00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Peter van de Graaff
0:00:00 Johann Sebastian Bach Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870/91 Keith Jarrett, hc ECM 1433/4 (2) 5:20
0:05:20 Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas brasileiras No. 4 (1930-36) New World Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas RCA 68538-2 18:38
0:25:29 Pieter Hellendaal Cello Sonata, Op 5/2 Jaap ter Linden, vc; T. Koopman, hc; A. Zweistra, vc Radio Nederland 8 11:07
0:36:36 Gabriel Faure Cello Sonata #1 in d, Op 109 Steven Doane, vc; Barry Snyder, p Bridge BCD-9038 18:01
0:54:37 Gabriel Faure L'horizon chimerique, Op 118 Sanford Sylvan, br; D. Breitman, p; Lydian Quartet Nonesuch 79371-2 1:30
1:00:00 Franz Liszt Trois etudes de concert (1848) Jorge Bolet, p London 417523-2 5:35
1:05:35 Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Jorge Bolet, p; Rochester Phil/David Zinman MMG MCD-10069 19:33
1:25:08 Franz Liszt Song of the two armed men from Mozart's Magic Flute Leslie Howard & Philip Moore, p MHS 525758-F (2) 3:20
1:29:57 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K. 313 Julius Baker, f; I Solisti di Zagreb/Antonio Janigro Vanguard SVC-54 24:46
1:54:43 Moritz Moszkowski Etudes, Op 72 Ilana Vered, p Connoisseur CD-4197 1:32
2:00:00 Robert Schumann Romances and Ballades, Op. 67 Stuttgart Radio Cho/Rupert Huber Hänssler Classic CD-93.256 3:01
2:03:01 Robert Schumann Romances and Ballades, Op. 67 Stuttgart Radio Cho/Rupert Huber Hänssler Classic CD-93.256 2:33
2:05:34 Robert Schumann Symphony No. 4 in d minor, Op. 120, original 1841 version Orchestre Révolutionaire et Romantique/Sir John Eliot Gardiner Archive 457591-2 (3) 24:02
2:29:36 Robert Schumann Six Etudes in Canonic Form, Op. 56 Weilerstein Trio Koch 7754-2 1:31
2:31:07 Bohuslav Martinu Sinfonietta La Jolla Marta Singerova, p; Zilina State Chamber Orch/Jan Valta Opus 93501844 24:07
2:55:14 Gorzanis Gallarda Hespèrion XX Astree E-8516 1:35
03:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Peter van de Graaff
3:00:00 Clarence Cameron White Levee Dance, Op 27/2 Jascha Heifetz, v; Milton Kaye, p RCA 61750-2 (2) 3:02
3:03:02 Trad Deep River Jascha Heifetz, v, Milton Kaye, p RCA 61750-2 (2) 2:18
3:05:20 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat, K. 364 Lara St John, v; Scott St John, vi; The Knights/Eric Jacobsen Ancalagon ANC-136 29:09
3:34:29 John Ireland Song, The Scapegoat John Mark Ainsley, t; Graham Johnson, p Hyperion CDA-67261/2 (2) 1:22
3:35:51 John Ireland A Downland Suite (1932) London Collegiate Brass/James Stobart CRD 3444 19:00
3:54:51 John Ireland Mother and Child Lisa Milne, s; Graham Johnson, p Hyperion CDA-67261/2 (2) 1:44
4:00:00 Ferry Muhr Csardas No. 2 I Salonisti London 425200-2 5:01
4:05:01 Michael Haydn Symphony No. 30 in D, P 20 Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Harold Farberman MMG MWCD-7124 22:18
4:29:04 Albert Roussel Rustiques, Op 5 Eric Parkin, p Chandos CHAN-8887 17:47
4:46:51 Eugene Bozza Rustiques William Camp, tr; Dallas Wind Symphony/Richard Dunn Crystal CD-431 7:26
4:54:17 Claude Debussy Preludes, Book 1 Alfred Cortot, p Philips 456754-2 (2) 1:47
5:00:00 Henri Busser Prelude et Scherzo Susan Milan, f; Ian Brown, p Chandos CHAN-8609 5:17
5:05:17 Claude Debussy Petite Suite Philharmonia Orch/Geoffrey Simon Cala CACD-1001 12:45
5:18:02 Cesar Franck Quatre Pieces Breves Bohemia Chamber Phil/Douglas Bostock Classico CD-158 14:35
5:33:59 Josef Martin Kraus Sinfonia in C Concerto Koln Capriccio 10396 20:16
5:54:15 Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces, Op. 62 Leif Ove Andsnes, p EMI/Ang CDC5-57296-2 1:26
06:00 CONCIERTO with Frank Dominguez: Celebrating the Latin contribution to classical music.
06:00:45 Georges Bizet Children's Games Suite Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra Enrique Batiz ASV 3046 "Children's Games"
06:12:02 Astor Piazzolla Hommage a Liege Jason Vieaux, guitar; Julien Labro, bandoneon A Far Cry, chamber orchestra Azica 71270 "Piazzolla"
06:31:29 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 in g, K. 550 Ontario Pops Orchestra Carlos Bastidas Ontario Arts Council 1980047461 "Breaking Barriers"
07:01:00 Armando Ramirez Transformaciones, for Harp and Cello Elisa Torres, harp; Luis Miguel Rojas, cello Two Principals of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra Puerto Rico Symphony Orch n/a n/a
07:13:10 Modest Mussorgsky Night on Bare Mountain (orch. by Leopold Stokowski) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Jose Serebrier Naxos 8.557645 "Mussorgsky-Stokowski: Transcriptions"
07:25:16 Isaac Albeniz Escenas Sinfonicas catalanas Orquesta Sinfonica de Barcelona y Nacional de Cataluna Jaime Martin Tritó 0078 "Música Orquestral d'Isaac Albéniz"
08:00 PERFORMANCE TODAY WEEKEND with Fred Child
Lyun Joon Kim / Roxanna Panufnik: Korean Elegy Han-Na Chang, cello; Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Album: The Swan: Classic Works for Cello and Orchestra EMI 57052 Music: 4:23
Jorge Machain: Adelante Joseph Alessi, trombone; Martha Locker, piano Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival, Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater at Symphony Space, New York, NY Music: 10:18
Piano Puzzler Contestant: Jim Weeg calling from Cedar Falls, Iowa Music: 11:15
Claude Debussy: Reverie Lang Lang, piano Album: Lang Lang - Piano Book DG Music: 5:29
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber Taipei Music Academy Festival Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Taipei Music Academy & Festival, National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Music: 21:03
Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 III. Scherzo. Allegro Castalian String Quartet; Merel Quartet Album: Mendelssohn: Octet & Quartet Solo Musica 293 Music: 4:39
Maureen Nelson: Renaissance Suite for Strings and Percussion Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra SPCO, Ordway Music Hall, Saint Paul, MN Music: 7:38
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 Anthony McGill, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano Chamber Music Northwest, Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, Portland, OR Music: 22:49
Tomaso Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9 No. 2 James Austin Smith, oboe; Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Castalian String Quartet Spoleto Festival USA Chamber Music Series, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC Music: 11:41
10:00 CLASSICAL WEEKEND with Jacqueline Gerber
10:03:17 Reinhold Glière: The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance (1927) Cleveland Orch Youth Orch Steven Smith MAA 10706 3:37
10:07:31 Jacques Offenbach: La belle Hélène: Overture (1864) BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier Chandos 9765 8:39
10:17:57 Richard Strauss: Sunrise from 'Also sprach Zarathustra' Op 30 (1896) Berlin Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel Deutsche Gram 4791041 1:29
10:20:20 Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf Op 67 (1936) Dudley Moore, narrator Boston Pops John Williams Decca 4851590 26:35
10:48:43 Frédéric Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu Op 66 (1835) Evgeny Kissin, piano Sony 51272 5:28
10:55:09 François Joseph Gossec: Gavotte (1790) Hubert Laws, flute Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York Richard Kapp CBS 37216 2:25
10:57:50 Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado: The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring (1885) Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor Welsh National Opera Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras Telarc 80284 1:35
11:00 CLASSICS FOR KIDS with Naomi Lewin; CLASSICAL WEEKEND
11:06:40 Ludwig van Beethoven: Für Elise WoO 59 (1810) Valentina Lisitsa, piano Decca 17091 3:14
11:10:29 Georges Bizet: Carmen: Seguidilla 'Près des remparts de Séville' (1875) Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano Munich Radio Orchestra Maurizio Barbacini RCA 63509 2:04
11:13:57 Nino Rota: The Godfather - A Symphonic Portrait (1974) London Philharmonic John Mauceri LPO 86 15:14
11:32:35 Alex North: Spartacus: Suite (1960) London Symphony Eric Stern Nonesuch 79446 19:55
11:53:35 Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches: To a Wild Rose Op 51 # 1 (1896) New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Hyperion 67067 2:05
11:57:22 Hoyt Curtin: The Flintstones: Theme (1961) Vogtland Philharmonic Stefan Fraas Ars Prod. 80495 1:08
15:44:18 Emil von Reznícek: Donna Diana: Overture (1894) Royal Scottish National Orchestra Lance Friedel Naxos 573418 5:58
15:50:53 Alberto Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas Op 2 (1937) Lise de la Salle, piano Naïve 5468 8:46
12:00 FROM THE TOP with America's finest young musicians; recorded March 2024 - Rolling farmland, local butcher shops, woodlands, bayous, and red brick general stores provide the backdrops for this week’s bucolic episode. We meet five musicians from rural areas around the nation to learn about their lives and musical studies. Violinist and bluegrass fiddler Tessa Lark co-hosts this episode with Peter Dugan, drawing on the musical traditions of her native Kentucky
Samuel Garcia, 18, Violin, from Monroe, LA Seguida Española - II. Murcienne, I. Vieille Castille, IV. Andalouse by Joaquín Nin (1879-1949) (6:01)
Heard under interview: Louisiana Blues Strut by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004)
Laurel Harned, 18, Guitar, from Redlands, CA (Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award)
Bluesette by Toots Thielemans (1922-2016), arr. Roland Dyens (1955-2016) (4:57)
Heard under interview: Suite in C minor, BWV 997 – Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Adam Brachman, 17, Piano & Composer, from Fargo, ND Etude in B Major, Op. 6 No. 2 by Adam Brachman (b. 2006) (2:37)
Heard under interview: Etude in Db Major, Op. 6, No. 1 by Adam Brachman (b. 2006) ; Excerpts from Ballade No. 1 in G Minor by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849); Etude in B Major, Op. 6 No. 2 by Adam Brachman (b. 2006)
Jupiter from The Planets by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) arr. Dugan performed by Peter Dugan, piano
Benjamin Rosenthal, 15, Violin, from Damariscotta, ME Baal Shem, B.47 - II. Nigun by Ernst Bloch (1885-1977) (6:07)
Heard under interview: Shine You No More by Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (b. 1983) with Diana Estes, cello, and Sophia Scheck, viola; Excerpt from Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 - I. Allegro moderato by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893); The Dromer – Traditional, arr. Danish String Quartet with Diana Estes, cello, and Sophia Scheck, viola
Bayla Davis, 15, Banjo, from Leicester, NC Will the Circle Be Unbroken? by Charles H. Gabriel (1856–1932), lyrics by Ada R. Habershon (1861-1918) (3:54)
Heard under interview: Goin’ Round This World by Archibald Johnston (died 1887), lyrics by Charles Mackay (1814-1889) with Jerry Sutton, guitar; Reuben’s Train – Traditional with Sylive Davis, violin, Emme Davis, bass, and Judah Davis, guitar; Your Lone Journey by Doc Watson (1923-2012), RosaLee Watson (1931-2012) with Josh Goforth, guitar; Blue Moon of Kentucky by Bill Monroe (1911-1996) with Sylvie Davis, violin, and Judah Davis, guitar
Tessa Lark, violin & Peter Dugan, piano Songs My Mother Taught Me by Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904) arr. by Fritz Kreisler (1903 - 1950)
13:00 ROBERT K. JOHNSON FOUNDATION METROPOLITAN OPERA RADIO NETWORK with Debra Lew Harder
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season continues with the network broadcast premiere of El Niño – a dramatic retelling of the Nativity story by American composer John Adams. Maestro Marin Alsop makes her network debut leading the Met Orchestra and Chorus in this beautiful, colorful score, with acclaimed soloists Julia Bullock, Daniela Mack, and Davóne Tines. This unique opera-oratorio explores the miracles of this story through sacred and secular texts, ancient and modern, from around the world.
16:00 CLASSICAL WEEKEND with John Mills
16:01:02 Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D 'London' (1795) Cleveland Orchestra George Szell Sony 768779 23:05
16:25:12 Stanislaw Moniuszko: The New Don Quixote: Overture (1841) Warsaw Philharmonic Antoni Wit Naxos 572716 7:27
16:34:00 Georg Philipp Telemann: Don Quixote: Overture (1761) Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Koch Intl 7576 4:29
16:39:28 Sir Henry Wood: Fantasia on British Sea Songs (1905) Brandenburg State Orchestra Howard Griffiths Klanglogo 1506 13:31
16:53:35 Antônio Carlos Jobim: A Felicidade (1958) Jason Vieaux, guitar Azica 71287 4:55
17:00 FILM AT FIVE with Bill O’Connell: Adolph Deutsch – From Broadway to Hollywood
George Gershwin: Waltz in C from ‘Pardon My English’—Leonard Pennario, piano (EMI 64668) 3:32
Adolph Deutsch: The Maltese Falcon: Suite—Moscow Symphony/William Stromberg (Marco Polo 225169) 6:46
Adolph Deutsch: George Washington Slept Here: Suite—Moscow Symphony/William Stromberg (Marco Polo 225169) 9:30
Adolph Deutsch: The Band Wagon: Main title—MGM Studio Orchestra/Adolph Deutsch (TCM 72253) 1:56
Adolph Deutsch: The Band Wagon: Carriage Ride & Dancing in the Dark—MGM Studio Orchestra/Adolph Deutsch (TCM 72253) 5:22
Adolph Deutsch: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Barn Dance—MGM Studio Orchestra/Adolph Deutsch (TCM 71966) 5:51
Adolph Deutsch: High Sierra: Suite—Moscow Symphony/William Stromberg (Marco Polo 225169) 3:47
Adolph Deutsch: Northern Pursuit: Suite—Moscow Symphony/William Stromberg (Marco Polo 225169) 7:05
Adolph Deutsch: The Mask of Dimitrios: Suite—Moscow Symphony/William Stromberg (Marco Polo 225169) 6:43
18:00 FOOTLIGHT PARADE: SOUNDS OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL with Bill Rudman: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - In other words, the social conscience of the American musical. It's a sample of 75 years of song that have something witty or provocative to say about issues ranging from social justice to the environment
18:00:00 00:00:51 George and Ira Gershwin Fascinating Rhythm William Bolcom Songs by Gershwin Nonesuch 979151-2
18:01:13 00:01:01 Yip Harburg-Burton Lane When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich Ella Logan Finian's Rainbow -- Original B'way Cast Sony SK89208
18:02:13 00:02:23 J.Styne-B.Comden-A.Green Capital Gains Sydney Chaplin Subways Are for Sleeping -- Original B'way Cast Fynsworth Alley FA001-LE
18:04:47 00:01:53 Jerry Herman The Spring of Next Year Company Dear World -- Original B'way Cast Sony SK48220
18:06:40 00:01:26 G.MacDermot-G.Ragni-J.Rado Air Shelley Plimpton Hair -- Original B'way Cast RCA 82876-56085
18:08:06 00:02:43 Harold Arlen-Yip Harburg Leave the Atom Alone Josephine Premice Jamaica -- Original B'way Cast RCA 09026-68041
18:11:19 00:02:19 Harold Arlen-Yip Harburg The Eagle and Me Dooley Wilson Bloomer Girl -- Original B'way Cast Decca B'way 440-013581-2
18:14:07 00:00:57 Harold Arlen-Yip Harburg It Was Good Enough for Grandma Celeste Holm Bloomer Girl -- Original B'way Cast Decca B'way 440-013581-2
18:15:02 00:02:43 Kurt Weill-Alan Jay Lerner Locker Room John Reardon Alan Jay Lerner Revisited Painted Smies PS-1362
18:17:44 00:02:57 Nancy Ford-Gretchen Cryer Dear Tom Gretchen Cryer I'm Getting My Act Together… -- Original Cast B'way Masterworks 88985-34524
18:21:15 00:02:59 Marc Blitzstein Nickel Under the Foot PJ Harvey Cradle Will Rock -- Film Soundtrack RCA 09026-63557
18:24:35 00:02:49 Marc Blitzstein Joe Worker Audra McDonald Cradle Will Rock -- Film Soundtrack RCA 09026-63557
18:28:12 00:01:35 Ballard McDonald Song of the Sewing Machine Fanny Brice Fanny Brice/Helen Morgan RCA LPV-561
18:29:44 00:01:26 James Taylor Millwork Robin Lamont Working -- Original B'way Cast Columbia JS-35411
18:31:20 00:00:33 George and Ira Gershwin Typical Self-Made American Company Strike Up the Band -- Studio Cast Nonesuch 979273-2
18:31:53 00:00:59 R. Rodgers-O.Hammerstein A Lopsided Bus George Wallace Pipe Dream -- Original B'way Cast RCA 09026-61481
18:32:51 00:01:41 Frank Loesser The Company Way Richard Morse, Sammy Smith How to Succeed… -- Original B'way Cast RCA 60352-2-RG
18:34:44 00:01:20 R.Rodgers-O.Hammerstein Carefully Taught William Tabbert South Pacific -- Original B'way Cast Sony SK-53327
18:36:25 00:02:35 R.Rodgers-O.Hammerstein Ol' Man River Bruce Hubbard Show Boat -- 1988 Studio Cast Angel 77774-91082
18:39:21 00:01:30 Melvin Peebles Just Don't Make No Sense Arthur French Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death -- Original B'way Cast A&M SP3510
18:41:02 00:00:55 Yip Harburg-Jay Gorney Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Bing Crosby American Songbook Series: Yip Harburg Smithsonian RD048-16
18:41:55 00:02:01 Yip Harburg-Jay Gorney Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Tommy Hollis The Yip CD Harburg Fdn N/A
18:44:03 00:00:41 Leonard Bernstein-Paul Simon Half of the People Are Stoned Company Mass -- Original Cast Sony 2M2K-63089
18:44:42 00:02:28 Jonathan Larson What You Own Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp Rent -- Original B'way Cast Dreamworks DRMD2-50003
18:47:10 00:02:27 Yip Harburg-Harold Arlen The Silent Spring Lena Horne Lena Horne: Feelin' Good DRG DRGCD91503
18:50:04 00:02:12 Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty Make Them Hear You Brian Stokes Mitchell Ragtime -- Original B'way Cast RCA 09026-63167
18:52:30 00:00:30 George and Ira Gershwin Sweet and Low Down Joshua Bell Gershwin Fantasy Sony SK60659
18:53:26 00:03:33 Yip Harburg-Jay Gorney Filler: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Tom Waits The Yip CD Harburg Fdn N/A
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:08 Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Op 62 (1807) Berlin Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan Deutsche Gram 4795448 8:59
19:13:44 Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Op 100 (1944) Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst TCO 0006 42:42
19:58:45 Thomas Morley: Now is the Month of Maying (1595) Chanticleer Warner 574272 1:10
20:00 SYMPHONY CAST with Steve Seel – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Martha Argerich, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Wolfgang Amadeus: Eine kleine Nachtmusik—Herbert von Karajan, conductor (Deutsche Gram 423610)
22:00 WEEKEND CLASSICAL RADIO with Robert Conrad
22:02:00 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G (1900) Judith Raskin, soprano Cleveland Orchestra George Szell Sony 46535 57:55
23:00 QUIET HOUR with Rob Grier
23:01:33 George W. Chadwick: Suite Symphonique: Romanza (1911) Czech State Philharmonic Brno José Serebrier Reference 2104 9:15
23:10:48 Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Children's Prayer (1893) Eaken Piano Trio Naxos 554099 3:11
23:13:53 Alberto Hemsi: Berceuse from Viola Quintet in G Op 28 (1943) ARC Ensemble Chandos 20243 4:35
23:19:25 Antonín Dvorák: Lento from Piano Quartet Op 87 (1889) Wu Han, piano CMS Studio 82503 9:29
23:28:54 Dave Brubeck: Fujiyama (1964) Angèle Dubeau, violin La Pietà Angèle Dubeau Analekta 8737 4:28
23:33:23 Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo: Song of the Fisherman (1915) New York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein Sony 90578 3:03
23:37:33 John Alden Carpenter: Looking Glass River (1909) Thomas Hampson, baritone THM 5432 2:24
23:39:57 César Franck: Psyché et Eros (1888) Basle Symphony Orchestra Armin Jordan Erato 88167 9:24
23:49:22 Joaquín Rodrigo: Distant Sarabande (1926) Manuel Barrueco, guitar EMI 56175 4:58
23:55:26 John Williams: The Empire Strikes Back: Yoda's Theme (1980) Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles John Williams Deutsche Gram 30629 3:27