Classical Music Playlist, September 30, 2021
Composer Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
With subtle hints of ragtime and jazzy syncopation popular in 1931, the Symphony #2 by American composer Randall Thompson is a lively American sounding work and it’s today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria Variata in A minor BWV 989
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
6:15 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin & cello "Double Concerto" in A minor Opus 102
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin; Janos Starker, cello
6:50 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Prague Carnival, Introduction and Polonaise
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
6:57 a.m.
Aaron Copland
In Evening Air
Lang Lang, piano
7:01 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
7:07 a.m.
Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue
Leonard Bernstein
Divertimento For Orchestra: Turkey Trot
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Pablo de Sarasate
Andalusian Romance (Romanza Andaluza)
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Enrico Pace, piano
7:18 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pelleas et Melisande Opus 80
Mexico City Philharmonic; Enrique Batiz, conductor
7:39 a.m.
John Tavener
The Protecting Veil
London Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Roszhdestvensky, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
7:49 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata No. 50 in D major HOB 16/37
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
7:59 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 10 "The Hunt" in Bb major Opus 8 RV 362 (La Caccia)
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
8:10 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Sergei Nakariakov, flugelhorn
8:30 a.m.
Thomas Morley
Now is the month of maying
; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
8:33 a.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
Il Convegno
Chicago Quartet Eddie Daniels, clarinet; Larry Combs, clarinet
8:45 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Royal Scottish Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major K 41
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
9:14 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor
9:26 a.m.
Danny Elfman
Serenada Schizophrana: Pianos
Studio Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor
9:35 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Sonata Eroica in A major Opus 150
David Russell, guitar
9:45 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Adrian Boult, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
10:10 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances Opus 64
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
10:42 a.m.
Missy Mazzoli
Impromptu (Thomas's Piece)
The Kapralova Orchestra Joshua Bell, violin
10:46 a.m.
Nicolas Chedeville
Sonata (from "Il Pastor Fido") in A major The Faithful Shepherd
Paul Goodwin, oboe; Susan Sheppard, cello; John Toll, organ; Nigel North, guitar
10:57 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1 in E major
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
11:02 a.m.
Daniel-Francois Auber
Rondo for cello and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Roberto Paternostro, conductor Martin Ostertag, cello
11:16 a.m.
Hugo Alfven
Festival Overture Opus 25
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Niklas Willen, conductor
11:23 a.m.
Carlos Gardel
Guitarra, Guitarra Mia
Franz Halasz, guitar
11:26 a.m.
Franz Benda
Flute Concerto in A major
Ars Rediviva Ensemble of Prague; Milan Munclinger, conductor Andras Adorjan, flute
11:46 a.m.
William Grant Still
Panamanian Dances (Danzas de Panama)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Isaiah Jackson, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for two violins in D minor BWV 1060
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor Andrew Manze, violin; Rachel Podger, violin
12:15 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
12:41 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Fur Elise in A minor WoO 59
Jorg Demus, piano
12:46 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Silent Woods Opus 68
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra; Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor Dmitry Yablonsky, cello
12:53 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace (A Mexican Serenade)
John Novacek, piano
1:00 p.m.
Karl Goldmark
In Italy Overture Opus 49
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Flute Concerto in A major Wq 168 / H 438
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra; Janos Rolla, conductor Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
1:33 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Raymonda: Entrance to Act I Scene 2 Opus 57
Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, conductor Nina Kotova, cello
1:39 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS: Laughing song (Herr Chevalier/Mein Herr Marquis)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Lalo Schifrin, conductor Julia Migenes, soprano
1:43 p.m.
Vincenzo Tommasini
The Good Humored Ladies
Concert Arts Orchestra; Robert Irving, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Randall Thompson
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic; James Ross, conductor
2:29 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 6/5 HWV 323
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
2:46 p.m.
Maurice Greene
Overture to St. Cecilia
Baroque Band; Garry Clarke, conductor
2:51 p.m.
Arthur Benjamin
Jamaican Rumba
Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra; Yasuo Shinozaki, conductor Matthew Trusler, violin
2:54 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Myung Whun Chung, conductor
3:03 p.m.
William Boyce
Symphony No. 1 in Bb major Opus 2
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
3:11 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor Opus 11
Trio Parnassus
3:34 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz No. 2
Matt Haimovitz, cello; Christopher O'Riley, piano
3:37 p.m.
Johann Johannsson
Forces of Attraction (Theory of Everything Soundtrack)
studio ensemble Tom Poster, keyboard; Andreas Kaehne, guitar
3:40 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro
Sharon Isbin, guitar
3:56 p.m.
Simon Jeffes
"Still Life" at the Penguin Cafe: Air a Danser
BBC Concert Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
4:02 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Chamber Concerto in F major RV 99
Camerata Koln
4:10 p.m.
Joseph Curiale
The Multiples of One (for quintet)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Members of; Joseph Curiale, conductor Bryan Pezzone, piano; Miriam Clarke, flute; Jon Clarke, oboe; Robert Becker, viola; Larry Corbett, cello
4:17 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata in B minor: II. Andante Sostenuto in B minor
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
4:26 p.m.
Francois Devienne
Bassoon Concerto No. 2
Slovak Chamber Orchestra; Bohdan Warchal, conductor Eckart Hubner, bassoon
4:41 p.m.
Germaine Tailleferre
Concertino for harp and orchestra
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Gillian Benet, harp
4:59 p.m.
Ernest Bloch
Three Jewish Poems: Dance
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; James Sedares, conductor
5:09 p.m.
Arthur Foote
Sarabande and Rigaudon Opus 60
Fenwick Smith, flute; Randall Hodgkinson, piano; Marcus Thompson, viola
5:17 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3 Opus 72
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
5:32 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 4: II. Scherzo in Eb major Opus 48
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
5:39 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet Op. 76/3 "Emperor": I. Allegro in C major Opus 76/3
Aeolian String Quartet
5:50 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Gottschalk Waltz Opus 1
Alexandra Oehler, piano
5:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in A minor in A minor BWV 904
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
6:09 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Bourree Fantasque
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:16 p.m.
Juventino Rosas
Over the Waves (Sobre las olas)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
6:23 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Clarinet Concerto
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Aaron Copland, conductor Benny Goodman, clarinet
6:41 p.m.
John Mackey
Kingfishers Catch Fire
North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor
6:47 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha: Prelude Act III
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
6:52 p.m.
Kojiro Umezaki
If You Shall Return...
Silk Road Ensemble
