Episode #18:  Scholar and Cat

Uploaded: June 26, 2021

Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch, No. 33: Sterb’ ich so hüllt in Blumen meine Glieder

[4:01]

Alexander Kipnis, bass

Coenraad Valentijn Bos, piano

Recorded May 25, 1934, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road

EMI CLASSICS 7243 5 66640 2 9

Theodore Chanler: Eight Epitaphs

1.  Alice Rodd [1:31]

2.  Susannah Fry [1:30]

3.  Three Sisters [1:15]

4.  Thomas Logge [1:22]

5.  A Midget [1:48]

6.  “No Voice to Scold” [1:08]

7.  Ann Poverty [ :35]

8.  “Be Very Quiet Now” [1:11]

Samuel Barber: Hermit Songs, Op. 29

I.  At St. Patrick’s Purgatory [1:23]

II.  Church Bell at Night [ :48]

III.  St. Ita’s Vision [2:40]

IV.  The Heavenly Banquet [1:10]

V.  The Crucifixion [1:53]

VI.  Sea-Snatch [ :39]

VII.  Promiscuity [ :53]

VIII.  The Monk and his Cat [2:05]

IX.  The Praises of God [ :56]

X.  The Desire for Hermitage [3:10]

Aaron Copland: Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson

1.  Nature, the gentlest mother [3:39]

2.  There came a wind like a bugle [1:21]

3.  Why do they shut me out of Heaven? [1:45]

4.  The world feels dusty [1:39]

5.  Heart, we will forget him [2:05]

6.  Dear March, come in! [2:01]

7.  Sleep is supposed to be [2:31]

8.  When they come back [1:40]

9.  I felt a funeral in my brain [1:58]

10.  I’ve heard an organ talk sometimes [2:09]

11.  Going to Heaven! [2:37]

12.  The Chariot [3:12]

Sanford Sylvan, baritone

David Breitman, piano

ELEKTRA NONESUCH 9 79259-2

Isaac Albéniz: selections from First Suite Espagnola, Op. 47

Grenada (Serenata) [4:42]

Catalûna (Curranda) [3:27]

Sevilla (Sevillianas) [4:20]

Cádiz (Cancíon) [4:20]

Cuba (Capricho) [4:14]

Enrique Granados, arr. by Manuel Barrueco:  selections from Danzas españolas, Op. 37

Minuetto [3:00]

Andaluza (Playera) [4:31]

Zarabanda [4:00]

Villanesca [5:27]

Arabesca [5:12]

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Suite popular bresileira

I.  Mazurka-Chôro [2:09]

II.  Schottish-Chôro [2:23]

III.  Valsa-Chôro [3:30]

IV.  Gavotta-Chôro [3:27]

V.  Chôrinho [3:41]

Manuel Barrueco, guitar

VOXBOX3 CD3X 3007

This episode is dedicated to the Memory of Donna Russell Defries.

Episode #17: Humoresque me with your Domesticity

Uploaded: June 19, 2021

Antonín Dvořák: Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op. 33*

I.  Allegro agitato [18:01]

II.  Andante sostenuto [8:10]

III.  Andante con fuoco [10:34]

Humoresques, Op. 101

I.  Vivace [2:19]

II.  Poco andante [2:23]

III.  Poco andante e molto cantabile [3:39]

IV.  Poco andante [2:19]

V.  Vivace [2:50]

VI.  Poco allegretto [2:56]

VII.  Poco lento e grazioso [2:40]

VIII.  Poco andante [2:49]

Rudolf Firkušný, piano

*Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Walter Süsskind, conductor

VOX PRIMA MWCD 7114

Richard Strauss:  Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 [14:57]

Sinfonia Domestica, Op. 53 [42:04]

Introduction—Scherzo—Adagio—Finale—Epilogue

Scottish National Orchestra

Neeme Järvi, conductor

CHANDOS CHAN 8572

Episode #16: There is nothing like a Dame

Uploaded: June 12, 2021

Johann Hermann Schein: selections from Israelsbrünnlein (1623)

Unser Leben währet siebnzig Jahr [3:59]

Ach Herr, ach meiner schone [3:15]

Da Jakob vollendet hatte [5:06]

Ich lasse dich nicht [2:58]

Die mit Tränen säen [3:21]

O Herr, ich bin dein Knecht [3:46]

Herr, laß meine Klage [3:12]

Ist nicht Ephraim mein teurer Sohn [4:18]

Ich bin die Wurzel des Geschlechtes David [4:02]

Ich freue mich im Herren [3:08]

Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele [4:31]

Nu danket alle Gott [4:05]

Cantus Cölln

La Fenice

Konrad Junghänel, director

BMG CLASSICS DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 0542 77359 2

Luzzasco Luzzaschi: Concerto delle Dame. Madrigali per cantare et sonare a 1, 2, 3 soprani (1601)

a 3 soprani:

O dolcezze amarissime d’amore [5:40]

Troppo ben puó [4:56]

T’amo mia vita [4:26]

Non sa che sia dolore [4:09]

Occhi del pianto mio [4:29]

Helena Afonso, soprano

Cristina Miatello, soprano

Marinella Pennicchi, soprano

Sergio Vartolo, harpsichord

HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE MUSIQUE D’ABORD HMA 1901136

Marc-Antoine Charpentier: In obitum augustissimae nec non piissimae Reginae lamentum,

H. 409 [27:16]

Elévation, H. 408 [13:33]

Luctus de morte augustissimae Mariae Theresiae Reginae

Galliae, H. 331 [12:18]

Bernedette Degelin, soprano

Diane Verdoodt, soprano

Marina Smolders, soprano

Howard Crook, tenor, counter-tenor

Zeger Vandersteene, tenor

Ludwig Van Gijsegem, tenor

Kurt Widmer, bass

Henk Lauwers, bass

Chœur de chambre de Namur

Musica Polyphonica

Louis Devos, director

ERATO ECD 75496

Episode #15: Going to the Garden to eat Worms

Uploaded: June 5, 2021

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20 [10:12]

Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31 [10:10]

Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39 [7:20]

Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 [11:33]

Ivan Moravec, piano

DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90140

Carl Maria von Weber: Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48, J. 204

I.  Allegro con fuoco [8:46]

II.  Andante con moto [5:15]

III.  Rondo: Allegro [6:39]

Eric Hoeprich, clarinet

Melvyn Tan, fortepiano

EMI REFLEXE CDC 7 49999 2

Bobby & Sonny Osbourne: Lonesome day [2:36]

Osbourne Brothers

CMH CD-5903

Tom Adair & Matt Dennis:  Everything happens to me [3:15]

Frank Sinatra, vocals

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra

RCA BLUEBIRD 07863-60173-2

John Fiddler: Rising Sun [4:43]

Medicine Head:

John Fiddler, vocals; guitar; keyboards; percussion

Peter-Hope Evans, harmonica; jew’s-harp; guitar, mouthbow

POLYDOR 530 799-2

Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto serenata for harp and orchestra

I.  Estudiantina. Allegro [8:18

II.  Intermezzo. Molto tranquillo [8:17]

III.  Sarao. Allegro deciso [6:28]

Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Ernst Märzendorfer, conductor

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 439 693-2

Alban Berg: Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6

I.  Praeludium [4:23]

II.  Reigen [5:03]

III.  Marsch [8:53]

London Symphony Orchestra

Antal Doráti, conductor

MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE 432 006-2

Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a [14:03]

The Cleveland Orchestra

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor

TELARC CD-80145

Episode #14: Transcendent Space

Uploaded: May 29, 2021

Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-60”

I.  “Emerson” [17:44]

II.  “Hawthorne” [12:28]

III.  “The Alcotts” [6:03]

IV.  “Thoreau” [12:40]

Samuel Baron, flute

John Graham, viola

Gilbert Kalish, piano

ELEKTRA NONESUCH 9 71337-2

Bruce Hornsby: Every little kiss [5:49]

Bruce Hornsby and The Range

RCA VICTOR PCD1-5904

Mychael Danna and Tim Clément: Another Sun

Mort de l’Emperor [2:55]

Sunrise West [9:08]

Hanging Flame [6:49]

Sparrow Hill [6:43]

Hyenas [5:36]

Aurora Borealis [7:24]

Persia [6:45]

Antiphon [5:58]

Mychael Danna, synthesizers; digital sampling keyboard; recorder

Tim Clément, digital and analog synthesizers; tape manipulation

CHACRA SLCD 0012

Episode #13: No fools Russian

Uploaded: May 22, 2021

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin: Variations in A major "Souvenir de Paganini", B. 37 [3:25]

Robert Schumann: 6 Concert-Etuden componirt nach Capricen von Paganini, Op. 10

I.  Allegro molto, in A-flat Major [4:17]

II.  Cantabile, Non troppo lento, in G Minor [4:20]

III.  Vivace, in G Minor [2:41]

IV.  Maestoso, in C Minor [8:48]

V.  Moto perpetuo, in B Minor [2:06]

VI.  Sostenuto – Allegro, in E Minor [4:23]

Ferenc Liszt: Études d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140

I.  No. 1 in G minor (Preludio: Andante; Non troppo lento, cantabile: "Tremolo") [5:14]

II.  No. 2 in E♭ major (Andantino capricciosamente) [5:31]

III.  No. 3 in A♭ minor (Allegro moderato) [4:37]

IV.  No. 4 in E major (Andante quasi allegretto) [3:53]

V.  No. 5 in E major (Allegretto, dolcissimo: “La Chasse") [3:55]

VI.  No. 6 in A minor (Quasi presto, a capriccio: Theme and Variations) [5:58]

Nikolai Petrov, piano

MELODIYA MCD 144

Rodion Shchedrin: Echo-Sonata for solo violin [23:14]

Sergei Stadler, violin

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, completed by Maximilian Steinberg: Piano Trio in C Minor

I.  Allegro [15:06]

II.  Allegro [4:46]

III.  Adagio [10:08]

IV.  Finale: Adagio—Allegro assai [16:01]

The Moscow Trio:

Alexander Bonduryanksy, violin

Vladimir Ivanov, ‘cello

Mikhail Utkin, piano

MELODIYA MCD 140

Artwork:

Buda, János (1919-2005); "David listening Bach", 19-Oct-89. 7 1/2" x 11". Pen and ink sketch.

Episode #12: A plate of macaroni

Uploaded: May 15, 2021

Hector Berlioz: Overture Le corsair, Op. 21 [8:33]

London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis, conductor

PHILIPS 416 430-2

Sir Edward Elgar:  Serenade for strings, Op. 20

I.  Allegro piacevole [3:45]

II.  Larghetto [5:19]

III.  Allegretto — Come prima [3:08]

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Adrian Boult, conductor

EMI LASER CDZ 7 62527 2

Werner Egk:  Quattro canzoni

I.  Canto delle Risaie [3:10]

II.  Tu nel tuo letto [4:24]

III.  Crudele Irene [3:43]

IV.  Tarantella [2:10]

Irmgard Seefried, soprano

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Werner Egk, conductor

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ELOQUENCE 480 7236

Valdir Azevedo: Delicado [2:53]

Stan Freeman, harpsichord

Percy Faith and his Orchestra

TIME-LIFE MUSIC HPD-05

Brian Wilson & Gary Usher: In my room [2:13]

The Beach Boys

EMI GOLD 7243 8 55321 2 2

Antonio Carlos Brasiliero de Almeida Jobim, Marcus Vinicius da Cruz de Melo Moraes, &

Norman Gimbel:  The girl from Ipanema [4:11]

Sammy Davis, Jr., vocal

Count Basie and his Orchestra

VERVE 314 537 914-2

Carl Kress: Peg leg Shuffle [2:20]

Bucky Pizzarelli, 7-string acoustic guitar

ARBORS RECORDS ARBORS JAZZ ARCD 19227

Ottorino Respighi, after Gioachino Rossini: La boutique fantasque

I.  Overture [6:35]

II.  Tarantella [2:54]

III.  Mazurka [6:20]

IV.  Danse Cosaque [5:19]

V.  “Cancan” [5:59]

VI.  Valse lente [6:50]

VII.  Nocturne [4:02]

VIII.  Galop [5:03]

Georges Bizet, arr. Ernest Guiraud: L’Arlésienne – Suite No. 2

I.  Pastorale [5:22]

II.  Intermezzo [4:32]

III.  Menuetto [4:17]

IV.  Farandole [3:10]

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

CBS RECORDS MASTERWORKS DIGITAL MASTERS MDK 46508

Episode #11: How Swede it is

Uploaded: May 8, 2021

Visor Från Dalarna

Å gåck int’ an, du Peder [0:29]

Om morgonen helt bittida – Opp, opp, some e vippa – Morgonhälsning [2:52]

Nu äro vi redo att vandra till skogs [2:34]

Sir du nôn vacker en gosse – Leta ej mer – Kom nu kossorna små [4:02]

En midsommarafton – Leksands-visan – Vid grodammen [6:51]

När som jag var på mitt adertonde år [8:36]

Av hjärtat jag dig älskar – Först tä snickaren… [3:41]

Å hej courage – Å du har i ku, å jä har i get – Här ska ni se en livad figure – Skomakarvisan

[4:27]

Tullpolskan – Femtusen man från Dalortan sprang – Tre strömmingar å ena kaku brö’   [3:25]

Ja sälla är de ynglingar/Herrarbetslåt’n – Tjänarens lott [3:27]

Assint tobak – ABCD-visan [3:10]

Jag ser på dina ögon – Nu är det soligt och varmt på näset – Nu star jag på min resa [6:47]

Kvällen stundar – Å jettan däm mjölka så litä i kväll – Vaggvisa – Tuppen stod på brunnem

[4:47]

Lov och pris I himmelen – Om aftonen är pust och gråt [2:14]

Margareta Jonth, soprano

Alm Nils Ersson, fiddle

Kungs Levi Nilsson, fiddle

Lars Jobs, fiddle, pipe

Leif Lytkkens, guitar

BIS CD-29

Hugo Alfvén: Festspel, Op. 25 [5:27]

Wilhelm Stenhammar: Ett folk, Op. 22

2. Sverige [2:27]

Sången, Op. 44

Mellanspel [5:28]

Hugo Alfvén:  Sveriges flagga [1:53]

Dag Wirén: Serenad för sträkorkester, Op. 11

4. Marcia [4:42]

Hugo Alfvén: Gustav II Adolf, Op. 49

Elegi

Otto Lindblad: Kungssången [1:40]

arr. Stig Rybrant: Du Gamla, Du Fria [1:28]

August Söderman: Svenskt festspel [6:41]

Lars-Erik Larsson: Pastoralsvit, Op. 49

Romance [4:35]

Hugo Alfvén:  Den förlorade sonen

Polka från Roslagen [2:34]

Bergakungen, Op. 37

Vallflickans dans [4:06]

Svensk rapsodi nr 1: Midsommarvarka, Op. 19

Radiokören

Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester

Stig Westerberg, conductor

CAPRICE CAP 21340

Episode #10: Broadwood and Fanny

Uploaded: May 1, 2021

Johann Baptist Cramer: Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 57

I.  Allegro brilliante [9:30]

II.  Andantino [3:15]

III.  Rondo: alla Polacca [6:50]

Jan Ladislav Dussek: Elegie Harmonique En forme de Sonate in F-sharp Minor, Op. 61

I.  Lento patetico – Tempo agitato [10:53]

II.  Tempo vivace e con fuoco quasi presto [4:12]

Muzio Clementi: Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 59, No. 1

I.  Allegro maestoso e con sentiment [6:10]

II.  Adagio sostenuto e patetico – Canone Andante con moto – Tempo I [5:07]

III.  Finale: Allegro vivace

John Field: Serenade in B-flat Major [3:34]

Romance in E-flat Major [3:29]

Rondo in A-flat Major [9:51]

John Khouri, fortepiano

ENTR’ACTE ESCD 6503

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: Oratorium nach Bildern der Bibel [39:10]

Isabel Lippitz, soprano

Annemarie Fischer-Kunz, alto

Hitoshi Hatano, tenor

Thomas Thomaschke, bass

Chor und Orchester der Kölner Kurrende

Elke Mascha Blankenburg, conductor

CPO 999 009-2

Episode #9: The ThreeBees

Uploaded: April 24, 2021

Carl Maria von Weber, orch. by Hector Berlioz: Aufforderung zum Tanz, Op. 65, J. 260

[10:22]

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON MUSIKFEST 415 789-2

Franz Biebl: Ave Maria* [7:30]

arr. Tom Hart & Joseph Jennings: Steal Away to Jesus+ [5:07]

Chanticleer

Joseph Jennings, director

CHANTICLEER RECORDS *CR-8803, +CR-8801

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, “Ich Habe Genug”, BWV 82

Aria: Ich Habe Genug [7:43]

Recitative: Ich Habe Genug. Mein Trost Ist Nur Allein [1:28]

Aria: Schlummert Ein, Ihr Matten Augen [10:00]

Recitative: Mein Gott! Wann Kommt Das Schönen Nun [0:53]

Aria: Ich Freue Mich Auf Meinen Tod [3:44]

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano

The Orchestra of Emmanuel Music

Craig Smith, conductor

NONESUCH PRCD 301093

Jorge Ben Jor: Pais Tropical [2:43]

Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘71

A&M RECORDS 25TH ANNIVERSARY CD 2516

Jean Bertet & Vincent Scotto: Elle vendait des petits gâteaux [2:34]

Félix Mayol, vocals

Unidentified orchestra

DISQUES XX I – 21 RECORDS XXI-CD 2 1450

Jean-Loup Dabadie, Pierre Delanoë & Jean-Pierre Bourtayre: L’Amour [4:20]

Mireille Mathieu, vocals

Orchestra conducted by Jean Claudric

CBS CK-90767

Spike Milligan: You gotta go oow! [2:42]

Spike Milligan, vocals

The Massed Alberts

HUX RECORDS HUX 015

Kate Bush: Babooshka [3:29]

Kate Bush, vocals

with ensemble

EMI AMERICA CDP 7 46414 2

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101

I.  Etwas lebhaft mit der innigsten Empfindung [5:15]

II.  Lebhaft. Marschmaßig [6:22]

III.  Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll [3:28]

IV.  Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit [8:18]

Andrew Rangell, piano

DORIAN RECORDINGS DOR-90143

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98

I.  Allegro non troppo [11:20]

II.  Andante moderato [12:46]

III.  Allegro giocoso [6:35]

IV.  Allegro energico e passionate [9:44]

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Fritz Reiner

READER’S DIGEST 285-0011

The Orpheus Choir of Toronto website: http://orpheuschoirtoronto.com