The Top 60 for 60

Monday-Thursday, October 12-15 and 19-22, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.

For our approaching 60th anniversary, WUOT invited our listeners to tell us which classical pieces were their favorites for a program called The Top 60 for 60. Melony Maness will play them for you, starting with number 60 and counting down to number one. The final countdown to the most popular selection of all will begin at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, during our fall fundraising campaign.

OCTOBER 12, 2009 (Program 1)

8:02--#60--EDWARD ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance No. 1
Boston Pops; Arthur Fiedler, dir.
RCA 6213

8:08--#59--JOHANN STRAUSS JR.: The Blue Danube Waltz
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, dir.
DG 400 026

8:21--#58--PAUL DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Orchestre National de France; Lorin Maazel, dir.
CBS 45530

8:33--#57--LEONARD BERNSTEIN: Overture to Candide
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, dir.
Sony 47154

8:38--#56--ERIK SATIE: 3 Gymnopedies
Pascal Roge, piano
London 410 220

8:48--#55--Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; IV- Allegro non troppo
National Symphony Orchestra of Washington D.C.; Mstislav Rostropovich, dir.
DG 410 509

9:01--#54--CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS: Symphony No. 3; II-Allegro moderato
Orchestre symphonique de Montreal; Charles Dutoit, dir; Peter Hurford, organ
London 410 210

9:17--#53--ALEXANDER BORODIN: Polovtsian Dances
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Esa-Pekka Salonen, dir
Philips 416 288

9:29--#52--MOZART: Symphony #41 in C Major, K551 (“Jupiter”), IV-Molto allegro
The Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, dir.
L’oiseau-Lyre 411 658

9:42--#51--MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K.581
Vera Beths and Lucy van Dael, violins; Jurgen Kussmaul, viola; Anner Bylsma, cello, and Charles Neicich, clarinet
Sony 53366

OCTOBER 13, Program 2

8:02--#50--SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 30, D minor; I.Allegro ma non tanto
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, dir
London 417 239

8:20--#49--RICHARD WAGNER: “Wotan’s Farewell” from Die Walkure
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Georg Solti; dir.
London 414 105

8:38--#48--MODEST MOUSSORGSKY: Night on Bald Mountain
Vienna Philharmonic; Valery Gergiev, dir.
Philips 289 468 526

8:51--#47--MAURICE RAVEL: Bolero
Orchestre National de France; Lorin Maazel, dir
CBS 44781

9:06--#46--BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor (“Moonlight”) I. Adagio Sostenuto
Alfred Brendel, piano
Philips 412 575

9:13--#45--BEETHOVEN: Fur Elise
Murray Perahia, piano
Sony 66 301

 9:17--#44--BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98; II. Andante Moderato
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, dir.
DG 427 602

9:30--#43--BRAHMS: Requiem; IV. Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth!
Vienna Philharmonic; Vienna Boys Choir; Bernard Haitink, dir.
Philips 411 436

9:36--#42--JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, dir.
Philips 400 077

9:53--#41--VIVALDI: “Spring” from the Four Seasons
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, dir; Gidon Kremer, violin
DG 469 376

OCTOBER 14, 2009 (Program 3)

8:02--#40—JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, dir.
Philips 400 076

8:16--#39—JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, dir.
Archiv 410 500

8:30--#38—GUSTAV MAHLER: Symphony No. 2, V. Im Tempo des Scherzo. Wild herausfahrend
Vienna Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, dir.; Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Cheryl Studer, soprano; Waltraud Meier, contralto
DG 439 953

9:08--#37—GIOCCHINO ROSSINI: Overture to Barber of Seville and Largo al Factotum
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Giuseppe Patane, dir.; Leo Nucci, bass
London 425 520

9:22--#36—GEORGES BIZET: “Habanera” from Carmen
Marilyn Horne, Mezzo-Soprano; Manhattan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orhcestra; Leonard Bernstein, dir.
DG 457 691

9:28--#35—CLAUDE DEBUSSY: La Mer
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, dir.
Sony 68327

9:53—(honorable mention): FRANZ LISZT: Liebestraum No. 3
Yundi Li, piano
DG 477 6555

OCTOBER 15, 2009 (Program 4)

8:02--#34—AARON COPLAND: Rodeo
 Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, dir.
RCA 63467

8:23--#33—RICHARD WAGNER: Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele; Karl Bohm, dir.
Philips 438 824

8:30--#32—RICHARD STRAUSS: “Sunrise” from Also Sprach Zarathustra
Vienna Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, dir.
London 448 582

8:33--#31—TCHAIKOVSKY: Valse (Act I), Danse des petits cygnes, and Finale from Swan Lake
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, dir.
CBS 42252

8:48--#30—MAURICE RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2
Orchestre Philharmonique de Lille; Jean-Claude Casadesus, dir.
Harmonia Mundi 90064

9:07--#29—BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 55 “Eroica”;  I. Allegro con Brio
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Kurt Masur, dir.
Philips 416 274

9:23--#28—BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”; I. Allegro ma non troppo
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Sir Georg Solti, dir.
London 430 400

9:36--#27—JEAN SIBELIUS: Finlandia, Op. 26
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Jorma Panula, dir.
Finlandia 003

9:45—#26--GIOACHINO ROSSINI: William Tell Overture
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Paul Paray, dir.
Mercury 434 332

Monday, OCTOBER 19, 2009 (Program 5)

8:02--#25—GERSHWIN: An American in Paris
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein; dir.
Sony 47529

8:21--#24—DEBUSSY: Clair de Lune
Philippe Entremont
CBS 45628

8:27--#23—BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No.3, Op.72b
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Kurt Masur, dir.
Philips 416 274

8:42--#22—MAHLER: Symphony No. 5; III. Scherzo: Kraftig, nicht zu schnell
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, dir.
London 458 860

9:01--#21—HANDEL: Selections from The Messiah
Comfort ye/Every Valley; And the Glory of the Lord; For unto us a Child is born; He shall feed His flock; Hallelujah
Kaaren Erickson and Sylvia McNair, Sopranos; Alfreda Hodgson, Mezzo-Soprano; Jon Humphrey, Tenor; Richard Stilwell, Baritone; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Robert Shaw, dir.
Telarc 80093

9:26--#20—GRIEG: Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 16; I. Allegro molto moderato
Jorge Bolet, piano; Radio-Symphonic Orchestra of Berlin; Riccardo Chailly, dir.
London 417 112

9:40--#19—DVORAK: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104; III. Finale: Allegro Moderato
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan; dir.
DG 471 620

9:55--#18—COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man
London Symphony Orchestra; Aaron Copland, dir.
Sony 47285

 

Tuesday, OCTOBER 20, 2009 (Program 6)

8:02--#17—RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18; I. Moderato-Allegro
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano; The Philadelphia Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, dir.
Naxos 8.110601

8:13--#16—TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker Suite, Op71a
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, dir.
Sony 48056

8:36--#15—TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra; University of Minnesota Brass Band; Antal Dorati, dir.
Mercury 434 360

8:52--#14—BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”
III. Rondo. Allegro
Rudolf Serkin, piano; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, dir.
Sony 47520

9:03--#13—PACHELBEL: Canon in D
Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York; Richard Kapp, dir.
Sony 89123

9:10--#12—GRIEG: Peer Gynt Suite No.1
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Andrew Davis, dir.
CBS 46275

9:26--#11—SMETANA: Moldau
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, dir.
Sony 47283

9:40--#10—MOZART: Requiem (Selections)
Introitus: Requiem; Kyrie; Dies irae; Rex tremendae; Lacrimosa; Agnus Dei
Barbara Bonney, Soprano; Anne Sofie von Otter, Contralto; Hans Peter Blochwitz, Tenor; Willard White, Bass; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, dir.
Philips 420 197

Wednesday, OCTOBER 21, 2009 (Program 7)

8:02--#9—BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7, A Major, Op. 92; II. Allegretto
Vienna Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, dir.
DG 423 364

8:12--#8—HOLST: The Planets, Op. 32
Mars, Jupiter
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, dir.
Sony 62400

9:05--#7—BARBER: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
NBC Symphony Orchestra; Arturo Toscanini, dir.
RCA 60307

9:13--#6—BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Sir Georg Solti, dir.
London 430 400

9:51--#5—CARL ORFF: Carmina Burana (selections)
Gundula Janowitz, Soprano; Gerhard Stolze, Tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone; Choir and Orchestra of the German opera of Berlin; Eugen Jochum, dir.
DG 447 437

Thursday, OCTOBER 22, 2009 (Program 8)

8:02--#4—COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Aaron Copland, dir.
RCA 6802

8:28--#3—BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Gewandhausorchestra Leipzig; Kurt Masur, dir.; Anna Tomova-Sintow, Soprano; Annelies Burmeister, Contralto; Peter Schreier, Tenor; Theo Adam, bass; Leipzig Radio Choir; Berlin Radio Choir, Children’s Choir of the Dresden Philharmonic
Philips 416 274

8:53--#2—GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin, piano; Columbia Jazz Band; Michael Tilson Thomas, dir.
Sony 61697

9:08—(honorable mention) RACHMANINOFF: Vocalise
Isaac Stern, violin; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Frank Brieff, dir.
Sony 64537

9:15--#1—DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “ New World”
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; James Levine, dir.
RCA 4552