TDCM: Week of April 1st Rushmore of Composers: France 2

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: France 2

Vincent d'Indy, 1851-1931

Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937

Jules Massenet, 1882-1971

Charles-Valentin Alkan, 1813-1888

Music

d'Indy's Symphony on a French Mountain Air

Widor's Symphony No. 3

Massenet's Orchestral Suite No. 1

d'Indy's Symphony No. 1

Widor's Fantasy for Piano

Massenet's Piano Concerto

Alkan's Grande Sonate 'Les Quatre Ages'

d'Indy's Diptyque méditerranéen

Widor's Organ Symphony No. 5

Massenet's Scènes alsaciennes

Alkan's Concerto for Solo Piano

d'Indy's Médée, Suite d'orchestre d'après la tragédie de Catulle Mendès

Widor's Suite for Flute and Piano

Massenet's Le Cid

Alkan's Symphony for Solo Piano

TDCM: Week of March 25h Rushmore of Composers: Russia 2

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Russia 2

Alexander Borodin, 1833-1887

Sergei Prokofiev, 1891-1953

Igor Stravinsky, 1882-1971

Modest Mussorgsky, 1839-1881

Music

Borodin's Symphony No. 2 

Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5

Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring

Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain

Borodin's In the Central Steppes of Asia

Prokofiev's Symphony No. 7

TDCM: Week of March 18th Rushmore of Composers: Germany 2

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Germany 2

Richard Strauss, 1864-1949

Richard Wagner, 1813-1883

Robert Schumann, 1810-1856

Max Bruch, 1838-1920

Music

Strauss' Eine Alpensinfonie

Wagner's Der Ring des Nieblungen (arr. De Vlieger)

Schumann's Symphony No. 3

Bruch's Scottish Fantasy

Strauss' Tod und Verklärung

Wagner's Symphony in C Major

Schumann's Symphony No. 2

Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1

Strauss' Metamorphosen

Wagner's Siegfried Idyll

Schumann's Symphony No. 1

Bruch's Symphony No. 2

Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra

Wagner's Rienzi Ouverture

Schumann's Symphony No. 4

Bruch's Symphony No. 1

Strauss' Symphonia Domestica

Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

Schumann's Piano Concerto

Bruch's Serenade for Violin and Orchestra

TDCM: Week of February 26th Rushmore of Composers: Belgium

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Belgium

César Franck, 1822-1890

Joseph Jongen, 1873-1953

Orlando de Lassus, 1532-1594

Henri Veiuxtemps, 1820-1881

Music

Franck's Symphony in D Minor

Jongen's Symphonie Concertante

Orlando's Psalmi poenitentialis

Vieuxtemps' Violin Concerto No. 1

Franck's Piano Quintet in F Minor

Jongen's Rhapsodie

Orlando's Motets and Chansonse

 

Vieuxtemps' Violin Concerto No. 4

Franck's Violin Sonata

Jongen's Flute Sonata

Orlando's The Lamentations of Job

Vieutemps' Violin Concerto No. 2

Franck's Piano Concerto No. 2

Joseph Jongen's Piano Quartet

TDCM: Week of February 19th Rushmore of Composers: Switzerland

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Switzerland

Joachim Raff, 1822-1882

Ernest Bloch, 1880-1959

Arthur Honegger, 1892-1955

Frank Martin, 1890-1974

Music

Raff's Symphony No. 1

Bloch's Concerto Grosso No. 1

Honegger's Pacific 231

Martin's Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments

Raff's Symphony No. 2

Bloch's Symphony in C Sharp Minor

Honegger's Symphony No. 2

Martin's 8 Préludes pour le piano

Raff's Symphony No. 3

Bloch's Violin Concerto

Honegger's Symphony No. 5

Martin's Piano Quintet

Raff's Symphony No. 4

Bloch's Helvetia

Honegger's Symphony No. 3

Martin's Three Dances for Oboe, Harp, String Quintet & Orchestra

Raff's Symphony No. 5

Bloch's String Quartet No. 1

Honegger's Intrada

Martin's Petite Symphonie Concertante

Raff's Symphony No. 6

TDCM: Week of February 12th Rushmore of Composers: Proto-Italy

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Proto-Italy

Luigi Cherubini, 1760-1842

Muzio Clementi, 1752-1832

Niccolò Paganini, 1782-1840

Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741

Music

Cherubini's Symphony in D Major

Clementi's Piano Concerto in C Major

Paganini's Violin Concertos 1 & 2

Vivaldi's La Stravaganza

Cherubini's String Quartet No. 1

Clementi's Two Capriccios

Paganini's 24 Caprices

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons

Cherubini's String Quartet No. 3

Clementi's Symphony No. 4

Paganini's Sonatas

TDCM: Week of February 5th Rushmore of Composers: Ireland

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Ireland

Charles Villiers Stanford, 1852-1924

John Field, 1782-1837

Herbert Hamilton Harty, 1879-1941

Arnold Bax, 1883-1953

Music

Stanford's Irish Rhapsody No. 1

Field's Piano Concerto No. 2

Harty's An Irish Symphony

Bax's The Tale the Pine Trees Knew

Stanford's Piano Concerto No. 2

Field's Sonatas

Harty's With the Wild Geese

Bax's Tintagel

Stanford's Symphony No. 3

Field's Nocturnes

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Harty's A Comedy Overture

Bax's Symphony in F Major

Stanford's Irish Rhapsody No. 4

Field's Rondos

TDCM: Week of January 29th Rushmore of Composers: Scandinavia

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Scandinavia

Edvard Grieg, 1843-1907

Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957

Hugo Alfvén, 1872-1960

Niels Gade, 1817-1890

Music

Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor

Sibeilus' Symphony No. 2

Alfvén's Symphony No. 2

Gade's Symphony No. 1

Grieg's Holberg Suite

Sibelius' Symphony No. 5

Alfvén's Swedish Rhapsody No. 1

Gade's Piano Sonata in E Minor

Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite

Sibelius' Violin Concerto

Alfvén's Symphony No. 5

Gade's Echoes of Ossian

Grieg's Symphony in C Minor

Silbelius' Symphony No. 3

TDCM: Week of January 22nd Rushmore of Composers: Czechia & Slovakia

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Czechia & Slovakia

Antonin Dvořák, 1841-1904

Bedřich Smetana, 1824-1884

Leoš Janáček, 1854-1928

Bohuslav Martinů, 1890-1959

Music

Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 The New World

Smetana's Ma Vlast

Janáček's In the Mists

Martinů's Symphony No. 6

Dvořák's Serenade for Strings

Smetana's String Quartet No. 1

Janáček's On an Overgrown Path

Martinů's Oboe Concerto

Dvořák's Symphony No. 4

Smetana's Piano Trio in G Minor

Janáček's Sinfonietta

TDCM: Week of January 15th Rushmore of Composers: Hungary

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Hungary

Franz Liszt, 1811-1886

Ernst von Dohnányi, 1877-1960

Bela Bartok, 1881-1945

Zoltán Kodály, 1882-1967

Music

Liszt's Dante Symphony

Dohnányi's Piano Concerto No. 1

Bartok's Konzert für Orchester

Kodály's Háry-János-Suite

Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1

Dohnányi's Variations on a Nursery Tune

Bartok's Der wunderbare Mandarin

Kodály's Symphony in C Major

Liszt's Symphonic Poem No. 6

Dohnányi's Symphony No. 1 in D minor

TDCM: Week of December 11th Rushmore of Composers: Poland

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Poland

Frédéric Chopin, 1810-1849

Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1860-1941

Andrzej Panufnik, 1914-1991

Karol Szymanowski, 1882-1937

Music

Chopin's Nocturnes

Paderewski's Piano Concerto in A minor

Panufnik's Sinfona Sacra

Szymanowski's Song of the Night

Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1

Paderewski's Symphony in B Minor

Panufnik's Violin Concerto

Szymanowski's Mazurkas

Chopin's 24 Preludes

Paderewski's Piano Concerto

TDCM: Week of December 4th Rushmore of Composers: USA

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: USA

George Gershwin, 1898-1937

John Williams, b. 1932

Philip Glass, b. 1937

Howard Hanson, 1896-1981

Music

Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

Williams' Schindler's List OST

Glass' Metamorphosis

Hanson's Symphony No. 2

Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F

Williams' A New Hope OST

Glass' Glassworks

Hanson's Symphony No. 3

Gershwin's An American in Paris

Williams' Jurassic Park OST

Glass' Symphony No. 1

Hanson's Symphony No. 4

Gershwin's Songbook

Williams' Superman OST

Glass' Etudes, Book 1

Hanson's Symphony No. 4

Williams' Raiders of the Lost Ark OST

TDCM: Week of November 27th Rushmore of Composers: Spain

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Spain

Joaqin Rodrigo, 1901-1999

Manuel de Falla, 1876-1946

Roberto Gerhard, 1896-1970

Pablo de Sarasate, 1844-1908

Music

Rodrigo's Concierto Andaluz

de Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Gerhard's Concerto for Orchestra

Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen

Rodrigo's Fantasia para un gentilhombre

de Falla's The Three Cornered Hat

Gerhard's Homenaje a Pedrell

Sarasate's Eight Spanish Dances

Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez y Madrigal

de Falla's El Amor Brujo

Gerhard's Dances from Don Quixote

Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy

Rodrigo's Por los campos de España

de Falla's Der Dreispitz

Gerhard's Sinfonia No. 1

Sarasate's Spanish Dances

Rodrigo's Piano Concerto

de Falla's Piano Compositions

Gerhard's Collages

Sarasate's Caprice Basque

Rodrigo's Concierto heroico

de Falla's Fantasía bética

Gerhard's Epithalamion

TDCM: Week of November 13th Rushmore of Composers: Austria

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Austria

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791

Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911

Anton Bruckner, 1824-1896

Franz Schubert, 1797-1828

Music

Mozart's Symphony No. 41

Mahler's Symphony No. 2

Bruckner's Symphony No. 3

Schubert's Death and the Maiden arr. by Mahler

Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5

Mahler's Symphony No. 5

Bruckner's Symphony No. 4

Schubert's Symphony No. 7

Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4

Mahler's Symphony No. 4

Bruckner's Symphony No. 8

Schubert's Symphony No. 5

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24

Mahler Symphony No. 1

Bruckner's Symphony No. 9

Schubert's Octet in F Major

Mozart's Symphony No. 9

Mahler's Symphony No. 3

Bruckner's Symphony No. 7

TDCM: Week of November 6th Rushmore of Composers: Italy

 

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Mount Rushmore of Composers: Italy

Ottorino Respighi, 1879-1936

Alfredo Casella, 1883-1947

Ildebrando Pizzetti, 1880-1968

Gian Francesco Malipiero, 1882-1973

Music

Respighi's Roman Trilogy

Casella's Symphony No. 1

Pizzetti's Sinfonia del fuoco

Malipiero's Sinfonie del silenzio e della morte

Respighi's The Birds

Casella's Symphony No. 2

Pizzetti's Symphony in A

Casella's Symphony No. 3

Respighi's Sinfonia Drammatica

Malipiero's Symphony No. 1

Pizzetti's Piano Concerto

Casella's Paganiniana

Respighi's La pentola magica

Malipiero's Vivaldiana

Pizzetti's Messa di Requiem

Casella's Concerto per orchestra

Respighi's Concerto Gregoriano

Malipiero's Sinfonia No. 7

Pizzetti's Tre Canti

Respighi's Vetrate di Chiesa

Casella's La Donna Serpente, frammenti orchestrali

Malipiero's Sette Invenzioni per orchestra

Pizzetti's Concerto dell'estate

Pizzetti's Concerto in Do per violoncello e orchestra

Pizzetti's Trio in La per violino, violoncello e pianoforte

Respighi's Ancient Songs and Dances