Classical Music Playlist, May 11, 2022
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
Composer William Grant Still was the first African-American to conduct a major orchestra (1936, Los Angeles Philharmonic). The first to conduct an orchestra in the Deep South (1955, New Orleans Philharmonic). The first to have an opera produced by a major company (1949, "Troubled Island," New York City Opera). The first to have an opera broadcast on television (posthumously in 1981, "A Bayou Legend," PBS). And he was the first African-American to have a symphony performed by a major symphony orchestra, in 1935, by the New York Philharmonic. That symphony, the Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American," is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00pm on CapRadio Music as we celebrate this landmark composer’s birthday today (1895-1978).
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in Bb major Opus 3/2 HWV 313
Musicians of the Louvre; Marc Minkowski, conductor
6:12 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Opus 38
Sol Gabetta, cello; Helene Grimaud, piano
6:40 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Dance of the Elves (Danse des Lutins)
Xavier de Maistre, harp
6:44 a.m.
Giuseppe Ferlendis
Oboe Concerto No. 3 in C major
Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trent; Diego Dini-Ciacci, conductor Diego Dini-Ciacci, oboe
7:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Consecration of the House Overture in C major Opus 124 (Die Weihe de Hauses)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor Opus 11
Trio Parnassus
7:35 a.m.
Luis de Milan
Pavana No. 1
Massimo Marchese, vihuela de mano
7:37 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Minuetto
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
7:40 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Symphony No. 5 in F major Opus 3
Camerata Budapest; Hanspeter Gmur, conductor
7:51 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 9 in F major Opus 4/9 RV 284
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
8:00 a.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 1 "Jota aragonesa"
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Charles Gounod
Petite Symphonie for winds in Bb major
Bolshoi Theater Wind Orchestra; Vladimir Andropov, conductor
8:32 a.m.
William Grant Still
In Memoriam
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
8:40 a.m.
John McLaughlin
"The Mediterranean" Concerto for Guitar: 1st movement
London Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor John McLaughlin, guitar
8:53 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier II:07) in Eb major BWV 876
Angela Hewitt, piano
8:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Serenade for Strings in E major Opus 22
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
9:28 a.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Notes of Gratitude
Lara Downes, piano
9:35 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
Scottish National Orchestra; Andrew Penny, conductor
9:49 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture (The Bat)
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Joseph Francek, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major K 453
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
10:40 a.m.
Patrick Doyle
Henry V: Film Music
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor May Festival Chorus
10:44 a.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8) (La fille aux cheveux de lin)
Jaime Laredo, violin; Margo Garrett, piano
10:48 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
3 Norwegian Dances
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Marianne Thorsen, violin
11:00 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
NAIS: Orchestral Suite (1)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
11:20 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F# minor
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
11:25 a.m.
William Grant Still
Suite for Violin and Piano
Randall Goosby, violin; Zhu Wang, piano
11:40 a.m.
Karl Goldmark
In Italy Overture Opus 49
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
11:54 a.m.
Amy Beach
Pastorale
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
11:59 a.m.
Henry Purcell
Indian Queen: Symphony
Parley of Instruments
12:05 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
12:35 p.m.
Morten Lauridsen
O magnum mysterium
Cincinnati May Festival Chorus; Robert Porco, conductor
12:43 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C# minor Opus 27/2
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
1:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 "Miracle" in D major
Capella Istropolitana; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
1:21 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Daisies (Marguerite) Opus 38/3
Olga Kern, piano
1:25 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Serenata for harp and orchestra
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, conductor Catherine Michel, harp
1:50 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Artist's Life Opus 316 Kunstlerleben
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
2:00 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:24 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano: III. Minuetto: Allegro in Eb major Opus 44
Linos Ensemble
2:30 p.m.
Christoph Graupner
Orchestral Suite in F major GWV 450
Finnish Baroque Orchestra; Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch, conductor
2:52 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Ballad in D minor Opus 15/1
Ivan Zenaty, violin; Antonin Kubalek, piano
2:59 p.m.
Cesar Franck
Sonata for violin and piano in A major
Itzhak Perlman, violin; Martha Argerich, piano
3:26 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
3:37 p.m.
Giovanni Pergolesi
Sinfonia for cello & continuo in F major
Peter Howard, cello; Joshua Koestenbaum, cello; Christoper Hogwood, harpsichord
3:45 p.m.
Peteris Vasks
Lonely Angel
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor Margaret Batjer, violin
3:59 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in D major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Franz Danzi
Sinfonia Concertante for Flute, Clarinet, & Orchestra in Bb major Opus 41
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra; Allen Tinkham, conductor Anthony McGill, clarinet; Demarre McGill, flute
4:32 p.m.
Aulis Sallinen
Sunrise Serenade Opus 63
Finnish Chamber Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor
4:39 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Un reve en mer A dream at sea
Sarah Cahill, piano
4:45 p.m.
Max Richter
In the Garden
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
4:52 p.m.
Ferruccio Busoni
A Comedy Overture (Eine Lustspielouverture) Opus 38
Sinfonica di Roma; Francesco La Vecchia, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Gloriana: Courtly Dances
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Alexis Ffrench
Canyons
Alexis Ffrench
5:16 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb major K 456
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Richard Goode, piano
5:46 p.m.
Laszlo Draskoczy
Dances from Korond
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jan Soderblom, conductor Kari Kriikku, clarinet
5:51 p.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Oboe Concerto No. 6 in D major Opus 7/6
Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Wright, conductor John Anderson, oboe
6:01 p.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 5 "L'encendie par l'orage" in C major
Nice Philharmonic Orchestra; Marco Guidarini, conductor Paolo Restani, piano
6:31 p.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Sonatina
Denis Azabagic, guitar
6:44 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Harp Concerto: I. First Light
Rochester Philharmonic; Ward Stare, conductor Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
6:50 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
EL AMOR BRUJO: Ritual Fire Dance
London Symphony Orchestra; Luis Garcia-Navarro, conductor
6:56 p.m.
Carlos Gardel
Guitarra, Guitarra Mia
Franz Halasz, guitar
