Classical Music Playlist, October 6, 2021
The entire conception of Gustav Holst's suite "The Planets" is astrological not astronomical. In about 1913 the brother of English composer Arnold Bax, Clifford Bax, introduced Holst to astrology. His interest piqued, it so happened that Holst had in his library a book published in 1912, "The Art of Synthesis," by astrologer Alan Leo which describes the effect on a person's temperament of each planet. This book may very well have influenced Holst's composition and each movement's subtitle, such as, "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity," "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age," "Mars, the Bringer of War," and "Venus, the Bringer of Peace," and so on. Holst then completed the seven movements of "The Planets" between 1914-1915 (and would continue to cast personal horoscopes for his friends the rest of his life). Gustav Holst's entire suite of "The Planets" is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Festival Suite in A major
London Festival Orchestra; Ross Pople, conductor
6:16 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 74
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra; Lukas Foss, conductor Jon Manasse, clarinet
6:40 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Madrigal-Gavota
David Russell, guitar
6:44 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
7:00 a.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Preludio Sinfonico
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; Claudio Scimone, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Giovanni Paisiello
Piano Concerto No. 7 in A major
Saint Cecilia Chamber Orchestra; Pietro Spada, conductor Pietro Spada, piano
7:25 a.m.
Franz Lehar
GIUDITTA: (Waltz on themes from the operetta)
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
7:32 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Fantaisie for cello and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Roberto Paternostro, conductor Martin Ostertag, cello
7:51 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Nocturne No. 10, "Souvenirs de mon pays"
Alexandra Oehler, piano
7:59 a.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Bassoon Concertino in Bb major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
8:29 a.m.
Julie Amacher
New Classical Trax
American Public Media Julie Amacher
8:35 a.m.
Dario Marianelli
Pride & Predjudice Suite: The Living Sculptures of Pemberly
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
8:40 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Papillon Opus 77
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano
8:44 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Introduction and Allegro
Nicanor Zabaleta, harp; Christian Larde, flute; Guy Deplus, clarinet; ...and friends
8:56 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Fairy's Kiss: Divertimento
London Sinfonietta; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:21 a.m.
Max Richter
Autumn 1
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Andre de Ridder, conductor Daniel Hope, violin
9:28 a.m.
Ferdinando Carulli
Fantasy on an English National Air (Fantasie sur un Air National Anglais) Opus 102
Michala Petri, recorder; Lars Hannibal, guitar
9:36 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Keyboard Suite No. 5 "The Harmonious Blacksmith" in E major HWV 430
Murray Perahia, piano
9:46 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
WILLIAM TELL: Overture (GUILLAUME TELL)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Gerald Finzi
Five Bagatelles for clarinet Opus 23
Thea King, clarinet; Clifford Benson, piano
10:14 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Ave Maria Opus 52 D 839
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Kurt Herbert Adler, conductor Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
10:20 a.m.
Carl Stamitz
Horn Concerto in Eb major
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Frantisek Vajnar, conductor Zdenek Tylsar, horn
10:39 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air in D major BWV 1068
Xuefei Yang, guitar
10:44 a.m.
Frank Bridge
Suite for Strings (Prelude, Intermezzo & Finale)
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Polish Concerto (Concerto Polonois) in G major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:07 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major Opus 8
Beaux Arts Trio
11:45 a.m.
Jeremiah Clarke
The King's March
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Newman, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
11:46 a.m.
Amy Beach
From Grandmother's Garden: Morning Glories Opus 97/1
Joanne Polk, piano
11:49 a.m.
Frederick Delius
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
11:58 a.m.
Elena Roussanova
Moments of Arrival
Prague Radio Symphony; Julius Williams, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Friedrich Witt
Symphony "Jena" in C major
Sinfonia Finlandia (Jyvaskyla); Patrick Gallois, conductor
12:38 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO: Ballet Music
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasie-impromptu in C# minor Opus 66
Olga Kern, piano
12:51 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Overture in A minor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Aaron Copland
El Salon Mexico
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 21
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
1:38 p.m.
Johannes Bernardus Van Bree
Concert Overture
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jac Van Steen, conductor
1:50 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Concerto for Wind Quintet: I. Afro
Imani Winds
1:55 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Turandot: Nessun Dorma
Academy of Saint Cecilia Orchestra & Chorus; Antonio Pappano, conductor Jonas Kaufmann, tenor
2:00 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets Opus 32
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor Members of...; London Philharmonic Choir
2:50 p.m.
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre
Trio Sonata for 2 Flutes and Continuo
The Bach Players Members of...
3:00 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Serenade Espagnole Opus 150
Itzhak Perlman, violin; Samuel Sanders, piano
3:03 p.m.
Gerald Finzi
Romance in Eb major Opus 11
London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto in D major AV 144
Capella Bydgostiensis; Daniel Stabrawa, conductor Albrecht Mayer, oboe
3:40 p.m.
Evaristo Dall'Abaco
Concerto for Strings in F major Opus 6/6
Cappella Coloniensis; Gyorgy Fischer, conductor
3:55 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Zapateada (aire popular cubano)
Pepe Romero, guitar
3:59 p.m.
Carl Orff
Carmina Burana: O fortuna
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor Rundfunkchor Berlin
4:02 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Three Bavarian Dances Opus 27
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Norman Del Mar, conductor
4:16 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for flute and strings in D major
Berlin Baroque Soloists; Rainer Kussmaul, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
4:30 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 13: III. Allegretto Grazioso K 333
Orli Shaham, piano
4:38 p.m.
Chris Brubeck
Affinity: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra
Maryland Symphony Orchestra; Elisabeth Schulze, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
4:55 p.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Canzonetta Opus 41
Milton Hallman, piano
4:57 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a sentimental mood
Jason Vieaux, guitar
5:02 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Prague Waltzes
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra; Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
5:12 p.m.
Amy Beach
In Autumn Opus 15
Virginia Eskin, piano
5:15 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in E minor RV 278
Moscow Virtuosi; Vladimir Spivakov, conductor Vladimir Spivakov, violin
5:34 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
The Children are Playing (Bornene spiller)
James Galway, flute
5:37 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Serenata for harp and orchestra
Symphony Orchestra of Seville; Edmon Colomer, conductor Isabelle Moretti, harp
6:03 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
6:28 p.m.
Antonio Soler
Three Sonatas
State of Mexico Symphony; Enrique Batiz, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
The Bells
Lara Downes, piano
6:44 p.m.
Peter Schickele
Serenade for Three
Verdehr Trio
