Music by Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Sibelius and others on this week of “Evening Concert” programs
This week on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 you’ll hear Saint-Saëns’ “Organ Symphony” from New York, Brahms’ “3rd Symphony” from Chicago, Sibelius’ “Violin Concerto” from Pittsburgh, symphonies by Beethoven and CPE Bach from Bonn, then Sunday, chamber music by Beethoven and Brahms from Lincoln Center and music of the Gabrieli’s on “Early Music Now”.
WILL-FM: The Evening Concert: WEEK OF JUN 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 & 7, 2020
Monday June 1: The New York Philharmonic This Week (NYP 20-36)
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Berlioz and Saint-Saëns
BERLIOZ: Overture to Les Francs‐juges
SAINT‐SAËNS: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 (Kent Tritle, organ)
BERLIOZ: Symphonie-fantastique (Leonard Bernstein, cond.)
Tuesday, June 2: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast (CSO 20-23)
David Afkham conducts Brahms's Third Symphony
Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E Minor (Mourning)
R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20 (Claudio Abbado, conductor)
Wednesday, June 3: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO 19-20_23)
Vasily Petrenko, conductor; Ray Chen, violin
Elgar: Cockaigne Overture
Sibelius: Violin Concerto [Encore 1: Paganini: Caprice No. 21; Encore 2: Waltzing Matilda]
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe – Suites No. 1 and 2; [Fill: Debussy: “Clair de lune”]
Thursday June 4: Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts (DWF 2019-23)
Academy of Early Music
Performed by: Academy of Early Music Berlin
Christine Schornsheim, harpsichord (4); Raphael Alpermann, harpsichord (4)
(1) CPE BACH: Symphony in F Major, Wq. 175
(2) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 36
(3) HANDEL: Concerto grosso in D Major, op. 6, No. 5: 4th, 5th & 6th mvts. (CD: PentaTone 5186 737)
(4) CPE BACH: Concerto for 2 harpsichords & orch. in F Major, Wq 46 (CD: Berlin Classics 0110 025)
(5) CPE BACH: Symphony in G Major, Wq. 183, No. 4
(6) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, op. 21
Recorded by West German Radio Cologne (WDR) in Bonn on September 7, 2019
Sunday June 7: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS 19-37)
Beethoven & Brahms
Beethoven: Octet in E-flat major for Two Oboes, Two Clarinets, Two Bassoons, and Two Horns, Op. 103 Stephen Taylor, James Austin Smith, Oboe; David Shifrin, Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet; Peter Kolkay, Marc Goldberg, Bassoon; Julie Landsman, Kevin Rivard, Horn
Brahms: Trio in E-flat major for Horn, Violin, and Piano, Op. 40 Radovan Vlatkovic, Horn; Paul Huang, Violin; Juho Pohjonen, Piano
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Early Music Now with Sara Schneider (EMN 19-50)
A Gabrieli Family Reunion
When it came to talent and influence, few late-Renaissance musical families could top the Gabrielis: Andrea and his nephew Giovanni. We'll hear organ works and psalm setting by Andrea, plus music for the feast of St. Roch, with polychoral masterpieces by Giovanni, performed by the Gabrieli Consort and Players.
Andrea Gabrieli: Ricercar del primo tuono. Liuwe Tamminga, organ
Andrea Gabrieli: Canzona ‘Frais et galliard’ after Crecquillon. Glen Wilson, harpsichord
Andrea Gabrieli: Psalm 142. Capella Ducale Venetia
Giovanni Gabrieli Canzon I ‘La Spiritata’ Liuwe Tamminga, organ Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzoni Passacaille
Giovanni Gabrieli Canzon II Liuwe Tamminga, organ; Doron Sherwin, cornetto Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzoni Passacaille
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon XXVIII Liuwe Tamminga, organ; Bruce Dickey & Doron Sherwin, cornetti
Giovanni Gabrieli: Buccinate in neomenia tuba. The Gabrieli Consort and Players
Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata No. 19. The Gabrieli Consort and Players
Giovanni Gabrieli: Domine Deus meus. The Gabrieli Consort and Players
Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata No. 21 con tre violini. The Gabrieli Consort and Players
Giovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo. The Gabrieli Consort and Players
Giovanni Gabrieli: Magnificat a 33. The Gabrieli Consort and Players