Arias & Barcarolles

July 4, 2022, 7:00 pm

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Taking a cue from President Eisenhower’s famous remark to Leonard Bernstein, “… I like music with a theme, not all them arias and barcarolles.” This week is a sampling of arias, overtures, barcarolles, and other melodic delights that deserve more time on the airwaves. Bill will spin tunes like Lawrence Welk’s “Bubbles in the Wine” and Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians performing Jerome Kern’s “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.” This is a week to just sit back and enjoy.

Playlist

Episode 1

Welk, Lawrence: Bubbles In the Wine (excerpt)
Lawrence Welk
The Best of Lawrence Welk
Prestige Elite
2:55

Mendelssohn, Felix: Songs Without Words, Op. 62 No. 5

Daniel Barenboim, piano
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words
DG 423931
2:50

Offenbach, Jacques: Les  Contes d’Hoffmann “Belle nuit” Barcarolle
New Philharmonia Orchestra/Anton Guadagno;
Montserrat Caballé, soprano; Shirley Verrett, mezzo soprano
Great Operatic Duets, Montserrat Caballe, Shirley Verrett
RCA 60818
4:01

Bernstein, arr. Bright Sheng: Arias and Barcarolles Prelude and Love Duet
Seattle Symphony Orchestra/ Gerard Schwarz; Jane Bunnell, mezzo soprano; Dale Duesing, baritone
Bernstein: Arias & Barcarolles; Barber: School for Scandal Overture; Gershwin: American in Paris
Delos 3078
5:42

Glenn Miller and Mitchell Parish: “Moonlight Serenade”
Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Essential Glenn Miller
Bluebird 69241
3:25

Verdi, Giuseppe: La Traviata “Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici”
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ Carlo Rizzi, Rolando Villazón, tenor
Verdi: La Traviata
DG B0005629
3:06

Verdi, Giuseppe: La Traviata “E Strano, Ah Fors’è Lui, Sempre Libera”

Orchestra of St. Luke’s/Patrick Summers
Renée Fleming, soprano; Joseph Calleja, tenor
By Request – Renée Fleming
Lon B0001024
9:59

Carreño, Teresa: Venise- Réverie-Barcarolle, Op. 33
Clara Rodriguez, piano
Carreno: Piano Works – Clara Rodriguez
Fundación MMG
2:47

Rossini, Gioachino: William Tell: Overture
New York Philharmonic Orchestra/ Leonard Bernstein
William Tell and Other Favorite Overtures
CBS 37240
11:27

Gilbert and Sullivan: The Gondoliers, Act I “From the Sunny Spanish Shore” “We’re Called Gondolieri”
Pro Arte Orchestra/ Malcolm Sargent; Helen Watts, alto; James Milligan, bass Baritone
The Gondoliers
EMI 64394
3:50

Episode 2

von Suppé, Franz: Overture to Leichte Kavallerie
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ Solti
Light Cavalry (Overtures)
Lon 460982
5:53

Bernstein, Leonard: Arias and Barcarolles: “Nachspiel” & “Rabbit at Top Speed” 
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano Martin Katz, piano
I Will Breathe a Mountain – Horne, Katz, Tokyo Quartet
RCA 68771
3:22

Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Morceaux De Salon, Op. 10 Barcarolle 
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Etc / Horowitz
RCA 63471
3:58

Mozart, Wolfgang: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620; Overture
Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner; Kiri Te Kanawa,
Cheryl Studer, Fancisco Araiza, Olaf Bär, Eva Lind
Die Zauberflöte The Magic Flute
Phil 426275
6:55

Mozart, Wolfgang: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (excerpts) “Dies Bildnis ist Bezaubernd Schön”
Academy of St. Martin in The Fields/Neville Marriner; Francisco Araiza
Die Zauberflöte The Magic Flute
Phil 426275
4:30

Mozart, Wolfgang: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (excerpts) “Ach , Ich Fühl’s”
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner; Kiri Te Kanawa
Die Zauberflöte The Magic Flute
Phil 426275
4:41

Mozart, Wolfgang: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 “Ach, Ich Fühl’s” (excerpt)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner; Kiri Te Kanawa
Die Zauberflöte The Magic Flute
Phil 426275
:44

Mozart, Wolfgang: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 “Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen” “Papagena! Papagena!”
Academy of St. Martin in The Fields/Neville Marriner; Olaf Bär, Eva Lind
Die Zauberflöte The Magic Flute
Phil 426275
11:50

Rubinstein, Anton: Barcarolle No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninov, piano
A Window in Time – Rachmaninoff Performs Bach, Chopin
Newport Classics 60030
4:54

Menotti, Gian Carlo: Sebastian: Barcarolle
Philadelphia Orchestra/ Ormandy
The Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy – Those Fabulous Philadelphians
CBS 45660
3:43

Episode 3

F.W. Meacham, arr. Jerry Gray: American Patrol
Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Essential Glenn Miller
Bluebird 69241
3:17

Rorem, Ned: 3 Barcarolles, II.
Leon Fleisher, piano
Copland: Piano Sonata; Sessions: From My Diary; Kirchner:
Piano Sonata; Rorem: Three Barcarolles / Leon Fleisher
Sony 57338
2:16

Bennett, Richard Rodney: Barcarolle
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Singing On The Water / Carol Rosenberger – Piano Barcarolles
Delos 3172
3:10

Puccini, Giacomo: La Bohème “Che Gelida Manina”
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Deutsche Opera Chorus/Herbert Von Karajan; Luciano Pavarotti
Puccini: La Bohème / Karajan, Freni, Pavarotti
Lon 421049
4:51

Puccini, Giacomo: La Bohème “Quando M’En Vo” Musetta’s Waltz Song
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Deutsche Opera Chorus/Herbert Von Karajan; Elizabeth Harwood
Puccini: La Bohème / Karajan, Freni, Pavarotti
Lon 421049
5:38

Puccini, Giacomo: La Bohème “Vecchia Zimarra, Senti”
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Deutsche Opera Chorus/Herbert Von Karajan; Elizabeth Harwood
Puccini: La Bohème / Karajan, Freni, Pavarotti
Lon 421049
2:36

Puccini, Giacomo: Gianni Schicchi “O Mio Babbino Caro”
Renée Fleming, soprano, London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Mackerras
By Request / Renée Fleming
Lon B0001024
2:53

Puccini, Giacomo: Crisantemi for String Quartet
Emerson String Quartet
Crisantemi – Andante mesto
DG 471567
6:14

Puccini, Giacomo: Tosca, Act 1: “Dammi i colori!” – “Recondita armonia” (Aria)
Luciano Pavarotti, Italo Tajo, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Nicola Rescigno
National Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes
London
4:39

Puccini, Giacomo: Madama Butterfly “Un Bel Di Vedremo”
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra /Herbert Von Karajan; Mirella Freni, soprano
Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Karajan, Freni, Pavarotti
Lon 417577
4:33

Chopin, Frédéric: Barcarolle in F-Sharp, Op. 60, B 158
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Chopin: 4 Ballades, Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, Op.60; Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49
Arab 6686
8:42

Garland, J.: In the Mood (excerpt)
Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Essential Glenn Miller
Bluebird 69241
2:31

Episode 4

Kern, Jerome: “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
Fred Waring and The Pensylvanians in Hi-Fi
Capitol Records W 845
1:54

Von Suppé, Franz: Poet and Peasant Overture
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ Georg Solti
Overtures
CBS 37240
9:51

Ravel, Maurice: Miroirs: No. 3, “Une barque sur l’ocean”
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Singing On the Water – Carol Rosenberger – Piano Barcarolles
Delos 3172
7:12

Ravel, Maurice: Miroirs: No. 3, “Une barque sur l’ocean” (excerpt)
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Singing On the Water – Carol Rosenberger – Piano Barcarolles
Delos 3172
:41

Grofé, Ferde: Grand Canyon Suite
II. “Painted Desert”
III. “On the Trail”
IV. “Sunset”
New York Philharmonic/ Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein – The Royal Edition Vol 27 – Copland
Sony 47544
18:34

Bartok, Bela: Out of Doors Barcarolle
Murray Perahia, piano
Bartok: Piano Sonata, Suite/ Murray Perahia
Sony 63380
2:50

Debussy, Claude:  L’Isle Joyeuse, L 106
Zoltán Kocsis, piano
Debussy: Images, 2 Arabesques / Zoltán Kocsis
Phi 422404
6:06

Grofé, Ferde: Grand Canyon Suite III. “On the Trail” (excerpt)
New York Philharmonic/ Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein – The Royal Edition Vol 27 – Copland
Sony 47544
3:42

Episode 5

Mercer, arr. Jerry Gray: G.I. Jive
Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band
The Essential Glenn Miller
Bluebird 69241
3:10

Nicolai, Otto: The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture
Academy of St. Martin i7n the Fields/Neville Marriner
The Best of The Academy / Neville Marriner
EMI 67227
8:47

Chopin, Frederic: Variations In A, B 37, Souvenir De Paganini
Daniel Barenboim, piano
Chopin 200th Anniversary Edition – Complete Works
EMI 2117
4:26

Arban, Jean-Baptiste: Variations on The Carnival of Venice Fantaisie  
Gerard Schwarz, cornet; Bill Bolcom, piano
Cornet Favorites
Nonesuch 79157
7:44

Clarke, Herbert L.: Variations on Carnival of Venice
American Serenade Band/Henry Charles Smith; David Hickman, cornet
Golden Age of Brass Vol 1 / David Hickman, Mark Lawrence
Summit 114
3:01

Bernstein, Leonard: Peter Pan “My House”
Marilyn Horne, mezzo soprano; Martin Katz, piano
I Will Breathe a Mountain / Horne, Katz, Tokyo Quartet
RCA 68771
3:11

Gershwin, George: Rhapsody In Blue
Columbia Symphony/ Leonard Bernstein; Bernstein, piano
Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, American In Paris / Bernstein
CBS 37242
16:35

Speech by President Dwight D. Eisenhower:
President Dwight D. Eisenhower IKE

Speeches given by General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Soundworks
1:23

Gray, Jerry: A String of Pearls (excerpt)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Best of The Academy / Neville Marriner
Bluebird 69241
1:46