Back by popular request, Bill takes us through the inner workings of five great symphonies by Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Peter Tchaikovsky, and Jean Sibelius. Thus, allowing us to understand some of the deeper meanings hidden in these symphonies. Bill will highlight the workings of Haydn’s Symphony No. 101 “The Clock,” performed by the Academy of St. Martin-in-the- Fields under the baton of Sir Neville Marriner, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, played by the London Philharmonic with Rostropovich conducting.
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Playlist
Episode 1
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 100, “Military” (excerpt)
Orchestra of St. Luke’s/Mackerras
Symphonies Nos. 100 “Military” & 103 “Drumroll”
Telarc 80282
1:53
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 101, “Clock” (excerpt)
Orchestra of St. Luke’s/Mackerras
Symphonies Nos. 100 “Military” & 103 “Drumroll”
Telarc 80311
2:01
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 103, “Drumroll” (excerpts)
Orchestra of St. Luke’s/Mackerras
Symphonies Nos. 100 “Military” & 103 “Drumroll”
Telarc 80282
2:31; 0:10
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 104, “London”
I. Adagio – Allegro II. Andante
Orchestra of St. Luke’s/Mackerras
Symphonies Nos. 100 “Military” & 103 “Drumroll”
Telarc 80311
14:09
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 103, “Drumroll”
II. (excerpts)
Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan
Symphonies No. 103 London No. 104 Drum Roll
DG 429658
0:06; 0:21
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 100, “Military” (excerpt)
Orchestra of St. Luke’s/Mackerras
Symphonies Nos. 100 “Military” & 103 “Drumroll”
Telarc 80282
4:55
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 101, “Clock”
II. (excerpt)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner
Symphonies (No. 45 “Farewell” / No. 101 “The Clock”)
Phil 454335
1:50
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 104, “London”
III. Menuetto snd Trio: Allegro IV. Finale Spiritoso
Orchestra of St. Luke’s/Mackerras
Symphonies Nos. 100 “Military” & 103 “Drumroll”
Telarc 80282
9:45
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 96, “Miracle”
IV. Finale: Vivace
La Petite Bande/Kuijken
London Symphonies Nos. 96 “The Miracle”, 97 & 98
DHM 77294
6:17; 0:34
Episode 2
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 1
I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (excerpt)
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra/Zinman
Symphony No. 1 / Symphony No. 2
Arte Nova 636450
1:14
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 2
I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (excerpts)
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra/Zinman
Symphony No. 1 / Symphony No. 2
Arte Nova 636450
2:23; 0:18
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 2
I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (excerpt)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Solti
The Nine Symphonies
Lon 430400
0:20
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 2
I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (excerpt)
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra/Zinman
Symphony No. 1 / Symphony No. 2
Arte Nova 636450
0:17
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 4
I. Adagio – Allegro vivace (excerpt)
Minnesota Orchestra/Vänskä
Beethoven – Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
BIS 1416
2:04
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 7
I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace (+ excerpts)
Vienna Philharmonic/Kleiber
Symphonien Nos. 5 & 7
DG 447400
0:37; 0:32; 0:08; 13:29
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 7
II. Allegretto (+ excerpt)
Vienna Philharmonic/Rattle
Symphonies 7 & 8
EMI 57570
8:20; 0:16
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 7
II. Allegretto (excerpt)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Solti
The Nine Symphonies
London 430400
0:21
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 7
II. Allegretto (excerpt)
Vienna Philharmonic/Kleiber
Symphonien Nos. 5 & 7
DG 447400
0:16
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 7
III. Pesto & IV. Allegro con brio (+ excerpts)
Vienna Philharmonic/Kleiber
Symphonien Nos. 5 & 7
DG 447400
14:01; 0:24; 1:27
Episode 3
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No. 1
I. Un poco sostenuto — Allegro – Meno allegro (excerpts)
Cleveland Orchestra/Szell
Symphony No. 1 · Variations On A Theme By Haydn · 5 Hungarian Dances
Sony 46534
0:37; 0:43
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No. 1
I. Un poco sostenuto — Allegro – Meno allegro (excerpts)
London Classical Players/Norrington
Symphonie 1 / Haydn – Variationen
EMI 54286
0:28
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No. 1
I. Un poco sostenuto — Allegro – Meno allegro
Columbia Symphony/Walter
Bruno Walter Edition
Sony 64470
14:05; 0:19; 0:14; 1:08
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No. 1
II. Andante sosenuto
Columbia Symphony/Walter
Bruno Walter Edition
Sony 64470
8:27
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No. 1
III. Un poco sosenuto – Allegro
Vienna Philharmonic/Bernstein
The Symphonies / Haydn Variations / Violin Concerto / Double Concerto
DG 218702
5:36
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No. 1
IV. Più andante — Allegro non troppo, ma con brio – Più allegro
Columbia Symphony/Walter
Bruno Walter Edition
Sony 64470
16:47
Episode 4
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 4
I. Andante sostenuto — Moderato con anima (excerpt)
Vienna Philharmonic/Gergiev
Symphony No. 4
Phil 475 6316
0:36
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 1 “Winter Dreams”
I. Allegro tranquillo (excerpts)
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Rostropovich
Symphonies 1-6
EMI 19493
1:05; 0:47; 0:50
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 3, “Polish”
I. Introduzione e Allegro: Moderato assai (excerpt)
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Rostropovich
Symphonies 1-6
EMI 19493
0:30
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 4
I. Andante sostenuto — Moderato con anima (+ excerpts)
Vienna Philharmonic/Gergiev
Symphony No. 4
Phil 475 6316
0:33; 0:52; 18:50
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 1
II. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto (excerpt)
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Rostropovich
Symphonies 1-6
EMI 19493
0:25
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 2
II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato (excerpt)
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Rostropovich
Symphonies 1-6
EMI 19493
0:24
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 4
II. Andantino in modo di canzona
Vienna Philharmonic/Gergiev
Symphony No. 4
Phil 475 6316
9:35
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 1
III. Scherzo. Allegro scherzando giocoso (excerpt)
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Rostropovich
Symphonies 1-6
EMI 19493
0:56
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 2
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace (excerpt)
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Rostropovich
Symphonies 1-6
EMI 19493
0:30
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 3
IV. Scherzo: Allegro vivo (excerpt)
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Rostropovich
Symphonies 1-6
EMI 19493
0:31
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 4
III. Scherzo (excerpts) IV. Finale
Vienna Philharmonic/Gergiev
Symphony No. 4
Phil 475 6316
1:24; 0:40; 13:52
Episode 5
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No. 1
I, Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico (excerpts)
Hallé Orchestra/Barbirolli
The Sibelius Edition: Symphonies 1–7, Orchestral Works
EMI 67299
0:43; 1:05
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No. 2
I. IV. (excerpts)
Oslo Philharmonic/Jansons
Symphony No 2 • The Swan Of Tuonela • Valse Triste • Andante Festivo
EMI 54804
0:29;0:26
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No. 3
I. II. III. (excerpts)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Rattle
Sibelius Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7
EMI 64118
1:18; 0:32; 0:47
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No. 4
(excerpts)
Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan
Symphonien Nos. 4-7 / Der Schwan Von Tuonela · Tapiola
DG 457748
1:18; 0:59
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No. 5
I. II. (excerpts)
Berlin Philharmonic/Levine
Sibelius: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
DG 445865
1:28; 0:45; 1:26; 1:07; 12:29
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No. 5
III. (excerpts)
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Davis
The Complete Symphonies 1 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5)
Philharmonic 446157
0:40; 0:22; 0:53; 1:07; 9:03
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No. 5
Finale (excerpts)
Berlin Philharmonic/Levine
Sibelius: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
DG 445865
0:16; 0:30; 1:30; 8:38
