Afoot and lighthearted, Bill takes to the open road with the world before him. In the steps of Walt Whitman, he explores the relationship of man to nature as expressed in music. We start this week with Bryn Terfel singing The Vagabond, the words of Robert Lewis Stevenson set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Bill will then “inhale great drafts of space” with Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, Strauss’ Alpine Symphony, and Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras. Come join us on this colorful musical path.
Outward Bound
Playlist
Episode 1
Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage, 1st year (excerpt)
Hough, piano
Années de pèlerinage – Suisse
Hyp 67424
1:01
Vaughan Williams: “The Vagabond”
from Songs of Travel
Terfel, bass baritone; Martineau, piano
The Vagabond
DG 445946
3:14
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 1, A Sea Symphony, I
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Spano
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Telarc 80588
17:28
Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2, Mysterious Mountain, Op. 132
American Composer’s Orchestra/Davies
Hovhaness, Harrison: Symphonies
Nimbus 2512
16:17
Grieg: “Mountaineer’s Tune”
English Chamber Orchestra/Langford; Petri, recorder
The Best of Grieg including the Piano Concerto in A minor
Decca 438380
2:30
Mozart: Cosi fan Tutti, Act I Finale
Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Solti
von Otter, mezzo soprano; Scarabelli, ssoprano
Fleming, soprano; Bär, bariton; Lopardo, tenor; Pertusi, baritone
Mozart – Così fan tutte
Decca 444174
0:30 excerpt
Mozart: Cosi fan Tutti, Act I finale
Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Solti
von Otter, mezzo soprano; Scarabelli, ssoprano
Fleming, soprano; Bär, bariton; Lopardo, tenor; Pertusi, baritone
Mozart – Così fan tutte
Decca 444174
8:22
Episode 2
Villa-Lobos: Forest of the Amazon (excerpt)
Vocalise
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Heller; Fleming, soprano
Villa-lobos: Forest of The Amazon
Delos 1037
:59
Strauss: Alpine Symphony, Op. 64
Vienna Philharmonic/Previn
Strauss: Alpine Symphony
Telarc 80211
22:10, 26:10
Villa-Lobos: Bachiana Brasileira No. 2
“The Little Train of the Brazilian Countryman”
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela/Mata
Orbon, Villa-Lobos, Estevez, Chavez
Dorian 90179
4:24
Episode 3
Ives: Concord Sonata (excerpts)
Jeremy Denk, piano
Jeremy Denk Plays Ives
Thomas Hampson Media 2567
1:00
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Pastoral, Op. 68
I.
Vienna Philharmonic/Abbado
Beethoven: Symphony no 6, Choral Fantasy
DG 419779
13:23, 2:24
Ireland: “Sea Fever”
Terfel, bass baritone; Martineau, piano
The Vagabond
DG B0004216
2:16
Berlioz: Le Corsaire, Op. 21 (after The Red Rover of J.F. Cooper)
London Symphony Orchestra/Davis
Berlioz: Great Orchestral Works
Phil 456149
8:34
Sibelius: The Oceanides, Op. 73
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Rattle
Symphony No. 1 In E Minor / The Oceanides
EMI 47515
10:31
Vaughan Williams: Coastal Command
“Hebrides”
Philharmonia Orchestra/Alwyn
The Red Shoes: Classic British Film Music
Silva 1011
1:35
Keel: Trade Winds
Terfel, bass baritone; Martineau, piano
The Vagabond
DG B0004216
2:09
Vaughan Williams: Sea Songs
Northern Sinfonia/Hickox
Vaughan Williams: The Complete EMI Recordings
EMI 49770
3:50
Fraser (arr. Pine): Medley of Scots Tunes
Pine, Fraser, violins
American Viola Works
Cedille 90000053
5:54
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Pastoral, Op. 68, I
Vienna Philharmonic/Abbado
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Choral Fantasy
DG 419779
2:19
Episode 4
Wagner: Pilgrims’ Chorus
“Beglückt darf nun dich”
Vienna Philharmonic and Wiener Staatsopernchor/Solti
Braun, tenor; Dernesch, mezzo soprano
The Greatest Choral Show On Earth
Decca 289466 075-2
5:03
Bizet: Carmen
“Ecoute, Ecoute, Compagnon, Ecoute”
Orchestre Du Theatre National De L’Opera/Prêtre; Callas, soprano; Gedda, tenor
Callas Edition – Bizet: Carmen
EMI 56281
4:01
Berlioz: Harold en Italie, op.16,
III. Sérénade
London Symphony Orchestra/Davis; Imai, viola
Complete Orchestral Works
Phillips 456-143
6:38
Morricone: Marco Polo
“Main Theme”
Roma Sinfonietta/Morricone; Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello
Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone
Sony 93456
3:24
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied
New Philharmonia Orchestra/ Klemperer; Ludwig, s.
The Complete Works
EMI 74523
29:25, 1:08 {excerpt}
Episode 5
Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Kubelìk
Ma Vlast
Supraphon 1997
11:40
Cohen/Smetana: Israel National Anthem; Hatikvah (excerpt)
Anthems of all Nations
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Anthems of All Nations, Vol. 1 & 2
Label/ Archvie: Folkways Records (1956}
:59
Villa-Lobos:Sails; Forest of the Amazon
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Heller; Fleming,
Villa-lobos: Forest Of The Amazon
Delos 1037
3:21
Villa-Lobos: On the Way to the Hunt Forest of the Amazon: (excerpt)
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Heller; Fleming, s.
Villa-lobos: Forest Of The Amazon
Delos 1037
:40
Ferde Grofe: The Grand Canyon Suite
I. “Sunrise”
II. “Painted Desert”
III. “On the Trail”
IV. “Sunset”
V. “Cloudburst”
Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy; Carroll, violin; Smith, celesta
An American In Paris / Porgy And Bess / Grand Canyon Suite
Sony SBK 62402
32:44
