Classical Music Playlist, August 24, 2021
Paul Whiteman wanted George Gershwin to write a piece of music for his jazz band, and the famous “Rhapsody In Blue” was the result. The 1924 original was for solo piano with jazz band. It was Whiteman's pianist and chief arranger, Ferde Grofé, who orchestrated the work; three times, in fact: the original orchestration for jazz band in 1924, in 1926 for a larger "theater orchestra," and finally in 1942 into the full orchestral score that you probably know and has usually been recorded. Today at 2:00 pm for your Midday Masterpiece, hear the original 1924 jazz band version.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for strings in G minor RV 156
Northwest Chamber Orchestra; Alun Francis, conductor
6:08 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 2 "Little Russian" in C minor Opus 17
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
6:43 a.m.
Johann Adolf Hasse
Flute Concerto in D major
Hanover Court Orchestra Laurence Dean, flute
6:55 a.m.
Lou Harrison
Suite for Violin with American Gamelan: III. Air
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor Gabriela Diaz, violin
6:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7: third movement in A major Opus 92
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Takuo Yuasa, conductor
7:26 a.m.
George Gershwin
Someone to Watch Over Me
Chick Corea, piano
7:34 a.m.
Lili Boulanger
2 Pieces for Violin and Piano (arr for cello & piano)
Matt Haimovitz, cello; Mari Kodama, piano
7:40 a.m.
Jules Massenet
CINDERELLA: Suite (Cendrillon)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:02 a.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement in D major
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Cello Concerto in A major Wq 172 / H 439
Studio Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor Robert Bex, cello; Huguette Dreyfus, harpsichord
8:36 a.m.
John Williams
Far and Away: Wedding Dance
Washington Symphonic Brass
8:40 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Tarantelle for flute, clarinet & orchestra Opus 6
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor Susan Milan, flute; James Campbell, clarinet
8:47 a.m.
Jack Gallagher
Sonatina for Piano
Frank Huang, piano
9:01 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro Opus 47
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Jean-Louis LeRoux, conductor
9:17 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Requiem: Pie Jesu Opus 48
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andreas Delfs, conductor Renee Fleming, soprano
9:22 a.m.
Antonio Rosetti
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
Palatinate Chamber Orchestra; Johannes Moesus, conductor Anton Steck, violin
9:42 a.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 2
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
9:49 a.m.
Ferenc Farkas
Old Hungarian Dances
Vienna Quintet
10:00 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Ballet Scenes Opus 52 (Scenes de Ballet)
Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
10:29 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for flute, strings and continuo in G major
Berlin Baroque Soloists; Rainer Kussmaul, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
10:39 a.m.
Edward MacDowell
At an Old Trysting Place
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra; Reuben Blundell, conductor
10:42 a.m.
Morton Gould
American Caprice
Lara Downes, piano
10:49 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:01 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto No. 9 in G major HOB 18/9
Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor Sebastian Knauer, piano
11:20 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Spring Song
Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
11:31 a.m.
Francois Dompierre
My Friend Max
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
11:36 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Opus 14/2
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
11:55 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Serenata
Chamber Orchestra of New York "Ottorino Respighi"; Salvatore Di Vittorio, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Dance Card: IV. Celestial Blue
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Giuseppe Alberti
Sonata for 2 trumpets in D major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Wright, conductor John Wallace, trumpet; John Miller, trumpet
12:17 p.m.
Wenzel Matiegka
Etude in C major
David Leisner, guitar
12:21 p.m.
Eric Ewazen
A Hymn for the Lost and Living
United States Coast Guard Band; Commander Kenneth W. Megan, conductor
12:31 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 2 in C major Opus 87
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Lynn Harrell, cello
1:01 p.m.
Jan Vaclav Knezek
Clarinet Concerto in Eb major
S. W. German Chamber Orchestra of Pforzheim; Gernot Schmalfuss, conductor Dieter Klocker, clarinet
1:22 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Three Spanish Pieces
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
1:35 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Scarborough Fair
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Plinio Fernandes, guitar
1:39 p.m.
Ennio Morricone
The Mission: Gabriel's oboe
Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra; Ennio Morricone, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
1:46 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Champs-Elysees Theatre Orchestra; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
2:00 p.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Cincinnati Jazz Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
2:19 p.m.
Jon Batiste
Chopinesque
Jon Batiste, piano
2:24 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" in D major K 385
Staatskapelle Dresden; Colin Davis, conductor
2:44 p.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Sonata on the 8th tone
Philadelphia Orchestra & Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensembles
2:50 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Turibio Santos, guitar
2:57 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Autumn (L'Autunno) in F major Opus 8 RV 293
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Sarah Chang, violin
3:09 p.m.
Fritz Kreisler
Toy Soldier March
James Ehnes, violin; Eduard Laurel, piano
3:12 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
3:42 p.m.
Nino Rota
Orchestra Rehearsal (Prova d'orchestra)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan; Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:53 p.m.
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
Procession of the Sardar Opus 10
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique): III. Molto Vivace Opus 74 Pathetique
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Fredericus Groneman
Sonata in G major
Jed Wentz, flute; Balazs Mate, cello; Marcelo Bussi, harpsichord
4:23 p.m.
William Grant Still
Panamanian Dances (Danzas de Panama)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Isaiah Jackson, conductor
4:38 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 8 "Asturiana"
Jean-Francois Heisser, piano
4:43 p.m.
Charles Stanford
Irish Rhapsody No. 5
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata No. 50 in D major HOB 16/37
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
5:12 p.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 2
Janacek Philharmonic; Ryan Cockerham, conductor Er-Gene Kahng
5:26 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano: III. Minuetto: Allegro in Eb major Opus 44
Linos Ensemble
5:31 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Suite Bergamasque
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Emil Decou, conductor
5:51 p.m.
Zhou Tian
Concerto for Orchestra: III. Seeker's Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
5:54 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals de Primavera
David Russell, guitar
6:00 p.m.
Alexander MacKenzie
Twelfth Night Opus 40
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor
6:20 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
The Temple of Glory: Suite II (Le temple de la gloire)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
6:37 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 3 "Sevilla" Opus 47
Jason Vieaux, guitar
6:42 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
6:47 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Sonatine
Robert Hamilton, piano
