Celebrating Great American Composers
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Americans celebrate lots of things on the 4th of July. We think music should be one of them, specifically music made in America.
That's why we're spotlighting American composers all day long. Copland, Barber, Gershwin, Bernstein, Sondheim, Still and Williams are among the familiar names you'll hear.
Plus we'll have newer works by Michael Daugherty, Jack Gallagher, Jennifer Higdon and Danny Elfman. More than 30 pieces in all, starting bright and earlier at 6 a.m. with host Kevin Doherty.
Join us this Independence Day as we celebrate America and American-made music!
6:00 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Outdoor Overture
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:11 a.m.
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
IL CAMPIELLO (THE LITTLE SQUARE) Suite
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
6:19 a.m.
George Gershwin
I Loves You Porgy
Lara Downes, piano
6:25 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G major K 525 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:43 a.m.
Claude Champagne
Rustic Dance (Dance Villageoise)
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Yoav Talmi, conductor
6:49 a.m.
William Grant Still
Miniatures
Sierra Winds
7:02 a.m.
William Boyce
Symphony No. 6 in F major Opus 2
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Paul Creston
Dance Overture
Lithuanian National Philharmonic; David Amos, conductor
7:26 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Caractacus: Triumphal March Opus 35
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; James Judd, conductor
7:34 a.m.
David Diamond
Rounds for String Orchestra
do.gma chamber orchestra; Mikhail Gurewitsch, conductor
7:51 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:21) in Bb major BWV 866
Angela Hewitt, piano
7:55 a.m.
Giuseppe Martucci
Tarantella Opus 44
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
8:02 a.m.
John Williams
Theme from The Patriot
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor Middlesex County Fifes & Drums
8:12 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 30 "Alleluja" in C major
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
8:26 a.m.
Leonard Bernstein
CANDIDE: Overture
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
8:32 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Romance for violin and orchestra No. 2 in F major Opus 50
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
8:42 a.m.
Phillips
Selections from McGuffey's Reader: The One-Horse Shay
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra; Howard Hanson, conductor
8:48 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Africa-Fantasie Opus 89
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor Laura Mikkola, piano
9:00 a.m.
Evaristo Dall'Abaco
Concerto for Strings in Bb major Opus 2/9
Cappella Coloniensis; Gunther Wich, conductor
9:07 a.m.
Michael Torke
Three Manhattan Bridges: George Washington Bridge
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Joyce Yang, piano
9:30 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Gladiolus Rag
Lara Downes, piano
9:34 a.m.
Franz Beck
Sinfonia No. 6 in Eb major Opus 4/6
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra (Pardubice); Marek Stilec, conductor
9:52 a.m.
Andrew York
Quiccan
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
10:00 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Overture in A minor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:07 a.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Cello Concerto in A major Wq 172 / H 439
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Richard Studt, conductor Timothy Hugh, cello
10:29 a.m.
William Schuman
American Festival Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:39 a.m.
Saverio Mercadante
Flute Concerto in E major
Sinfonia Finlandia (Jyvaskyla); Patrick Gallois, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
11:00 a.m.
John Williams
Lincoln: With Malice Toward None
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:06 a.m.
William Herschel
Symphony No. 2 in D major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor
11:17 a.m.
Samuel Barber
Souvenirs Ballet Suite
London Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
11:36 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 32
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
11:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in F major Opus 3/4a HWV 315
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Randall Thompson
Alleluia
; Robert Shaw, conductor Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
12:16 p.m.
Bernhard Molique
Flute Concerto in D minor
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Mathieu Dufour, flute
12:39 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Henri-Joseph Rigel
Symphony No. 14 in F major
Concerto Koln
1:10 p.m.
Joseph Curiale
Gates of Gold
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joseph Curiale, conductor
1:30 p.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 4 "Picturesque Scenes" (Scenes pittoresques)
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
1:48 p.m.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO Overture K 384
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
2:06 p.m.
John Mackey
Kingfishers Catch Fire
North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor
2:13 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 1 in D major Opus 43
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
2:50 p.m.
Elmer Bernstein
The Magnificent Seven
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:57 p.m.
Otto Klemperer
Merry Waltz
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
3:06 p.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Robert Sadin, conductor Marcus Roberts, piano
3:36 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3 Opus 72
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Potpourri for Viola and Orchestra - "Fantasia" in G minor Opus 94
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra; Michael Hofstetter, conductor Julia Neher, viola
4:00 p.m.
John Williams
Superman: Main Title
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:05 p.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Overture to Ataxerxes
Hanover Band; Anthony Halstead, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Franz Schubert
"Grand Duo" Symphony: Finale in C major Opus 140 D 812
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:26 p.m.
Stephen Sondheim
Sweeney Todd: Johanna (pronounced joh-ANN-nuh--the "h" is silent)
Jenny Lin, piano
4:28 p.m.
Stephen Sondheim
Sweeny Todd: Not While I'm Around
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet
4:34 p.m.
Alexander MacKenzie
Second Scottish Rhapsody Opus 24
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
New York Philharmonic; Thomas Schippers, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 26 in Eb major K 184
London Mozart Players; Jane Glover, conductor
5:10 p.m.
Morton Gould
American Caprice
Lara Downes, piano
5:16 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas: Overture Opus 95
Bamberg Symphony; Claus Peter Flor, conductor
5:25 p.m.
Danny Elfman
Hitchcock: Music from the End Credits
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor
5:31 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Linde-Consort; Hans-Martin Linde, conductor
5:43 p.m.
Michael Daugherty
Once Upon A Castle: Neptune Pool
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Paul Jacobs, organ
5:51 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE SILKEN LADDER: Overture
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:58 p.m.
John Williams
Summon the Heroes
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:06 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Sinfonia in G major RV 149
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:13 p.m.
George Gershwin
Piano Concerto in F major
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Peter Oundjian, conductor Xiayin Wang, piano
6:46 p.m.
Jack Gallagher
Sonatina for Piano
Frank Huang, piano
