This week, Bill McGlaughlin continues his multi-part exploration of this vibrant, exciting musical form with symphonies written between 1900 and 1920. Bill focuses on works rarely heard in concert, or on the radio for that matter: Alexander Scriabin’s Symphony No. 3 conducted by Riccardo Muti, an important interpreter of the Scriabin color wheel; George Enescu’s Symphony No. 2; and Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1, conducted by Marin Alsop.
Symphony, Part X: Alexander Scriabin to Samuel Barber
Symphony on the Stage
Playlist
Episode 1
Scriabin, Alexander: Symphony No. 3 in C min, Op. 43 – The Divine Poem, I
Philadelphia Orchestra/ Riccardo Muti
Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet Overture
EMI 49115
25:46
Enescu,George: Symphony No. 2 In A Major, Op. 17, I
George Enescu State Philharmonic Bucharest Orchestra/ Horia Andreescu
Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 – Symphony No.2 In A Major, Op.17 / Two Romanian Rhapsodies
Marco Polo 8.224142
16:31
Szymanowski, Karol: Symphony No. 4, Op. 60, Sinfonia Concertante, II
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Rattle; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
EMI 20th Century Classics
EMI 14576
8:16
Episode 2
Szymanowski, Karol: Symphony No. 4, Op. 60, Sinfonia Concertante, IV
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Simon Rattle; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
King Roger, Symphony No 4
EMI 56823
6:23
Szymanowski, Karol: Symphony No. 3, Song of the Night, Op. 27, III
Polish Radio Chorus of Krakow/Wieslaw Ochman, director; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jerzy Semkow
Symphony No. 2, Symphony No. 3 ‘Song of the Night’, Concert Overture
EMI 65082
8:51
Zemlinsky, Alexander: Lyrische Symphonie, Op.18
I. Langsam, Ich bin friedlos, ich bin durstig nach fernen Dingen
III. Von hier ab plötzlich breiter… Du bist die Abendwolke
VI. Sehr mässig, Vollende denn das letzte Lied
V. Feurig und kraftvoll: Befrei mich von den Banden deiner Süße, Lieb
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly;
Håkan Hagegård, bass; Alessandra Marc, soprano
Lyrische Symphonie · Symphonische Gesänge
London 443569
10:37
Zemlinsky, Alexander: Lyrische Symphonie, Op.18
I. Langsam, Ich bin friedlos, ich bin durstig nach fernen Dingen
III. Von hier ab plötzlich breiter… Du bist die Abendwolke
VI. Sehr mässig, Vollende denn das letzte Lied
V. Feurig und kraftvoll: Befrei mich von den Banden deiner Süße, Lieb
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly;
Håkan Hagegård, bass; Alessandra Marc, soprano
Lyrische Symphonie · Symphonische Gesänge
London 443569
13:28
Myaskovsky, Nikolai: Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 23
II. Presto tenebroso — Andante moderato — Tempo I
Ural Philharmonic Orchestra/Dmitri Liss
Symphonies 6 & 10
Warner 63431
7:37
Episode 3
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No. 1 in f minor
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra/Valery Gergiev
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 1 & 15
Mariinsky O502
0:52
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No. 1 in f minor
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra/Valery Gergiev
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 1 & 15
Mariinsky O502
31:46
Walton, William: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major IV. Maestoso – Allegro Brioso Ed Ardentemente
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/William Walton
WALTON CONDUCTS WALTON THE 1964 NEW ZEALAND TOUR
Bridge 9133
12:51
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No. 1 in f minor I.
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra/Valery Gergiev
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 1 & 15
Mariinsky O502
4:32
Episode 4
Hanson, Howard: Symphony No. 1 in e minor, Nordic
I. Andante Solenne, Allegro Con Forza,
II. Andante Teneramente, Con Semplicita
Seattle Symphony Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz
Symphonies No. 1 “Nordic” & No. 2 “Romantic” / Elegy In Memory Of Serge Koussevitsky
Delos 3073
18:55
Still, William Grant: Symphony No. 1, Afro-American II. Adagio III. Animato
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
Still: Symphony No. 1 · Ellington: The River
Chandos 9154
8:24
Hanson, Howard: Symphony No. 2, Op. 30, Romantic II. Andante Con Tenerezza
Seattle Symphony Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz
Symphonies No. 1 “Nordic” & No. 2 “Romantic” / Elegy In Memory Of Serge Koussevitsky
Delos 3073
7:23
Antheil, George: A Jazz Symphony
New World Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas; Michael Linville, piano
New World Jazz
RCA 68798
11:45
Episode 5
Copland, Aaron: Symphony For Organ & Orchestra II. Scherzo III. Finale
New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernstein; E. Power Biggs, organ
Early Orchestral Works 1922-1935
Sony 47232 2
18:39
Thomson, Virgil: Symphony No. 2 In C, II
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares
THOMSON, V.: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 / Symphony on a Hymn Tune
Naxos 8.559022
6:22
Barber, Samuel: Symphony No. 1, I-III
Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Marin Alsop
BARBER, S.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 – Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 / First Essay for Orchestra (Royal Scottish National Orchestra, M. Alsop)
Naxos 8.559024
21:34
Copland, Aaron: Symphony For Organ & Orchestra II. Scherzo III. Finale (excerpt)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernstein; E. Power Biggs, organ
Early Orchestral Works 1922-1935
Sony 47232 2
2:00
