The making of Exploring Music constantly unearths hidden gems and unexpected delights. This week, Bill shares some of his own musical discoveries and solicits suggestions from listeners.
I Didnt Know About You
Playlist
Episode 1
Lu Wencheng: Autumn Moon On A Calm Lake
Lang Lang, piano
DG B000823300
4:03
Du Ming-Xin: Straw Hat Dance
Lang Lang, piano
DG B000823300
6:10
Béla Bartók: Piano Quintet, DD 77
II. Vivace (Scherzando)
IV. Poco A Poco Piu Vivace
Kodály Quartet; Jénö Jándo, piano
Naxos 8.550886
17:11; 1:55
Ravel: Chants Populaires
1. Chanson Française
2. Chanson Espagnole
3. Chanson Italienne
4. Chanson Hébraïque
Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano,; Myung-Whun Chung, piano
Lon 452667
10:12
Georges Bizet: Roma, III & IV
Orchestre National De Lille/Jean Claude Casadesus
Apex 7489952
13:47
Episode 2
Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement In A Minor
David Kim, violin; Choong-Jin Chang, viola.; Efe Baltacigil, viononcello.; Christoph Eschenbach, piano
Ondine 1084
13:23
Edward MacDowell: New England Idyls, Op. 62
1. An Old Garden
2. Mid-Summer
3. Mid-Winter
4. With Sweet Lavender
10. The Joy Of Autumn
Michel Legrand, piano
Apex 49576
10:42
Gian Carlo Menotti: Violin Concerto, II
Pacific Symphony Orchestra/Keith Clark; Ruggiero Ricci, violin
Reference 45
7:58
Lienas: Lamentatio
Schola Cantorum of Boston; Boston Camerata
Erato 45977
6:59
Enriquez: Recordando a Juan de Lienas
Orquesta Filarmónica del Bajío
Coro A.M.E.N. 10152
6:26
Zdenék Fibich: Poem
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra/Goran W. Nilson; Arve Tellefsen, violin
Grappa 4104
3:35
Episode 3
Maria Szymanowska: Nocturne B-Flat Major, Moderato
Anna Ciborowska, piano
Dux 450
5:30
Ignace Paderewski: Minuet, Op. 14, No. 1
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
RCA 61265
3:52
William Alwyn: Concerto for harp and string orchestra, “Lyra Angelica”, I & II
City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox; Rachel Masters, harp
Chan 9065
15:15, 2:51
William Alwyn: Autumn Legend
City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox; Nicholas Daniel, English horn
Chan 9065
11:57
György Ligeti: Etude for Piano, Book 1 No. 6, Automne à Varsovie
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Sony 62308
4:22
Piazzolla: Otoño Porteño
Daniel Barenboim, piano; Rodolfo Mederos, double bass.; Héctor Console, bandoneon
Teldec 13474
4:53
Rachmainoff: Italian Polka For Trumpet & Piano (4 Hands)
Alastair Mackie, trumpet; Vladimir Ashkenazy & Vovka Ashkenazy, pianos
Decca 470291
1:57
Episode 4
Reynaldo Hahn: Piano Concerto In E
1. Improvisation
2. Danse
3. Rêverie, Toccata et Finale
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Jean-Yves Ossonce; Stephen Coombs, piano
Hyperion 66897
16:23, 1:42
Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs (excerpts)
Boston Symphony Orchestra/James Levine; Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson, ms.
Nonesuch 79954
20:28
Gustave Charpentier: Impressions of Italy
“On The Hill-Tops”
Orchestre du Theatre National/Pierre Dervaux
EMI 65150
6:01
Gustave Charpentier: Louise
“Depuis Le Jour”
Prague Philharmonia/Emmanuel Villaume; Anna Netrebko, soprano
DG B001221702
5:20
Episode 5
Taverner: “Dum Transisset Sabbatum”
Choir Of King’s College Cambridge/Philip Ledger
EMI 65103
8:23
John Tavener: The Hidden Face
Fretwork; Michael Chance; Nicholas Daniel, oboe
HM 907285
17:42
Tallis: “Why fum’th in Sight”
Theatre of Voices/Hiller
HM 907154
3:45
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DG 419191
14:11
Duke Ellington: “I Didn’t Know About You”
Karrin Allyson, Russ Long, Gerald Spaits, Todd Strait
Concord 4543
4:29