British pianist Stephen Hough is one of the most important and
versatile musicians of our generation, and we’ll hear from two of his
brand-new recordings on Hyperion this afternoon. First, a blistering
performance of Tchaikovsky’s often-misunderstood Piano Concerto #2,
then later on we’ll hear his interpretation of Chopin’s late B Minor
Sonata. Also today, great character duos in music taken from mythology
and literature.
Celebrating Stephen Hough
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Playlist:
3:02 pm
- Orchestral Quartet #2 in G , Op. 14
- Composer: Carl Stamitz
- Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: David Armstrong
- CD/Album: Carl Stamitz: Orchestral Quartets, Op. 14
- Record co./Cat #: Naxos 8.557671
3:16 pm
- Piano Concerto #2 in G , Op. 44
- Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
- Ensemble: Minnesota Orchestra
- Soloists: Stephen Hough, piano
- Conductor: Osmo Vanska
- CD/Album: The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 50
- Record co./Cat #: Hyperion 67711
3:57 pm
- None but the Lonely Heart , Op. 6/6
- Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
- Arranger: (arr. Stephen Hough)
- Soloists: Stephen Hough, piano
- CD/Album: The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 50
- Record co./Cat #: Hyperion 67711
4:07 pm
- Hansel und Gretel: Overture
- Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck
- Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor: Georg Solti
- CD/Album: Famous Overtures
- Record co./Cat #: London 460982
4:16 pm
- Venus & Adonis: Instrumental Suite
- Composer: John Blow
- Ensemble: London Baroque
- Conductor: Charles Medlam
- CD/Album: Blow: Venus & Adonis/London Baroque
- Record co./Cat #: Harmonia Mundi 901276
4:28 pm
- Romeo and Juliet , Op. 18
- Composer: Johan Svendsen
- Ensemble: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Terje Mikkelsen
- CD/Album: Johan Svendsen - Symphonic Works
- Record co./Cat #: CPO 777372
4:43 pm
- Dido & Aeneas: The Witches' Scene
- Composer: Henry Purcell
- Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe
- Soloists: Teresa Shaw, mezzo-soprano ; Catherine King, mezzo-soprano
- Conductor: Philip Pickett
- CD/Album: Purcell's Shakespeare
- Record co./Cat #: Philips 446218
4:53 pm
- Ruslan & Ludmilla: Overture
- Composer: Mikhail Glinka
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Georg Solti
- CD/Album: Famous Overtures
- Record co./Cat #: London 460982
5:07 pm
- Concerto for 3 Trumpets in Bb
- Composer: Georg Phillip Telemann
- Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
- Soloists: Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
- Conductor: Raymond Leppard
- CD/Album: Wynton Marsalis - Baroque Music for Trumpets
- Record co./Cat #: Sony 42478
5:18 pm
- Watkin's Ale
- Composer: Anonymous
- Ensemble: The Baltimore Consort
- Soloists: Custer Larue, vocals
- CD/Album: Wakins Ale
- Record co./Cat #: Dorian 90142
5:25 pm
- Clarinet Concerto in c , Op. 31
- Composer: Gerald Finzi
- Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
- Soloists: Thea King, clarinet
- Conductor: Alun Francis
- CD/Album: Finzi and Stanford Clarinet Concertos
- Record co./Cat #: Hyperion 66001
5:54 pm
- Sheep May Safely Graze , BWV 208
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Soloists: Gabriela Montero, piano
- CD/Album: Gabriela Montero - Bach and Beyond
- Record co./Cat #: EMI 64647
6:07 pm
- Purple
- Composer: Michael Torke
- Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: David Zinman
- CD/Album: Michael Torke: Ecstatic Orange, etc
- Record co./Cat #: Argo 433071
6:14 pm
- Horn Concerto #1 in D , HOB 7d/3
- Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
- Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
- Soloists: Hermann Baumann, horn
- Conductor: Iona Brown
- CD/Album: Horn Concertos
- Record co./Cat #: Philips 422346
6:31 pm
- Piano Sonata #3 in b , Op. 58
- Composer: Frederic Chopin
- Soloists: Stephen Hough, piano
- CD/Album: Chopin: Late Masterpieces
- Record co./Cat #: Hyperion 67764