Classical Music Playlist, August 26, 2021
Danish composer Carl Nielsen having fun in 1887 showing four of his temperaments.
Symphonic movements have been inspired by such things as colors, elements of nature and, in the 2nd Symphony of Danish composer Carl Nielsen, temperaments of personality. Theories dating from as far back as 400 B.C. suggest that there are four fundamental personality types: Sanguine (enthusiastic, active, and social), Choleric (short-tempered, fast, or irritable), Melancholic (analytical, wise, and quiet), and Phlegmatic (relaxed and peaceful). Imagine what people you know might fit these personality types as you listen to the Symphony #2, "The Four Temperaments," by Carl Nielsen today at 2:00 pm for your Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 12 in F major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:11 a.m.
Joseph Lauber
Four Medieval Danses: Gaillarde
Laurel Zucker, flute; Susan Jolles, harp
6:16 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 3 in Eb major Opus 29
Orchestre de Paris; Serge Baudo, conductor Aldo Ciccolini, piano
6:48 a.m.
George Enescu
Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
EURYANTHE Overture Opus 81 J 291
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major K 211
Berlin Philharmonic; David Oistrakh, conductor David Oistrakh, violin
7:34 a.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre No. 2
Lara Downes, piano
7:42 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Harvest Hymn
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble
7:46 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": I. Adagio - Allegro Molto in E minor Opus 95
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 6 in G major Opus 10 RV 437
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
8:11 a.m.
August Soderman
Wedding at Ulfasa: Wedding March
Norrlands Opera Symphony Orchestra; Roy Goodman, conductor
8:15 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Fantasia on the Chorale S 259
Igor Levit, piano
8:27 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor
8:51 a.m.
Gareth Walters
Primavera Overture
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Andrew Penny, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Concerto for tuba and orchestra in F minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Arnold Jacobs, tuba
9:12 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Royal Scottish Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
9:26 a.m.
Johann Johannsson
Forces of Attraction (Theory of Everything Soundtrack)
studio ensemble Tom Poster, keyboard; Andreas Kaehne, guitar
9:29 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 3 in Eb major Opus 12/3
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Enrico Pace, piano
9:49 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture in B minor Opus 26
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in E major Opus 7/11
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
10:08 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Martin West, conductor Zuill Bailey, cello
10:28 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia No. 2 in Eb major Opus 9/2
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
10:41 a.m.
Dmitri Kabalevsky
A Short Story
Carol Rosenberger, piano
10:45 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Bassoon Concerto in F major Opus 75
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor Jaakko Luoma, bassoon
11:03 a.m.
Dobrinka Tabakova
Concerto for Cello and Strings: II. Longing
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Rysanov, conductor Kristina Blaumane, cello
11:12 a.m.
Pavel Vranicky
Symphony in D major Opus 52
Dvorak Chamber Orchestra; Bohumil Gregor, conductor
11:48 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Asian Dream Song
Pan Strings; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
11:54 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Overture K 492
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Preludio Sinfonico
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; Claudio Scimone, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Symphony No. 1 in E minor Opus 1
USSR National Orchestra; Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
12:43 p.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Trio Sonata in E minor TWV 42: e1
Le Triomphe de L'Amour
12:53 p.m.
Kurt Weill
THE THREEPENNY OPERA: Mack the Knife
Livia Sohn, violin; Benjamin Loeb, piano
12:56 p.m.
Clarence Cameron White
Basque Folk Song
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
1:00 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Coronation March Opus 65
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Francois Devienne
Bassoon Concerto No. 4
Slovak Chamber Orchestra; Bohdan Warchal, conductor Eckart Hubner, bassoon
1:33 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a Sentimental Mood
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
1:37 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte)
Angel Romero, guitar
1:44 p.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthias Bamert, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 2 "Four Temperaments" Opus 16
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic; Ghennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
2:36 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Aconquija
Eliot Fisk, guitar
2:40 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andras Schiff, piano
2:58 p.m.
Elena Roussanova
Moments of Arrival
Prague Radio Symphony; Julius Williams, conductor
3:11 p.m.
Franz Danzi
Concerto No. 3 for flute and orchestra in D minor Opus 42
Munich Chamber Orchesta; Hans Stadlmair, conductor Andras Adorjan, flute
3:29 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Sr.
Gitana Galopp Opus 108
London Symphony Orchestra; Arnie Roth, conductor
3:33 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
3:43 p.m.
Leos Janacek
Suite (Serenade) Opus 3
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
3:57 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 6/5 HWV 323
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:14 p.m.
Missy Mazzoli
Heartbreaker
MIchael Mizrahi, piano
4:20 p.m.
Jacques Ibert
Three Brief Pieces (Trois Pieces Breves)
New York Woodwind Quintet
4:28 p.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia Concertante in Eb major
Camerata Budapest; Hanspeter Gmur, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
5:00 p.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
New York Philharmonic; Thomas Schippers, conductor
5:09 p.m.
Niels Gade
Symphony No. 3: IV. Finale in A minor Opus 15
Stockholm Sinfonietta; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:18 p.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Flute Concerto in G major Wq 169 / H 445
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra; Janos Rolla, conductor Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
5:42 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque No. 7 in Gb major Opus 101/7
David Golub, piano
5:46 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mercury, the Winged Messenger Opus 32
Philharmonia Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet: IV. Finale in Eb major Opus 47
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
5:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Opus 40
Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Lev Markiz, conductor Ronald Brautigam, piano
6:21 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto No. 1 (originally for violin) in A minor BWV 1041
Elias String Quartet Xuefei Yang, guitar
6:36 p.m.
Nico Muhly
Motion
Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon, conductor
6:44 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 3
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
6:49 p.m.
Dosia McKay
Is Now Not Enough?
NeoQuartet
