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One featured work each hour with Grieg, Berlioz, and Britten, and along the way, a suite from Tchaikovsky, a motet from the 15th century and Richard Davy, plus music from Faure and Ravel.
TTF Program 341 February 6, 2022
Hour One
Esenvalds: Stars (The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge; dir. Stephen Layton) 4:27
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite (Berlin Philharmonic, dir. Mstislav Rostropovich) 20:00
Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge (English String Orchestra, dir. William Boughton) 25:23
Esenvalds: Who can sail without the wind? (The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge with Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano; Hiroshi Amako, tenor, and Sally Pryce, harp; dir. Stephen Layton) 3:05
Hour Two
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (The Philadelphia Orchestra, dir. Riccardo Mutti) 54:40
Hour Three
Davy: Salve Regina (The Sixteen, dir Harry Christophers) 11:49
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, dir. Sir Neville Marriner) 17:00
Grieg: Holberg Suite (Oslo Camerata, dir. Stephan Barratt-Due) 18:35
Faure: Pavane (San Francisco Symphony, dir. Michael Tilson Thomas) 6:26
The Third Floor is a classical music program like no other, featuring a mix of choral, vocal, and instrumental music hand-picked by producer and host, Bill Cromwell. The Third Floor presents arias, motets, anthems, sonatas, concertos, suites, and symphonies for a rich listening experience. Bill Cromwellâs personal touch and infectious passion for classical music makes him an ideal listening companion for a unique classical music journey.