Which came first, the composition or the dance? Can we even pull them apart? It’s hard to say, but this week we’ll follow the dance through solo works, the opera, and the symphony. We will listen to Medieval dances and Strauss waltzes, Bach gigues and Chopin Mazurkas, plus Haydn minuets and Mahler Ländler.
Invitation to the Dance, Part I
Silhouette of a woman dancing
Playlist
Episode 1
Anonymous: The Play of Daniel (excerpt)
New York Pro Musica/ Greenberg
The Play Of Daniel (A Twelfth Century Musical Drama)
MCA 10102
1:57
Praetorius, Michael: Terpsichore (excerpts), L’homme arme
Calliope
Dances from Terpsichore
HM 907162
10:24
Praetorius, Michael: Terpsichore (excerpts), L’homme arme
Calliope
Dances from Terpsichore
HM 907162
1:04
Praetorius, Michael: Terpsichore (excerpts), L’homme arme
Calliope
Dances from Terpsichore
HM 907162
5:32
Dowland, John: Galliards of the King of Denmark & Queen Elizabeth
O’Dette, lt.
Lute Music • 4
Naxos 8.570284
3:53
Lully, Jean-Baptiste: Gigue: “Les Plaisirs Nous Suivent” fr. Amadis
Chicago Baroque Ensemble; Bedi, soprano
The World of Lully
Cedille 90000043
3:55
Bach, J.S.: English Suite No. 3 in g minor, BWV 808
Glenn Gould, piano
English Suites BWV 806-811
Sony 52606
13:08
Bach, J.S.: English Suite No. 3 Gavotte
Glenn Gould, piano
English Suites BWV 806-811
Sony 52606
3:15
Bach, J.S.: Orchestral Suite No. 3: Gavotte (excerpt) and Gigue (excerpt)
Concentus Musicus Wien/ Harnoncourt
Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3, 5 & 6 · Overture No. 3
Teldec 9031-75859
3:37
Bach, J.S.: B Minor Mass “Gloria” (excerpt)
Monteverdi Choir & the English Baroque Soloists/ Gardiner
Bach, J.S.: Mass In B Minor BWV 232
Arch 55142
2:09
Episode 2
Anonymous: Pavane pour le petite guaire, Pavane for Oboes
Le Concert des Nations/Savall
L’orchestre De Louis Xiii
Alia Vox 9824
2:14
Anonymous: Les Bergers (excerpt)
Le Concert des Nations/Savall
L’orchestre De Louis Xiii
Alia Vox 9824
2:13
Anonymous: Pavane; Les Bergers
Le Concert des Nations/Savall
L’orchestre De Louis Xiii
Alia Vox 9824
5:40
Anonymous: Pavane; Les Bergers (excerpt)
Le Concert des Nations/Savall
L’orchestre De Louis Xiii
Alia Vox 9824
1:06
Marais, Marin: Five Old French Dances Nos. 2 and 5
Schotten, viola, Parmentier, harpsischord
Yizhak Schotten, Viola
Crystal 635
3:31
Bach, J.S.: Suite No. 1 for Violoncello, BWV 1007
Rostropovich, Violoncello
Cello-Suiten
EMI 55364
16:13
Bach, J.S.: Suite No. 1 for Violoncello, BWV 1007
Rostropovich, Violoncello
Cello-Suiten
EMI 55364
1:59
Bach, J.S.: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5; Gigue
Concentus Musicus Wien/ Harnoncourt
Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3, 5 & 6 · Overture No. 3
Teldec 9031-75859
5:39
Bach, J.S.: Orchestra Suite No. 2 (excerpt)
Wurttemberg/Faerber; Galway, flute
Suite No. 2 Concerto For Flute, Violin, & Harpsichord
RCA 09026-60900
13:24
Bach, J.S.: Suite No. 1 for Violoncello, BWV 1007 (excerpts)
Rostropovich, Violoncello
Cello-Suiten
EMI 55364
3:12
Episode 3
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Minuet in G
Moura Lympany, piano
Piano Favorites
Seraphim 69028
2:12
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 6, “Le Matin”, III
Chamber Ensemble of St. Lukes
Haydn: Morning, Noon & Evening / St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble
Arabesque 6756
4:02
Mozart, Wolfgang: Symphony No. 39 (excerpt)
Orch of the Eighteenth Century/Bruggen
Haydn: 107 Symphonies
Philips 422389
3:52
Mozart, Wolfgang: “Se voul ballare” from The Marriage of Figaro
Orchestra del Acadamia Nationale de Santa Cecilia/ Chung; Terfel, baritone
Cecilia & Bryn – Duets / Chung, Orchestra of Santa Cecilia
Decca 1154012
2:16
Mozart, Wolfgang: Don Giovanni Act I (excerpt)
Berlin Phil/ Karajan; Malta, Winbergh, Furlanetto
Battle, Baltsa, Tomowa-Sintow, Ramey
Mozart: Don Giovanni
DG 419179
8:05
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 9, II
Berlin Phil/ Karajan
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Coriolan Overture
DG 447 401
10:55
Lanner, Joseph: Steyrische Tanze, Op.165
Ensemble Wien
Lanner: Dance Music From Old Vienna
Sony 57974
5:57
Brahms, Johannes: Liebeslieder Waltzes 1-6
Bonney, Von Otter, Streit & Bär, soloists; Deutsch & Forsberg pianos
Brahms, Schumann: Liebeslieder
EMI 55430
7:49
Chopin, Frederic: Minute Waltz
Rubenstein, piano
The Chopin Collection: The Waltzes
RCA 5492
2:24
Episode 4
Weber, Carl Maria von: Invitation to the Dance
Vienna Phil/ Harnoncourt
New Year’s Concert
DG 474250
9:30
Strauss II, Johann: Tales from the Vienna Woods
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Wiener Bonbons- New Year’s Concert 1983
DG 410516
11:56
Mahler, Gustav: “Rhein Legend” from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
London Phil/ Morris; Baker, mezzo soprano
Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Young Magic Horn)
Nimbus 5084
1:58
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 2, II
Vienna Phil/ Abbado
Mahler: 10 Symphonien
DG 447023
10:32
Mahler, Gustav: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
New York Phil/Bernstein Ludwig, solo
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
Decca B002494101
1:47
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 2, III. (excerpt)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Solti
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
Decca B002494101
6:50
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No. 5 (excerpt)
Vienna Phil/ Solti
Shostakovich 5; Mendelssohn 4
London 440476
5:17
Weber, Carl Maria von: Invitation to the Dance (excerpt)
Vienna Phil/ Harnoncourt
New Year’s Concert
DG 474250
2:06
Episode 5
Chopin, Frédéric: Mazurka in C# Minor, Op. 30 #4
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Horowitz – Live And Unedited – Historic 1965 Return Concert
Sony 93023
3:49
Chopin, Frédéric: 2 Mazurkas: Op. 17 #4 & Op. 24 #2
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Volume Eleven Mazurkas
Arab 6730
6:15
Chopin, Frédéric: Polonaise Op. 40 #1, 2 Waltzes: Op.64 #2 & Op. Posth. E Minor
Rubenstein, piano
The Legendary Artur Rubinstein
EMI 67007
9:20
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Waltz from the String Serenade
LSO/ Barbirolli
Serenade In C For String Orchestra / Variations On A Theme By Tchaikovsky
EMI 67700
3:49
Bartók, Béla: Roumanian Folk Dances
CSO/Solti
Solti – Mephisto Magic
Lon 443444
6:04
Grainger, Percy: Morris Dance: Country Gardens
Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Montgomery
Famous Folk Settings
Chan 6542
2:18
Bernstein, Leonard: Three Dance Episodes from On The Town
New York Phil/ Bernstein
9:41
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Tahiti Trot
Concertgebouw/ Chailly
The Jazz Album
Lon 433702
3:29
