Opera Without Song
With Ross Hayes

Verdi, G. Ballet music from opera, Jerusalem (1847).    BBC PO/Edward Downes.
Chandos CHAN 9594 [22:45]

Gluck, C. Dance of the blessed spirits, from Orpheus and Eurydice (1762).    Australian Brandenburg O/Paul Dyer.
ABC 434 720-2 [06:38]

Pasculli, A. Concerto on themes from Donizetti’s La favorita.    John Anderson, ob; Gordon Back, pf.
ASV WHL 2100 [12:19]

Wagner, R. Overture to Act I of The mastersingers of Nuremberg (1866-67).    Munich PO/Hans Knappertsbusch.
DG 479 1148 [10:55]

14:00 ENGAGING VARIATIONS
Prepared by Robert Miller
With Stephen Gard

Gottschalk, L. Concert variations on a Portuguese hymn of King Louis I (1869; reconstr. Gurt, Rosenberg).    Michael Gurt, pf; Hot Springs Festival SO/Richard Rosenberg.
Naxos 8.559320 [12:32]

Arban, J-B. Variations on The Carnival of Venice (arr. Hunsberger).    Wynton Marsalis, cornet; Eastman Wind Ensemble/Donald Hunsberger.
CBS MK 42137 [07:32]

Giuliani, M. Variations on a march by Cherubini, op 110.    Ricardo Gallén, gui.
Naxos 8.555284 [11:55]

Giuliani, M. Variations, op 84.    Mikael Helasvuo, fl; Jukka Savijoki, gui.
BIS CD-412 [08:53]

Stravinsky, I. Chorale variations on Bach's Von Himmel hoch da komm' ich her (1955-56).    Toronto Festival Singers; CBC SO/Igor Stravinsky.
Sony SM3K 46 291-302 [10:44]

Spohr, L. Variations on Je suis encore dans mon printemps, op 36 (1807).    Norah Koch, hp.
Berlin 0012902BC [06:56]

Schumann, C. Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann, op 20 (1853).    Yoshiko Iwai, pf.
Naxos 8.553501 [11:16]

Brahms, J. Variations on a theme by J. Haydn, op 56a, St Antoni chorale (1873).    Scottish CO/Charles Mackerras.
Telarc CD-80450 [17:07]

Beethoven, L. Ten variations in G on Müller’s Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu, op 121a (c1803/16).    Pinchas Zukerman, vn; Jacqueline du Pré, vc; Daniel Barenboim, pf.
EMI CMS 7 63124 2 [19:05]