Classical Music Playlist, March 2, 2022
Anne-Sophie Mutter | Photo: © Bastian Achard
We're showcasing different women in classical music of the past and today during Women's History Month. Today you'll hear two German women: composer Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter (born 1963) alternating each hour. At 2:00 pm, Mutter is the soloist in the Sibelius Violin Concerto for today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 9 in F major Opus 4/9 RV 284
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin; Micaela Comberti, violin; Jane Coe, cello
6:08 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes Opus 52
I Musici de Montreal; Yuli Turovsky, conductor
6:34 a.m.
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Adagio in G minor Opus 26
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:45 a.m.
Aaron Jay Kernis
Musica Celestis
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 33 in Bb major K 319
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
7:35 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Mother
Takako Nishizaki, violin; Gerald Garcia, guitar
7:37 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
THE TWO WIDOWS: Polka from Act II
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
7:41 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Scotch Strathspey and Reel (The Drunken Sailor)
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor The Joyful Company of Singers
7:50 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto: I. Allegramente in G major
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; Lionel Bringuier, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
7:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 8 in C minor Opus 6/8 HWV 326
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Jules Massenet
THAIS: Meditation
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
8:21 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Sharon Isbin, guitar
8:30 a.m.
Julie Amacher
New Classical Trax
American Public Media Julie Amacher
8:35 a.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
8:41 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
9:00 a.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Elf-Mound Overture Opus 100
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor
9:12 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
String Quartet in Eb major
Erato Quartet Basel
9:33 a.m.
Gustav Holst
Suite No. 1 in Eb major Opus 28
Eastman Wind Ensemble; Donald Hunsberger, conductor
9:44 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Impromptu No. 2 in F# major Opus 36
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
9:51 a.m.
Silvestre Revueltas
Ocho por Radio
London Sinfonietta; David Atherton, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Introduction and Allegro
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; And various soloists
10:12 a.m.
Leos Janacek
Moravian Dances
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
10:22 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish" in A major K 219
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
10:54 a.m.
Camargo Mozart Guarnieri
Brazilian Dance (Dansa Brasiliera)
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Maximiano Valdez, conductor
10:58 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in D major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
11:08 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in C minor in C minor (1824, age 18) H128
Betty Ann Miller, piano
11:26 a.m.
Arnold Bax
The Happy Forest
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
11:37 a.m.
Leopold Mozart
Horn Concerto in D major
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble Stewart Rose, horn
11:55 a.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite: Scherzo Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
12:08 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:31 p.m.
John Williams
Schindler's List: Main Theme
Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles; John Williams, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
12:37 p.m.
Josef Suk
Humoreska Opus 7/2
David Golub, piano
12:38 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in A major Opus 81
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
12:44 p.m.
Darius Milhaud
Suite Provencale Opus 152
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor Opus 73
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Antony Pay, clarinet
1:34 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Schwanenlied Opus 1/1 Swan Song
Isabel Lippitz, soprano; Barbara Heller, piano
1:36 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Bergeslust Op. 10/5 Lust for mountains
Isabel Lippitz, soprano; Barbara Heller, piano
1:39 p.m.
Jonathan Leshnoff
Guitar Concerto: III. Lively (Finale)
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
1:49 p.m.
Luigi Cherubini
Eliza: Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D minor Opus 47
Staatskapelle Dresden; Andre Previn, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
2:32 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 1 "Granada" Opus 47/1
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
2:38 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Rondo for piano 4 hands in D major D 608
Nina Walker, piano; Adrian Farmer, piano
2:51 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
3:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in E minor Opus 6/3 HWV 321
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:13 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Sonatina No. 2 for Winds "The Happy Workshop" in Eb major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:52 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Tzimon Barto, piano
3:58 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert: IV. La tarantelle fretillante Opus 77/4 wriggling
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
4:02 p.m.
Arthur Foote
Sarabande and Rigaudon Opus 60
Fenwick Smith, flute; Randall Hodgkinson, piano; Marcus Thompson, viola
4:11 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Romance for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G major Opus 40
New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
4:19 p.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Orchestral Suite: The Story of Sleeping Beauty (Tornrossagan)
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
4:46 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
PRECIOSA: Overture J 279
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor
4:55 p.m.
Pablo Casals
Sardana
City of Birmingham Cellos; Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
5:02 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
GYPSY BARON: Treasure waltz Opus 418 Schatz Walzer
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Sonata Movement (Sonatensatz) in E in E major (1822, age 16) H44
Leanne Rees, piano
5:19 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Boreades suite (Abaris)
Capella Savaria; Mary Terey-Smith, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24: III. Allegretto in C minor K 491
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Lang Lang, piano
5:53 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mars, Bringer of War Opus 32
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; James Judd, conductor
6:01 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto para una fiesta
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Sachio Fujioka, conductor Craig Ogden, guitar
6:31 p.m.
Max Richter
Autumn
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Andre de Ridder, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Max Richter, moog synthesizer
6:43 p.m.
Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Christopher O'Riley, piano
6:46 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Dubinushka (1906) Opus 62
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:51 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - ATTACK OF THE CLONES: Across the Stars (Love Theme)
Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles; John Williams, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
