Afoot and lighthearted, Bill takes to the open road with the world before him. In the steps of Walt Whitman, he explores the relationship of man to nature as expressed in music. We start this week with Bryn Terfel singing The Vagabond, the words of Robert Lewis Stevenson set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Bill will then “inhale great drafts of space” with Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, Strauss’ Alpine Symphony, and Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras. Come join us on this colorful musical path.
Outward Bound
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Playlist
Episode 1
Liszt, Franz: Années de Pèlerinage, 1st year (excerpt)
Stephen Hough, piano
Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Suisse
Hyp 67424
1:01
Williams, Vaughan: Songs of Travel
“The Vagabond”
Bryn Terfel, bass baritone; Martineau, piano
The Vagabond & Other Songs By Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Finzi, Ireland
DG 445946
3:14
Williams, Vaughan: Symphony No. 1, A Sea Symphony, I
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Spano
A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1)
Telarc 80588
17:28
Hovhaness, Alan: Symphony No. 2, Mysterious Mountain, Op. 132
American Composer’s Orchestra/Davies
Hovhaness: Lousadzak
Nimbus 2512
16:17
Grieg, Edvard: “Mountaineer’s Tune”
English Chamber Orch/Langford; Petri, recorder
Holberg Suite. Melodies & Dances
RCA Victor Red Seal – 09026 61881 2
2:30
Mozart, Wolfgang: Cosi fan Tutti, Act I finale
Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Georg Solti, conductor; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano; Adelina Scarabelli, soprano; Renee Fleming, soprano; Olaf Bär, baritone; Frank Lopardo, tenor; Michele Pertusi, baritone
Così Fan Tutte
Decca – 478 3050
8:22
Episode 2
Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Forest of the Amazon (excerpt)
Vocalise
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Alfred Heller; Renee Fleming, soprano.
Villa-Lobos: Floresta do Amazonas, W 551
Delos 1037
0:59
Strauss, Richard: Alpine Symphony, Op. 64
Vienna Phil/Previn
Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)
Telarc 80211
22:10
Strauss, Richard: Alpine Symphony, Op. 64
Vienna Phil/Previn
Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)
Telarc 80211
0:26:10
Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Bachiana Brasileira No. 2,
“The Little Train of the Brazilian Caipira”
Simon Bolivar SO of Venezuela/Mata
South American Orchestral Works
Dorian 90179
4:24
Episode 3
Ives, Charles: “Concord Sonata” (excerpts)
Jeremy Denk, piano
Jeremy Denk Plays Ives
Think Denk Media
0:32
Ives, Charles: “Concord Sonata” (excerpts)
Jeremy Denk, piano
Jeremy Denk Plays Ives
Think Denk Media
0:25
Beethoven, Ludwig: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Pastoral, Op. 68, I
Vienna Phil/Abbado
Symphony No. 6 Pastorale· Choral Fantasy · Meeresstille Und Happy Voyage
Choral Fantasy ∙ Calm Sea And Prosperous Voyage
DG 419779
13:23
Ireland, John: “Sea Fever”
Bryn Terfel, bass baritone; Martineau, piano
The Vagabond
DG 4459462
2:16
Berlioz, Hector: “Le Corsaire” Op. 21 (after The Red Rover of J.F. Cooper)
LSO/Davis
Berlioz Overtures
LSO
8:34
Sibelius, Jean: The Oceanides, Op. 73
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Rattle
Symphony No. 1 In E Minor / The Oceanides
EMI 47515
10:31
Williams, Vaughan: Coastal Command
“Hebrides”
Philharmonia Orch/Kenneth Alwyn
The Red Shoes – Classic British Film Music
Silva 1011
1:35
Keel, Frederick: “Trade Winds”
Bryn Terfel, bass baritone; Martineau, piano
The Vagabond
DG 4459462
2:09
Williams, Vaughan: Sea Songs
Northern Sinfonia/Hickox
The Lark Ascending / Old King Cole Ballet Music / Flos Campi Suite / The Poisoned Kiss Overture / Sea Songs March / Prelude ’49th Parallel’
EMI 49770
3:50
Fraser, Alasdair, Rachel Barton arr.: Medley of Scots Tunes
Pine, Fraser, violins
Scottish Fantasies for Violin & Orchestra
Cedille 90000083
5:54
Beethoven, Ludwig: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Pastoral, Op. 68, I
Vienna Phil/Abbado
Symphony No. 6 »Pastorale« · Choral Fantasy · Meeresstille Und Happy Voyage = Choral Fantasy ∙ Calm Sea And Prosperous Voyage
DG 419779
13:23
Episode 4
Wagner, Richard: Tannhäuser
“Pilgrims’ Chorus,” “Beglückt darf nun dich”
Wiener Staatsopernchor, Braun, Dernesch, mezzo soprano
The Vienna Philharmonic Plays Wagner Conducted By Solti
Decca 289466
5:03
Bizet, Georges: Carmen
“Écoute, écoute, compagnon, écoute”
Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L’Opéra/Prêtre
Callas, soprano; Gedda, tenor
Carmen
EMI 56281
4:01
Berlioz, Hector: Harold en Italie, op.16,
3. “Sérénade London”
Symphony Orchestra/ Davis; Imai, violas
Complete Orchestral Works
Phillips 456-143
6:38
Morricone, Ennio: Marco Polo
Main Theme
Roma Sinfonietta/ Morricone; Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone
Sony 93456
3:24
Mahler, Gustav: Das Lied von der Erde
VI. Der Abschied
New Philharmonia Orchestra/ Klemperer; Ludwig, soprano
Das Lied Von Der Erde
EMI 74523
0:29:25
Mahler, Gustav: Das Lied von der Erde
VI. Der Abschied
New Philharmonia Orchestra/ Klemperer; Ludwig, soprano
Das Lied Von Der Erde
EMI 74523
1:08
Episode 5
Smetana, Bedřich: Vltava (The Moldau)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Kubelìk
The Moldau
RCA Victor Red Seal – DM 523
11:40
Cohen/Smetana: Israel Nation Anthem; Hatikvah (excerpt)
Anthems of all Nations
Anthems Vol II
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Label/ Archvie: Folkways Records (1956} FS 3882
0:59
Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Forest of the Amazon
“Sails”
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Heller; Fleming,soprano
Villa-Lobos: Floresta do Amazonas, W 551
Delos 1037
3:21
Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Forest of the Amazon (excerpt)
“On the way to the Hunt”
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Heller; Fleming,soprano
Villa-Lobos: Floresta do Amazonas, W 551
Delos 1037
0:40
Grofe, Ferde: The Grand Canyon Suite
I. Sunrise
II. Painted Desert
III. On the Trail
IV. Sunset
V. Cloudburst
Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy; Carroll, violin; Smith, celesta
An American In Paris / Porgy And Bess / Grand Canyon Suite
Sony SBK 62402
0:32:44
Evans, Bill: “Nature Boy like tune”
Bill Evans, piano
Practice Tape No. 1
Practice Tape no.1 E3 ASIN: B00004SYUP
1:44