Episode #68: The Westminster Legacy: Hermann Scherchen conducts F. J. Haydn, Orff, and Glière

Uploaded: June 11, 2022

Franz Joseph Haydn:  Symphony in F-sharp Minor, Hob. I:45, “Farewell”

I.  Allegro assai

II.  Adagio

III.  Menuet. Allegretto

IV.  Finale. Presto – Adagio

Carl Orff: Entrata after The Bells by William Byrd

Reinhold Glière: Symphony No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 42, “Ilya Muromets”

I.  Wandering pilgrims, Ilya Muromets and Svyatogor

II.  Soloveï the brigand

III.  At the court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun

IV.  The heroic deeds and petrification of Ilya Muromets

Wiener Staatsopernorchester

Hermann Scherchen, conductor

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