More of the Greatest Music Ever Made: #289

Hosted by:

William Cromwell

Produced by:

KBOO

Program::

The Third Floor

Air date:

Sun, 02/07/2021 - 8:00am to 11:00am

This is Brahms month on TTF, in that we’ll cycle through the symphonies beginning today with the 1st with the Berlin Philharmonic. We’ll also enjoy Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto, a flute concerto from Vivaldi, a string quartet from Debussy, and more.

TTF Program 289

February 7, 2020

Hour One

Grechaninov: I see thy Bridal Chamber (The Phoenix Bach Choir and the Kansas City Chorale; dir. Charles Bruffy) 2:35

Lewis: Four Anticke Dances (Alexander Rider, harp) 12:43

Tallis: Miserere nostri (The Sixteen, dir. Harry Christophers) 2:47

Debussy: String Quartet in g minor, op. 10 (Orion String Quartet) 24:24

Bach: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt (Katherine Fuge, soprano; William Towers, alto; Norbert Meyn, tenor; Stephen Varcoe, bass; The Monteverdi Choir; The English Baroque Soloists; dir. John Eliot Gardiner) 11:26

Hour Two

Faure: Pelleas et Melisande, op. 80 (Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano; Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse; dir. Michel Plasson) 19:27

Tchaikovsky: Concerto in d major for violin and orchestra, op. 35 (Joshua Bell, violin; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; dir. Michael Tilson Thomas) 36:30

Hour Three

Vivaldi: La Notte (the night) Concerto for flute and continuo in g minor (Red Priest) 7:49

Brahms: Symphony #1 (Berlin Philharmonic, dir. Herbert von Karajan) 44:06