Classical Music Playlist, May 4, 2022
For being charmingly tuneful, with a strong accent of the composer’s Czech folk music and in his humble and friendly voice, the Piano Quintet #2 in A by Antonín Dvořák is often cited among the best in the form alongside the Piano Quintets of Brahms and Schumann. Enjoy the lyrical melodies and comforting familiarity of Czech folk tunes so warmly offered you might even feel you belong to them with the Dvořák Piano Quintet #2 for your Midday Masterpiece today at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 8 in G minor Opus 8 RV 332
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
6:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 60 "The Absent-minded Man" (Il Distratto) in C major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
6:40 a.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
6:45 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio in Eb major WoO 38
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Lynn Harrell, cello
7:00 a.m.
Henry Purcell
Overture, Rondeau & Incidental Music from Abdelazer ("The Moor's Revenge")
Canadian Brass
7:12 a.m.
Francois Devienne
Bassoon Concerto in B Flat in Bb major
Slovak Chamber Orchestra; Bohdan Warchal, conductor Eckart Hubner, bassoon
7:32 a.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
7:46 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Thunder in Drought
Pacific Harmony String Quartet
7:50 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in A minor in A minor BWV 904
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
8:11 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G major K 525
Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil, conductor
8:32 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - ATTACK OF THE CLONES: Across the Stars (Love Theme)
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:39 a.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:58 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 497
Arion Mathieu Lussier, baroque bassoon
9:10 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
9:34 a.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre No. 4
Lara Downes, piano
9:40 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Utah Symphony Orchestra; Maurice Abravanel, conductor
9:54 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE PHANTOM MENACE: Duel of the Fates
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor London Voices
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in F major Opus 3/4a HWV 315
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin & cello "Double Concerto" in A minor Opus 102
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
10:47 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Les Sylvains (The Fauns) in D major Opus 60
Anna Shelest, piano
10:52 a.m.
Michael Torke
Run
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 21
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
11:34 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Aconquija
Eliot Fisk, guitar
11:38 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Miroirs: Une Barque sur l'Ocean (A Boat on the Ocean)
Berlin Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, conductor
11:48 a.m.
William Walton
Crown Imperial
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
11:55 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Imperial March
Skywalker Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Sinfonietta
Mexico National Symphony Orchestra; Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor
12:12 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor K 550
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:41 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Portraits of Langston: IV. Silver Rain
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
12:47 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Phaeton - Symphonic Poem Opus 39
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:57 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:02) in C minor BWV 847
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
1:01 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Roman Festivals (Feste Romane)
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
1:26 p.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon in the 1st tone
Philadelphia & Cleveland Orchestra Brass Ensembles
1:31 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1: IV. Finale. Vivace in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
1:40 p.m.
Joaquin Turina
The Bullfighter's Prayer Opus 34
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
1:49 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: The Jedi Steps and Finale
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Opus 81
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
2:40 p.m.
Arthur Foote
Serenade: Gavotte Opus 25
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
2:45 p.m.
William Grant Still
Bayou home
Alexa Still, flute; Susan DeWitt Smith, piano
2:50 p.m.
William Alwyn
Suite of Scottish Dances
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 35
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
3:30 p.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Fanfare No. 1
Innsbruch Trumpet Consort; Giovanni Antonini, conductor
3:32 p.m.
Paul Dukas
La Peri: Fanfare
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
3:35 p.m.
Marianne Martinez
Piano Concerto in A Major in A major
Orqueste Filarmonia Iberica; Melani Mestre, conductor Melani Mestre, piano
3:51 p.m.
An-Lun Huang
Saibei Suite No. 2: "Saibei Dance"
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
3:57 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
TSAR SALTAN: Flight of the Bumblebee
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
4:00 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS: Main Theme
Skywalker Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:07 p.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:22 p.m.
Marcel Tournier
Concert Etude (Etude de Concert)
Maria Graf, harp
4:27 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Oboe Concerto in F major BWV 1053
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Neil Black, oboe
4:48 p.m.
Gisle Kverndokk
Symphonic Dances: V. Weddings and Funerals
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra; Ken-David Masur, conductor
4:55 p.m.
Gian Carlo Menotti
AMELIA GOES TO THE BALL Overture
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Schippers, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Cassazione Opus 6
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Tuomas Ollila, conductor
5:12 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 43 "Mercury" in Eb major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:37 p.m.
Carlos Simon
Be Still and Know
Phoebe Wu, piano; Teagan Faran, violin; Victor Huls, cello
5:45 p.m.
Baldassare Galuppi
Concerto a quattro No. 3 in D major
English Chamber Orchestra; Jose Luis Garcia, conductor
5:53 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
6:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra in Eb major K 297b
Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam; Lev Markiz, conductor Bart Schneemann, oboe; Harmen de Boer, clarinet; Jacob Slagter, horn; Ronald Katen, bassoon
6:30 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in C minor in C minor (1824, age 18) H128
Betty Ann Miller, piano
6:48 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS: Cantina Band
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:51 p.m.
Aaron Copland
In Evening Air
Lang Lang, piano
6:54 p.m.
Dave Brubeck
Brandenburg Gate
John Salmon, piano
