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Towe on Thursday

Down the Classical Music Memory Lane

with Teri Noel Towe

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Thursday, November 29, 2012
06:00 to 11:00
Baroque
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Composer Piece Ensemble/
Orchestra
Conductor Soloist/
Performer
Label Comments
Alkan, C. V. Morhange, dit Marche, Op. 37, No. 1 Ronald Smith (piano) EMI Classics 7243 5 85484 2 6 [0600] Recorded in No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England, in June, 1984. Charles Valentin Morhange, dit 'Alkan', born November 30, 1813. Special thanks to Prof. Toltec.
Berlioz, H. 'Le carnaval romain' Ovewrture, op. 9 NBC Symphony Orchestra Arturo Toscanini Private transfer of NBC broadcast recording [0609] Recorded in concert in Carnegie Hall, New York, on February 12, 1949. In honorem Arturo, Walter, and Walfredo Toscanini. Hector Berlioz, born December 11, 1803.
Rachmaninoff, S. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 18 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jascha Horenstein Earl Wild (piano) Chandos CHAN 7114(2) [0625] Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, England, in May, 1965. Earl Wild, born November 26, 1915. Special thanks to Prof. Toltec.
Lully, J.-B. Suite from the opera 'Atys' La Bande des Hautbois du Roi Paolo Tognon Nuova Era 7331 [0651] Recorded in the Teatro Comunale Polivalente in Abano Terme, Italy, on December 28 - 30, 1998. Jean-Baptiste Lully, born November 28, 1632. Special thanks to Prof. Toltec.
Elgar, E. 'Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 London Symphony Orchestra Sir John Barbirolli Jacqueline Dupre ('cello) EMI Classics 7243 5 68132 2 9 A [0716] Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, England, on August 19, 1965. Sir John Barbirolli, born December 1, 1899.
Alkan, C. V. Morhange, dit 'Le Festin d'Esope', Op. 39, No. 12 Raymond Lewenthal (piano) BMG Classics 09026-63310-2 [0755] Recorded in Webster Hall, New York, New York, on January 11, 1965. Charles Valentin Morhange, dit Alkan, born November 30, 1813. Raymond Lewenthal (August 29, 1923 - November 21, 1988) Special thanks to Prof. Toltec.
Alkan, C. V. Morhange, dit Barcarolle, Op. 65, No. 6 Raymond Lewenthal (piano) BMG Classics 09026-63310-2 [0804] Recorded in Webster Hall, New York, New York, on January 11, 1965. Charles Valentin Morhange, dit Alkan, born November 30, 1813. Raymond Lewenthal (August 29, 1923 - November 21, 1988). Special thanks to Prof. Toltec.
Alkan, C. V. Morhange, dit 'Quasi Faust' - 2nd movement of the 'Grande Sonate', Op. 33 Raymond Lewenthal (piano) BMG Classics 09026-63310-2 [0804] Recorded in Webster Hall, New York, New York, on January 13, 1965. Charles Valentin Morhange, dit Alkan, born November 30, 1813. Raymond Lewenthal (August 29, 1923 - November 21, 1988). Special thanks to Prof. Toltec.
Bach, J. S. 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050 Prades Festival Orchestra Pablo Casals Eugene Istomin (piano), Joseph Szigeti (violin), John Wummer (flute) Pearl GEMS 0200 [0837] Recorded in the Ecole des jeunes filles in Prades, France, in June, 1950. Eugene Istomin, born November 26, 1925.
Bach, J. S. Clavier Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052 [Queen's Hall] Orchestra Sir Henry J. Wood Harriet Cohen (piano) Private transfer [0908] Recorded in London, England, on February 2, 1925. The first recording of a Bach clavier concerto. Harriet Cohen (December 2, 1895 - November 13, 1967). Disc to digital transfers by Seth B. Winner Sound Studios, Inc.
Scharwenka, X. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 32 Boston Symphony Orchestra Erich Leinsdorf Earl Wild (piano) Elan CD 82266 [0936] Recorded in Symp[hony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, on January 20, 1969. Earl Wild, born November 26, 1915.
Beethoven, L. van Piano Trio No. 4 in B Flat Major, Op. 11 Eugene Istomin (piano), Alexander Schneider (violin), Pablo Casals ('cello) Pearl GEMS 0174 [1015] Recorded in the courtyard of the Palace of the Kings of mallorca in Perpignan, France, in July, 1951. Eugene Istomin, born November 26, 1925.
Mendelssohn Bartholdy, F. 'Die Schone Melusine'. Op. 32 NBC Symphony Orchestra Arturo Toscanini Private transfer of NBC broadcast recording [1041] Recorded in concert in Carnegie Hall, New York, on December 11, 1948. In honorem Arturo, Walter, and Walfredo Toscanini. Hector Berlioz, born December 11, 1803.
Alkan, C. V. Morhange, dit 'Le Tambour bat au champs', Op. 50, No. 2 Ronald Smith (piano) EMI Classics 7243 5 85484 2 6 [1053] Recorded in No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England, in June, 1984. Charles Valentin Morhange, dit 'Alkan', born November 30, 1813.

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