Classical Music Playlist, July 4, 2019
When we think about classical music, most of the time we consider it to be the purview of the 18th and 19th-century European composer. However, in the early 1900s, the world began to see an upswing in the production of this remarkable music coming out of America. This Independence Day CapRadio will be staging an American Revolution of its very own. Tune in to our classical station on Thursday, July 4th to hear dozens of works by a wide variety of great American composers including Copland, Still, Barber, Bernstein, Price, Beach, Gershwin, Williams, Higdon, and many more. Beginning at 6 a.m. we’ll be featuring music made specifically here in America. Then stay tuned after 7 p.m. for Excellence in Jazz, the music dubbed America’s great gift to the world.
6:00 a.m.
Gordon Getty
Raise the Colors
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:04 a.m.
David Stanley Smith
Prince Hal Overture
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra; Reuben Blundell, conductor
6:17 a.m.
George W. Chadwick
Caprice in C major
Peter Kairoff, piano
6:22 a.m.
Stephen Sondheim
Sweeny Todd: Not While I'm Around
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet
6:28 a.m.
Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto Opus 14
London Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
6:52 a.m.
Leonard Bernstein
Seven Anniversaries for Piano
Alexandre Dossin, piano
7:05 a.m.
John Philip Sousa
Stars and Stripes Forever
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Alexander Reinagle
Overture in G major
Sinfonia Finlandia (Jyvaskyla); Patrick Gallois, conductor
7:18 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Tango in d minor
Lara Downes, piano
7:21 a.m.
Meredith Monk
Ellis Island
Lara Downes, piano; Simone Dinnerstein, piano
7:25 a.m.
Amy Beach
Pastorale
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
7:29 a.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:55 a.m.
Lukas Foss
Three American Pieces: Composer's Holiday
Duo Sonidos
7:58 a.m.
Stephen Foster
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra; Yasuo Shinozaki, conductor Matthew Trusler, violin
8:03 a.m.
Elena Roussanova
Moments of Arrival
Prague Radio Symphony; Julius Williams, conductor
8:16 a.m.
Horatio Parker
Scherzo, for strings
Gowanus Arts Ensemble; Reuben Blundell, conductor
8:23 a.m.
William Schuman
New England Triptych: Chester
The President's Own U.S. Marine Band; Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conductor
8:30 a.m.
Victor Herbert
Cello Concerto No. 2 in E minor Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
8:55 a.m.
Ned Rorem
Mountain Song
Fenwick Smith, flute; Mihae Lee, piano
8:59 a.m.
Steve Reich
Electric Counterpoint: Third Movement
Valerie Milot, harp
9:05 a.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
9:22 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4: III. Juba Dance in D minor
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
9:28 a.m.
John Williams
Born on the Fourth of July: Theme
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Tim Morrison, trumpet
9:36 a.m.
Erich Korngold
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: Hornpipe Opus 11
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
9:39 a.m.
John Knowles Paine
Overture to Shakespeare's "As You Like It" Opus 28
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
9:51 a.m.
Philip Glass
Facades
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Leonard Bernstein
Slava
CCM Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor
10:04 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" in E minor Opus 95
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
10:46 a.m.
Aaron Jay Kernis
Musica Celestis
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Joan Tower
Fifth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
American Brass Quintet
11:04 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Clarinet Concerto for string orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra; Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
11:23 a.m.
Arthur Foote
Suite for Strings in E major Opus 63
do.gma chamber orchestra; Mikhail Gurewitsch, conductor
11:40 a.m.
Morten Lauridsen
O magnum mysterium
; Robert Shaw, conductor Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
11:48 a.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
The Union (Concert Paraphrase on National Airs)
Alan Feinberg, piano
11:57 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
King John Overture Opus 111
West Australian Symphony; Andrew Penny, conductor
12:06 p.m.
Eric Ewazen
Pastorale (from Ballade, Pastorale and Dance)
Eric Ewazen, piano; Baerli Nugent, flute; David Wakefield, french horn
12:15 p.m.
George Gershwin
PORGY AND BESS: It Ain't Necessarily So
Duo Sonidos
12:19 p.m.
Amy Beach
Piano Concerto in C# minor Opus 45
English Chamber Orchestra; Paul Goodwin, conductor Joanne Polk, piano
12:58 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Three Latin American Dances: The Mestizo Waltz
Utah Symphony Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
1:02 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings Opus 11
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Douglas Moore
Pageant of P.T. Barnum
Eastman Philharmonia; Howard Hanson, conductor
1:30 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Gottschalk Waltz Opus 1
Alexandra Oehler, piano
1:39 p.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
1:49 p.m.
Kenji Bunch
Concerto for Piano Trio and Percussion
Ahn Trio Matthew Gold, percussion; Brian Resnick, percussion
1:57 p.m.
Charles Ives
Memories: Rather Sad
The President's Own U.S. Marine Band; Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conductor Gunnery Sgt. Sara Dell'Omo, mezzo-soprano
2:00 p.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:09 p.m.
William Grant Still
In Memoriam
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
2:17 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
The River Suite: IV. The Lake
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
2:25 p.m.
Randall Thompson
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:54 p.m.
John Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Prayer of Saint Gregory Opus 626
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra; Richard Auldon Clark, conductor Chris Gekker, trumpet
3:05 p.m.
Adolphus Hailstork
Three Spirituals
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
All Things Majestic: II. String Lake
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
3:23 p.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
3:33 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
4:00 p.m.
William Schuman
American Festival Overture
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Gena Branscombe
A Memory
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra; Reuben Blundell, conductor
4:14 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:36 p.m.
William Bolcom
Ghost Rag: I. Graceful Ghost
Gil Shaham, violin; Jonathan Feldman, piano
4:45 p.m.
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
5:05 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
5:14 p.m.
John Williams
Lincoln: With Malice Toward None
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
5:19 p.m.
Elena Ruehr
String Quartet No. 3: I. Clay Flute
Cypress String Quartet
5:25 p.m.
Joseph Curiale
Wind River (I am)
London Symphony Orchestra; Joseph Curiale, conductor
5:40 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite: III. Troubled Water
Althea Waites, piano
5:47 p.m.
Bernard Herrmann
Vertigo Prelude, Nightmare and Lovescene
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor
5:58 p.m.
Cecil Burleigh
At Sunset from Rocky Mountain Sketches
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra; Reuben Blundell, conductor
6:02 p.m.
Charles Ives
Variations on "America"
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:09 p.m.
Amy Beach
Fireflies Opus 15
Joanne Polk, piano
6:14 p.m.
John Knowles Paine
Symphony No. 1 in C minor Opus 23
New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, conductor
6:53 p.m.
William Grant Still
Get on Board
Sierra Winds
6:55 p.m.
John Philip Sousa
The Invincible Eagle
Eastman Wind Ensemble; Frederick Fennell, conductor