In the 1920s, concert halls rocked with everything from jazz to airplane propellers and radio became a multi-billion-dollar industry. Bill says art and literature flowed like bathtub gin. We’ll start this week in New York with the 1926 Metropolitan Opera premiere of John Alden Carpenter’s ballet Skyscrapers and end the week in the then-troubled city of Berlin with the early works of Kurt Weill.
Roaring 20s
Car from the 1920s
Playlist
Episode 1
Carpenter, John Alden: Skyscrapers (excerpts)
LSO/Klein
Skyscrapers
EMI 49263
2:30
Carpenter, John Alden: Skyscrapers (excerpts)
LSO/Klein
Skyscrapers
EMI 49263
4:31
Sessions, Roger: Black Maskers Dance, Dirge, and Finale
Juilliard Orchestra/ Peter Zukofsky
In Praise Of Shahn · Connotations · Black Maskers Suite
New World 368
13:59
Varese, Edgard: Octandre
Chicago Pro Musica
Weill-Varèse-Bowles-Martinů
Reference Records #29
7:14
Antheil, George: Airplane Sonata
Marthanne Verbit, piano
Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 and 4 / La femme 100 tetes / Valentine Waltzes
Albany Records #146
6:01
Antheil, George: Jazz Symphony (excerpt)
New World Symphony/ Tilson Thomas
New World Jazz
RCA 68798
3:29
Gershwin, George: Concerto in F (excerpt)
San Francisco Symphony/ Tilson Thomas; Garrick Ohlsson, piano
George Gershwin: The 100th Birthday Celebration
RCA 68931
6:48
Ellington, Duke: Creole Love Call (excerpt)
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Creole Love Call / Black And Tan Fantasy
Sony 065841
1:40
Episode 2
Piston, Walter: Three Pieces for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon I. and II
Members of the Bohem Quintette
American Winds Volume 1
Premier 1006
6:46
Copland, Aaron: Music for the Theatre (excerpts)
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/ Wolff
Appalachian Spring (Original Chamber Version) /
Music For The Theatre / Latin American Sketches / Quiet City
Teldec 2292-46314 v b
13:16
Thomson, Virgil: “Susie Asado”
Nancy Armstrong, soprano
Mostly About Love: Songs & Vocal Works
Northeastern 250
1:41
Thomson, Virgil: “Capital Capitals”
Paul Kirby, Frank Kelley, Sanford Sylvan, & David Ripley, vocalists
Anthony Tommasini, piano
Mostly About Love: Songs & Vocal Works
Northeastern 250
1:55
Cowell, Henry: Aeolian Harp
Alan Feinberg, piano
Discover America
Argo 436752
2:06
Still, William Grant: Land of Romance from Africa
Denver Oldham, piano
Piano Music of William Grant Still
Koch 7084
7:32
Ruggles, Carl: Men and Mountains, III
Cleveland Orchestra/ von Dohnanyi
Ives: Three Places in New England, Orchestral Set No. 2;
Ruggles: Sun-treader, Men and Mountains
Decca 443776
4:01
Kern, Jerome: Showboat “Ol’ Man River”
Paul Robeson, baritone
Voice Of The People
Regis 1056
3:52
Episode 3
Milhaud, Darius: La Création du Monde
Lyon Opera Orchestra/ Nagano
La Création Du Monde / Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit / Concerto Pour Harpe
Era 2292-45820
16:23
Satie, Erik: Parade
LSO/ Dorati
Dorati Conducts Satie/Milhaud/Auric/Françaix/Fetler
Polygram 434335
14:24
Ravel, Maurice: Concerto for Piano in G Major, II
Orchestre de Paris/ Martinon; Ciccolini, piano
The Two Piano Concertos / Tzigane
EMI 69568
10:52
Ibert, Jacques: Divertissement (excerpts)
Ulster Orchestra/ Tortelier
Le Boeuf sur le toit, La Création du Monde, Poulenc: Les Biches
Chandos 9023
3:33
Ravel, Maurice: Violin Sonata (excerpt)
David Oistrahk, violin; Frida Bauer, piano
Debussy, Ravel & Ysaÿe: Works for Violin and Piano
Phillips 420777-2
4:14
Episode 4
Stravinsky, Igor: Capriccio for Piano & Orchestra, I
Berlin RSO/ Ashkenazy; Olli Mustonen, piano
Piano Concerto – Ebony Concerto
Lon 440229
6:20
Prokofiev, Sergei: Piano Concerto No. 3, I
Berlin Phil/ Abbado; Martha Argerich, piano
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 3
DG 415062
8:54
Bartók, Bela: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2, I
Gidon Kremer, violin; Oleg Maisenberg, piano
Impressions D’Enfance – Violin Sonatas
Teld 0630-13597
8:49
Tailleferre, Germaine: Ballade for Piano & Orchestra
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg/ Froment; Rosario Marciano, piano
Music in Paris in the 1920s
Vox 8157
14:18
Poulenc, Francis: Les Biches, II & V
French National Orchestra/Dutoit
Aubade • Les Biches • Les Animaux Modèles • Discours Du Général • Gnossienne
Lon 452 937-2
7:15
Episode 5
Hindemith, Paul: Kammermusik No. 1
Royal Concertgebouw/ Chailly
Kammermusik 1-7
Lon 433816
14:30
Kreisler, Fritz: String Quartet in A Minor, I
Kennedy, violin, Furniss, violin, Hawkes, viola, Dale, violoncello
Kennedy • Kreisler
Angel 56626
9:17
Schönberg, Arnold: Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene (excerpt)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe/ Holliger
Verklärte Nacht = Transfigured Night = La Nuit Transfigurée / Kammersymphonie Nr. 2
Teld 9031-77314
2:35
Berg, Alban: Wozzeck: Act III, Scene 1
Met Opera Orchestra/ Levine; Renee Fleming, soprano
Lulu Suite · Wozzeck: Three Excerpts · Three Pieces For Orchestra
Sony 53959
5:31
Weill, Kurt: Three Penny Opera (excerpts)
Chicago Pro Musica
Weill – Varèse – Bowles – Martinů
Ref 2102
9:31
Weill, Kurt/ Gershwin: Lady in the Dark, “My Ship
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
I Wish It So
Nonesuch 79345
2:42