Endless Possibilities

Pictures of those vinyl recordings later….

Ornstein, L – Tarantelle – Janice Weber
Copland, A – Ceremonial Fanfare – Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
R. Dubois – Just for the purposes of playing around – the freight elevator quartet, ensemble
Hindemith, P – Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber -I: Allegro -New York Philharmonic, cond. Bernstein
Bernstein, L – Fancy Free – Finale – Columbia Symphony Orchestra, cond. Bernstein
Bizet – Carmen Suite – Marche des contrebandiers (Introduction to Act III) – Philadelphia Orchestra, cond. Ormandy
Elfman, D – Seranada Schizophrana – IV: The Quadruped Patrol – Studio Orchestra
Schoenberg – Three Satires for Chorus – I: Am Scheideweg, II: Vielseitgkeit – Sudfunk-Chor Stuttgart, cond. Huber
Cowell, H – Concerto Grosso – V: Allegro – Manhattan chamber Orchestra, Richard Auldon Clark
Sakamoto, R – Prelude – Sakamoto, R
Varese, E – Un grand sommeil noir (original version) – Mireille Delunsch, Francois Kerdoncuff
Corigliano, J – Mr. Tambourine Man – I: Prelude: Mr. Tambourine Man – Hila Plitmann, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. JoAnn Falletta
Dylan, B – Mr. Tambourine Man – Dylan, B
Part, A – De Profundis – Elora Festival Singers and Orchestra, cond. Edison
Messiaen, O – Quatuor pour la fin du temps – V: Louange a Eternite de Jesus – Ensemble Walter Boeykens
Holst, G – “Hammersmith”: Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52 – Eastman Wind Ensemble, Fennel
Brahms – Double Concerto in A minor – III: Vivace non troppo – Oistrakh, Rostropovich, Cleveland Orchestra, cond. Szell

Another short show.  Stay tuned tomorrow for some comments on the Alan Moore interview in Wired and hopefully this weekend a review of the recent Naxos release of John Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man.

Three Constructions – First Construction (In Metal) – Cage, J – Donald Knaack Percussion Ensemble
Billy the Kid – Mexican Dance – Copland, A – Baltimore Symphony Orchestra,  David Zinman
St. Luke Passion – Deus meus (Psalm 21) – Penderecki, K – Warsaw National Philharmonic and Choir, Antoni Wit
Night on Bald Mountain – Mussorgsky, M – New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Two Romances to Lyrics by M. Lermontov – I: A Morning in the Caucasus – Shostakovich, D S – Natalia Biryukova, Yuri Serov

Another abbreviated show… and one scratchy voice

Ebony Concerto -I: Allegro Moderato – Stravinsky, I 0 Netherlands Wind Ensemble cond. Edo de Waart, Clar Solo: George Pieterson 
String Quartet #4 – IV: Allegretto Pizzicato, V: Allegro Molto – Bartok, B – Vermeer Quartet 
New York to Neptune (1998) – Ligeti, L – Stefan RodeProcede Roesco-Letort 
Rapture – Concerto for Pecussion and Orchestra – II: Mallets – Torke, M – Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Marin Alsop 
Estate (Frammento di Alceo) – Dallapiccola, L – Choeur Contemporain d’Aix en Provence, cond. Roland Hayrabedian 
Canzon VII (1615) – Gabrieli, G – London Symphony Orchestra Brass 
Lieutenant Kije – Symphonic Suite, Op. 60 – I: The Birth of Kije – Prokofiev, S – Chicago Symphony Orchestra, cond. Fritz Reiner

Sorry I didn’t get this up sooner.  I just got really excited about the snow we had last night in Jersey.

Folk Song Suite – III: March – Vaughn Williams, R – U of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin
You Are (Variations) – III: Explanations come to an end somewhere -Reich, S -Los Angeles Masterworks Chorale
Concerto for Bassoon in B flat Major – I: Allegro – Mozart, W A – Academy of Ancient Music, Danny Bond
Pieces for String Quartet, Op 9, No 1 – Webern, A – Emerson String Quartet
Simple Symphony – Britten, B – English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Violin Sonata No 1 in D Major – Corelli, A – Denes Kovacs, Ede Banda, Janos Sebestyen-cembalo
Symphony No. 13 “Babi Yar” – II: Humour – Shostakovich, D S – Wiener Symphoniker
Nocturne 6 in Db Op. 63 – Faure, G – Martin, Jean
Caprice 11 – Paganini – Salvatore Accardo
Symphony 8 – mvmt III – Glass, P – Brukner Orchester Linz, Dennis Russell Davies
Exultent Caeli – Monteverdi – Monteverdi Choir

And for the record, this was the quote I read yesterday from Obama’s inaugaration:

  In reaffirming the greatness of our nation we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those that prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor — who have carried us up the long rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
-President Barack Obama
January 20, 2009

See you next week….