The Railroad Connection
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The Coronation Scot, 1937, with service from London to Glasgow (Artist Bryan de Grineau)
As important as they are, airplanes and automobiles have never loomed as large in classical music as have trains and railways
And what a variety of works they’ve inspired!
In this hour, a choral salute by Hector Berlioz, a polka by Johann Strauss Jr., and a trip through the Brazilian countryside by Heitor Villa-Lobos, plus works by Rossini, Grainger, Reich, Honegger, and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Prokofiev: Music for Children |
New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp |
Helios CDH55177 |
034571151779 |
| New Year’s Concert from Vienna |
Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan |
Deutsche Gramophone 419616-2 |
028941961624 |
| Railroad Rhythms |
SWR Radio Orchestra, Jiri Starek |
Hanssler Classics HAN 93187 |
4010276018988 |
| Alkan: The Railway and Other Works |
Laurent Martin |
Naxos 8.553434 |
730099443425 |
| La Revolution Grecque |
Orchestra of the Capitol of Toulouse, Michel Plasso |
EMI Classics 7243 5 57499 2 5 |
724355749925 |
| Rossini Complete Piano edition, vol. 4 |
Marco Sollini |
Naxos 8.553434 |
730099443425 |
| Grainger: In a Nutshell |
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle |
EMI Classics CD 56412 |
724355641229 |
| D’Indy: Orchestral Works, Volume 4 |
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba. |
Chandos CHAN 10660 |
095115166024 |
| Music of Latin American Masters |
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata |
Telarc CD-80393 |
089408039324 |
| Reich Different Trains |
London Steve Reich Ensemble, Kevin Griffith |
EMI Classics50999 0873192 0 |
5099908731920 |
| Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony |
Nashville Symphony, Terrence Wilson, Giancarlo Guerrero |
Naxos 8.559635 |
636943963524 |
| Honegger: Symphonies 1-5 |
Orchestra of the Capital of Toulouse, Michel Plasson |
EMI Classics85516 |
724358551624 |
