Today we’ll hear two very different works that feature the harp: The
Harp Concerto by Alberto Ginastera, and the Quintet for Harp, Flute,
and Strings by Jean Cras. Also today, we’ll travel to Cuba with Gershwin and to Spain with Debussy.
The Versatile Harp
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Playlist:
3:02 pm
- Serenade melancolique (for violin & orchestra) in b , Op. 26
- Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra
- Soloists: Julia Fischer, violin
- Conductor: Yakov Kreizberg
- CD/Album: Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto - Julia Fischer - RNO - Kreizberg
- Record co./Cat #: PentaTone 5186095
3:13 pm
- Harp Concerto , Op. 25
- Composer: Alberto Ginastera
- Ensemble: London Sinfonia
- Soloists: Rachel Masters, harp
- Conductor: Richard Hickox
- CD/Album: Gliere/Ginastera: Harp Concertos, etc
- Record co./Cat #: Chandos 9094
3:40 pm
- Holberg Suite , Op. 40
- Composer: Edvard Grieg
- Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
- CD/Album: Edvard Grieg: Werke fur Streichorchester
- Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 437520
4:08 pm
- Tragic Overture in d , Op. 81
- Composer: Johannes Brahms
- Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
- Conductor: Claudio Abbado
- CD/Album: Brahms: Symphonie Nr. 3 - Tragische Ouverture
- Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 429765
4:25 pm
- Alleluia
- Composer: Randall Thompson
- Ensemble: Handel & Haydn Society
- Conductor: Grant Llewellyn
- CD/Album: Peace
- Record co./Cat #: Avie 39
4:37 pm
- Sonata in G , K 260
- Composer: Domenico Scarlatti
- Soloists: Vladimir Horowitz, piano
- CD/Album: Horowitz Plays Scarlatti
- Record co./Cat #: Sony 90414
4:46 pm
- Cuban Overture
- Composer: George Gershwin
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- CD/Album: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc
- Record co./Cat #: London 425111
5:07 pm
- Carmen Fantasy for Violin & Orchestra , Op. 25
- Composer: Pablo de Sarasate
- Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Soloists: Itzhak Perlman, violin
- Conductor: Lawrence Foster
- CD/Album: The Art of Itzhak Perlman
- Record co./Cat #: EMI 64617
5:21 pm
- Polka
- Composer: Bedrich Smetana
- Soloists: Antonin Kubalek, piano
- CD/Album: Smetana: The Complete Czech Dances
- Record co./Cat #: Dorian 90122
5:26 pm
- Images for Orchestra: #2 - Iberia
- Composer: Claude Debussy
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Pierre Monteux
- CD/Album: Debussy - Images - Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien
- Record co./Cat #: Philips 420392
5:49 pm
- Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in Bb , WoO 6
- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ensemble: Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
- Soloists: Ronald Brautigam, piano
- Conductor: Andrew Parrott
- CD/Album: Beethoven: Piano Concertos WoO 4 and No. 2
- Record co./Cat #: Bis 1792
- Note: (Original final movement of the Piano Concerto #2)
6:07 pm
- Semiramide: Overture
- Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
- CD/Album: Rossini: 14 Overtures
- Record co./Cat #: London 443850
6:21 pm
- Trios pour le coucher du Roy (Trios for the King's Bedtime)
- Composer: Jean-Baptiste Lully
- Ensemble: Chatham Baroque
- CD/Album: Danse Royale
- Record co./Cat #: Dorian 90272
6:36 pm
- Quintet for Flute, Harp & Strings
- Composer: Jean Cras
- Ensemble: Linos Harp Quintet
- CD/Album: Linos Harfenquintett - Impressions
- Record co./Cat #: Hanssler Classics 93175