Saturday March 6
12:00am WCLV ALL NIGHT
Benjamin Britten: A Simple Symphony Op 4 (1934)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 423624 CD) 17:47
Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 11 in F (1823)--Neuss Chamber Academy/Johannes Goritzki (Claves 9002 CD) 40:31
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (1912)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (LondonDecca 461343 CD) 56:00
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 63 "Christen, ätzet diesen Tag" (1716)--Carolyn Sampson, soprano; Ingeborg Danz, alto; Mark Padmore, tenor; Sebastian Noack, bass; Collegium Vocale; Collegium Vocale Orchestra/Philippe Herreweghe (Harm Mundi 901781 CD) 27:15
Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Op 78 (1879)--Vladimir Spivakov, violin; Alexander Ghindin, piano (Capriccio 71082 CD) 27:19
Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Op 4 (1865)--Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 8589 CD) 48:02
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 3 in c Op 1/3 (1794)--Joseph Kalichstein, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello (Koch Intl 7724 CD) 27:21
Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2 (1902)--Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (Sony 46440 CD) 37:46
John Field: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat (1799)--Míceál O'Rourke, piano; London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert (Chandos 9368 CD) 20:09
Charles-Marie Widor: Suite for Flute & Piano Op 34 (1898)--Jeffrey Khaner, flute; Hugh Sung, piano (Avie 2131 CD) 15:28
Franz Schubert: Impromptu No. 6 in A-Flat D 935 /2 (1828)--Maria João Pires, piano (DeutGram 457550 CD) 7:50
6:00 MILLENNIUM OF MUSIC with Robert Aubrey Davis: Recorder Sonatas--Some of the most beautiful and haunting music in Handel's work is for recorder (or flute) and harpsichord--Eric Bosgraaf and Francesco Corti illustrate why.
7:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND with Nancy Sinning
Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Marosszék (1930)--Budapest Festival Orchestra/Iván Fischer (Philips 462824 CD) 11:35
Johann Joachim Quantz: Concerto for 2 Flutes in G (c.1750)--Jed Wentz, flute; Marion Moonen, flute; Cologne Musica Antiqua/Reinhard Goebel (Archiv 447644 CD) 12:25
Alexander Glazunov: Triumphal March Op 40 (1893)--Moscow Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir Ziva (Naxos 555048 CD) 9:43
Richard Rodgers (arr Robert Russell Bennett): Victory at Sea: Suite (1952)--Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80175 CD)
8:00 BBC NEWS; Michael Haydn: Symphony No. 32 in D (1786)--Neuss Chamber Academy/Johannes Goritzki (CPO 999179 CD) 8:09
Mikhail Glinka: Spanish Overture No. 1 "Jota aragonesa" (1846)--London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (Mercury 434352 CD) 9:17
Carl Maria von Weber (arr Franz Liszt): Polonaise brillante Op 72 (1819)--Leslie Howard, piano; Budapest Symphony Orchestra/Karl Anton Rickenbacher (Hyperion 67401 CD) 10:58
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Finale from Symphony No. 38 K 504 "Prague" (1786)--Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (LondonDecca 436421 CD) 5:55
9:00 COMPOSERS DATEBOOK
9:02 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND: Carl Topilow & the Cleveland Pops!
Bill Conti (arr Bob Lowden): Rocky: Theme (1976)--Cleveland Pops Orchestra/Carl Topilow (Clev Pops 2008 CD) 2:15
Anthony Plog: Aesop's Fables (1993)--Wayne S. Turney, narrator; David Brockett, horn; Cleveland Pops Orchestra/Carl Topilow (Azica 72216 CD) 15:29
Frank Loesser (arr Calvin Custer): Guys and Dolls: Medley (1950)--Cleveland Pops Orchestra/Carl Topilow (Clev Pops 2008 CD) 6:40
Calvin Custer: The American Frontier (1989)--Cleveland Pops Orchestra/Carl Topilow (Azica 72216 CD) 7:20
John Williams (arr Calvin Custer): Hook: Main Themes (1991)--Cleveland Pops Orchestra/Carl Topilow (Clev Pops 2008 CD) 5:10
10:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND: March Choice CDs
John Williams: Air and Simple Gifts (2009)--Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Gabriela Montero, piano; Anthony McGill, clarinet (Sony 752307 CD) 4:28
Johann Sebastian Bach:Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G BWV 1049 (1720)--Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (LondonDecca 139230 CD) 15:25
Morton Gould: American Symphonette No. 2 (1938)--Albany Symphony Orchestra/David Alan Miller (Albany 1174 CD) 10:20
Mitch Farber: Fantasy on "The Irish Washerwoman" (1998)--John O'Conor, piano; Irish Chamber Orchestra/Mitch Farber (Warren Schatz 14 CD) 6:50
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Op 15/2 (1833)--Nelson Freire, piano (LondonDecca 4782182 CD) 3:53
11:00 CIM’S OFFBEAT with Merry Peckham: Miho Hashizume, violinist of The Cleveland Orchestra and Apollo’s Fire
12:00pm BBC NEWS; MERIDIAN
George Gershwin: Funny Face: Overture (1927)--Buffalo Philharmonic/Michael Tilson Thomas (CBS 42240 CD) 5:49
John Barry: Dances With Wolves: Theme (1990)--Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80319 CD) 6:20
Richard Rodgers: Selections from "Spring is Here" (1929)--Richard Rodgers, piano (Harbinger 2501 CD) 5:46
Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow: Waltz (1905)--Boston Pops Orchestra/Arthur Fiedler (RCA 68793 CD) 5:44
Maurice Jarre: Dr. Zhivago: Prelude and Lara's Theme (1965)--Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80600 CD) 5:44
1:00 METROPOLITAN OPERA
Ildar Abdrazakov and Violeta Urmana star in Verdi’s ninth opera, Attila, led by renowned conductor Riccardo Muti, who makes his long-awaited Met debut with the production. Attila, directed by Pierre Audi, features set and costume design by the star team of Miuccia Prada, in her debut opera production, and Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron. Attila also stars Ramón Vargas as Foresto, Carlos Álvarez as Ezio, and Samuel Ramey as Pope Leo.
The intermission segment will feature a pre-produced special on Attila, with comments by conductor Riccardo Muti and director Pierre Audi. Also featured will be live backstage interviews with the artists.
3:41 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND
Loveman Curtiss Opera Interlude – Peter Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades: Yeletski's Aria, Act 2 (1890)--Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone; Rotterdam Philharmonic/Valéry Gergiev (Philips 426740 CD) 5:40
Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor: Polovetsian March (1887)--Kirov Orchestra/Valéry Gergiev (Philips 442011 CD) 5:23
Anatol Liadov: Baba-Yaga Op 56 (1905)--Kirov Orchestra/Valéry Gergiev (Philips 442011) 3:12
4:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND
Leonard Bernstein: Slava! [A Political Overture] (1977)--Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (TCO 8221 CD) 4:17
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier: Suite Op 59 (1945)--New York Philharmonic/Lorin Maazel (DeutGram 7890 CD) 19:54
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture Op 36 (1888)--Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (LondonDecca 460506 CD) 15:21
Ludwig van Beethoven: Shepherd's Song from Symphony No. 6 Op 68 "Pastoral" (1808)--Berlin Philharmonic/Lorin Maazel (DeutGram 469376 CD) 9:23
5:00 FROM THE TOP with Christopher O'Riley and America's finest young musicians – for more information: http://www.fromthetop.org/ - Recorded: December 5, 2009 in Dinkelspiel Auditorium at StanfordUniversity, Palo Alto, CA
• Nathan Chan, cello, age 16 from Hillsborough, CA performs Julie-O by Mark Summer (cadenza by Sam Bass).
• Stephen Waarts, violin, age 13 from Los Altos, CA performs Carmen Fantasie by Franz Waxman.
• Duo Borealis: Evan Premo, double bass, 10th Anniversary Alumni Performer, and Mary Bonhag, soprano perform Summer Morning and In Just Spring from “Seasonal Song Cycle” by Evan Premo.
• Jade Huang, piano, age 16 from Granite Bay, CA performs Moderato and Allegro from Four Etudes Op.2 by Sergei Prokofiev.
• Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Simon, music director, performs Vivace – Grave and Allegro from Concerto Grosso Op 6/8 “Christmas Concerto” by Arcangelo Corelli.
6:00 FOOTLIGHT PARADE: SOUNDS OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL with Bill Rudman: Shows within Shows - What happens when characters in musicals decide to put on some entertainment, featuring selections from "Show Boat," "Kiss Me, Kate," "The Producers" and more.
7:00 KEYBANK'S SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni: Overture (1787)--Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Koch Intl 7574 CD) 6:01
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in b Op 74 "Pathétique" (1893)--Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (CBS 37834 CD) 42:07
8:00 SATURDAYS FROM SEVERANCE - The Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst; the Severance Hall concert of , sponsored in part by UBS
Twyla Robinson, soprano; Michaela Martens, mezzo-soprano; Frank Lopardo, tenor;
Raymond Aceto, bass; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Op 21 (1800)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in d Op 125 "Choral" (1823)
9:55 Antonín Dvorák: Slavonic Dance No. 14 in B-Flat Op 72/6 (1886)--Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell (CBS/Sony 209 CD) 4:06
10:00 WEEKEND RADIO with Robert Conrad - March and weather go together. We salute weather persons with bits by Saturday Night Live, George Carlin, John Cleese and The Mastersingers. And some choice Ernie Kovacs pieces. Also, a Message from Richard Howland-Bolton and This Week in the Media.
11:00 LATE PROGRAM with Bill O’Connell
Gerald Finzi: Prelude Op 25 (1925)--English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 5101 CD) 4:59
Claude Debussy: Pastorale from Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp (1915)--Joshua Smith, flute; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Yolanda Kondonassis, harp (Telarc 80694 CD) 6:59
Bill Douglas (arr Jeremy Wall): Earth Prayer (1999)--Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Bill Douglas, keyboard; Chamber Ensemble (RCA 68416 CD) 5:01
Anatol Liadov: The Enchanted LakeOp 62 (1909)--Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80657 CD) 8:10
Charles Koechlin: Evening Peace from "The Persian Hours" Op 65 (1913)--Rheinland-Pfalz Philharmonic/Leif Segerstam (Marco Polo 223504 CD) 6:04
George Walker: Lyric for Strings (1946)--Cleveland Chamber Symphony/Edwin London (Albany 270 CD) 6:10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Romance from Serenade No. 13 K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (1787)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 437782 CD) 5:41
Duke Ellington (arr Larry Hochman): In a Sentimental Mood (1935)--Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano (LondonDecca 460811 CD) 5:04
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