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Classical Music

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Trevor Harris, Pat Akers

A full midday of the world's greatest music in definitive performances, with hosts Trevor Harris and Pat Akers.

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Playlist

November 21, 2012

9:00 AM
Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium
Artist :
Album : Browns in Blue
Composer : CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Catalog : 8869711322
Instrument : Desirae Brown, Deondra Brown, Pianos; Gil Shaham, Violin
TrackNumber : 2
Upc : 886971132229
Label : RCA
9:04 AM
Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9
Artist :
Album : Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique/ Roman Carnival Overture
Composer : HECTOR BERLIOZ
Catalog : 80271
Conductor : David Zinman, Conductor
Orchestra : Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
TrackNumber : 1
Upc : 089408027123
Label : Telarc
9:14 AM
Daphnis & Chloe Suite No. 2
Artist :
Album : Ravel: Bolero/Daphinis & Chloe Suite No. 2
Composer : MAURICE RAVEL
Catalog : 80052
Conductor : Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
Orchestra : St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
TrackNumber : 3
Label : Telarc
9:31 AM
Cello Concerto in D Major, G. 478
Artist :
Album : Simply Baroque
Composer : LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Catalog : 60680
Conductor : Ton Koopman, Conductor
Orchestra : Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Instrument : Yo-Yo Ma, Cello
Upc : 074646068021
Label : Sony Classical
9:55 AM
Una Furtiva Lagrima (A Furtive Tear) from L’Elixir d’Amore
Artist :
Album : Joshua Bell - Voice of the Violin
Composer : GAETANO DONIZETTI
Catalog : 8279697779
Conductor : Michael Stern, Conductor
Orchestra : Orchestra of St. Luke's
Instrument : Joshua Bell, Violin
TrackNumber : 8
Upc : 827969777923
Label : Sony Classical
10:04 AM
Souvenirs Op 28:pas De Deux
Artist :
Album : Barber:Concertos for Violin and Piano/Souvenirs
Composer : SAMUEL BARBER
Catalog : 80441
Conductor : Yoel Levi, Conductor
Orchestra : Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
TrackNumber : 6
Upc : 8940804412
Label : Telarc
10:09 AM
Winter from The Four Seasons
Artist :
Album : The Nutcracker Suite
Composer : ANTONIO VIVALDI
Catalog : 11108
Orchestra : Modern Mandolin Quartet
Instrument : Ransom Wilson, Flute
Upc : 1934111082
Label : Windham Hill Records
10:19 AM
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
Artist :
Album : Panorama: Colours of the Orchestra
Composer : GEORGE ENESCU
Catalog : 289469238
Conductor : Antal Dorati, Conductor
Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra
Upc : 028946923825
Label : Deutsche Grammophon
10:32 AM
Violin Concerto in C Major
Artist :
Album : Saint-Georges:Violin Concertos
Composer : JOSEPH BOULOGNE CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES
Catalog : 8.55040
Conductor : Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor
Orchestra : Cologne Chamber Orchestra
Instrument : Takako Nishizaki, Violin
Upc : 4731350402
Label : Naxos
10:55 AM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: Allegro
Artist :
Album : Triada Guitar Trio
Composer : JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Catalog : TRI001
Orchestra : Triada, Guitar Trio
TrackNumber : 1
Upc : 837101064262
Label : Triada
11:04 AM
Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor: 4th Movement
Artist :
Album : Mendelssohn:Piano Trios Nos. 1&2
Composer : FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Catalog : 8.555063
Orchestra : Gould Piano Trio
TrackNumber : 8
Upc : 4731350632
Label : Naxos
11:12 AM
Concerto Grosso in G Major, Op. 6, No. 1
Artist :
Album : Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 1-6
Composer : GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Catalog : 80253
Conductor : Martin Pearlman, Conductor
Orchestra : Boston Baroque
Upc : 8940802532
Label : Telarc
11:25 AM
Mississippi Suite
Artist :
Album : Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite-Bernstein
Composer : FERDE GROFE
Catalog : 37759
Conductor : Andre Kostelanetz, Conductor
Orchestra : New York Philharmonic
Upc : 7464377592
Label : CBS
11:39 AM
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
Artist :
Album : Haydn:Favorite Concertos
Composer : FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Catalog : 39310
Conductor : Raymond Leppard, Conductor
Orchestra : National Philharmonic Orchestra.
Instrument : Wynton Marsalis, Trumpet
Upc : 7464393102
Label : CBS
11:54 AM
Wine, Women and Song, Op. 333
Artist :
Album : Waltzes By Johann & Josef Strauss
Composer : JOHANN STRAUSS, JR.
Catalog : 49096
Conductor : Willi Boskovsky, Conductor
Orchestra : Strauss Orchestra of Vienna
TrackNumber : 6
Label : EMI
12:04 PM
Etude in F Minor, Op. 10, No. 9 (Allegro, molto agitato)
Artist :
Album : Chopin: Etudes Op. 10 & Op.25
Composer : FREDERIC CHOPIN
Catalog : 413794
Instrument : Maurizio Pollini, Piano
TrackNumber : 9
Upc : 2894137942
Label : Deutsche Grammophon
12:07 PM
Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor
Artist :
Album : Passion
Composer : FREDERIC CHOPIN
Catalog : 28724
Orchestra : Angele Dubeau & La Pieta
TrackNumber : 10
Upc : 7420487242
Label : Analekta
12:12 PM
Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise in E-Flat, Op. 22
Artist :
Album : Artur Rubinstein:The Chopin Collection
Composer : FREDERIC CHOPIN
Catalog : 5617
Instrument : Arthur Rubinstein, Piano
TrackNumber : 10
Upc : 7863556172
Label : RCA
12:28 PM
Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65
Artist :
Album : Brahms/Chopin/Franck:Cello Sonatas
Composer : FREDERIC CHOPIN
Catalog : 74203
Instrument : Jacqueline Du Pre, Cello & Daniel Barenboim, Piano
Upc : 2435742032
Label : EMI
12:57 PM
Waltz No. 4 in F Major, Op. 34, No. 3
Artist :
Album : Chopin: Waltzes
Composer : FREDERIC CHOPIN
Catalog : 400025
Instrument : Claudio Arrau, Piano
TrackNumber : 4
Upc : 2894000252
Label : Philips
1:04 PM
Homestead Dances: Farmhands’ Dance
Artist :
Album : Home for the Harvest; Music for Thanksgiving
Composer : DON RAY
Catalog : 1058
Conductor : Derek Gleeson, Conductor
Orchestra : Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra
TrackNumber : 4
Upc : 034061105824
Label : Troy
1:10 PM
An American Overture, Op. 27
Artist :
Album : Britten:Sinfonia Da Requiem, Op.20
Composer : BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Catalog : 47343
Conductor : Simon Rattle, Conductor
Orchestra : City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
TrackNumber : 5
Upc : 077774734325
Label : EMI
1:22 PM
Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20
Artist :
Album : Elgar:Music For Strings
Composer : EDWARD ELGAR
Catalog : 6563
Conductor : Yehudi Menuhin, Conductor
Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra
Upc : 2363506563
Label : Arabesque
1:35 PM
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major
Artist :
Album : Gade: Symphonies No. 3 & 4
Composer : NIELS WILHELM GADE
Catalog : 338
Conductor : Neeme Jarvi, Conductor
Orchestra : Stockholm Sinfonietta
Label : BIS
1:57 PM
Serenade No. 10 in B-flat Major, K. 361: 7th Movement (Rondo)
Artist :
Album : Mozart:Strauss:Milhaud
Composer : WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Catalog : 289434399
Conductor : Frederick Fennell, Conductor
Orchestra : Eastman Wind Ensemble
TrackNumber : 7
Upc : 2894343992
Label : Mercury
2:04 PM
Danse Villageoise
Artist :
Album : Chabrier/ L'Oeuvre de Piano
Composer : EMANUEL CHABRIER
Catalog : 9828
Instrument : Annie d'Arco, Piano
TrackNumber : 7
Label : Calliope
2:09 PM
Carnaval de Venise, Op. 14
Artist :
Album : French Flute Favourites
Composer : PAUL-AGRICOLE GENIN
Catalog : 8.555954
Conductor : Ulysse Waterlot, Conductor
Orchestra : Waterloo Chamber Orchestra
Instrument : Marc Grauwels, Flute
TrackNumber : 2
Upc : 4731359542
Label : Naxos
2:20 PM
Symphony No. 1 in C Major: 3rd Movement ( Andante)
Artist :
Album : Balakirev: Symphony No. 1/ Tamara
Composer : MILY BALAKIREV
Catalog : 763375
Conductor : Thomas Beecham, Conductor
Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
TrackNumber : 3
Upc : 0077776337524
Label : Angel
2:34 PM
Symphony No. 7 in E Major: 2nd Movement (Adagio)
Artist :
Album : Bruckner:Symphony No.7
Composer : ANTON BRUCKNER
Catalog : 289466574
Conductor : Riccardo Chailly, Conductor
Orchestra : Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
TrackNumber : 2
Upc : 2894665742
Label : Decca
2:58 PM
Russian Dance from The Nutcracker
Artist :
Album : Russian Nights
Composer : PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Catalog : 80657
Conductor : Erich Kunzel, Conductor
Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
TrackNumber : 12
Upc : 08940806572
Label : Telarc
Arts and Culture
5:30 pm
Wed May 15, 2013

Classical pianist turned jazz virtuoso Don Shirley dead at 86

Credit Cadence Records
The jazz and classical pianist Don Shirley seen on the cover of his Cadence LP "Pianist Extraordinary"

When the jazz pianist Don Shirley died on April 6, his passing was not widely reported.

A New York Times obituary noted that the Jamaican born virtuoso pianist was trained in the classical repertoire. Later, the impresario Sol Hurok advised Shirley “to pursue a career in popular music and jazz.” Hurok warned Shirley that “American audiences were not willing to accept a ‘colored’ pianist on the concert stage.”

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Arts and Culture
2:20 pm
Mon May 13, 2013

Rachel Barton Pine's Violin Lullabies finds new niche for classical violin

Credit Cedille Records
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs 25 'cradle songs' with pianist Matthew Hagle on their new Cedille Records release Violin Lullabies.

After her daughter was born, the classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine started looking into the range of Berceuse or lullabies written for violin.


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Arts and Culture
2:49 pm
Tue May 7, 2013

A whole new Rite of Spring seen in animated video

Credit Wikimedia Commons
Igor Stravinsky composed Rite of Spring 100 years ago this year.

Classical music fans who like a little visual to go with their orchestra may enjoy this video featuring an animated graphical score of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, Part 1: Adoration of the Earth.

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Arts and Culture
5:41 pm
Thu May 2, 2013

Columbia performance series presents classical music of the Show-Me State

Odyssey Artistic Director Ayako Tsurata

  Missouri culture might be better known for glittering Branson shows, down home fiddle music and hip-hop from our state’s urban centers, but a local performance organization aims to add classical music to the list of artistic creations born in the Show-Me State.

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Arts and Culture
2:45 pm
Wed May 1, 2013

Classical and folk blend in new album, Night

Credit www.simonedinnerstein.com
Simone Dinnerstein and Tift Merritt collaborated on their newest album Night

Making music from the classical repertoire is standard fare for Simone Dinnerstein.

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Arts and Culture
11:35 am
Mon March 25, 2013

Period instruments take center stage for Viennese pianist Rudolf Buchbinder

Credit Buchbinder.net

If a classical musician wishes to replicate a sound from a specific period then the musician needs a period instrument. KBIA's Trevor Harris recently interviewed Vienna-based pianist Rudolf Buchbinder.

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