As important as they are, airplanes and automobiles have never loomed as large in classical music as have trains and railways
And what a variety of works they’ve inspired!
In this hour, a choral salute by Hector Berlioz, a polka by Johann Strauss Jr., and a trip through the Brazilian countryside by Heitor Villa-Lobos, plus works by Rossini, Grainger, Reich, Honegger, and more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title | Group/Artist | Catalog # | UPC |
| Prokofiev: Music for Children | New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp | Helios CDH55177 | 034571151779 |
| New Year’s Concert from Vienna | Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan | Deutsche Gramophone 419616-2 | 028941961624 |
| Railroad Rhythms | SWR Radio Orchestra, Jiri Starek | Hanssler Classics HAN 93187 | 4010276018988 |
| Alkan: The Railway and Other Works | Laurent Martin | Naxos 8.553434 | 730099443425 |
| La Revolution Grecque | Orchestra of the Capitol of Toulouse, Michel Plasso | EMI Classics 7243 5 57499 2 5 | 724355749925 |
| Rossini Complete Piano edition, vol. 4 | Marco Sollini | Naxos 8.553434 | 730099443425 |
| Grainger: In a Nutshell | Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | EMI Classics CD 56412 | 724355641229 |
| D’Indy: Orchestral Works, Volume 4 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba. | Chandos CHAN 10660 | 095115166024 |
| Music of Latin American Masters | Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata | Telarc CD-80393 | 089408039324 |
| Reich Different Trains | London Steve Reich Ensemble, Kevin Griffith | EMI Classics50999 0873192 0 | 5099908731920 |
| Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony | Nashville Symphony, Terrence Wilson, Giancarlo Guerrero | Naxos 8.559635 | 636943963524 |
| Honegger: Symphonies 1-5 | Orchestra of the Capital of Toulouse, Michel Plasson | EMI Classics85516 | 724358551624 |
