Classical Music Playlist, January 3, 2022
The child of a father from a deeply religious Roman Catholic family and a mother from a free-thinking artistic family, French composer Francis Poulenc was a man of dual personalities with his music shaped by these influences. His earlier works have a merry impudent humor while the untimely deaths of two friends later in his life reawakened his spiritual side. From this period he composed his 1950 Stabat Mater, a setting of the 13th century Catholic hymn that meditates on the suffering of Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, during his crucifixion. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 7
Sphinx Virtuosi; Damon Gupton, conductor
6:22 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
ALMIRA: Suite of instrumental music
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
6:38 a.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
6:44 a.m.
Modeste Gretry
Flute Concerto in C major
European Community Chamber Orchestra; Dimitri Demetriades, conductor Marc Grauwels, flute
7:00 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Lara Downes, piano
7:15 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Julius Caesar Overture Opus 128
London Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:24 a.m.
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in F minor K 466
Assad Brothers Sergio Assad, guitar; Odair Assad, guitar
7:33 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 5
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor Martin Frost, clarinet
7:56 a.m.
Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah
City of Birmingham Cellos Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
8:01 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1: IV. Finale. Vivace in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
8:23 a.m.
Carl Stamitz
Concerto for violin and orchestra in G major
Capella Istropolitana; Jaroslav Krcek, conductor Shizuka Ishikawa, violin
8:48 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake: Mazurka from Act III Opus 20
Russian National Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
8:53 a.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 6
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
9:00 a.m.
Adolphus Hailstork
Three Spirituals
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
9:09 a.m.
Antonio Salieri
Triple Concerto for violin, oboe and cello in D major
Bern Camerata; Thomas Furi, conductor Thomas Furi, violin; Heinz Holliger, oboe; Thomas Demenga, cello
9:35 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
Overture to The Thieving Magpie (LA GAZZA LADRA)
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:46 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Harvest Hymn
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble
9:50 a.m.
Joseph Lanner
Die Schonbrunner Waltz Opus 200
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:00 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
10:08 a.m.
Darius Milhaud
La Cheminee du Roi Rene
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
10:21 a.m.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Solitude
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
10:27 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 25 in G minor K 183
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:54 a.m.
Johann Mattheson
Suite No. 5: Air in C minor
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor
11:16 a.m.
George Enescu
Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
11:31 a.m.
William Grant Still
Romance
Sierra Winds Felix Viscuglia, alto saxophone; Carol Urban-Silvers, piano
11:36 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
African Suite: African Dance Opus 35/4
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
11:44 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia No. 5 in E major Opus 18/5
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C# minor Opus 27/2
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
12:18 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: Rey's Theme
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
12:22 p.m.
Morten Lauridsen
Les Chansons des Roses: Dirait-on
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
12:27 p.m.
Edouard Lalo
Namouna: Suite No. 1 (from the ballet)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
12:55 p.m.
Claude Champagne
Rustic Dance (Dance Villageoise)
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Yoav Talmi, conductor
1:01 p.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Cincinnati Jazz Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
1:20 p.m.
Jeremy Collins
Elegy
Xavier Jara, guitar
1:30 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Three Bavarian Dances Opus 27
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Norman Del Mar, conductor
1:44 p.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
Instrumental Piece
Sequentia; Benjamin Bagby, conductor
1:53 p.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition: Great Gate of Kiev
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
Stabat Mater
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Kathleen Battle, soprano; Tanglewood Festival Chorus
2:29 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Les Sylvains (The Fauns) in D major Opus 60
Anna Shelest, piano
2:34 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Overture, Scherzo & Finale in E major Opus 52
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
2:53 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Stanley Drucker, clarinet; Kazuko Hayami, piano
3:05 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Jubilation Overture (Jubel-Overture) J 245
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
3:13 p.m.
Teodorico Pedrini
Sonata No. 1 for violin and continuo in A major
Musique des Lumieres
3:23 p.m.
Joni Mitchell
Favorite Color
Lara Downes, piano
3:27 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
3:58 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Goin' Home (melody from Dvorak's 9th Symphony)
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano
4:05 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
4:20 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 2. La huida de los amantes por el valle de los ecos
Sharon Isbin, guitar
4:25 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
String Symphony No. 6 in Eb major
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
4:39 p.m.
William Grant Still
Vignettes for oboe, bassoon and piano
Sierra Winds
4:51 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 13: III. Allegretto Grazioso K 333
Orli Shaham, piano
4:57 p.m.
Horatio Parker
Scherzo, for strings
Gowanus Arts Ensemble; Reuben Blundell, conductor
5:04 p.m.
Dobrinka Tabakova
Concerto for Cello and Strings: II. Longing
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Rysanov, conductor Kristina Blaumane, cello
5:14 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 1 in Eb major Opus 2
Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra; Augustin Dumay, conductor
5:44 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Miroirs: Une Barque sur l'Ocean (A Boat on the Ocean)
Lyon Opera Orchestra; Kent Nagano, conductor
5:53 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Chinese Puzzle
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
5:56 p.m.
Darius Milhaud
Scaramouche Suite: III. Brazileira
Tippett Quartet Jess Gillam, alto saxophone; Zeynep Ozsuca, piano; Andee Birkett, double bass
6:00 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
GISELLE: Suite
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:38 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Entry March of the Boyars
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:44 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Harp Concerto: IV. Rap Knock
Rochester Philharmonic; Ward Stare, conductor Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
6:49 p.m.
Carlos Salzedo
Sequidilla
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
6:50 p.m.
Desmond Earley
Body of the Moon
The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin; Desmond Earley, conductor
