Carl (or Karl or Karoly) Goldmark was born in small-town Hungary in 1830 into a cantor's family, one of 20 children. Poor, he managed to make his way to the Vienna Conservatory as a violinist and eventually become an acclaimed composer. This morning we hear a new recording of his high-spirited Symphony No. 1, "Rustic Wedding."
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Help Support GPB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasate, P.d. | Muineiras | Tianwa Yang, Navarra Sym, Martinez | Naxos 8.572275 | iTunes Link |
| Goldmark, C. | Rustic Wedding Symphony | Festiva Phil, Schaller | Profil 10048 | iTunes Link |
| Joachim, J. | Romance in C major | Gudrun Schaumann, Christoph Hammer | Capriccio 5040 | iTunes Link |
| Telemann, G.Ph. | Suite in D major for trumpets, timpani, strings and continuo | Academy for Ancient Music Berlin | Harmonia Mundi 901744 | iTunes Link |
| Tchaikovsky, P. | Sleeping Beauty, Suite (arr. Siloti) | Bolshoi Sym, Lazarev | Erato 2292-45963 | |
| Lennon & McCartney / Cohen | Martha My Dear | Quartet San Francisco | ViolinJazz EP | iTunes Link |
| Haydn, F.J. | Piano Concerto in F major | Emanuel Ax, Franz Liszt Chamber Orch | Sony 89853 | iTunes Link |
| Schmitt, F. | Piano Quintet, Op. 51: Finale | Solisten-Ensemble Berlin | Naxos 8.570489 | iTunes Link |
| Sarasate, P.d. | Venetian Barcarolle | Tianwa Yang, Navarra Sym, Martinez | Naxos 8.572275 | iTunes Link |