January 6 –31: Machaut, Chants
The Vintage Guide to Classical
Music [VGCM] by Jan Swafford p4-17
ANONYMOUS
ANONYMOUS
Liturgical drama: The Play of Daniel
GREGORIAN CHANTEaster chants: Alleluia and Victimae
Paschali laudes, Veni sancti spiritus
ADAM DE LA HALLESecular songs including Jeu de Robin et
Marion
PEROTINSederunt Principes
GUILLAUME DE LA MACHAUTLa Messe de Notre Dame
Secular songs
RECORDED COLLECTIONS MEDIEVAL MUSICSecular songs
The Garden of Zephirus: Courtly Songs
of the Early Fifteenth Century [Gothic Voices, Hyperion]
The Castle of Fair Welcome: Courtly Songs of the Later Fifteenth Century [Gothic Voices, Hyperion]
The Castle of Fair Welcome: Courtly Songs of the Later Fifteenth Century [Gothic Voices, Hyperion]
Renaissance, ca. 1430-1600
February 1 – 14: Desprez, Lasso, Palestrina
VGCM p18-33
GUILLAUME DUFAY
GUILLAUME DUFAY
Mass, L'homme arme, motets including
Nuper rosarum flores
Secular songs
JOSQUIN DESPREZSecular songs
Secular songs, including Mille regretz,
El Grillo, etc.
Motets, including Veni sancte spiritus and Absalon, fili mi
Masses: L’homme arme and Pange lingua
ORLANDO DI LASSOMotets, including Veni sancte spiritus and Absalon, fili mi
Masses: L’homme arme and Pange lingua
Madrigals and secular songs including
"Matona mia cara," "Bonjour, mon coeur," and "Ich weiss mir em n
Meidlein"
GIOVANNI DA PALESTRINAPope Marcellus Mass
RECORDED MADRIGAL COT IF.CTIONS(Collegium Vocale Köln, Madrigals, 2
CDs, on Odyssey.)
WILLIAM BYRDMasses and motet Ave verum corpus
The Baroque, 1600-1750
February 15 – 28: Gabriel, Monteverdi, Vivaldi
VGCM p34-54
GIOVANNI GABRIELI
GIOVANNI GABRIELI
Collections of Canzone per sonare for
brass and/or winds
Polychoral motets
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDIPolychoral motets
Madrigals, including Se Vittorie si
belle and Zefiro torna
Opera: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea)
Vespers of 1610 (a.k.a. Vespers of the Blessed Virgin)
HEINRICH SCHUTZOpera: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea)
Vespers of 1610 (a.k.a. Vespers of the Blessed Virgin)
Sacred Symphonies, including Saul, was
verfolgst du mich? Musikalische Exequien (German Requiem)
Christmas Oratorio
GIACOMO CARISSIMIChristmas Oratorio
Oratorio: Jephte
JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLYOpera excerpts
ARCANGELO CORELLIConcerti grossi op. 6
HENRY PURCELLOde for St. Cecilia's Day
Dido and Aeneas
FRANCOIS COUPERINDido and Aeneas
Harpsichord suites
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAUPieces de clavecin en concerts Opera
excerpts
March 1 – 14: JS Bach
VGCM
p55-86
ANTONIO VIVALDI
ANTONIO VIVALDI
The Four Seasons
Assorted concertos, including L'Amoroso and the collection L'Estro armonico
JS BACHAssorted concertos, including L'Amoroso and the collection L'Estro armonico
Collections of shorter pieces including
"Sheep May Safely Graze," "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," etc.
Instrumental works
Choral works
Instrumental works
Brandenburg Concertos.
Harpsichord concertos, including no. 1 in D minor, no. 4 in A major, and no. 5 in F minor
French and English Suites for harpsichord
Goldberg Variations (Aria with Thirty Variations)
The Well-Tempered Clavier
Unaccompanied Violin Sonatas and Partitas, especially the Partita no. 2 in D minor
Unaccompanied Cello Suites, especially no. 1 in G major and no. 2 in D minor
Organ music, including the Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, Fantasia
and Fugue in G minor, and Toccata and Fugue in D minorHarpsichord concertos, including no. 1 in D minor, no. 4 in A major, and no. 5 in F minor
French and English Suites for harpsichord
Goldberg Variations (Aria with Thirty Variations)
The Well-Tempered Clavier
Unaccompanied Violin Sonatas and Partitas, especially the Partita no. 2 in D minor
Unaccompanied Cello Suites, especially no. 1 in G major and no. 2 in D minor
Choral works
Cantatas: Christ lag in Todesbanden,
Eth' feste Burg ist unser Gott, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Magnificat in D
St. Matthew Passion
B minor Mass
Magnificat in D
St. Matthew Passion
B minor Mass
March 15 – 28: Scarlatti, Handel
VGCM p86-109
DOMENICO
SCARLATTI
Harpsichord sonatas including the E
major K 380, F major K. 525, G major K 549, and D major K. 96
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDELWater Music
Royal Fireworks Music
Concerti Grossi op. 6, especially no. 3 in E minor and no. 7 in B-flat major
Organ Concerto in F major, "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale" Harpsichord Suite no. 5 in E major, "The Harmonious Blacksmith"
Coronation Anthems
Oratorios: Acis and Galatea, L'Allegro, il Pensieroso ed il Moderato, Messiah, Israel in Egypt, Saul
Royal Fireworks Music
Concerti Grossi op. 6, especially no. 3 in E minor and no. 7 in B-flat major
Organ Concerto in F major, "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale" Harpsichord Suite no. 5 in E major, "The Harmonious Blacksmith"
Coronation Anthems
Oratorios: Acis and Galatea, L'Allegro, il Pensieroso ed il Moderato, Messiah, Israel in Egypt, Saul
BREAK: March 29 – April 26
The Classical Period, 1750-1825
April 27- May 9: Haydn
VGCM p110-141
JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH
JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH
Concerto for Harpsichord (or piano) and
Strings in E-flat major op. 7 no. 5
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACHKeyboard sonatas
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCKOperas:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Iphigenie en Tauride
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDNString quartets
Sun Quartets, especially op. 20 no. 4.
Russian (or Gli scherzi) Quartets op. 33, especially no. 2, "The Joke"
ErdOdy Quartets op. 76, especially no. 2 in D minor, "Quinten," and no. 5 in D major, "Largo"
ConcertosRussian (or Gli scherzi) Quartets op. 33, especially no. 2, "The Joke"
ErdOdy Quartets op. 76, especially no. 2 in D minor, "Quinten," and no. 5 in D major, "Largo"
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
Cello Concerto in D major op. 101
SymphoniesCello Concerto in D major op. 101
Early: Symphonies nos. 6, 7, 8
(Morning, Noon, Evening). Middle: Symphonies no. 45 (Farewell), no. 48
(Maria Theresa), no. 49 (La Passion)
Late: London (or Salomon) Symphonies—no. 94 (Surprise), no. 100 (Military), no. 101 (Clock), no. 104 (London)
Choral worksLate: London (or Salomon) Symphonies—no. 94 (Surprise), no. 100 (Military), no. 101 (Clock), no. 104 (London)
Mass in Time of War (Paukenmess)
The Creation
The Creation
May 10-23: Mozart
VGCM p142-175
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Shorter works including:
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Ave Verum Corpus
Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat for violin, viola, and orchestra
Piano concertosAve Verum Corpus
Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat for violin, viola, and orchestra
Concerto in C major K 467
Concerto in D minor K. 466
String quartetsConcerto in D minor K. 466
Quartet in D minor K 421
Quartet in C major K. 465 (Dissonant)
String quintetsQuartet in C major K. 465 (Dissonant)
Quintet in C major K 515
Quintet in G minor K 516
Chamber music for winds
Quintet in A K. 581 for clarinet and string quartet
Serenade in B-flat K 361 for winds
SymphoniesQuintet in G minor K 516
Chamber music for winds
Quintet in A K. 581 for clarinet and string quartet
Serenade in B-flat K 361 for winds
Haffner, K 385
Prague, K 504
No. 39 in E-flat
No. 40 in G minor
No. 41 in C major (Jupiter)
OperasPrague, K 504
No. 39 in E-flat
No. 40 in G minor
No. 41 in C major (Jupiter)
The Marriage of Figaro
Don Giovanni
The Magic Flute
Don Giovanni
The Magic Flute
May 24-June 6: Beethoven
VGCM p176-193
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphonies
String quartets
Piano Trio in B-flat (Archduke)
Missa Solemnis
Nos. 3 (Eroica), 4, 5, 6 (Pastoral), 7,
9 (Choral)
Piano Concerto no. 4 in G majorString quartets
Rasoumovsky Quartets op. 59, especially
the F major (Cello) E minor, and C major (Hero)
Late quartets: especially op. 132 in A minor, then opp. 127, 130, 131, and 135
Piano sonatasLate quartets: especially op. 132 in A minor, then opp. 127, 130, 131, and 135
Early to middle: Moonlight, Pathetique,
Waldstein, Appassionata
Late: opp. 109, 110, 111
Opera: FidelioLate: opp. 109, 110, 111
Piano Trio in B-flat (Archduke)
Missa Solemnis
The Romantic Period, ca. 1825-1900
June 7-20: Rossini, Weber, Schubert
VGCM p194-223
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Collection of opera overtures,
including William Tell, An Italian in Algiers, and The Barber of Seville
Opera: The Barber of Seville
CARL MARIA VON WEBEROpera: The Barber of Seville
Overtures to Der Freischiitz, Oberon,
and Euryanthe
FRANZ SCHUBERTSymphonies
No. 8 in B minor (Unfinished),
No. 5 in B-flat major
No. 9 in C major (The Great)
Chamber musicNo. 5 in B-flat major
No. 9 in C major (The Great)
Trout Quintet
String Quartet in D minor (Death and the Maiden)
String Quintet in C major
Piano worksString Quartet in D minor (Death and the Maiden)
String Quintet in C major
Eight Impromptus, six Moments Musicaux,
Wanderer Fantasy Three Piano Sonatas opus posthumous: C minor, A major,
B-flat major
LiederIndividual songs including "Erlkonig,"
"Gretchen am Spinn¬rade," "Heidenroslein," "Nachtstiick," "Der
Doppelganger"
Song cycles: Die schone Miillerin, Winterreise
Song cycles: Die schone Miillerin, Winterreise
June 21- July 4: Mendelssohn, Berlios, Schumann
VGCM p224-245
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Octet in E-flat major for strings
Overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream Fingal's Cave (The Hebrides) Overture
Symphonies no. 4 (Italian) and no. 3 (Scotch)
Violin Concerto in E minor
HECTOR BERLIOZOverture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream Fingal's Cave (The Hebrides) Overture
Symphonies no. 4 (Italian) and no. 3 (Scotch)
Violin Concerto in E minor
Symphonie fantastique
Overtures: Roman Carnival and Benvenuto Cellini
Harold in Italy Les Nuits d'ete Requiem
ROBERT SCHUMANNOvertures: Roman Carnival and Benvenuto Cellini
Harold in Italy Les Nuits d'ete Requiem
Carnaval for piano
Song cycles: Leiderkreis and Dichterliebe
Quintet in E-flat major for Piano and Strings
Piano Concerto in A minor
Symphony no. 4 in D minor
Cello Concerto in A minor
Song cycles: Leiderkreis and Dichterliebe
Quintet in E-flat major for Piano and Strings
Piano Concerto in A minor
Symphony no. 4 in D minor
Cello Concerto in A minor
July 5-18: Chopin, Liszt
VGCM p245-257
FREDERIC
CHOPIN
Preludes Impromptus
Waltzes Nocturnes Ballades
FRANZ LISZTWaltzes Nocturnes Ballades
Piano Sonata in B minor
Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major
Les Preludes
Mephisto Waltz no. 1 (piano and/or orchestral version)
Hungarian Rhapsodies, especially no. 2
Faust Symphony
Late piano works including Nuages gris
Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major
Les Preludes
Mephisto Waltz no. 1 (piano and/or orchestral version)
Hungarian Rhapsodies, especially no. 2
Faust Symphony
Late piano works including Nuages gris
July 19-August 1: Wagner
VGCM p258-279
RICHARD WAGNER
Orchestral excerpts
Orchestral excerpts
Including the Prelude to Lohengrin
Ride of the Valkyries
Siegfried's Rhine Journey and Funeral March
Forest Murmurs (from Siegfried)
Dance of the Apprentices
Entry of the Masters (from Die Meistersinger)
Ride of the Valkyries
Siegfried's Rhine Journey and Funeral March
Forest Murmurs (from Siegfried)
Dance of the Apprentices
Entry of the Masters (from Die Meistersinger)
Complete operas
Tristan und Isolde
The Ring of the Nibelung
The Ring of the Nibelung
August 2-15: Verdi, Brahms
VGCM p280-305
GIUSEPPE VERDI
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Operas: Rigoletto, La Traviata, Aida,
Otello, Falstaff Requiem
JOHANNES BRAHMSChamber music
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat
Symphonies
String Sextet no. 2 in G major
Piano Quintet in F minor
Clarinet Trio
Quintet in B minor for Clarinet and Strings
German RequiemPiano Quintet in F minor
Clarinet Trio
Quintet in B minor for Clarinet and Strings
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat
Symphonies
No. 1 in C minor
No. 3 in F major
No. 2 in D major
No. 4 in E minor
No. 3 in F major
No. 2 in D major
No. 4 in E minor
August 16-29: Dvorak, Mussorgsky
VGCM p305-318
ANTONIN DVORAK
ANTONIN DVORAK
Slavonic Dances
Symphonies
Chamber music
MODEST MUSORGSKYSymphonies
No. 9 in E minor (From the New World)
No. 8 in G major
No. 7 in D major
Cello Concerto in B minorNo. 8 in G major
No. 7 in D major
Chamber music
Piano Trio op. 90 (Dumky)
String Quartet in F major op. 96 (American)
String Quartet in F major op. 96 (American)
A Night on Bald Mountain
Pictures at an Exhibition (piano version and Ravel's orchestra¬tion)
Song cycles: Songs and Dances of Death and Sunless
Opera: Boris Godunov
Pictures at an Exhibition (piano version and Ravel's orchestra¬tion)
Song cycles: Songs and Dances of Death and Sunless
Opera: Boris Godunov
August 30-September 12: Tchaikovsky, Strauss
VGCM p318-329
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
1812 Overture
March slave
Suite from The Nutcracker
Romeo and Juliet
Piano Concerto no. 1
Symphonies: nos. 4, 5, and 6 (Pathetique)
RICHARD STRAUSSMarch slave
Suite from The Nutcracker
Romeo and Juliet
Piano Concerto no. 1
Symphonies: nos. 4, 5, and 6 (Pathetique)
Tone poems: Don Juan, Till
Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Death and Transfiguration, Thus Spake
Zarathustra, Don Quixote, Ein Heldenleben
Operas: Der Rosenkavalier, Elektra
Four Last Songs
Operas: Der Rosenkavalier, Elektra
Four Last Songs
September 13-26: Mahler
VGCM p330-339
GUSTAV MAHLER
GUSTAV MAHLER
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Symphony
Symphony
No. 4 in G major
No. 2 in C minor (Resurrection)
No. 5 in C-sharp minor
No. 7 in E minor Riickert Lieder
Das Lied von der ErdeNo. 2 in C minor (Resurrection)
No. 5 in C-sharp minor
No. 7 in E minor Riickert Lieder
September 27-October 10: Bizet, Franck, Bruckner
VGCM p340-342
GEORGES BIZET
GEORGES BIZET
Opera: Carmen
CESAR FRANCKViolin Sonata in A Symphony in D minor
ANTON BRUCKNERSymphonies nos. 4, 7, and 8
October 11-24: Saint-Saens, Greig, Rimsky-Korsakov, Scriabin, Elgar
VGCM p334-345
CAMILLE SAINT-SANS
CAMILLE SAINT-SANS
Carnival of the Animals Symphony no. 3
(Organ)
EDVARD GRIEGPeer Gynt Suite
Piano Concerto in A minor
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOVPiano Concerto in A minor
Capriccio Espagnol Scheherazade
ALEXANDER SCRIABINPiano Sonatas 8, 9, and 10
The Poem of Ecstasy
EDWARD ELGARThe Poem of Ecstasy
Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1
Enigma Variations
Dream of Gerontius
Enigma Variations
Dream of Gerontius
The 20th Century, 1900+
October 25-November 7: Debussy, Sibelius
VGCM p346-369
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Piano works: Suite bergamasque,
Children's Corner, Preludes Book 1
Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Nocturnes La Mer
Iberia
Opera: Pelleas et Melisande
JEAN SIBELIUSPrelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Nocturnes La Mer
Iberia
Opera: Pelleas et Melisande
Finlandia
The Swan of Tuonela
Symphonies nos. 2, 4, 5, and 7
The Swan of Tuonela
Symphonies nos. 2, 4, 5, and 7
November 8-21: Ravel, Ives
VGCM p369-387
MAURICE
RAVEL
Bolero
Pavane pour une infante defunte (piano and/or orchestral version)
Rapsodie espagnole
String Quartet Ma Mere L'Oye Daphnis et Chloe La Valse
Orchestration of Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
CHARLES IVESPavane pour une infante defunte (piano and/or orchestral version)
Rapsodie espagnole
String Quartet Ma Mere L'Oye Daphnis et Chloe La Valse
Orchestration of Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
Symphony no. 2
Songs including "Feldeinsamkeit," "Charlie Rutlage," "Watchman," "Shall We Gather at the River," "General William Booth Enters into Heaven"
Holidays Symphony
Three Places in New England
Symphony no. 4
Songs including "Feldeinsamkeit," "Charlie Rutlage," "Watchman," "Shall We Gather at the River," "General William Booth Enters into Heaven"
Holidays Symphony
Three Places in New England
Symphony no. 4
November 22-December 5: Schoenberg, Stravinsky
VGCM p388-423
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Verkldrte Nacht
Five Pieces for Orchestra Pierrot Lunaire
Piano Concerto
Violin Concerto
A Survivor from Warsaw Opera: Moses und Aron
IGOR STRAVINSKYFive Pieces for Orchestra Pierrot Lunaire
Piano Concerto
Violin Concerto
A Survivor from Warsaw Opera: Moses und Aron
Early ballets: The Firebird, Petrushka,
Le Sacre du printemps
Les Noces
L'Histoire du soldat
Octet for Wind Instruments
Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Symphony of Psalms
Symphony in Three Movements Agon
Opera: The Rake's Progress Violin Concerto
Oedipus Rex
Les Noces
L'Histoire du soldat
Octet for Wind Instruments
Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Symphony of Psalms
Symphony in Three Movements Agon
Opera: The Rake's Progress Violin Concerto
Oedipus Rex
December 6-19: Bartok, Berg, Webern, Hindemith
VGCM p424-458
BELA BARTOK
BELA BARTOK
Concerto for Orchestra
Divertimento for String Orchestra
String Quartets, especially no. 4, then nos. 3 and 5 Piano Concertos nos. 2 and 3
Violin Concerto no. 2
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
ALBAN BERGDivertimento for String Orchestra
String Quartets, especially no. 4, then nos. 3 and 5 Piano Concertos nos. 2 and 3
Violin Concerto no. 2
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
Orchestral excerpts from Wozzeck and
Lulu
Opera: Wozzeck
Lyric Suite
ANTON WEBERNOpera: Wozzeck
Lyric Suite
Passacaglia op. 1
Five Movements for String Quartet (or String Orchestra ver¬sion)
Six Pieces for Orchestra
Symphony
Six Bagatelles for String Quartet
PAUL HINDEMITHFive Movements for String Quartet (or String Orchestra ver¬sion)
Six Pieces for Orchestra
Symphony
Six Bagatelles for String Quartet
Kleine Kammermusik
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Symphony Mathis der Maler
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Symphony Mathis der Maler
December 20 – January 2: Prokofiev, Copland, Shostakovich
VGCM p459-479
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Peter and the Wolf
Lieutenant Kije Suite
Classical Symphony
Suite no. 2 from Romeo and Juliet
Piano Concerto no. 3
Symphony no. 5
AARON COPLANDLieutenant Kije Suite
Classical Symphony
Suite no. 2 from Romeo and Juliet
Piano Concerto no. 3
Symphony no. 5
El Salon Mexico
Ballets: Billy the Kid and Rodeo
Appalachian Spring (full orchestra and/or original ballet ver¬sion)
Piano Variations
Symphony no. 3 (containing "Fanfare for the Common Man")
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICHBallets: Billy the Kid and Rodeo
Appalachian Spring (full orchestra and/or original ballet ver¬sion)
Piano Variations
Symphony no. 3 (containing "Fanfare for the Common Man")
Symphonies nos. 5, 10, and 13
Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor
String Quartets nos. 8 and 11
Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor
String Quartets nos. 8 and 11
January 3 - January 16: Britten, Puccini, Janacek, Rachmaninov
VGCM p480-493
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
A Ceremony of Carols
..7_Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
GIACOMO PUCCINI..7_Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Opera: La Boheme
GABRIEL FAURERequiem
LECA JANAEKSinfonietta
Glagolitic Mass
Opera: The Cunning Little Vixen
FREDERICK DELIUSGlagolitic Mass
Opera: The Cunning Little Vixen
Brigg Fair Sea Drift
CARL NIELSENSymphony no. 5
ERIK SATIEPiano pieces including Gymnopedies and
Gnossiennes
SERGEI RACHMANINOVPiano Concerto no. 2 Isle of the Dead
January 17 - January 30: Gershwin, Adams, Ellington, Cage
VGCM p494-516
