Classical Music Playlist, December 30, 2021
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1921) by E. O. Hoppé
The pastoral yet somber sound of "The Lark Ascending" from 1914 by Ralph Vaughan Williams depicts the disruption soon to fall upon England with the arrival of World War I, which the composer saw on the horizon. Composed as a reminder of just how beautiful England can be (versus the ugliness that was about to happen), "The Lark Ascending" is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
6:14 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony in A major
Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Marc Soustrot, conductor
6:42 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Champs-Elysees Theatre Orchestra; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
6:56 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Hungarian Folksongs fro the Csik District
Lara Downes, piano
7:00 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Overture in G minor (BWV1070)
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
7:32 a.m.
Samuel Barber
Sonata for Cello and Piano: II. Adagio
Jonah Kim, cello; Sean Kennard, piano
7:38 a.m.
Percy Grainger
The Lads of Wamphray March
Eastman Wind Ensemble; Donald Hunsberger, conductor
7:47 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Zdenek Macal, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in C major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
8:15 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Violin Concerto in A minor Opus 82
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin
8:36 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Nocturne No. 10, "Souvenirs de mon pays"
Alexandra Oehler, piano
8:44 a.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis: March
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Roses from the South Opus 388
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:13 a.m.
Franz Benda
Violin Concerto in D major
Prague Chamber Orchestra Gabriela Demeterova, violin
9:37 a.m.
Arvo Part
Summa
; Paul Hillier, conductor Theatre of Voices
9:44 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 2 in C minor in C minor Opus 14
Anna Shelest, piano
9:49 a.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor BWV 1060
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Stephen Hammer, oboe; Catherine Mackintosh, violin
10:14 a.m.
Pablo Casals
Sardana
City of Birmingham Cellos; Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
10:21 a.m.
Fredrich Ernst Fesca
Symphony No. 3 in D major Opus 13
NDR Radio Philharmonic Hanover; Frank Beermann, conductor
10:50 a.m.
Germaine Tailleferre
Toccata
Mark Clinton, piano; Nicole Narboni, piano
10:55 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Legend No. 6 Opus 59
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
11:02 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo for piano & orchestra in D major K 382
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
11:13 a.m.
Victor Herbert
Cello Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 8
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
11:41 a.m.
Leos Janacek
Suite (Serenade) Opus 3
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
11:55 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
12:14 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Pieces for Guitar: 2. Romantico
Franz Halasz, guitar
12:19 p.m.
Charles Avison
Concerto Grosso No. 7 (After Scarlatti) in G minor
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
12:30 p.m.
Silvestre Revueltas
The Night of the Maya (La Noche de los Mayas): I. La Noche de los Mayas
Orquestra Sinfonica de Jalapa; Herrara de la Fuente, conductor
12:37 p.m.
David Lyon
Short Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
12:49 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:58 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Serenade in F major Opus 3/5
I Solisti Italiani
1:04 p.m.
Saverio Mercadante
Flute Concerto in D major
I Solisti Veneti; Claudio Scimone, conductor James Galway, flute
1:25 p.m.
Vladimir Martynov
The Beatitudes
Kronos Quartet
1:31 p.m.
Johan Wagenaar
Twelfth Night Overture Opus 36
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
1:42 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 15: III. Heiliger Dankgesang in A minor Opus 132 3rd Movement
A Far Cry
2:00 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
London Symphony Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
2:17 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Overture a 4 in G major Z 336
London Baroque
2:21 p.m.
John Adams
Habanera (from John's Book of Alleged Dances)
Attacca Quartet
2:27 p.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Capriccio No. 2 in G major Z 183
Bern Camerata; Alexander van Wijnkoop, conductor
2:41 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pelleas et Melisande Opus 80
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Armin Jordan, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne Opus 73
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
3:11 p.m.
Ignace Pleyel
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in Bb major
S. W. German Chamber Orchestra of Pforzheim; Sebastian Tewinkle, conductor Dieter Klocker, clarinet
3:36 p.m.
Nino Rota
The Godfather: Selections
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan; Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:43 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody #2 "Uppsala Rhapsody" Opus 24
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Niklas Willen, conductor
3:55 p.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
4:03 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21: II. Andante in C major K 467
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
4:13 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
MANON LESCAUT: Intermezzo
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari, conductor
4:19 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Suite from "Mascarade"
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:48 p.m.
Dario Marianelli
Pride & Predjudice Suite: The Living Sculptures of Pemberly
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
4:52 p.m.
Alexey Shor
Seascapes for Viola and Orchestra: II. Lonely Sail
London Philharmonic Orchestra; David Parry, conductor David Aaron Carpenter, viola
4:58 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Trio Sonata No. 1 in Eb major BWV 525
Le Concert Francais
5:14 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
Piano Concerto
Paris Concert Society Orchestra; Georges Pretre, conductor Gabriel Tacchino, piano
5:35 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 5: II. Scherzo in Bb major Opus 55
Moscow Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Anissimov, conductor
5:41 p.m.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
Poem for Flute & Orchestra
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Scott Goff, flute
5:53 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
RUSALKA: Polonaise in Eb major
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra; Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
English Chamber Orchestra; Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:22 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Sr.
Radetzky March Opus 228
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
6:26 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor Various soloists
6:35 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Asian Dream Song
Pan Strings; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
6:42 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Clarinet Concerto
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Aaron Copland, conductor Benny Goodman, clarinet
