This week Bill explores a request from a listener in Philadelphia, who would like to hear solos and concerti from different members of the symphony orchestra. Bill feels orchestras are one of the great creations of humankind. One hundred musicians artfully blend together, but each instrumentalist has their own personality and spirit. Bill creates a fantastic playlist of clarinet, horn, oboe, violin and even saxophone solos played by our favorite orchestral heroes. We’ll end the week with Ravel’s Bolero, where every instrument gets to shine.
Orchestral Heroes
Playlist
Episode 1
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Capriccio espagñol for orchestra, Op. 34:
I. Alborada. Vivo e Strepitoso
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic
Bernstein Century – Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Sony 60737
1:20
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Capriccio espagñol for orchestra, Op. 34:
IV. Scena e Canto Gitano. Allegretto
V. Fandango Asturiano
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic
Bernstein Century – Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Sony 60737
7:35
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Scheherazade, IV. Festival In Bagdad;
The Sea; Shipwreck; Conclusion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Fritz Reiner
Scheherazade ● La Mer
RCA 7018
11:42
Ravel, Maurice: Le Tombeau de Couperin
1.Prelude
2. Menuet
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/ Hugh Wolff
Kathy Greenbank, oboe
Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole / Mother Goose / Alborada Del Gracioso
/ Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2
RCA 74006
7:36
Mussorgsky, Modest/ Ravel, Maurice: Pictures At An Exhibition –
Promenade #1
Promenade #2
The Old Castle
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Rafael Kubelik
Pictures at an Exhibition
Mercury 434 378
6:20
Mussorgsky, Modest/ Ravel, Maurice:
Pictures at An Exhibition –
Ballet of The Unhatched Chicks
Bydlo
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Rafael Kubelik
Pictures at an Exhibition
Mercury 434 378
3:31
Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel: Pictures At An Exhibition –
Samuel Goldenburg & Schmuyle;
Baba Yaga;
The Great Gate of Kiev
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Rafael Kubelik
Pictures at an Exhibition
Mercury 434 378
9:36
Episode 2
Strauss, Richard: Oboe Concerto In D, AV 144 – 1. Allegro Moderato
Max Wilcox: Chamber Orchestra
John de Lancie, oboe
Oboe Concerto
RCA 87989
8:30
Strauss, Richard: Don Quixote, Op. 35 – Introduction: Mässiges Zeitmass
Theme: Mässig
Var. 1: Gemächlich
Var. 2: Kriegerisch
Var. 3: Mässiges Zeitmass
Var. 4: Etwas Breiter
Var. 5: Sehr Langsam
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra/ Eugene Ormandy Lorne Munroe, violoncello
Eugene Ormandy conducts Richard Strauss
Sony 19439709532
22:57
Strauss, Richard: Don Quixote, Op. 35 –
Var. 6: Schnell
Var. 7: Ein Wenig Ruhiger Als Vorher
Var. 8: Gemächlich
Var. 9: Schnell Und Stürmisch
Var. 10: Viel Breiter
Finale: Sehr Ruhig
Lorne Munroe; Eugene Ormandy
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra/ Eugene Ormandy Lorne Munroe, violoncello
Eugene Ormandy conducts Richard Strauss
Sony 19439709532
16:57
Strauss, Richard: Oboe Concerto In D, AV 144 – 4. Allegro
Max Wilcox Chamber Orchestra, John de Lancie, oboe
Oboe Concerto
RCA 87989
2:36
Episode 3
Stravinsky, Igor: Petrouchka- Version 1911:
Tableau III – The Blackamoor & The Ballerina
Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti
Petrushka – Jeu De Cartes
London 443 775
1:29
Rouse, Christopher: Trombone Concerto – II. III.
Colorado Symphony Orchestra/,Marin Alsop, Joseph Alessi
Rouse: Trombone Concerto
RCA 68410
15:21
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, K. 447: III. Allegro
The Philadelphia Orchestra/ Eugene Ormandy, Mason Jones,horn
Four Horn Concertos
CBS Classics 61095
3:16
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, K. 417: I. Allegro maestoso
Philharmonic Orchestra/ Herbert von Karajan, Dennis Brain, horn
Horn Concertos
Great Recordings of the Century 7610132
6:35
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Concerto in D Major K. 412:
II.Rondo – Allegro
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Lowell Greer, horn
Mozart Horn Concertos
Harmonia Mundi HMU 907012
3:51
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat, K. 417:
II. Andante
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner Alan Civil, horn
Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4
Philips 50
4:12
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat, K. 495:
3. Rondo (Allegro Vivace)
Orpheus Chamber/ David Jolley, horn
4 Hornkonzerte
DG 427 814
3:43
Schumann, Robert: Konzertstuck in F major for 4 Horns & Orchestra, Op. 86, I.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Daniel Barenboim, Dale Clevenger, Thomas Howell, Norman Schweikert, Richard Oldberg
The Chicago Principal
DG B000002502
7:35
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat, K. 417:
II. Andante (excerpt)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner Alan Civil, horn
Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4
Philips 50
2:19
Episode 4
Rossini, Gioachino: La Scala Di Seta – Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Fritz Reiner
Rossini Overtures
RCA 60387
6:28
Strauss, Richard: Duett-Concertino, TrV 293:
III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra/ Gerard Schwarz
Kenneth Munday, bassoon David Shifrin, clarinet
Duet-Concertino / Concerto Da Camera
Nonesuch 79018
13:26
Honegger, Arthur: Concerto da Camera:
I. Allegretto amabile
II. Andante
III. Vivace
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra/ Gerard Schwarz,
David Shostak, flute, Allan Vogel, oboe
Duet-Concertino / Concerto Da Camera
Nonesuch 79018
15:51
Britten, Benjamin: Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra, Op. 34
London Symphony/ Benjamin Britten
Britten: Young Person’s Guide to The Orchestra
London 417 509
16:32
Episode 5
Tchaikovsky,Peter: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 1: No. 5 Pas de deux – II. Andante – Allegro
André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra/ André Previn
Swan Lake
EMI 49531
5:43
Schwantner, Joseph: Percussion Concerto; I. Con forza
Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero, Christopher Lamb, percussion
Percussion Concerto / Morning’s Embrace / Chasing Light
Naxos 8.559678
5:32
Ginastera, Alberto: Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23;
I. Tema per violoncello ed arpa
II. Interludio per corde
III. Variazione giocosa per Flauto
IV. Variazione in modo di scherzo per Clarinetto
drammatica per viola
VI. Variazione canonica per Oboe e Fagotto
VII. Variazione ritmica per Tromba e Trombone
VIII. Variazione in modo di Moto perpetuo per Violino
IX. Variazione pastorale per Corno
X. Interludio per Fiati
XI. Ripresa dal tema per Contrabbasso
XII. Variazione finale in modo di Rondo per orchestra
Israel Chamber Orchestra/ Gisele Ben-Dor
Glosses sobre temes de Pau Casals / Variaciones concertantes
Naxos 8.572249
24:06
Ravel, Maurice: Boléro
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Georg Solti
Boléro / Le Sacre Du Printemps
London 417 704
14:44
