Episode #66: Balkan Bachelors and Rachmaninov’s Third

Uploaded: May 28, 2022

Jules Massenet: Suite No. 4 for orchestra, "Scènes pittoresques"

I.  Marche

II.  Air de ballet

III.  Angelus

IV.  Fête bohème

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Louis Frémaux, conductor

KLAVIER KCD-11007

Village Music of Yugoslavia. Songs & Dances from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia & Macedonia

Tkanje (Weaving) (singers from the village of Debeljaci, Bosnia)

Oj meni, meni, meni (Oh my, my, my) (singers and tamburica band from the villages of Prkovici and Šiškovici, Croatia)

Kad su stari svinje žirovali (When they fed the old pigs acorns) (male singers from the village of Prkovici, Croatia)

Sinoć mi je lane moje dolazio Mile (Mile came to me last night) (Anka Došen, lead singer, with singers and tamburica band from the village of Bizovac, Croatia)

Hajd na levo (Let’s go to the left) singers and tamburica band from the villages of Prkovici and Šiškovici, Croatia)

Pjevati ću neću stat u muku (I will sing and not think of troubles) (Marija Djurović, singer, village of Babino Polje, Croatia)

Tarabana/Geganje (idiomatic title) (singers, and Ivica Kurtovič, šargija, from the village of Debeljaci, Bosnia)

Bécarac (Bachelor’s song) (Ivica Došen, lead singer, with singers and tamburica band from the village of Bizovac, Croatia)

Poskočica (a Kolo, or Lindjo, dance) (Vicko Lazo, caller; Franjo Klobasa, lijera; village of Bizovac, Croatia)

Gojila se gizdava mladica (I loved a lass for a short time) (Marija Marković, singer, village of Babino Polje, Croatia)

Otrgnem rožicu ruman Cvet – Potancu (I pick a rose, a red flower, followed by a dance) (Josip Cubranović & Ivan Dijanić, singers & sopele, from the village of Vrbnik, Croatia)

Gigetanje (a responsory song style given the name Gigetanje when one syllable of the song is repeated often (gi, ge)) (singers from the village of Debeljaci, Bosnia)

Pevano kolo (a Slovenian dance) (Anka & Ivica Došen, lead singers, with singers and tamburica band from the village of Bizovac, Croatia)

Lijepa ti je od jabuke voćka (The apple from the tree is beautiful) (Marija Djurović, singer, village of Babino Polje, Croatia)

Gaida Avasi (instrumental) (Ilija Gulev, djura; Georgi Šarlandjiev, zurla; Todor Goshev, tupan; village of Geveglia, North Macedonia)

NONESUCH EXPLORER SERIES 7559-72042-2

Charles Ives: Piano Trio (1911)

I.  Andante

II.  Presto TSIAJ

III.  Moderato con moto

Pacific Art Trio:

Israel Baker, violin

Edgar Lustgarten, ‘cello

Alice Shapiro, piano

DELOS D/CD 1009

Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30

I.  Allegro ma non troppo

II.  Intermezzo (Allegro)

III.  Finale (All breve)

Abbey Simon, piano

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Leonard Slatkin, conductor

MMG VOX PRIMA MWCD 7130

Link to Talking Albums podcast featuring Rob Preuss, interviewed by John McDonald:

https://open.spotify.com/show/6a3DMBNX8v1kl4GbyeSOfv?si=1b7e5314affe4ef7