Four Centuries of Great Music May 5, 2024 New Classical Music Releases from 2024 Episode 4

Tonight on Four Centuries of Great Music we are continuing our series of new releases of classical music - those released so far in 2024.  We open with George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F.  It is in 3 movements: I. Allegro; II. Adagio and III. Allegro agitato

George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F - I. Allegro   
George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F - II. Adagio
George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F - III. Allegro agitato   

You have been listening to George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F - I. Allegro    Norman Krieger, piano and the Prague National Symphony conducted by Neal Gittleman     Norman Krieger Plays Gershwin

Let’s close out this first hour of new releases on Four Centuries of Great Music with a two piano version of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances op. 45.  There are three movements:  Non allegro; Andante con moto (Tempo di valse); and Lento assai – Allegro vivace

RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances op. 45 - 1. Non allegro
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances op. 45 - 2. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances op. 45 - 3. Lento assai – Allegro vivace

Daniil Trifonov & Sergei Babayan - Rachmaninoff for Two
Deutsche Grammophon

You have been listening to 10 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances op.45 as performed by Daniil Trifonov & Sergei Babayan - Rachmaninoff for Two
Deutsche Grammophon

Lets open this second hour of Four Centuries of Great Music featuring new classical music releases - those released so far this year with Arnold Bax Sonata for Viola and Piano.  It is in three movements: Molto moderato; Allegro energico ma non troppo presto and Molto lento


Arnold Bax-Sonata for Viola and Piano - I. Molto moderato
Arnold Bax-Sonata for Viola and Piano - II. Allegro energico ma non troppo presto
Arnold Bax-Sonata for Viola and Piano - III . Molto lento

Jordan Bak viola and Richard Uttley piano     CANTABILE: ANTHEMS FOR VIOLA     Delphian Records

We will be closing today’s Four Centuries of Great Music featuring new classical music releases with the piano music of Robert Schumann.  First his Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 111

Robert Schumann: Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 111 - I. Sehr rasch, mit leidenschaftlichem Vortrag
Robert Schumann: Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 111 - II. Ziemlich langsam – Etwas bewegter – Erstes Tempo
Robert Schumann: Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 111 - III. Kräftig und sehr markiert    3:27

Burkard Schliessmann, piano -    Robert Schumann: Fantasies
Divine Art Records

We close with
Robert Schumann: Arabeske, Op. 18
Burkard Schliessmann, piano -    Robert Schumann: Fantasies
Divine Art Records