Towe on Thursday playlist for Thursday, February 21, 2013, 06:00

Towe on Thursday

Down the Classical Music Memory Lane

with Teri Noel Towe

Thursday, February 21, 2013
06:00 to 11:00
Baroque
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Composer Piece Ensemble/
Orchestra Conductor Soloist/
Performer Label Comments

Handel, G. F. 'Grand Concerto' No. 1 in G Major, Op. 6, No.1 Busch Chamber Players Adolf Busch Adolf Busch, Ernst Drucker (violin), Hermann Busch ('cello), Mieczyslaw Horszowski (harpsichord continuo) Dante LYS 143-145 [0542] From U. S. Columbia 12 inch 78 RPM discs recorded in New York, New York, in January and February, 1946. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.

Handel, G. F. Coronation Anthem No. 2 - 'The King Shall Rejoice' Westminster Choir (Joseph Flummerfelt, Director), New York Philharmonic Kurt Masur Bolivian Parlophone 19850221 [0553] Recorded in concert in Avery Fisher Hall, New York, New York, on February 21, 1985. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.

Handel, G. F. Concerto No. 3 in G Minor for Oboe, Strings, and Continuo Columbia Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra Howard Barlow Mitchell Miller (oboe) U. S. Columbia 69660-D [0609] Recorded in New York, New York, on June 19, 1939. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky.

Handel, G. F. Violin Sonata 'No. 4' in D Major, 'Op. 1, No. 13' Mischa Elman (violin), Wolfgang Rose (piano) RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1183 [0627] Recorded in New York, New York, in 1949. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky.

Handel, G. F. Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major (No. 1 in the 'Second Set' of 1740) - 'The Cuckoo and The Nightingale) The Fiedler Sinfonietta Arthur Fiedler E. Power Biggs (organ) BMG Classics 09026-62571 [0648] From 12 inch RCA Victor Red Seal 78 RPM discs recorded on March 17, 1940. The first recording of this Concerto. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.

Handel, G. F. Organ Concerto No. 14 in A Major (No. 2 in the 'Second Set' of 1740) Chamber Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera {Vienna Philharmonic members] Ernst Kuyler Gustav M. Leonhardt (organ) Oceanic OCS 25 [0707] Recorded in Vienna, Austria,. Released in 1951. The first recording of this Concerto. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky.

Handel, G. F. Suite No. 5 in E Major - 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' Martin Souter (harpsichord) Classical Communications CCL CD 009 [0724] Recorded ca. 2002 on the ca. 1720 William Smith harpsichord, now in the Bate Collection in Oxford, England, an instrument that belonged to George Frideric Handel. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.

Handel, G. F. Prelude in D Minor, Fugue in B Flat Major (1735 collection), Capriccio in G Minor, Prelude in F Major (1st realization), Air in A Major, Prelude in F Major (2nd realization) Franzpeter Goebels (harpsichord) Barenreiter Musicaphon BM 30 SL 1922 [0749] Recorded in the Tonsstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany, in October, 1979. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky and Scott Kieserman.

Handel, G. F. Concerto grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2 New York Philharmonic Dmitri Mitropoulos John Corigliano, Sr. (violin), Harold Gomberg (oboe) Bolivian Parlophone 19561021 [0808] Recorded in concert in Carnegie Hall, New york, New York, on October 21, 1956. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.

Handel, G. F. 'Grand Concerto' No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 61 The Decca String Orchestra Ernest Ansermet William Primrose (concert master), Leslie Heward (harpsichord continuo) Koch Historic 3 - 7708 - 2H1 [0825] From 12 inch 78 RPM Decca 78 RPM discs, recorded in London in September, 1929. The first recording of the Concerto. Continuo realized on a 1790 Tschudi-Broadwood harpsichord. The earliest commercial recording of a period harpsichord. Disc to digital transfers by Seth B. Winner Sound Studios, Inc. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.

Handel, G. F., arr. Harty, H. 'Water Music' Suite [Halle] Orchestra [Sir] Hamilton Harty English Columbia [0846] Recorded in 1922. The premiere recording, conducted by the arranger, of the 'Water Music' Suite. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.

Handel, G. F. Royal Fireworks Music Grande Orchestre Symphonique de Radio Bruxelles Fritz Lehmann Odeon O-9150 & 9151 [0904] Recorded in Brussels, Belgium, in March, April, and June, 1942. The first recording of the 'Royal fireworks Music' in either of the original versions. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky.

Handel, G. F. Suite No. 7 in G Minor Wanda Landowska (harpsichord) Music & Arts CD-959 [0927] Recorded in recital at the Frick collection, New York, New York, in 1949. Harpsichord by Pleyel & Cie., Paris, France. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.

Handel, G. F. Suite No. 16 in G Minor Irma Rogell (harpsichord) Radio-Television Suisse Romande 79339 [1001] Recorded for broadcast in Lausanne, Switzerland, ca. 1964. In memoriam Irma Rogell (December 29, 1918 - February 9, 2013). George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Irma Rogell and Alan S. Lesitsky.

Handel, G. F. 'Blessed are they that considereth the poor' ('Foundling Hospital Anthem') Camerata Antiqua de Curitiba Roberto de Regina Walter Silva (coountertenor), Aldo Baldin (tenor) Fundacao Cultural de Curitiba FC 005 [1021] Recorded in Curitiba, Brazil, in November, 1982. In memoriam Gordon Marshall. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky.

Composer	Piece	Ensemble/ Orchestra	Conductor	Soloist/ Performer	Label	Comments
Handel, G. F.	'Grand Concerto' No. 1 in G Major, Op. 6, No.1	Busch Chamber Players	Adolf Busch	Adolf Busch, Ernst Drucker (violin), Hermann Busch ('cello), Mieczyslaw Horszowski (harpsichord continuo)	Dante LYS 143-145	[0542] From U. S. Columbia 12 inch 78 RPM discs recorded in New York, New York, in January and February, 1946. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.
Handel, G. F.	Coronation Anthem No. 2 - 'The King Shall Rejoice'	Westminster Choir (Joseph Flummerfelt, Director), New York Philharmonic	Kurt Masur		Bolivian Parlophone 19850221	[0553] Recorded in concert in Avery Fisher Hall, New York, New York, on February 21, 1985. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.

Handel, G. F.	Concerto No. 3 in G Minor for Oboe, Strings, and Continuo	Columbia Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra	Howard Barlow	Mitchell Miller (oboe)	U. S. Columbia 69660-D	[0609] Recorded in New York, New York, on June 19, 1939. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky.
Handel, G. F.	Violin Sonata 'No. 4' in D Major, 'Op. 1, No. 13'			Mischa Elman (violin), Wolfgang Rose (piano)	RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1183	[0627] Recorded in New York, New York, in 1949. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky.
Handel, G. F.	Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major (No. 1 in the 'Second Set' of 1740) - 'The Cuckoo and The Nightingale)	The Fiedler Sinfonietta	Arthur Fiedler	E. Power Biggs (organ)	BMG Classics 09026-62571	[0648] From 12 inch RCA Victor Red Seal 78 RPM discs recorded on March 17, 1940. The first recording of this Concerto. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.
Handel, G. F.	Organ Concerto No. 14 in A Major (No. 2 in the 'Second Set' of 1740)	Chamber Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera {Vienna Philharmonic members]	Ernst Kuyler	Gustav M. Leonhardt (organ)	Oceanic OCS 25	[0707] Recorded in Vienna, Austria,. Released in 1951. The first recording of this Concerto. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky.
Handel, G. F.	Suite No. 5 in E Major - 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'			Martin Souter (harpsichord)	Classical Communications CCL CD 009	[0724] Recorded ca. 2002 on the ca. 1720 William Smith harpsichord, now in the Bate Collection in Oxford, England, an instrument that belonged to George Frideric Handel. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.
Handel, G. F.	Prelude in D Minor, Fugue in B Flat Major (1735 collection), Capriccio in G Minor, Prelude in F Major (1st realization), Air in A Major, Prelude in F Major (2nd realization)			Franzpeter Goebels (harpsichord)	Barenreiter Musicaphon BM 30 SL 1922	[0749] Recorded in the Tonsstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany, in October, 1979. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky and Scott Kieserman.
Handel, G. F.	Concerto grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2	New York Philharmonic	Dmitri Mitropoulos	John Corigliano, Sr. (violin), Harold Gomberg (oboe)	Bolivian Parlophone 19561021	[0808] Recorded in concert in Carnegie Hall, New york, New York, on October 21, 1956. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.
Handel, G. F.	'Grand Concerto' No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 61	The Decca String Orchestra	Ernest Ansermet	William Primrose (concert master), Leslie Heward (harpsichord continuo)	Koch Historic 3 - 7708 - 2H1	[0825] From 12 inch 78 RPM Decca 78 RPM discs, recorded in London in September, 1929. The first recording of the Concerto. Continuo realized on a 1790 Tschudi-Broadwood harpsichord. The earliest commercial recording of a period harpsichord. Disc to digital transfers by Seth B. Winner Sound Studios, Inc. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.
Handel, G. F., arr. Harty, H.	'Water Music' Suite	[Halle] Orchestra	[Sir] Hamilton Harty		English Columbia	[0846] Recorded in 1922. The premiere recording, conducted by the arranger, of the 'Water Music' Suite. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.
Handel, G. F.	Royal Fireworks Music	Grande Orchestre Symphonique de Radio Bruxelles	Fritz Lehmann		Odeon O-9150 & 9151	[0904] Recorded in Brussels, Belgium, in March, April, and June, 1942. The first recording of the 'Royal fireworks Music' in either of the original versions. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky.
Handel, G. F.	Suite No. 7 in G Minor			Wanda Landowska (harpsichord)	Music & Arts CD-959	[0927] Recorded in recital at the Frick collection, New York, New York, in 1949. Harpsichord by Pleyel & Cie., Paris, France. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685.
Handel, G. F.	Suite No. 16 in G Minor			Irma Rogell (harpsichord)	Radio-Television Suisse Romande 79339	[1001] Recorded for broadcast in Lausanne, Switzerland, ca. 1964. In memoriam Irma Rogell (December 29, 1918 - February 9, 2013). George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Irma Rogell and Alan S. Lesitsky.
Handel, G. F.	'Blessed are they that considereth the poor' ('Foundling Hospital Anthem')	Camerata Antiqua de Curitiba	Roberto de Regina	Walter Silva (coountertenor), Aldo Baldin (tenor)	Fundacao Cultural de Curitiba FC 005	[1021] Recorded in Curitiba, Brazil, in November, 1982. In memoriam Gordon Marshall. George Frideric Handel, born February 23, 1685. Special thanks to Alan S. Lesitsky.