Radio special: the Habsburg Sock Hop

To greet the new year, our fourth annual Habsburg Sock Hop, a more expansive take on the traditional Viennese New Year program: From folk roots to classical branches, dance music in Central Europe and the Balkans.

Dec. 31
5-8 p.m. EST
2200-0100 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.net

Johann Strauss II: “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”
Anima Eterna Orchestra/Jos van Immerseel
(Zig Zag Territories)

Johann Joseph Fux: Overture in D minor
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Gottfried von der Goltz
(Carus)

Josef Lanner: “Dornbacher Ländler”
Die Eipeldauer
(Preiser)

Haydn: Symphony No. 97 in C major – III: Menuet
Orchestra of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen
(Philips)

Rossini: “William Tell” – Final du Divertissement
Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra, Milan/Riccardo Chailly
(Decca)

Schubert: “Five German Dances,” D. 89
Gidon Kremer, violin & director
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
(Deutsche Grammophon)

anon.: “Wallachian Lament”
Apollo Chamber Players
(Navona)

Dvořák: Slavonic dances –
in F major, Op. 46, No. 4
in G minor, Op. 46, No. 8
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Yoel Levi
(Telarc)

anon.: gypsy dances from Collection Uhrovska (1730)
Ensemble Caprice/Matthias Maute
(Analekta)

Bartók: “Contrasts”
Lucy Chapman Stoltzman, violin
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Richard Goode, piano
(RCA Red Seal)

Kodály: “Dances of Galanta”
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
(Chandos)

Michał Kleofas Ogiński: Polonaise in A minor (“Farewell to the Fatherland”)
Tobias Koch, piano
(Frédéric Chopin Institute)

Karol Józef Lipiński: “Rondo à la Polacca” in E major, Op. 13
(arrangement by Andrzej Wróbel)
Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, violin
string ensemble
(CD Accord)

Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie in A flat major, Op. 61
Stephen Hough, piano
(Hyperion)

anon.: suite of Romanian dances
Jordi Savall, viol
Nedyalko Nedyalkov, kaval
Teha Limberger, violin
Peyo Peev, gadulka
Valeri Dimchev, tambura
Pedro Estevan, percussion
Xavier Puertas, double-bass
(AliaVox)

György Ligeti: “Concert romanesc”
Berlin Philharmonic/Jonathan Nott
(Teldec)