Episode #28: How Suite it is

Uploaded: September 4, 2021

Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite

I.  Basse-danse [1:36]

II.  Pavane [2:09]

III.  Tordion [1:05]

IV.  Branles [1:58]

V.  Pieds-en-l’air [2:22]

VI.  Mattachins [:59]

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Sir Neville Marriner, conductor

LONDON 421 391-2

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3 in G Major, Op. 55

I.  Elégie. Andante molto cantabile [10:47]

II.  Valse mélancolique. Allegro moderato [5:47]

III.  Scherzo. Molto vivace [4:32]

IV.  Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto [19:14]

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Antal Doráti, conductor

PHILIPS 454 253-2

Carl Nielsen: Suite, Op. 45

I.  Allegretto un pochettino [3:58]

II.  Poco moderato [2:12]

III.  Molto adagio e patetico [7:06]

IV.  Allegretto innocente [1:58]

V.  Allegretto vivo [1:27]

VI.  Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso [7:13]

Peter Seivewright, piano

NAXOS 8.553653

Béla Bartók: Suite No. 1, Sz. 31

I.  Allegro vivace [7:16]

II.  Poco adagio [8:23]

III.  Presto [7:52]

IV.  Moderato [6:21]

V.  Molto vivace [7:08]

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Antal Doráti, conductor

LONDON 448 276-2

Episode #27: "You mean, his name isn't Bach-Busoni?"

Uploaded: August 28, 2021

Johann Sebastian Bach, transcribed by Ferruccio Busoni: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor,

BWV 565 [8:17]

Ferruccio Busoni: Elegien No. 2: All' Italia! (In modo napolitano) [7:43]

Sonatina No. 6: Kammer-Fantasie über Carmen [8:09]

Johann Sebastian Bach, transcribed by Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, from Partita in D Minor for solo violin, BWV 1004 [13:43]

Ferruccio Busoni: Funf kurze Stücke zur Pflege des polyphonen Spiels

I.  Sostenuto [3:33]

II.  Andante molto tranquillo [1:39]

III.  Allegro [2:26]

IV.  Preludio [4:24]

V.  Adagio [5:36]

Indianisches Tagebuch, I

I.  No. 1 [2:59]

II.  No. 2: Vivace [1:30]

III.  No. 3: Andante [4:10]

IV.  No. 4: Maestoso ma andando [2:35]

Variationen und Fuge über das Präludium Op. 28, Nr. 20 von Frédéric Chopin, in C Minor [11:24]

Valerie Tryon, piano

CBC RECORDS MUSICA VIVA MVCD 1126

Felix Mendelssohn:  Drei Psalmen, Op. 78

I.  Psalm II [7:32]

II.  Psalm XLIII [4:07]

III.  Psalm XXII [8:14]

Edvard Hagerup Grieg: Fire Salmer, Op. 74*

I.  Hvad est du dog skjön [5:30]

II.  Guds Sön har gjort mig fri [6:13]

III.  Jesus Kristus er opfaren [7:42]

IV.  I Himmelen [5:20]

*Håkan Hagegård, baritone

Oslo Domkor

Terje Kvam, director

NIMBUS RECORDS NI 5171

Episode #26: A grand mysterious harmony

Uploaded: August 21, 2021

George Butterworth: Bredon Hill and other songs

I.  Bredon Hill [4:44]

II.  Oh fair enough are sky and plain [3:17]

III.  When the lad for longing sighs [1:44]

IV.  On the idle hill of summer [3:08]

V.  With rue my heart is laden [1:54]

Bryn Terfel, baritone

Malcolm Martineau, piano

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 445 946-2

George Butterworth:  A Shropshire Lad [10:19]

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Sir Neville Marriner, conductor

LONDON 421 391-2

George Butterworth: Six songs from “A Shropshire Lad”

I.  Loveliest of trees [2:40]

II.  When I was one-and-twenty [1:25]

III.  Look not in my eyes [2:02]

IV.  Think no more, lad [1:23]

V.  The lads in their hundreds [2:25]

VI.  Is my team ploughing? [3:57]

Bryn Terfel, baritone

Malcolm Martineau, piano

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 445 946-2

Sir Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Part I [36:01]

Part II [54:49]

Yvonne Milton, mezzo-soprano

Sir Peter Pears, tenor

John Shirley-Quirk, baritone

London Symphony Chorus

The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge

London Symphony Orchestra

Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, conductor

DECCA 448 170-2

Episode #25: Full orchestral tuneity

Uploaded: August 14, 2021

Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Overture) [7:51]

Concertgebouworkest

Edward van Beinum, conductor

IMG ARTISTS 7243 5 75941 2 7

Antonín Dvořák: Slovanské Rapsodie, Op. 45

I.  No. 1 in D Major [12:22]

II.  No. 2 in G Minor [12:06]

III.  No. 3 in A-flat Major [13:45]

Slovenská filharmónia

Zdenék Košler, conductor

NAXOS 8.520011

Igor Stravinsky:  Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3 [14:18]

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Antal Doráti, conductor

LONDON 414 456-2

Zoltán Kodály: Variations on a Hungarian folksong, “Fölszállott a páva”, for orchestra [26:41]

London Symphony Orchestra

István Kertész, conductor

LONDON 443 488-2

Bohuslav Martinů:  Symphony No. 1 (1942)

I.  Moderato; Poco più mosso [9:53]

II.  Allegro [7:13]

III.  Largo [9:44]

IV.  Allegro non troppo [10:03]

Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester

Claus Peter Flor, conductor

RCAVICTOR RED SEAL 60154-2-RC

Episode #24: Dufay all expectations and Marlboro 40

Uploaded: August 7, 2021

Guillaume Du Fay: Missa “Se la face ay pale”

I.  Kyrie [3:13]

II.  Gloria [7:42]

III.  Credo [8:10]

IV.  Sanctus [ 5:58]

V.  Agnus Dei [4:16]

Se la face ay pale [2:45]

Resvelons nous [1:45]

Bon jour, bon mois [1:46]

Orlande de Lassus: Psalmi Davidis poenitentiales

No. 1: Domine, ne in furore tuo [12:05]

No. 2: De Profundis [7:32]

Ludwig Senfl: Ich stund en einem Morgen

I.  [2:15]

II.  [2:22]

Heinrich Isaac: Ich stund en einem Morgen [1:05]

His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts

Chiaroscuro Ensemble

Nigel Rogers, director

NUOVA ERA 6741

Samuel Barber: Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31 [12:08]

Susan Rotholz, flute

Elaine Douvas, oboe

Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet

Stefanie Przybylska, bassoon

Robin Graham, horn

Carl Nielsen: Woodwind Quintet, Op. 43

I.  Allegro ben moderato [8:08]

II.  Menuet [4:23]

III.  Praeludium: Adagio; Tema con variazioni [10:55]

Paula Robison, flute

Joseph Turner, oboe

Larry Combs, clarinet

William Winstead, bassoon

Richard Solis, horn

Paul Hindemith: Octet for Winds and Strings

I.  Breit: Mässig schnell [8:08]

II.  Varianten: Mässig bewegt [2:24]

III.  Langsam [8:37]

IV.  Sehr lebhaft [2:18]

V.  Fuge und 3 altmödische Tänze: Walzer, Polka, Galopp [5:55]

Theresa Tunnicliff, clarinet

Patricia Rogers, bassoon

Victoria Eisen, horn

Todd Phillips, violin

Paul Neuberger, viola

Todd Hoffmann, viola

Siegfried Palm, ‘cello

Gail Kruvand, double bass

SONY CLASSICAL SMK 46250

For extensive, full program listing, please visit https://welcometodavesmusicroom.wordpress.com/2021/07/27/welcome-to-daves-music-room-july-31-2021/ 

Episode #22: Shepherd’s Metamorphosis

Uploaded: July 24, 2021

Carl Maria von Weber:  Trio in G Minor, Op. 63

I.  Allegro moderato [8:30]

II.  Scherzo. Allegro vivace [2:44]

III.  Schäfer’s Klage. Andante espressivo [4:31]

IV.  Finale. Allegro [8:04]

Frans Vester, flute

Anner Bylsma, ‘cello

Stanley Hoogland, fortepiano

SONY CLASSICAL SEON SB2K 63191

Robert Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17

I.  Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen – Im Legenden-Ton – Tempo primo [12:07]

II.  Mäßig.  Durchaus energisch – Etwas langsamer – Viel bewegter [7:53]

III.  Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten – Etwas bewegter [10:46]

Maurizio Pollini, piano

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 423 134-2

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Sonata à 6: die Pauern Kirchfahrt genandt [7:57]

Concentus musicus Wien

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, director

TELDEC DAS ALTE WERK REFERENCE 8.43779ZS

David Popper: Fantasie über Kleinrussische Themen [11:03]

János Starker, ‘cello

Shigeo Neriki, piano

DELOS DE 3065

Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen [26:23]

Smithsonian Chamber Players

Kenneth Slowik, conductor

BMG CLASSICS DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472-77343-2

Edvard Hagerup Grieg: Fra Holbergs tid. Suite i gammel stil, Op. 40

I.  Praelude. Allegro vivace [2:41]

II.  Sarabande. Andante [3:39]

III.  Gavotte. Allegretto [3:06]

IV.  Air. Andante [6:40]

V.  Rigaudon. Allegro con brio [3:59]

Budapesti Vonósok

Béla Bánfalvi, director

CAPRICCIO 10 486

Episode #21:  Images, Divertimentos, and Mississippi Goddam

Uploaded: July 17, 2021

Alessandro Melani:  Sinfonia à 5

I.  [0:50]

II.  [1:36]

III.  [1:38]

IV.  [1:58]

Dennis Ferry, natural trumpet

Gordan Murray, organ

Jonathan Rubin, lute, theorbo

Chiara Banchini, violin

Enrico Gatti, violin

Käthi Gohl, ‘cello

Cléna Stein, contrabass

HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE MUSIQUE D’ABORD HMA 1905137

Virgil Thomson:  The Feast of Love [7:40]

David Catworthy, baritone

Eastman-Rochester Orchestra

Howard Hanson, conductor

MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 434 310-2

Olja Jelaska: Tri slike [10:59]

Tvrtko Sarić, guitar

AQUARIUS RECORDS CD 125-06

Edward Betts Manning: Trio for violin, ‘cello, and piano

I.  Allegro agitato [9:43]

II.  Andante cantabile [5:28]

III.  Allegro vivace [6:11]

Edvard Skerjanc, violin

Rosalind Sartori, ‘cello

Elaine Keillor, piano

CARLETON SOUND CSCD-1009

Traditional:  Bonnie Dundee/The Mucking of Gordie’s Byre/Pibroch O’ Donald Dhu [3:19]

The MacLeod Fiddlers

[Private Release, 2018]

Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam [4:52]

Nina Simone, vocal, piano

Rudy Stevenson, guitar

Lisle Atkinson, bass

Bobby Hamilton, drums

PHILIPS 822 846-2

Fats Waller: Ridin’ but walkin' [2:31]

Fats Waller and his Buddies:

Henry “Red” Allen, trumpet

Leonard Davis, trumpet

Charlie Holmes, clarinet, alto sax

Albert Nicholas, alto sax

Larry Binyon, tenor sax

Fats Waller, piano

Will Johnson, banjo

Kaiser Marshall, drums

RCA BLUEBIRD 9986-2-RB

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:  Divertimento in B-flat Major, KV 287, “Zweite Lodronische

Nachtmusik”

I.  Allegro [6:49]

II.  Thema mit Variationen. Andante grazioso [7:57]

III.  Menuetto [3:43]

IV.  Adagio [6:14]

V.  Menuetto [3:46]

VI.  Andante – Allegro molto [6:55]

Camerata Bern

NOVALIS 150 040-2

Antonín Dvořák: American Suite in A Major, Op. 98b

I.  Andante con moto [4:13]

II.  Allegro [4:36]

III.  Moderato (alla Pollacca) [4:26]

IV.  Andante [4:08]

V.  Allegretto [4:39]

Česká filharmonie

Václav Neumann, conductor

SUPRAPHON SU 1996-2 031

Website for the Toronto Operetta Theatre: http://www.torontooperetta.com/index.html

Episode #20:  How beautiful they are, the lordly ones

Uploaded: July 10, 2021

Rutland Boughton:  The Immortal Hour

Act I [1:11:33]

Act II [53:01]

Roderick Kennedy: Dalua, the Lord of Shadow

Patricia Taylor: a Spirit voice

Anne Dawson: Etain, a Princess of the Land of the Ever-Young

David Wilson-Johnson: Eochaidh, the High King of Eiré

Valery Hill: a Spirit voice

Roger Bryson: Manus, a Peasant

Patricia Taylor: Maive, his Wife

Roger Barson: an old Bard

Maldywn Davies: Midir, a Prince of the Land of the Ever-Young

The Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

The English Chamber Orchestra

Alan G. Melville, conductor

HYPERION CDA66101/2

For extensive, full program listing, please visit https://welcometodavesmusicroom.wordpress.com/welcome-to-daves-music-room-episode-19/