WQXR Q2 Playlists
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Violin Concerto No. 2
Nikolay Roslavets
- Alina Ibragimova, violin
- BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
- Ilan Volkov, conductor
Hyperion
67637
length:
19:06
Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
Eric Whitacre
- Schola Cantorum
- Tone Bianca Dahl, conductor
2L
61
length:
08:12
Tribulationem et dolorem / Ecce quomodo moritur justus
Carlo Gesualdo
- Ensemble Vocal European
- Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
Harmonia Mundi
2908304
length:
09:59
Special Programming
Nocturne No. 3 in A-flat major, Op.33/3
Gabriel Faure
- Kathryn Stott, piano
Hyperion
66911
length:
03:54
The BQE: Part 3
Sufjan Stevens
- Sufjan Stevens, guitar
- Various Artists
- Michael Atkinson, conductor
WNYC Archives
length:
04:26
Symphony No. 4, "Los Angeles"
Arvo Part
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon
Download Only
length:
36:13
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
Paul Schoenfield
- Robert Vernon, viola
- Rundfunk-Symphony Orchestra Berlin
- Yoel Levi, conductor
Naxos
559418
length:
18:31
Ruckertlieder: Ich atmet' einen linden Duft! (I breathed a gentle fragrance)
Gustav Mahler
- Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
- New Philharmonia of London
- Sir John Barbirolli, conductor
Angel/EMI
66996
length:
02:42
Special Programming
L'Ascension
Olivier Messiaen
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Decca
4780352
length:
19:41
25.X.1893 in memoriam P. I. Tch (A Memorial to Tchaikovsky: No. 2 Lullaby)
Valentin Silvestrov
Louth Contemporary Music Society
901
length:
06:05
Special Programming
Five Variations on "Rule Britannia", WoO 79
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Olli Mustonen, piano
London/Decca
436834
length:
04:07
Her First Dance
Misha Alperin
- Misha Alperin, piano
- Arkady Shilkloper, french horn
ECM
1995
length:
05:16
Messages
Peteris Vasks
- Nora Novik, piano
- Raffi Kharajanyan, piano
- Riga Philharmonic Orchestra
- Kriss Rusmanis, conductor
Conifer
51236
length:
14:53
A Solemn Overture (King Lear)
Aulis Sallinen
- Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
- Ari Rasilainen, conductor
CPO
999918
length:
11:46
Special Programming
Kaksi Psalma (23 & 130)
Einojuhani Rautavaara
- YL Male Voice Choir
- Matti Hyokki, conductor
Ondine
1125
length:
05:19
Woodstone
Ingram Marshall
- The Berkeley Gamelan
- Daniel Schmidt, conductor
New World
80704
length:
17:24
Slonimsky's Earbox
John Adams
- The Halle Orchestra
- Kent Nagano, conductor
Nonesuch
79607
length:
13:27
Special Programming
Kaleidoscope
John Corigliano
- John Contiguglia, piano
- Richard Contiguglia, piano
CRI
659
length:
05:28
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Glenn Gould, piano
- Columbia Symphony Orchestra
- Leonard Bernstein, conductor
CBS/Sony
38524
length:
24:13
Waltz for Clara (theremin version)
Rob Schwimmer
- Rob Schwimmer, theramin
http://www.robschwimmer.com
length:
02:32
Special Programming
Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror)
Arvo Part
- Dietmar Schwalke, cello
- Alexander Malter, piano
ECM
1591
length:
09:12
Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet (Single Remix)
Gavin Bryars
- Tom Waits, vocalist
- Gavin Bryars Ensemble
Philips
473296
length:
04:05
Special Programming
Arpeggiata addio
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger
- Rolf Lislevand, arranger
- Rolf Lislevand, period instruments
ECM
1922
length:
07:15
Hymns from the Old South
Virgil Thomson
- Gloriae Dei Cantores
- Elizabeth C. Patterson, conductor
Gloria Dei
29
length:
10:19
We Are the Sons of Our Fathers
itsnotyouitsme
- Caleb Burhans, loops
- Grey McMurray, loops
New Amsterdam
length:
17:38
Censored
Robert Een
- Robert Een, Chinese gong , cello , voice
- Jeff Berman, lap dulcimer , marimba , percussion , vibraphone
- Bill Ruyle, Tibetan singing bowl
Innova
679
length:
02:05
Special Programming
Trust
Philip Glass
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Michael Riesman, conductor
Orange Mountain Music
0059
length:
03:42
Nadia Sirota - Speak Up
Songs of the Shining Wind
Robert Kyr
- Laurie Monahan, mezzo soprano
- Michael Collver, countertenor
- John Fleagle, tenor
- Crawford Young, lute
- Shira Kammen, vielle
- Ensemble P. A. N.
New Albion
075
length:
33:21
How It Happens: Soliloquy
Scott Johnson
- I. F. Stone, speaker
- Kronos Quartet
Nonesuch
79310
length:
13:08
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Osvaldo Golijov
- David Krakauer, clarinets
- Kronos Quartet
Nonesuch
79444
length:
32:02
Nadia Sirota - Speak Up
Northern Lights, Op. 38
Uuno Klami
- Helsinki Philharmonic
- John Storgĺrds, conductor
Ondine
11432
length:
18:49
Symphony No. 4
Charles Ives
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Jose Serebrier, conductor
Chandos
8397
length:
32:44
Fish Beach
Michael Nyman
- Hilary Summers, contralto
- Andrew Slater, bass
- Michael Nyman Band
MN Records
113
length:
02:51
Nadia Sirota - Speak Up
Revisiting the Don
Michael Nyman
- Hilary Summers, contralto
- Andrew Slater, bass
- Michael Nyman Band
MN Records
113
length:
04:21
The Cave: The Cave of Machpelah
Steve Reich
- The Steve Reich Ensemble
- Paul Hillier, conductor
Nonesuch
79327
length:
08:39
Special Programming
Serenade
Lou Harrison
- John Schneider, National Steel guitar , guitar
- Just Strings
Mode
195
length:
13:01
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude and Fugue #7 in E flat
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Wendy Carlos, moog synthesizer
East Side Digital
81422
length:
07:07
How can I recognize my home
Veljo Tormis
- Eve Harma, soprano
- Kadri Ratt, soprano
- Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann, piano
ECM
1687
length:
04:17
Special Programming
Sweetest of Sweets
Herbert Howells
- The Finzi Singers
- Paul Spicer, conductor
Chandos
24134
length:
05:16
Concerto for Recorder, String Orchestra, Celeste and Vibraphone, Op.122
Vagn Holmboe
- Michala Petri, recorder
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Okko Kamu, conductor
RCA
62543
length:
16:36
Romanian Folk Dances
Bela Bartok
- Daniel Hope, violin
- Sebastian Knauer, piano
Warner Classics
61329
length:
06:49
Joshua: New Baby
Nico Muhly
- Caroline Plizska, violin
- Studio Orchestra
- Nico Muhly, conductor
Moviescore Media
08005
length:
03:02
Special Programming
Les Offrandes Oubliees (Forgotten Offerings)
Olivier Messiaen
- Orchestre National de Lyon
- Jun Markl, conductor
Naxos
572174
length:
11:51
Neruda Songs: Don't go far off, not even for a day, because...
Peter Lieberson
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- James Levine, conductor
Nonesuch
79954
length:
06:23
Pange lingua
Giovanni Porta
- San Francisco Girls Chorus
- Sharon Paul, conductor
San Francisco Girls Chorus
9801
length:
04:55
Lullaby and Doina
Osvaldo Golijov
- Tara Helen O'Connor, flute
- Todd Palmer, clarinet
- Mark Dresser, bass
- St. Lawrence String Quartet
Angel/EMI
57356
length:
06:57
Special Programming
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires: Summer
Astor Piazzolla
- Lara St. John, violin
- The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
- Eduardo Marturet, conductor
Ancalagon
134
length:
05:57
Two Duos for Two Sopranos
Gabriel Fauré
- Elly Ameling, soprano
- Dalton Baldwin, piano
Angel/EMI
64079
length:
05:20
A Sudden Rainbow
Joseph Schwantner
- Dallas Symphony Orchestra
- Andrew Litton, conductor
Hyperion
67493
length:
12:51
Special Programming
Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21
Samuel Barber
- Jacob Berg, flute
- Peter Bowman, oboe
- Susan Slaughter, trumpet
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- Leonard Slatkin, conductor
RCA
68283
length:
14:37
Suite de Lorca
Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Schola Cantorum of Oxford
- James Burton, conductor
Hyperion
67787
length:
05:52
Quem vidistis pastores
Francis Poulenc
- The Choir of New College, Oxford
- Edward Higginbottom, conductor
Erato
19350
length:
02:28
Special Programming
Levantose el Conde Nino
Traditional
- Montserrat Figueras, vocals
- Hesperion XXI
- Jordi Savall, conductor
Alia Vox
9809
length:
07:35
On Leaving
Galina Grigorjeva
- Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
- Paul Hillier, conductor
Harmonia Mundi
907331
length:
21:50
Special Programming
A Sequence for St. Michael
Herbert Howells
- The Finzi Singers
- Paul Spicer, conductor
Chandos
24134
length:
11:57
Art and Isadora
Michael Dellaira
- The New York Virtuoso Singers
- Harold Rosenbaum, conductor
CRI
615
length:
05:04
Special Programming
Epitaph (L.B.)
Valentin Silvestrov
- Jenny Lin, piano
- Cornelius Dufallo, violin
- Yves Dharamraj, cello
Koch
7740
length:
09:39
Polish Requiem: Chaconne
Krzysztof Penderecki
- Izabela Keosinska, soprano
- Agnieszka Rehlis, mezzo-soprano
- Adam Zdunikowski, tenor
- Piotr Nowacki, bass
- Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Antoni Wit, conductor
Naxos
557980
length:
07:18
Special Programming
Special Programming
Songs of the Shining Wind
Robert Kyr
- Laurie Monahan, mezzo soprano
- Michael Collver, countertenor
- John Fleagle, tenor
- Crawford Young, lute
- Shira Kammen, vielle
- Ensemble P. A. N.
New Albion
075
length:
33:21
How It Happens: Soliloquy
Scott Johnson
- I. F. Stone, speaker
- Kronos Quartet
Nonesuch
79310
length:
13:08
Special Programming
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Osvaldo Golijov
- David Krakauer, clarinets
- Kronos Quartet
Nonesuch
79444
length:
32:02
Northern Lights, Op. 38
Uuno Klami
- Helsinki Philharmonic
- John Storgĺrds, conductor
Ondine
11432
length:
18:49
Special Programming
Symphony No. 4
Charles Ives
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Jose Serebrier, conductor
Chandos
8397
length:
32:44
Fish Beach
Michael Nyman
- Hilary Summers, contralto
- Andrew Slater, bass
- Michael Nyman Band
MN Records
113
length:
02:51
Revisiting the Don
Michael Nyman
- Hilary Summers, contralto
- Andrew Slater, bass
- Michael Nyman Band
MN Records
113
length:
04:21
The Cave: The Cave of Machpelah
Steve Reich
- The Steve Reich Ensemble
- Paul Hillier, conductor
Nonesuch
79327
length:
08:39
