Have you ever had a friend steer you toward terrific music you’d never heard before? This week, Bill has solicited suggestions from a number of radio friends for great pieces of music that almost never get played. Join us for a Celtic Symphony from Bantock and lesser known pieces by Mahler, Wagner, Rodrigo. Get ready to discover your next favorite piece of music!
Hidden Gold, Part II
Playlist
Episode 1
Bantock: Celtic Symphony
Royal Philharonic/Handley
Hyperion 66450
19:53
Vaughan Williams: Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus
English String Orchestra/Boughton
Nimbus 7009
10:43
Farrar: English Pastoral Impressions
Philharmonia Orchestra/Mitchell
Chandos 9586
14:11
Bantock: The Witch of Atlas (excerpt)
Royal Philharmonic/Handley
Hyp 66450
6:10
Episode 2
Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra
Israel Philharmonic/Bernstein
DG 427042
14:24, :28
Thompson: Symphony No. 3, III
New Zealand Symphony/ Schenck
Koch 7413
9:04
Kurka: Symphony No. 2, Op. 24
Grant Park Orchestra/Kalmar
Cedille 77
21:17
MacDowell: Sea Pieces (excerpts)
Barbagallo, piano
Naxos 8559010
6:40
Episode 3
Vorisek: Mass in B flat (excerpts)
Czech Nat’l Symphony and Prague Chamber Chorus/Freeman
Cedille 58
10:58
Martinu: Symphony No. 4, I
Czech Philharmonic/Neumann
Supraphon 2082
7:01
Mahler: Das Klagende Lied, I
London Philharmonic/Boulez
Sony 45841
30:09
Episode 4
Bertali: Chiacone
Holloway, violin; Assenbaum, organ; Mortensen, harp
ECM 1668
9:24
Massenet: Chérubin
“Vive Amour Qui Rêve”
Choeur Les Eléments/Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse/Plasson; Dessay, soprano
Virgin 45610
4:09
Massenet: Le Cid: Navarraise
National Philharmonic/Bonynge
Lon 7032
3:00
Rodrigo: Fantasía para un gentilhombre
Philharmonia Orchestra/Ros Marbà; Bitetti, guitar
EMI 49050
20:46
Rouse: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (excerpts)
Houston Symphony/Eschenbach; Wincenc, flute
Telarc 80452
8:48,3:20
Episode 5
Wagner: Das Liebesverbot Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra/D’Avalos
ASV 996
9:57
Mascagni: L’amico Fritz
“Suzel, buon dì” (Cherry Duet)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra/Gavazzeni;
Pavarotti, tenor; Freni, soprano
EMI 67830
4:13
Reger: Serenade in G, Op. 141a, I
Serenata of London
ASV 875
4:41
Dohnányi: Suite in F-sharp minor
III. Romanza
Royal Philharmonic/Sargent
EMI 63183
6:13
Mompou: Combat del somni
“Jo Et Presentia Com La Mar”
Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra/Ros Marbà; de los Angeles, soprano
EMI 65061
1:59
Suk: Fairy Tale, Op. 16, I & II
Czech Philharmonic/ Belohlávek
Chan 9640
10:35, 3:40
Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet and Strings, III
City of London Sinfonia/Hickox; Collins, clarinet
Virgin 90718
7:43
