Sunday April 24
12:00am AMERICA’S MUSIC FESTIVALS with Marin Alsop: this week, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Two movements from String Quartet No. 22 in B-Flat K 589 “Prussian”
Antonio Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in C RV 477
JoanTower: Quartet for Piano & Strings
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto Op 8/1 “Spring” from “The Four Seasons”
Frédéric Chopin: Andante Spianato & Grand Polonaise brillante Op 22
Johann Sebastian Bach: Two Movements from Partita No. 4 in d BWV 828
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in c Op 60
2:00 LIVE AT THE CONCERTGEBOUW with Hans Haffmans: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Daniel Harding; Lang Lang, piano
Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes: FourSea Interludes Op 33 a (1944)
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in f Op 21 (1830)
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Op 73 (1877)
Encore: Alban Berg: Der Wein (1929)-- Elly Ameling, soprano; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Erich Leinsdorf; (RCO live / RCO 06004 CD)
4:00 PERFORMANCE TODAY WEEKEND with Fred Child (repeat)
George Frideric Handel: Messiah: He was despised and rejected of men, Lift up your heads, Hallelujah & Worthy is the Lamb that was slain...Amen--Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano; Westminster Symphonic Choir; New York Philharmonic/Alan Gilbert (Riverside Church, New York, NY) 18:11
Gabriel Kahane: Wie soll ich dich empfangen (after Bach)--Gabriel Kahane, piano (Family Records 011 CD) 0:57
Alessandro Piccinini: Ciaccona--Rolf Lislevand, chitarrone (UrsulineChurch, Verazdin, Croatia) 1:34
Performance Chat: Orchestra of St. Luke's Part 1
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 "Classical" Op 25--Orchestra of Saint Luke's Iván Fischer (The DiMennaCenter for Classical Music, New York City, NY) 22:35
Ludwig van Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens: Overture Op 113--Orchestra of St. Luke's/Dennis Russell Davies (EMI 49927 CD) 4:39
Performance Chat: Orchestra of St. Luke's Part 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Op 60--Orchestra of Saint Luke's Iván Fischer (The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York City, NY) 45:51
Zhou Long: Jasmine Flower from String Quartet--Lynn Chang and Jae Cosmos Lee, violins; Hsin-yun Huang, viola; Carol Ou , cello (Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA) 1:46
6:00 MILLENNIUM OF MUSIC with Robert Aubry Davis:The Mass in 40 Parts -- Our Easter program looks at the inspiration for Tallis' famous 40 voice motet, a huge work by the Italian composer Alessandro Striggio, in a new recording by I Fagiolini.
7:00 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SENTINEL
7:30 MUSICA SACRA
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Laudate Dominum (c.1600)--Cambridge Singers; La Nuova Musica/John Rutter (Collegium 134 CD) 2:49
Orlande de Lassus: "Music for Easter Sunday" (c.1570)--Pro Cantione Antiqua/Bruno Turner (Hyperion 22012 CD) 22:02
8:00 CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR
8:30 FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES - estate, business and tax planning advice from experts
9:00 WITH HEART AND VOICE
10:00 FROM THE TOP with Christopher O’Riley: On this week's From the Top we feature some of the best music and stories from our archives including the performance of a fine pianist who, at the age of 13, has already started medical school. A teenage cellist from Kentucky delivers a nuanced performance of the music of Gabriel Fauré, one of the finest teenage trombone quartets in the country performs a contemporary piece by Walter Ross, and we'll meet a young cellist who has a rather screwball comedy life.
11:00 WCLV SUNDAY BRUCH with Nancy Sinning
Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio BWV 249 (1736)--Lisa Larson, soprano; Elisabeth von Magnus, alto; Gerd Türk, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass; Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Ton Koopman (Erato 23416 CD) 40:55
Tomás Luis de Victoria: O vos omnes (1585)--Cambridge Singers/John Rutter (Collegium 134 CD) 3:14
Carlo Gesualdo: O vos omnes (1603)--Cambridge Singers/John Rutter (Collegium 134 CD) 3:33
12:00pm BBC NEWS; WCLV SUNDAY BRUNCH
Miklós Rózsa: Ben-Hur: Prelude (1959)--Boston Pops Orchestra/Keith Lockhart (Boston Pops 4 CD) 3:55
Miklós Rózsa: King of Kings: Resurrection & Finale (1961)--Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80631 CD) 2:16
Richard Wagner: Parsifal: Good Friday Spell (1882)--Philadelphia Orchestra/Christian Thielemann (DeutGram 453485 CD) 12:38
William Grant Still: Folk Suite No. 1 (1962)--Alexa Still, flute; Susan DeWitt Smith, piano; New Zealand String Quartet (Koch Intl 7192 CD) 7:33
Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Easter Hymn "Regina coeli" (1888)--Christine Brewer, soprano; Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Robert Shaw (Telarc 80333 CD) 6:14
1:00 THE DENNIS LEWIN RADIO PROGRAM, turning you on to classical music; this week, selections inspired by the Easter season including the Kyrie from Mozart’s Mass in c K427; Engulfed Cathedral by Debussy; Schubert’s Ave Maria; Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder from Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and music from Harmonies Poetic and Religious by Liszt. For this week’s playlist, go to Dennis’s website.
3:00 WCLV CLASSICAL WEEKEND
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" (1715)--Barbara Schlick, soprano; Kai Wessel, countertenor; Guy de Mey, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass; Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Ton Koopman (Erato 98536 CD) 20:55
Felix Mendelssohn: Cantata "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" (1830)--Gilles Cachemaille, baritone; Gulbenkian Choir; Gulbenkian Orchestra/Michel Corboz (Erato 45462 CD) 13:08
Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio: Sinfonia (1736)--Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Ton Koopman (Erato 23416 CD) 3:59
4:00 THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA ON THE RADIO - The Cleveland Orchestra/Giancarlo Guerrero; Augustin Hadelich, violin – recorded 3/5/11 in Knight Concert Hall, Miami; sponsored in part by Judson at University Circle
Dmitri Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon: Overture (1938)
Sir Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations Op 36 (1899)
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e Op 64 (1844)
Maurice Ravel: Boléro (1928)
6:00 DINNER CLASSICS
Claude Debussy: Pour le piano (1901)--Barry Douglas, piano (RCA 68127 CD) 13:35
Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Op 53 "Heroic" (1842)--Olga Kern, piano (Harm Mundi 907402 CD) 6:45
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Paraphrase on Kreisler's "Liebesleid" (1925)--Olga Kern, piano (Harm Mundi 907336 CD) 4:03
6:30 MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
7:00 KEYBANK'S SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture Op 36 (1888)--Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (Decca 460506 CD) 15:21
Peter Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C Op 48 (1880)--Philadelphia Orchestra/Christoph Eschenbach (Ondine 1150 CD) 34:17
8:00 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SENTINEL & BIBLE LESSON
9:00 NOT THE DEAD WHITE MALE COMPOSERS HOUR - Mark Satola hosts a program featuring works by Cleveland area composers, presented in cooperation with the Bascom Little Fund.
NicholasUnderhill: Piano Trio No. 1 (2005) — NicholasUnderhill, piano; Cara Tweed, violin; Nick Diodore, cello (private CD) 18:59
Michael Leese: Self-Portrait in 69 Shades of Gray (1991) — Jocelyn Chang, Dilling harp; Sean Gabriel, flute; Mark George, keyboard; John Brndiar, trumpet; Sandra Baxter, horn; Andrew Pongracz, marimba; Thomas Fries, drums; Richard Holsworth, guitar; David Morgan, bass; James Meyers, conductor (LiZhang 2005) 11:24
Margaret Brouwer: Remembrances (1996) — Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz. (Naxos 559250) 15:00
Katharine O’Connell: Wing — Ryan Muncie, Kris Covlin, alto saxophones (CCG CD 11-09-04) 6:44
10:00 PIPEDREAMS with Michael Barone: An Easter Awakening - music to commemorate the Christian Resurrection Festival and celebrate the earth's joyful rebirth in springtime.
Anonymous (arr Richard Webster): Christ the Lord is risen today--Festival Choir & Brass/Richard Webster, conductor; Thomas Whittemore (1921 Skinner/Parish of Saint Luke, Evanston, IL) Advent Press 2000
Charles Manning: Improvisation-Fantasy on “Christ the Lord is risen today”--Charles Manning (1999 Goulding & Wood/St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Indianapolis, IN) ChaZam 71917
Samuel Scheidt: Variations on “Christ lag in Todesbanden”--Frances Conover Fitch (1958 Flentrop/ Busch Hall, HarvardUniversity, Cambridge, MA) OHS 2000
Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Chorale Preludes from "Orgelbüchlein" (Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625; Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 626; Christ ist erstanden, BWV 627)--George Ritchie (1998 Fritts/Lagerquist Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA) Raven 580. Hymn settings were sung by the Fynske Chamber Choir of Denmark (led by Alice Joensen) Nimbus 5457/8
Lance Hulme: Toccata "Christ the Lord is risen today"--Susan Bates (1999 Dobson-Rosales/West Market Street United Methodist Church, Greensboro, NC) Pipedreams Archive (recorded 4/19/09)
Sir Walford Davies: O sons and daughters--Choir of Bath Abbey/Peter King, director; Marcus Sealy (1997 Klais/Bath Abbey, England) Priory 851
Hermann Schroeder: Christ ist erstanden--William Watkins (1957 Aeolian-Skinner/Georgetown Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC) Vermont Organ Academy 02
Calvin Hampton: Prayer and Alleluias from Three Pieces--Michael Messina (1983 Schantz/Trinity Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, IN) Trinity 2009
11:00 LATE PROGRAM
Hector Berlioz: Pilgrims' March from "Harold in Italy" Op 16 (1834)--Pinchas Zukerman, viola; Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Charles Dutoit (Decca 421193 CD) 8:26
Aaron Copland (arr John Williams): Old American Songs Set No. 2: The Little Horses (1952)--Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo; John Williams, guitar (Sony 64498 CD) 2:25
Maurice Ravel: Miroirs: La vallée des cloches (1905)--Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano (DeutGram 14764 CD) 6:03
Johannes Brahms: Adagio from Violin Concerto Op 77 (1878)--Thomas Zehetmair, violin; Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (Teldec 44944 CD) 8:48
George Frederick Bristow: Nocturne from Symphony in f-Sharp Op 26 (1858)--Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 9169 CD) 8:44
Alexander Glazunov: Novelette No. 3 for Strings Op 15/3 "Interlude in an Old Style" (1886)--St. Petersburg String Quartet (Delos 3262 CD) 4:08
E. J. Moeran: Lonely Waters (1928)--Ulster Orchestra/Vernon Handley (Chandos 8807 CD) 9:16
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