Here Bill returns to his collection of treasured albums from his library’s top shelf. Recordings that Bill has yet to fit into one of our weekly themes, like Music from Vienna, or Ports of Call. He has decided to bring them down off the shelf and create a whole week out of these beautiful, interesting CDs performed by artists that Bill has followed for years. French hornist William Purvis with Mihae Lee performs Robert Schumann’s Fantasiestucke Op.73. The Cypress String Quartet will play the first movement of Beethoven Op. 59 No. 1 (Rasumovsky), and we conclude this week with Chopin’s Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp, Op. 28 performed by Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires.
Top Shelf, Part II
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Playlist
Episode 1
Schumann, Robert: Fantasiestucke, Op. 73
I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
II. Lebhaft, leicht
III. Rasch und mit Feuer
William Purvis, horn; Mihae Lee, piano
Music of Robert and Clara Schumann
BRIDGE 9164
11:47
Mendelssohn, Felix: Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 58
I: Allegro Assai Vivace
II: Allegretto Scherzando
III: Adagio
IV: Molto Allegro E Vivace
Marcy Rosen, violoncello; Lydia Artymiw, piano
Complete Works for Cello and Piano
BRIDGE 9501
27:45
Mendelssohn, Felix: Lied Ohne Worte, Op. 109
Marcy Rosen, violoncello; Lydia Artymiw, piano
Complete Works for Cello and Piano
BRIDGE 9501
4:44
Corigliano, John: Lullaby for Natalie
London Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin, Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
The American Masters
eOne – EOM- 7791
5:18
Episode 2
Da Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi: Missa Iam Christus Astra Ascenderat “Kyrie”
Harry Christophers: The Sixteen
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Volume 5
CORO 16124
3:03
Da Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi: Missa Iam Christus Astra Ascenderat
“Gloria,” “Laeva Eius Sub Capite Meo”
Harry Christophers: The Sixteen
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Volume 5
CORO 16124
7:23
Poulenc, Francis: Sonata for oboe and piano
I. Elegie. Paisiblement
II. Scherzo. Très animé
III. Deploration. Très calme
Liang Wang, oboe & Pascal Rogé, piano
Poulenc: Chamber Music
Urlicht UAV5986
14:30
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Keyboard Partita #1 In B Flat, BWV 825
I. Praeludium
VI. Gigue
Igor Levit
Partitas BWV 825-830
Sony Classical – 88843036822
4:14
Van Beethoven, Ludwig: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73, “Emperor”
I. Adagio Un Poco Mosso, III. Rondò
Nelson Freire; Riccardo Chailly: Leipzig Gewandhaus
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 and Piano Sonata No. 32
Decca 4786771
17:56; 2:01
Episode 3
Delius, Frederick: “La Calinda”
Northern Sinfonia/Richard Hickox
Delius Miniatures
EMI Classics – 7243 5 65067 2 5
4:07
Frederick Delius: Seven Danish Song for Soprano and Orchestra
“Let Springtime Come,” “The Seraglio Garden,” “Summer Nights”
Rheinische Philharmonie/Jose Serebrier, Carole Farley
Carole Farley Sings Delius
Dinemec Classics
2:02, 2:38, 2:05
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Ch’io mi scordi di te, II. Non temer, amato bene K. 505
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/Albrecht Mayer, Oboe d’amore,
Vital Julian Frey, forte piano
Mozart: Works for Oboe and Orchestra
DG 4838232
9:02
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Ave verum corpus K 618
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/Albrecht Mayer
Mozart: Works for Oboe and Orchestra
DG 4838232
2:57
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Choral Symphony Op.35, ‘The Bells’
I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto, II. Lento, III. Presto
Russian National Orchestra/José Serebrier
Rachmaninov: The Bells (Live in Moscow)
Warner Classics 2564-68025-5
26:02
Maiers, Amanda: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B Minor
1. Allegro (excerpt)
Elmira Darvarova, violin, Bryan Wagorn, piano
Amanda Maier meets Johannes Brahms
Urlicht UAV5994
2:05
Episode 4
Maier, Amanda: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B Minor
1. Allegro, II. Adagio (excerpt)
Elmira Darvarova and Bryan Wagorn
Amanda Maier meets Johannes Brahms
Urlicht UAV5994
00:13
Maier, Amanda: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B Minor
1. Allegro, II. Adagio
Elmira Darvarova and Bryan Wagorn
Amanda Maier meets Johannes Brahms
Urlicht UAV5994
19:00
Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109, “Unfinished”
I. Misterioso
Lucerne Festival/Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 9
Deutsche Grammophon – 479 3976
26:47
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita No. 1 in B-Flat, BWV 825
I. Praeludium
Maria João Pires, piano
Bach: Partita No. 1 – English Suite No.3 • French Suite No.2
Deutsche Grammophon – 447894-2
1:55
Episode 5
Beethoven Ludwig: String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, No. 1 “Rasumovsky”
I. Allegro
Cypress String Quartet
Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets
Avie AV2318
10:18
Bruckner, Anton: Symphony #9 In D Minor,”Unfinished”
II. Scherzo
Claudio Abbado: Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Symphony No. 9
Deutsche Grammophon – 479 3976
11:02
Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor,”Unfinished”
III. Adagio, Langsam, Feierlich
Claudio Abbado: Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Symphony No. 9
Deutsche Grammophon – 479 3976
00:59, 25:08
Chopin, Frédéric: 24 Préludes, Op. 28: 13. in F-Sharp Major
Maria João Pires, piano
Bach: Partita No. 1 – English Suite No.3 • French Suite No.2
Deutsche Grammophon – 447894-2
3:19
