Which came first, the composition or the dance? Can we even pull them apart? It’s hard to say, but this week we’ll follow the dance through solo works, the opera, and the symphony. Highlights include gigues, gavottes, waltzes and galliards from John Dowland, JS Bach, Haydn, Mozart. We dance out the week with Shostakovich’s Tahiti Trot.
Invitation to the Dance, Part I
Playlist
Episode 1
Anonymous: The Play of Daniel (excerpt)
New York Pro Musical/ Greenberg
The Play of Daniel (A Twelfth Century Musical Drama)
MCA 10102
1:57
Praetorius, Michael: Terpsichore (excerpts), L’homme
arme
Calliope
Dances from Terpsichore
HM 907162
9:09
Anonymous: l’Homme arme
Calliope
Dances from Terpsichore
HM 907162
5:32
Dowland, John: Galliards of the King of Denmark & Queen Elizabeth
O’Dette, lute
Lute Music • 4
Naxos 8.570284
3:53
Lully, Jean-Baptiste: Amadis;Gigue: “Les Plaisirs Nous Suivent”
Chicago Baroque Ensemble; Patrice Michaels, soprano
The World of Lully
Cedille 90000043
3:55
Bach, JS: English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808
Glen Gould, piano
English Suites BWV 806-811
Sony 52606
13:08
Bach, JS: English Suite No. 3; Gavotte
Leonhardt, harpsichord
English Suites & Partitas
Sony 62949
3:15
Bach, JS: Orchestral Suite No. 3: Gavotte (excerpt) Gigue
Concentus Musicus Wien/ Harnoncourt
Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3, 5 & 6 · Overture No. 3
Teld 9031-75859
3:37
Bach, JS: “Gloria” from the B Minor Mass (excerpt)
Monteverdi Choir & the English Baroque Soloists/ Gardiner
Bach, J.S.: Mass In B Minor BWV 232
Arch 55142
1:43
Episode 2
Anonymous: Pavane pour le petite guaire; Pavane for Oboes & Les Bergers (excerpt)
Le Concert des Nations/Savall
L’orchestre De Louis Xiii
Alia Vox 9824
2:14
Anonymous: Pavane pour le petite guaire (excerpt)
Le Concert des Nations/Savall
L’orchestre De Louis Xiii
Alia Vox 9824
2:14
Anonymous: Pavane pour le petite guaire, Pavane for Oboes & Les Bergers
Le Concert des Nations/Savall
L’orchestre De Louis Xiii
Alia Vox 9824
5:40
Anonymous: Pavane pour le petite guaire, (excerpt)
Le Concert des Nations/Savall
L’orchestre De Louis Xiii
Alia Vox 9824
1:09
Marais, Marin: Five Old French Dances: Nos. 2 and 5
Yizhak Schotten, viola Edward Parmentier, harpsichord
Yizhak Schotten, Viola
Crystal 635
3:31
Bach, JS: Suite No. 1 for Violoncello, BWV 1007
Mstislav Rostropovich, Violoncello
Cello-Suiten
EMI 55364
16:13
Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Gigue
Concentus Musicus Wien/ Harnoncourt
Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3, 5 & 6 · Overture No. 3
Teld 9031-75859
5:39
Bach, JS: Orchestra Suite No. 2 (excerpt)
Wurttemberg/Faerber; Galway, flute
Suite No. 2 Concerto For Flute, Violin, & Harpsichord
RCA 09026-60900
13:24
Bach, JS: Suite No. 1 for Violoncello, BWV 1007 (excerpt)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Violoncello
Cello-Suiten
EMI 55364
2:00
Episode 3
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Minuet in G
Moura Lymphony, piano
The Perfect Beethoven
Apr.6011
2:12
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 6, “Le Matin”, III. Minuet
Orchestra of St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble
Haydn: Morning, Noon & Evening / St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble
Arabesque 6756
4:02
Mozart, WA: Symphony No. 39 Minuet (excerpt)
Orch of the Eighteenth Century/ Bruggen
Beethoven: Symphony No 2; Mozart: Symphony No 39
Philips 422389
3:52
Mozart, WA: The Marriage of Figaro; “Se voul ballare”
Orchestra del Acadamia Nationale de Santa/Chung; Bryn Terfel, baritone
Cecilia & Bryn – Duets / Chung, Orchestra of Santa Cecilia
Decca 1154012
2:16
Mozart, WA: Don Giovanni Act I (Finale)
Berlin Phil/ Karajan; Malta, Winbergh, Furlanetto
Battle, Baltsa, Tomowa-Sintow, Ramey
Mozart: Don Giovanni
DG 419179
8:05
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 9, II. Molto Vivace
Berlin Phil/ Karajan
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Coriolan Overture
DG 447 401
10:55
Lanner, Joseph: Steyrische Tanze, Op.165
Ensemble Wien
Lanner: Dance Music from Old Vienna
Sony 57974
5:57
Brahms, Johannes: Liebes-lieder Waltzes 1-6
Bonney, von Otter, Streit, Bär, soloists; Deutsch & Forsberg pianos
Brahms, Schumann: Liebeslieder
EMI 55430
7:49
Chopin, Frederic: Minute Waltz
Rubenstein, piano
The Chopin Collection: The Waltzes
RCA 5492
1:49
Episode 4
Weber, Carl Marie von: Invitation to the Dance
Vienna Philharmonic/ Harnoncourt
New Year’s Concert
DG 474250
9:30
Strauss II, Johann: Tales from the Vienna Woods
Vienna Philharmonic/ Maazel
Wiener Bonbons- New Year’s Concert 1983
DG 410516
11:56
Mahler, Gustav: “Rhein Legend” from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
London Philharmonic/ Morris; Jannet Baker, mezzo soprano
Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Young Magic Horn)
Nimb 5084
2:59
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 2, II
Vienna Philharmonic/ Abbado
Mahler: 10 Symphonien
DG 447023
10:32
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 2, III (excerpt)
London Philharmonic/Solti
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
Decca B002494101
6:34
Shostakovich, Dmitry: Symphony No. 5,II Allegrettto Scherzo (excerpt)
Vienna Phil/ Solti
Shostakovich 5; Mendelssohn 4
London 440476
5:17
Shostakovich, Dmitry:Symphony No. 5, II. Allegretto (excerpt)
Vienna Phil/ Solti
Shostakovich 5; Mendelssohn 4
London 440476
0:45
Episode 5
Chopin, Frederic: Mazurka in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30 No.4
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Horowitz – Live and Unedited – Historic 1965 Return Concert
Sony 93023
3:49
Chopin, Frederic: 2 Mazurkas: Op. 17 No. 4, Op. 24 No. 2
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Volume Eleven Mazurkas
Arab 6730
6:15
Chopin, Frederic: Polonaise Op. 40, No. 1, Waltz: Op. 64 No. 2 Waltz Op. Posth. E Minor
Arthur Rubenstein, piano
The Legendary Artur Rubinstein
EMI 67007
9:20
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Waltz from the String Serenade
LSO/ Barbirolli
Serenade In C For String Orchestra / Variations On A Theme By Tchaikovsky
EMI 67700
3:49
Bartók, Bela: Roumanian Folk Dances
CSO/Solti
Solti – Mephisto Magic
Lon 443444
6:04
Grainger, Percy: Morris Dance: Country Gardens
Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Montgomery
Famous Folk Settings
Chan 6542
2:18
Bernstein, Leonard: On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
New York Phil/ Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein the Composer
Sony 534531
9:41
Shostakovich, Dmitry: Tahiti Trot
Concertgebouw/Chailly
The Jazz Album
Lon 433702
3:29
Bartók, Bela: Roumanian Folk Dances
CSO/Solti
Solti – Mephisto Magic
Lon 443444
6:04