SEPTMBER 5, 1999
Program 1: An SPCO Season Preview
Michael Barone talks with SPCO music director Hugh Wolff about coming performances, with musical excerpts from SPCO compact discs and recordings of some of the visiting artists who will be part of the new season which begins this coming weekend.

SEPTMBER 12, 1999
Program 2 - German Masterworks (Encore)
(recorded 4/26/97)
WEBER: Symphony No. 2 in C
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 25
SCHUBERT: Impromptus (piano solos)
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 in b, D. 759
--Christopher Hogwood, conductor; Jon Kimura Parker, piano

SEPTMBER 19, 1999
Program 3 - Romantic Violin (Encore)
(recorded 5/3/97)
MEL POWELL: Settings for Small Orchestra (1992)
VIEUXTEMPS: Concerto No. 5 in a for Violin, Op. 37
RAVEL: Tzigane
BRAHMS: Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11
--Hugh Wolff, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin

SEPTMBER 26, 1999
Program 4 - Bobby's Baroque Friends (Encore)
(recorded 5/24/97)
FIALA: Concerto for Two Horns in E-flat
BACH: Concerto for Two Violins in d, BWV 1043
BACH: Allegro from the Violin Concerto in a, BWV 1041
ALBINONI: Concerto for Two Oboes in C, Op. 9, No. 9
BACH: Suite No. 2 in b, BWV 1067
--Bobby McFerrin, conductor; Julia Bogorad, flute; Herbert Winslow, Paul Straka, horn; Romuald Tecco, Thomas Kornacker, violin; Kathryn Greenbank, Thomas Temple, oboe

OCTOBER 3, 1999
Program 5 - Mozart & Haydn (Encore)
(recorded 9/13/97)
BOLCOM: Commedia
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat, K. 291 (Jeunehomme)
HAYDN: Symphony No. 104 in D (London)
--Hugh Wolff, conductor; Richard Goode, piano

OCTOBER 10, 1999
Program 6 - A French Touch
(recorded 9/12/99)
RAMEAU: Suite from Les Boréades
MOZART: Concerto No. 20 in D minor for Piano, K. 466
STRAUSS: Suite from Le Bourgois Gentilhomme
--Hugh Wolff, conductor; Emanuel Ax, piano

OCTOBER 17, 1999
Program 7 - Four Seasons
(recorded 9/17/99)
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048
HUMMEL: Partita in E-flat for Wind Octet, S. 48
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons, RV 269, RV 315, RV 293, RV 297
--Steven Copes, violin and director

OCTOBER 24, 1999
Program 8 - The Young Virtuoso
(recorded 9/26/99)
BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont, Op. 84
MEYER: Violin Concerto [World Premiere]
MOZART: Serenade No. 10 in B-flat, K. 361 (370a), Gran Partita
--Hugh Wolff, conductor; Hilary Hahn, violin

OCTOBER 31, 1999
Program 9 - Barber & Brotherhood
(recorded 5/25/99 and 9/27/99*)
ERKKI-SVEN TÜÜR: Insula deserta
*BARBER: Concerto for Violin, Op. 14
PÄRT: Fratres
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 4 in c, D. 417, ("Tragic")
--Hilary Hahn, violin*; Hugh Wolff* and Paavo Järvi, conductor

NOVEMBER 7, 1999
Program 10 - Hugh and Yo-Yo
(recorded 5/25/99)
RAVEL: Le Tombeau de Couperin
BOCCHERINI: Cello Concerto in G
--Bobby McFerrin, conductor; Yo-Yo Ma, cello

NOVEMBER 14, 1999
Program 11 - Beethoven's Eroica (Encore)
(recorded 10/31/97)
DAVID SCHIFF: Stomp
RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 55 (Eroica)
--Hugh Wolff, conductor; Miheala Ursuleasa, piano

NOVEMBER 21, 1999
Program 12 - Lyric and Light-Hearted
(recorded 10/2/99 and 3/28/99*)
ROSSINI: Overture to Il signor Bruschino
CHOPIN: Variations on L ci darem la mano
*HAYDN: Flute Trio in D (1790) --Julia Bogorad, flute; Sarah Lewis, cello; Lydia Artymiw, piano
*RUSSELL PLATT: Quintet for Bassoon and Strings, Op. 14 (1997) --Charles Ullery, bassoon; Elas Nilsson, Leslie Shank, violin; Alice Preves, viola; Sarah Lewis, cello
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY: Le tombeau de Liberace
--Hugh Wolff, conductor; Christopher O'Riley, piano

NOVEMBER 28, 1999
Program 13 - Touring the British Isles (Encore)
(recorded 11/21/97)
ELGAR: Introduction & Allegro, Op. 47
SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES (arr): Renaissance Scottish Dances
HOLST: St. Paul's Suite, Op. 29, no. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending
HOLST: A Fugal Concerto, Op. 40, no. 2
DAVIES: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise
--Christopher Hogwood, conductor; Romuald Tecco, violin; Julia Bogorad, flute; Kathryn Greenbank, oboe

DECEMBER 5, 1999
Program 14 - The Virtuoso Trombone
(recorded 10/9/99)
STRAVINSKY: Apollon Musagète
MICHAEL HAYDN: Concerto for Trombone
JAN SANDSTROM: Cantos de la mancha
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25, Classical
--Anne Manson, conductor; Christian Lindberg, trombone

DECEMBER 12, 1999
Program 15 - Mozart & Martin
(recorded 10/16/99
MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
FRANK MARTIN: Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke
--Robert Spano, conductor; Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano

DECEMBER 19, 1999
Program 16 - The Trumpet Shall Sound
(recorded 10/23/99)
JOHANN BERNHARD BACH: Suite No. 1 in G Minor
J. S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047
VIVALDI: Concerto in C for Two Trumpets, RV 537
Solo trumpet piece TBA
TELEMANN: Suite in C for Orchestra, Hamburg Ebb and Flow
--Christopher Hogwood, conductor; Gary Bordner, trumpet; Kathryn Greenbank, oboe; Allen Vizzutti, trumpet; Recorder TBA; Leslie Shank, violin

DECEMBER 26, 1999
Program 17 - Holiday Special: Messiah 1999
(recorded 12/18/99)
HANDEL: Messiah (oratorio)
--Paul Hillier, conductor; Ann Monoyios, soprano; Steven Rickards, countertenor; Alan Bennett, tenor; Kyle Ketelson, bass; Dale Warland Singers

JANUARY 2, 2000
Program 18 - Guitar Duo (Encore)
( recorded 12/5/97)
WOLF: Italian Serenade
GLASS: Facades
ADAMS: Gnarly Buttons
RODRIGO: Concierto Madrigal for 2 Guitars
SERGIO ASSAD: Fantasia Carioca for Guitars and Orchestra
-John Adams, guest conductor; Sergio & Odair Assad, guitar; Timothy Paradise, clarinet (Adams); Sabina Thatcher, viola (Wolf)

JANUARY 9, 2000
Program 19 - Handel's Water Music (Encore)
(recorded 12/12/97)
HANDEL: Berenice Overture
VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in G, R. 310
VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in a, R. 356
VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in D, R. 230
VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in E, R. 265
BACH: Chaconne in D minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1004
HANDEL: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D
-Bobby McFerrin, conductor & voice; James Ehnes, violin

JANUARY 16, 2000
Program 20 - Shaham Plays Beethoven
(recorded 10/30/99)
BEETHOVEN: The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43
NATHAN CURRIER: Chants and Dances
DANIEL GODFREY: New Work (tba, world premiere)
BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61
-Gil Shaham, violin; Hugh Wolff, conductor

JANUARY 23, 2000
Program 21 - Fireworks Feast
(recorded 11/20/99)
HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in C (Alexander's Feast)
BACH: Wedding Cantata (No. 202), Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten
HANDEL: Selected arias, fr Alexander's Feast
HANDEL: Music for the Royal Fireworks
-Dominique Labelle, soprano; Nicholas McGegan, conductor

JANUARY 30, 2000
Program 22 - Bass Instincts
(recorded 11/27/99 and 10/24/99*)
EDGAR MEYER: Double Bass Concerto in D
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI: Grand Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass
-Jane Glover, conductor; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Steven Copes, violin
*AMY BEACH: Piano Quintet in f, Op. 67
-Lydia Artymiw, piano; Steven Copes, Frieda Fan, violin; Evelina Chao, viola; Sarah Lewis, cello

FEBRUARY 6, 2000
Program 23 - Greenbank in the Spotlight
(recorded 12/4/99)
HENZE: Symphony No. 1
STRAUSS: Oboe Concerto in D for Oboe
MOZART: Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425, Linz
-Andreas Delfs, conductor; Kathryn Greenbank, oboe

FEBRUARY 13, 2000
Program 24 - Virtuosic Galway
(recorded 10/25/97)
ROSSINI: The Italian Girl in Algiers Overture
CIMAROSA: Concerto in G for 2 Flutes
MERCADANTE: Flute Concerto in e (Galway)
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 (Italian)
-James Galway, conductor and flute; Julia Bogorad, flute

FEBRUARY 20, 2000
Program 25 - Beethoven Firsts
BEETHOVEN:Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY: new work (world premiere)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21
-Hugh Wolff, conductor; André Watts, piano

FEBRUARY 27, 2000
Program 26 - Ax Plays Chopin (Encore)
(recorded 1/24/98)
BRIGHT SHENG: Postcards
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in e, Op. 11
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in a, Op. 56 (Scottish)
-Hugh Wolff, conductor; Emanuel Ax, piano

MARCH 5, 2000
Program 27 - Classical Clarinet
(broadcast 3/5/2000; recorded 1/15/2000)
J. S. BACH (orchestrated by H. Wolff): Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV 874
WEBER: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 74
HAYDN:Symphony No. 46 in B
ROSSINI: Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet
MENDELSSOHN: Nocturne & Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61
-Hugh Wolff, conductor; Eric Hoeprich, clarinet

MARCH 12, 2000
Program 28 - Two Brandenburgs
(recorded 1/29/2000)
J. S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat, BWV 1051
VIVALDI: Concerto Grosso in d, RV 565 (from L'Estro Armonico)
GIUSEPPE TARTINI: Sinfonia in D
J. S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046
-Max Pommer, conductor; Julia Bogorad, flute; Steven Copes, violin

MARCH 19, 2000
Program 29 - Bach's Art of Fugue (Encore)
(recorded 1/15/98)
BACH (arr. Malloch): The Art of Fuguing (beginning)
BACH: Violin Concerto in E, S. 1042
BACH: Concerto in C for Oboe & Violin, S. 1060
BACH (arr. Malloch): The Art of Fuguing (conclusion)
-Hugh Wolff, conductor; Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Kathryn Greenbank, oboe

MARCH 26, 2000
Program 30 - Song & Serenade
(recorded 2/13/2000)
GRIEG: Holberg Suite, Op. 40
GRIEG: Fra Monte Pincio (From Monte Pincio), Op. 39
SIBELIUS: Demanten på marssnön (The Diamond on the March Snow), Op. 36
GRIEG: En Svane (The Swan), Op. 25
WILHELM STENHAMMER: Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 4b
GRIEG: Våren (Last Spring), Op. 33
BACH: Wachet auf
DVORáK: Serenade in d for Winds in D, Op. 44
-Bobby McFerrin, conductor; Barbara Bonney, soprano

APRIL 2, 2000
Program 31 - Peter Serkin, Master Pianist
(recorded 2/19/2000)
WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll
ALEXANDER GOEHR: Concert Piece, Op. 26
J. S. BACH: Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in d, BWV 1052
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
-Joseph Swenson, conductor; Peter Serkin, piano

APRIL 9, 2000
Program No. 32 - Beethoven's Leonore (Encore)
(recorded 2/13/98)
BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138
SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54
BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72
BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a
-Hugh Wolff, conductor; Bruno Leonardo Gelber, piano

APRIL 16, 2000
Program 33 - Beethoven's Second (Encore)
(recorded 2/20/98)
BRITTEN: Suite on English Folk Tunes, Op. 90 (A time there was...)
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2 in g, Op. 63
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36
-Ivan Fischer, guest conductor; Leile Josefowicz, violin

APRIL 23, 2000
Program 34 - Magnificent Magnificats
(recorded 2/26/2000)
ARVO PÄRT: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
J. S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050
ARVO PÄRT: Magnificat
J. S. BACH: Magnificat, BWV 243
-Hugh Wolff, conductor; Dale Warland Singers; Maria Jette and Karen Clift, sopranos; Emily Lodine, mezzo-soprano; John Aler, tenor; Peter Halverson, bass; Steven Copes, violin; Julia Bogorad, flute; Layton James, harpsichord

APRIL 30, 2000
Program 35 - Eroica Trio
(recorded 3/26/2000)
COPLAND: Quiet City
SIBELIUS: Pelléas and Mélisande, Op. 46
BEETHOVEN: Triple Concerto in C, Op. 56,
-Osmo Vänskä, conductor; Eroica Trio; Thomas Temple, English horn; Gary Bordner, trumpet

MAY 7, 2000
Program 36 - Classics All
( recorded 4/1/2000)
MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro Overture, K. 492
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
BARTîK: Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
-Peter Oundjian, conductor; Louis Lortie, piano

MAY 14, 2000
Program 37 - McNair Sings (Encore)
(recorded 2/27/98)
HANDEL: Julius Caesar Overture; 2 Arias (Non desperar; Piangero la sorte mia)
HANDEL: Terpsichore Ballet Music
MOZART: Idomeneo Overture, Aria (Padre, germanio, addio!), and Ballet Music
-Christopher Hogwood, conductor; Sylvia McNair, soprano

MAY 21, 2000
Program 38 - Bach & Hadyn
(recorded 4/21/2000)
JOHANN HELMICH ROMAN: Drottningholmsmusiquen, (Royal Wedding Music)
HAYDN:Piano Concerto in F
HAYDN:: Piano Concerto in D
J. S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, S. 1049
-Nicholas McGegan, conductor; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano; Steven Copes, violin; Julia Bogorad, flute; Cynthia Stokes, flute

MAY 28, 2000
Program 40 - Dvorak and Mozart
(recorded 4/30/2000)
DVORAK (arr. Davies): Five Bagatelles, Op. 47
GYORGY LIGETI: Piano Concerto
MOZART: Rondo in D, K. 382
MOZART: Symphony in D, K. 250 (Haffner Serenade)
--Dennis Russell Davies, conductor; Ursula Oppens, piano

JUNE 4, 2000
Program 41 - Death and the Maiden (Encore)
(recorded 4/3/98)
JARON LANIER: Mirror/Storm
SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in g, Op. 22
SCHUBERT (arr. Andy Stein): Symphony in d (fr String Quartet No. 14, Death and the Maiden), D. 810
-Hugh Wolff, conductor; André Watts, piano

JUNE 11, 2000
Program 42 - Tetzlaff Plays Mendelssohn
(recorded 5/6/2000)
AARON JAY KERNIS: Overture in Feet and Meters
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in e, Op. 64
HAYDN: Symphony No. 97 in C
-Hugh Wolff, conductor; Christian Tetzlaff, violin

JUNE 18, 2000
Program 43 - Seven Last Words
(recorded 5/13/2000)
J. S. BACH: Cantata No. 82, Ich habe genug
HAYDN: Oratorio, The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross
-Daniel Harding, conductor; Ellen Hargis, soprano; Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano; Richard Clement, tenor; Nathan Berg, bass; Minnesota Chorale

JUNE 25, 2000
Program 44 - Ode to Joy
(recorded 5/27/2000)
BEETHOVEN: Namensfeier Overture, Op. 115
BEETHOVEN: Kyrie and Gloria from Mass in D (Missa Solemnis), Op. 123
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125 (Choral)
-Hugh Wolff, conductor; Dale Warland Singers; Camellia Johnson, soprano; Mezzo-soprano TBA; Christian Elsner, tenor; Chester Patton, bass

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