This week, Bill plays his favorite recordings, those that have found their way into his “Keepers Box.” Bill’s inbox is overflowing with albums sent by friends from around the world. We will hear an eclectic mix of music full of upcoming stars, as well as established masters. Robert Stallman will perform a solo flute piece by Marin Marais (1656 – 1728), composer and director of the opera orchestra at the court of Louis XIV. We will enjoy Paquito D’Rivera’s “Kites over Havana” performed by the Imani Winds, and “Go Way From My Window” sung by Joan Baez with Sharon Isbin on the guitar. Our theme here is beautiful music.
Bill’s Keepers
Playlist
Episode 1
Mendelssohn, Felix: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49
I – Molto allegro e agitato
III – Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace
IV – Finale: Allegro assai appassionato (excerpt)
Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello; Emanuel Ax, piano
Sony 752192
13:52, 1:22
Marais, Marin: Les Folies d’Espagne in D Minor
Variations for solo flute
Robert Stallman, flute
The Nightingale in Love
Bogner’s Cafè 104
11:02
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Variations On A Theme Of Corelli, Op. 42
Alexander Romanovsky, piano
Decca 476 333418:43
Couperin, François: Pieces de Clavecin, Book III
“Musette de Taverny,” “Le Rossignol en amour”
Robert Stallman, flute; Edwin Swanborn, harpsichord.; Karl Bennion, cello
Bogner’s Cafè 104
5:40
Marais, Marin: Les Folies d’Espagne in D Minor
Variations for solo flute
Robert Stallman, flute
The Nightingale in Love
Bogner’s Cafè 104
2:00 (excerpt)
Episode 2
Traditional: “So Ro, Godt Barn” (Rest Now, Sweet Child)
Arranged by Tone Krohn
Trio Mediaeval
ECM 000988802
3:08
Kalinnikov, Vasily: “The Skylark”
Houston Chamber Choir/Simpson
MSR 1311
1:47
Mozart, W.A.: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-Flat Major, K. 364
III – Presto
The Knights/Jacobsen
Lara St. John, violin; Scott St. John, viola
Ancalagon 136
6:08
Schubert, Franz: “Der Hirt Auf Dem Felsen”, D. 965
Benita Valente, soprano; Harold Wright, clarinet; Rudolf Serkin, piano
Bridge 9316
11:25
D’Rivera, Paquito : Kites: “Kites Over Havana”
Imani Winds
Koch 7782
6:30
Saint-Säens, Camille: The Carnival of the Animals
Frederic Chiu, piano; David Gonzalez, narrator
www.skytoprecords.com
15:46 (excerpt)
Winkler, Peter: “Afterglow”
Dorothea Cook, violin; Peter Winkler, piano
Silken Rags
3:47
Saint-Säens, Camille: The Carnival of the Animals
Frederic Chiu, piano; David Gonzalez, narrator
www.skytoprecords.com
1:40 (excerpt)
Traditional: “So Ro, Godt Barn” (Rest Now, Sweet Child)
Arranged by Tone Krohn
Trio Mediaeval
ECM 000988802
1:60 (excerpt)
Episode 3
Webern, Anton: “Im Sommerwind”
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Haitink
CSO Resound 9011002
15:01
Mozart, W.A.: Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488
II – Adagio
III – Allegro assai. Alla breve
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Fleisher
Leon Fleisher, piano
Sony 743505
15:01
Debussy, Claude: “En blanc et noir”
Ursula Oppens and Jerome Lowenthal, pianos
Cedille 1191
4:31, :21
Yorke, Thom: “How I Made My Millions”
Christopher O’Riley, piano
World Village 468034
3:23
Yorke, Thom (Radiohead): “How I Made My Millions” (excerpt)
Thom Yorke, piano
Capitol 9362
2:53
Episode 4
Elgar, Edward: Viola Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
(adapted from the cello concerto)
III – Adagio
IV – Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio
Philharmonia Orchestra/Eschenbach
David Aaron Carpenter, viola
Ondine 11532
15:51
Albéniz, Isaac: Iberia, Book I: Evocación
El Puerto & Fête-dieu à Seville
Lang Lang, piano
Sony 771901
20:34
Obradors, Fernando: Chiquitita La Novia
Benita Valente, soprano; David Effron, piano
Bridge 9316
2:22
Miaskovsky, Nikolai: Cello Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 81
II – Andante cantabile
Wendy Warner, cello; Irina Nuzova, piano
Cedille 120
7:29
O’Connor, Mark: Strings & Threads Suite
“Fair Dancer Reel”
Sharon Isbin, guitar; Mark O’Connor, violin
Sony 745456
1:14; 1:12
Episode 5
Bach, JS: Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825
Murray Perahia, piano
Sony 744361
1:37; 18:27
Elgar, Edward: Violin Concerto in B Minor
III – Allegro molto
Staatskapelle Dresden/Davis
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
Masterworks 760588
19:12
Schubert, Franz: Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat Major, Op. 90, No. 3, D. 899
Vassily Primakov, piano
Bridge 9327
6:11
Niles, Jacob: “Go ‘Way From My Window”
Sharon Isbin, guitar; Joan Baez, voice
Sony 745456
2:18
O’Connor, Mark: Strings & Threads Suite
“Swing & Sweet Suzanne”
Sharon Isbin, guitar; Mark O’Connor, violin
Sony 745456
2:22; 1:49