Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1887. Rimsky-Korsakov conducted the orchestra himself, and the musicians made it clear that they LOVED his new work. To this day, orchestras love playing this piece, and we get to hear it on today's show: Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Frederic Chopin: Preludes Op. 28, Nos. 13 & 21
Martha Argerich, piano
Album: Music of the Night
Deutsche Grammophon 457992
Antonio Vivaldi: Double Concerto for Violin and Oboe in B-flat Major, RV364: Movements 1, 2, & 4
Livia Sohn, violin | James Austin Smith, oboe
Geoff Nuttall and Benjamin Beilman, violins; Daniel Phillips, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord
Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 19
Martha Argerich, piano | Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana | Ion Marin, conductor
LAC, Lugano, Switzerland
Jerry Herman, arr. Judy Mason: We Need a Little Christmas, from Mame
Judy Mason, piano | Spivey Hall Children's Choir | Spivey Hall Tour Choir | Martha Shaw, conductor
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Percy Grainger, arr. D. Ray McClellan: The Sussex Mummers Christmas Carol
D. Ray McClellan, clarinet | David Fung, piano
UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music, Ramsey Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
George Michael, arr. Genghis Barbie: Last Christmas
Genghis Barbie
Album: Home for the Holidays
Sublyme Records
Hour 2
Mark O'Connor: Strings and Threads Suite: Movements 5-7
Mark, O'Connor, violin | Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra | Scott Yoo, conductor
Album: The American Seasons
Sony 89660
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
Texas Festival Orchestra | Linus Lerner, conductor
Round Top Festival Institute, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 407
Michael Thornton, horn | Grace Park, violin | Toby Appel, viola | Scott Yoo, viola | Mark Kosower, cello
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Performance Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
Traditional French, arr. John Helgen: Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
Soloists: Nathan Cleaveland, piano | Kristina Butler, flute | Micah Stoddard, bass
The St. Olaf Viking Chorus | Christopher Aspaas, conductor
The 2014 St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Traditional Catalan, arr. Rene Clausen: Cold December Flies Away
Soloists: Joshua Weinberg, flute | Margaret Schenk, flute | Tucker Moore, percussion
The St. Olaf Choir | Anton Armstrong, conductor
The 2014 St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
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