Classical Music Playlist, March 1, 2021
Hildegard von Bingen receiving a vision. From "Liber Scivias."
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The earliest female composer - in fact, one of the first identified composers, PERIOD - was Hildegard von Bingen, the medieval nun who also wrote books on theology, botany, and medicine, and in hundreds of letters gave counsel to everyone from peasants to kings.
Her music was virtually unknown until around the 800th anniversary of her death in 1979 when an English ensemble performed her music. Soon after, the release of an album in 1983 became a surprise best-seller for people looking for affirmation and calm in a bustling modern world.
In the forty years since, interest in Hildegard's music and life has spawned hundreds of recordings, biographies, documentaries and more that highlight her accomplishments not only as a composer but a visionary, founder of monasteries, a leader who earned the respect of church and political leaders and, some say, a prophet. Branches of the Roman Catholic Church have recognized her as a saint for centuries.
Hear some of Hildegard's music throughout the day today at approximately these times:
6:00am: Veni Creator Spriritus, performed by Anonymous 4.
9:35am: Instrumental Piece, performed by Sequentia.
12:56pm: Two Instrumental Dances from Ordo Virtutum, performed by Sequentia.
3:16pm: Instrumental Piece, performed by Sequentia.
6:31pm: O Quam preciosa, performed by Sequentia.
6:00 a.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
Veni Creator Spiritus
Anonymous 4
6:05 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances Opus 64
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
6:37 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Romance in G major
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
6:51 a.m.
Ignaz Holzbauer
Symphony in G major
L'Orfeo Barokorkester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Arthur Foote
Sarabande and Rigaudon Opus 60
Fenwick Smith, flute; Randall Hodgkinson, piano; Marcus Thompson, viola
7:10 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Suite caracteristique Opus 100
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Masayo Matsuo, harp
7:16 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 49 "La Passione" in F minor
Northern Chamber Orchestra; Nicholas Ward, conductor
7:38 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
7:53 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
7:58 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Andante and Hungarian Rondo Opus 35
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
8:11 a.m.
J. Michael Haydn
Symphony No. 6 in C major P4
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Harold Farberman, conductor
8:27 a.m.
Joaquin Turina
The Bullfighter's Prayer Opus 34
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
8:36 a.m.
Alexander MacKenzie
Twelfth Night Opus 40
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor
8:57 a.m.
Robert Lowry
How Can I Keep From Singing?
Cantus
9:01 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
9:12 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 7
Sphinx Virtuosi; Damon Gupton, conductor
9:35 a.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
Instrumental Piece
Sequentia; Benjamin Bagby, conductor
9:43 a.m.
Francois Devienne
Flute Concerto No. 3
Swedish Chamber Orchestra Patrick Gallois, flute
10:00 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Takuo Yuasa, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1: III. Minuetto. Allegro in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
10:22 a.m.
Ferdinand Ries
Symphony No. 4 in F major Opus 110
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Howard Griffiths, conductor
10:55 a.m.
William Kroll
Banjo and Fiddle
Lydia Mordkovitch, violin; Marina Gusak-Grin,piano
10:59 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Symphony No. 1 in C major
City of Granada Orchestra; Josep Pons, conductor
11:31 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major K 37
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
11:48 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in E major BMV 1006a
Sharon Isbin, guitar
11:53 a.m.
Chen Peixun
Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake
Lang Lang, piano
11:58 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in A major Opus 2/6
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphony No. 5 in B minor
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthias Bamert, conductor
12:39 p.m.
Lili Boulanger
Of an Old Garden (D'un Vieux Jardin)
Margot Dilmaghani, piano
12:42 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3 Opus 72
German Chamber Philharmonic; Daniel Harding, conductor
12:56 p.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
2 Instrumental Dances from Ordo Virtutum
Sequentia; Benjamin Bagby, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Introduction and Allegro
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Rachel Masters, harp
1:13 p.m.
Chevalier de Meude-Monpas
Violin Concerto No. 4 (1786) in D major
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
1:31 p.m.
Michael Nyman
In Re Don Giovanni
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
1:35 p.m.
Claude Debussy
La Mer
Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Sinfonietta
Mexico National Symphony Orchestra; Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor
2:11 p.m.
Joseph Wolfl
Piano Concerto No. 6 "The Cuckoo" Opus 49
S. W. German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Johannes Moesus, conductor Yorck Kronenberg, piano
2:30 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
VOYEVODA: Dance of the Hay Girls Opus 3
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Peter Breiner, conductor
2:37 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Fantasy for a Gentleman
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Angel Romero, guitar
3:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in Bb major Opus 3/2 HWV 313
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Stephen Schwartz
Anniversaire for Lenny
Lara Downes, piano
3:15 p.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
Instrumental Piece
Sequentia; Benjamin Bagby, conductor
3:23 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor Opus 98
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:02 p.m.
John Rutter
Suite Antique
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor
4:20 p.m.
Joseph Arnold Gros
Trumpet concerto in D major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Wolfgang Basch, trumpet
4:28 p.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Estudio brillante
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
4:31 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
GISELLE: Suite
CSR Symphony Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
4:49 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations: Aria BWV 988
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
4:53 p.m.
Hubert Bath
Cornish Rhapsody
BBC Concert Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor Valentina Lisitsa, piano
5:01 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto No. 30 in G major RV 493
I Musici Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
5:09 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 6
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
5:16 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 20 in D major K 133
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:37 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Dolly Suite Opus 56
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
5:56 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Scarborough Fair
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Plinio Fernandes, guitar
6:01 p.m.
Juan Arriaga
Symphony in D minor
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
6:31 p.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
O Quam preciosa
Sequentia Sequentia
6:39 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Scottish March (Marche Ecossaise)
Lyon National Orchestra; Jun Markl, conductor
6:45 p.m.
Amy Beach
From Grandmother's Garden: Rosemary and Rue Opus 97/4
Joanne Polk, piano
6:50 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Overture on Hebrew Themes Opus 34
Borodin String Quartet Oleg Maisenberg, piano; Eduard Brunner, clarinet
