Classical Music Playlist, June 23, 2021
The Abruzzo region of Italy that inspired Berlioz' "Harold in Italy." | Image by ClouDan83 from Pixabay
A solo viola represents a wanderer making his way through Italy and along the way encounters scenes of pilgrims in prayer, a mountaineer singing to his ladyfriend, the revelry of a band of rogues and more. It’s “Harold In Italy” by Hector Berlioz, inspired by the composer’s own wanderings through Italy. Hear it today at 2:00pm for your Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Italian Concerto in F major BWV 971
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Yoav Talmi, conductor Alexander Weimann, Harpsichord
6:14 a.m.
Josef Suk
Serenade for Strings in Eb major Opus 6
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:39 a.m.
Muzio Clementi
Piano Sonata in Bb major Opus 24/2
Nikolai Demidenko, piano
6:52 a.m.
Peter Boyer
Silver Fanfare
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Peter Boyer, conductor
6:58 a.m.
Stanislaw Moniuszko
Bajka (The Fairy Tale): Overture
Warsaw Philharmonic; Antoni Wit, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Cello Concerto No. 3 in D major G 478
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
7:31 a.m.
Enrique Soro
Danza Fantastica
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
7:37 a.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8) (La fille aux cheveux de lin)
Jaime Laredo, violin; Margo Garrett, piano
7:40 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Sergei Nakariakov, flugelhorn
8:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for lute and 2 violins in D major RV 93
Il Giardino Armonico Luca Pianca, Archlute; Members of...
8:11 a.m.
Hugo Alfven
Mountain King Suite
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Niklas Willen, conductor
8:29 a.m.
Julie Amacher
New Classical Trax
American Public Media Julie Amacher
8:41 a.m.
Zenobia Powell Perry
Piano Potpurri: No. 5. A Jazz Trifle
LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, piano
8:44 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo in D major Opus 73
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Carnaval Opus 9
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
9:11 a.m.
Friedrich Witt
Symphony "Jena" in C major
Sinfonia Finlandia (Jyvaskyla); Patrick Gallois, conductor
9:38 a.m.
Victor Herbert
Five Pieces for Cello & Strings
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
9:54 a.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
Experience
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
10:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in Eb major Opus 26
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
10:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 83 "The Hen" in G minor
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
10:36 a.m.
Leonard Cohen
Famous Blue Raincoat
12 Ensemble Milos Karadaglic, guitar
10:41 a.m.
Leo Delibes
Sylvia: Procession of Bacchus from Act III
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
10:48 a.m.
Michel Mazuel
Orchestral Suite in G major
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
11:01 a.m.
Etienne-Nicolas Mehul
Young Henry's Hunt: Overture (La Chasse du Jeune Henri)
Munich Radio Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
11:13 a.m.
Michael Torke
Run
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
11:21 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet in Eb major Opus 47
Andre Previn, piano; Young Uck Kim, violin; Heiichiro Ohyama, viola; Gary Hoffman, cello
11:49 a.m.
Franz Lehar
Where the Lark Sings
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
11:56 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:02) in C minor BWV 847
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
12:01 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture Opus 10
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Violin Concerto in A minor Opus 53
London Symphony Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor Sarah Chang, violin
12:45 p.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia No. 2 in D major Opus 6/2
Camerata Budapest; Hanspeter Gmur, conductor
12:54 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Shotgun Houses: I. Shotgun Houses
Harlem Quartet David Shifrin, clarinet
1:01 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Egmont Overture Opus 84
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
1:10 p.m.
Aaron Copland
The Tender Land: Suite
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Aaron Copland, conductor
1:32 p.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
Veni Creator Spiritus
Anonymous 4
1:38 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 3 in Bb major K 281 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
1:52 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OBERTO: Overture (OBERTO, CONTE DI SAN BONIFACIO)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Harold in Italy Opus 16
Helsinki Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor David Aaron Carpenter, viola
2:44 p.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Oboe Concerto in C major Opus 7/12
I Musici Heinz Holliger, oboe
2:53 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Aleko: Intermezzo
Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, conductor
2:58 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Soirees musicales (Suite after Rossini) Opus 9
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Jahja Ling, conductor Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
3:29 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Songe Dream
Helene Guilmette, soprano; Martin Dube, piano
3:33 p.m.
Don Brandon Ray
Three Homestead Dances
Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra; Derek Gleeson, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Caractacus: Triumphal March Opus 35
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; James Judd, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Franz Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 Opus 8
Bratislava Philharmonia Orchestra; Dale Clevenger, conductor Steven Gross, horn
4:15 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
Candide Suite
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
4:34 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
2 Gavottes in G minor BWV 995
Sharon Isbin, guitar
4:38 p.m.
Antonio Soler
Three Sonatas
State of Mexico Symphony; Enrique Batiz, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto no. 1: III. Allegro in D major
Janacek Philharmonic; Ryan Cockerham, conductor Er-Gene Kahng
4:55 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude No. 5 in G major Opus 32
Gabriela Montero, piano
4:59 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
5:13 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in D minor
Wei Luo, piano
5:25 p.m.
Saverio Mercadante
Flute Concerto in G major
Sinfonia Finlandia (Jyvaskyla); Patrick Gallois, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
5:42 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in Bb major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
5:54 p.m.
Andre Messager
Les deux pigeons: Pas de deux
Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden; Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Muzio Clementi
Piano Concerto in C major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor Pietro Spada, piano
6:22 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Zdenek Kosler, conductor
6:37 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
EL AMOR BRUJO: Ritual Fire Dance
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
6:41 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choros No. 1
Fabio Zanon, guitar
6:47 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Summer Music Opus 31
Reykjavik Wind Quintet