The River Connection
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The Danube at Durnstein, Austria
It’s not surprising that a composer might want to celebrate a river that has special meaning for him--whether the stream is large or small, a commercial conduit, or just a place to boat or swim.
But how do you translate a river into music?
In this hour, we’ll explore how composers from around the world have met that challenge—from the Rhine to the Amazon, from the Mississippi to the Danube.
4:00 p.m.
Radio Television Luxembourg Symphony / Vienna Strauss Orchestra
Strauss
The Blue Danube
4:01 p.m.
Libor Pesek, Royal Liverpool Orchestra
Smetana
Vltava B111 (1874):- Má vlast
; Libor Pesek, conductor
4:14 p.m.
Men's Chorus of Vienna Univ. for Music & Perf. Arts
Strauss
An Der Schonen, Blauen Donau, Waltzer, Op. 314
Slovak Radio Symphony Orch.; Gerhard Track, conductor
4:22 p.m.
Lang Lang, China Philharmonic Orch.
anonymous, based on cantata by Xian Xinghai
Prelude
China Philharmonic Orch.
4:25 p.m.
Lang Lang, China Philharmonic Orch.
anonymous, based on cantata by Xian Xinghai
Ode to the Yellow River
China Philharmonic Orch.
4:29 p.m.
Radio Television Luxembourg Symphony / Vienna Strauss Orchestra
Strauss
The Blue Danube
4:31 p.m.
Renee Fleming, Moscow Radio and Symphony Orch.
Villa-Lobos
Sails
Moscow Radio and Symphony Orch. Renee Fleming
4:36 p.m.
Handley, Halle Orch.
Delius
Summer Night On The River - London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic; Handley, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Maazel, Berlin Philharmonic
Wagner
Thus, We Begin In The 'Greenish Twilight' Of The Rhine
Berlin Philharmonic; Maazel, conductor
4:49 p.m.
Symphony of the Air
Virgil Thomson
The Old South, 1st mvmt of The River
Symphony of the Air; Leopold Stokowski, conductor