Closing in on twenty years, Bill has been collecting and programming music for Exploring Music. However, many of his favorite recordings don’t find their way into a thematic week of EM and end up orphaned on a top shelf in his back room. These are special recordings that wait and wait for the right theme, and it begins to feel like they become a character in Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot. So, this week Bill pulled down these CDs and they became the theme – colorful, great performances of music that Bill adores.
Top Shelf I
Playlist
Episode 1
Handel, G. F.: Rinaldo, Act 2 Lascia ch’io pianga
Cecilia Bartoli, Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood
Baroque Gold – 50 Great Tracks
Decca 4832176
4:50
Rossini, Gioachino: Stabat Mater: Stabat Mater Dolorosa:
Cujus animam gementem
Orchester Del Macchio Musicale Fiorentino/
R.Muti; Solisten Chorus
Stabat Mater
His Master’s Voice ASD 4256
15:23
Chausson, Ernest: Poème for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Mikko Franck, Hilary Hahn
Hilary Hahn – Paris
DG 4839847
17:02
Enescu, Georges: Symphonie Concertante, Op. 8 – 1. Assez Lent
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra/ Hannu Lintu, Truls Mørk, violoncello
Enescu: Symphonie concertante, Op. 8 & Symphony No. 1, Op. 13
Ondine ODE1198-2
10:41
Amram, David: Five Readings from Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road” (1957) V So In America
Douglas Yaeger, Narrator. The David Amram Quartet
The Chamber Music of David Amram
Urlicht 26037
2:17
Episode 2
Prokofiev, Sergei: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19
I. Andantino – Andante assai
II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Miko Franck
Hilary Hahn, violin
Hilary Hahn – Paris
DG 4839847
13:27
Prokofiev, Sergei: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19
III. Moderato – Allegro moderato – Moderato – Più tranquillo
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Miko Franck, Hilary Hahn, violin
Hilary Hahn – Paris
DG 4839847
8:03
Schumann, Robert: Fantasie in C, Op. 17 –
1. Durchaus Phantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen
– 2. Mäßig, Durchaus Energisch
– 3. Langsam Getragen
Yundi Li, piano
Yundi – Emperor / Fantasy
DG 4810710
28:03
Chopin, Frédéric: Prelude in G Major
Yundi Li, piano
Chopin Preludes
DG 481 1910
0:52
Episode 3
Albinoni, Tomaso: Il nascimento dell_Aurora: Aure andate e baciate
Cecila Bartoli, Sol Gebetta, cello, Cappella Gabetta, led by Andrés Gabetta
Dolce Duello
Decca 483 2473
3:20
Rautavaara, Einojuhani: 1. Sérénade pour mon amour. Moderato
2. Sérénade pour la vie. Andante assai – Comodo – Agitato
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Miko Franck, Hilary Hahn, violin
Hilary Hahn – Paris
DG 4839847
14:23
Fauré, Gabriel: Ballade in F Sharp, Op. 19
Yuja Wang, piano
Piano Concertos
DG B0023931-02
12:05
Enesco, Georges: Symphonie Concertante, Op. 8 – 2. Assez Lent
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra/Hannu Lintu
Truls Mørk, violoncello
Enescu: Symphonie concertante, Op. 8 & Symphony No. 1, Op. 13
Ondine Ode 1198-2
4:50
Dvořák, Antonin: Symphony Č.6 D Dur Op. 60 (B112) – III. Scherzo (Furiant): Presto
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier
Dvorak: Complete Symphonies
Warner Classics 2564613201
7:50
Dvořák, Antonin: Symphony Č.6 D Dur Op. 60 (B112) – III. Scherzo (Furiant): Presto (excerpt)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier
Dvorak: Complete Symphonies
Warner Classics 2564613201
0:23
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Die Tote Stadt: “Glück, Das Mir Verblieb”
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin/Jochen Rieder, Julia Leiter, Jonas Kaufmann
Great Moments from Opera
UMG Recordings
6:14
Episode 4
Bach, JS: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 – Prelude No. 13 in F Sharp, BWV 858
Fugue No. 13 in F Sharp, BWV 858
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I
DG 4792784
3:24
Bach, JS: Solo Sonata No. 2 in A Minor For Solo Violin, BWV 1003 –
III. Andante;
IV. Allegro
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Bach
DG 479 2479
10:11
Enescu, George: Symphonie Concertante, Op. 8 – III. Majestueux
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra/ Hannu Lintu, Truls Mørk, violoncello
Enescu: Symphonie Concertante & Symphony No. 1
Ondine ODE11982
8:38
Bartók, Béla: Sonata For 2 Pianos & Percussion, SZ 110 –
III. Allegro Non Troppo
Murray Perahia, Georg Solti, David Corkhill, Evelyn Glennie
Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion & Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Sony G0100012224075
6:46
Dvořák, Antonín: Symphony No.7 in D minor Op.70;
I Allegro maestoso
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier
Dvorak: Complete Symphonies
Warner Classics 2564613201
10:26
Dvořák, Antonín: Symphony No.7 in D minor Op.70;
III Scherzo [Vivace – Poco meno mosso]
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier
Dvorak: Complete Symphonies
Warner Classics 2564613201
7:45
Dvořák, Antonín: Symphony No.7 in D minor Op.70;
II. Poco adagio-01 (excerpt)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier
Dvorak: Complete Symphonies
Warner Classics 2564613201
2:23
Episode 5
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Trio Sonata in B Minor, WQ 143 –
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Presto
Emmanuel Pahud, Lisa Batiashvili, violin; Peter Kofler harpsichord; Sebastian Klinger cello
Bach
DG 479 2479
8:53
Schnittke, Afred: Suite in the Old Style
1. Pastorale
2. Ballet
3. Minuet
4. Fugue
5. Pantomime
Daniel Hope, Alexey Botvinov
Schnittke: Works For Violin and Piano
DG 4839234
15:01
Schnittke, Afred: Polka; Tango from the music to the film Agony
Daniel Hope, Alexey Botvinov
Schnittke: Works For Violin and Piano
DG 4839234
4:45
Delius, Frederick: Prelude to ‘Irmelin’
Richard Hickox: Northern Sinfonia
Miniatures
His Master’s Voice – EL 2704531
4:49
Ponce, Manuel: Estrellita
Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders
A Tribute to Jascha Heifetz
Warner Classics 2564612979
3:11
Turner, Kerry: Barbara Allen
The Horns of the New York Philharmonic
Take 9
MSR B00AFTZVQ4
4:27
Desmond, Paul, arr. Calvin Custer, Phil Meyers: Take 5
The Horns of the New York Philharmonic
Take 9
MSR B00AFTZVQ4
2:05
Lehár, Franz: The Land of Smiles – You Are My Heart’s Delight
Jonas Kaufmann; Jochen Rieder: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
You Mean The World To Me
Sony 88843087712
3:54