foote
  • Record co./Cat #: ACA 20082
12:57 pm
  • Gavotte from Organ Concerto in g , Op. 7/5
  • Composer: George Frederic Handel
  • Ensemble: Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
  • Soloists: Peter Hurford, organ
  • Conductor: Joshua Rifkin
  • CD/Album: Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 7
  • Record co./Cat #: London 417560

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