From the Top at Carnegie Hall Airing on PBS (check local TV listings) Available online at pbs.org Season 1 Repertoire by Composer Episode Instrument Composer Title/Piece Movement Arranger 6 guitar Albeniz, Isaac "Sevilla" 7 orchestra Beethoven, Ludwig van Coriolan Overture in C min, Op. 62 7 violin, cello, piano, orchestra Beethoven, Ludwig van Triple concerto in C maj, Op. 56 III. Rondo alla polacca 10 soprano, flute, clarinet, harp, cello Berio, Luciano "Loosin Yelav" from Folk Songs 9 piano quintet Brahms, Johannes Piano quintet in F min, Op. 34 III. Scherzo (Allegro) 4 string quartet Chester, Rochelle "Moon's Lullaby" 5 piano Chopin, Frederic "Variations brilliants" 11 piano Chopin, Frederic Etude, Op. 10, No. 5 in G-flat Major, "Black Key" 12 piano Chopin, Frederic Waltz No. 5 in A-flat major, "Grand Valse", Op. 42 1 trumpet, piano Clarke, Herbert L. "Carnival of Venice" 2 cello, piano Debussy, Claude From Cello Sonata No. 1 in D min, L. 135 3 violin, banjo, cello Debussy, Claude "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum", from Children's Corner 2 piano trio Dvorak, Antonin from Piano Trio No. 4 in E min, Op. 90, "Dumky" I. Prologue I. Lento Maestoso: Allegro vivace Fleck, Bela
6 piano quintet Dvorak, Antonin Piano quintet in A maj, Op. 81 III. Scherzo (Furiant); molto vivace 11 trombone quartet, rhythm Gale, Jack "Harlem Express" Blaske, Lee 8 piano Glinka, Mikhail "The Lark" 8 marimba, piano Green, George H. "The Whistler" Becker, Bob 11 trombone quartet Hornoff, Alfred Suite for Four Trombones II.Moderato; V. Molto Allegro deciso con impeto 13 violin, piano Kreisler, Fritz "Tambourin Chinois" for violin and piano, Op. 3 3 violin, piano Kroll, William "Banjo and Fiddle" 7 cello Ligeti, Gyorgy from Sonata for solo cello I. Dialogo; II. Capriccio 4 piano Liszt, Franz Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 in A min 5 piano Liszt, Franz from Six Grand Etudes after Paganini, Etude No. 5, "La Chasse" 6 guitar, violin, string trio Mendelssohn, Felix "May Breezes", from Songs without Words 2 violin Monti, Vittorio "Csardas" 1 piano Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus from Sonata in F maj, K. 332 III. Allegro assai 10 flute, piano Poulenc, Francis Sonata for flute and piano I. Allegro malinconico 5 piano Rachmaninoff, Sergei from Six Moments Musicaux, IV. Presto Op. 16 9 string quartet Ravel, Maurice from String quartet in F maj I. Allegro moderato: Tres doux 10 soprano, clarinet, piano Rodgers, Richard, and Hart, Lorenz "Manhattan" Redford, J.A.C. Blaske, Lee
13 clarinet, piano Schumann, Robert from "Fantasiestucke" for clarinet and piano, Op. 73 1 cello, piano Shostakovich, Dmitri from Sonata for cello and piano in D min, Op. 40 1. Zart und mit Ausdruck II. Allegro 13 piano trio Tao, Conrad "Saturday Morning Tango" 12 chorus trad. (American Spiritual) "Elijah Rock" Hogan, Moses 3 string quartet, banjo trad. (Irish) "County Clare" Fleck, Bela 12 chorus trad. (South African "Lizela" Spiritual) 5 arr. four pianos Wagner, Richard "Ride of the Valkyries" Chevillard, Camille 4 alto saxophone, piano Whitney, Maurice "Rumba" 9 violin, piano Wieniawski, Henryk Polonaise de Concert No. 1 in D maj, Op. 4 8 percussion trio Zivkovic, Nebojsa from Trio per uno 1. Meccanico
Season 2 Repertoire by Composer Episode Instrument Composer Title/Piece Movement Arranger 7 guitar Assad, Sergio from "Aquarelle" III. Preludio e toccatina 12 piano Bach, Johann Sebastian Canon in Hypodiapason from The Art of the Fugue 8 violin duo Bach, Johann Sebastian from Concerto for Two Violins in D minor 8 violin, piano Bartok, Bela from Rhapsody No.1 (Folk Dances) for Violin and Piano 7 chorus, piano Brens, Bienvenido and Kalaff, Luis Guayacanal III. Allegro I. Prima Parte (Lassu) 11 viola, piano Clarke, Rebecca from Sonata for Viola and Piano II. Vivace 13 chamber Copland, Aaron "Simple Gifts" from Appalachian Spring orchestra Nunez, Francisco J. 11 violin, piano Corelli, Arcangelo Variations on La Folia Kreisler, Fritz 10 piano Danielpour, Richard from The Enchanted Garden II. Mardi Gras 6 violin, piano de Falla, Manuel Danse Espagnole Kreisler, Fritz 10 violin, piano Gershwin, George from Three Preludes for Piano II. Andante con moto e poco rubato & I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso Heifetz, Jascha
5 violin duo Halvorsen, Johan Passacaglia (after Handel) 1 piano trio Haydn, Franz Joseph from Piano Trio in G major, Hob.XV:25 III. Finale: Presto (Gypsy Rondo) 3 guitar Johanson, Bryan Boppin' 4 cello, piano Kabalevsky, Dimitri from Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 49 III. Allegretto 12 trumpet, piano Kennan, Kent from Sonata for Trumpet and Piano I. With strength and vigor 2 piano Liszt, Franz Transcendental Etude No. 7 in E-flat major, "Eroica" 12 string quartet Mendelssohn, Felix from String Quartet No. 3 in D major IV. Presto 5 piano Mennin, Peter Toccata 4 french horn, Mozart, Wolfgang from Concerto No. 3 in E-flat, K. 447 piano Amadeus 13 bassoon, piano Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus from Concerto in B-flat major, K.191 2 viola, piano Paganini, Niccolo La Campanella 6 cello, piano Paganini, Niccolo Variations on One String on a Theme of Rossini III. Allegro I. Allegro 7 chorus, piano Papoulis, Jim Panta Rhei (All Things Are in Flux) 2 violin, piano Piazzolla, Astor Bordel 1900 from "L'Histoire du Tango" Ribchester, Tim 4 string quartet Piazzolla, Astor Tango for Four 6 brass quintet Pollack, Lew That's a Plenty Cooper, Steve 9 piano Prokofiev, Sergei from "Romeo & Juliet" VIII. Mercutio 3 piano Prokofiev, Sergei Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1 5 double bass, Rabbath, Francois Reitba piano 13 piano Rachmaninoff, Sergei "Polichinelle" from Morceaux de Fantasie, Op. 3, No. 4
1 violin, piano Sarasate, Pablo de Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) Op. 20, No. 1 9 piano trio Schoenfeld, Paul "Café Music" I. Allegro 8 piano Schumann, Robert Widmung, S. 566 Liszt, Franz 11 piano quintet Schumann, Robert from Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. III. Scherzo 44 1 marimba Smadbeck, Paul Rhythm Song 10 voice, jazz trio traditional "Old Macdonald Had a Farm" 9 piano trio Woodard, Matthew from "Five Vignettes for Piano Trio" II. Le Vent et Les Vagues 3 marimba Zivkovic, Nebojsa Jovan Ultimatum I