Symphonic music is at the very center of Bill McGlaughlin’s spirit. He has performed as a trombonist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony; conducted the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; and served as music director of orchestras in Eugene, Tucson, San Francisco, and Kansas City. This week, Bill takes a cross-section of the art form with symphonies numbered “nine.” These are varied works by seasoned composers, ranging from the young Mozart to the older Beethoven and into the nineteenth century, with compositions by Roger Sessions and Roy Harris. And for fun, we’ll hear Papa Haydn’s Symphonies Nos. 9 and 99.
Symphonies Numbered Nine
A golden number 9
Playlist
Episode 1
Schubert, Franz: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, “Great”:
I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler
Furtwangler On Tour in Stockholm
Music & Arts MACD4802
13:48
Schubert, Franz: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, “Great”:
II. Andante con moto
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler
Furtwangler On Tour in Stockholm
Music & Arts MACD4802
16:38
Schubert, Franz: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, “Great”:
II. Andante con moto (excerpt)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler
Furtwangler On Tour in Stockholm
Music & Arts MACD4802
1:52
Schubert, Franz: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, “Great”:
III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Trio
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler
Furtwangler On Tour in Stockholm
Music & Arts MACD4802
9:33
Schubert, Franz: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, “Great”:
IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler
Furtwangler On Tour in Stockholm
Music & Arts MACD4802
1:39
Schubert, Franz: Rosamunde, D.797 Entr’acte No. 3 – Andantino
Gewandhausorchester/Kurt Masur
Rosamunde
Philips 412 432 2
8:08
Episode 2
Dvořak, Antonin: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”:
I. Adagio – Allegro Molto
London Symphony Orchestra/Istvan Kertsz
The Symphonies
London Records 430 046 2
12:30
Dvořak, Antonin: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”:
II. Largo
London Symphony Orchestra/Istvan Kertsz
The Symphonies
London Records 430 046 2
12:28
Dvořak, Antonin: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”:
III. Scherzo (Molto Vivace)
London Symphony Orchestra/Istvan Kertsz
The Symphonies
London Records 430 046 2
7:25
Dvořak, Antonin: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”:
IV. Allegro Con Fuoco
London Symphony Orchestra/Istvan Kertsz
The Symphonies
London Records 430 046 2
11:18
Dvořak, Antonin: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147:
No. 2 in E Minor (Allegretto grazioso)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Rafael Kubelik
Slawische Tänze • Slavonic Dances, Op.72
DG 2530 593
5:43
Episode 3
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 9 in C, H 1/9 –
1. Allegro Molt, 2. Andanteo, 3. Finale: Menuetto
Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati
The Complete Symphonies
Decca 478 1221
12:41
Haydn, Joseph: Symphony No. 99 in E Flat, H 1/99 –
1. Adagio, Vivace Assai, 2. Adagio, 3. Menuet: Allegretto
Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati
The Complete Symphonies
Decca 478 1221
26:02
Mozart, Wolfgang: Symphony No. 9 in C, K 73 – 1. Allegro
The Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
The Symphonies
L’oiseau Lyre 452 496
4:47
Haydn, Joseph: Serenade No. 9 in D Major, K. 320 “Posthorn”: 5. Andantino
Vienna Philharmonic/James Levine
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Posthorn-Serenade
Digital Recordings
9:34
Episode 4
Schuman, William: Symphony No. 9 Le fosse ardeatine”: Anteludium
Seattle Symphony/Gerard Schwarz
The Symphonies (And Selected Orchestral Works)
Naxos 8.505228
17:23
Harris, Roy: Symphony No. 9: II. – “…to form a more perfect Union”
Albany Symphony Orchestra/David Alan Miller, Alan Feinberg; piano
The Great American Ninth
Albany Records Troy 350
7:06
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor: II. Andante sostenuto
London Symphony Orchestra/Bryden Thomson
Symphony No. 4 In F Minor / Concerto Accademico
Chandos CHAN 8633
7:08
Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Symphony No. 9, A. 510: I. Allegro; II. Adagio; III. Scherzo (Vivace)
Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado de Sao Paulo/Isaac Karabtchevsky
VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Symphonies Nos. 8, 9 and 11
Naxos 8.573777
21:18
Episode 5
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 9: I. Andante comodo
Berlin Philharmonic/Bernard Haitink
Mahler: Symphony No.9
Berliner Philharmoniker BPHR 2003648
31:06
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 9: IV. Adagio
Berlin Philharmonic/Bernard Haitink
Mahler: Symphony No.9
Berliner Philharmoniker BPHR 2003648
25:49
