Podcasts · Episode
Scott Allen Jarrett
Program: Biscuit Chats
Aired: Thursday, December 13, 2012
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
Scott Allen Jarrett, Director of Choruses and the Assistant Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony, talks with host Rachel Stewart about the significance of the Messiah and how he keeps performances fresh from year to year.
Playlist
7 am | |
| Michael Praetorius · How Brightly Shines the Morning Star Pittsburgh Symphony Brass Four Winds 3017 "A Christmas Concert for Brass" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds in the field abiding" (arr. Charles Wood) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Simon Preston, organ Sir David Willcocks Decca 001001 802 "The Christmas Spirit" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "A La Nanita Nana" (Sleep Now, You Little Sleepyhead) Robert DeCormier Singers & Ensemble Robert DeCormier Arabesque 6684 "Children Go Where I Send Thee" | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Oboe Concerto in Bb, Op. 9, No. 11 Alma Musica Amsterdam Han de Vries, oboe Bob van Asperen EMI Classics 54664 "Albinoni & Telemann Oboe Concertos" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Birds Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner EMI Classics 47844 "Respighi: The Birds, etc." | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 73 in D "The Hunt" (finale) The Hanover Band Roy Goodman Hyperion 66520 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 73-75" | |
| George Gershwin · Catfish Row from the Catfish Row Suite from Porgy and Bess Cincinnati Pops Orchestra William Tritt, piano Erich Kunzel Telarc 80445 "George Gershwin - The Complete Orchestral Collection" | |
8 am | |
| Emmanuel Chabrier · Slavonic Dance, from "The King in Spite of Himself" Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Herve Niquet Naxos 8.5542 48 "Chabrier: Orchestral Works" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Suite in a for Flute & Orch., TWV 55:a2 Jerusalem Chamber Orchestra Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute Jean-Pierre Rampal Sony Classical 48184 "Jean-Pierre Rampal: The Great Flute Concertos" | |
| Howard Goodall · "Stille Nacht" (text by Josef More) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Stephen Darlington Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · "There Shall a Star" from "Christus" Westminster Choir; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Joseph Flummerfelt Gothic Records 47931 "Christmas Masterpieces and Familiar Carols" | |
| Antonín Dvorák · Wind Serenade in d, Op. 44 (ii. Tempo di minuetto) Philharmonia Orchestra Christopher Warren-Green Chandos 6678 "Antonín Dvorák: Serenades" | |
| Hector Berlioz · Hungarian March (Rákóczy March), from The Damnation of Faust Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Yuri Simonov Royal Philharmonic 2835 0 "Glinka - Ponchielli - Verdi - Thomas - Weber - Liszt - B | |
9 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Sinfonia in G, RV 149 Academy of Ancient Music Andrew Manze Harmonia Mundi 907230 "Concert for the Prince of Poland" | |
| Traditional English · "A Wassail Suite" The Waverley Consort Michael Jaffe Virgin Classics Verit as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf · Symphony No. 1 (Four Ages of the World) on Ovid's Metamorpheses Failoni Orchestra Hanspeter Gmür Naxos 8.553 368 "Dittersdorf: Sinfonias Nos. 1-3" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a London Philharmonic Orchestra Marin Alsop Naxos 8.5574 30 "Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 3; Haydn Variations" | |
10 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · "The trumpet shall sound" from Messiah Staatskapelle Dresden Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone; Markus Schmutzler, trumpet Sebastian Weigle Deutsche Grammophon 000710 302 "Thomas Quasthoof: Consider My Soul" | |
| Alfred Schnittke · Suite in the Old Style Moscow Virtuosi Vladimir Spivakov RCA Victor Red Seal 60370 "Modern Portraits" | |
| Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Russian Easter Overture Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra Alexander Lazarev Erato 4509-9 4808 "Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol; The Golden Cockerel" | |
| Johann Stamitz · Clarinet Concerto in Bb Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sabine Meyer, clarinet Iona Brown EMI Classics 54842 "Johann & Carl Stamitz: Klarinettenkonzerte" | |