Program Guide 04-16-2018
Almanac
April 16
1885 Leó Weiner – Hungarian composer and educator (d.1960); one of the leading Hungarian music educators of the first half of the twentieth century.
1893 Federico Mompou – Catalan Spanish composer and pianist (d.1987); best known as a miniaturist; principal influences were French impressionism, Erik Satie and Gabriel Fauré.
1909 first performance of Arthur Foote’s Suite for Strings, by the Boston Symphony with Max Fiedler (no relation to Arthur Fiedler) conducting.
1924 Henry Mancini – American composer, conductor and arranger (d.1994); Cleveland native best remembered for his many film and TV scores.
1942 first performance of Barber’s Second Essay for Orchestra, by the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
1944 Dennis Russell Davies – American conductor and pianist (73 years old); Toledo, Ohio-born champion of living composers and modern music.
1946 Peteris Vasks – Latvian composer (72 years old); he feels strongly about environmental issues, and a sense of nature both pristine and destroyed can be found in many of his works.
1982 Soyeon Kate Lee – Korean/American pianist (36 years old); Silver medalist in the 2003 Cleveland International Piano Competition; since 2013, married to another Cleveland medalist, Ran Dank.
1983 Robin Ticciati – English conductor (35 years old); became Principal Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in 2009; his contract has been extended through 2018; his recording of the Schumann symphonies for Linn Records was a WCLV Choice CD in March 2015.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 CLEVELAND OVATIONS: CIM Live, CIM Orchestra, Carl Topilow, conductor; Aaron Chan, violin, guest artist – recorded Wednesday April 11 in Severance Hall
Giuseppe Verdi (arr Carl Topilow): Fanfare from Act 3 of ‘Otello’
Samuel Barber: Overture to ‘The School for Scandal’ Op 5
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 35
Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No. 6 in D Op 60
02:00 CONCIERTO with Frank Dominguez: Celebrating the Latin contribution to classical music
02:00:45 Gioacchino Rossini: D'alma celeste, oh Dio!" (O heavens, I dared to trouble) Juan Diego Florez, tenor; Daniela Barcellona, mezzo-soprano; Valencia Community Orchestra Daniel Oren Decca 001164750
02:12:47 Leo Brouwer: Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas, guitar; Santiago Quartet Cubafilin Records 4
02:32:04 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in d, Op. 31, No. 2 "The Tempest" Ingrid Fliter, piano EMI Classics 94573
03:00:45 Julio Gomez: Balada Orquesta de Cordoba Jose Luis Temes Verso n/a
03:16:22 Adolf von Henselt: Aufforderung Zum Tanz (Invitation to the Dance) Sergio Gallo, piano Grand Piano GP661
03:27:57 Joan Manen: Violin Concerto No. 1 Op. A-7 "Concierto espanol” Tianwa Yang, violin; Barcelona Symphony & Catalonia National Orchestra Darrell Ang Naxos 573067
CLASSICAL MUSIC with John Simna
04:02:00 00:30:04 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Winds in E flat English Chamber Orchestra Ralf Gothóni Anthony Pike, clarinet; John Anderson, oboe; John Thurgood, horn; Julie Price, bassoon Avie 35
04:34:00 00:20:28 Federico Mompou Variations on a Theme by Chopin Daniil Trifonov, piano DeutGram 4797518
04:57:00 00:28:40 Lou Harrison Suite for Symphonic Strings Dennis Russell Davies American Composers Orchestra Argo 444560
05:29:00 00:16:13 Arthur Foote Suite for Strings in E major Op 63 Mikhail Gurewitsch do.gma chamber orchestra MD+G 9121717
05:50:00 00:07:34 Antonín Dvorák Scherzo from Symphony No. 7 Op 70 Andrés Orozco-Estrada Houston Symphony PentaTone 578
CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:00 00:03:05 Amy Beach Fireflies Op 15 Joel Fan, piano Reference 119
06:13:00 00:09:59 Johannes Brahms Finale from String Quartet No. 3 Op 67 Chiara String Quartet Azica 71289
06:25:00 00:06:48 Maurice Ravel Rapsodie espagnole: Feria Ludovic Morlot Seattle Symphony SeattleSM 1002
06:32:00 00:03:50 Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt: Morning Mood John Mauceri Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Philips 438867
06:40:00 00:11:44 Sir Edward Elgar Finale from Symphony No. 1 Op 55 Daniel Barenboim Berlin State Orchestra Decca 4789353
06:55:00 00:03:25 Henry Mancini Drummer's Delight Loras John Schissel Blossom Festival Band MAA 40601
07:03:00 00:05:23 Léo Delibes Lakmé: Flower Duet Christopher O'Riley, piano CPI 3294112
07:11:00 00:08:36 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondo from Serenade No. 7 Prague Chamber Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Oldrich Vlcek, violin Telarc 80161
07:20:00 00:03:01 Jan Dismas Zelenka Villanella from Capriccio No. 5 Daniel Abraham Bach Sinfonia Sono Lumin 92163
07:25:00 00:01:57 John Lennon/Paul McCartney Norwegian Wood Les Boréades de Montréal Atma 2218
07:27:00 00:07:36 John Rutter Finale from 'Beatles' Concerto Royal Philharmonic John Rutter Peter Rostal, piano; Paul Schaefer, piano Decca 1821
07:40:00 00:10:02 Franz Joseph Haydn Divertimento for Winds in B flat major Quintett.Wien Nimbus 5479
07:55:00 00:03:12 Johann Strauss Radetzky March Op 228 Franz Welser-Möst Vienna Philharmonic Sony 544071
08:07:00 00:06:49 Antonio Vivaldi Flute Concerto in F major Op 10 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Patrick Gallois, flute DeutGram 437839
08:15:00 00:10:49 Leonard Bernstein On the Town: Three Dance Episodes Leonard Slatkin St. Louis Symphony EMI 63905
08:32:00 00:04:13 Paul Hindemith March from 'Symphonic Metamorphosis' Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra MAA 1032
08:40:00 00:08:45 Carl Friedrich Abel Symphony in F major Op 7 Adrian Shepherd Cantilena Chandos 8648
08:50:00 00:03:20 Luigi Boccherini Minuet from String Quintet in E major Op 13 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 437782
08:57:00 00:05:51 Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Nic Raine City of Prague Philharmonic Silva 1160
09:08:00 00:18:57 Edvard Grieg Lyric Suite Op 54 Neeme Järvi Gothenburg Symphony DeutGram 437524
09:31:00 00:06:25 Scott Joplin Magnetic Rag William Appling, piano Albany 1163
09:40:00 00:10:43 Ralph Vaughan Williams Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 Barry Wordsworth New Queen's Hall Orchestra Argo 440116
09:53:00 00:04:18 Georges Bizet Carmen: Toreador Song SWR Symphony Orch Marco Armiliato Ludovic Tézier, baritone DeutGram 4777177
CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:00:00 00:02:34 Federico Mompou Canción y Danza No. 7 Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 66963
10:03:00 00:02:20 Federico Mompou Canción y Danza No. 1 Brazilian Guitar Quartet Delos 3466
10:08:00 00:16:13 Arthur Foote Suite for Strings in E major Op 63 Mikhail Gurewitsch do.gma chamber orchestra MD+G 9121717
10:25:00 00:04:52 Arthur Foote Melody Op 44 Suzanne Ornstein, violin; Thomas Schmidt, piano Naxos 559039
10:31:00 00:03:46 Sir Malcolm Arnold Overseas March Op 70 Jerry Junkin Dallas Wind Symphony Reference 66
10:38:00 00:03:57 Ralph Vaughan Williams March 'Sea Songs' Frederick Fennell Cleveland Symphonic Winds Telarc 80099
10:52:00 00:22:22 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Rachel Barton Pine, violin Avie 2317
11:15:00 00:04:11 Johann Christian Bach La clemenza di Scipione: Overture Anthony Halstead Hanover Band CPO 999488
11:21:00 00:09:34 Samuel Barber Essay No. 2 for Orchestra Op 17 Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9053
11:34:00 00:08:28 Joh. Christoph Friedrich Bach Symphony No. 4 in E Dennis Russell Davies Orchestra of St Luke's MusicMast 7062
11:44:00 00:08:06 Franz Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 4 in D minor Daniil Trifonov, piano DeutGram 4795529
11:55:00 00:03:03 William Grant Still Blues from 'Lenox Avenue' Denver Oldham, piano Koch Intl 7084
12:07:00 00:10:18 Hector Berlioz Waverley Overture Op 1 Sir Colin Davis Dresden State Orchestra RCA 68790
12:19:00 00:11:40 Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op 52 Yundi, piano Mercury 4812443
12:33:00 00:03:52 Manuel de Falla El amor brujo: Ritual Fire Dance Lorin Maazel Berlin Radio Symphony DeutGram 4796018
12:41:00 00:05:00 Igor Stravinsky The Firebird: Round Dance of the Paavo Järvi Cincinnati Symphony Telarc 80587
12:48:00 00:07:03 Camille Saint-Saëns Marche héroïque in E flat Op 34 Charles Dutoit Philharmonia Orchestra Decca 4785437
12:55:00 00:03:23 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari School for Fathers: Intermezzo Gianandrea Noseda BBC Philharmonic Chandos 10634
THE BIG WORK AT ONE
13:01:00 00:31:35 Vítezslav Novák Slovak Suite Op 32 Libor Pesek Royal Liverpool Philharmonic VirginClas 45251
13:35:00 00:14:49 Josef Suk Fantastic Scherzo Op 25 JoAnn Falletta Buffalo Philharmonic Naxos 572323
13:51:00 00:08:28 Bedrich Smetana Libuse: Overture Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra Decca 444867
14:00 PERFORMANCE TODAY with Fred Child
Jean Sibelius: Suite Mignonne: Movements 2 & 3 Gerard Schaub, flute; Kenneth Wihlborg flute; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35, K. 385 "Haffner" National Festival Chamber Orchestra; Robert Gibson, conductor University of Maryland, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, MD
Erik Satie: Three Pieces in the Form of a Pear Anna Petrova, piano; Josu de Solaun, piano Virginia Arts Festival, Miller Studio, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach, VA
Jean Sibelius: Violin Sonatina in E major, Op. 80 Frank Huang, violin; Orion Weiss, piano Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Isaac Albeniz: Torre Bermeja Jason Vieaux, guitar
Leo Weiner: Suite for Orchestra, Op. 18 (Hungarian Folk Dances) Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
August Klughardt: 5 Schilflieder for Oboe, Viola, and Piano, Op. 28 James Austin Smith, oboe; Daniel Phillips, viola; Pedja Muzijevic, piano Spoleto Festival USA 2015; Bank of America's Chamber Music Series, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Angel Barrios: Arroyos de la Alhambra Pepe Romero, guitar University of Georgia, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell
15:58:00 00:05:51 Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloe: Daybreak Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri Los Angeles Master Chorale Philips 438867
16:06:00 00:03:20 Federico Mompou Canción y Danza No. 8 Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 66963
16:13:00 00:10:36 Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun John Mauceri Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Philips 438867
16:27:00 00:04:50 Henry Mancini Victor/Victoria: Finale Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80183
16:41:00 00:07:27 Anton Bruckner Scherzo from Symphony No. 2 Daniel Barenboim Berlin Philharmonic Teldec 21485
16:52:00 00:03:03 Sergei Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil: Rejoice, O Virgin Op 37 Sigvards Klava Latvian Radio Choir Ondine 1206
16:56:00 00:03:00 Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces Book 5: Norwegian Rustic Andrei Gavrilov, piano DeutGram 437522
17:04:00 00:06:24 Arnold Schoenberg Sunrise from 'Gurrelieder' Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri Los Angeles Master Chorale Philips 438867
17:13:00 00:08:39 Frédéric Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp major Op 60 Daniil Trifonov, piano Mariinsky 530
17:24:00 00:10:18 Franz Joseph Haydn Minuet & Finale from Symphony No. 104 Marc Minkowski Musicians of the Louvre Naïve 5176
17:40:00 00:06:21 Peteris Vasks Cantabile for String Orchestra Rudolf Werthen I Fiamminghi Telarc 80457
17:47:00 00:02:42 Peteris Vasks Silent Songs: Thank you, the late sun Sigvards Klava Latvian Radio Choir DeutGram 21327
17:52:00 00:06:53 Emile Waldteufel Waltz 'Estudiantina' Op 191 Michel Swierczewski Gulbenkian Orchestra Nimbus 5264
DINNER CLASSICS
18:09:00 00:27:09 Leopold Stokowski Love Night & Transfiguration from John Mauceri Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Philips 438867
18:38:00 00:03:17 Padre Antonio Soler Sonata No. 2 in E flat major Martina Filjak, piano Naxos 572515
18:43:00 00:03:42 Padre Antonio Soler Sonata No. 15 in D minor Martina Filjak, piano Naxos 572515
18:48:00 00:04:54 Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt: Arabian Dance Estonian National Symphony Paavo Järvi Charlotte Hellekant, mezzo; Ellerhein Girls' Choir VirginClas 45722
18:55:00 00:03:40 Padre Antonio Soler Sonata No. 13 in G major Martina Filjak, piano Naxos 572515
SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:25:21 Robert Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor Op 129 Bamberg Symphony Dennis Russell Davies János Starker, cello RCA 68027
19:29:00 00:26:03 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major Op 93 Rafael Kubelik Cleveland Orchestra DeutGram 459463
19:57:00 00:02:40 Richard Wagner Die Meistersinger: Prize Song Chicago Symphony Daniel Barenboim Dale Clevenger, horn Teldec 24224
NIGHT MUSIC with Rob Grier
20:01:00 00:13:42 Johann Sebastian Bach Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor Leonard Slatkin BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9835
20:17:00 00:23:19 Joseph Eybler Symphony No. 1 in C major Michael Hofstetter Geneva Chamber Orchestra CPO 777104
20:42:00 00:16:26 Sir Arnold Bax The Garden of Fand David Lloyd-Jones Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch Naxos 553525
21:03:00 00:14:30 Edvard Grieg Pictures of Country Life Op 19 Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano Centaur 2726
21:19:00 00:05:46 Isaac Albéniz Iberia: Evocatión Soyeon Kate Lee, piano Koch Intl 7759
21:27:00 00:04:13 Isaac Albéniz Iberia: El Puerto Soyeon Kate Lee, piano Koch Intl 7759
21:33:00 00:12:38 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento No. 14 for Winds in B flat major Orpheus Chamber Orchestra DeutGram 415669
21:50:00 00:36:54 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major Op 68 Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra DeutGram 4776409
22:29:00 00:21:40 Louis Théodore Gouvy Fantaisie symphonique in G minor Op 59 Jacques Mercier German Radio Philharmonic CPO 777382
22:45:00 00:04:31 Constant Lambert Bacchanale from 'Horoscope" Suite Barry Wordsworth BBC Concert Orchestra Argo 436118
22:54:00 00:03:07 Frédéric Chopin Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major Op 15 Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Decca 16421
22:55:00 00:03:17 Antonín Dvorák Humoresque No. 5 Op 101 Orion Weiss, piano Bridge 9355
QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:08:47 Federico Mompou Charmes Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 66963
23:10:00 00:08:50 Maurice Ravel Très lent from String Quartet in F major Jupiter String Quartet OberlinMus 1304
23:21:00 00:04:12 Johann Sebastian Bach Partita for solo flute: Sarabande Joshua Smith, flute Delos 3402
23:25:00 00:06:37 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in F minor Soyeon Kate Lee, piano Naxos 570010
23:31:00 00:04:56 Antonio Vivaldi Largo from Guitar Concerto Orchestra of St Luke's Eliot Fisk, guitar MusicMast 67097
23:38:00 00:08:05 Arthur Honegger Pastorale d'été Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic Sony 82849
23:46:00 00:06:07 Lou Harrison Pastorale No. 7 'For My Brother' Dennis Russell Davies Brooklyn Philharmonic MusicMast 67089
23:54:00 00:03:03 Antonín Dvorák Songs My Mother Taught Me Op 55 Prague Philharmonia Emmanuel Villaume Anna Netrebko, soprano DeutGram 12217
23:55:00 00:04:01 Claude Debussy Images, Book 2: Cloches a travers les Stephen Hough, piano Hyperion 68139
