By age 20, Andre Previn was successfully composing for Hollywood and playing the piano in Jazz clubs. Soon after winning one of his many Academy Awards, for “My Fair Lady”, Previn released a highly acclaimed jazz album based on the popular songs from this Oscar winning movie. In the 1960s, at the top of his jazz and film composing career, he transformed his profession to include classical music. Previn is known for his open approach to blending the musical worlds of classical, pop, film, theater, and jazz. This week we will listen to recordings from his long career with the London Symphony, hear his brilliant piano playing, his film scores, and sample an aria or two from one of his operas.
Previn, André
Playlist
Episode 1
André Previn: Dance of Life
André Previn
Ballads: Solo Jazz Standards
Angel Records 555391
1:24
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478: II. Andante
André Previn, Young Uck Kim, Heiichiro Ohyama & Gary Hoffman
The Piano Quartets
Sony Classical 40094768
7:26
Frederick Loewe: I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face
André Previn, Shelly Manne & Leroy Vinnegar
My Fair Lady
Music for Pleasure MFP 50527
1:22
Frederick Loewe: Get Me to the Church on Time
André Previn, Shelly Manne & Leroy Vinnegar
My Fair Lady
Music for Pleasure MFP 50527
0:39
Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night
André Previn, Shelly Manne & Leroy Vinnegar
My Fair Lady
Music for Pleasure MFP 50527
1:28
George and Ira Gershwin: How Long Has This Been Going On?
Ella Fitzgerald and Andre Previn
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Pablo 2312 140
2:58
André Previn: By A Quiet Stream
Bill McGalughlin
Impressions for Piano, 20 Pieces for Students
1:25
André Previn: Parade of the Penguins
Bill McGalughlin
Impressions for Piano, 20 Pieces for Students
:41
André Previn & Dory Previn: Empty Is My Room
Michael Feinstein & André Previn, David Finck
Change of Heart: The Songs of André Previn
Telarc 34021
2:33
André Previn & Dory Previn: Medley: A Second Chance / Why Are We Afraid?
Michael Feinstein & André Previn, David Finck
Change of Heart: The Songs of André Previn
Telarc 34021
3:30
Andre Previn: Should I?
André Previn, Chic Parnell, Jackie Mills, Al Viola
Previn at the Piano
RCA Victor 214
2:29
Erich Wolfgang:
Captain Blood;Main Title;
Meeting On The Ocean; Finale
André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra
Korngold: The Sea Hawk
DG 471347
8:11
William Walton: Symphony #1 In B Flat Minor –
4. Maestoso
André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra
Walton: Symphony #1
RCA Victor Gold Seal 7830
12:06
Episode 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2 In E Minor, Op. 27 – 1. Largo, Allegro Moderato
Andre Previn, LSO
Symphony No.2 / Vocalise • Intermezzo & Dance (‘Aleko’)
EMI Classics 47159
19:03
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2 In E Minor, Op. 27 – 3. Adagio
Andre Previn, LSO
Symphony No.2 / Vocalise • Intermezzo & Dance (‘Aleko’)
EMI Classics 47159
15:42
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100 – 1st movement
André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra
Prokofiev: Symphonies 5 and 7
13:17
André Previn: Dance of Life
André Previn
Ballads: Solo Jazz Standards
Angel Records 555391
3:17
Episode 3
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 In G –
4. Sehr Behaglich Mahler
Elly Ameling; Andre Previn: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Mahler No. 4 in G
EMI 65179
9:50
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Symphony Orchestra of the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia / André Previn
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Symphony No. 5; Previn: Reflections
EMI 55371
16:33
W.A. Mozart: Piano Concerto #17, in G, K. 453-
3. Allegretto
André Previn: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Mozart: Piano Concertos #17 & 24
Philips 412 524
7:29
Claude Debussy: Prélude À L’Après-Midi D’Un Faune
André Previn: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Debussy: Images, Nocturnes
Phillips 426255
10:31
Claude Debussy: Prélude À L’Après-Midi D’Un Faune
André Previn: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Debussy: Images, Nocturnes
Phillips 426255
00:40
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream;
Scherzo
André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
EMI Classics 47163
4:52
Episode 4
André Previn: Vocalise for Soprano, Cello and Piano
Sylvia McNair, André Previn & Yo-Yo Ma
From Ordinary Things – Sonata for Cello And Piano – Four Songs
Sony Classical 62004
4:36
André Previn, Else Lasker-Schuler & Frau Ava:
Two Remembrances for Soprano, Alto Flute and Piano:
1. A Love Song
2. Lyric
Sylvia McNair, André Previn & Sandra Church
Previn: From Ordinary Things
Sony Classical 62004
6:28
André Previn: Sonata for Cello and Piano:
I. Vivace – Andante espressivo – Allegro
II. Adagio
Yo-Yo Ma & André Previn
From Ordinary Things – Sonata for Cello and Piano – Four Songs
Sony Classical 62004
18:37
André Previn, Toni Morrison:
Four Songs for Soprano, Cello and Piano:
2. Stones (Bright and Sassy)
Sylvia McNair, André Previn & Yo-Yo Ma
From Ordinary Things – Sonata for Cello and Piano – Four Songs
Sony Classical 62004
2:18
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C Minor,
K. 427 “Grosse Messe”: 3b. Credo: Et Incarnatus Est
Sylvia McNair, John Eliot Gardiner English Baroque Soloists
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – Mass In C Minor, K427 – Sylvia McNair – Diana Montague – Anthony Rolfe Johnson – Monteverdi Choir – English Baroque Soloists – John Eliot Gardiner
DG 420 210 2
8:06
Charlie Daniels: The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Sylvia McNair, vocals, and fiddle
Subject to Change! Silvia McNair
Harbinger Records 3203
4:10
Richard Strauss: Capriccio – Mondscheinmusik
André Previn: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite
DG 4377902
3:45
André Previn: Vocalise for Soprano, Cello and Piano
Sylvia McNair, André Previn & Yo-Yo Ma
From Ordinary Things – Sonata for Cello And Piano – Four Songs
Sony Classical 62004
2:00
Episode 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Trio in E,
K. 542: 1. Allegro (Live)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniel Müller-Schott & André Previn
Mozart: Piano Trios K. 502, 542, 548
DG 75796
0:41
Maurice Ravel:
Mère l’Oye – Ballet:
1. Pavane de la Belle Au Bois Dormant. Lent – Allegro – Mouvement de Valse Modéré
III. Les Entretiens de la Belle Et de la Bête. Mouvement de Valse Modéré
V. Apothéose: Le Jardin Féerique. Lent Et Grave
London Symphony Orchestra & André Previn
Ravel – L’enfant et les Sortilèges · Ma Mère l’Oye / LSO · Previn
DG 457589
11:03
André Previn: A Streetcar Named Desire,
Act 3: I Can Smell the Sea Air (Blanche)
Renée Fleming, André Previn & San Francisco Opera Orchestra
A Street Car Named Desire
DG 459366
3:42
André Previn: Diversions (1999): III. Fast
Vienna Philharmonic & André Previn
Previn: Diversions & Songs
DG 4710282
5:25
Leonard Bernstein: Serenade – Agathon
Anne-Sophie Mutter; André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra
ANDRÉ PREVIN – Violin Concerto
LEONARD BERNSTEIN – Serenade
Anne-Sophie Mutter
DG B0001313
7:54
Leonard Bernstein: Violin Concerto, “Anne-Sophie” –
1. Moderato
Anne-Sophie Mutter; André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra
ANDRÉ PREVIN – Violin Concerto
LEONARD BERNSTEIN – Serenade
Anne-Sophie Mutter
DG B0001313
9:48
André Previn & Dory Previn: Goodbye
Michael Feinstein & André Previn
Change of Heart: The Songs of André Previn
Telarc 34021
2:43
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Trio in E, K. 542:
1. Allegro (Live)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniel Müller-Schott & André Previn
Mozart: Piano Trios K. 502, 542, 548
DG 75796
7:05
André Previn: More than You Know
André Previn
Ballads: Solo Jazz Standards
2:59