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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

December 13, 2012

9:00 AM
March in D, K.62
Artist :
Album : Mozart: Marches and Dances
Composer : WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Catalog : 15886
Conductor : Hans Graf, Conductor
Orchestra : Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
TrackNumber : 1
Upc : 018111588621
Label : LaserLight
9:05 AM
Birdseller Overture
Artist :
Album : Magical Operetta, Vol. 2
Composer : CARL ZELLER
Catalog : 15046
Conductor : Janos Sandor, Conductor
Orchestra : Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
TrackNumber : 1
Upc : 1811150462
Label : LaserLight
9:15 AM
Sonata No. 6 in D Major for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello
Artist :
Album : Rossini: Flotenquartette
Composer : GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Catalog : 50-8608
Orchestra : Carmina String Trio
Instrument : Peter-Lukas Graf, Flute
Label : Claves
9:32 AM
Octet in F Minor
Artist :
Album : Ries/Czerny/Lichnowsky
Composer : FERDINAND RIES
Catalog : 999745
Conductor : Dieter Klocker, Conductor
Orchestra : Consortium Classicum
Upc : 6120397452
Label : CPO
9:55 AM
The Planets: Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity (conclusion)
Artist :
Album : 100 Best Classics: 6 Compact Discs
Composer : GUSTAV HOLST
Catalog : 70853
Conductor : Simon Rattle, Conductor
Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra
Upc : 094637085325
Label : EMI
10:04 AM
The Meeting of the Waters
Artist :
Album : John O'Conor- Irish classics
Composer : TRADITIONAL IRISH
Catalog : 14
Conductor : Mitch Farber, Conductor
Orchestra : Irish Chamber Orchestra
Instrument : John O'Conor, Piano
TrackNumber : 15
Upc : 085527201420
Label : Warren Schatz Classics/Af
10:08 AM
Christmas Suite
Artist :
Album : Christmas Concertos
Composer : FRANCOIS JOSEPH GOSSEC
Catalog : 410179
Conductor : Christopher Hogwood, Conductor
Orchestra : Academy of Ancient Music
TrackNumber : 6
Upc : 2894101792
Label : L'Oiseau-Lyre
10:15 AM
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 10
Artist :
Album : Carl Friedrich Abel: Symphonies Op.10
Composer : CARL FRIEDRICH ABEL
Catalog : 999207
Conductor : Michael Schneider, Conductor
Orchestra : La Stagione Frankfurt
Upc : 6120392072
Label : CPO
10:25 AM
Trio in E Minor, Op. 90 Dumky
Artist :
Album : The Eroica Trio: A. Dvorak Dumky; E. Lalo: Trio in c minor
Composer : ANTONIN DVORAK
Catalog : STM921
Orchestra : Eroica Trio
Upc : 758118092126
Label : Strings in the Mountains
10:56 AM
Liebesleid
Artist :
Album : Encore Heinrich Schiff
Composer : FRITZ KREISLER
Catalog : 420945
Instrument : Heinrich Schiff, Cello & Samuel Sanders, Piano
TrackNumber : 10
Label : Philips
11:04 AM
Moment Musicuax No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 94
Artist :
Album : Schubert and Schnabel, Volume III
Composer : FRANZ SCHUBERT
Catalog : 6573
Instrument : Artur Schnabel, Piano
TrackNumber : 8
Upc : 2363506573
Label : Arabesque
11:07 AM
Beatrice and Benedict Overture
Artist :
Album : Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique/ Ouvertures: Beatrice et Benedict
Composer : HECTOR BERLIOZ
Catalog : 0902661203
Conductor : Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor
Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
TrackNumber : 6
Upc : 09026612032
Label : RCA
11:16 AM
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor: 1st Movement
Artist :
Album : Mendelssohn
Composer : FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Catalog : 5144
Conductor : Mario Bernardi, Conductor
Orchestra : Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
TrackNumber : 1
Label : CBC
11:27 AM
Flute Concerto in D Major
Artist :
Album : Albrechtsberger: Organ Concerto, Partita
Composer : FRANZ ANTON HOFFMEISTER
Catalog : 061
Conductor : Janos Sandor, Conductor
Orchestra : Gyor Philharmonic Orchestra
Instrument : Janos Szebenyi, Flute
Label : White Label
11:51 AM
Symphony No. 1: 4th Movement
Artist :
Album : Nielsen:Symphony No. 1
Composer : CARL NIELSEN
Catalog : 42321
Conductor : Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Orchestra : New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
TrackNumber : 4
Upc : 7464423212
Label : CBS
12:04 PM
Ruler of the Spirits Overture
Artist :
Album : Carl Maria Von Weber:Overtures
Composer : CARL MARIA VON WEBER
Catalog : 10052
Conductor : Gustav Kuhn, Conductor
Orchestra : Dresden State Orchestra
TrackNumber : 4
Label : Capriccio
12:10 PM
2 Dances from the Bartered Bride
Artist :
Album : Smetana:The Bartered Bride/ From My Life
Composer : BEDRICH SMETANA
Catalog : 8412
Conductor : Geoffrey Simon, Conductor
Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra
Label : Chandos
12:22 PM
Symphony No. 1 in D Minor: 2nd Movement (Molto Adagio)
Artist :
Album : Dohnanyi:Symphony No.1 in D minor
Composer : ERNST VON DOHNANYI
Catalog : 80511
Conductor : Leon Botstein, Conductor
Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra
Instrument : Sue Bohling, English Horn
TrackNumber : 2
Upc : 8940805112
Label : Telarc
12:35 PM
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 42
Artist :
Album : MacDowell:Orchestral Suites
Composer : EDWARD MACDOWELL
Catalog : 8.559075
Conductor : Takuo Yuasa, Conductor
Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra
Upc : 3694390752
Label : Naxos
12:57 PM
Hungarian Dance No. 5
Artist :
Album : Classsic Kennedy
Composer : JOHANNES BRAHMS
Catalog : 724356890
Orchestra : English Chamber Orchestra
Instrument : Nigel Kennedy, Violin
TrackNumber : 4
Upc : 2435568902
Label : EMI
1:04 PM
The Gondoliers Overture
Artist :
Album : Sullivan:Overtures
Composer : ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Catalog : 5066
Conductor : Alexander Faris, Conductor
Orchestra : Scottish Chamber Orchestra
TrackNumber : 7
Upc : 8360350662
Label : Nimbus
1:11 PM
Trumpet Concerto in D Major
Artist :
Album : Classical Trumpet Concertos
Composer : JOHANN MOLTER
Catalog : 10010
Conductor : Max Pommer, Conductor
Orchestra : New Bach Collegium of Leipzig
Instrument : Ludwig Guettler, Trumpet
Upc : 006408100102
Label : Capriccio
1:21 PM
Christmas Festival
Artist :
Album : We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Composer : LEROY ANDERSON
Catalog : 416287
Conductor : John Williams, Conductor
Orchestra : Boston Pops Orchestra
TrackNumber : 2
Upc : 2894162872
Label : Philips
1:32 PM
Symphony No. 8 in G Major Evening
Artist :
Album : Haydn:Symphonies Le Matin/Le Midi/Le Soir
Composer : FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Catalog : 423098
Conductor : Trevor Pinnock, Conductor
Orchestra : English Concert
Upc : 2894230982
Label : Archiv
1:54 PM
La Vie Parisienne Overture
Artist :
Album : Offenbach:Overtures
Composer : JACQUES OFFENBACH
Catalog : 411476
Conductor : Neville Marriner, Conductor
Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra
TrackNumber : 8
Upc : 2894114762
Label : Philips
2:04 PM
La Calinda from Koanga
Artist :
Album : Violin Concerto Opera Intermezzi
Composer : FREDERICK DELIUS
Catalog : 5144
Conductor : Georg Tintner, Conductor
Orchestra : Symphony Nova Scotia
TrackNumber : 2
Upc : 7502051442
Label : Eloquence/CBC
2:09 PM
The Banks of Green Willow
Artist :
Album : for Book Lovers
Composer : GEORGE BUTTERWORTH
Catalog : B0000636-12
Conductor : Neville Marriner, Conductor
Orchestra : Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
TrackNumber : 6
Upc : 028947609193
Label : Decca
2:16 PM
Symphonic Songs for Band
Artist :
Album : British & American Band Classics
Composer : ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT
Catalog : 432009
Conductor : Frederick Fennell, Conductor
Orchestra : Eastman Wind Ensemble
Upc : 2894320092
Label : Mercury
2:31 PM
Chopin Suite
Artist :
Album : Balakirev: Chopin Suite/ Overtures
Composer : MILY BALAKIREV
Catalog : 8.220324
Conductor : Choo Hoey, Conductor
Orchestra : Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Label : Marco Polo
2:53 PM
The Messiah: He Shall Feed His Flock
Artist :
Album : A Very Classical Christmas
Composer : GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Catalog : 5191
Orchestra : Sonos Handbell Ensemble
Instrument : Timothy Day, Flute
TrackNumber : 15
Upc : 755425519124
Label : Well Tempered Productions
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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