Welcome to the first installment in a two-week celebration of the artistry of five conductors born between 1927 and 1930 — German Kurt Masur, Dutch Bernard Haitink, Italian Claudio Abbado, American Lorin Maazel, and Hungarian István Kertész. Their recordings define a great era in orchestral music making. Bill opens the week by featuring Kurt Masur with Mendelssohn’s own orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and our playlist will continue with Bernard Haitink, conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. The inspiration for this program came from a listener at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Five Great Conductors, Part 1
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Playlist
Episode 1
Mendelssohn, Felix: Symphony No. 3
I. Allegro un poco agitato – Andante come prima
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur
Mendelssohn
RCA Classics – 74321-17891-2
16:08
Schumann, Robert: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 97, “Rhenish”
I. Lebhaft
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Kurt Masur
Symphonien Nr. 2 and 3 “Rheinische”
Teldec 2292-46446-2
9:39
Brahms, Johannes: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77
I. Allegro non troppo
Anne-Sophie Mutter, New York Philharmonic/Kurt Masur
Violin Concerto / Fantasy Op. 131
DG 474075
22:57
Brahms, Johannes: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77
I. Allegro non troppo (except)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, New York Philharmonic/Kurt Masur
Violin Concerto / Fantasy Op. 131
DG 474075
2:34
Episode 2
Strauss, Richard: Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
I. Introduktion (Mäßiches Zeitmaß)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur, Heinrich Schiff, violoncello
Strauss: Don Quixote, Till Eulenspiegel and Romance for Cello and Orchestra
Philips 4262622
6:11
Strauss, Richard: Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
XIV. Finale (Sehr ruhig)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur, Heinrich Schiff
Strauss: Don Quixote, Till Eulenspiegel & Romance for Cello and Orchestra
Philips 4262622
5:32
Dvořák, Antonin: Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72/2
“Dumka”
New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Kurt Masur
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Slavonic Dances
Teldec 73244-2
5:34
Dvořák, Antonin: Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72/2
“Furiant” (excerpt)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Kurt Masur
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Slavonic Dances
Teldec 73244-2
2:23
Janacek, Leos: Glagolitic Mass:
I. Uvod (Introduction)
Czechoslovakian Radio Choir Prague and Gewandhausorchester/Kurt Masur
Venceslava Hruba
Janáček: Glagolitic Mass and Taras Bulba
Philips 4329832
2:44
Janacek, Leos: Glagolitic Mass
II. Gospodi pomiluji (Kyrie)
Venceslava Hruba, Kurt Masur, Czechoslovakian Radio Choir Prague and Gewandhausorchester
Janáček: Glagolitic Mass and Taras Bulba
Philips 4329832
3:18
Janacek, Leos: Glagolitic Mass
III. Slava (Gloria)
Czechoslovakian Radio Choir Prague and Gewandhausorchester/Kurt Masur
Venceslava Hruba
Janáček: Glagolitic Mass and Taras Bulba
Philips 4329832
6:26
Strauss, Richard: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur
Strauss: Don Quixote, Till Eulenspiegel & Romance For Cello and Orchestra
Philips 4262622
15:22
Dvořák, Antonin: Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72/2
“Furiant”
New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Kurt Masur
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Slavonic Dances
Teldec 73244-2
2:34 excerpt
Episode 3
Strauss, Richard: Vier letzte Lieder
II. “September”
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Kurt Masur, Jessye Norman
Richard Strauss Lieder
Eterna 7 29 250
5:32
Strauss, Richard: Vier letzte Lieder
III. “Beim Schlafengehen”
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Kurt Masur, Jessye Norman
Richard Strauss Lieder
Eterna 7 29 250
6:10
Strauss, Richard: Vier letzte Lieder
IV. “Im Abendrot”(Eichendorff)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Kurt Masur, Jessye Norman
Richard Strauss Lieder
Eterna 7 29 250
10:00
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 Choral
IV. Finale; Presto
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchester, Radio Chorus Leipzig, Kurt Masur
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Annelies Burmeister, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ‘Choral’
Philips 4681122
25:48
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
Choral; II. Scherzo. Molto vivace—Presto
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchester, Radio Chorus Leipzig, Kurt Masur
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Annelies Burmeister, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ‘Choral’
Philips 4681122
08:52
Episode 4
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
Allegro Con Brio
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink
Symphony No. 3 · Alto Rhapsody
Philips 442 120
14:24
Beethoven, Ludwig Van: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
Allegro Moderato
Staatskapelle Dresden/Bernard Haitink; András Schiff, piano
Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Elatus 2564 60433
19:19
Ravel, Maurice: Daphnis Et Chloé
Part 3: Lever Du Jour, Scène
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink
Daphnis Et Chloé
CSO Resound CSOR 901 906
4:51
Ravel, Maurice: Daphnis Et Chloé
Part 3: Miment L’Aventure De Pan Et De Syrinx
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink
Daphnis Et Chloé
CSO Resound CSOR 901 906
5:50
Ravel, Maurice: Daphnis Et Chloé
Part 3: Danse Générale
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Bernard Haitink
Daphnis Et Chloé
CSO Resound CSOR 901 906
4:31
Episode 5
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
III. Presto
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/ Bernard Haitink
The Symphonies
Philips 442 073
9:26
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No. 4
II. Moderato Con Moto
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink
Shostakovich 4
CSO Resound CSOR 901 814
9:41
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No. 4
III. Largo, Allegro
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink
Shostakovich 4
CSO Resound CSOR 901 814
31:11
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 9 in D
IV. Adagio (Sehr langsam) (excerpt)
Concertgebouworkest/ Bernard Haitink
Sinfonie No. 9
Philips 6700 021
3:32