Classical Music Playlist, December 17, 2021
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It was once attributed to Haydn, though now Leopold Mozart is generally credited but even that remains in question. The charming “Toy Symphony” that first appeared about 1760 may even have been written as short pieces by professional and amateur musicians near a German city famous for manufacturing toy musical instruments, perhaps as demonstration pieces. No one knows for sure who wrote it; but what is sure is that with appearances of a toy trumpet, ratchet, bird calls and various percussion, it’s charming fun and often heard today around the holidays. The Toy Symphony by ______ is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
6:12 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, conductor
6:42 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Eaken Piano Trio
6:49 a.m.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Sinfonie in D minor F 65
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra; Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Artist's Life Opus 316 Kunstlerleben
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3: I. Allegro ma non tanto in D minor
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
7:28 a.m.
Daniel-Francois Auber
THE BRONZE HORSE: Overture (Le cheval de bronze)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Paul Paray, conductor
7:36 a.m.
Joseph Lauber
Four Medieval Danses: Pavane
Laurel Zucker, flute; Susan Jolles, harp
7:41 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": II. Largo (Goin Home) Opus 95
Sudwestfalische Philharmonie; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Adolphe Adam
O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel)
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
8:21 a.m.
Johan Vanhal
Oboe Quartet in F major Opus 7/1
Tagore String Trio Sarah Francis, oboe
8:36 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 13 in C minor
Teresa Carreno, piano
8:42 a.m.
Libby Larsen
Blue Piece
Lara Downes, piano; Rachel Barton Pine, violin
8:46 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor BWV 1058
A Far Cry; Simone Dinnerstein, conductor Simone Dinnerstein, piano
9:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in Eb major Opus 26
English Chamber Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
9:11 a.m.
Alessandro Scarlatti
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in G minor
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
9:17 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Jason Vieaux, guitar
9:25 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear" in C major
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Christof Perick, conductor
9:51 a.m.
Rick Sowash
Variations on the Boar's Head Carol
Mirecourt Trio
10:00 a.m.
Alexey Shor
Seascapes for Viola and Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra; David Parry, conductor David Aaron Carpenter, viola
10:19 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
10:32 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Goyescas: Los Requiebros (Compliments)
Maria Garzon, piano
10:43 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
A Musical Christmas Tree - Medley 2
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Morton Gould, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 1 in Bb major K 207
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Radoslaw Szulc, conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
11:22 a.m.
Alexander MacKenzie
The Cricket on the Hearth Overture
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor
11:35 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Dances from Hungarian Peasant Folk Songs SZ 71
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute; Pierre Barbizet, piano
11:42 a.m.
Charles Avison
Concerto Grosso No. 9 (after Scarlatti) in C major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:56 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
Andrea Blain, host
1:00 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
1:11 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Gloriana: Courtly Dances
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
1:23 p.m.
Amy Beach
From Grandmother's Garden: Morning Glories Opus 97/1
Joanne Polk, piano
1:25 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances Opus 64
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:57 p.m.
Mykola Leontovich
Carol of the Bells
Los Romeros; Concerto Malaga
2:00 p.m.
Leopold Mozart
Toy Symphony in C major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
2:18 p.m.
David Guion
The Harmonica Player
Byron Janis, piano
2:21 p.m.
Elena Ruehr
String Quartet No. 3: III. How She Danced
Cypress String Quartet
2:26 p.m.
Johann Heinichen
Pastorale per la Notte di Natale in A major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Susanne Regel, oboe; Monika Nielen, oboe
2:34 p.m.
E. J. Moeran
Serenade in G major
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
2:58 p.m.
Josef Myslivecek
Symphony in D major F 29
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor
3:09 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Horn Trio in Eb major Opus 40
Jeff Nelson, horn; Ik-Hwan Bae, violin; Naomi Kudo, piano
3:39 p.m.
Philip Glass
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes": 1. "Heroes"
American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
3:47 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Romanian Folk Dances SZ 68
I Musici de Montreal; Yuli Turovsky, conductor
3:54 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Lo how a Rose e'er blooming (Es ist ein Ros)
Joan Watson and Friends Joan Watson, horn
3:58 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Opus 93
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:23 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Harp Christmas
United States Coast Guard Band; Lt. Kenneth W. Megan, conductor Megan Sesma, harp
4:32 p.m.
Ernest Bloch
From Jewish Life: No. 1. Prayer
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Braimah Kanneh-Mason, violin
4:38 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Three Keyboards in D minor BWV 1063
Hamburg Philharmonic; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Christoph Eschenbach, piano; Gerhard Oppitz, piano; Justus Frantz, piano
4:53 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals de Primavera
David Russell, guitar
4:59 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Overture, Scherzo & Finale in E major Opus 52
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:18 p.m.
Andre Messager
Les deux pigeons: Dance of the Gypsies
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; John Lanchbery, conductor
5:22 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Grande fantasie
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:37 p.m.
Clarice Assad
a Tide of Living Water
Lara Downes, piano
5:39 p.m.
Vince Guaraldi; Jeff Scott, arr.
Christmas Time is Here
Imani Winds
5:43 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb major K 39
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
5:59 p.m.
Holiday Programming
The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays
Michael Philips, host
