Classical Music Playlist, June 25, 2021
Rachel Barton Pine | photo: Andrew Eccles
By the time Beethoven composed his Violin Concerto in D in 1806 he had already composed his 3rd Symphony, his 4th Piano Concerto and important piano sonatas like the “Waldstein” and “Appassionata.” The Violin Concerto, however, had an unsuccessful premiere and then languished, unplayed, for decades (until after Beethoven’s death in 1827). It wasn’t until Felix Mendelssohn conducted it in London in 1844 featuring the 12 year old - later legendary - violinist Joseph Joachim that the Concerto would become a standard in the violin concerto repertoire. Making it notable are that it is longer than any composer’s earlier violin concerto, uses a larger orchestra for a concerto than ever before, and the solo violin part is exceedingly difficult. The first movement alone is over 25 minutes with a lengthy orchestral introduction that presents the melodic themes before the violin enters to explore them. The second movement is lovely and lyrical while the finale supplies a charming folk-dance exuberance. Beethoven’s great Violin Concerto is your Midday Masterpiece today at 2:00pm.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major Opus 3 RV 310
Virtuosi di Roma; Renato Fasano, conductor Franco Gulli, violin
6:08 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 7 "Alsatian Scenes" (Scenes Alsaciennes)
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
6:32 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
London Trio No. 4 in G major
Laurel Zucker, flute; Renee Siebert, flute; Samuel Magill, cello
6:37 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Petrouchka: Russian Dance
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Enrico Pace, piano
6:41 a.m.
Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 5 in Bb major D 68
Verdi String Quartet
6:58 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Czechoslovak RSO, Bratislava; Alfred Walter, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin (The tomb of Couperin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
7:28 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Ye Banks and Braes
Rosemary Tuck, piano
7:33 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 33 in Bb major K 319
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:57 a.m.
Roland Dyens
Tango En Skai (Immitation Leather Tango)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
8:01 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in Bb major Opus 3/1 HWV 312
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 "Grande Valse Brillante" in Eb major Opus 18
Daniil Trifonov, piano
8:17 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 3
I Musici
8:36 a.m.
Max Richter
Spring
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Andre de Ridder, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Max Richter, moog synthesizer
8:47 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Norwegian Rhapsody No. 3 (Norsk Rapsodi No. 3) Opus 21
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
8:58 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture Opus 101
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
9:08 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Fantasy for a Gentleman
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Sachio Fujioka, conductor Craig Ogden, guitar
9:32 a.m.
David Stanley Smith
Prince Hal Overture
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra; Reuben Blundell, conductor
9:45 a.m.
Francois Joseph Gossec
Symphony in Bb major Opus 12
Northern Chamber Orchestra; Nicholas Ward, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Josef Suk
Fantastic Scherzo Opus 25
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Clarinet Concerto in Bb major
Concerto Amsterdam; Jaap Schroder, conductor Dieter Klocker, clarinet
10:37 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite Opus 40
Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra; Conrad van Alphen, conductor
10:57 a.m.
Erich Korngold
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: Hornpipe Opus 11
Gil Shaham, violin; Andre Previn, piano
11:01 a.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Kamarinskaya
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:08 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
Moscow Virtuosi; Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
11:35 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals de Primavera
David Russell, guitar
11:41 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Clarinet Concerto for string orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor Stanley Drucker, clarinet
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Summer Concert Series: Carrie Hennessey and Taylor Thompson
Carrie Hennessey, soprano; Taylor Thompson, tenor; Jennifer Reason, piano
1:00 p.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition: Great Gate of Kiev
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
1:06 p.m.
Samuel Wesley
Symphony in Bb major
Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra; Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor
1:28 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Etude Romantique Opus 132
Joanne Polk, piano
1:35 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor Horacio Gutierrez, piano
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 61
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
2:45 p.m.
William Grant Still
Vignettes for oboe, bassoon and piano
Sierra Winds
2:57 p.m.
Elmer Bernstein
Guitar Concerto "For Two Christophers": III. Celebration
London Symphony Orchestra; Elmer Bernstein, conductor Christopher Parkening, guitar
3:03 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in Bb major Opus 3/2 HWV 313
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Concertante for flute and oboe in F major
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Mathieu Dufour, flute; Alex Klein, oboe
3:32 p.m.
Erik Satie
Gnossienne No. 1
Lang Lang, piano
3:36 p.m.
J. Michael Haydn
Symphony No. 24 in A major P15
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Harold Farberman, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21: II. Andante in C major K 467
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
4:09 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Festive Polonaise (Le Roi Malgre Lui: Fete Polonaise)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
4:18 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:42 p.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
4:48 p.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Vivacissimo in Bb minor Opus 1
Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Mario Venzago, conductor Niklas Sivelov, piano
4:53 p.m.
William Boyce
Symphony No. 3 in C major Opus 2
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Nadia Boulanger
Three Pieces for Cello & Piano
Amit Peled, cello; Lucy Mauro, piano
5:10 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem Opus 15
Marinsky Theatre Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
5:22 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
String Symphony No. 9 in C major
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
5:46 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 5 in F major Opus 10 RV 434
I Musici Aurele Nicolet, flute
5:55 p.m.
Philip Glass
The Hours Suite: II. The Poet Acts
Janacek Philharmonic; Mark Shapiro, conductor Gregory Harrington, violin
6:00 p.m.
Joachim Eggert
Symphony No. 4 in C minor
Gavle(borg) Symphony Orchestra; Gerard Korsten, conductor
6:31 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Northern Sinfonia of England; Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor
6:43 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Asian Dream Song
Pan Strings; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
6:48 p.m.
Michael Nyman
Trysting Fields
Kremerata Baltica; Gidon Kremer, conductor
6:55 p.m.
Nigel Hess
Ladies in Lavender
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Nigel Hess, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
