This week, we will explore how families create music together across generations, where stories, traditions, and love intertwine. Imagine if Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were fruits; they certainly wouldn’t have strayed far from their family tree! We will listen to duets, concertos, and solo pianos performances by many related musicians, including the Haefliger, Shaham, McFerrin, and Romero families.
In a Family Way
Playlist
Episode 1
Bach, JS: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Goossens
David Oistrakh & Igor Oistrakh, violins
DG 447427
4: 13
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E- flat Major, K. 364, II & III
Moscow Philharmonic/Menhuin
David Oistrakh violin; Igor Oistrakh, viola
BBC Legends 4019
17:20
Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano, K. 376, II
Yehundi Menuhin, violin; Hephzibah Menuhin, piano
EMI 63834
6:16
Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano, K. 378, I
Yehudi Menuhin, violin; Yaltah Menuhin, piano
EMI 63834
4:57
Mozart: Concerto for Three Pianos in F Major, K. 242, III
Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy
Robert, Jean, & Gaby Casadesus, pianos
Urania 4247
5:52
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527
“Là ci Darem La Mano”
“Là ci Darem La Mano”
Staatskapelle Berlin/Fricke;
Evelyn Lear, soprano; Thomas Stewart, tenor
Berlin Classics
3:18
Foster: “Hard Times Come Again No More,” “Beautiful Dreamer”
Evelyn Lear, soprano; Thomas Stewart, tenor;
Erik Werba, piano
DG 689702
3:15, 2:24
Mozart: Concerto for Three Pianos in F Major, K. 242 (excerpt)
Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy
Robert, Jean, & Gaby Casadesus, pianos
Urania 4247
2:31
Episode 2
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
“Das Trinklied Vom Jammer Der Erde”
“Das Trinklied Vom Jammer Der Erde”
NY Philharmonic/Walter
Ernst Haefliger, tenor
Sony 92460
9:30
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in c minor, Op. 111, I
Andreas Haefliger, piano
Avie 41
8:29
Prokofiev: Sonata in D Major for Flute and Piano, Op. 94, I & II
Marina Piccinini, flute; Andreas Haefliger, piano
Avie 2087
12:52
Dvorák: Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100
Gil Shaham, violin; Oril Shaham, piano
DG 449820
17:20
Episode 3
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, K. 365, I
Marlboro Festival Orchestra/Schneider
Rudolf & Peter Serkin, pianos
Sony 46255
10:06
Beethoven: Sonata No. 9 in A Major for Violin and Piano, Kreutzer , I
Pamela Frank, violin; Claude Frank, piano
Music & Arts 1143
13:45
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy;
Claude Frank & Lilian Kallir, piano
Sony 62638
20:30
Episode 4
Moreno-Torroba:
Caballero del Alto Plumero “Flower Duet”
Orchestra/Marco;
Bernabé Martí, tenor; Montserrat Caballé, soprano
RCA 68148
4:45
Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann
“Belle Nuit”
Barcelona Teatro Liceo Orchestra/Gimenez
Montserrat Caballé, soprano; Montserrat Martí, soprano
RCA 129646
3:57
Falla: Canciones Espanolas (excerpts)
Los Romeros, guitar
Phil 412609
6:16
Lecuona: Malagueña From Andalucia Suite
Gregory & Ryan Brown [of The 5 Browns], piano
RCA 78719
3:27
Liebermann: Garoyles, Op. 29, III
Melody Brown, piano
RCA 78719
2:07
Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Desirae & Deondra Brown, piano
RCA 78719
5:06
Paganini: Theme and Variations, Op. 8
La Streghe
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin; Bella Davidovich, piano
Artek 30
11:24
Brahms: Sonata in A Major, Op. 100, I
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin; Bella Davidovich, piano
Novalis 150703
8:46
Joplin: Bethena-Ragtime Waltz (excerpt)
Katia & Marielle Labèque, piano
Sony 48381
1:38
Episode 5
I. Stravinsky: Concerto for Two Solo Pianos, III & IV
Igor & Soulima Stravinsky, piano
EMI 54607
8:32
McFerrin: “Discipline”
Robert & Bobby McFerrin, voice
iTunes
4:41
Puccini: La Bohème
“O Soave Fanciulla”
“O Soave Fanciulla”
Modena Teatro Comunale Orchestra/Magiera;
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor; Mirella Freni, soprano
RCA 62541
4:04
Dvorák: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 21, I
Chung Trio
Decca 421118
9:18
Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81, III
Orion Quartet; Peter Serkin, piano
Arab 6731
4:38
Lieberson, Peter: “Amor mio, si muero y tu no mueres”
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Levine
Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
Nonesuch 79954
7:12
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (excerpts)
WQXR Radio Broadcast
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, K. 365, III
Marlboro Festival Orchestra/Schneider
Rudolf & Peter Serkin, pianos
Sony 46255
6:46
