Four Centuries of Great Music December 18, 2022 The Symphony Through the Centuries Episode 18

This is Episode 18  of the Four Centuries of Great Music series The Symphony Through the Centuries. 

Today on Four Centuries of Great Music we begin at the very end of the 19th century and go well into the 20th Century.  We begin with black British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with his Symphony in A Minor, Op. 8 written in 1895–96  in 4 movements     I. Allegro Appassionato ;   II. Lament, Larghetto Affettuoso ; III. Scherzo. Allegro Ma Non Troppo and  IV. Allegro Maestoso Ed Energico

Next is black American composer William Grant Still: Symphony No. 5 Western Hemisphere composed in 1945 and revised in 1970 in 4 movements  I. Briskly;  II. Slowly, and With Utmost Grace;  III. Energetically and IV. Moderately

We open the second hour of today’s Four Centuries of Great Music  with Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3 written between 1944 and 1946 in 4 movements:  I. Molto moderato - with simple expression;     II. Allegro molto;    III. Andantino quasi allegretto  and  IV. Molto deliberato

We close today’s 4 centuries of great music with Roy Harris: Symphony No. 3 in 5 parts played attacca, without pause:
 I. Con moto. Tragic;  II. Lyric;  III. Poco più mosso. Pastoral;  IV. Fugue - Dramatic  and V. Con moto. Dramatic - Tragic







  • 3:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Opening on Pre-recorded (Pre-recorded)
  • 3:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music December 18, 2022 The Symphony Through the Centuries Episode 18 Part 1 by The Symphony Through the Centuries Episode 18 on Four Centuries of Great Music
  • 3:01pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 3:02pm Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A Minor, Op. 8 - I. Allegro Appassionato by Douglas Bostock & Aarhus Symphony Orchestra on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A Minor, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast (Alto Records)
  • 3:13pm Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A Minor, Op. 8 - II. Lament. Larghetto Affettuoso by Douglas Bostock & Aarhus Symphony Orchestra on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A Minor, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast (Alto Records)
  • 3:20pm Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A Minor, Op. 8 - III. Scherzo. Allegro Ma Non Troppo by Douglas Bostock & Aarhus Symphony Orchestra on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A Minor, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast (Alto Records)
  • 3:28pm Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A Minor, Op. 8 - IV. Allegro Maestoso Ed Energico by Douglas Bostock & Aarhus Symphony Orchestra on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A Minor, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast (Alto Records)
  • 3:38pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Mid-hour Break on Live (Live)
  • 3:39pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 3:40pm William Grant Still: Symphony No. 5. Western Hemisphere - I. Briskly by John Jeter & Fort Smith Symphony on Still, W.G.: Symphonies Nos. 4, (Naxos Recordings)
  • 3:43pm William Grant Still: Symphony No. 5. Western Hemisphere - II. Slowly, and With Utmost Grace by John Jeter & Fort Smith Symphony on Still, W.G.: Symphonies Nos. 4, (Naxos Recordings)
  • 3:50pm William Grant Still: Symphony No. 5. Western Hemisphere - III. Energetically by John Jeter & Fort Smith Symphony on Still, W.G.: Symphonies Nos. 4, (Naxos Recordings)
  • 3:53pm William Grant Still: Symphony No. 5. Western Hemisphere - IV. Moderately by John Jeter & Fort Smith Symphony on Still, W.G.: Symphonies Nos. 4, (Naxos Recordings)
  • 3:59pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:00pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music December 18, 2022 The Symphony Through the Centuries Episode 18 PART 2 by The Symphony Through the Centuries Episode 18 on Four Centuries of Great Music
  • 4:00pm Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3: I. Molto moderato - with simple expression by Neeme Järvi & Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Copland: Symphony No. 3 - Harris: Symphony No. 3 (Chandos)
  • 4:10pm Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3: II. Allegro molto by Neeme Järvi & Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Copland: Symphony No. 3 - Harris: Symphony No. 3 (Chandos)
  • 4:18pm Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3: III. Andantino quasi allegretto by Neeme Järvi & Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Copland: Symphony No. 3 - Harris: Symphony No. 3 (Chandos)
  • 4:27pm Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3: IV. Molto deliberato by Neeme Järvi & Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Copland: Symphony No. 3 - Harris: Symphony No. 3 (Chandos)
  • 4:41pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Mid-hour Break on Pre-recorded (Pre-recorded)
  • 4:42pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:43pm Roy Harris: Symphony No. 3 - I. Con moto. Tragic by Neeme Järvi & Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Copland: Symphony No. 3 - Harris: Symphony No. 3 (Chandos)
  • 4:45pm Roy Harris: Symphony No. 3 - II. Lyric by Neeme Järvi & Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Copland: Symphony No. 3 - Harris: Symphony No. 3 (Chandos)
  • 4:46pm Roy Harris: Symphony No. 3 - III. Poco più mosso. Pastoral by Neeme Järvi & Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Copland: Symphony No. 3 - Harris: Symphony No. 3 (Chandos)
  • 4:53pm Roy Harris: Symphony No. 3 - IV. Fugue - Dramatic by Neeme Järvi & Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Copland: Symphony No. 3 - Harris: Symphony No. 3 (Chandos)
  • 4:56pm Roy Harris: Symphony No. 3 - V. Con moto. Dramatic - Tragic by Neeme Järvi & Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Copland: Symphony No. 3 - Harris: Symphony No. 3 (Chandos)
  • 4:59pm Commentary on the Music and Closing by Dave Lake on live (live)
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