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Want to know what you heard our guest curators play during the drive? Find playlists for all three days right here. Jump to the playlist for October 4, October 5, and October 6.
October 4
8-10 AM: Anthony Maglione
Paulus, Op. 36 – Overture & “Herre, der du bist er Gott”
by Felix Mendelssohn
Philippe Herreweghe with Orchestre des Champs-Elysées & Collegium Vocale Gent
Sonata in D
by Giuseppe Torelli
Anthony Newman with the English Chamber Orchestra; Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 – I. Kyrie
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Claudio Abbado with the Berlin Philharmonic; Barbara Bonney, soprano
Psalm 24
by Lili Boulanger
Yan Pascal Tortelier with the City of Birmingham Symphony & Chorus
Starburst
by Jessie Montgomery
Julian Wachner with the String Orchestra
“Danza final” from Sombrero de Tres Picos
by Manuel de Falla
Seiji Ozawa with the Boston Symphony
Symphony No. 3 – I. Vivace
by Adolphus Hailstork
David Lockington with the Grand Rapids Symphony
Aria “Ach bliebe doch” from Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11
by Johann Sebastian Bach
John Eliot Gardiner with the English Baroque Soloists; Michael Chance, countertenor
Schwanengesang – No. 4 Staendchen
by Franz Schubert
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano
Abendlied, Op. 69 No. 3
by Josef Rheinberger
Charles Bruffy with the Phoenix Chorale
Ich bin die Auferstehung
by Albert Becker
Anthony Maglione with the William Jewell College Concert Choir
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 – III. Allegro
by Johannes Brahms
Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic; Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
10 AM-12 PM: Sascha Groschang and Laurel Parks
String Quartet in F – I. & II.
by Maurice Ravel
Quatuor Ébène
Butterfly’s Day Out
by Mark O’Connor
Mark O’Connor, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass
Vespers
by Missy Mazzoli
Jennifer Koh, violin
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 – I. Allegro moderato
by Peter Tchaikovsky
Fritz Reiner with the Chicago Symphony; Jascha Heifetz, violin
Julie-o
by Mark Summer
Turtle Island Quartet
Dirty Harry
by The Fretless
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 – II. Andantino in modo di canzone
by Peter Tchaikovsky
Valery Gergiev with the Vienna Philharmonic
Cello Concerto No. in E-flat, Op. 107
by Dmitri Shostakovich
Gennady Rozhdestvensky with the Moscow Philharmonic; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
12-2 PM: Sean Chen
Violin Concerto No. 1 – I. Andante sostenuto
by Béla Bartók
Antonio Pappano with the London Symphony; Janine Jansen, violin
Primavera, Op. 39 No. 3
by Nikolai Medtner
Sean Chen, piano
Danza festiva, Op. 38 No. 3
by Nikolai Medtner
Sean Chen, piano
Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006 – II. Gavotte
by Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
by Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552 “St. Anne”
by Johann Sebastian Bach (orch. Arnold Schoenberg)
Esa-Pekka Salonen with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26 – I. Andante - Allegro
by Sergei Prokofiev
Claudio Abbado with the Berlin Philharmonic; Martha Argerich, piano
Nocturne in F, Op. 15 No. 1
by Frédéric Chopin
Samson François, piano
Nocturne in B-flat, Op. 9 No. 1
by Frédéric Chopin
Samson François, piano
Cançon i dansa No. 9
by Frederic Mompou
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat, K. 595 – II. Larghetto
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
István Kertész with the London Symphony; Clifford Curzon, piano
La Valse
by Maurice Ravel
Pierre Monteux with the London Symphony
2-3 PM: Brooke Knoll
Harp Concerto, Op. 25 – III. Liberamente capriccioso - Vivace
by Alberto Ginastera
Enrique Batiz with the Mexico City Orchestra; Nancy Allen, harp
Chôros No. 1
by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Konrad Ragossnig, guitar
String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters” – III.
by Leoš Janáček
Pacifica Quartet
String Octet in E-flat, Op. 20 – I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
by Felix Mendelssohn
Jascha Heifetz, violin & Ensemble
Introduction and Allegro
by Maurice Ravel
Jean Martinon with the Chicago Symphony; Edward Druzinsky, harp
3-5 PM: Frank Byrne
Procession of the Nobles from Mlada
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Erich Kunzel with the Cincinnati Pops
Overture to Much Ado About Nothing
by Edward German
John Wilson with the BBC Concert Orchestra
Overture to La Belle Hélène
by Jacques Offenbach
Arthur Fiedler with the Boston Pops
Violin Sonata No. 24 in F, K. 376 – I. Allegro
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rafael Druian, violin; George Szell, piano
Black Swan (after Brahms’ Op. 118 No. 2)
by Bright Sheng
Gerard Schwarz with the Seattle Symphony
Suite No. 5 in E – IV. Air and Variations “The Harmonious Blacksmith”
by George Frederic Handel
Igor Kipnis, harpsichord
Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 12 – I. Allegro agitato
by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Beaux Arts Trio
Menuet antique
by Maurice Ravel
Bernard Haitink with the Boston Symphony
Ciaconna in A
by Johann Schmelzer
Stephen Stubbs with Pacific MusicWorks
Overture to La Belle Hélène
by Jacques Offenbach
Arthur Fiedler with the Boston Pops
Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 “Romantic” – III. Allegro con brio
by Howard Hanson
Charles Gerhardt with the National Philharmonic
Estudiantina Waltz, Op. 191
by Émile Waldteufel
Wili Boskovsky with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic
October 5
8-10 AM: Dan Margolies
Symphony No. 9 in E-flat, Op. 70 – I. Allegro
by Dmitri Shostakovich
Andris Nelsons with the Boston Symphony
Impromptu in E-flat, Op. 90 No. 2
by Franz Schubert
Alfred Brendel
Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 “Dumky” – I. Lento Maestoso
by Antonin Dvorak
Beaux Arts Trio
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
Traditional
Marian Anderson, contralto; Franz Rupp, piano
Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Colin Davis with the Staatskapelle Dresden
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 – II. Allemande
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Heinrich Schiff, cello
Viola Sonata in D minor – I. Allegro moderato
by Mikhail Glinka
Randolph Kelly, viola; John Novacek, piano
Simple Symphony, Op. 4 – Boisterous Bouree
by Benjamin Britten
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5
by Samuel Barber
Leonard Slatkin with the St. Louis Symphony
Piano Quintet in A minor – III. Juba & IV. Scherzo
by Florence Price
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Symphony No. 4 “Heichalos” – I. Fast
by Jonathan Leshnoff
Giancarlo Guerrero with the Nashville Symphony
Clarinet Concerto
by Aaron Copland
Lan Shui with the Malmö Symphony; Martin Fröst, clarinet
10 AM-12 PM: Eryn Kemp Bates & Lee Hartman
Sonata in D, K. 448 – III. Molto allegro
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim, pianos
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 – II. Adagio sostenuto
by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Paavo Järvi with the Czech Philharmonic; Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
The Last Rose of Summer
Traditional (arr. Benjamin Britten)
Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano
“From the Gutter” from Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Traditional (arr. Benjamin Britten)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Benjamin Britten
Marion Studholme, Iris Kells, Jean Watson, & Claire Watson, soloists
Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
by Benjamin Britten
Leonard Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic
War Dance from The Queen of Sheba
by Ottorino Respighi
Yan Pascal Tortelier with the Philharmonia Orchesta
Tang Poems (Written on a Rainy Night & Wild Grass)
by Chen Yi
Chanticleer
Orion – III. Hunter
by Kaija Saariaho
Christoph Eschenbach with the Orchestra of Paris
Piano Concerto No. 1 “Latin” – III. Allegro Venezolano
by Gabriela Montero
Carlos Miguel Prieto with The Orchestra of the Americas; Gabriela Montero, piano
Concerto for Wind Ensemble – III., IV., & V.
by Steven Bryant
Jerry Junkin with the University of Texas Wind Ensemble
12-2 PM: Patrick Neas
Les Boreades - Overture
by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Frans Brüggen with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
Les Boreades (dance selections)
by Jean Philippe Rameau
Frans Brüggen with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
Le Cid (selections)
by Jules Massenet
Richard Bonynge with the National Philharmonic
Suite bergamasque – III. Clair de lune
by Claude Debussy
Philippe Entremont, piano
Slavonic Dance in F, Op. 46 No. 2 in E minor
by Antonin Dvorak
Rafael Kubelik with the Bavarian Radio Symphony
King Kristian II Suite (selections – Movements 1, 2, 4, 5)
by Jean Sibelius
Neeme Järvi with the Gothenburg Symphony
English Folk Song Suite
by Ralph Vaughan Williams (tr. Gordon Jacob)
Adrian Boult with the London Symphony
Symphonic Dance in A, Op. 64 No. 2
by Edvard Grieg
Thomas Beecham with the Royal Philharmonic
2-3 PM: Brooke Knoll
Danse sacrée et profane
by Claude Debussy
Bernard Haitink with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vera Badings, harp
Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 – II. Tempo di valse
by Antonin Dvorak
Hugh Wolff with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Harp Sonata
by Paul Hindemith
Katarina Englichova, harp
St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29 No. 2
by Gustav Holst
Jonathan Rees with the Scottish Ensemble
3-5 PM: Michael Stern
Etude in in C, Op. 10 No. 1
by Frédéric Chopin
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Etude in in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12 “Revolutionary”
by Frédéric Chopin
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Partita No. 1 in B-flat, BWV 825 – I. Prelude & II. Gigue
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Glenn Gould, piano
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – V. Ciaccona
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Nathan Milstein, violin
Four Last Songs – IV. Im Abendrot
by Richard Strauss
George Szell with the Berlin Radio Symphony; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 – III. Scherzo & IV. Finale
by Felix Mendelssohn
Istomin-Stern-Rose Trio
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78 – III. Allegro molto moderato
by Johannes Brahms
Isaac Stern, violin; Alexander Zakin, piano
String Quintet in C, Op. 163 – II. Adagio
by Franz Schubert
Isaac Stern & Alexander Schneider, violins; Milton Katims, viola; Pablo Casals & Paul Tortelier, cellos
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight” – III. Presto agitato
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Caprice in A minor, Op. 1 No. 21
by Niccolò Paganini
Itzhak Perlman
Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2
by Frédéric Chopin
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Octet in E-flat, Op. 20 – IV. Presto
by Felix Mendelssohn
Marlboro Festival Ensemble – Jaime Laredo, etc.
October 6
8-10 AM: Alison DeSimone
Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38b – I. Waltz
by Dmitri Shostakovich
Mariss Jansons with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Slavonic Dance in C, Op. 46 No. 1
by Antonin Dvorak
Katia & Marielle Labèque, duo piano
Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2
by Antonin Dvorak
Rafael Kubelik with the Bavarian Radio Symphony
Seduction Dance
by Miguel del Águila
Michael Gordon, flute; Celeste Johnson, oboe; Sean Chen, piano
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Patrick Dupré Quigley with th Firebird Chamber Orchestra
Solace: A Lyric Concerto – I. Joy
by Joel Love
Steve Davis with the UMKC Conservatory Wind Symphony; Zachary Shemon, alto saxophone
Variations on a Theme by Paganini
by Witold Lutoslawski
Jeff & Karen Savage, pianos
From the Book of Maintenance and Sustenance
by Yotam Haber
Max Mandel, viola; Eric Heubner, piano;
Awaken!
by Paul Rudy
JoDee Davis, trombone; Dan Velicer, piano
Symphony “Humen 1839” – II. Allegro feroce
by Zhou Long & Chen Yi
Darrell Ang with the New Zealand Symphony
10 AM-12 PM: Charles Bruffy
Abendlied, Op. 39 No. 3
by Josef Rheinberger
Charles Bruffy with the Kansas City Chorale
Four Songs, Op. 17
by Johannes Brahms
Charles Bruffy with the Kansas City Chorale
Six Songs, Op. 48
by Felix Mendelssohn
Uwe Gronostay with the Netherlands Chamber Choir
Sacred Service – Part III
by Ernest Bloch
Geoffrey Simon with the London Symphony & The Zemel Choir
Javelin
by Michael Torke
Yoel Levi with the Atlanta Symphony
Urban Dances
by Erik Morales
Brian Logan with the VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band
Missa Pange Lingue – 1. Kyrie & 5. Agnus dei
by Josquin des Prez
Peter Phillips with the Tallis Scholars
Passion of Jeshua – V. Intermezzo. In the Valley of the Shadow of Death
by Richard Danielpour
JoAnn Falletta with the Buffalo Philharmonic & UCLA Chamber Singers; Kenneth Overton, baritone
Eagle Song
Traditional
Red Shadow Singers
Indodana
Traditional (arr. Raif Schmitt & Michael Barrett)
Michael Barrett with the University of Pretoria Camerata
12-2 PM: Roberta Gumbel
Don’t You Tell Me No
by Florence Price
Christine Jobson, soprano; Gregory Thompson, piano
When the Green Lies Over the Earth
by Florence Price
Christine Jobson, soprano; Gregory Thompson, piano
String Quartet No. 2 in D – II. Scherzo
by Alexander Borodin
Borodin Quartet
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59 – Act III, Final Trio & Duet
by Richard Strauss
Bernard Haitink with the Staatskapelle Dresden; Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Sophie von Otter, & Barbara Hendricks, soloists
Poème, Op. 24
by Ernest Chausson
Riccardo Chailly with the London Symphony; Gidon Kremer, violin
“Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess?” from Porgy and Bess
by George Gershwin
Lorin Maazel with the Cleveland Orchestra; Willard White, baritone
“Lascia ch’io pianga” from Rinaldo
by George Frideric Handel
Maxim Emelyanychev with the Il Pomo d’Oro; Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Symphony No. 5 – IV. Adagietto
by Gustav Mahler
Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 – I. Maestoso
by Johannes Brahms
Bernard Haitink with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
2-3 PM: Brooke Knoll
Lullaby
by George Gershwin
Riccardo Chailly with the Cleveland Orchestra
Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 – II. Un bal
by Hector Berlioz
Leonard Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic
Scaramouche, Op. 165c – III. Brazileira
by Darius Milhaud
Lan Shui with the Singapore Symphony; Claude Delangle, alto saxophone
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sir Neville Marriner with Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
by Claude Debussy
Simon Rattle with the Berlin Philharmonic
3-5 PM: Sascha Groschang and Laurel Parks
Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 – I. Alllegro
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Jeffrey Kahane with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Hilary Hahn, violin
Cadenza on the Night Plain – Introduction; Where Where Was Wisdom When We Went West?; March of the Old Timers Reefer Division
by Terry Riley
Kronos Quartet
Requiem for Adam – I. Ascending the Heaven Ladder
by Terry Riley
Kronos Quartet
Piano Trio – I. Modéré & II. Pantoum
by Maurice Ravel
Beaux Arts Trio
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19 – II. Scherzo
by Sergei Prokofiev
Mikko Franck with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Hilary Hahn, violin
Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 – III. Poco Allegretto
by Johannes Brahms
Claudio Abbado with the Berlin Philharmonic
Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 – III. Allegretto
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Carlos Kleiber with the Vienna Philharmonic
Concerto for Orchestra - II
by Jennifer Higdon
Robert Spano with the Atlanta Symphony
Concerto for Orchestra – V. Finale
by Béla Bartók
Fritz Reiner with the Chicago Symphony
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