September 3, 2009

Three Courantes by Michael Praetorius New London Consort, Philip Pickett Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore L'Oiseua Lyre D 153566
Concerto Grosso # 3 in F major by Alessandro Scarlatti Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Kr(e)chek Italian Concerti Grossi Naxos 8.550877
Polish Partyita by Georg Philipp Telemann Julian Bream and John Williams Julian Bream & John Williams Together/Together Again Musical Heritage Society 52379H
Symphony No. 24 in B flat major, K 182 (173d) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Enhlish Concert, Trevor Pinnock The Complete Mozart Symphonies Archiv 471 666 - 2
Symphony in G minor, Z 22 by Vaclav Pichl London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert Vaclav Pichl: Symphonies: Contemporaries of Mozart Chandos/Musical Heritage Society 5180049
Girl from Arkansas by Rod Picott Rod Picott  Wrecking Ball Welding Rod No Number
Piano Concerto # 2 in F Minor, Op 21 by Frederic Chopin Abbey Simon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Eugene Goossens  Chopin Piano Concertos: No 1 in E minor, Op 11; No 2 in F minor, Op 21 Price-less D13175
Fantasia para un gentilhombre by Joaquin Rodrigo Alfonso Moreno, Orquesta Sinfonia del Estadio de Mexico, Enrique Batiz The Rodrigo Edition EMI Classics D212648

Meander Teaser - Double

1) What is a courante?

ANS:   A very popular dance in 17th C France hat spread to Italy – in duple and or triple time.  In the classical suite it followed the allemande.


2:  Frederic Chopin was married to or at least lived with a well-known French writer.  What was her pseudonym?

ANS: George Sand


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