Here we are exploring the families of instruments within the orchestra. They are all represented in the orchestral score. The score is a big blueprint that a composer creates and gives to the conductor to supervise the construction of his piece. It has individual instructions for every player and instrument section. For this week’s program, we will follow score order ‑ from the top of the score, where the higher woodwinds, violins, and soloists live, down to the double-basses and contra-bassoon at the bottom. This week Maestro Bill McGlaughlin wears his conductor’s hat!
Families of Instruments
Playlist
Episode 1
Debussy, Claude: Syrinx
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute
Debussy: La Mer, Syrinx
DG 469130
2:37
Rouse, Christopher: Concerto for Flute (excerpts)
Houston Symphony/Eschenbach; Wincenc, flute
Rouse: Symphony No 2, Flute Concerto, Phaethon
Teldec 80452
10:10
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 4, III (excerpt)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Solti
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4
Lon 414192
1:39
Strauss, Richard: Oboe Concerto in D Major, I
Academy of London/Stamp; Still, oboe
Strauss, Bach, Marcello: Concertos For Oboe
Erato 59686
7:45
Sibelius, Jean: Swan of Tuonela fr. Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22, No. 3
Philadelphia Orch/Ormandy;Rosenblatt, English Horn
Sibelius’ Greatest Hits
CBS 39447
9:52
Weber, Carl Maria von: Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra No. 2, III
Royal Phil/Herbig; Meyer, clarinet
Weber: 2 Concertos For Clarinet
Denon 79551
6:03
Strauss, Richard: Don Quixote (excerpt)
Cleveland Orch/Szell
Strauss: Don Quixote, Horn Concerto No 1, Don Juan
Sony 63123
:34
Mozart, Wolfgang: Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191, II
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Abbado; Elliot, bassoon
The Chicago Principal
DG B0000025-02
6:18
Ravel, Maurice: Beauty & the Beast fr. Mother Goose Suite (excerpt)
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Munch
Bolero • Rapsodie Espagnole • Pavan For A Dead Princess • La Valse • Mother Goose Suite
RCA 6522
2:09
Mozart, Wolfgang: Serenade for Winds No. 10 in B flat Major, K. 361, Gran Partita (excerpt)
Winds of the Berlin Phil/Mehta
Mozart: Serenade K 361 “Gran Partita”
Sony 58950
2:39
Episode 2
Strauss, Richard: Concerto for Horn No. 2 in E flat major, I & II
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur; Baumann, horn
Strauss: Horn Concertos Nos 1 & 2
Phi 412237
14:28
Haydn, Joseph: Concerto for Trumpet in E-flat Major, III
English Chamber Orchestra/Leppard; Marsalis, trumpet
Wynton Marsalis – The London Concert – Haydn, Hummel, Mozart
Sony 57497
4:31
Rouse, Chirstopher: Trombone Concerto, I (excerpt) & II
Colorado Symphony/Alsop; Alessi, trombone
Rouse: Trombone Concerto
RCA 68410
9:39
Poulenc, Francis: Sonata for Horn, Trombone & Trumpet (1922), II & III
Civil, horn; Wilbraham, trombone; Iveson, trumpet
Poulenc: Chamber Music
EMI 62736
4:29
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra in f minor, II
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Barenboim; Jacobs, tuba
The Chicago Principal
DG B0000025-02
4:33
Arnold, Malcolm: Quintet for Brass, Op. 73
St. Louis Brass Quintet
Brass Bonanza – Gabrieli, Speer, Arnold, Hovhaness
Crystal 200
7:19
Schickele, Peter: A Little Mosey Music (excerpt)
Chestnut Brass Company
Hornsmoke
Newport Classics 85638
2:23
Episode 3
Chavez, Carlos: Toccata for Percussion, III
La Camerata/ Mata
Chamber Works
Dorian 90215
3:33
Hindemith, Paul: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber, II
San Francisco Symphony/Blomstedt
Mathis Der Maler / Symphonic Metamorphosis / Trauermusik
Lon 421523
7:21
Schwantner, Joseph: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, II & III
National Symphony Orchestra/Slatkin; Glennie, percussion
The Music Of Joseph Schwantner
RCA 68692
22:21
Bartók, Bela: Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, III
Royal Concertgebouw Orch/ Zinman; Argerich & Freire, pianos; Labordus & Pustjens, percussion
Bartok: Concerto For 2 Pianos, Perc & Orch
Phi 416378
6:30
Lobi, Kakraba: Ganda Yina
Gramley, marimba
Global Percussion
Tower Hill 72003
5:52
Lobi, Kakraba: Ganda Yina (excerpt)
Gramley, marimba
Global Percussion
Tower Hill 72003
0:23
Episode 4
Paganini, Niccolo: Caprice No. 24 for Violin, Op. 1
Perlman, violin
Paganini: 24 Caprices
EMI 67257
4:21
Hindemith, Paul: Trauermusik for Viola and Strings
San Francisco Symphony/Blomstedt; Walther, viola
Mathis Der Maler / Symphonic Metamorphosis / Trauermusik
Lon 421523
8:38
Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Bachiana Brasileira No. 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos
French Nat’l Radio Orch/VillaLobos; De los Angeles, soprano; Benedetti, violin cello
Villa-lobos: Par Lui-même
EMI 67229
6:17
Meyer, Edgar: Concerto in D, III
St. Paul Chamber Orch/Wolff; Meyer, double bass
Meyer, Bottesini: Concertos
Sony 60956
4:53
Stravinsky, Igor: Concerto for String Orchestra in D Major, II & III
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Shadow Dances – Stravinsky: Miniatures
DG 453458
5:52
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: String Serenade in C Major, Op. 48, III
London Symphony Orchestra/Barbirolli
Sir John Barbirolli: The Great EMI Recordings
EMI 67700
16:51
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: String Serenade in C Major, Op. 48, IV
London Symphony Orchestra/Barbirolli
Sir John Barbirolli: The Great EMI Recordings
EMI 67700
:49
Episode 5
Bartók, Bela: Concerto for Orchestra, II
London Symphony/Solti
Concerto For Orchestra / Dance Suite
Lon 436610
6:44
Ginastera, Alberto: Variaciones Concertantes
Royal Philharmonic/Diemecke
Variaciones concertantes, for chamber orchestra, Op. 23
Intersound 28870
24:48
Ravel, Maurice: Bolero
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Solti
The Chicago Principal
DG B0000025-02
14:39
Bartók, Bela: Concerto for Orchestra,I (excerpt)
London Symphony/Solti
Concerto For Orchestra / Dance Suite
Lon 436610
2:26
