Classical Music Playlist, October 29, 2021
Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Etching by D. Vivant-Denon after D. Teniers the younger.
The Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz is a programmatic work that musically describes an artist’s passion for a beautiful woman. Unrequited, his passion turns self-destructive; he takes opium, and dreams a series of fantastic sequences including his own hanging at the gallows which, as the dreamer, he watches. Leonard Bernstein described this scene: “You take a drug and you wind up screaming at your own funeral.” The entire Symphonie fantastique is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm as we head into the Halloween weekend!
6:00 a.m.
Henri-Joseph Rigel
Symphony No. 14 in F major
Concerto Koln
6:10 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Italian Concerto in F major BWV 971
Jean Louis Steuerman, piano
6:23 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D minor Opus 120
Champs-Elysees Theatre Orchestra; Philippe Herreweghe (Fee-LEEP Hehr-reh-WAY-guh), conductor
6:55 a.m.
Nigel Hess
Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Nigel Hess, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
7:00 a.m.
Nicolas Chedeville
Sonata (from "Il Pastor Fido") in G minor The Faithful Shepherd
Paul Goodwin, oboe; Susan Sheppard, cello; John Toll, harpsichord; Nigel North, lute
7:10 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Children's Corner
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
7:29 a.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
7:39 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Wild Mountain Thyme
Sharon Isbin, guitar
7:44 a.m.
Frederick the Great
Flute Concerto in C major
C. P. E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Peter Schreier, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
8:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": I. Allegro Vivace in A major Opus 90
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 trumpets in C major RV 537
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Mark Bennett, trumpet; Michael Harrison, trumpet
8:21 a.m.
Alexander MacKenzie
Twelfth Night Opus 40
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor
8:41 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1: I. Allegro in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
8:55 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
9:00 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
Prague Sinfonia; Christian Benda, conductor
9:09 a.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major
Janacek Philharmonic; Ryan Cockerham, conductor Er-Gene Kahng
9:35 a.m.
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre
Chaconne
Margot Dilmaghani, piano
9:42 a.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
Night on Bald Mountain
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
9:55 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Aconquija
Eliot Fisk, guitar
10:00 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Carnival in Paris (Karnival i Paris) Opus 9
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Amy Beach
Ballade, Op. 6 Opus 6
Anna Shelest, piano
10:23 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Overture (Suite) in B major
Saxony Virtuosi; Ludwig Guttler, conductor
10:49 a.m.
Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
10:55 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Requiem: In paradisum Opus 48
Academy of Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Myung Whun Chung, conductor Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus
11:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Consecration of the House Overture in C major Opus 124 (Die Weihe de Hauses)
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
11:11 a.m.
Christian Petzold
Trio Sonata in F major
St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic; Jeffrey Meyer, conductor Bruce Atwell, horn; Members of...
11:19 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in Eb major Opus 82
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
11:50 a.m.
David Del Tredici
Ballad in Yellow (after Lorca)
Marc Peloquin, piano
11:55 a.m.
Tan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Eternal Vow
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Tan Dun, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
11:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo for piano & orchestra in D major K 382
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
12:11 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Water Goblin (Vodnik) Opus 107
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
12:32 p.m.
Klaus Badelt
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Selections
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
12:37 p.m.
Miguel Llobet
Six Catalan Folk Songs
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
12:46 p.m.
Gustav Holst
Morris Dance Tunes
New Zealand Chamber Orchestra; Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Marianne Martinez
Piano Concerto in A Major in A major
Orqueste Filarmonia Iberica; Melani Mestre, conductor Melani Mestre, piano
1:15 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Orchestral Suite "Mozartiana" in G major Opus 61
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:41 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
The Echoes of the Birds (Le Rappel des Oiseaux)
Assad Brothers Sergio Assad, guitar; Odair Assad, guitar
1:45 p.m.
Alun Hoddinott
Folksong Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Andrew Penny, conductor
1:56 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces: March of the Trolls Opus 54/3
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
2:00 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique Opus 14
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Massimo Freccia, conductor
2:47 p.m.
Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D minor: II. Adagio in D minor
BBC Concert Orchestra; Richard Balcombe, conductor Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone
2:52 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Sonata for Cello and Piano: II. Adagio
Jonah Kim, cello; Sean Kennard, piano
2:59 p.m.
Charles Gounod
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
3:25 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 1: IV. Finale in C major Opus 1
Norman Krieger, piano
3:34 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 10 "The Hunt" in Bb major Opus 8 RV 362 (La Caccia)
Accademia Bizantina; Carlo Chiarappa, conductor Carlo Chiarappa, violin
3:43 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
The Lark in the Clear Air
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
3:48 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21: I. Allegro in C major K 467
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
4:16 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Three Spanish Pieces
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
4:29 p.m.
John Adams
The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 1 "Jota aragonesa"
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
4:52 p.m.
Marisa Robles
Narnia Suite: Themes for Narnia
Marisa Robles Harp Ensemble Christopher Hyde-Smith, flute
4:56 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Romance Opus 36
Hermann Baumann, horn; Reiko Honsho, piano
5:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto No. 1 (originally for violin) in A minor BWV 1041
Elias String Quartet Xuefei Yang, guitar
5:16 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in G minor in G minor (1843) H395
Joanne Polk, piano
5:35 p.m.
Josef Myslivecek
Symphony in Bb major F 30
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor
5:47 p.m.
Mike Oldfield
The Exorcist: Tubular Bells
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
5:51 p.m.
Marcel Grandjany
Rhapsodie for Harp Opus 10
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
6:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Violin Concerto No. 3 in A major
Northern Sinfonia of England; Heinrich Schiff, conductor Christian Tetzlaff, violin
6:24 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Isle of the Dead Opus 29
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor
6:44 p.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8) (La fille aux cheveux de lin)
Jana Starling, clarinet; Gail Novak, piano
6:47 p.m.
William Grant Still
Wood Notes: I. Singing River
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
6:54 p.m.
Erik Satie
I want you (Je te veux)
Gabriel Tacchino, piano
