Sweeping expansive music that expresses the breadth of land and seascapes, with a sense of coming together to where these elements touch each other—land meeting water, mountains stretching to heavens above, and distant horizons where oceans and skies blend. We’ll journey to islands with fiery volcanoes and molten earth, and in the quiet of the night sit on soft grass in front of a bonfire and listen to their music. This image brings together many genres: symphonies and folksongs from the hills of Appalachia, ballads of conquering heroes, and lost souls. We will hear the music of Liszt, Strauss, Moeran, and forgotten composers we call Traditional and Anonymous.
Music of Nature, Mountains, and Seas
Mountain Valley with a body of water in the middle
Playlist
Episode 1
Strauss, Richard: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op 64
André Previn: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie
Telarc CD 80211
21:59
Strauss, Richard: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op 64
André Previn: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie
Telarc CD 80211
27:17
Harry McClintock aka Haywire Mac: Big Rock Candy Mountain
Burl Ives
Greatest Hits
Decca MCAD 11439
2:38
Episode 2
Hovhaness, Alan: Symphony #2, Op. 132, “Mysterious Mountain”
I. Andante Con Moto
II. Double Fugue
III. Andante Espressivo
Gerard Schwarz: Seattle Symphony
Alan Hovhaness – Mysterious Mountain, And God Created Great Whales
Delos DE 3157
17:03
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Symphony #1, “A Sea Symphony”
A Song For All Seas, All Ships
André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, John Shirley-Quirk, Heather Harper
Vaughan-Williams – A Sea Symphony – André Previn
RCA Red Seal RD 89689
19:17
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: II. On the Beach at ight Alone (excerpt)
André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, John Shirley-Quirk, Heather Harper
Vaughan-Williams – A Sea Symphony – André Previn
RCA Red Seal RD 89689
2:30
List, Franz: Les Jeux d’eaux a la Villa d’Este, S 163
Garrick Ohlsson
Franz List: Volume 2
Bridge 9409
8:20
Ibert, Jacques: Escales (Ports of Call)
II Tunis-Nefta: Modéré Très Rythmé
Charles Munch, Ralph Gomberg & Boston Symphony Orchestra
A Hifi Spectacular
RCA Victor 09026-61500-2
2:42
Episode 3
Bridge, Frank: The Sea, H 100 I. Seascape
Charles Groves: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The Sea + Summer, Cherry Ripe, Enter Spring, Lament
EMI CDM 69
6:21
Britten, Benjamin: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33A I. Dawn
Leonard Bernstein: Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Final Concert
DG G2 31768
3:41
Bridge, Frank: The Sea, H 100 II. Sea Foam
Charles Groves: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The Sea + Summer, Cherry Ripe, Enter Spring, Lament
EMI CDM 69
2:28
Britten, Benjamin: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33A II. Sunday Morning
Leonard Bernstein: Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Final Concert
DG G2 31768
4:02
Bridge, Frank: The Sea, H 100 III. Moonlight
Charles Groves: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The Sea + Summer, Cherry Ripe, Enter Spring, Lament
EMI CDM 69
5:18
Britten, Benjamin: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33A III. Moonlight
Leonard Bernstein: Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Final Concert
DG G2 31768
5:00
Bridge, Frank: The Sea, H 100 IV. Storm
Charles Groves: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The Sea + Summer, Cherry Ripe, Enter Spring, Lament
EMI CDM 69
6:40
Britten, Benjamin: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33A IV. Storm
Leonard Bernstein: Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Final Concert
DG G2 31768
5:28
Elgar, Edward: Sea Pictures, Op. 37 I. Sea Slumber Song II. In Haven
Janet Baker; John Barbirolli: Halle Orchestra
Cello Concerto / Sea Pictures
EMI 5 56219
7:06
Elgar, Edward: Sea Pictures, Op. 37 IV. Where Corals Lie (excerpt)
Janet Baker; John Barbirolli: Halle Orchestra
Cello Concerto / Sea Pictures
EMI 5 56219
1:20
Episode 4
Moeran, Ernest: In The Mountain Country
JoAnn Falletta: Ulster Orchestra
E.J. Moeran : In The Mountain
Naxos 8.573106
6:21
Novak, Vitezslav: In The Tatra Mountains, Op. 26
Libor Pesek: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Novak: Slovak Suite, Eternal Longing, In The Tatras Mountains, Eternal Longing
Virgin Classics 5 45251 2
16:05
Messiaen, Olivier: Des Canyons Aux Etoiles – Part 1: I. Le Desert
Myung-Whun Chung: Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; Roger Muraro; piano, Jean-Jacques Justafre; french horn, Renaud Muzzolini; Glockenspiel, Francis Petit; Xylophone
Des Canyons aux Etoiles
DG 471 617 2
12:50
Messiaen, Olivier: Des Canyons Aux Etoiles – Part 3: XI. Omao, Leiothrix, Elepaio, Shama
Myung-Whun Chung: Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; Roger Muraro; piano, Jean-Jacques Justafre; french horn, Renaud Muzzolini; Glockenspiel, Francis Petit; Xylophone
Des Canyons aux Etoiles
DG 471 617 2
1:34
Hovhaness, Alan: And God Created Great Whales, Op. 229
Gerard Schwarz: Seattle Symphony
Alan Hovhaness – Mysterious Mountain, And God Created Great Whales
Delos DE 3157
12:20
Hovhaness, Alan: And God Created Great Whales, Op. 229
Gerard Schwarz: Seattle Symphony
Alan Hovhaness – Mysterious Mountain, And God Created Great Whales
Delos DE 3157
1:36
Episode 5
Garbizu, Tomas: Mendiko itzala (The shadow of the mountain)
I. Belatzarena (Dark-Haired Girl)
Jose Ignacio Ansorena, Txistu and Tamboril & Alvaro Cendoya, Piano
Garbizu – Music for Txistu and Piano
Naxos 8.572096
0:57
Garbizu, Tomas: Mendiko tzala (The shadow of the mountain) No. 2. Alkate sonua (March of the Mayor)
Jose Ignacio Ansorena, Txistu and Tamboril & Alvaro Cendoya, Piano
Garbizu – Music for Txistu and Piano
Naxos 8.572096
2:41 (excerpt)
Bull, Ole: Et Sæterbesøg (A Mountain Vision)
Arve Tellefsen, vln, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Eivin Aadland
Ole Bull A Norwegian Pioneer
Simax Classics PSC 1312
7:06
Mendelssohn, Felix: The Hebrides, Op.26 (Fingal’s Cave): Allegro Moderato – Animato in Tempo
Leonard Bernstein & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein – Schubert / Mendelssohn/ Schumann
DG 477 5167
9:52
Wagner, Richard: The Flying Dutchman – Overture
CSO/Solti
Famous Overtures
Lon 460982
11:03
Berlioz, Hector: Harold en Italie, Op. 16:
III. Allegro Assai (Serenade of an Abruzzi Mountain-Dweller to His Mistress)
David Aaron Carpenter, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Carpenter, Ashkenazy – Berlioz, Paganini
Ondine ODE 1188-2
6:38
Debussy, Claude: La Mer: Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Charles Münch & Boston Symphony Orchestra Debussy
Debussy – La Mer , Images, Nocturnes
RCA RED Seal 59416
7:56