Classical Music Playlist, August 4, 2021
American composer Amy Beach (1867-1944) | photo by Rayhuff-Richter
The 1894 “Gaelic Symphony” by Amy Beach was the first symphony composed and published by a female American composer. That’s the same time that Czech composer Antonín Dvořák was teaching in the U.S. and advised American composers to look to Native American and African American tunes to create a uniquely “American” sounding classical music. Amy Beach looked at Dvořák’s “American” music and read his advice to American composers, but as her ancestors were of Irish & Scottish descent she based her symphony on tunes from her own heritage; thus the title, “Gaelic” Symphony. She nonetheless helped to create an “American Melting Pot” unique sound. In later works, she did look to Native American music, Inuit in particular, as well as music from the African American tradition for inspiration. Her “Gaelic Symphony” was very well received - considered as good as anything composed in America at the time - and established Beach as a prominent composer in the US and Europe. The "Gaelic Symphony" by Amy Beach is today's Midday Masterpiece today at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major K 453
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
6:30 a.m.
Walter Mourant
Pied Piper
Northern Sinfonia of England; Steuart Bedford, conductor George Macdonald, clarinet
6:36 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Play of the Elves (Elfenspiel)
Gavle(borg) Symphony Orchestra; Petri Sakari, conductor
6:45 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Suite for Piano (Pour le Piano suite)
Georges Pludermacher, piano
6:59 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto "Il Carbonelli" in Bb major RV 366
I Solisti Italiani Giulio Franzetti, violin
7:11 a.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
Capriccio for oboe & piano
Heinz Holliger, oboe; Gabriel Burgin, piano
7:23 a.m.
Tomas Luis de Victoria
O Magnum Mysterium
; Dennis Keene, conductor Voices of Ascension
7:28 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 99
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar
7:48 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Where the Lemon Trees Blossom Opus 364 Wo die Citronen bluh'n
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Alfred Walter, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Carnaval Opus 9
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Domenico Cimarosa
Concertante for flute and oboe in G major
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Mathieu Dufour, flute; Alex Klein, oboe
8:32 a.m.
Julie Amacher
New Classical Trax
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8:37 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
8:42 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 78
Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Mariko Anraku, harp
8:47 a.m.
Enrique Soro
Three Chilean Airs (Tres aires chilenos)
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
8:58 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
EURYANTHE Overture Opus 81 J 291
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
9:07 a.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
London Sinfonietta; Simon Rattle, conductor Peter Donohoe, piano
9:24 a.m.
Mark O'Connor
Butterfly's Day Out
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass; Mark O'Connor, mandolin
9:30 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Cello Concerto No. 7 in G major G 480
Santa Fe Festival Orchestra; Janos Starker, conductor Janos Starker, cello
9:49 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3: II. Adagio cantabile in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Franz Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 Opus 8
Bratislava Philharmonia Orchestra; Dale Clevenger, conductor Steven Gross, horn
10:16 a.m.
Franz Danzi
Quartet for bassoon and strings No. 3 in Bb major Opus 40/3
Coull Quartet Daniel Smith, bassoon
10:37 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
10:42 a.m.
Jean-Baptiste Accolay
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Julliard Orchestra; Lawrence Foster, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin
10:51 a.m.
Amy Beach
FOUR SKETCHES: #2. Phantoms. #3. Dreaming
Anna Shelest, piano
10:59 a.m.
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre
Trio Sonata for 2 Flutes and Continuo
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11:08 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in Eb major Opus 1
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
11:44 a.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Cumbees
The Harp Consort Paul O'Dette, baroque guitar; Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
11:48 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
String Quintet: III. Menuetto in E major Opus 11/5 G 275
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (members of) Mischa Maisky, cello
11:53 a.m.
Nitin Sawhney
Breathing Light Leictes Blut
Helene Grimaud, piano
11:57 a.m.
Benjamin Britten
Gloriana: Courtly Dances
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
12:08 p.m.
Jan Dussek
Piano Concerto in Eb major Opus 70
Ulster Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
12:40 p.m.
Leslie Bricusse
Overture to Goodbye Mr Chips
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Rhapsody in G minor Opus 79/2
Leanne Rees, piano
12:53 p.m.
John Ireland
A Downland Suite: Minuet
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Giuseppe Torelli
Trumpet Sonata a cinque No. 1 in D major
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Newman, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
1:08 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Fantasy for a Gentleman
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Goran Sollscher, guitar
1:31 p.m.
Samuel A. Livingston
The Old Man is Dancing
Arcadian Winds
1:44 p.m.
William Boyce
Symphony No. 1 in Bb major Opus 2
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
1:53 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Legend No. 6 Opus 59
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Amy Beach
Gaelic Symphony in E minor Opus 32
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:42 p.m.
Missy Mazzoli
Heartbreaker
MIchael Mizrahi, piano
2:47 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Our Town
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
2:58 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:06 p.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Quartet for 2 oboes, bassoon and continuo in D minor
Camerata Koln
3:15 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Suite Bergamasque
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Emil Decou, conductor
3:34 p.m.
Wenzel Matiegka
Minuet Opus 20/10
David Leisner, guitar
3:39 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andre Watts, piano
4:01 p.m.
Arthur Foote
Suite for Strings in E major Opus 63
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:18 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Concert Piece in F major Opus 2
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
4:30 p.m.
Erich Korngold
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: The Garden Scene (Intermezzo) Opus 11
Duo Sonidos
4:33 p.m.
Stephen Warbeck
Shakespeare in Love: Main Title
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:38 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Dolly Suite Opus 56
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
4:57 p.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Flute Concerto in D major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Wilbert Hazelzet, flute
5:10 p.m.
Xavier Dubois Foley
Shelter Island
Randall Goosby, violin; Xavier Dubois Foley, double bass
5:16 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 1. El arpa del Guerrero
Sharon Isbin, guitar
5:21 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
5:33 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Quintet in Bb major Opus 34 J 182
Hagen Quartet Eduard Brunner, clarinet
5:59 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear" in C major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
6:27 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Three Bavarian Dances Opus 27
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Norman Del Mar, conductor
6:41 p.m.
Frederick Delius
Florida Suite: By the River
English Symphony Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Libby Larsen
Blue Piece
Lara Downes, piano; Rachel Barton Pine, violin
6:51 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
David Russell, guitar
