The Avian Connection II
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Swans in flight -- a major inspiration for composer Jean Sibelius
So, what’s up with birds, anyway? People talk about being as free or as happy as one—but also of birds of ill omen and bird-brained ideas.
We explored some music inspired by such wildly different views in another program, but had to leave out a lot—which might have ruffled some feathers.
So, in this hour, more musical flights of fancy--from Mozart & Handel to Ravel & Stravinsky.
4:00 p.m.
Murray Perahia
Mozart
Piano Concerto #17 In G - 3. Allegretto
English Chamber Orchestra
4:02 p.m.
Simon Preston
Handel
Organ Concerto in F major 'Cuckoo & the Nightingale' (No.13), HWV 295: Allegro
English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:06 p.m.
Janine Jansen and Ensemble
Vivaldii
Allegro
4:09 p.m.
Sibelius; Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82: Allegro Molto - Un Pochettino Largamente
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Sibelius; KARAJAN / BERLIN PHIL ORCH
Sibelius
Der Schwan Von Tuonela Op. 22 No. 2 (The Swan Of Tuonela)
Berlin Philharmonic; Karajan, conductor
4:20 p.m.
Amy Beach; Kirsten Johnson
Amy Beach
A Humming-bird
Kirsten Johnson
4:22 p.m.
Pablo Casals, Prades Festival Orchestra
Casals
El Cant Dels Ocells
Prades Festival Orchestra
4:25 p.m.
Respighi
Respighi
Respighi: The Birds III: The Hen
Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
4:28 p.m.
Murray Perahia
Mozart
Piano Concerto #17 In G - 3. Allegretto
English Chamber Orchestra
4:30 p.m.
Respighi; German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, Lothar Zagrosek
Respighi
Die Vogel: Vorspiel und Prolog: Vorspiel
German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin; Lothar Zagrosek, conductor
4:35 p.m.
Brahms; Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Brahms
No.13 Vogelein Durchrauscht Die Luft
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
4:36 p.m.
Brahms; Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Brahms
No.18 Es Bebet Das Gestrauche
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
4:37 p.m.
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Ravel
Complete Works For Solo Piano: Miroirs: Oiseaux tristes
4:42 p.m.
Holst; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
Gustav Holst
The Golden Goose: The Goose Dance
BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Richard Hickox, conductor
4:46 p.m.
Hope; Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland
Peter Hope
The Lark in the Clear Air, for orchestra
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Gavin Sutherland, conductor
4:49 p.m.
Stravinsky; Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Bluebird-Pas De Deux: Adagio - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Igor Stravinsky, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Stravinsky; Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Bluebird-Pas De Deux: Var II - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Igor Stravinsky, conductor
4:52 p.m.
Stravinsky; Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Ballets Vol.II: Bluebird-Pas De Deux: Coda - Columbia SO/Igor Stravinsky
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Igor Stravinsky, conductor
4:54 p.m.
N. Rimsky-Korsakov
Rimsky-Korsakov
II. Dance Of The Birds
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:57 p.m.
Hope; Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland
Peter Hope
The Lark in the Clear Air, for orchestra
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Gavin Sutherland, conductor
