A Midsummer NIght’s Dream, Mozart Strings and Chabrier Horn Larghetto & Strauss' Ein Heldenleben

September 10, 2016:  This week’s Intermountain Classics a collection of some of my personal favorites.  We will hear both symphonic and chamber music, starting with the Suite from the Midsummer Night’s Dream by Felix Mendelssohn and Richard Strauss’ epic tone poem “Ein Heldenleben” or “ A Hero’s Life”.  Also featured is a symphony and some chamber music by Mozart and the beautiful Larghetto for Horn and Orchestra by the French composer Emmanuel Chabrier.

Hour 1:

Intro:  Holiday Song [1.09]

Mendelssohn-Suite from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London/Paul Freeman)  [10.16]

Mozart-String Quintet in C major, K. 515 (Budapest String Quartet with Walter Trampler, viola)  [32.19]

Chabrier-Larghetto for Horn and Orchestra (National Orchestra of L’Opera de Monte Carlo/Massimo Freccia, and Daniel Borgue, horn)  [9.15]

Hour 2:

Mozart-Symphony No. 24 in B-flat major K. 182 (Prague Chamber Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras)  [8.50]

Richard Strauss-Ein Heldenleben Opus 40 (Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan)  [45.35]