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Howard's Day Off - June 4 2016 (More Stories Behind Great Classical Music)

---FIRST HALF HOUR---

:04—Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Sym. No. 1, Op. 68, third move., 1876, Gunter Wand, North German Radio Symphony [ProArte 006].

:09—Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Sym. No. 1, Op. 68, first move., 1876, Evgeny Svetlanov, USSR Academic Symphony [Melodiya 245].

:26—Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Sym. No. 1, Op. 68, first move., 1876, Roger Norrington, London Classical Players [EMI 54286].

---SECOND HALF HOUR---

:30—Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, Vladimir Ashkenazy w/Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Philharmonia of London [London 417 725].

:40—Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Kyrie Eleison from Requiem in D Minor, K. 626,  Philippe Herreweghe, Chapelle Royalle, Collegium Vocale, Orchestre des Champs-Elysees [Harmonia mundi 901620].

:45—Antonio Salieri (1750-1825): Overture to “The Talisman,” 1788, Michael Dittrich, Slovak Radio Symphony of Bratislava [Naxos 554838].

:50--Antonio Salieri (1750-1825): Overture to “Il ricco d’un giorno,” “The Richness of the Day,” 1784, Michael Dittrich, Slovak Radio Symphony of Bratislava [Naxos 554838].

:55--Antonio Salieri (1750-1825): “Parade March,” Italiano di Fiati [Brilliant 93360].

---THIRD HALF HOUR---

:04—Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Sym. No. 99 in E flat, finale, 1791, Roger Norrington, London Classical Players [EMI 106 210].

:09—Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Sym. No. 96, “Miracle,” 1791, Colin Davis, Concertgebouw Amsterdam [Philips 442 611].

:13—Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Sym. No. 100 in G, “Military,” slow move. 1791,  Roger Norrington, London Classical Players [EMI 106 210].

:16—Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Sym. No. 102, 1791, Colin Davis, Concertgebouw Amsterdam [Philips 442 611].

:22—Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) or Remo Giazotto (1910-1998): Adagio in G minor, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra [DG 429 390].

---FOURTH HALF HOUR---

:30—Claude Debussy (1862-1918): “Danses sacree et profane,” second part, Francis Tietov, harp w/Leonard Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony [Telarc 80071].

:36—Maurice Ravel: Introduction & Allegro, Ellen Sejerstad Bodtker and chamber musicians [Naxos 555328].

:43—Aaron Copland (1900-1990): “A Lincoln Portrait,” middle section, Aaron Copland, London Symphony [MK 42431].

:46—Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Sym. No. 5, finale, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony of Washington D.C. [DG 410 509].

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