Classical Music Playlist, April 21, 2021
Joaquín Rodrigo in 1960 | photo by Juan Gyenes
Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo was so revered in his home country that he was elevated to nobility in 1991 by King Juan Carlos I and given the title Marqués de los Jardines de Aranjuez (Marquis of the Gardens of Aranjuez). That title, of course, a reference to Rodrigo's most famous composition, the Concierto de Aranjuez.
From 1940, the Concierto was inspired by the gardens at Palacio Real de Aranjuez, the palace built by Philip II in the last half of the 16th century (and rebuilt in the 18th century).
The adagio is probably the most famous movement of the Concierto. It's been used in countless movies, TV shows and commercials. It's also been covered by other musicians, including Miles Davis.
Let the music transport you to the palacio's fragrant gardens with the entire Concierto de Aranjuez at 2:00pm today on CapRadio.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 10 "The Hunt" in Bb major Opus 8 RV 362 (La Caccia)
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
6:09 a.m.
Charles Stanford
Concert Variations on an English Theme Opus 71
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor Margaret Fingerhut, piano
6:36 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Non piu andrai K 492
Wolfgang Schulz, flute; Hansjorg Schellenberger, oboe
6:39 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Three Portraits from "The England of Elizabeth"
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
6:58 a.m.
Claude Champagne
Rustic Dance (Dance Villageoise)
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Yoav Talmi, conductor
7:03 a.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 3. Balada de la doncella enamorada
Sharon Isbin, guitar
7:11 a.m.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Sinfonie in D major F 64
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra; Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
7:21 a.m.
Lili Boulanger
One Spring Morning (D'un Matin de Printemps)
Jan Roberts-Haydon, flute; Sylvie Beaudette, piano
7:27 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes Opus 52
I Musici de Montreal; Yuli Turovsky, conductor
7:54 a.m.
Frank Bridge
Allegro Appassionato
Paul Coletti, viola; Leslie Howard, piano
7:57 a.m.
Johan Helmich Roman
The Drottningholm Music (4)
Stockholm Museum Chamber Orchestra; Claude Genetay, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Saverio Mercadante
Flute Concerto in G major
Sinfonia Finlandia (Jyvaskyla); Patrick Gallois, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
8:30 a.m.
Julie Amacher
New Classical Trax
American Public Media Julie Amacher
8:35 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto: III. Rondo - Allegro in D major Opus 61
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
8:46 a.m.
Ruth Crawford (Seeger)
Rissolty Rossolty
Schonberg Ensemble; Oliver Knussen, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Bolero Opus 19
Lara Downes, piano
8:59 a.m.
Karl Goldmark
In Italy Overture Opus 49
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor
9:12 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 3 in F major Opus 70
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
9:41 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
The Storming of Red Hill (Assault on Beautiful Gorky)
BBC Concert Orchestra; Gavin Sutherland, conductor Valentina Lisitsa, piano
9:49 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Norwegian Rhapsody No. 3 (Norsk Rapsodi No. 3) Opus 21
South Jutland Symphony Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Capriccio No. 2 in G major Z 183
Bern Camerata; Alexander van Wijnkoop, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet "Lark" in D major Opus 64/5
Kodaly Quartet
10:34 a.m.
Aaron Copland
In Evening Air
Lang Lang, piano
10:38 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthias Bamert, conductor
10:53 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
COSI FAN TUTTE Overture K 588
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Georg Solti, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Dolly Suite Opus 56
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
11:18 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43
Rochester Philharmonic; Christopher Seaman, conductor Jon Nakamatsu, piano
11:43 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
11:48 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tales From The Vienna Woods Opus 325 (Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in Bb major Opus 11
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo, conductor Kari Kriikku, clarinet
12:23 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Widmung (Dedication) Opus 25/1
Van Cliburn, piano
12:28 p.m.
Jessie Montgomery
Coincident Dances
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
12:41 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Clair de lune ("Moonlight")
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Emil Decou, conductor
12:48 p.m.
Gustav Holst
Suite No. 1 in Eb major Opus 28
North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor
1:00 p.m.
William Grant Still
Vignettes for oboe, bassoon and piano
Sierra Winds
1:12 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Cello Concerto in A minor RV 422
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Christophe Coin, cello
1:22 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
London Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:38 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 18 "The Hunt" in Eb major Opus 31/3
Sergei Edelmann, piano
2:00 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Sachio Fujioka, conductor Craig Ogden, guitar
2:23 p.m.
Johan Vanhal
Symphony in D major
Toronto Camerata; Kevin Mallon, conductor
2:37 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Lakme: Flower Duet (Viens, Malika..Sous le Dome epais)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor Renee Fleming, soprano; Susan Graham, contralto
2:42 p.m.
Paul Schoenfield
Cafe Music
Eroica Trio
3:00 p.m.
Grace Williams
Ballads: II. Alla marcia solenne
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
3:05 p.m.
Ferdinand Ries
Symphony No. 4 in F major Opus 110
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Howard Griffiths, conductor
3:38 p.m.
Arvo Part
Fratres ("Brothers")
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano
3:50 p.m.
James Aikman
Ania's Song: A Pavane for String Orchestra (2006)
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra; Vladimir Lande, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb major K 39
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
4:16 p.m.
Edouard Lalo
Norwegian Rhapsody (Rapsodie Norvegienne)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
4:28 p.m.
Elliott Carter
A Fantasy about Purcell's Fantasia upon one note
London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble; Christopher Larkin, conductor
4:33 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
ALMIRA: Suite of instrumental music
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
4:48 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Impromptu No. 1 in Eb major Opus 25
Kathryn Stott, piano
4:53 p.m.
Josef Suk
Towards a New Life Opus 35
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
5:08 p.m.
Pablo de Sarasate
Basque Caprice Op. 24
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Enrico Pace, piano
5:14 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
5:30 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Concerto for oboe in C major HOB 7
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Paul Goodwin, oboe
5:52 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Creatures of Prometheus Overture Opus 43
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik III: Suite (Overture) in Bb major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
6:25 p.m.
Philip Glass
Glassworks: Opening
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
6:32 p.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8) (La fille aux cheveux de lin)
Angel Romero, guitar
6:35 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Oblivion
London Symphony Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
6:41 p.m.
Alfredo Casella
Harp Sonata Opus 68
Naoko Yoshino, harp
