| SUN. | MAY 1 William Lawes (1602) / Hugo Alfvén (1872) / Felipe Boero (1884) / Leo Sowerby (1895) / Walter Susskind (1913) |
3 pm |
BEHIND THE NOTES «»«»«» featuring the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Jung-Ho Pak, Music Director |
9 pm |
GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY with Mike Shakinovsky «» Marjan Kiepura «» plays and discusses the music of his beloved Chopin |
| MON. | MAY 2 Alessandro Scarlatti (1660) / Hans Christian Lumbye (1810) / Lorenz Hart (1895) / Bing Crosby (1904) / Alan Rawsthorne (1905) / Oivin Fjeldstad (1903) / Jan Hanus (1915) / Horst Stein (1928) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» The Promise of May «» Music expressing yearning for the month of May. |
7 pm |
Mario Lanza and Friends |
8 pm |
Monday Evening Piano Concerto |
9 pm |
Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town) (concert overture), op. 40; Takemitsu: My Way of Life; Schubert: Symphony #3 in D Major, D. 200 |
10 pm |
Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar (incidental music), op. 22 (Suite, op. 56); Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B Minor, op. 104 |
11 pm |
Bizet: Carmen (Suite); Britten: Spring Symphony, op. 44 |
| TUE. | MAY 3 Johann Baptist Krumpholz (1742) / Richard d’Oyly Carte (1844) / Marcel Dupré (1886) / Virgil Fox (1912) / Betty Comden (1919) / Pete Seeger (1919) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» The Romantic Piano «» Piano works of an especially romantic nature. |
6 pm |
Beethoven: Piano Concerto #5 in E-flat Major, op. 73 "Emperor" |
7 pm |
Dvorak: Symphony #9 in E Minor, op. 95 "From the New World" |
8 pm |
EVENING AT THE OPERA «» Operatic Clergy |
| WED. | MAY 4 Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655) / Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek (1860) / Frederick Jacobi (1891) / Roberta Peters (1930) / Gennady Rozhdestvensky (1931) / Marisa Robles (1937) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Freedom Behind Bars «» A discussion with illustrations of interpretive freedom within the confines of rhythmic structure. |
9 pm |
Bach: Suite for Orchestra #4 in D Major, S. 1069; Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane (for Harp and Strings); Borodin: Symphony #2 in B Minor |
10 pm |
Gershwin (arr. Rbt. R. Bennett/Courage): Porgy and Bess (Symphonic Picture); Litolff: Concerto Symphonique for Piano and Orchestra #4 in D Minor, op. 102 |
11 pm |
Hindemith: Octet for Winds and Strings; Dvorak: Serenade for Strings in E Major, op. 22 |
| THU. | MAY 5 Thomas Linley (1756) / Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819) / Hans Pfitzner (1869) / Charles Rosen (1927) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Love’s Labor Not Lost «» The world of music has been greatly enriched by works inspired by composers’ loves and infatuations, and today’s program offers some illustrations. |
6 pm |
Mozart: Serenade in D Major, K. 250 "Haffner" |
7 pm |
Vaughan Williams: In the Fen Country (Symphonic Impression); Doppler: Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise for Flute and Orchestra, op. 26 |
8 pm |
Poulenc: Gloria for Soprano Chorus and Orchestra in G Major; Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 54 |
9 pm |
GOOD FOLK «» New Folk «» The Duhks; Ray Wylie Hubbard: Delirium Tremolos; J.P. Jones: Thugs and Lovers; Carla Lother: One Hundred Lovers; Putumayo Presents Acoustic Brazil; Eddie & Martha Adcock: Two Grass; R. Carlos Nakai Quartet: People of Peace; Dana "Short Order" Cooke |
11 pm |
NEW MUSIC GALLERY «» Jesse Cook: Montreal; Ken Kaufman: Seasons of Tranquility |
| FRI. | MAY 6 Giuseppe Petri (1886) / Jascha Horenstein (1899) / George Perle (1915) / Godfrey Ridout (1918) / Richard Stilwell (1942) |
10 am |
Beethoven: Symphony #2 in D Major, op. 36 |
11 am |
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, op. 46 |
3 pm |
Kancheli: Night Prayers (for Voice, Soprano Saxophone and String Orchestra) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Oh, I Know This «» A guessing game, calling upon you to identify well-known pieces whose titles don’t come readily to mind. |
| SAT. | MAY 7 Carl Stamitz (1745) / Johannes Brahms (1833) / Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840) / Elisabeth Söderström (1927) |
9 am |
Brahms: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A Minor, op. 114 |
10 am |
C. Stamitz: Viola Concerto in D Major, op. 1 |
11 am |
Tchaikovsky: Symphony #2 in C Minor, op. 17 "Little Russian" |
noon |
Haydn: Symphony #100 in G Major "Military"; Gershwin: An American in Paris |
1 pm |
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (complete) |
2 pm |
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (incidental music), opp. 21 & 61 (Suite); Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano #5 in F Major, op. 24 "Spring" |
3 pm |
Barber: Adagio for Strings, op. 11; Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" |
| SUN. | MAY 8 Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829) / Ferenc Korbay (1846) / David Van Vactor (1906) / Keith Jarrett (1945) |
9 pm |
GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY with Mike Shakinovsky «» Josef Hofmann «» music of Schubert, Moszkowski, Sternberg and Hofmann |
| MON. | MAY 9 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525) / Giovanni Paisiello (1740) / Carlo Maria Giulini (1914) / Billy Joel (1949) / Anne Sofie von Otter (1955) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Pizzicato on the Side «» A peek at the effect of pizzicato, either in a central or supporting role, in musical compostion. |
7 pm |
Mario Lanza and Friends |
8 pm |
Monday Evening Piano Concerto |
9 pm |
Palestrina: Missa "Sicut lilium" |
10 pm |
Brahms: Piano Concerto #2 in B-flat Major, op. 83 |
11 pm |
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of the Tsar Saltan (Suite) |
| TUE. | MAY 10 Jean-Marie Leclair (1697) / Max Steiner (1888) / Dmitri Tiomkin (1894) / Milton Babbitt (1916) / Maxim Shostakovich (1938) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Name the Composer «» The monthly mystery composer quiz, challenging you to identify a composer by listening to that composer’s music, ranging from the unfamiliar to the well-known. |
6 pm |
Bruch: Violin Concerto #1 in G Minor, op. 26 |
7 pm |
Khachaturian: Gayne (Suite) |
8 pm |
EVENING AT THE OPERA «» An Evening with Soprano Luba Tcheresky |
| WED. | MAY 11 Jan Vaclav Vorisek (1791) / Anatol Liadov (1855) / Joseph Marx (1882) / Alma Gluck (1884) / Irving Berlin (1888) / William Grant Still (1895) / Bidu Sayão (1902) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» A Still Celebration «» The anniversary of the birth of the gifted American composer William Grant Still is observed with his own compositions and those of his contemporaries. |
9 pm |
Liadov: Kikimora (Legend for Orchestra), op. 63; Still: Ennanga (for Harp and String Quartet); Roussel: The Spider’s Feast, op. 17 |
10 pm |
Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody #1 in E Minor; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto #2 in G Minor, op. 16; Bruckner: Symphony #4 in E-flat Major "Romantic" |
| THU. | MAY 12 Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739) / Giovanni Viotti (1755) / Jules Massenet (1842) / Gabriel Fauré (1845) / Sir Lenox Berkeley (1903) / Giulietta Simionato (1910) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Air Lift «» Music designed to uplift and exhilarate the listener. |
6 pm |
Warlock: Capriol Suite (for Strings); Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, op. 43 |
7 pm |
Mendelssohn: Symphony #3 in A Minor, op. 56 "Scottish"; Svendsen: Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G Major, op. 26 |
8 pm |
Liszt: Symphonic Poem #3 "Les Préludes"; Schubert: Mass in G Major, D 167 |
9 pm |
GOOD FOLK «» The Early Years «» Willie Nelson: Crazy—The Demo Sessions; The Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk; Holly Near: Early Warnings; The Greenbriar Boys: Best of the Vanguard Years; The Great Dobro Sessions |
11 pm |
NEW MUSIC GALLERY «» various artists: Music for You; Don Campbell: Music for the Mozart Effect IV |
| FRI. | MAY 13 Wojciech Zywny (1756) / Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842) / Raoul Laparra (1876) |
10 am |
Weber: Piano Concerto #2 in E-flat Major, op. 32 (J. 155) |
11 am |
Adam: Giselle (Act 1) |
3 pm |
Adams: Eros Piano |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Out of the Mouths of Babes «» Some amusing examples of what students have written about music, paired with the appropriate compositions. |
| SAT. | MAY 14 Johann Peder Hartmann (1805) / Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873) / Otto Klemperer (1885) / Lou Harrison (1917) |
9 am |
Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, op. 65 |
10 am |
Albinoni: Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in G Minor, op. 10/#2 |
11 am |
J.P.E. Hartmann: Symphony #1 in G Minor, op. 17 |
noon |
Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E-flat Major, op. 20; Respighi: The Birds |
1 pm |
Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C Major, K. 299; Telemann: Tafelmusik (Overture-Suite in E Minor) |
2 pm |
Mahler: Symphony #8 in E-flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand" |
3 pm |
Zimmermann: Psalmkonzert |
| SUN. | MAY 15 Claudio Monteverdi (1567) / Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759) / Michael Balfe (1808) / Lars-Erik Larsson (1908) / Arthur Berger (1912) / John Lanchbery (1923) / Brian Eno (1948) |
9 pm |
GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY with Mike Shakinovsky «» Raymond Lewenthal «» music of Alkan, Liszt and Scharwenka |
| MON. | MAY 16 Richard Tauber (1892) / Woody Herman (1913) / Friedrich Gulda (1930) / Donald Martino (1931) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Fabled Accounts «» A look at the many compositions inspired by fables and legends. |
7 pm |
Mario Lanza and Friends |
8 pm |
Monday Evening Piano Concerto |
9 pm |
Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, op. 10 |
10 pm |
Bartók: Cantata Profana (The Nine Enchanted Stags) |
11 pm |
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, op. 64 |
| TUE. | MAY 17 Erik Satie (1866) / Werner Egk (1901) / Fausto Cleva (1902) / Zinka Milanov (1906) / Birgit Nilsson (1918) / Peter Mennin (1923) / Gabriel Bacquier (1924) / Paul Crossley (1944) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» How Come You Do Me Like You Do? «» A comparative study of performances of the same works by different artists. |
6 pm |
Haydn: Symphony #101 in D Major "Clock" |
7 pm |
Scriabin: Symphony #2 in C Minor, op. 29 |
8 pm |
EVENING AT THE OPERA «» Verdi: Don Carlo |
| WED. | MAY 18 Karl Goldmark (1830) / Bernard Zweers (1854) / Ezio Pinza (1892) / Clifford Curzon (1907) / Boris Christoff (1918) / Rick Wakeman (1949) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Thrice Told Tales «» Music written for three instruments. |
9 pm |
Borodin: Prince Igor (Overture); Strauss: Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon with String Orchestra and Harp (AV 147); Copland: Symphony #1 (for Organ and Orchestra) |
10 pm |
Schumann: Carnaval, op. 9; Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto #3 in B Minor, op. 61 |
11 pm |
Britten: Quatre Chansons françaises; Goldmark: Rustic Wedding (symphonic poem), op. 26 |
| THU. | MAY 19 Johann Froberger (1616) / Johann Friedrich Peter (1746) / Alice Mary Smith (1839) / Dame Nellie Melba (1861) / Sandy Wilson (1924) / Pete Townshend (1945) / David Helfgott (1947) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Story of the Concerto «» This installment in the series on the evolution of the concerto focuses on Mozart. |
6 pm |
Telemann: Le Temple de la Gloire (Suite); Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B Minor, op. 26 |
7 pm |
Beethoven: The Consecration of the House (Overture and Music for Carl Meisl’s Occasional Play, op. 124 & WoO. 98) |
8 pm |
Strauss: »Also Sprach Zarathustra«, op. 30; Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada (Suite) |
9 pm |
GOOD FOLK «» Featuring John Prine «» John Prine: Great Days; In Spite of Ourselves | Brooks Williams: Little Lion |
11 pm |
NEW MUSIC GALLERY «» Robert Gass (compiler): Instrumental Dreams | Relaxation—A Windham Hill Collection |
| FRI. | MAY 20 Ion Dumitrescu (1913) / Hephzibah Menuhin (1920) |
10 am |
Beethoven: Symphony #7 in A Major, op. 92 |
11 am |
Adam: Giselle (Act 2) |
3 pm |
Crumb: Night of the Four Moons |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Common Denominator «» The second of two programs centered on various interpretive indications such as tempo and dynamics. |
| SAT. | MAY 21 Thomas "Fats" Waller (1904) / Gina Bachauer (1913) / Heinz Holliger (1931) / Maurice André (1933) |
9 am |
Bach: Suite for Orchestra #3 in D Major, S. 1068 |
10 am |
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3 in D Minor, op. 30 |
11 am |
Schubert: Symphony #5 in B-flat Major, D. 485 |
noon |
Finzi: Magnificat, op. 36; Shchedrin (after Bizet): Carmen Ballet |
1 pm |
Mozart: Flute Concerto #2 in D Major, K. 314; Strauss: Metamorphosen (for 23 String Instruments) |
2 pm |
Brahms: Symphony #1 in C Minor, op. 68; Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne ("Bailero") |
3 pm |
Rodgers: The Sound of Music (Medley) |
6 pm |
ONE GREAT SONG with Jay Harris «» "How High the Moon"(words and music by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis) «» Renditions by Benny Goodman, Don Byas, Mary Ford, Ella Fitzgerald and Her Quartet, Gloria Gaynor, and the Oscar Peterson Trio |
| SUN. | MAY 22 Thomas Walmisley (1783) / Richard Wagner (1813) / Joachim Raff (1822) / Jean Cras (1879) / John Browning (1933) / Peter Nero (1934) |
9 pm |
GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY with Mike Shakinovsky «» Julius Katchen «» music of Brahms, Mendelssohn, Gershwin, Franck, and Beethoven |
| MON. | MAY 23 Johann Kaspar Vogler (1696) / Johann Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759) / Ignaz Moscheles (1794) / Rosa Raisa (1893) / Edmund Rubbra (1901) / Artie Shaw (1910) / Jean Francais (1912) / Alicia de Larrocha (1923) / Robert Moog (1934) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» From Generation to Generation «» Particularly notable pianists from different generations. |
7 pm |
Mario Lanza and Friends |
8 pm |
Monday Evening Piano Concerto |
9 pm |
Guilmant: Symphony for Organ and Orchestra #2 in A Major, op. 91 |
10 pm |
Haydn: Mass in B-flat Major, Hob. XXII:10 "Heiligmesse" |
11 pm |
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto #4 in B-flat Major, op. 53 (for Piano Left-Hand and Orchestra) |
| TUE. | MAY 24 Richard Hoffman (1831) / Paul Paray (1886) / Bob Dylan (1941) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» The Essence of Chamber Music «» A look at some of the idiosyncrasies that make music for small ensembles a prime concern to any musician. |
6 pm |
Handel: Water Music |
7 pm |
Khachaturian: Spartacus (excerpts) |
8 pm |
EVENING AT THE OPERA «» Great Operatic Duets (guest: Jesús M. López) |
| WED. | MAY 25 Sverre Jordan (1889) / Miles Davis (1926) / Beverly Sills (1929) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Were There More? «» A sampling of lesser-known symphonies and concertos by a variety of composers. |
9 pm |
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody for Orchestra #1 in F Minor; Haydn: Piano Concerto in G Major, Hob. XVIII:4; Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini (symphonic fantasy), op. 32 |
10 pm |
Hindemith: Concert Music for Strings and Brass, op 50; Dvorak: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano #3 in F Minor, op. 65 |
11 pm |
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, op. 62; Bernstein: The Dybbuk |
| THU. | MAY 26 Stan Golestan (1875) / Sir Eugene Goosens (1893) / Ernst Bacon (1898) / Gerard Bertouille (1898) / William Bolcom (1938) / Teresa Stratas (1939) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» That’s the Ticket «» This edition in a series of musical travelogues to different countries stops today in Switzerland. |
6 pm |
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel (Fantasy for Orchestra); Mozart: Piano Concerto #20 in D Minor, K. 466 |
7 pm |
Vaughan Williams: Symphony #4 in F Minor; Schumann: String Quartet #1 in A Minor, op. 41/#1 |
8 pm |
Mozart: Regina Coeli, K. 108; Tchaikovsky: Hamlet (Fantasy-Overture), op. 67 |
9 pm |
GOOD FOLK «» Songs from the Heart of America «» Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America; Sing America | Lee Greenwood: American Patriot; Phil Coulter: American Tranquility |
11 pm |
NEW MUSIC GALLERY «» Artie Traum: Acoustic Jazz Guitar; various artists: Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2; Peter Janson: Firelight Moonlight |
| FRI. | MAY 27 Jacques Fromental François Halévy (1799) / Louis Durey (1888) / Claude Champagne (1891) / Thea Musgrave (1928) |
10 am |
Weber: Clarinet Concerto #2 in E-flat Major, op. 74 (J. 118) |
11 am |
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Suite) |
3 pm |
Rouse: Flute Concerto |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Inspirational Multiplicity «» Examples of how many different composers chose the same subject matter for several of their works. |
| SAT. | MAY 28 Josiah Flagg (1737) / Thomas Moore (1779) / Giovanni Sgambati (1841) / Václav Talich (1883) / José Padilla (1889) / György Ligeti (1923) / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925) |
9 am |
Mozart: Piano Concerto #14 in E-flat Major, K. 449 |
10 am |
Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer |
11 am |
Ives: Symphony #2 |
noon |
Beethoven: Piano Concerto #4 in G Major, op. 58; Albinoni (arr. Giazzotto): Adagio for Organ and Strings in G Minor |
1 pm |
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, op. 24; Copland: The Red Pony (film score) (Suite) |
2 pm |
Haydn: Symphony #82 in C Major "The Bear"; Mozart: Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C Minor, K. 546 |
3 pm |
Haazen: Missa Luba (An African Mass) |
| SUN. | MAY 29 Isaac Albéniz (1860) / Riccardo Zandonai (1883) / Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897) / Iannis Xenakis (1922) |
9 pm |
GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY with Mike Shakinovsky «» Clara Haskil «» music of Beethoven and Mozart |
| MON. | MAY 30 Benny Goodman (1909) / George London (1920) / Gustav Leonhardt (1928) / Pauline Oliveros (1932) / Olivia Stapp (1940) / Zoltán Kocsis (1952) |
7 pm |
Mario Lanza and Friends |
8 pm |
Monday Evening Piano Concerto |
9 pm |
Rbt. R. Bennett: Abraham Lincoln—A Likeness in Symphonic Form |
10 pm |
Britten: War Requiem, op. 66 |
| TUE. | MAY 31 Cesare Pugni (1802) / Frances Alda (1883) / Alfred Deller (1912) / Shirley Verrett (1931) / Peter Yarrow (1938) |
5 pm |
KARL HAAS «» Seasonal Views «» A look at the many ways that composers of different persuasions look upon the changes of season. |
6 pm |
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, op. 64 (excerpts) |
7 pm |
Copland: Appalachian Spring (Suite) |
8 pm |
EVENING AT THE OPERA «» Gigli and His Tenor Contemporaries from the Soviet Union (guest: Jack Dipisa) |