Saturday February 20
12:00am WCLV ALL NIGHT
Antonín Dvorák: String Quintet No. 2 in G Op 77 (1875)--ChamberMusicSocLincolnCenter (Delos 3152 CD) 40:05
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 97 in C (1792)--Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell (Sony 62979 CD) 25:40
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat "Romantic" (1874)--Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (MAA 1032 CD) 63:13
John Field: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat (1811)--John O'Conor, piano; Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (Telarc 80370 CD) 32:02
Sergei Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky Op 78 (1939)--Irina Arkhipova, mezzo-soprano; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (LondonDecca 410164 CD) 40:15
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in d Op 120 (1851)--Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (LondonDecca 421643 CD) 27:10
Orlando di Lasso: Penitential Psalm of David No. 5 (1584)--Collegium Vocale Ghent/Philippe Herreweghe (Harm Mundi 901831 CD) 27:05
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Trio No. 4 in G Op 65 (1815)--Beaux Arts Trio (Philips 446077 CD) 16:04
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in c Op 11 (1824)--Heidelberg Symphony/Thomas Fey (Hänssler 98275 CD) 30:17
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (1914)--Janine Jansen, violin; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth (LondonDecca 475011 CD) 14:29
Erik Satie: Three Gymnopédies (1888)--Anne Queffélec, piano (VirginClas 90754 CD) 9:12
6:00 MILLENNIUM OF MUSIC with Robert Aubrey Davis: Italian Cantatas--Mark Vitale conducts Contrasto Armonico and soprano Stefanie True in two of Handel's passionate cantatas.
7:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND with Nancy Sinning
George Enescu: Roumanian Rhapsody No. 2 in D Op 11/2 (1901)--Monte Carlo Philharmonic/Lawrence Foster (Erato 75179 CD) 11:01
Franz Schubert: Theme & Variations from Octet D 803 (1824)--Cleveland Octet (Sony 62655 CD) 12:40
Carl Friedrich Abel: Symphony in B-Flat Op 17/2 (1785)--Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead (CPO 999214 CD) 10:39
Bernard Herrmann: Gulliver's Travels: Suite (1961)--National Philharmonic/Bernard Herrmann (LondonDecca 443899 CD)
8:00 BBC NEWS; Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen's Return Op 22/4 (1897)--Swedish Radio Symphony/Mikko Franck (Ondine 953 CD) 6:53
Johann Sebastian Bach:Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G BWV 1048 (1713)--Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr (Harm Mundi 807461 CD) 10:57
Joaquín Turina: The Bullfighter's Prayer Op 34 (1925)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 431680 CD) 8:12
Dieterich Buxtehude (arr Carlos Chávez): Chaconne in e BUX 160 (c.1680)--Simón Bolívar Symphony/Keri-Lynn Wilson (Dorian 90254 CD) 6:22
9:00 COMPOSERS DATEBOOK
9:02 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado: Here's a how-de-do (1885)--Marie McLaughlin, soprano; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor; Richard Suart, baritone; Welsh National Opera Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (Telarc 80284 CD) 1:13
Sir Arthur Sullivan: Iolanthe: Overture (1882)--Academy St. Martin in Fields/Sir Neville Marriner (Philips 434916 CD) 7:29
Saturday Silliness - Anna Russell: How to Write Your Own Gilbert & Sullivan Opera (1953)--Anna Russell, narrator; John Coveart, piano (Sony 47252 CD) 16:06
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance: Policeman's Song "When a felon's not engaged" (1879)--Richard Van Allen, bass; Welsh National Opera Chorus; Welsh National Opera Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (Telarc 80353 CD) 2:30
Sir Arthur Sullivan: Macbeth: Overture (1888)--Academy St. Martin in Fields/Sir Neville Marriner (Philips 434916 CD) 7:52
10:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND: February Choice CDs
Sergei Prokofiev: Russian Overture Op 72 (1936)--Philharmonia Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 10538 CD) 14:02
Scott Joplin: Elite Syncopations (1902)--William Appling, piano (Albany 1163 CD) 4:46
Sir Edward Elgar (arr Kenneth Jennings): Agnus Dei (1899)--St. Olaf Choir/Anton Armstrong (St. Olaf 3215 CD) 3:03
Sir Edward Elgar: The Crown of India: March Op 66 (1912)--Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus; BBC Philharmonic/Sir Andrew Davis (Chandos 10570 CD) 5:06
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Etude-tableau in D Op 39/9 (1917)--Rustem Hayroudinoff, piano (Chandos 10391 CD) 3:48
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in E-Flat KK 475 (c.1750)--Stephen Marchionda, guitar (MD+G 9031587 CD) 6:24
11:00 CIM’S OFFBEAT with Merry Peckham: an hour with Margo Tatgenhorst Drakos, Chief Operating Officer of InstantEncore.com, a digital music and social networking site.
12:00pm BBC NEWS; MERIDIAN
John Kander (arr Douglas Besterman):Chicago: All That Jazz (1975)--Boston Pops Orchestra/Keith Lockhart (Boston Pops 4 CD) 3:21
Ennio Morricone (arr Jeremy Lubbock): Cinema Paradiso (1988)--Josh Groban, vocal; Joshua Bell, violin; Chamber Ensemble (Sony 52716 CD) 4:28
Johan Svendsen: Norwegian Artists' Carnival Op 14 (1874)--Trondheim Symphony Orchestra/Ole Kristian Ruud (VirginClas 45128 CD) 6:58
Leroy Anderson: Goldilocks: Overture (1958)--BBC Concert Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 559382 CD) 4:53
Franz Waxman: Fantasie on Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" (1946)--Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Leslie Stifelman, piano; London Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Litton (Nonesuch 79464 CD) 10:39
1:00 METROPOLITAN OPERA
Acclaimed soprano Nina Stemme returns to the Met for the first time in nine years in a performance of the title role of Ariadne auf Naxos. Kathleen Kim sings Zerbinetta. Sarah Connolly returns to the Met stage as the Composer. The cast features two notable Met network broadcast debuts: Lance Ryan as Bacchus and Jochen Schmeckenbecher as the Music Master. Kirill Petrenko conducts.
Intermission features include backstage interviews with the artists and another feature in the “Talking Opera” series, this one on “Pants Roles,” roles in which women portray men. Also featured will be a special segment on the nymphs of Ariadne auf Naxos and the extraordinary engineering of their costumes—at 15 feet, 12 feet and 9 feet tall, they are the towering ladies of opera.
3:54 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND
Loveman Curtiss Opera Interlude - Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème: O soave fanciulla (1896)--Anna Netrebko, soprano; Rolando Villazón, tenor; Dresden State Orchestra/Nicola Luisotti (DeutGram 8845 CD) 4:04
Gioacchino Rossini: The Barber of Seville: Overture (1816)--CityMusic Cleveland/James Gaffigan (CityMusic 2 CD) 7:27
Dmitri Shostakovich: Suite from "Moscow-Cheryomushki" Op 105 (1959)--Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (LondonDecca 452597 CD) 19:53
Constant Lambert: The Rio Grande (1927)--Kathryn Stott, piano; Della Jones, mezzo-soprano; BBC Singers; BBC Concert Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth (Argo 436118 CD) 14:24
5:00 FROM THE TOP with Christopher O'Riley and America's finest young musicians – for more information: http://www.fromthetop.org/ - Recorded: May 22, 2009 at Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, NE
• BihnPark, cello (12) from Haverford, PA, a From the Top Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist, performs Adagio and Allegro di molto from Divertimento by Franz Joseph Haydn.
• Shundeena Beard, viola (18) from Omaha, NE performs Rasch from Märchenbilder (Fairytales), Op. 113 by Robert Schumann.
• Elisabeth Shafer, trombone (18) from State College, PA performs Sonata “Vox Gabrieli” by Stjepan Šulek.
• Schlagwerk 4 percussion ensemble featuring: Christian Schmidt (17) from Lake Forest IL, Ben Paulson (17) from Libertyville, IL, Michael Garrett (17) from Green Oaks, IL and Ryan Logan (18) from Buffalo Grove, IL performs Omphalo Centric Lecture by Nigel Westlake.
• Ben Fuller, piano (18) from Omaha, NE performs Fast and Moderately fast from Six Preludes, Op. 38 by Paul Creston.
6:00 FOOTLIGHT PARADE: SOUNDS OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL with Bill Rudman: The Pressure’s On - A dozen classic Broadway songs created at the very last minute.
7:00 KEYBANK'S SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
Edvard Grieg: Two Melodies Op 53 (1890)--Gothenburg Symphony/Neeme Järvi (DeutGram 437520 CD) 9:17
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Op 15 (1798)--Lang Lang, piano; Orchestra of Paris/Christoph Eschenbach (DeutGram 8725 CD) 38:56
8:00 SATURDAYS FROM SEVERANCE - The Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst; Measha Brueggergosman, soprano – live from Severance Hall, sponsored in part by UBS
Richard Wagner: Rienzi: Overture (1842)
Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod (1859)
Richard Wagner: Lohengrin: Act 3 Prelude (1848)
Richard Wagner: Lohengrin: Act 1 Prelude (1848)
Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder (1858)
Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger: Act 1 Prelude (1867)
Richard Wagner: Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries (1856)
9:50 Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)--Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (LondonDecca 460506 CD) 5:11
10:00 WEEKEND RADIO with Robert Conrad - “Full Frontal Radio” with “I’m Sorry I’ll Read that Again;” Bob Newhart, Spike Milligan and “I Just Can’t Wait to see You with Your Clothes On” from “Subways are for Sleeping.” And some Peter Sellers bits, including “Smith” and “Lord Badminton’s Memoirs.” . Also, Jan C. Snow and This Week in the Media.
11:00LATE PROGRAM with Bill O’Connell
Luis Bacalov (arr J. A. C. Redford): Il Postino: Theme (1994)--Joshua Bell, violin; Carel Kraayenhof, bandoneon; Chamber Ensemble (Sony 52716 CD) 3:42
Percy Grainger: Dreamery (1942)--BBC Philharmonic/Richard Hickox (Chandos 9584 CD) 6:29
Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine (1940)--Ellen Hargis, soprano; Paul O'Dette, lute (Noyse 1 CD) 2:30
Traditional (arr John Rutter): O Can Ye Sew Cushions--Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium 120 CD) 2:46
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Molto moderato from Symphony No. 3 "Pastoral" (1921)--London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernard Haitink (EMI 56564 CD) 10:10
Claude Bolling: Suite No. 1 for Flute & Jazz Piano: Irlandaise (1975)--James Galway, flute; Jorge Gomez, piano; Tiempo Libre (RCA 32164 CD) 3:20
Ernest Schelling: Intermezzo from "Suite Fantastique" Op 7 (1905)--Ian Hobson, piano; BBC Scottish Symphony Orch/Martyn Brabbins (Hyperion 66949 CD) 7:57
Jean Sibelius: Rakastava Op 14 (1912)--CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC 5157 CD) 11:04
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