Classical Music Playlist, April 28, 2021
The common belief is that he never heard it during his lifetime. But you can at 2:00pm today: the Symphony #39 by Mozart (and listen for the charming minuetto on the clarinet about 19 minutes in). One of his final three symphonies all composed in rapid succession.
6:00 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian Easter Festival Overture Opus 36
New York Philharmonic; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
6:17 a.m.
Max Bruch
Symphony No. 1 in Eb major Opus 28
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
6:46 a.m.
Baldassare Galuppi
Concerto a quattro No. 4 in C minor
English Chamber Orchestra; Jose Luis Garcia, conductor
6:56 a.m.
Roy Harris
Streets of Laredo
Lara Downes, piano
6:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24: III. Allegretto in C minor K 491
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Lang Lang, piano
7:11 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Lyric Waltz (Valse Lyrique) Opus 96/1
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:17 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Lute Suite No. 4 in E major BWV 1006
Stephan Schmidt, 10-string guitar
7:36 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major HWV 348
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
7:53 a.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
I Giorni
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Simon Halsey, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Jacques Ammon, piano
8:00 a.m.
Danny Elfman
Rabbit & Rogue: Gamelan
Berlin Session Orchestra; Joris Buhle, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Franz Benda
Flute Concerto in A minor
Ars Rediviva Ensemble of Prague; Milan Munclinger, conductor Andras Adorjan, flute
8:35 a.m.
Julie Amacher
New Classical Trax
American Public Media Julie Amacher
8:42 a.m.
Philip Glass
The Hours Suite: II. The Poet Acts
Janacek Philharmonic; Mark Shapiro, conductor Gregory Harrington, violin
8:46 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:55 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Scherzo (Sonatensatz) F.A.E. in C minor WoO 2
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yuja Wang, piano
9:01 a.m.
William Grant Still
Panamanian Dances (Danzas de Panama)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Isaiah Jackson, conductor
9:16 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C major Opus 48
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
9:47 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA TRAVIATA: Gypsy Chorus
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus
9:53 a.m.
Enrique Soro
Danza Fantastica
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 2
Janacek Philharmonic; Ryan Cockerham, conductor Er-Gene Kahng
10:15 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata No. 62 in Eb major HOB 16/52
Evgeny Kissin, piano
10:36 a.m.
Chris Brubeck
Affinity: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra
Maryland Symphony Orchestra; Elisabeth Schulze, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
10:53 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:01 a.m.
Hector Berlioz
BENVENUTO CELLINI: Overture
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
11:13 a.m.
Antonio Rosetti
Symphony in G major A39/K I:16
Palatinate Chamber Orchestra; Johannes Moesus, conductor
11:33 a.m.
Carlos Guastavino
Las Presencias: VI. Jeromita Linares
Camerata Bariloche
11:46 a.m.
Evaristo Dall'Abaco
Concerto for Strings in E major Opus 6/2
Cappella Coloniensis; Wilfried Boettcher, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:16 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Gladiolus Rag
Lara Downes, piano
12:21 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 2 "Four Temperaments" Opus 16
Royal Scottish Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Impromptu No. 3 in Gb major Opus 51
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
1:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6/2 HWV 320
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Ballet Scenes Opus 52 (Scenes de Ballet)
Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
1:42 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Red Clay & Mississippi Delta
Imani Winds
1:48 p.m.
John Garth
Cello Concerto in Bb major
European Community Chamber Orchestra; Dimitri Demetriades, conductor Alexander Baillie, cello
2:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in Eb major K 543
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:29 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Festive Polonaise (Le Roi Malgre Lui: Fete Polonaise)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:37 p.m.
Hans Zimmer
Oogways Legacy
Studio Orchestra Lang Lang, piano
2:40 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Quartet No. 2 in C minor Opus 4
Allegri String Quartet (members of) Thea King, clarinet
3:00 p.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Elf-Mound Overture Opus 100
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
PETER GRIMES: Sea Interlude No. 3 "Moonlight" Opus 33
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
3:17 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonie singuliere" in C major
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor
3:47 p.m.
Peter Joachim Fick
Concerto a 5 in Eb major
St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic; Jeffrey Meyer, conductor Bruce Atwell, horn
4:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto: I. Allegro affettuoso in A minor Opus 54
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
4:16 p.m.
Domenico Cimarosa
THE CHINESE HERO: Overture (L'EROE CINESE)
Sinfonia Finlandia (Jyvaskyla); Patrick Gallois, conductor
4:29 p.m.
Marcel Grandjany
French Folk Song (Et ron ron, petit patapon)
Anne-Marguerite Michaud, harp
4:32 p.m.
Josef Suk
Fantastic Scherzo Opus 25
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
4:48 p.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition: Great Gate of Kiev
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
4:54 p.m.
Steve Reich
Electric Counterpoint: Third Movement
Valerie Milot, harp
4:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for diverse instruments in C major RV 558
I Solisti Veneti; Claudio Scimone, conductor
5:11 p.m.
J. Michael Haydn
Symphony No. 24 in A major P15
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Harold Farberman, conductor
5:35 p.m.
Georges Bizet
CARMEN: Habanera: L'amour est un l'oiseau.
National Orchestra of France; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Jessye Norman, soprano; French Radio Chorus
5:42 p.m.
Fela Sowande
African Suite: Selections
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
5:53 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Johan Svendsen
Symphony No. 2 in Bb major Opus 15
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
6:32 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Fair Melusina Overture Opus 32
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:44 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
The Bells
Lara Downes, piano
6:48 p.m.
Walter Piston
Serenata: Con Spirito
New York Chamber Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:52 p.m.
Giuseppi Antonio Brescianello
Partita in A major
Anthony Glise, guitar
