A Classical All Fool’s Day from Illinois Public Media by Vincent Trauth
Tonight at 7:00 on The Evening Concert it's an Evening Concert Special from Illinois Public Media: “A Classical All-Fool’s Day”. I’m Vincent Trauth and
I’ll be your host for two hours of musical humor and jokes:
JOH. STRAUSS, JR.: Perpetuum Mobile- Musical Jest
CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor
BEETHOVEN: Scherzo from 3rd Symphony
BALAKIREV: Scherzo No. 3 in F#
MOZART: A Musical Joke, K.522
P.D.Q. BACH (Peter SCHICKELE): 1712 Overture
JOH. STRAUSS, JR.: Joke Polka, op.72
CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 4 in E
DVORAK: Scherzo from the New World Symphony
Anna RUSSELL: ‘The Ring of the Nibelungs’ (An Analysis);
Victor Borge: Excerpt from his musical comedy act (rec. 1969)