Bill keeps a big box at home filled with albums from friends around the world. This week, he’s sharing some of his favorites, which he calls “his keepers.” Bill says these CDs are just too good to give away. We’ll listen to Mendelssohn performed by Isaac Perlman, as well as pieces from flutist Robert Stallman’s CD, The Nightingale in Love.
Bill’s Keepers
A stack of books in the middle of a library
Playlist
Episode 1
Mendelssohn, Felix: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49, I. III.
Perlman, violin Ma, violoncello Ax, piano
Mendelssohn Piano Trios
Sony 752192
13:50
Marais, Marin: Les Folies d’Espagne in D Minor: Variations for Solo Flute
Robert Stallman
The Nightingale in Love
Bogner’s Cafè 104
11:02
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Variations On a Theme Of Corelli, Op. 42
Alexander Romanovsky, piano
Rachmaninov Romanovsky
Decca 476 3334
18:43
Couperin, François: Pieces de Clavecin, Book III:
Musette De Taverny and Le Rossignol Et Amour
Stallman, flute Swanborn, harpsichord Bennion, violoncello
The Nightingale in Love
Bogner’s Cafè 104
5:40
Marais, Marin: Les Folies d’Espagne in D Minor: Variations for Solo Flute (excerpt)
Robert Stallman
The Nightingale in Love
Bogner’s Cafè 104
2:00
Episode 2
Traditional/ Krohn: “So Ro, Godt Barn”
Trio Medieval
Trio Medieval
ECM 000988802
3:08
Kalinnikov, Vasily: “The Skylark”
Houston Chamber Choir/ Simpson
Ravishingly Russian
MSR 1311
1:47
Mozart: W.A.: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-Flat Major, K. 364, III
The Knights/ Jacobsen; Lara St. John, violin Scot St. John, viola
Mozart: The Knights
Ancalagon 136
6:08
Schubert, Franz: “Der Hirt Auf Dem Felsen”, D. 965
Valente, s.; Wright, cl.; Serkin, piano
Music from Marlboro
Bridge 9316
11:25
d’Rivera, Paquito: Kites: “Kites Over Havana”
Imani Winds
Terra Incognita
Koch 7782
6:32
Saint-Säens, Camille: The Carnival of the Animals (excerpt)
Frederic Chiu, piano; David Gonzalez, narrator
The Carnival of the Animals
www.skytoprecords.com
15:19
Winkler, Peter: Afterglow
Dorothea Cook, violin Peter Winkler, piano
Silken Rags
CD Baby
3:49
Saint-Säens, Camille: The Carnival of the Animals (excerpt)
Frederic Chiu, piano; David Gonzalez, narrator
The Carnival of the Animals
www.skytoprecords.com
1:40
Traditional/ Krohn: “So Ro, Godt Barn” (excerpt)
Trio Medieval
Trio Medieval
ECM 000988802
2:00
Episode 3
Webern, Anton: “Im Sommerwind”
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Haitink
Ein Heldenleben/ Im Sommerwind
CSO Resound 9011002
14:55
Mozart: W.A.: Concerto in A Major, K. 488, II. III.
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/ Fleisher; Fleisher, piano
Mozart Piano Concertos
Sony 743505
14:59
Debussy, Claude: En blanc et noir:
I. Avec emportement
II. Lent. Sombre
III. Scherzando
Lowenthal, Jerome; Oppens, Ursula pianos
Two Piano Music of Messiaen and Debussy
Cedille CDR90000-119
14:31
Debussy, Claude: En blanc et noir: III. Scherzando (excerpt)
Lowenthal, Jerome; Oppens, Ursula pianos
Two Piano Music of Messiaen and Debussy
Cedille CDR90000-119
0:25
Yorke, Thom (Radiohead): “How I Made My Millions”
Christopher O’Riley, piano
Hold Me to This
World Village 468034
3:23
Yorke, Thom: “How I Made My Millions” (excerpt)
Thom Yorke, piano and voice
No Surprises
Capitol 93623
2:43
Episode 4
Elgar, Edward: Viola Concerto in E Minor (adapted from the cello concerto), Op. 85, III. IV.
Philharmonia Orchestra/Eschenbach; Carpenter, viola
David Aaron Carpenter, viola Elgar and Schnittke – Viola Concertos
Ondine 11532
15:50
Albéniz, Isaac: Iberia, Book I: Evocación, El Puerto and Fête-dieu à Seville
Lang Lang, piano
Lang Lang Live in Vienna
Sony 771901
20:34
Obradors, fernando: Chiquitita La Novia
Benita Valente, soprano David Effron, piano
Benita Valente: Great Singers of The 20th Century
Bridge 9316
2:22
Miaskovsky, Nikolai: Cello Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 81, II
Wendy Warner, violoncello Itina Nuzova, piano
Russian Music for the Cello and Piano
Cedille 120
7:29
O’Connor, Mark: Strings and Threads Suite “Fair Dancer Reel”
Sharon Isbin, guitar Mark O’Connor, violin
Strings and Threads Suite
Sony 745456
1:14
O’Connor, Mark: Strings and Threads Suite “Fair Dancer Reel” (excerpt)
Sharon Isbin, guitar Mark O’Connor, violin
Strings and Threads Suite
Sony 745456
1:12
Episode 5
Bach, JS: Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825, I (excerpt)
Perahia, piano
Bach: Partitas Nos. 1, 5 and 6
Sony 744361
1:37
Bach, JS: Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825, I-VI
Perahia, piano
Bach: Partitas Nos. 1, 5 and 6
Sony 744361
18:27
Elgar, Edward: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, III
Staatskapelle Dresden/ Davis; Znaider, violin
Elgar: Violin Concerto
Masterworks 760588
19:12
Schubert, Franz: Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat Major, Op. 90, No. 3, D. 899
Primakov, piano
Impromptus and Dances
Bridge 9327
6:11
Niles, Jacob: “Go ‘Way from My Window”
Sharon Isbin, guitar Joan Baez, voice
Journey to the New World
Sony 745456
2:18
O’Connor, Mark: Strings and Threads Suite: “Swing and Sweet Suzanne,” “Shine On”
Sharon Isbin, guitar; Mark O’Connor, violin
Journey to the New World
Sony 745456
4:08
