Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn, and Dmitri Shostakovich are titans of music, but, as Bill considers their first symphonic efforts, he reveals the adversities and ordeals of each composer attempting to develop their musical voices. Maiden voyages into the deep of music, include Johannes Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Hector Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique,” and Symphony No. 1 by Sergei Prokofiev.
Maiden Voyages
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Playlist
Episode 1
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 1
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Adam Fischer
Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 & 10
Nimbus NI-5265
13:14
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 104 (excerpt)
London Philharmonic/Sir George Solti
Symphony No.104 ‘London’ / Symphony No.95
Decca 417 330
1:33
Beethoven, Ludwig: Symphony No 1 – I. II.
Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Harnoncourt
9 Symphonies
Teldec 46452-2 (5)
17:06
Beethoven, Ludwig: Symphony No 1
III. Menuetto – Scherzo, III. Finale
Concertgebouw/Bernard Haitink
The Symphonies
Phil 442073 – 2 (5)
9:31
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Symphony 1 – I. (excerpt)
English String Orchestra/William Boughton
Complete String Symphonies Volume 1
Nimbus NI – 5141
2:33
Episode 2
Schumann, Robert: Symphony No. 1, I. II.
Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
Symphonies Nos. 1 “Spring” & 4
CBS-MYK 38468
15:44
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Concerto No. 1 (excerpt)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Fritz Reiner
Concerto No. 1 in D Minor
RCA 5668 2 RC
1:00
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No. 1, I.
Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert Von Karajan
Orchesterwerke
DG – 421161 – 2 60678
13:45
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No. 1, IV.
Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert Von Karajan
Orchesterwerke
DG – 421161 – 2 60678
17:52
Episode 3
Bizet, Georges: Symphony in C, I. II.
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/Hugh Wolf
Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suite No.2 – Intermezzo
Teldec 77309 – 2
16:45
Berlioz, Hector: Symphonie Fantastique, I. “Dreams and Passions”
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch
Symphonie Fantastique
RCA LSC-2608
13:16
Berlioz, Hector: Symphonie Fantastique, II. (excerpt)
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch
Symphonie Fantastique
RCA LSC-2608
1:16
Berlioz, Hector: Symphonie Fantastique
IV. “March to the Scaffold”
V. “The Dream of the Witches Sabbath”
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch
Symphonie Fantastique
RCA LSC-2608
13:10
Episode 4
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr: Symphony No. 1, II. Adagio
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 1, “Winter Dreams” – The Nutcracker (Suite)
Sony SK-48056
11:49
Prokofiev, Sergei: Symphony No. 1
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/James Levine
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 Classical
Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major, Op. 100
DG 439912 – 2
13:47
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No. 1
I. Opening, Scherzo, IV. Finale
National Symphony Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich
Complete Symphonies
Teldec 17046 – 2
22:27
Episode 5
Mahler, Gustav: “Ging heut morgenuber’s Feld,” (excerpt)
Gustav Mahler recorded on a piano roll, rendered by the Kaplan Foundation
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
Teldec 95354 – 2
1:23
Mahler, Gustav: “Ging heut morgenuber’s Feld”
Columbia Symphony/Walter, Mildred, Miller, mezzo soprano
Bruno Walter Conducts Mahler Symphonies 1 & 2 – 1942 Live Performances
Sony SM2K 64447
3:43
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 1, I.
Columbia Symphony/Bruno Walter
Bruno Walter Conducts Mahler Symphonies 1 & 2 – 1942 Live Performances
SMK2 64447
13:18
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 1, II. Scherzo
Columbia Symphony/Bruno Walter
Bruno Walter Conducts Mahler Symphonies 1 & 2 – 1942 Live Performances
SMK2 64447
6:49
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 1, IV. Finale
Columbia Symphony/Bruno Walter
Bruno Walter Conducts Mahler Symphonies 1 & 2 – 1942 Live Performances
SMK2 64447
20:51
Mahler, Gustav: “Ging heut morgenuber’s Feld,” (excerpt)
Gustav Mahler recorded on a piano roll, rendered by the Kaplan Foundation
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
Teldec 95354 – 2
1:23