By Hayden Neumann
June 8 is World Oceans Day! Dive into seafaring classical selections that make a splash.
- Jeux d’eau, M. 30 (Maurice Ravel) – Martha Argerich – Debut Recital (Martha Argerich)
- The Waves of Cape Kolka (Marina Gribinčika) – The Glittering Wind (Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, Gintaras Rinkevicius)
- The Sea (Farhad Badalbeyli) – Azerbaijani Piano Concertos (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky)
- The Oceanides, Op. 73 (Jean Sibelius) – Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7, Kullervo, Pohjola’s Daughter, The Oceanides (London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis)
- Caprice, The Water Sprites (Amy Beach) – Beach, A.: Rendezvous (Meininger Trio)
- Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 4, Where Corals Lie (Edward Elgar) – Elgar Sea Pictures (Alice Coote, Sir Mark Elder, Hallé)
- Circulating Ocean: Waves from the Ocean (Toshio Hosokawa) – Toshio Hosowaka: Woven Dreams, Blossoming II & Circulating Ocean (Orchestre National De Lyon, Jun Markl)
- 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor “Ocean” (Frédéric Chopin) – Chopin: Etudes; Prélues; Polonaises (Maurizio Pollini)
- The flying Dutchman: Overture (Richard Wagner) – Wagner: The Flying Dutchman (David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Poems of the Sea (version for orchestra): I. Waves: Poco Agitato (Ernest Bloch) – Bloch:Symphony in C-Sharp Minor & Poems of the Sea (London Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Atlas)
- 25 Preludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, Op. 31: No. 8 La chanson de la folle aubord de la mer: Lentement (Charles-Valentin Alkan) – Alkan: Preludes, Op. 31 (Laurent Martin)
- The Sunken Cathedral (Claude Debussy) – Zen Classics Meditative Melodies from East and West (Alberto Lizzio, Munchner Sinfonie Orchester)
- Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27 (Felix Mendelssohn) – Mendelssohn – Symphony (Claus Peter Flor)
- Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra in Memory of Toru Takemitsu: III. Allegro Molto Agitato (Tan Dun) – Tan Dun: Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra in Memory of Toru Takemitsu (Recorded 1999) (Christopher Lamb, Kurt Masur, New York Philharmonic)
- Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: III [Allegro] (George Frideric Handel) – Handel: Water Music (Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin)
- Peter Grimes, Op.33 / Act 1: Interlude II: The Storm (Benjamin Britten) – Britten: Peter Grimes (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
- TreeStone: Part I: A Grand Funferall (Stephen Albert) – Albert: In Concordiam – TreeStone (Lucy Shelton, David Gordon, New York Chamber Symphony, Gerard Schwarz)
- 2 Pieces, Op. 41: II. Song of the Waves (Jāzeps Vītols) – The Three Osokins in Latvian Piano Music (Andrejs Osokins)
- Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) – Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op.35 (Pelin Halkacı Akın, Sascha Goetzel, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Un rêve en mer, Op. 28 (Teresa Carreño) – Carreño: Piano Music (Clara Rodriguez)
- La Mer, L.109: 2. Play of the Waves (Jeux de vagues) (Claude Debussy) – Debussy: La Mer (Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit)
- Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: XX. Des Baches Wiegenlied (Franz Schubert) – Die schöne Müllerin D795 (Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore)
- Impressions de mer: No. 1, La grève (Marcelle De Manziarly) – Seascapes (Janice Weber)
- Triptyque for Clarinet & Piano: I. Sail in a Morning Calm on the Sea (Takuro Iga) – Triptyque (Kazuki Watanabe, Mayuko Ohno)
- Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 – “Tempest”: 1. Largo-Allegro (Ludwig Van Beethoven) – Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.17 “The Tempest”, 21 “Waldstein”, 25 & 26 “Les Adieux” (Maurizio Pollini)