Midday Music Playlist for 07/25/2011

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
Goldmark, C. Rustic Wedding Symphony Festiva Phil, Schaller Profil 10048
Joachim, J. Romance in C major Gudrun Schaumann, Christoph Hammer Capriccio 5040
Telemann, G.Ph. Suite in D major for trumpets, timpani, strings and continuo Academy for Ancient Music Berlin Harmonia Mundi 901744
Tchaikovsky, P. Sleeping Beauty, Suite (arr. Siloti) Bolshoi Sym, Lazarev Erato 2292-45963
Lennon & McCartney / Cohen Martha My Dear Quartet San Francisco ViolinJazz EP
Haydn, F.J. Piano Concerto in F major Emanuel Ax, Franz Liszt Chamber Orch Sony 89853
Schmitt, F. Piano Quintet, Op. 51: Finale Solisten-Ensemble Berlin Naxos 8.570489
Sarasate, P.d. Venetian Barcarolle Tianwa Yang, Navarra Sym, Martinez Naxos 8.572275