Classical Music Playlist, September 2, 2021
Louise Farrenc in 1835 by Luigi Rubio
Having been born in early 19th century France, Louise Farrenc faced multiple roadblocks to a career in music. But her early talent, determination, confidence, encouragement from an artistic family and eventual renown enabled her to become a success on (mostly) her own terms. Born in 1804 and showing early musical talent, from age 15 she studied at the Paris Conservatory (where women could earn nothing higher than a teaching diploma), began to compose (mostly piano pieces at first) and embarked on a career as concert pianist and became one of Europe's most sought-after keyboard teachers. In 1842 she was appointed the first ever (and only, during the entire 19th century) female professor at the Paris Conservatory - Professor of Piano, as women were not allowed to teach composition. She earned only 55% of what her male counterparts at the Conservatory of equivalent experience earned - until 1849 when she demanded and won equal pay. She held that position at the Conservatory for 30 years. But besides 19th century gender inequalities against her as a composer, Louise Farrenc also faced public disinterest in purely orchestral music in France where opera ruled the box office. Nonetheless, she bucked that trend as well by composing three symphonies, her Third in 1847, and that is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 in G minor Opus 26
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
6:36 a.m.
Joan Baptista Pla
Flute Concerto in G major
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra; Jean-Pierre Rampal, conductor Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
6:52 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 4: II. Scherzo in Eb major Opus 48
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade in G major
I Solisti Italiani
7:19 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Concerto for oboe in C major HOB 7
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Paul Goodwin, oboe
7:41 a.m.
Eric Whitacre
Water Night
Polyphony; Stephen Layton, conductor
7:47 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Three Bavarian Dances Opus 27
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Norman Del Mar, conductor
8:01 a.m.
Emil Mlynarski
Violin Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro vivace (Finale) in D major Opus 6
Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin
8:12 a.m.
Johan Vanhal
Symphony in Ab major
Toronto Camerata; Kevin Mallon, conductor
8:32 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Danza mora
Pepe Romero, guitar
8:34 a.m.
Anthony Hedges
An Ayrshire Serenade Opus 42
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Gavin Sutherland, conductor
8:46 a.m.
Josef Suk
Fantastic Scherzo Opus 25
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
9:02 a.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Oboe Concerto in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Heinz Holliger, oboe
9:12 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite Opus 39
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
9:35 a.m.
Johan Wagenaar
The Taming of the Shrew (overture) Opus 25
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:43 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
MLADA: Lithuanian Dance
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
9:46 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Romance in G major
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:00 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Francis Johnson
The Princeton Grand March
Symphony Orchestra of America; Matthew H. Phillips, conductor
10:20 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:31 a.m.
Elena Ruehr
String Quartet No. 3: I. Clay Flute
Cypress String Quartet
10:36 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 2 in C minor K 406/516b
Dover Quartet Michael Tree, viola [member of Guarneri Quartet]
11:02 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major Opus 6
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Catherine Mackintosh, conductor Catherine Mackintosh, violin
11:15 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
Introduction & variations for clarinet & orchestra in Eb major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Charles Neidich, clarinet
11:29 a.m.
Pablo Casals
Sardana
City of Birmingham Cellos; Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
11:36 a.m.
Gisle Kverndokk
Symphonic Dances: II. Waltz
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (sta VAHN ger); Ken-David Masur, conductor
11:42 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds (NAH-sih-kaw)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Nick Ingram, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
12:01 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Consecration of the House Overture in C major Opus 124 (Die Weihe de Hauses)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
12:12 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Minuet in G major BWV 841
Andrew Rangell, piano
12:19 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian Dances Opus 35
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
12:38 p.m.
Carlos Guastavino
Las Presencias: VI. Jeromita Linares
Camerata Bariloche
12:50 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Concert Waltz No. 1 (Valse de Concert) in D major Opus 47
Moscow Philharmonic; Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Waltz
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
1:09 p.m.
Franz Krommer
Clarinet Concerto in E minor Opus 86
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Pay, conductor Thomas Friedli, clarinet
1:37 p.m.
James Horner
Legends of the Fall: The Ludlows
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
1:42 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings Opus 11
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
1:50 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
The Oceanides Opus 73
Helsinki Philharmonic; Paavo Berglund, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
2:31 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Prelude and Fugue in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
2:39 p.m.
Vladimir Martynov
The Beatitudes
Kronos Quartet
2:46 p.m.
Giuseppe Tartini
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in E minor
Ensemble 415; Chiara Banchini, conductor
2:57 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Gayne: Sabre Dance
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Aleksander Lazarev (Lah-ZARR-reff), conductor
3:00 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Opus 46
Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Giovanni Battista Viotti
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major
Veneto-Padua Chamber Orchestra; David Golub, conductor Mark Kaplan, violin
3:35 p.m.
John Williams
Viktor's Tale
St. Petersburg Symphony; Vladimir Lande, conductor
3:40 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Gottschalk Waltz Opus 1
Alexandra Oehler, piano
3:49 p.m.
David Lyon
Short Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": III. Rondo in Eb major Opus 73
London Symphony Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor Evgeny Kissin, piano
4:11 p.m.
Johann Graun
Horn Concerto in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
4:22 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Homage to the Queen: Ballet Suite Opus 42
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor
4:42 p.m.
Vincenzo Bellini
THE CAPULETS AND THE MONTAGUES: Sinfonia (I CAPULETI E I MONTECCH)
Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Myung Whun Chung, conductor
4:48 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Gerard McChrystal, saxophone
4:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21: I. Allegro in C major K 467
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:15 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
PRECIOSA: Overture J 279
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
5:24 p.m.
Leos Janacek
Lachian Dances
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
5:46 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA TRAVIATA: Act I. Prelude
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Michael Nyman
If (from The Diary of Anne Frank)
BBC Concert Orchestra; Jessica Cottis, conductor Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone
5:55 p.m.
Carlos Salzedo
Tango
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
5:59 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal" in D major
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia; Bela Drahos, conductor
6:32 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Legend No. 6 Opus 59
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
6:39 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Gladiolus Rag
Lara Downes, piano
6:42 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Invocation et Danse (Homage a Manuel de Falla)
Angel Romero, guitar
6:51 p.m.
Philip Glass
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes": 6. V2 Schneider
American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
