Our two-week series titled Artists in Exile pays homage to Joseph Horowitz’s book that focuses on “how refugees from 20th-century war and revolution transformed the American arts.” In this program, you will hear stories of appreciation for a new country, but also of terrible loneliness that comes from being forced from one’s home by political strife. Bill begins this week with a vacationing artist, Antonín Dvořák, before playing music from Serge Prokofiev, who fled the Soviet Union. This week will end with Hungarian Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, written in America.
Artists in Exile, Part I
Playlist
Episode 1
Dvorak, Antonin: Quartet in F major op. 96 “The American”
III. Molto vivace
Takács Quartet
Dvorák: String Quartets, Opp. 96 “The American” & 105; 5 Bagatelles, Op. 47
Lon 430077
1:12
Dvorak, Antonin: Quartet in F Major op. 96 “The American”
Lento
Takács Quartet
Dvorák: String Quartets, Opp. 96 “The American” & 105; 5 Bagatelles, Op. 47
Lon 430077
7:38
Bloch, Ernst: Schelomo
Israel Philharmonic/ Leonard Bernstein Mischa Maisky, violoncello
Cello Concerto; Schelemo
DG 427347
22:50
Prokofiev, Sergei: A Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33 Suite:
I. “The Eccentrics”
II. “Infernal Scene”
III. “Scherzo”
IV. “The Prince & The Princess”
V. “Flight”
VI. “March”
Leonard Slatkin: National Symphony Orchestra
The Love for Three Oranges
RCA 68801
15:35
Episode 2
Korngold, Eric Wolfgang: Captain Blood –
I. Main Title “Tortuga”
III. Finale
Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra/ Richard Kaufman
Korngold: Captain Blood / Steiner: The Three Musketeers
Marco Polo 8.223607
6:04
Korngold, Eric Wolfgang: Violin Concerto In D, Op. 35 –
1. Moderato Nobile
2. Romance
3. Finale: Allegro Assai Vivace
Jascha Heifetz; Alfred Wallenstein: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Korngold: Violin Concerto / Lalo, E.: Symphonie espagnole
Regis 1296
21:27
Korngold, Eric Wolfgang: Violin Concerto In D, Op. 35 (excerpt)
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/ Alfred Wallenstein, Jascha Heifetz, violin
Korngold: Violin Concerto / Lalo, E.: Symphonie espagnole
Regis 1296
:15
Rózsa, Miklós: Theme, Variations and Finale (excerpt)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/ Sedares
Rozsa: Theme Variations & Finale / Hungarian Nocturne / Overture to a Symphony Concert, op. 26
Koch 7191
:29
Rózsa, Miklós: Concerto for Piano “Spellbound”
London Promenade Orchestra/ Rabinowitz, Earl Wild, piano
Earl Wild Goes to the Movies
Ivory Classics 70801
7:59
Rózsa, Miklós: Violin Concerto, Op. 24 –
1. Allegro Non Troppo Ma Passionato
Dallas Symphony Orchestra/ Walter Hendl, Jascha Heifetz, violin
Korngold; Rozsa: Violin Concertos; Waxman: Carmen Fantasy
Sony 61752
11:24
Episode 3
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44, II.
The Philadelphia Orchestra & Christoph Eschenbach
The Philadelphia Orchestra & Christoph Eschenbach
The Philadelphia Orchestra
11:45
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44, II. Adagio (excerpt)
The Philadelphia Orchestra & Christoph Eschenbach
The Philadelphia Orchestra & Christoph Eschenbach
The Philadelphia Orchestra
1:45
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Symphonic Dances
Russian State Symphony/ Valery Polyansky
Rachmaninov: The Bells/ Polyansky, Bomstein, Et Al
Chandos 9759
10:57
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Reiner; Rubinstein, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Complete Recordings
RCA 67892
23:13
Schumann, Robert: Carnaval Op. 9 – 11 “Chiarina”
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
Rachmaninov: Complete RCA Recordings
RCA 88843073922
1:08
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini (excerpt)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Reiner; Rubinstein, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Complete Recordings
RCA 67892
3:23
Episode 4
Stravinsky, Igor: Jeu de cartes Ballet en trois données
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Solti
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu De Cartes – Solti, CSO
London 443 775
00:42
Stravinsky, Igor: Symphony of Psalms, I.
CBC Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Festival Singers/Stravinsky
Original Jacket Collection – Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky
Sony 64136
4:30
Stravinsky, Igor: Symphony of Psalms, II.
CBC Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Festival Singers/Stravinsky
Original Jacket Collection – Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky
Sony 64136
6:18
Stravinsky, Igor: Jeu de cartes Ballet en trois données
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Solti
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu De Cartes / Solti, CSO
London 443 775
22:22
Stravinsky, Igor: Concerto in E-Flat, “Dumbarton Oaks”
Ensemble InterContemporain/ Boulez
Berg: Kammerkonzert; Stravinsky – Boulez, Barenboim, Et Al
DG 447405
15:18
Stravinsky, Igor: Four Norwegian Moods: II. “Song”
New York Philharmonic/ Igor Stravinsky
Meet the Composer
Sony G010003467464P
2:12
Episode 5
Bartók, Bela: Concerto For Orchestra, Sz. 116
II. “Presentando le coppie”. Allegro scherzando
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Solti
Bartok the Orchestral Masterpieces
Decca 470516
1:27
Bartók, Bela: Concerto For Orchestra, Sz. 116
I. Introduzione. Andante non troppo – Allegro vivace
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Solti
Bartok the Orchestral Masterpieces
Decca 470516
9:04
Bartók, Bela: Concerto For Orchestra, Sz. 116
II. “Presentando le Coppie” Allegro scherzando
III. “Elegia” Andante non troppo
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Solti
Bartok the Orchestral Masterpieces
Decca 470516
12:45
Bartók, Bela: Concerto For Orchestra, Sz. 116
IV. “Intermezzo Interrorro”. Allegretto
V. Finale. Presto
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Solti
Bartok the Orchestral Masterpieces
Decca 470516
13:38
Bartók, Bela: Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119:
II. Adagio religioso
London Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Boulez, Hélène Grimaud, piano
Bartók: Piano Concertos No 1-3
DG 000388502
11:15
Bartók, Bela: Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119:
I. Allegretto
London Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Boulez, Hélène Grimaud, piano
Bartók: Piano Concertos
DG 000388502
2:59