Classical Music Playlist, May 18, 2021
1803 Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven by Christian Hornemann
Like a cat sneaking up on its prey before pouncing, Beethoven’s Symphony #4 quietly lurks for about 2-½ minutes before energetically bursting forth into sunlight and melody. It’s a composition for which he interrupted work on his trailblazing Symphony #5 to knock out for a commission from a wealthy count who wanted something rather conservative, somewhat in the style of Haydn. Beethoven’s 4th Symphony may not be revolutionary or heroic, but it certainly is cheerful and full of good humor and would be considered a masterwork from any average composer. Hear it at 2:00pm today on CapRadio Music.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in A major Opus 6/11 HWV 329
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:17 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Viktoria Mullova, violin
6:45 a.m.
Modeste Gretry
THE MAGNIFICENT: Overture (LE MAGNIFIQUE)
Munich Radio Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
6:56 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Estudio brillante
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:59 a.m.
Aaron Copland
El Salon Mexico
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Legend No. 6 Opus 59
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
7:20 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor Opus 119
NDR Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
7:39 a.m.
Lodovico Viadana
Sinfonia Musicali: La Padovana Opus 18
The Wallace Collection; Simon Wright, conductor
7:42 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Opus 28
Berlin Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in E minor Opus 11
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Eliahu Inbal, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
8:12 a.m.
Ignaz Holzbauer
Symphony in A major Opus 2/4
L'Orfeo Barokorkester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
8:23 a.m.
Marcel Grandjany
The Good Little King of Yvetot (Le bon petit roi d'Yvetot)
Anne-Marguerite Michaud, harp
8:26 a.m.
Franz Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 Opus 8
Bratislava Philharmonia Orchestra; Dale Clevenger, conductor Steven Gross, horn
8:42 a.m.
Paul Schoenfield
Cafe Music
Eroica Trio
8:59 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for diverse instruments in C major RV 558
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
9:11 a.m.
E. J. Moeran
Serenade in G major
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
9:35 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin
9:54 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo for horn & orchestra in Eb major K 371
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
10:00 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertino Opus 107
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor Susan Milan, flute
10:09 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet "Trout" in A major Opus 114 D 667
Borodin String Quartet Sviatoslav Richter, piano
10:54 a.m.
Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Cancion de Cuna: Berceuse)
Pepe Romero, guitar
10:58 a.m.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum: Prelude
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Newman, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
11:01 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria Variata in A minor BWV 989
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
11:17 a.m.
George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
11:38 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D major Opus 39
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
11:46 a.m.
Hector Angulo
Cantos Yoruba de Cuba
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
12:01 p.m.
William Grant Still
Vignettes for oboe, bassoon and piano
Sierra Winds
12:13 p.m.
Giovanni Battista Viotti
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major
Veneto-Padua Chamber Orchestra; David Golub, conductor Mark Kaplan, violin
12:32 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for Guitar and Strings No. 9 "Retreat from Madrid" in C major G 453
Bingham String Quartet Jason Carter, guitar
12:56 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Down a Country Lane
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
1:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in F major Opus 3/4a HWV 315
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 12 "American" in F major Opus 96
Emerson String Quartet
1:41 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Marche Slav Opus 31
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:51 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Menuet Antique
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in Bb major Opus 60
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:31 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
2:44 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango: Cafe 1930
Irmgard Toepper, flute; Hugo German Gaido, guitar
2:52 p.m.
Giuseppe Martucci
Novelletta Opus 82
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor James Clark, violin
2:59 p.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Capriccio No. 2 in G major Z 183
Bern Camerata; Alexander van Wijnkoop, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Henri Vieuxtemps
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor Opus 31
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
3:45 p.m.
Joseph Canteloube
Bailero (The Shepherds' Song) from Chants d'Auvergne
Lille National Orchestra; Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor Veronique Gens, soprano
3:52 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Turibio Santos, guitar
3:59 p.m.
Otto Klemperer
Merry Waltz
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
4:08 p.m.
Percy Grainger
The Immovable Do (The Cyphering C)
Michigan State University Symphonic Band; Keith Brion, conductor
4:14 p.m.
Ernst Eichner
Harp Concerto No. 1 in C major Opus 6
Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra; Stefan Fraas, conductor Silke Aichhorn, harp
4:38 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Sinfonietta
Mexico National Symphony Orchestra; Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Leon Minkus
Don Quixote: Grand pas de deux
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Robert Irving, conductor
4:59 p.m.
John Rutter
Folk Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
5:12 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in E minor RV 281
Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, violin
5:24 p.m.
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin: Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor Mary Preston, organ
5:33 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
GISELLE: Suite
CSR Symphony Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
5:51 p.m.
John Williams
Munich: Prayer For Peace
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
5:55 p.m.
Amy Beach
Fireflies Opus 15
Joanne Polk, piano
5:59 p.m.
George Frederick Bristow
Symphony No. 3 in F# minor Opus 26
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:35 p.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia No. 5 in Eb major Opus 6/5
Camerata Budapest; Hanspeter Gmur, conductor
6:46 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello; John Lenehan, piano
6:49 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Umoja
Imani Winds
6:53 p.m.
Karl Jenkins
The Armed Man--A Mass for Peace: XII. Benedictus
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Radio Choir Daniel Hope, violin
