What happens when your favorite classical music radio host tackles spring cleaning? We reap the benefits of his discoveries! Bill was digging deep into the back of his hall closet when he spied a mysterious box. He wondered, he reached, he opened, and he found a treasure trove of wonderful recordings: Andras Schiff playing Beethoven Op. 111 and the Diabelli Variations, Martha Argerich playing Mozart Concerti with Claudio Abbado, and many, many more. And we’ll get to discover them all, right along with Bill.
Music from the Magic Box
Playlist
Episode 1
Biaggio Marini: Sonata sopra “Fuggi dolente core”, Op. 12
Palladian Ensemble
An Excess of Pleasure
Linn CHK010
5:17
Vincente de Paredes: Ler Devagar
Susan Palma, flute
Lisboa Intima
4:50
Vincente de Paredes: Alfama
Susan Palma, flute
Lisboa Intima
3:16
Ivan Lins: Iluminados
Susan Palma, flute; Joao Moeira, trumpet
Lisboa Intima
5:45
JS Bach: Partita No. 1 in B-Flat, BWV 825
1.Praeludium
2. Allemande
3. Corrente
4. Sarabande
5. Menuet 1 & 2
6. Gigue
Murray Perahia, piano
Bach: Partitas #1, 5 & 6
Sony Classical 744361
18:21
Morton Gould: American Caprice
Lara Downes, piano
America Again
Sono Luminus 92207
5:03
Duke Ellington: Melancholia
Lara Downes, piano
America Again
Sono Luminus 92207
3:01
Israel Kauakahi: Kaleohano
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
America Again
Sono Luminus 92207
3:39
Episode 2
W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
Mozart: Don Giovanni Highlights
Philips 438494
6:03
W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K 466
I.. Allegro
II. Romance
III. Allegro Assai
Orchestra Mozart/Abbado; Martha Argerich, piano
Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 20 & 25 /Abbado; Martha Argerich, piano
DG 002002402
14:05, 9:02, 7:51
Alberto Ginastera: Harp Concerto, Op. 25
1. Allegro Giusto
Yolanda Kondonassis; Oberlin Orchestra/Jiménez
Ginastera: One Hundred
Oberlin Music 04
9:25
Alberto Ginastera: Pampeana No. 1, Op. 16
Gil Shaham, violin; Orli Shaham, piano
Ginastera: One Hundred
Oberlin Music 04
9:04
Episode 3
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49
1. Molto Allegro E Agitato
Emanuel Ax, piano; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Op 49 Op 66
Sony 752192
10:07
Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 100
1. Allegro Amabile
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yuja Wang, piano
Brahms – The Violin Sonatas
Decca 0289 478 6442 4
8:29
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8
1. Allegro Con Brio
Jeremy Denk, piano; Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello
For the Love of Brahms
Sony 532179
13:16
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No.7 in D minor Op.70 : III Scherzo [Vivace – Poco meno mosso]
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier
Symphony No.7
Warner Classics 666562
7:45
Vincente de Parades: Verdes Anos
Susan Palma, flute; Pedro Joia, guitar
Lisboa Intima
4:44
Aaron Copland: Blues No. 1
(Sentimental Melody: Slow Dance)
Lara Downes, piano
America Again
Sono Luminus 92207
1:35
Lou Harrison: New York Waltzes
1. Waltz In C
2. Hesitation Waltz
3.Waltz in A
Lara Downes, piano
America Again
Sono Luminus 92207
0:47, 1:09, 1:19
Episode 4
John Dowland: Lachrimae Antiquae
John Holloway, Monika Baer, Renate Steinmann
Pavans and Fantasies from the Age of Dowland
ECM 4810430
4:19
Gaspar Cassadó: Suite Per Violoncello
I. Preludio-Fantasia (A Zarabanda): Andante
II. Sardana (Danza): Allegro Giusto
III. Intermezzo E Danza Finale (A Jota)
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Solo
DG 0289 478 5296 4
16:03
Enrique Albano: Serie Argentina
“De la pampa y los cerros”
1. Preludio
2. Danza del nandu herido (The Wounded Spider)
3. Zamba (slow dance in 3/4)
4. Ventisquero (Glacial zone in mountains)
Mirian Conti, piano
Piano Music of Argentina Vol. 2
Steinway & Sons 30023
7:36
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Sonata
No.17 In D Minor, Op.31 No.2 “Tempest”
1. Largo – Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegretto
Maurizio Pollini, piano
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas
DG 002235002
21:00
Episode 5
Traditional: Jose Embala O Menino
Susan Palma, flute
Lisboa Intima
2:09
W.A. Mozart: Piano Concerto #7 In F For 2 Pianos,
K 242, “Lodron”
3. Rondeau
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Leon Fleisher, piano; Katherine Jacobson Fleisher, piano
Mozart: Piano Concertos No 12, 7 & 23
Sony 743505
7:07
W.A. Mozart: Piano Concerto #23 In A, K 488
2. Adagio
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Leon Fleisher, piano
Mozart: Piano Concertos No 12, 7 & 23
Sony 743505
7:10
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata #32 In C Minor, Op. 111
2. Arietta: Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile
András Schiff, piano
Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas
ECM 4812908
17:30
Fritz Kreisler: Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Lambert Orkis, piano
Tango Song and Dance
DG 0289 471 5002 2
4:16
Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Lambert Orkis, piano
Tango Song and Dance
DG 0289 471 5002 2
4:24
Fritz Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Lambert Orkis, piano
Tango Song and Dance
DG 0289 471 5002 2
2:15
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Shakespeare Songs,
Op. 24 – Sea Murmurs
Daniel Hope, violin, Maria Todtenhaupt, harp
Escape to Paradise – The Hollywood Album
DG 002145302
2:19
Johannes Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Yuja Wang, piano
Brahms – The Violin Sonatas
London B0020329-02
8:29