School Days

April 19, 2013, 7:00 pm

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The energy behind the start of a new school year inspires a week dedicated to children’s songs and young composers and performers.


Playlist

Episode 1

School Days (excerpt)
Pete Fountain & The Kings of Dixieland
Crownstar Records
1:22

Mozart: 3 Kontretänze: KV 33b, KV 15h & KV 15x
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Phil 586502
2:55, 2:12

Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E-flat Major, KV 16
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Marriner
Phil 568602
11:03

Bernstein: Elegy for Mippy II
Alessi, trombone
Cala 508
1:58

Bernstein: Peter Pan; “Who am I?” 
Alexander, soprano.; Crone, piano
Etcetera 1037
2:11

Bernstein: Waltz for Mippy III
Deck, tuba.; Lamb, piano
Cala 508
1:51

Ravel: Mother Goose
Pittsburg Symphony Orch/Previn
Phil 400016
27:59

Episode 2

Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Firkusny, piano
EMI 66068
16:41

Ives: Violin Sonata No. 4,Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting
Meyers, violin; Schub, piano
RCA 68114
9:43

Elgar: The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a
Ulster Orch/Thomson
Chan 8318
20:30

Episode 3

Elgar: Dream Children, Op. 43
Halle Orchestra/Elder
Halle 7509
6:52

Mendelssohn: Octet, Op. 20, II & IV
Guarneri & Orion Quartets
Arab 6714
4:31, 6:06

Greenberg: Quintet for Strings, II
Julliard String Quartet; Adkins, viola
Sony 681804
5:11

Greenburg: Symphony No. 5, II & IV
LSO/Serebrier
Sony 681804
12:35

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture & Scherzo (excerpt)
CSO/Levine
Universal 344202
11:44, 3:12

Episode 4

de Falla, arr. Kreisler: Danse Espagnole fr. La Vida Breve
Menuhin, violin; Balsam, piano
Biddulph 46
3:18

Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in d minor, BWV 1043
Paris Symphony Orchestra/Monteux; Enesco & Menuhin, violin
EMI 67101
15:25

Chopin: Waltz in a minor, Op 32, No. 2
de Laroccha, piano
Vai 1001
6:38

Berman: Mazurka
Berman, piano
Columbia/Mel 37
1:26

Clementi: Sonatina No. 1 in C Major, Op. 36
Chun, piano
Centaur 2439
3:53

Paganini: Theme from “Witches Dance”
Nadien, violin
Suzuki Instructional CD
:36, :39

Paganini: Caprice in g minor, Op. 1 No. 6
Rabin, violin
Sony 60894
3:06

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, III
Midori Goto, violin
Phil 420943
6:54

Mahler: Symphony No. 3, V
CSO/Haitink; DeYoung, mezzo soprano
CSO 901701
4:17

Episode 5

Clementi: Sonatina No. 4 in F Major, Op. 36
Chun, piano
Centaur 2439
7:21

Chopin: Etudes: Op. 10 No. 3, Op. 25 No. 5, Op. 10 No. 12 & Op. 25 No. 1
Pollini, piano
DG 413794
11:19

Bartók: Transylvanian Dance for Two Violins
Muzsikás and Márta Sebestyén, violins
Fono 571439
1:46

Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Bk. I (excerpts)
Jandó, piano
Naxos 8557821
2:20

Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25
Royal Phil/Boult; Dohnányi, piano
Decca 458361
23:00

Grofé: Huckleberry Finn fr. Mississippi Suite
Eastman-Rochester Orch/Hanson
Mercury 434355
2:31