Last updated: 9/15/98

* Indicates National Program with the national series number in parantheses

SEPTEMBER 6, 1998
An SPCO Season Preview
Comments from music director Hugh Wolff, excerpts of SPCO compact discs, recordings of some of the visiting artists who will be part of the coming season, plus "in concert" chamber music by orchestra members.

SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
Encore- Nadja and Sharon *(11)
(recorded 4/20/96)
HAYDN: Symphony No. 92 in G ("Oxford")
RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra
BARBER: Adagio for Strings
BARBER: Violin Concerto, Op. 14
-Hugh Wolff, cond; Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, vn; Sharon Isbin, g

SEPTEMBER 20, 1998
Encore - Baroque Voices*(13)
(recorded 5/9/96)
HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 3, no. 6
BACH: Cantata No. 82 ("Ichhabe genug")
BACH: Cantata No. 203 ("Amore traditore")
HANDEL: 2 Coronation Anthems (No. 1, "Zadok, the Priest"; No. 4, "My heart is `inditing")
-Christopher Hogwood, cond; Sanford Sylvan, baritone

SEPTEMBER 27, 1998
Encore-(Masterworks I) The Four Seasons* (14)
(recorded 9/7/96)
KERNIS: Too Hot Toccata
COPLAND: Dance Panels
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons (Violin Concertos, Op. 8, nos. 1-4)
-Hugh Wolff, cond; Gil Shaham, vn

OCTOBER 4, 1998
(Baroque I) Hahn Plays Mozart
(recorded 9/12/98)
RESPIGHI: Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3
HAYDN: Symphony No. 72 in D
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 ("Turkish")
MOZART: Symphony No. 32 in G, K. 318 ("Overture in Italian Style")
-Hugh Wolff, cond; Hilary Hahn, vn

OCTOBER 11, 1998
(Ensemble Series) Potpourri I
BACH: Flute Sonata in b, S. 1030
-Julia Bogorad, f; Layton James, hc (r. 3/22/98)
KERNIS: Still Movement with Hymn
-Leslie Shank, vn; Evelina Chao, vla; Joshua Koestenbaum, vcl; Lydia Artymiw, p (r. 3/22/98)
PÄRT: Fratres
-Romuald Tecco, vn; Hugh Wolff, p (r. 1/18/98)
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in f, Op. 95 ("Serioso")
-Michal Sobieski, Elsa Nielsen, vn; Tamas Strasser, vla; James Jacobson, vcl (r. 3/22/98)

OCTOBER 18, 1998
(Masterworks I)World Premiere * (1)
(recorded 9/20/98)
MICHAEL TORKE: Lucent Variations (world premiere, commissioned by the SPCO)
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 25
FRANCK: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
RAVEL: Mother Goose Ballet Music
-Hugh Wolff, cond; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p

OCTOBER 25, 1998
(Masterworks II) Masterworks and Discoveries
(recorded 2/26/98)
PLEYEL: Symphony in G, Op. 68
WEBER: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 32
MICHAEL HAYDN: Symphony in E-flat
MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, ("Jupiter")
-Matthias Bamert, cond; Nikolai Demidenko, p

NOVEMBER 1, 1998
Encore-(Masterworks III) Faure by McFerrin* (17)
(recorded 9/28/96)
MOZART: Cassation in G, K. 63 (selections)
MOZART: Motet, Exsultate jubilate, K. 165
FAURÉ: Requiem, Op. 48
-Bobby McFerrin, cond; Barbara Bonney, s; Eugene Perry, baritone; Minnesota Chorale

NOVEMBER 8, 1998

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NOVEMBER 15, 1998
(Baroque II) Four Horns
(recorded 10/17/98)
HAYDN: Symphony No. 74 in E-flat
HANDEL: Suite in F for Four Horns and Strings
TELEMANN: Concerto in F for Four Horns
HANDEL: Water Music Suite No. 1 in F
-Alan Gilbert, cond; American Horn Quartet

NOVEMBER 22, 1998
(Masterworks IV) The Virtuoso Trumpet* (2)
(recorded 10/25/98)
STRAVINSKY: Concerto in D for Strings
DANIEL BÖRTZ: Trumpet Concerto, Songs and Dances (1995)
LEOPOLD MOZART: Trumpet Concerto in D
BIZET: Symphony No. 1 in C
-Dmitry Sitkovetsky, cond; Håkan Hardenberger, t

NOVEMBER 29, 1998
(Masterworks V) A Study in Contrasts* (3)
(recorded 10/31/98)
IVES: Three Places in New England
MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622
ADAMS: The Wound-Dresser
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93
-Hugh Wolff, cond; Sabine Meyer, cl; Stephen Salters, baritone

DECEMBER 6, 1998
(Baroque III) Eighteenth Century Gems
(recorded 11/21/98)
HAYDN: Symphony No. 78 in c
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218
VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in g, RV. 334
MOZART: Symphony No. 34 in C, K. 338
-Hugh Wolff, cond; Steven Copes, vn

DECEMBER 13, 1998
(Masterworks VI) Laredo and Robinson* (4)
(recorded 11/28/98)
RAVEL: Pavane for a Dead Princess
ROREM: Concerto for Violin and Cello(1998)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 107, ("Reformation")
-Hugh Wolff, cond; Jaime Laredo, vn; Sharon Robinson, vcl; Steven Copes, vln; Lawrence Neuman, vla

DECEMBER 20, 1998
(Masterworks VII) Chanticleer Sings Vivaldi
(recorded 12/5/98)
HAYDN: Symphony No. 69 in C ("Laudon")
VIVALDI: Magnificat, RV. 610
PATTERSON: Roald Dahl's Little Red Riding Hood
Selected a cappella works
RUTTER: The Twelve Days of Christmas
-Max Pommer, cond; Chanticleer

DECEMBER 27, 1998
(Baroque IV) Handel's Messiah
(recorded 12/18/98)
HANDEL: Messiah
-Paul Goodwin, cond; Ellen Hargis, s; Derek Lee Ragin, ct; Rufus Müller, t; George Mosley, b; Minnesota Chorale

JANUARY 3, 1999
Encore - (Baroque II) Mozart's Forte* (19)
(recorded 10/12/96)
HAYDN: Symphony No. 89 in F (movements 1-3)
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C, D. 415
MOZART: Fantasy in c for Solo Piano, K. 396
MOZART: Rondo in A for Piano and Orchestra, K. 386
HAYDN: Symphony No. 89 in F (Finale)
-Christopher Hogwood, cond; Alexei Lubimov, fp

JANUARY 3, 1999
Encore - (Masterworks V) A Festival of Brahms* (20)
(recorded 10/19/96)
BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances (selected)
BRAHMS: Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52
BRAHMS: Nänie, Op. 82
BRAHMS: Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16
-Hugh Wolff, cond; The Dale Warland Singers

JANUARY 17, 1999
(Masterworks III) Ohlsson and Lockhart
(recorded 10/3/98)
HAYDN: Symphony No. 65 in A
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 19
AUGUSTA READ THOMAS: "Passions"
COPLAND: Music for the Theatre
-Keith Lockhart, cond; Garrick Ohlsson, p

JANUARY 24, 1999
Encore - (Masterworks IX) Rhapsody in Blue* (22)
(recorded 12/7/96)
CHARLES IVES: Symphony No. 3 ("The Camp Meeting")
ANDRE JOLIVET: Bassoon Concerto (1949)
COPLAND: 3 Latin American Sketches
DARIUS MILHAUD: La Création du Monde, Op. 81
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
-David Loebel, cond; Christopher O'Riley, p

JANUARY 31, 1999
(Masterworks VIII) Classical Music, Italian Style* (6)
(recorded 1/10/99)
SCHOENBERG: Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D, K. 537, ("Coronation")
HAYDN: Symphony No. 93 in D
-Roberto Abbado, cond; Gianluca Cascioli, p

FEBRUARY 7, 1999
"Hugh and Yo-Yo"
(recorded 1-11-97)
LEON KIRCHNER Toccata
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 107
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 2 in B-flat, D. 125
Hugh Wolff, conductor; Yo-Yo Ma, cello

FEBRUARY 14, 1999
(Masterworks X) Love, the Magician* (8)
(recorded 1/23/99)
ARGENTO: Casa Guidi
BERNSTEIN: Serenade (after Plato's Symposium)
FALLA: El Amor Brujo (ìLove, the Magicianî)
-Hugh Wolff, cond; Cho-Liang Lin, vn; Paula Rasmussen, ms

FEBRUARY 21, 1999
The SPCO in Hong Kong
(recorded 1/30/99)
WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll
MOZART: Concerto in A for Clarinet, K. 622
BRIGHT SHENG: Postcards
DE FALLA: El amor brujo (Love, the Magician)
- Hugh Wolff, cond; Sabine Meyer, clarinet p

FEBRUARY 28, 1999

Pledge Drive

MARCH 7, 1999
(Masterworks XI) Mozart Requiem* (10)
(recorded 2/14/99)
MOZART: The Magic Flute Overture, K. 620
HAYDN: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat
MOZART: Requiem in d, K. 626
-Bobby McFerrin, cond; Dominique Labelle, s; Marietta Simpson, ms; Tenor TBA; Nathan Berg, bass-baritone; Dale Warland Singers; Gary Bordner, tpt

MARCH 14, 1999
(Baroque V) Petri Plays Vivaldi
(recorded 2/20/99)
MOZART: Eine kleine Nachtmusik Serenade in G, K. 525
TELEMANN: Concerto in e for Recorder and Flute
VIVALDI: Recorder Concerto (tba)
MOZART: Divertimento No. 17 in D, K. 334
-Bruno Weil, cond; Michala Petri, r; Julia Bogorad, fl

MARCH 21, 1999
Encore - (Baroque V) Virtuosic Strings
(recorded 2/22/97)
MOZART: Divertimento in B-flat, K. 137
BACH (trans. Sitkovetsky): Goldberg Variations, S. 988 -Dmitry Sitkovetsky, conductor and violin

MARCH 28, 1999
(Masterworks XII) Kahane Plays Beethoven* (12)
(recorded 2/27/99)
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73, ("Emperor")
MILHAUD: La Création du monde, Op. 81
BARTÓK: Divertimento for Strings
-Ivan Fischer, cond; Jeffrey Kahane, p

APRIL 4, 1999
A Chanticleer Encore
(recorded 3/15/97)
VIVALDI: Credo in e, RV. 591 VIVALDI: Concerto in C for Strings, RV. 114
PALESTRINA: Motet, O Bone Jesu
LASSO: Motet, Surge, propera amica mea
PALESTRINA: Motet, Gaude, Barbara
VIVALDI: Concerto in g for Strings, RV. 157
GABRIELI: Magnificat
TITOV: "The Angel Cried Out"
VIVALDI: 3 Vespers Psalms
—Christopher Hogwood, cond; Chanticleer Vocal Ensemble

APRIL 11, 1999
Encore-(Masterworks XI) Nadja and Sharon* (15)
(recorded 2/8/97)
SCHUBERT: Overture in C (ìIn Italian Styleî), D. 591
KERNIS: Concerto for Violin and Guitar (premiere)
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 11
-Hugh Wolff, cond; Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, vn; Sharon Isbin, g

APRIL 18, 1999
Potpourri II
(recorded 11/29/98 and 11/30/97) DEBUSSY: Premiere rapsodie --Timothy Paradise, cl; Jon Jensen, p
MICHAEL COLGRASS: Variations for 4 Drums and Viola --Tamas Strasser, vla; Earl Yowell, percussion
BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 3 in d, Op. 108 --Michal Sobieski, vn; Layton James, p
KARL KOHN: More Reflections for Clarinet & Piano --Timothy Paradise, cl; Karl Kohn, p
MOZART: Quintet in E-flat for Piano and Winds, K. 452 --Kathryn Greenbank, ob; Timothy Paradise, cl; Charles Ullery, bn; Paul Straka, fh; Karl Kohn, p

APRIL 25, 1999
(Baroque VI) Chee-Yun Plays Bach* (16)
(recorded 3/27/99)
RAMEAU: Les indes galantes (Suite No. 1)
BACH: Violin Concerto in d, BWV 1052
SARASATE: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
HOFMANN: Sinfonia in B-flat
HAYDN: Symphony No. 101 in D, (ìClock")
-George Pehlivanian, cond; Chee-Yun, p

MAY 2, 1999
(Masterworks XIII) Bach B Minor Mass* (18)
(recorded 4/3/99)
BACH: Mass in b, BWV 232
-Hugh Wolff, cond; Janice Chandler, Theresa Santiago, s; Margaret Lattimore, ms; John Aler, t; Richard Zeller, baritone; Minnesota Chorale

MAY 9, 1999
(Ensemble Series) Potpourri III
JANACEK: Mladi (Youth) - Sextet for Winds --Julia Bogorad, f; Kathryn Greenbank, ob; Timothy Paradise, Marlene Pauley, cl; Charles Ullery, bn; Paul Straka, fh (r.11/29/98)
PIAZZOLLA: 3 Pieces for Violin and Guitar --Leslie Shank, vn; Joe Hagedorn, g (r.2/28/99)
MOZART: Clarinet Trio in E-flat, K. 498 --Marlene Pauley, cl; Alice Preves, vla; Layton James, p (r.2/8/99)
LISZT: (arr. ADAMS): The Black Gondola --SPCO Members/Hugh Wolff, conductor (r.1/17/99)
BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in f, Op. 34 --Lydia Artymiw, p; Elsa Nilsson, Frieda Fan, vn; Evelina Chao, vla, Peter Howard, vcl (r.2/28/99)


MAY 16, 1999
(Baroque VII) Bobby Conducts Beethoven
(recorded 4/24/99)
PROKOFIEV Symphony #1 in D, Op. 25, Classical
A set featuring Bobby McFerrin as vocalist
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36
—Bobby McFerrin, conductor/vocalist

MAY 23, 1999
(Masterworks XIV) Percussion Phenomenon* (21)
(recorded 5/2/99)
STRAVINSKY Concerto in E-flat for Chamber Orchestra, Dumbarton Oaks
PANUFNIK Concertino for Timpani, Percussion & Strings
KREISLER Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani for Vibraphone and Strings
MOZART: Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504, ("Prague")
—Libor Pesek, cond; Evelyn Glennie, per

MAY 30, 1999
Encore - (Masterworks XIII) Dvorák and Mozart
(recorded 3/22/97)
DVORÁK (arr. Davies): Five Bagatelles, Op. 47
GYÖRGY LIGETI: Piano Concerto (1985)
MOZART: Rondo in D, K. 382
MOZART: Symphony in D, K. 250 (from Haffner Serenade)
-Dennis Russell Davies, cond; Ursula Oppens, p

JUNE 6, 1999
(Masterworks XV) Classical and Romantic* (23)
(recorded 5/8/99)
SCHUMANN/STOKES: Prophet Bird
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in c, Op. 37
GRIEG: 3 Lyric Pieces (piano solo)
GADE: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 20
-Christopher Hogwood, cond; Peter Jablonski, p

JUNE 13, 1999
Hahn Plays Mozart
(recorded 9/12/99)
RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3
HAYDN Symphony No. 72 in D
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 (Turkish)
MOZART Symphony No. 32 in G, K. 318 (Overture in Italian Style)
- Hugh Wolff, conductor; Hilary Hahn, violin

JUNE 20, 1999 (Baroque VIII) Venetian Violin* (26)
(recorded 6/5/99)
HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6, no. 11
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in d
VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in B-flat, RV. 583
HAYDN: Symphony No. 49 in f, ("La Passione")
-Thomas Zehetmair, conductor and violin

JUNE 27, 1999
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