Listening (2009: F - June)

  • June 1, 2009
  • Sibelius, Jean - Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 (Original version) & En saga, Op. 9
  • Performers: Osmo Vänskä/Lahti Symphony Orchestra
  • Sibelius, Jean - Oceanides, Op. 73, Karelia Suite, Op. 11, & Scènes historiques No. 1, Op. 25
  • Performers: Paavo Berglund/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • June 2, 2009
  • Bernstein, Leonard, & Stephen Sondheim - West Side Story [Film Soundtrack] featuring: Overture/Prologue/Jet Song/Something's Coming/Dance At The Gym/Maria/America/Tonight/Gee, Officer Krupke/Intermission Music/I Feel Pretty/One Hand, One Heart/Quintet/The Rumble/Somewhere/Cool/A Boy Like That/I Have A Love/Maria and Anita/Finale/End Credits
  • Performers: John Green/Unknown Orchestra with Richard Beymer/Jim Bryant/George Chakiris/Suzie Kaye/Jo Anne Miya/Rita Moreno/Marni Nixon/Yvonne Othon/Tucker Smith/Russ Tamblyn/Betty Wand/Natalie Wood/The Jets & The Sharks Ensembles
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van - Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
  • Performers: John Eliot Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists/Monteverdi Choir with Charlotte Margiono/Catherine Robbin/William Kendall/Alastair Miles
  • June 4, 2009
  • Riley, Terry - The Harp of New Albion featuring: The New Abion Chorale/The Discovery/The Orchestra of Tao/Riding the Westerleys/Cadence on the Wind/Premonition Rag/Return of the Ancestors/Ascending Whale Dreams/The Magic Knot Waltz/Circle of Wolves/Land's End
  • Performer: Terry Riley
  • June 5, 2009
  • Shostakovich, Dmitri - Concerto for Cello No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
  • Performers: Natalia Gutman with Yuri Temirkanov/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • June 7, 2009
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Le nozze di Figaro, K 492
  • Performers: Erich Kleiber/Vienna State Opera Chorus/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Alfred Poell/Hilde Gueden/Suzanne Danco/Hilde Rössl-Majdan/Fernando Corena/Murray Dickie/Hugo Meyer-Welfing/Anny Felbermayer/Harald Pröglhöf/Lisa Della Casa/Cesare Siepi
  • June 8, 2009
  • Feldman, Morton - The Rothko Chapel
  • Performers: Rupert Huber/SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart with Barbara Maurer/Meinhard Jenne/Markus Stange
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian - Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
  • Performers: Neville Marriner/Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus with Barbara Hendricks/Jorma Hynninen/Ann Murray
  • Vivaldi, Antonio - Gloria in D major, RV 589
  • Performers: Neville Marriner/Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus with Barbara Hendricks/Jorma Hynninen/Ann Murray
  • Haydn, Franz Joseph - Symphony No. 94 in G major, H 1 "Surprise"
  • Performers: Colin Davis/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  • June 9, 2009
  • Mahler, Gustav - Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
  • Performers: Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic with Jennie Tourel/Lee Venora
  • Mahler, Gustav - Das Lied von der Erde
  • Performers: Leonard Bernstein/Israel Symphony Orchestra with Christa Ludwig/René Kollo
  • Mahler, Gustav - Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic"
  • Performers: Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic
  • June 10, 2009
  • Coates, Gloria - Quartet for Strings No. 7 "Angels"
  • Performers: Philip Adams/Kreutzer String Quartet
  • June 11, 2009
  • Lindberg, John - Two By Five featuring: The Arrival (Dedicated to Raphael Antoine Lindberg) & Basement of Desires
  • Performers: John Lindberg/Rebecca Ansel/Gabriel Bolkosky/Miriam Bolkosky/Wendy Richman
  • June 12, 2009
  • Fauré, Gabriel - Requiem, Op. 48
  • Performers: Jean Fournet/Netherlands Radio Chorus with Elly Ameling/Bernard Kruysen
  • Fauré, Gabriel - Pavane, Op.50
  • Performers: Jean Fournet/Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Fauré, Gabriel - Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
  • Performers: David Zinman/Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra with Jill Gomez
  • June 13, 2009
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van - Quartet for Strings No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127 & Quartet for Strings No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
  • Performers: The New Budapest String Quartet
  • Fauré, Gabriel - Trio for Piano & Strings in D minor, Op. 120
  • Performers: Trio Fontenay
  • Debussy, Claude - Trio for Piano & Strings in G major
  • Performers: Trio Fontenay
  • Ravel, Maurice - Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in A minor
  • Performers: Trio Fontenay
  • June 14, 2009
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Die Zauberflöte, K 620 [Opera in English]
  • Performers: Charles Mackerras/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Geoffrey Mitchell Choir/New London Children's Choir with Barry Banks/Diana Montague/Majella Cullagh/Sarah Fox/Lesley Garrett/Peter Bronder/Simon Keenlyside/John Graham-Hall/Rebecca Evans/Christopher Purves/John Tomlinson/Elisabeth Vidal
  • June 16, 2009
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van - Quartet for Strings No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 - III. Molto Adagio — Andante — Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart
  • Performers: Smetana String Quartet
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van - Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23, Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3, & Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
  • Performers: Gidon Kremer/Martha Argerich
  • Brahms, Johannes - Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
  • Performers: Gidon Kremer/Valery Afanassiev
  • Arensky, Anton - Quartet for Strings No. 1 in G major, Op. 11
  • Performers: Lajtha Quartet
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Die Zauberflöte, K 620
  • Performers: Claudio Abbado/Arnold Schoenberg Choir/Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Dorothea Röschmann/Christoph Strehl/Hanno Müller-Brachmann/George Zeppenfeld/Kurt Azesberger/Caroline Stein/Heidi Zehnder/Alexander Lischke/Niklas Mallmann/Frederic Jost/Danilo Formaggia/Sascha Borris/Andreas Bauer/Julia Kleiter/René Pape/Erika Miklosa/Tobias Beyer/Matthias Bernhold/Martin Olbertz/Anne-Carolyn Schlüter
  • June 17, 2009
  • Schubert, Franz - Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956
  • Performers: Anthony Pini/Pro Arte String Quartet
  • Ravel, Maurice - Daphnis et Chloé (Choreographic symphony in three parts with chorus, based on a scenario by Michel Fokine)
  • Performers: Kent Nagano/London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
  • Ravel, Maurice - Boléro
  • Performers: Simon Rattle/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sibelius, Jean - Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
  • Performers: Simon Rattle/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Dvorák, Antonín - Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141, Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163, & Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
  • Performers: Václav Neumann/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
  • June 18, 2009
  • Haydn, Franz Joseph - Concerto for Keyboard in F major, H 18 No. 3, Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 No. 4, & Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 No. 11
  • Performers: Leif Ove Andsnes/Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
  • Schönberg, Arnold - Quartet for Strings No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10
  • Performers: Dawn Upshaw/Arditti String Quartet
  • Schönberg, Arnold - Quartet for Strings No. 3, Op. 30
  • Performers: Arditti String Quartet
  • Bartók, Béla - Concerto for Piano No. 1, Sz 83, Concerto for Piano No. 2, Sz 95, & Concerto for Piano No. 3, Sz 119
  • Performers: Géza Anda with Ferenc Fricsay/Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • June 20, 2009
  • Bartók, Béla - Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
  • Performers: István Kertész/London Symphony Orchestra with Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry
  • Bartholdy-Mendelssohn, Felix - Quartet for Piano & Strings No. 2 in F minor, Op. 2 & Quartet for Piano & Strings No. 3 in B minor, Op. 3
  • Performers: Bartholdy Piano Quartet
  • June 21, 2009
  • Golijov, Osvaldo - The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
  • Performers: David Krakauer/Kronos String Quartet
  • Schubert, Franz - Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821
  • Performers: Yoan Goïlav/Laurenz Custer
  • Bloch, Ernest - From Jewish Life: No 1, "Prayer" for Double Bass & Piano
  • Performers: Yoan Goïlav/Laurenz Custer
  • Lancen, Serge - Concerto for Double Bass
  • Performers: Yoan Goïlav with Clemens Dahinden/Winterthur String Orchestra
  • Lancen, Serge - Les Croquis
  • Performers: Yoan Goïlav/Serge Lancen
  • Martinů, Bohuslav - Quintet for Piano & Strings No. 2
  • Performers: Josef Pálenícek/Smetana String Quartet
  • Martinů, Bohuslav - Three Madrigals for Violin & Viola
  • Performers: Jiri Novák/Milan Skampa
  • June 22, 2009
  • Bruckner, Anton - Quintet for Strings in F major, WAB 112
  • Performers: Vienna Philharmonia Quintet
  • Schmidt, Franz - Quintet for Piano & Strings in G major
  • Performers: Eduard Mrazek/Vienna Philharmonia Quintet
  • Brahms, Johannes - Quintet for Piano & Strings in F minor, Op. 34
  • Performers: Barry Douglas/Tokyo String Quartet
  • Brahms, Johannes - Ballades for Piano, Op. 10: No. 4 in B major & Fantasies for Piano, Op. 116: No. 3, Capriccio in G minor; No. 4, Intermezzo in E major; & No. 7, Capriccio in D minor
  • Performer: Barry Douglas
  • Fibich, Zdenék - Quartet for Piano & Strings in E minor, Op. 11
  • Performers: Kalle Randalu/Villa Musica Ensemble
  • Berwald, Franz - Quintet for Piano & Strings No. 1 in C minor & Quintet for Piano & Strings No. 2 in A major
  • Performers: Bengt-Åke Lundin/Uppsala Chamber Soloists
  • June 23, 2009
  • Chausson, Ernest - Concert for Piano, Violin & String Quartet in D major, Op. 21
  • Performers: Pascal Devoyon/Philippe Graffin/Chilingirian String Quartet
  • Traditional [arranged by S Mackey] - Kongerei
  • Performers: Kronos String Quartet/Throat Singers of Tuva
  • Yanov-Yanovsky, Dmitri - Lacrymosa
  • Performers: Kronos String Quartet/Dawn Upshaw
  • Ali-Zade, Franguiz - Mugam sayagi
  • Performers: Kronos String Quartet
  • Gubaidulina, Sofia - Quartet for Strings No. 4
  • Performers: Kronos String Quartet
  • Tahmizyan, Tigran - A Cool Wind Is Blowing
  • Performers: Kronos String Quartet/Djivan Gasparyan
  • Golijov, Osvaldo - K'vakarat
  • Performers: Kronos String Quartet/Misha Alexandrovich
  • Kancheli, Giya - Life Without Christmas: Night Prayers
  • Performers: Kronos String Quartet/unspecified male choir & boy soprano
  • June 24, 2009
  • Fauré, Gabriel - Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48
  • Performers: Andrew Davis/London Philharmonia Orchestra with Lucia Popp/Siegmund Nimsgern
  • Duruflé, Maurice - Requiem, for orchestra, organ & chorus; for organ & chorus; for small ensemble, organ & chorus, Op. 9 (3 versions)
  • Performers: Andrew Davis/London Philharmonia Orchestra with Kiri Te Kanawa/Siegmund Nimsgern
  • Berwald, Franz - Quartet for Strings No. 1 in G minor & Quartet for Strings No. 2 in A minor
  • Performers: Yggdrasil String Quartet
  • Zemlinsky, Alexander von - Quartet for Strings No. 4, Op. 25 (Suite) & Two movements for string quartet
  • Performers: Schönberg String Quartet
  • June 25, 2009
  • Coates, Gloria - Quartet for Strings No. 1 "Protestation Quartet", Quartet for Strings No. 2 "Mobile", Quartet for Strings No. 3, Quartet for Strings No. 4, Quartet for Strings No. 5, Quartet for Strings No. 6, & Quartet for Strings No. 8
  • Performers: Kreutzer String Quartet
  • Coates, Gloria - Quartet for Strings No. 7 "Angels"
  • Performers: Philip Adams/Michael Finnissy/Kreutzer String Quartet
  • June 28, 2009
  • Brahms, Johanes - Quartet for Piano & Strings No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
  • Performers: Walter Trampler/Beaux Arts Trio
  • June 30, 2009
  • Morricone, Ennio - The Mission featuring: On Earth As It Is In Heaven/Falls/Gabriel's Oboe/Ave Maria Guarani/Brothers/Carlotta/Vita Nostra/Climb/Remorse/Penance/The Mission/River/Gabriel's Oboe/Te Deum Guarani/Refusal/Ascunsion/Alone/Guarani/The Sword/Miserere
  • Performers: David Bedford/Barnet Schools Choir & Ennio Morricone/London Philharmonic Orchestra with Joan Whiting