Classical Music Recordings for the Holidays

Published December 16, 2008 at 2:58 PM CST

Frank Byrne, Executive Director of the Kansas City Symphony, returns to KCUR's Up to Date program with another collection of classical recordings. Selections include music by composers Mozart, Vivaldi, Haydn, Hahn, Reinberger, Sibelius, and Bernstein.

By Up to Date, Dec 16, 2008

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Kansas City, Mo – Frank Byrne, Executive Director of the Kansas City Symphony, returns with another collection of classical recordings.

If you're trying to find something for the classical music aficionado on your gift list, Frank is sure to have a pick or two to fit the bill!

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COMPOSER SELECTION CD TITLE ENSEMBLE/CONDUCTOR CD LABEL/NUMBER	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Finale to Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" Mozart Symponies Orchestra Mozart/Claudio Abbado Archiv Production 477 7598 (two CDs)
COMPOSER SELECTION CD TITLE ENSEMBLE/CONDUCTOR CD LABEL/NUMBER	Antonio Vivaldi Spring from "The Four Seasons" The Four Seasons Jansen ensemble Decca B000 5298-02
COMPOSER SELECTION CD TITLE ENSEMBLE/CONDUCTOR CD LABEL/NUMBER	Franz Josef Haydn Finale to Symphony No. 88 Haydn Symphonies Berlin Philharmonic/Sir Simon Rattle EMI Classics 0946 3 94237 2 9 (two CDs)
COMPOSER SELECTION CD TITLE ENSEMBLE/CONDUCTOR CD LABEL/NUMBER	Reynaldo Hahn Sopra l'acque indormenzada Joyce DiDonato Wigmore Hall Recital Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano; Julius Drake, piano Wigmore Hall Live WHLive 0009
COMPOSER SELECTION CD TITLE ENSEMBLE/CONDUCTOR CD LABEL/NUMBER	Antonin Dvorak Finale from Symphonic Variations for Orchestra Dvorak Cello Concerto/Symphonic Variations Budapest Festival Orchestra/Ivan Fischer Channel Classics CCS SA 25807
COMPOSER SELECTION CD TITLE ENSEMBLE/CONDUCTOR CD LABEL/NUMBER	Josef Rheinberger Gloria from Mass, Op. 134 Rheinberger Sacred Choral Works Phoenix Bach Choir/Kansas City Chorale/Charles Bruffy Chandos SACD CHSA 5055
COMPOSER SELECTION CD TITLE ENSEMBLE/CONDUCTOR CD LABEL/NUMBER	Jean Sibelius "Prospero" from Suite No. 2 from Incidental Music to "The Tempest" Shakespeare's Tempest Kansas City Symphony/Michael Stern Reference Recordings RR-115
COMPOSER SELECTION CD TITLE ENSEMBLE/CONDUCTOR CD LABEL/NUMBER	Leonard Bernstein Mambo from "West Side Story" Fiesta! Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel Deutche Grammophon B001340-02

Additional Information:

Frank Byrne is executive Director of the Kansas City Symphony. The latest Kansas City Symphony CD, music inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest, was released in July 2008. A collaboration between Musical Director Michael Stern, the Symphony, and Reference Recordings, the CD features the first modern recording of the suite by Sir Arthur Sullivan, and an exceptional performance of the Sibelius suites. The Kansas City Symphony Hour can be heard Thursday evenings at 9 on KCUR.