This week centers on the gift of immortality, given through the hands of great composers.
How would you like to be the subject of a composition by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, or Mozart? In many cases, the fame of the music has outlasted that of its honoree, but we’ll explore some of these heartfelt gestures and the composers who made them. Works include Handel’s Water Music and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Sonata Op. 27, No. 2, Moonlight
G. Ohlsson, piano
Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Pathetique; Moonlight; Waldstein
Arab 6677
16:30
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Op. 97 Trio, Archduke; Finale
KLR Trio
Beethoven: The Complete Cycle of Trios
Arab 6758
7:10
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 3, Eroica, I. II. (excerpt)
Berlin Philharmonic/ Karajan
9 Symphonien
DG 429036
13:27
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 3, Eroica, I. II. (excerpt)
Berlin Philharmonic/ Karajan
9 Symphonien
DG 429036
:11
Mozart, Wolfgang: The Magic Flute (excerpt)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus/Mackerras Jerry Hadley, tenor
Die Zauberflöte Highlights
Telarc 80302
:17
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Egmont Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Solti
Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” – Egmont Overture
Decca 430087
8:11
Lennon/ McCartney: “Because” (excerpt)
The Beatles
Abbey Road
Capitol 46446
1:28
Mozart, Wolfgang: K. 465 String Quartet, Dissonant, I
Juilliard String Quartet
Juilliard String Quartet
Testament 1372
10:51
Reger, Max: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart (excerpts)
New York Philharmonic/ Masur
Scheherazade – Flight of the Bumble Bee – Capriccio Espagnol Op. 34
Teldec 74007
10:42
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Suite for Orchestra “Mozartiana”
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Marriner
Sir Neville Marriner: The Stuttgart Recordings
Cap 51012
9:07
Arensky, Anton: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
St. Petersburg Camerata/ Saulius Sondeckis
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Op. 48; Elegy;
Anton Arensky: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
Sony 58976
14:19
Ravel, Maurice: Minuet on the name ‘Haydn’
Margaret Fingerhut piano
Margaret Fingerhut / Clifford Benson – Homages to Haydn, Roussel and Faure
Chan 8578
2:01
Reger, Max: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart (excerpts)
New York Philharmonic/ Masur
Scheherazade – Flight of the Bumble Bee – Capriccio Espagnol Op. 34
Teldec 74007
2:15
Mussorgsky, Modest: Pictures at an Exhibition (excerpts)
Ivo Pogore-lich, piano
Pictures At an Exhibition – Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales
DG 437667
14:45
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Russian Easter Overture
London Symphony Orchestra/ Dorati
Suite From “Le Coq D’Or” – Capriccio Espagnol –
Russian Easter Overture – Polovtsian Dances From “Prince Igor”
Merc 339136
15:09
Stravinsky, Igor: Fireworks
St. Peters-burg Philharmonic/ Ashkenazy
The Firebird Suite / Symphony No. 1 / Fireworks / Scherzo Fantastique
Decca 418812
3:37
Stravinsky, Igor: Stravinsky: Fairy’s Kiss (excerpts)
La Scala Phil/ Muti
The Fairy’s Kiss, Muti/La Scala
Sony 58949
8:58
Stravinsky, Igor: Stravinsky: Fairy’s Kiss (excerpts)
La Scala Phil/ Muti
The Fairy’s Kiss, Muti/La Scala
Sony 58949
3:36
Handel, George Frederic: Water Music (excerpt)
Concentus Musicus Wien/ Harnoncourt
Water Music – Organ Concertos
Teldec 93668
9:45
Hindemith, Paul: Truaermusik
San Francisco/ Blomstedt Geraleine Walther, viola
Hindemith: Orchestral Works
Decca 000201102
8:39
Hindemith, Paul: Symphonic Metamorphosis on
Themes by Carl Maria von Weber (excerpts from)
Philadel-phia Orchestra/ Ormandy
Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler – Symphonic Metamorphoses of
Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
EMI 86095
12:35
Walton, William: Variations on a Theme by Hindemith (excerpt)
Cleveland Orchestra/ Szell
Symphony “Mathis Der Maler” – Symphonic Metamorphoses / Variations on A Theme by Hindemith
Sony 62753
8:14
Walton, William: Crown Imperial
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Previn
Walton: Symphony No. 1 – Crown Imperial – Orb and Sceptre
Telarc 80125
6:22
Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No. 7, I.
Berlin Philharmonic/ Karajan
Symphonie No. 7
DG 439037
23:10
Berio, Luciano: Duets for Two Violins (excerpts from)
Various Artists
Cello Sonatas, Intermezzos
RCA 63064
1:13
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, II
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Reiner; A. Rubenstein, piano
Piano Concerto No. 1
EMI 75239
13:15
Strauss II, Johannes: Emperor Waltzes
Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna/ Boskovsky
Johann Strauss II Waltzes
EMI 2162
10:11