Welcome to Week 55 of The Works! Start with this week's podcast episode.
Bonus playlists mentioned in the podcast: Hip-hop 1979-1992; Hip-hop 1993-2000
The pieces for this week are listed below, along with links to scores, song texts and translations. Here is the Spotify playlist for Week 55.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 18 - score
recommended recordings: Goode with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; Andsnes with Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 1 - score
Leonore Overture No. 2 - score
Leonore Overture No. 3 - score
Fidelio Overture - score (this is the page for the whole opera)
recommended recordings: Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan; Cleveland Orchestra/Szell; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur
Franz Peter Schubert
Selected Lieder:
Der Wanderer, D. 489 - score - text and translation
Ganymed, D. 544 - score - text and translation
An die Musik, D. 547 - score - text and translation
Auf der Donau, D. 553 - score - text and translation
Liebhaber in allen Gestalten, D. 558 - score - text and translation
Der Strom, D. 565 - score - text and translation
Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D. 583 - score - text and translation
Blondel zu Marien, D. 626 - score - text and translation
Der Wanderer, D. 649 - score - text and translation
Abendbilder, D. 650 - score - text and translation
Nachtstuck, D. 672 - score - text and translation
Fruhlingsglaube, D. 686 - score - text and translation
Die Vogel, D. 691 - score - text and translation
Des Frauleins Liebeslauschen, D. 698 - score - text and translation
Im Walde, D. 708 - score - text and translation
Lob der Tranen, D. 711 - score - text and translation
Versunken, D. 715 - score - text and translation
Geheimes, D. 719 - score - text and translation
(various recordings are recommended)
Hans Werner Henze
Symphony No. 7
recommended recordings: City of Birmingham Symphony/Rattle
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five (or Hot Seven)
Selected 78 rpm singles from 1926-27