From the Archives - Voices of Spring

By Frank Byrne,

Sam Wisman

Published April 29, 2024 at 2:38 PM CDT

Enjoy a program of music inspired by the Spring season. Some of the works had literary inspirations, some are prayers for spring, and others a celebration of new life after winter, but all capture the beauty of the season in vivid tone-painting.

Compositions and Recordings

Symphony No. 1 "Spring"
by Robert Schumann
George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra

"In Springtime" Overture
by Karl Goldmark
Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops

Last Spring
by Edvard Grieg
Anne Sofie Van Otter

Voices of Spring
by Johann Strauss II
Clemens Krauss and the Vienna Philharmonic

From the Archives with Frank Byrne

Frank Byrne

Frank Byrne is the host of From the Archives on 91.9 Classical KC.

Sam Wisman

Sam Wisman is Production Director for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3