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Friday, June 4, 2021

Classical Music Playlist, June 4, 2021

Samuel Barber
 

Samuel Barber

Lyrical & melodic. Relentless & incessant. Incongruous. Some of the words used to describe the 1941 Violin Concerto by American composer Samuel Barber. It was written on commission from a wealthy soap magnate for his young adopted violinist son. But the violinist's coach expressed that the opening two movements were insufficiently showy for the violinist and would harm his student's reputation. The two of them also told Barber, who had not yet sent them a finale movement, that the finale should be more virtuosic. Barber didn't change a note of the first two movements and - be careful what you ask for - he wrote the finale to need extreme virtuosity for its technical demands and breakneck speed with barely an orchestral pause. Though he actually liked the first two movements, the young violinist rejected the Concerto especially because of the finale movement being too brief and felt it should relate better to the first two movements. Today the Concerto is a standard of the violin repertoire with violinists attracted to the demands of the finale and audiences attracted to the beauty of the first two movements. Hear it today at 2:00pm on CapRadio Music.

6:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
6:15 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 "Spring" in Bb major Opus 38
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:48 a.m.
William Grant Still
Romance
Sierra Winds Felix Viscuglia, alto saxophone; Carol Urban-Silvers, piano
6:54 a.m.
Hector Berlioz
Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March Opus 24
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
Dobrinka Tabakova
Concerto for Cello and Strings: II. Longing
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Rysanov, conductor Kristina Blaumane, cello
7:11 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Symphony in E minor
Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
7:27 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:34 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
John Field Suite
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
7:55 a.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Pasquinade (Caprice) Opus 59
John Arpin, piano
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for diverse instruments in C major RV 558
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Polonaise
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:19 a.m.
J. Michael Haydn
Symphony No. 17 in E major P44
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Harold Farberman, conductor
8:43 a.m.
David Guion
The Harmonica Player
Byron Janis, piano
8:45 a.m.
Christos Hatzis
Departures: II. Serenity
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (THESS-sal-loh-NEE-kee); Alexandre Myrat, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
8:59 a.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
9:00 a.m.
9:08 a.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Concertino for 2 horns and orchestra Opus 45
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor Ib Lanzky-Otto, horn; Froydis Ree Wekre, horn
9:32 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Marosszek Dances
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
9:45 a.m.
Louis Spohr
Potpourri on themes of Mozart (1807) in Bb major Opus 22
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
10:09 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto para una fiesta
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Sachio Fujioka, conductor Craig Ogden, guitar
10:39 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Mi Teresita (Little Waltz)
Gabriela Montero, piano
10:44 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 22 in C major K 162
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:54 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque No. 7 in Gb major Opus 101/7
Jaime Laredo, violin; Margo Garrett, piano
10:59 a.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Preludio Sinfonico
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; Claudio Scimone, conductor
11:00 a.m.
11:10 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Iberia
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
11:32 a.m.
John Williams
E.T. The Extra Terrestial: Flying Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:37 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C# minor Opus 27/2
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
11:53 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
French Military March Opus 60 (Suite Algerienne: Marche militaire francaise)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
11:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
12:00 p.m.
12:03 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
12:15 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 1 in C minor Opus 11
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
12:46 p.m.
Samuel Akpabot
Pastorale from "Scenes from Nigeria"
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
12:51 p.m.
Luigi Cherubini
MEDEA: Overture
Munich Radio Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Oberon Overture J 306
Czechoslovak RSO, Bratislava; Alfred Walter, conductor
1:10 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 2 in A major Opus 36
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner (neh-vull MAIR-rih-nuhr), conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
1:43 p.m.
Dosia McKay
Is Now Not Enough?
NeoQuartet
1:54 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto Opus 14
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
2:24 p.m.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Overture in G minor (BWV1070)
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra; Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
2:44 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Chinese Puzzle
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
2:46 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Nonette in E-flat: I. Adagio - Allegro in Eb major Opus 38
Minerva Chamber Ensemble; Kevin Geraldi, conductor
3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:13 p.m.
Napoleon Coste
Variations on a theme by Rossini
Pavel Steidl, guitar
3:28 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
3:36 p.m.
Leopold Hofmann
Concerto for oboe and harpsichord in C major Badley C1
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia; Bela Drahos, conductor Stefan Schilli, oboe; Jeno Jando, harpsichord
4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Peter van Anrooy
Piet Hein Rhapsody
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kees Bakels, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
12 Contredances for orchestra WoO 14
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Manze, conductor
4:24 p.m.
William Grant Still
Panamanian Dances (Danzas de Panama)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Isaiah Jackson, conductor
4:39 p.m.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Overture
Polish National Radio Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor
4:50 p.m.
John Harle
Rant!
BBC Concert Orchestra; Jessica Cottis, conductor Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone
Amazon
4:56 p.m.
Leonid Desyatnikov
My Happiness
Gidon Kremer, violin; Vadim Sakharov, piano; Alois Posch, double-bass; Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon
4:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 3, No. 6 in A minor Opus 3/6 RV 356
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Angel Romero, guitar
5:00 p.m.
5:08 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 43 "Mercury" in Eb major
Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor
5:33 p.m.
Tan Dun
Song of Peace
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra; Tan Dun, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello; Yips Children's Choir
5:38 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" in Bb major Opus 2
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
5:56 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Sr.
Cachucha Galopp Opus 97
London Symphony Orchestra; Arnie Roth, conductor
6:00 p.m.
6:01 p.m.
Alexander Voormolen
Concerto for two oboes
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Matthias Bamert, conductor Pauline Oostenrijk, oboe [Oh sten rike]; Hans Roerade, oboe [Roor raht]
6:23 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
Fantasy Scenes
Ulster Orchestra; Takuo Yuasa, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Nico Muhly
How Little You Are: II. Do You Remember?
Conspirare; Texas Guitar Quartet; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
6:42 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major Opus 87/5
Keith Jarrett, piano
6:47 p.m.
Alan Menken
Pocahontas: Colors of the Wind
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:52 p.m.
William Grant Still
Suite for Violin and Piano: II. Mother and Child
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano

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