Some late OCTOBER, 2003, highlights
followed by complete listings for
November and December
Thursday, October 23
8:00 pm LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Esa-Pekka Salonen
conducting.
Debussy: Ibéria
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1; Yefim Bronfman
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Suite
Sunday, October 23
11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE
Preacher: The Reverend Dr. Dorothy A. Austin, Sedgwick Associate Minister in the Memorial Church and University Chaplain. Music includes Grieg’s setting of “Ave Maris stella” and “Totus Tuus by Gorecki.
8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Puccini: La Fanciulla del West; Tebaldi, Del Monaco, MacNeil, Tozzi, Capuana, Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome (London)
Monday, October 23
7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT
Music of Schütz, Lassus, and Bach conducted by Hans Grischkat (1903-77).
Preview of the New England String Ensemble’s upcoming performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 14, with guest, conductor Susan Davenny Wyner.
Tuesday, October 28
8:00 pm DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Neeme Järvi
conducting.
Dvorak: The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
Roberto Sierra: Saxophone Concerto; James Carter
Taneyev: Symphony No. 4 in c, Op. 12
Thursday, October 30
8:00 pm LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Esa-Pekka Salonen
conducting.
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in b, Op. 54
NOVEMBER,
2003
Saturday, November 1
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD
12:00 pm HARVARD FOOTBALL KICKOFF SHOW
12:30 pm HARVARD FOOTBALL
Harvard vs. Dartmouth
3:30 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard vs. Brown
9:30 pm THE DARKER SIDE
11:00 pm-12:00 am: The Hour of DSent
Socio-political hip hop, with interviews, live guests, and hip hop cultural news.
12:00 am-1:00 am: The Souls of Crunk Folk
A fresh line-up of hip hop, soul, funk, and everything in between.
1:00 am-2:00 am: “The Storm Front With DJ AfroThunder”
Primarily geared toward mainstream hip hop past and present, without being “pop”, with big hits and lesser-known songs by popular and respected artists, a mix of old and new school rap, with some R&B and occasional gospel and reggae.
3:30 am-5:30 am
A variety of electronic music spanning every genre you can think of, including but not limited to: House, Techno, Trance, IDM, Drum & Bass, Ambient, Experimental, and your requests.
Sunday, November 2
7:00 am BLUES
11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE
Preacher: The Reverend Barbara Brown Taylor, Harry R. Butman Chair in religion and Philosophy, Piedmont College, Demorest, Georgia. Music includes a setting of the Requiem by Maurice Duruflé. See further details at www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu.
12:30 pm NEWS
1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTS TALK
1:30 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES
Isaac Stern, early recordings.
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20; Waxman, orchestra (Sony)
Wienawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in d, Op. 22; Kurtz, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in d, Op. 67; Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8; Hess, Casals (Sony)
8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots: Raphael, Pollet, Borst, Martinovich, Leech, Ghiuselev, Diedrich; Montpellier Opera Chorus, Montpellier Philharmonic Orchestra (Erato)
midnight MONDAY MORNING STRIKE
Monday, November 3
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Couperin, F.: La Sultane (Sonate en quatuor); S. Kuijken, van Dael, W. Kuijken, Glatt (Sony)
Ravel: Shéhérazade; Tourel, Bernstein, Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Sony)
Mozart: String Quintet in g, K. 516; Zukerman, Tokyo String Quartet (RCA)
Stravinsky: Le Chant du Rossignol; Järvi, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Chandos)
Allegri: Miserere; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)
Ligeti: Lontano; Nott, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Teldec)
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in a, Op. 114; Cohen, Geber, Ashkenazy (London)
Druckman: Windows; Weisberg, Orchestra of the 20th Century (CRI)
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp; Ellis, Melos Ensemble (London)
Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in c, D. 417, “Tragic”; Wand, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (RCA)
Corelli: Sonates da Camera, Op. 2, No. 4 in e, No. 6 in g; London Baroque (Harmonia Mundi)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in e, Op. 93; Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra (London)
6:00 pm BACH CANTATAS
Cantatas for the 20th Sunday After Trinity—Wedding Allegories
Cantata S. 162, “Ach, ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe”; Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan (BIS)
Cantata S. 49, “Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen”, exc.; Rilling, Bach Collegium Stuttgart (Hänssler Laudate)
Cantata S. 180, “Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele” Rilling, Bach Collegium Stuttgart (Hänssler Laudate)
7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT
Last season, WHRB paid tribute to Vladimir Horowitz with a lengthy orgy. This week and next we pay tribute to the other two great pianists born in 1903. Tonight, Claudio Arrau.
Balakirev: Islamey (1928, Dante)
Liszt: Etude after Paganini No. 6 (Dante)
Liszt: Les Jeux d’eau à la Villa d’este (from Anées de pélerinage III) (1929, EMI LP)
Liszt: Harmonies du soir (from Transcendental Etudes) (Philips)
Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 (1939, EMI LP)
Debussy: various pieces (EMI LP, Philips)
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28 (Philips LP)
Beethoven: Variations on a Theme by Diabelli, Op. 120 (1952, Philips)
Schubert: Klavierstück in E-flat, D. 946, No. 2 (1990, Philips)
10:00 pm TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN
Tuesday, November 4
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Schumann, C.: Six Lieder, Op. 13.; Bonney, Ashkenazy (London)
Cardoso: Magnificat; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)
Villa-Lobos: Quartet No. 16; Brazilian String Quartet (Troy)
Witt: Concerto for Two Horns and Orchestra; Baumann, Cakar, Schröder (Acanta)
Parker: Six Lyrics for Piano; Kairoff (Albany)
Glazunov: Symphony No. 8 in E-flat; Järvi, Bavarian RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Orfeo)
Crumb: Night of the Four Moons; Martin, Orchestra 2001, Freeman (CRI)
Pachelbel: Missa Brevis in d; A. Jacob, W. Jacob, Capella Sebaldina (Christopher.)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F, Op. 135; Quartetto Italiano (Philips)
Delius: Sea Drift; Hampson, Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Argo)
Liszt: Légendes; Brendel (Philips)
Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28; Levi, Atlanta Symphony (Telarc)
Marais: La Gamme; Medlam, London Baroque (Harmonia Mundi)
6:00 pm POETRY IN SONG
Emily Dickinson.
Carter: Heart Not So Heavy As Mine; Smith, Gregg Smith Singers (CRI)
Carter: Musicians Wrestle Everywhere; Smith, Gregg Smith Singers (CRI)
Copland: Poems of Emily Dickinson, Twelve; Sylvan, Breitman (Nonesuch)
7:00 pm ALIVE AND WELL
Tune in every week to hear recent works by some of America’s most accomplished younger composers. Experience the eclecticism and originality of both established and rising composers who will leave a lasting imprint on the music of our time.
8:00 pm DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Neeme Järvi
conducting.
Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Op. 33; Nikolaj Znaider
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in e, Op. 93
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Wednesday, November 5
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in f, Op. 2, No. 1; Hobson (Arabesque)
Pärt: Sarah Was Ninety Years Old; Leonard, Covey-Crump, Potter, Bowers-Broadbent, Favre (ECM)
Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965; Valente, Wright, Serkin (Sony)
Adams: Violin Concerto; Kremer, Nagano, London Symphony Orchestra (Nonesuch)
Mendelssohn: Fantasy in f-sharp, Op. 28; Budiardjo (ProPiano)
Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Wolff, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (Teldec)
Tartini: Sonata for Violin in a; Manze (Harmonia Mundi)
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Teldec)
Corigliano: String Quartet; Cleveland Quartet (Telarc)
Vivaldi: Psalm 126, Nisi Dominus; Berganza, Ros-Marbà, English Chamber Orchestra (HNH LP)
Shostakovich: Suite for Two Pianos, Op. 6; Tanyel, Brown (Chandos LP)
6:00 pm STRING QUARTETS OF THE 19th CENTURY
Sibelius: String Quartet in a; Sibelius Academy Quartet (Finlandia)
Taneyev: String Quartet No. 9 in A; Leningrad Taneyev Quartet (Melodiya)
7:00 pm SCANDINAVIAN COMPOSERS
Sjøgren: Piano Sonata in e, Op.
35; Roos (Bluebell).
Rangström: Legends of Lake
Malaren; Roos (Bluebell)
Rangström: 3 pieces for Piano;
Roos. (Bluebell)
Wirén: String Quartet No. 5, Op. 41; Saulesco Quartet (Caprice)
8:00 pm NEW RELEASES
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Thursday, November 6
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Bax: Four Songs for Tenor and Orchestra; Hill, Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)
Bach: Violin Partita No. 1 in b, S. 1002; Podger (Channel Classics)
Berio: Points on the curve to find…; Ensemble InterContemporain (Sony)
Schubert: Piano Sonata, Op. Posth., D. 959; Perahia (CBS LP)
Monteverdi: Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda; Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (Archiv)
Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet; Davies, Stuttgart Wind Quintet (MD&G)
Cimarosa: Concerto for 2 Flutes and Orchestra in G; Rampal, Kudo, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Sony)
Dallapiccola: Songs of Alceus, for Voice and Ensemble; Morrison, Dallapiccola Ensemble (Nuova Era)
Couperin: L'Espagnole (Second Order of Les Nations); Hesperion XX (Astree)
Dvorak: String Quartet in d, Op. 34; Stamitz Quartet (Bayer)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453; Bernstein, Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Sony)
6:00 pm MUSIC FOR TRUMPET
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Hob. VIIe:1; Immer, Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (L'oiseau-Lyre)
Ponchielli: Trumpet Concerto in F; Ghitalla, Perry, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Opus)
Böhme: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, Op. 18; Ghitalla, Perry, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Opus)
7:00 pm THEATER MUSIC FROM THE TEENS AND ‘20s
Collaborations with Jean Cocteau
L’Eventail de Jean, Ballet in one act by Ravel, Ferroud, Ibert, Roland-Manuel, Delannoy, Roussel, Milhaud, Poulenc, Auric, and Schmitt; Simon, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)
Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel, Ballet in one act by Auric, Honegger, Milhaud, Poulenc, Tailleferre; Simon, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)
8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Michael Tilson
Thomas conducting.
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in a, “Tragic”
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Friday, November 7
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Glass: String Quartet No. 5; Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch)
Widor: Sinfonia Sacra for Organ & Orchestra, Op. 81; Wißkirchen, Hempfling, Philharmonica Hungarica (Motette)
Haydn: Piano Trio in c, Hob. XV:13; Cohen, Höbarth, Coin (Harmonia)
Bliss: Pastoral, “Lie Strewn the White Flocks”; Minty, Pearce, Wetton, Holst Singers and Orchestra (Hyperion LP)
Vivaldi: Sonata for Two Violins in B-flat, RV 77; Banchini, Méjean (Harmonia)
Svendsen: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 15; Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (BIS)
Byrd: The Barley Break; Tilney (Dorian)
Mozart: Horn Concerto in E-flat, K. 417; Brain, Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)
Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel; Terfel, Martineau (DG)
Sammartini: Concerto for Recorder and Strings in c; Brüggen. Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus of Vienna (Teldec)
Hindemith: Piano Sonata No. 3; Gould (Sony)
Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin, Cello, & Orchestra in a, Op. 102; Stern. Ma, Abbado, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Sony)
6:00 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard at Vermont
9:30 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Saturday, November 8
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD
1:00 pm HARVARD FOOTBALL KICKOFF SHOW
1:30 pm HARVARD FOOTBALL
Harvard at Columbia
4:30 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard at Dartmouth
9:30 pm THE DARKER SIDE
Sunday, November 9
7:00 am BLUES
11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE
Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes “Lord, Thous Hast Been Our Refuge” by Williams and “Song for Athene” by Tavener. See further details at www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu.
12:30 pm NEWS
1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTS TALK
1:30 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES
Arturo Toscanini conducts the Russians.
Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 in g; NBC Symphony Orchestra (dell'Arte)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in b, Op. 76 “Pathétique”; Philadelphia Orchestra (RCA)
Glinka: Capriccio Brilliante on the Jota Aragonese; NBC Symphony Orchestra (dell'Arte)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F Major, Op. 10; NBC Symphony Orchestra (ATRA)
8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Janacek: From the House of the Dead: Jedlicka, Zitek, Blachut, Mackerras;
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (London)
Janacek: Osud: Field, Langridge, Harries, Brouder, Kale, Macherras;
Orchestra and
Chorus of the Welsh National Opera (EMI)
midnight MONDAY MORNING STRIKE
Monday, November 10
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Reicha: Grand Quintet for Bassoon and String Quartet; Smith, Coull String Quartet (ASV)
Widor: Messe à deux choeurs et deux orgues; O'Donnell, Westminster Cathedral Choir (Hyperion)
Schulhoff: String Quartet No. 1; DaPonte String Quartet (DaPonte)
Takemitsu: Toward the Sea II, for Strings, Alto Flute, and Harp; Hendricks, Bertand, Werthen, I Fiamminghi (Telarc)
Wolf: Six Sacred Songs; Bantzer, Harvestehude Chamber Choir (ArteNova)
Berio: Sinfonia; Chailly, Electric Phoenix, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (London)
Haas: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 3; Kocian Quartet (Praga)
Taneyev: Symphony No. 4, Op. 12; Järvi, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)
Medtner: Piano Quintet in C; Svetlanov, Borodin Quartet (Russian Disc)
Sheppard: Media vita; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)
Field: Sonata in A, Op. 1, No. 2; O'Rourke (Chandos)
Spohr: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, No. 4; Leister, Stuttgart RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Orfeo)
6:00 pm BACH CANTATAS
Pseudo-Operas: Dramatic Cantatas.
Cantata, S. 60, “O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort”; Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan (BIS)
Cantata, S. 21, “Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis”, exc.; Rilling, Bach Collegium Stuttgart (Hänssler)
Cantata, S. 201, “Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan”, exc.; Jacobs, RIAS Chamber Chorus, Akademie für Alte Musik of Berlin (Harmonia Mundi)
Cantata, S. 212, Coffee Cantata; Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)
7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT
Pianist Rudolf Serkin was born a century ago, in 1903. We pay tribute to him tonight.
Bach: Sonata No. 3 in E for Violin and Keyboard, S. 1016; Busch (1943, Odyssey LP)
Bach: Capriccio on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother, S. 992 (1957 Swiss Radio, Ermitage)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467; Schneider, Columbia Symphony Orchestra (1955, Sony)
Beethoven: Twelve Variations in F on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Op. 66; Casals (Perpignan Festival 1951, Columbia LP, reissued on Pearl)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109 (Columbia LP)
Brahms: Piano Quintet in f, Op. 34; Busch Quartet members (1938, EMI)
Schubert: Sonata in B-flat, D. 960 (1975, Columbia LP)
10:00 pm TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN
Tuesday, November 11
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Hoddinott: Star Children, Op. 135; Otaka, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra (Nimbus)
Medtner: Piano Sonata in a, Op. 30; Viardo (Nonesuch)
Kozeluch: Wind Symphony in D; Consortium Classicum (Orfeo)
Luening: String Quartet No. 3; Sinnhoffer Quartet (CRI)
Hummel: Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Oboe and Orchestra in F, Op. 102; Dini-Ciacci, Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia (Naxos)
Scheidt: Suite in a; Les Filles de Sainte-Colombe (Classic Masters)
Tower: Duets for Orchestra; Alsop, Colorado Symphony Orchestra (Koch)
Ireland: Decorations; Parkin (Chandos)
De Coincy: Chanson: “Amours, Qui Bien Ses Enchanter”; Pickett, New London Consort (Decca)
Tcherepnin, A.: Piano Trio in D, Op. 34; Odeon Trio (Pro Arte LP)
Haydn: Symphony in C, Hob. I:48, “Maria Teresa”; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG)
Séverac: En Vacances; Corre, Exerjean (Chante du Monde LP)
Monteverdi: Missa da Capella: “In Illo Tempore”; Patterson, Gloriae Dei Cantores (GDC)
Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon, Op. 16; Brendel, Holliger, Brunner, Baumann, Thunemann (Philips)
Howells: Pastoral Rhapsody; Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)
Telemann: New Paris Quartets: Quartet No. 5; B. Kuijken, S. Kuijken, W. Kuijken, Leonhardt (Sony)
6:00 pm POETRY IN SONG
Shelley I
Vaughan Williams: Six Choral Songs; Hickox, Richard Hickox Singers (Chandos)
Bantock: The Witch of Atlas; Handley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Hyperion)
6:45 pm WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard at Providence
9:30 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Wednesday, November 12
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Reicha: Wind Quintet in D, Op. 91, No. 3; Academia Wind Quintet of Prague (Hyperion)
Purcell: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary, “Come, Ye Sons of Art”; Lott, Brett, Williams, Allen, Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Equale Brass Ensemble (Erato)
Reger: Six Burlesques, op.58; Tal, Groethuysen (Sony)
Hummel: Piano Concerto in b, Op. 89; Hough, Thomson, English Chamber Orchestra (Chandos)
Milhaud: Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Piano; Nicolet, Holliger, Brunner, Maisenberg (Orfeo)
Bach, J.C.: Flute Concerto in D; Sebon, Müller-Brühl, Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Koch)
Korngold: String Sextet in D, Op. 10; Humphries, Bucknall, Flesch Quartet (ASV LP)
Rautavaara: Violin Concerto; Oliveira, Segerstam, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (Ondine)
Cherubini: String Quartet No. 3 in d; Hausmusik (CPO)
Honegger: Symphony No. 2 for Strings; Dutoit, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Erato)
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 6, Op. 30, No. 1; Kremer, Argerich (DG)
6:00 pm STRING QUARTETS OF THE 19th CENTURY
Rimsky-Korsakov,
Glazunov, Artsibuchet, Borodin, Liadov, Sokolov, Vitol,
d'Osten-Sacken, Kopylov, Blumenfeld: Les
Vendredis; Haydn Quartet of Berlin
(Koch-Schwann)
7:00 pm SCANDINAVIAN COMPOSERS
Welin: PC-132 String Quartet No. 2; Saulesco Quartet
(Caprice)
Söderman: Heidenröslein; Gedda, Eyron (Bluebell).
Lindblad: En sommardag, Aftonen; Gedda, Eyron (Bluebell)
Berwald: Queen of Golconda Overture; Björlin, Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra (EMI)
Berwald: Festival of the Bayadères; Björlin, Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra (EMI)
Norman: Vi ses igen; Gedda, Eyron (Bluebell)
8:00 pm NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Lorin Maazel conducting.
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73, “Emperor”; Jonathan Biss
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Thursday, November 13
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Hummel: Concerto in E for Trumpet and Orchestra; Vosburgh, Schwarz, Seattle Symphony Orchestra (JVC)
Chávez: Symphony No. 4: “Sinfonia Romántica”; Bátiz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (ASV)
Kalliwoda: Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet; Klöcker, Berlin RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Schwann)
Tallis: Spem in alium; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)
Antheil: Fighting the Waves (Incidental Music); Hill, Gruber, Ensemble Modern (RCA Victor)
Rubinstein: Dances from Feramors, Opera in 3 Acts; Golovchin, State Symphony Orchestra (Russian Disc)
Grétry: String Quartet No. 5 in G; Haydn Quartet (Koch Schwann)
Holst: Egdon Heath; Boult, London Philharmonic (London)
Xenakis: Phlegra; Tabachnik, Ensemble Intercontemporain (Erato)
Jacobi: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra; Vecchi, Strickland, Oslo Philharmonic (CRI)
Frescobaldi: Cento Partite sopra Passacagli; Kobler (Classic Masters)
Honegger: Pastorale d'été; Vásáry, Bournemouth Sinfonietta (Chandos)
Mozart: Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K. 243; Marshall, Cable, Evans, Roberts, Hill, Wren Orchestra (London)
Turina: Mujeres Españolas, Op. 17; Buechner (Connoisseur Society)
Kancheli: Simi for Cello and Orchestra; Rostropovich, Kakhidze, Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra (ECM)
Marcello: Recorder Sonata in F; Petri, Malcolm (Philips)
6:00 pm MUSIC FOR TRUMPET
Barber: Capricorn Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Trumpet, and Orchestra; Wilds, Lukas, Michel, Barra, San Diego Chamber Orchestra (Koch)
Pakhmutova: Concerto in e-flat for Trumpet and Orchestra; Popov, Svetlanov, USSR State Radio Orchestra (Monitor LP)
Eshpai: Concerto for Orchestra with Solo Trumpet, Piano, Vibraphone, and Double Bass; Maksimenko, Meshaninov, Stepanov, Azarhin, Svetlanov, USSR State Symphony Orchestra (Albany)
7:00 pm THEATER MUSIC FROM THE TEENS AND ‘20s
Erik Satie
Jack-in-the-Box (arr. Milhaud); Herrmann, London Festival Players (London)
Parade; Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra (Mercury LP)
La Belle excentrique; Herrmann, London Festival Players (London)
Les Aventures de Mercure; Herrmann, London Festival Players (London)
Relâche; Abravanel, Utah Symphony Orchestra (Vanguard LP)
8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Michael Tilson
Thomas conducting.
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Michelle DeYoung
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Friday, November 14
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Khachaturian: Violin Sonata; Udagawa, Berezovsky (Koch)
Schubert: Symphony No. 6 in C; Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)
Josquin: Missa Pange Lingua; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell LP)
Mahler: Symphony No. 10, Adagio movement; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia LP)
Vivaldi: Sonata for Two Violins in B-flat; Banchini, Mejean (Harmonia)
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 6; Midori, Slatkin, London Symphony Orchestra (Philips)
Hindemith: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano; Hudgins, Lowe, Kalish, Eskin (Arabesque)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in B-flat; Weissenberg, Giulini, Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Angel LP)
Lawes: Royall Consort Suite No. 3 in d; Purcell Quartet (Chandos)
Wolf-Ferrari: Piano Trio in D, Op. 5, No. 2; Munich Piano Trio (MD+G)
Szymanowski: Veni Creator, Op. 57; Zogorzanka, Polish State Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra of Katowice (Naxos)
6:00 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard vs. Princeton
9:30 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Saturday, November 15
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD
12:00 pm HARVARD FOOTBALL KICKOFF SHOW
12:30 pm HARVARD FOOTBALL
Harvard vs. Pennsylvania
3:30 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard vs. Yale
9:30 pm THE DARKER SIDE
Sunday, November 16
7:00 am BLUES
11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE
Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes “Hark, I Hear those Harps Eternal” by Parker and “Greater Love” by Ireland.
12:30 pm NEWS
1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTS TALK
1:30 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, early recordings.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67; Arthur Nikisch (DG)
Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll; Leo Blech (DG)
Mendelssohn: Overture, The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26; Bruno Walter (DG)
Mozart: Six German Dances; Erich Kleiber (DG)
Saint-Saëns: Dance macabre, Op. 40; Oscar Fried (DG)
Strauss: Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils; Richard Strauss (DG)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93; Hans Pfitzner (DG)
8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Rossini: Le Comte Ory: Oncina, Barabas, Sinclair, Roux, Gui; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus and Orchestra (EMI)
midnight MONDAY MORNING STRIKE
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Monday, November 17
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Berio: Allelujah II; Boulez, Berio, BBC Symphony Orchestra (RCA LP)
Rebel: Sonata for Violin and Continuo No. 8 in d; Manze, Egarr, Linden (Harmonia Mundi)
Walton: Sinfonia Concertante; Donohoe, Daniel, English Northern Philharmonia Orchestra (Naxos)
Baaren: Piano Sonatina; Brautigam (NM Classics)
Rheinberger: Organ Sonata No. 10 in b, Op. 146; Munns (Prezioso)
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in B-flat, Op. 7, No. 3; Pierlot, de Froment, Ensemble Orchestral de L'Oiseau-Lyre (Oiseau-Lyre LP)
Bernard: Divertissement in F, Op. 36; Sylvan Winds (Koch)
Magalhães: Missa: “Dilectus Meus”; Turner, William Byrd Choir (Hyperion)
Eckhardt-Gramatté: Duo Concertante for Cello and Piano; Sampson, Irons (RCA LP)
Hoffmeister: Flute Concerto in G; Rampal, Guschlbauer, Vienna Baroque Ensemble (RCA LP)
Hindemith: Suite for Piano, Op. 26; Schenck (Koch)
Berwald: Symphony No. 3 in C, “Singulière”; Katims, Seattle Symphony Orchestra (Seattle Symphony LP)
McEwen: String Quartet No. 4 in c; Chilingirian Quartet (Chandos)
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in C, K. 200; Marriner, Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Philips LP)
6:00 pm BACH CANTATAS
Cantatas for the 22nd Sunday After Trinity—Fear of God’s Wrath
Cantata, S. 109, “Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange”; Rilling, Bach Collegium Stuttgart (Hänssler Laudate)
Cantata, S. 55, “Ich armer Mensch, ich Sundenknecht”, exc.; Equiluz, Leonhardt, Leonhardt Consort (Teldec)
Cantata, S. 115, “Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit”; Leonhardt, Leonhardt Consort(Teldec)
7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT
Part I: Preview of the next concerts of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra under Benjamin Zander (Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder and Das irdische Leben (Mitsuko Shirai) and Symphony No. 4 (Heidi Grant Murphy), November 20 and 23 in Sanders Theatre, November 22 in Jordan Hall; tickets/info: www.bostonphil.org, 617-236-0999).
Part II: Conductor Fritz Reiner died November 15, 1963, and we commemorate him with the following:
Mozart: Symphony No. 31; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Sony)
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83; Gilels, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)
Strauss, R.: Salome, final scene; Borkh, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor).
See also tomorrow’s Afternoon Concert (Bartók).
10:00 pm TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN
Tuesday, November 18
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D, S. 1012; Harrell (London LP)
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Järvi, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Chandos)
Franck: Violin Sonata; Chung, Lupu (London)
Corigliano: Clarinet Concerto; Stoltzman, Smith, London Symphony Orchestra (RCA)
Dufay: Nuper rosarum flores; Blachly, Pomerium (DG Archiv)
Haydn: Symphony No. 58 in F; Pinnock, English Concert (DG Archiv)
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in f-sharp, Op. 23; Hamelin (Hyperion)
Dzubay: Snake Alley; Smith, Louisville Orchestra (Louisville Orchestra First Editions)
Biber: Battalia à 10 in D; Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)
Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta; Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA)
Schubert: Fantasy in C, D. 760, “Wanderer”; Pollini (DG)
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloë; Boulez, Berlin Radio Chorus, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)
6:00 pm POETRY IN SONG
Shelley II
Antheil; Eight Fragments from Shelley, Roger Wagner Chorale (SPA Records LP)
Constantinides: Mutability; DeVerger, Louisiana State University New Music Ensemble (Vestige)
7:00 pm ALIVE AND WELL
8:00 pm DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Peter Oundijian
conducting.
Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Suite
Shostakovich/Barshai: Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K. 543
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Wednesday, November 19
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
MacDowell: Second Modern Suite, Op. 14; Barbagallo (Naxos)
Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 5; Kremer, Keusching, Dohnanyi, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)
Weber: Grand Sonata in A-flat, Op. 39; Brendel (Philips)
Martin: Petite Symphonie Concertante; Muster, Neuhaus, Lamke, Wand, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra (RCA)
Bertini: Grand Sextet, Op. 90; Sestetto Classico (MDG)
Szabelski: Symphony No. 5; Markowski, National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (Olympia)
Reicha: Quintet No. 20, Op. 100, No. 2; Albert Schweitzer Quintett (CPO)
Tubin: Requiem for Fallen Soldiers; Lundin, Rydell, Järvi, Lund's Student Choral Society (BIS)
Busoni: Suite Campestre Op. 18; Madge (Philips)
Haydn: Symphony No. 25; Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-lyre)
Taneyev: String Quintet in D, Op. 14; Morozov, Leningrad
Taneyev Quartet (Melodiya) 6:00 pm
STRING QUARTETS OF THE 19th CENTURY
Gounod: Quartet in a; Daniel String Quartet (Discover)
Franck: String Quartet in D; Prague Quartet (Denon)
7:00 pm SCANDINAVIAN COMPOSERS
Berwald: Serious and Joyful
Fantasies; Björlin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)
Alfvén: The Lord's Prayer, Op.
15; Sorenson, Svenden, Solen, Leanderson, Stockholm
Motet Choir, Storkyrkans Chorus, Sjokvist, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra (Bluebell)
8:00 pm NEW RELEASES
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Thursday, November 20
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Dvorak: The Hero's Song, Op. 111; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)
Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7; Suk, Navarra (Suprahon LP)
Haydn: Symphony No. 63 in C, “La Roxelane”; Solomons, L’Estro Armonico (CBS LP)
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 2 in g, Op. 45; Hubeau, Gallois-Montbrun, Lequien, Navarra (Erato)
Hanson: Symphony No. 2, Op. 30; Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (Mercury)
Schütz: The Resurrection; Concerto Vocale (Harm Mundi)
Mendelssohn: Concerto for Two Pianos in A flat; Frith, Tinney, RTE Sinfonia (Naxos)
Josquin: Missa Ave maris stella; Parrott, Taverner Choir (EMI)
Debussy: La Mer; Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra (RCA)
6:00 pm MUSIC FOR TRUMPET
Tomasi: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra; Marsalis, Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra (CBS LP)
Bozza: Rustiques; Marsalis, Stillman (Sony)
Jolivet: Concerto No. 2 for Trumpet; Marsalis, Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra (CBS LP)
7:00 pm THEATER MUSIC FROM THE TEENS AND ‘20s
Darius Milhaud
L’Homme et son désir; Doemer, Klein, Arend, Koster, Milhaud, Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg (Candide LP)
La Création du monde, Op. 81; Bernstein, Columbia Chamber Orchestra (Sony)
Le Bœuf sur le toit, Op. 58, Milhaud, Orchestre du Théâtre du Champs-Elysées (Nonesuch LP)
8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Michael Tilson
Thomas conducting.
Copland: Quiet City
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A, Op. 33; Alisa Weilerstein
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Friday, November 21
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Koch: Oxberg Variations; Westerberg, Stockholm Symphony Orchestra (Turnabout LP)
Bridge: String Quartet No. 2 in g; Delmé String Quartet (Chandos)
De Fesch: Concerto No. 6 in E; Kraemer, Musica ad Rhenum (NM Classics)
Mendelssohn-Hensel: Piano Sonata in g; Serbescu (cpo)
Bosman: Poem for Cello and Orchestra; Ferschtman, Spanjaard, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra (NM Classics)
Mozart: Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon in E-flat, K. 452; Brendel, Holliger, Brunner, Baumann, Thunemann (Philips)
Perotin: Motet: “Viderunt Omnes”; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)
Wuorinen: Bassoon Variations; MacCourt, Jolles, Gottlieb (New World LP)
Draeseke: Piano Concerto in E-flat, Op. 36; Tanski, Hanson, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra (MD+G)
Leclair: Violin Sonata in G, Op. 9, No. 7; Trio Sonnerie (ASV LP)
Balakirev: Symphony No. 2 in d; Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (Columbia LP)
Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-flat, Op. 34; Hilton, Lindsay String Quartet (Chandos)
Monteclair: Cantata: “La Mort de Didon”; Baird, Schultz, American Baroque (Koch)
Roslavetz: Meditation for Cello and Piano; Kaderavek, Hodgkinson (GM)
6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Saturday, November 22
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD
11:30 am HARVARD FOOTBALL KICKOFF SHOW
12:30 pm HARVARD FOOTBALL
Harvard at Yale
3:30 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC
6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT
9:00 pm THE DARKER SIDE
Sunday, November 23
7:00 am BLUES
11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE
Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes Gabrieli’s “Jubilate Deo” and “Sing Joyfully” by Byrd.
12:30 pm NEWS
1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTS TALK
1:30 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES
The Végh Quartet plays Bartók.
Bartók: String Quartet No. 1 Op. 7, Sz. 40; (Angel)
Bartók: String Quartet No. 2 Op. 17, Sz. 67 (Angel)
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91 (Angel)
Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102 (Angel)
8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini: Caniglia, Prandelli, Tagliabue, Guarnieri; Italian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Rome (Cetra)
midnight MONDAY MORNING STRIKE
Monday, November 24
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Rudhyar: Crisis and Overcoming; Kronos Quartet (CRI)
Lalo: Cello Concerto in d; Starker, Skrowaczewski, London Symphony Orchestra (Mercury)
Bartok: Fourteen Bagatelles, Op. 6; Sándor (Sony)
Haydn: Symphony No. 7 in C, “Le Midi”; Pinnock, English Consort (DG Archiv)
Britten: Songs from the Chinese; Brown, Williams (Odyssey LP)
Bruch: Adagio for violin and orchestra, “In Memoriam,” Op. 65; Accardo, Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Philips LP)
Couperin, L.: Harpsichord Suite in F; Hogwood (Oiseau-Lyre)
Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra, Op. 35; Argerich, Faerber, Würtemburg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn (DG)
Frye: Missa Flos Regalis; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)
Bernstein: Serenade for Violin and Orchestra, after Plato's Symposium; Perlman, Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (EMI)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132; Végh Quartet (Valois)
6:00 pm BACH CANTATAS
Funeral Cantatas.
Cantata, S. 198, “Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl” (Trauer Ode); Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists (Archiv)
Cantata, S. 106, “Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit” (Actus Tragicus); Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan (BIS)
7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT
Mozart: Requiem in d, K. 626; Endich, Alberts, DiVirgilio, Morgan, Leinsdorf, Chorus Pro Musica, Harvard Glee Club, Radcliffe Choral Society, New England Conservatory Chorus, St. John’s Seminary Choir, Boston Symphony Orchestra; Zamkochian, organ (performed January 19, 1964, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, in memory of John F. Kennedy; issued on RCA LPs)
Schubert (d. Nov. 19, 1828): Notturno in E-flat for Piano Trio, D. 897; Demus, Maier, Mandalka (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
Harbison: “November 19, 1828” for Piano and String Trio; Wyner, Stepner, Ray, Rider (Harmonia Mundi)
Britten (d. Nov. 22, 1913): Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80; Baillie (EtCetera)
10:00 pm TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN
Tuesday, November 25
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Telemann: New Paris Quartet, No. 3; B. Kuijken, S. Kuijken, W. Kuijken, Leonhardt (Sony)
Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 8; Stankovsky, Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra of Brataslava (Marco Polo)
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; Haefliger (Sony)
Eshpai: Concerto Grosso; Maksimenko, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Russian Disc)
Bärman: Quintet No. 3 Op. 23; Klöcker, Philharmonic Quartet of Berlin (Orfeo)
Kodály: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong, “The Peacock”; Järvi, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)
Farina: Sonata, “La Desperata”; Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)
Sibelius: En Saga Op. 9; Lahti Symphony Orchestra (BIS)
Field: Sonata in E-flat, Op. 1, No. 1; O'Rourke (Chandos)
Vainberg: Flute Concerto Op. 75; Korneyev, Moscow Chamber Orchestra (Russian Disc)
Purcell: Song, “You Say 'Tis Love”; Kirkby, Thomas, Rooley (Hyperion LP)
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in e, Op. 11; Argerich, Rowicki, National Philharmonic Orchestra of Warsaw (Laserlight)
6:00 pm POETRY IN SONG
Shelley III
Sullivan: Arabian Love Song; Conrad, Merrill (Pearl)
Respighi: La sensitive; Baker, Hickox, City of London Sinfonia (Virgin Classics)
Delius: Three Songs by Percy Shelley; Golden, Sulich (Koch)
Tippett: Music from a Text of Percy Bysshe Shelley; N. Cleobury, S. Cleobury, Schola Cantorum of Oxford (Oiseau-Lyre LP)
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard vs. Boston University
9:30 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Wednesday, November 26
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in a, Op. 44; Svetlanov, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)
Purcell: Sonata in Three Parts in c, No. 9; Beznosiuk, Podger, Coin, Hogwood (Oiseau-Lyre)
Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasia in G for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 56; Boult, London Symphony Orchestra (London LP)
Khachaturian: Grande Adagio from Spartacus (arr. for Violin and Piano by Mikhailovsky); Udagawa, Berezovsky (Koch)
Boccherini: Sinfonia a Grande Orchestra, Op. 21, No. 3; Scimone, I Solisti Veneti (Erato)
Sibelius: Seven Songs, Op. 13; Otter, Forsberg (BIS)
Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat, Op. 67; Shanghai Quartet (Delos)
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto in a, Op. 99, No. 1; Oistrakh, M. Shostakovich, New Philharmonica Orchestra (EMI)
Bach: Suite in c, S. 997; Heindel (Dorian)
Sierra: Dos Tonos de Verde for Wind Quintet and Orchestra; Cortese, Quintet of the Americas, Manhattan School of Music Chamber Sinfonia (MMC)
Rheinberger: Suite for Violin, Cello, and Organ, Op. 149; Williams, Green, Lindley (Prezioso)
6:00 pm
STRING QUARTETS OF THE 19th CENTURY
Busoni: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 19; Pellegrini String Quartet (cpo)
Reger: Quartet in d; Bern String Quartet (cpo)
7:00 pm SCANDINAVIAN COMPOSERS
Gade: Mod Jerusalem from “The Crusaders,” Op. 50; Rorholm, Westi, Cold, Canzone-koret, Da Camera, Kor 72, Musikstuderendes Kammerkor, Rasmussen, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (BIS)
Gade: Novelletter for Strings No. 1, Op. 53 in F; Larsen,
Aarhus Chamber
Orchestra (Paula)
Langaard: “The Crucifixion” from “Messis”; Dreisig (Danacord)
8:00 pm NEW RELEASES
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Thursday, November 27
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm MUSIC FOR TRUMPET
Shostakovich: Trumpet Concerto No. 1, Op 35; Kissin, Tan, Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi (RCA Victor)
Vainberg: Trumpet Concerto in b-flat, Op. 95; Dokshitser, Zhiuraitis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (Russian Disc)
7:00 pm THEATER MUSIC FROM THE TEENS AND ‘20s
Georges Auric
Suite from Les Matelots; Kurtz, Houston Symphony Orchestra (Columbia)
Marlborough s'en va-t-en guerre; Leibowitz, Paris Philharmonic Orchestra (Renaissance)
Les Fâcheux; Markevitch, Monte Carlo Opera National Orchestra and Chorus (Adès)
8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Michael Tilson
Thomas conducting.
Knussen: Choral
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60
Strauss, R.: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Friday, November 28
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard vs. St. Lawrence
9:30 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Saturday, November 29
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard vs. Clarkson
9:30 pm THE DARKER SIDE
Sunday, November 30
7:00 am BLUES
11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE
Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes the Missa Brevis in D, K. 194 (186h) by Mozart and his Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618
12:30 pm NEWS
1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTS TALK
1:30 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES
Cellist Emanuel Feuermann.
Schubert: Sonata in a minor, D. 821, “Arpeggione”; Moore (Pearl)
Haydn: Concerto in D Major; Sargent, orchestra (Pearl)
Reger: Suite for Unaccompanied Cello in G (Pearl)
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8; Heifetz, Rubinstein (RCA)
Beethoven: Serenade in D, Op. 8; Goldberg, Hindemith (Pearl)
8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Rameau: Dardanus; Gautier, von Stade, Eda-Pierre, Devlin, van Dam, Soyer, Leppard; Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Erato)
midnight MONDAY MORNING STRIKE
Monday, December 1
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Coates: Symphony No. 4, “Chiaroscuro”; Hauschild, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra (cpo)
Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24; Fleisher, Shirley-Quirk (Arabesque)
Stamitz: Octet No. 2 in B; Consortium Classicum (cpo)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Cello Sonata, Op. 50; Green, Moyer (Biddulph)
de Gallot: Lute Suite in f-sharp; Smith (Astrée)
Golabek: Symphony No. 1 in D; Satanowski, Poznan Chamber Philharmonic (Olympia)
Guerrero: Maria Magdalene; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)
Giuliani: Serenade, Op. 19; Yamashita, Swensen, Anderson (RCA Victor)
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; Bashmet, Moscow Soloists (RCA Victor)
Telemann: Violin Concerto in B-flat; Standage, Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos)
Beach: Suite for Two Pianos on Irish Melodies; Eskin, Supové (Koch)
Boccherini: String Quartet in A, Op 39, No. 1, G. 213; Boccherini Quartet (Channel Classics)
Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra; Rascher, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic (Sony)
Glass: Symphony No. 3; Davies, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (Nonesuch)
6:00 pm BACH CANTATAS
Cantatas for Advent
Cantata, S. 61, “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland I”; Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists (Archiv)
Cantata, S. 36, “Schwingt freudig euch empor”, exc.; Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists (Archiv)
Cantata, S. 62, “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland II”, exc.; Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists (Archiv)
Cantata, S. 136, “Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz”; Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan (BIS)
7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT
Eduard Künneke, conductor and composer, 1885-1953.
Künneke: Biedermeier Suite; Künneke, orchestra (Telefunken LP)
Künneke: Der Vetter aus Dingsda, exc.; Rothenberger, Michalski, Bavarian Symphony Orchestra (EMI)
Künneke: Die grosse Sünderin, exc.; Rosvaenge, Seidler-Winkler, Berlin Staatsoper Orchestra (Electrola LP)
Künneke: Lönslieder Suite; Künneke, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin (Telefunken LP)
Wagner: Tannhäuser, Act II; Vogelstrom, Krull, Rains, Weil, Kirchhoff, Künneke, Berlin Royal Court Opera Chorus, Odeon Orchestra (Odeon 78’s rec. 1909 - reissued Preiser)
10:00 pm TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN
Tuesday, December 2
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Respighi: Concerto gregoriano for Violin and Orchestra; Cappelletti, Bamert, Philharmonia Orchestra (Koch)
Couperin, F.: L'apothéose de Lulli; Christie, Rousset (Harmonia Mundi)
Lloyd: Symphony No. 9; Lloyd, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Conifer)
Glinka: Trio “Pathetique”; Moscow Trio (Chant du Monde)
Hovhaness: Symphony No. 66, “Hymn to Glacier Peak”, Op. 428; Schwarz, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Telarc)
Faure: La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61; Fischer-Dieskau, Sawallisch, Soloists from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (HNH LP)
Schnittke: Quasi una sonata, for Violin and Chamber Orchestra; Lubotsky, Rostropovich, English Chamber Orchestra (Sony)
Czerny: Andante e Polacca for Horn and Piano; Baumann, Hokanson (Philips)
Ockeghem: Missa Cuiusvis Toni; Wickham, Clerks' Group (ASV)
Cramer: Sonata in C, Op. 57; Khouri (Entr'acte)
Stravinsky: The Fairy’s Kiss, Divertimento; Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA)
Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C for Solo Violin, S. 1005; Podger
(Channel)
6:00 pm POETRY IN SONG
Shelley IV:
Goldschmidt: Beatrice Cenci, excerpts; Alexander, Jones, Estes, Zagrosek, Berlin Radio Chorus, German Symphony Orchestra of Berlin (Sony)
6:45 pm WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard vs. Providence
9:30 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Wednesday, December 3
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Gubaidulina: Garden of Joys and Sorrows for Flute, Viola, and Harp; Gilbert, Hammann, Allen (Koch)
Heinrich: The Sylviad No. 18, “Barbeque Divertimento”; Bruce, American Music Group (Vanguard LP)
Pandolfi: Violin Sonata, Op. 3, No. 5, “La Clemente”; Manze, Egarr (Harmonia Mundi)
Klami: Sea Pictures; Sakari, Iceland Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)
Haydn, M.: String Quintet in B-flat, P. 105; L'Archibudelli (Sony)
Martucci: La Canzone dei Ricordi; Yakar, D'Avalos, Philharmonia Orchestra (ASV)
Anhalt: Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano; Halifax Trio (CBC LP)
Tallis: Anthem: Christ Rising Again; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell LP)
Hummel: Septet in d, Op. 74; Mendenhall, Vrbsky, Routch, Levine, Lancaster, Levine, Levin (Columbia LP)
Howe: Castellana; Dougherty, Ruzicka, Strickland, Vienna Orchestra (CRI)
Beethoven: Piano Trio in G, Op. 1, No. 1; Cohen, Höbarth, Coin (Harmonia Mundi)
Holst: St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra; I. Holst, English Chamber Orchestra (Lyrita LP)
Tartini: Pastorale for Scordatura Violin; Manze (Harmonia Mundi)
Paganini: Fantasia on Themes from Rossini's Moses; Karr, Lajovic, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Schwann)
6:00 pm
STRING QUARTETS OF THE 19th CENTURY
Strauss, R.: Quartettsatz in E-flat, AV 211; Sinnhoffer Quartet (ARTS)
Schoenberg: Scherzo for String Quartet; Schoenberg Ensemble (Philips LP)
Strauss, R.: String Quartet in A, p .2; Sinnhoffer Quartet (ARTS)
7:00 pm SCANDINAVIAN COMPOSERS
Langaard: Symphony No. 4,
“Fall of the Leaf”; Järvi, Danish National Radio Symphony
Orchestra (Chandos)
Langaard: Symphony No. 5,
“Nature of the Steppe”; Järvi, Danish National Radio
Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)
Langaard: Three Organ Preludes; Dreisig (Danacord)
8:00 pm NEW RELEASES
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Thursday, December 4
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Berlioz: Les Nuits d'Eté; von Otter, Levine, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)
Cage: Four Interludes for Prepared Piano; Ajemian (CRI)
Haydn: Concerto for Flute and Strings in D; Rampal, Rolla, Franz Lizst Chamber Orchestra (CBS LP)
Dohnanyi: Sextet in C, Op. 37; Endymion Ensemble (ASV)
Crequillon: Missa Domine Deus omnipotens; Ho, Choir of the Church of the Advent (Arsis)
Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-flat, Op. 34; Neidich, Mendelssohn String Quartet (MusicMasters)
Stanford: Sympony No. 6 in E-flat, Op. 94; Handley, Ulster Orchestra (Chandos)
Purcell: Sonatas 10-12, Z. 801. 800, 799; Purcell Quartet (Chandos)
Penderecki: Song of Cherubim; Kuivanen, Tapiola Chamber Choir (Finlandia)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in a, Op. 132; Alban Berg Quartet (EMI)
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915; Upshaw, Zinman, Orchestra of St. Luke's (Elektra Nonesuch)
6:00 pm MUSIC FOR TRUMPET
20th Century: Inspired by City Life:
Enesco: Légende; Marsalis, Stillman (Sony)
Copland: Quiet City; Smith, Stacy, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)
Schoenfield: Vaudeville; Basch, Nelson, New World Symphony (Argo)
7:00 pm THEATER MUSIC FROM THE TEENS AND ’20s
Paul Hindemith
Nuschi-Nuschi Tänze, Op. 20; Grüber, Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Candide LP)
Der Dämon, Op. 28; Zagrosek, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (London)
Hin und Zurück, Op. 45a; Grüber, Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Candide LP)
8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Michael Tilson
Thomas conducting.
Schoenberg: Theme and Variations, Op. 43b
Krenek: Die Nachtigall, Op. 68a
Brahms: A German Requiem, Op. 45; Peter Mattei, Elizabeth Futral, San Francisco Symphony Chorus
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Friday, December 5
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Cherubini: String Quartet No. 4; Hausmusik London (CPO)
Sessions: Symphony No. 1; Watanabe, Japan Phil. (CRI)
Schumann: Quintet for Piano and Strings in E-flat Op. 44; Vladar, Artis Quartet (Sony)
Khatchaturian: Violin Concerto in D; Mordkovitch, Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)
Schumann, C.: Sonata for Piano in g; Eley (Koch)
Viotti: Concerto for Violin No. 22; Perlman, Juilliard (EMI)
Janacek: String Quartet No. 2; New World String Quartet (MHS)
Martinu: Symphony No. 3; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Supraphon)
Glinka: Trio Pathetique in D; Trio d'Amsterdam (Koch)
Respighi: Suite No. 3; Dorati, Phil. Hungarica (Mercury)
Rameau: Pièce de Clavecin en concert No. 3; Brüggen, S. Kuijken, W. Kuijken, Leonhardt (Telefunken LP)
6:00 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard at Colgate
9:30 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Saturday, December 6
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
1:30 pm CHEVRONTEXACO METROPOLITAN OPERA
The Season Preview, with excerpts from past broadcasts.
4:30 pm (time approx.) POST-MET VOCAL PROGRAM
5:30 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard at Cornell
9:30 pm THE DARKER SIDE
Sunday, December 7
7:00 am BLUES
11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE
Preacher: The Right Reverend M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, Chief Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Music includes “Civitas sancti tui” by Byrd and an Ave Maria by Parsons.
12:30 pm NEWS
1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTS TALK
1:30 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES
Conductor Nikolai Golovinov,
Balakirev: Tamara; State Radio Orchestra of the USSR (Kingsway)
Glazunov: Symphony No. 6 in c, Op. 58; Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (EMI)
Liszt: Heroide funebre; Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (EMI)
Liszt: Prometheus; Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (EMI)
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (EMI)
8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Glinka, A Life for the Tsar: Pendachanska, Toczyska, Merritt, Popov,
Martinovich, Georgiev, Videv, Tchakarov; Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia
Festival Orchestra
(Sony)
midnight MONDAY MORNING STRIKE
Monday, December 8
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Rubinstein: Symphony No. 1 in F; Stankovsky, CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra (Marco Polo)
Bach: Suite No. 6 in D, S. 1012; Ma (Sony)
Haydn: Symphony No. 85 in B-flat “La Reine”; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)
Dvorak: String Quartet in A-flat, Op. 105; Stamitz Quartet (Bayer)
Bach: Cantata, S. 35; Bach Collegium of Stuttgart (Hänssler Laudate)
Brahms: String Quartet in c, Op. 51, No. 1; Takacs String Quartet (London)
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (CBS)
Holst: Quintet for Winds, Op. 19; Aulos Wind Quartet (Koch-Schwann)
Monteverdi: Gloria; Gloriae Dei Cantores (Gloria Dei Cantores)
Ives: Symphony No. 2; Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)
6:00 pm BACH CANTATAS
Cantatas for Christmas, Part I
Cantata, S. 63, “Christen, ätzet diesen Tag”; Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan (BIS)
Cantata, S. 110, “Unser Mund sei voll Lachens”; Rilling, Bach Ensemble
Stuttgart (Hänssler Laudate)
7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT
Two great British clarinettists, Frederick “Jack” Thurston (b. 1901, d. December 12, 1953) and Jack Brymer (b. 1915, d. September 15, 2003). Except as indicated, the Brymer material is from a Discources LP of 1973.
Three short pieces (Browne, Lloyd, Galuppi); Thurston, Foggin (Decca, 1937 - Clarinet Classics)
Mozart: Allegro in B-flat for Clarinet and Strings, K. Anh. 91 (K. 516c), compl. Levin; Fidelio Quartet
Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-flat, Op. 34, Fantasia and Rondo; Fidelio Quartet
Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata in B-flat; Lloyd
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622, Adagio movement; Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)
Mendelssohn: Konzertstück No. 2 in d for Clarinet, Basset Horn, and Piano, Op. 114, Allegretto; Lloyd
Baritone Gérard Souzay is 85 years old today, and we celebrate with performances by him of Schubert and Wolf (who died a century ago).
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795; Baldwin (Philips LP)
Wolf: Mörike Lieder; Baldwin (Telefunken LP)
Schubert: Wanderers Nachtlied, D. 768; Baldwin (Philips LP)
WHRB celebrated the Berlioz 200th with a complete Berlioz Orgy® last January. Close to the specific date (he was born December 11, 1803) we hear two unusual pieces.
Berlioz: La Mort d’Ophélie; Davis, St. Anthony Singers (Decca)
Berlioz: Lélio, or the Return to Life, Op. 14b; Charpak, Keroul, Bacquier, Leibowitz, New Paris Symphony Association Orchestra (Vox LP)
10:00 pm TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN
Tuesday, December 9
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Bach, C.P.E.: Concerto for Organ, Strings, Two Horns, and Continuo in E-flat, Wq. 35; Munch, Haenchen, C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra (Capriccio)
Enesco: Piano Sonata No. 3 in D, Op. 25; Lipatti (EMI)
Salonen: LA Variations; Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)
Sor: Sonata in c, Op. 25; Fernandez (London)
Yun: Symphony No. 3; Ukigaya, Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra (cpo)
Alkan: Symphonie, Op. 39; Lewenthal (RCA)
Delalande: Confitebor tibi Domine; Christie, Les Arts Florissants (Harmonia Mundi)
Franck: Grand Caprice; Hough (Hyperion)
Stravinsky: Agon; Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra (RCA)
Mendelssohn, Fanny: Lieder, Op. 1; Lippitz, Heller (Cpo)
Hasse: Salve Regina in A; Bonney, Fink, Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)
Milhaud: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 5; Arriaga String Quartet (Discover)
Mozart: Exultate jubilate, K. 165; Schäfer, Johannsen,
Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)
6:00 pm POETRY IN SONG
William Butler Yeats
London: Before the World was Made; Schadeberg, London, Cleveland Chamber Symphony (Albany)
Barber: The Secrets of the Old; Hampson, Studer, Browning (DG)
7:00 pm ALIVE AND WELL
8:00 pm DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Thomas Wilkins conducting.
Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, “Mysterious Mountain”
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in f, Op. 21; Bella Davidovich
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Wednesday, December 10
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 4 - Symphony No. 5; Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (BIS)
Haydn: String Quartet Op. 20, No. 3 in g, Hob. III:33; Tátrai Quartet (Hungaraton)
Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto; Bream, Previn, London Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)
Taverner: Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52; Vänskä, Lahti Symphony Orchestra (BIS)
Couperin, F.: Suite for Harpsichord No. 5, from Book 3; Leonhardt, Gustav (Phillips)
Harbison: Symphony No. 2; Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (London)
Fauré: Piano Quintet No. 1, Op. 89; Hubeau, Via Nova Quartet (Erato)
Spohr: Clarinet Concerto No. 3; Leister, de Burgos, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart (Orfeo)
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4; Emerson String Quartet (DG)
6:00 pm
STRING QUARTETS OF THE 19th CENTURY
Debussy: String Quartet in g; Hagen String Quartet (DG)
Ravel: String Quartet in F (1902-3); Melos String Quartet (DG)
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard at Boston College
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Thursday, December 11
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Kraft: Interplay; Samples, Polivnick, Alabama Symphony Orchestra (Nonesuch)
Malipiero: Rispetti e Strambotti; Christopher Quartet (Indiana University)
Bach, C.P.E.: Organ Concerto in G, Wq. 34; Fetz, Müller-Brühl, Kölner Chamber Orchestra (Koch)
Ginastera: Cantos del Tucumán; Miron, Grover, Melisande Trio (Northeastern)
Horneman: Aladdin Overture; Schønwandt, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)
Loeillet: Recorder Sonata in a, Op. 3, No. 4; Verbruggen, Gibbons, Mahler (Titanic)
Chihara: Symphony in Celebration (Ceremony V); Foster, Houston Symphony Orchestra (Candide LP)
Abelard: Song: “Planctus David”; Hillier, Stubbs, Kiesel (Hyperion LP)
Copland: Symphonic Ode; Copland, London Symphony Orchestra (Columbia LP)
Brandl: Bassoon Quintet in B-flat, Op. 14; Calamus Ensemble (MD+G)
Stenhammer: Serenade for Orchestra in F, Op. 31; Kubelik, Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (Heliodor LP)
Scarlatti: Harpsichord Sonata in e, K. 263; Valenti (ABC Westminster LP)
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33; Ma, Temirkanov, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA)
Piccinini: Toccata IX; Correa (Christophorus)
Hanson: Piano Concerto in G, Op. 36; Rosenberger, Schwarz, Seattle Symphony Orchestra (Delos)
Saint-Saëns: Septet for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings, Op. 65; Pressler, Glantz, Sklar, Guilet String Quartet (Heliodor LP)
6:00 pm MUSIC FOR TRUMPET
Biggs: Triple Concerto; Sadílek, Vojtísková, Penk, Micka, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (MMC)
Fine: Quartet for Brass; Anderson, Dean, Jolley, Benz (CRI)
Perry: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra; Ghitalla, Perry, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Opus)
7:00 pm THEATER MUSIC FROM THE TEENS AND ’20s
Kurt Weill
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik; Atherton, London Sinfonietta (DG LP)
Die sieben Todsünden; Migenes, Tear, Kale, Opie, Kennedy, Tilson Thomas, London Symhony Orchestra (CBS)
Berlin Theatre Songs; Lenya, Bean (Sony)
8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Roberto Abbado
conducting.
Ravel: Une Barque sur l’ocean
Chausson: Poème de l’amour et de la mer; Susan Graham
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Friday, December 12
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Buxtehude: Cantata, “Ich suchte des nachts”; De Reygere, Ledroit, De Mey, Van Egmond, Ricercar Consort (Ricercar)
Saint-Saèns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a, Op. 33; Du Pré, Barenboim, New Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)
Corelli: Violin Sonata in C, Op. 3, No. 3; Grumiaux, Castagnore (Phillips)
Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancholique for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 26; Oistrakh, Kondrashin, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)
Schulhoff: Sextet for Strings; Kremer, Hirschhorn, Imai, Kashkashian, Geringas, Berger (ECM)
Bolcom: Violin Concerto in D; American Composers Orchestra (Argo)
Czerny: Grande Sonate in f, Op. 178; Tal, Groethuysen (Sony)
Dufay: Missa Ecce ancilla domini; Blachly, Pomerium Musices (Nonesuch)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in b, Op. 54; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia LP)
Miaskovsky: String Quartet No. 3 in d, Op. 33, No. 3; Leningrad Taneyev Quartet (Melodiya)
Clementi: Piano Sonata in f, Op. 14, No. 3; Horowitz (RCA)
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64b; Järvi,
Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)
6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Saturday, December 13
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD
1:30 pm CHEVRONTEXACO METROPOLITAN OPERA
Halévy: La Juive; Soile Isokoski, Elizabeth Futral, Neil Shicoff, Eric Cutler, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Marcello Viotti conducting.
5:05 pm (time approx.) POST-MET VOCAL PROGRAM
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard vs. Massachusetts
9:00 pm THE DARKER SIDE
Sunday, December 14
7:00 am BLUES
11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE
Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes “Lo, How a Rose” by Praetorius.
12:30 pm NEWS
1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTS TALK
1:30 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES
Conductor Clemens Krauss.
Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Koch)
Ravel: Rhapsodie espagnole; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orfeo)
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Ferrier, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (London)
Strauss: Symphonia domestica, Op. 53; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orfeo)
8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Verdi, Rigoletto:
Milnes, Sutherland, Pavarotti, Talvela, Bonynge; Ambrosian Opera
Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra (London)
midnight MONDAY MORNING STRIKE
Monday, December 15
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Picker: And Suddenly It's Evening; Sanderling, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)
Grechaninov: String Quartet in G, Op. 2; Utrecht String Quartet (MD+G)
Tartini: Cello Concerto in A; Rostropovich, Sacher, Collegium Musicum Zürich (DG LP)
Bijster: Variations on an Old Dutch Song; Remmers (NM Classics)
Boyce: Symphony No. 8 in d; Boughton, English String Orchestra (Nimbus)
Tower: Noon Dance; Collage (CRI)
Josquin: Motet: “Huc Me Sydereo”; Turner, Pro Cantione Antiqua of London (DG Archiv LP)
Klughardt: Schilflieder, Op. 28; De Vries, Guittart, Janssen (Chandos)
Tcherepnin, A.: Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 96; Tcherepnin, Kubelik, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (DG LP)
Frederick the Great: Sonata in e for Transverse Flute and Continuo; M. Arita, C. Arita, Nakano (Denon)
Mussorgsky: Song Cycle, “Sunless”; Nesterenko, Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)
Gould: Benny's Gig for Clarinet and Double Bass; Combs, Opland (Summit)
Handel: Concerto Grosso in B-flat, Op. 3, No. 1; Marriner, Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Philips)
Sor: Fantaisie Élégiaque for Guitar; Fernández (London)
Weill: Concerto for Violin and Wind Instruments; Kerr, Herbers, Ebony Band (Radio Nederland)
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D, K. 576; Ashkenazy (London LP)
6:00 pm BACH CANTATAS
Cantatas for Christmas, Part II
Cantata, S. 91, “Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ”; Leonhardt, Concentus Musicus Wien (Teldec)
Cantata, S. 40, “Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes”, exc.; Rilling, Bach Ensemble Stuttgart (Hänssler Laudate)
Cantata, S. 57, “Selig ist der Mann”, exc.; Rilling, Bach Collegium Stuttgart (Hänssler Laudate)
Cantata, S. 121, “Christum wir sollen loben schon”; Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Choir and Orchestra (Erato)
7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT
It’s hard to believe pianist Menahem Pressler turns 80 tomorrow. We celebrate his birthday with recordings from the past nearly 50 years, including some from concerts. Mr. Pressler will be heard as soloist and as pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio, of which he is now, after nearly half a century, the only founding member still part of the ensemble.
The music will include, but not be limited to:
Beethoven: Variations on Handel’s “See the Conquering Hero Comes” from Judas Maccabaeus for Cello and Piano, WoO 45; Janos Starker (1972 concert, Bloomington, Indiana)
Debussy: Les jardins sous la pluie (1997 Cincinnati concert)
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28 (1997 Cincinnati concert)
and of course, music performed by the Beaux Arts Trio, who have recorded for Philips for over four decades.
10:00 pm TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN
Tuesday, December 16
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55; Berman, Järvi, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Chandos)
Tomkins: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from the Third Service; Choir of St. George's Chapel, Judd, Robinson (Hyperion)
Chabrier: Suite Pastorale; Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Mercury)
Leclair: Trio Sonata No. 2 in b; London Baroque (Harmonia)
Van Delden: String Sextet; Hoogeveen, Koch, Benyacs (Radio Nederland)
Madetoja: Symphony No. 3 in A, Op. 55; Sakari, Iceland Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)
Jacobi: String Quartet No. 3; Lyric Art Quartet (CRI)
Weber: Symphony No. 1 in C; Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Vanguard LP)
Parry: The Soul's Ransom, Sinfonia Sacra for Soprano, Bass, Chorus, and Orchestra; Jones, Wilson-Johnson, Bamert, London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra (Chandos)
Harrison: String Quartet Set; Kronos Quartet (CRI)
Borodin: Symphony No. 1 in E-flat; Gergiev, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (Philips)
6:00 pm POETRY IN SONG
Hesse:
Schoeck: Three Lieder; Banse, Henschel, Rieger (Zurich)
Schoeck: Das Ziel; Graf, Boesch (Zurich)
Schoeck: Lieder vom Tod nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse; Graf, Boesch (Zurich)
Strauss: Four Last Songs; Schwarzkopf, Szell, Radio Symphony Orchester of Berlin (EMI)
6:45 pm MEN’S HOCKEY
Harvard at Princeton
9:30 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE (time approx.)
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Wednesday, December 17
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC
7:00 pm SCANDINAVIAN COMPOSERS
Grieg: Norwegian Dances, Op. 35;
Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (DG)
Svendsen: String Octet in A, Op. 3; Members of the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble (Chandos)
8:00 pm NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Marcello Viotti
conducting.
Ibert: Escales (Ports of Call)
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103; “Egyptian”; Stephen Hough
Respighi: The Fountains of Rome
Respighi: The Pines of Rome
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Thursday, December 18
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT
8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Roberto Abbado
conducting.
Schnittke: (K)ein Sommernachtstraum
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 19; Gianluca Cascioli
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in a, Op. 44
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Friday, December 19
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
6:00 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC
10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL
Saturday, December 20
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD
1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT
1:30 pm CHEVRONTEXACO METROPOLITAN OPERA
Schoenberg: Moses und Aron; Philip Langridge, John Tomlinson, James Levine conducting.
3:55 pm (time approx.) POST-MET VOCAL PROGRAM
Featuring a complete performance of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel.
6:30 pm EVENING CONCERT
9:00 pm THE
DARKER SIDE
Monday, December 22
7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT
WHRB’s annual Christmas Program, with carols, spoken word, and classical music for the season. Includes Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. During this week other programs will include, but not be limited to, Christmas-related classical music.
Tuesday, December 23
8:00 pm CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT
Neeme Järvi
conducting.
Adams: El Niño
Saturday, December 27
5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM
9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD
1:00 pm OPERA PREVIEW
1:30 pm CHEVRONTEXACO METROPOLITAN OPERA
Berlioz, Benvenuto Cellini; Isabel Bayrakdarian, Kristine Jepson, Marcello Giordani, Peter Coleman-Wright, John Del Carlo, Robert Carlo, James Levine conducting.
5:00 pm (time approx.) MEN’S HOCKEY: PROVIDENCE COLLEGE TOURNAMENT
Harvard vs. St. Cloud State
9:00 pm THE DARKER SIDE
Sunday, December 28
5:00 pm MEN’S HOCKEY: PROVIDENCE COLLEGE TOURNAMENT
Harvard vs. Providence; Harvard vs. Clarkson
Wednesday, December 31
5:00 pm NEW YEAR’S EVE IN VIENNA
A special program of traditional Viennese music, featuring, at about 6:30 pm:
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Die Fledermaus; Gueden, Köth, Resnik, Kmentt, Berry, Wächter, Zampieri, Klein, Kunz, von Karajan, Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera (Decca)
Saturday, January 3
1:30 pm CHEVRONTEXACO METROPOLITAN OPERA
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Ruth Ann Swenson, Juan Diego Flórez, Dwayne Croft, Alfonso Antoniozzi, Paata Burchuladze, Bruno Campanella conducting.