Classical Music Playlist, June 20, 2022
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
“Today, there is no aspect of life in the United States that has not been touched by the African American experience; there is no institution, custom, or daily practice that has not been influenced or remade by the efforts of African American thinkers, workers, artists, activists, and organizers.”
In the 1920s, African American composer William Grant Still envisioned a trilogy of works that eventually emerged as, first, his Symphonic poem “Africa” evoking roots from the continent; second, his “Symphony #1: Afro-American” being life in America up to emancipation and; third, the “Symphony #2: Song of a New Race” as representing the now integrated man, a product and
shaper of an integrated society.
2021 marked the first official recognition of Juneteenth as a federal holiday. While
celebrations took place over the weekend of June 19th this year, the federal holiday is recognized on Monday June 20th. To mark the day, we’ll air William Grant Still's “Symphony No. 1: Afro-American” at 10:00 am and his “Symphony No. 2: Song of a New Race” for our Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm. Plus, at Noon, William Grant Still's Symphony No. 5 "Western Hemisphere" and, throughout the day, music of composers Florence Price, Harry T. Burleigh, Adolphus Hailstork, Jon Batiste, Duke Ellington and more.
6:00 a.m.
Charles Avison
Concerto No. 6 in G major Opus 4/6
Avison Ensemble; Pavlo Beznosiuk, conductor
6:11 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Suite in Bb major TWV 55:B10
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:38 a.m.
Arthur Foote
Suite for Strings in E major Opus 63
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:55 a.m.
Jon Batiste
Chopinesque
Jon Batiste, piano
7:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Trio for violin, lute & continuo in G minor RV 85
Il Giardino Armonico
7:10 a.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
7:23 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Bourree Fantasque
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:31 a.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
The Wedding (La Boda)
Los Romeros
7:35 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Sonata in E minor
Althea Waites, piano
8:01 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6/9 HWV 327
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:16 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Roman Festivals (Feste Romane)
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:41 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Lara Downes, piano; Joe Brent, vihuela
8:47 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; John Georgiadis, conductor
8:52 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo for horn & orchestra in Eb major K 371
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Eric Ruske, horn
9:00 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto in A major Opus 5/2
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
9:24 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 4 in F minor Opus 142 D 935
Murray Perahia, piano
9:32 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
9:35 a.m.
Philip Glass
Violin Concerto No. 1: Movement 1
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Gidon Kremer, violin
9:43 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major BWV 1055
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Andrei Gavrilov, piano
10:00 a.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:24 a.m.
Alexandre Desplat
The Shape of Water, The Creature, Elisa's Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; Alexandre Desplat, conductor Alexander Desplat, whistler
10:34 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 12 in F major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:45 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Hymn Opus 56
; Eric-Olof Soderstrom, conductor Finnish Chamber Choir
10:48 a.m.
H. T. Burleigh
Deep River
PubliQuartet Lara Downes, piano
10:51 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
11:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor John O'Conor, piano
11:39 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Legende
Xavier de Maistre, harp
11:50 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 497
Arion Mathieu Lussier, baroque bassoon
12:02 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 5 "Western Hemisphere"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
12:23 p.m.
Herbert Howells
Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks
; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
12:29 p.m.
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
Chaconne (from Daphnis and Chloe)
Le Concert Spirituel; Herve Niquet, conductor
12:36 p.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes Opus 36
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
12:52 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 Opus 102
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
1:21 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze BWV 208
Empire Brass Douglas Major, organ
1:27 p.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 2
Janacek Philharmonic; Ryan Cockerham, conductor Er-Gene Kahng
1:42 p.m.
Daniel-Francois Auber
Gustav the Third, or The Masked Ball: Overture (GUSTAVE III, ou le Bal Masque)
English Chamber Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
1:53 p.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Sueno (dream)
Pepe Romero, guitar
2:00 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 2 "Song of a New Race" in G minor
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:30 p.m.
Johan Christian Schieferdecker
Concerts musicaux No. 1
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
2:43 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 4 "Cadiz" Opus 47
Jason Vieaux, guitar
2:48 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: Sarka
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
3:00 p.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Cincinnati Jazz Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
3:19 p.m.
Paul Dukas
Villanelle for horn and orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
3:27 p.m.
Joseph White
Violin Concerto in F# minor
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
3:49 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Sr.
Radetzky March Opus 228
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
3:53 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
Black, Brown, & Beige Suite: II. Brown
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 4 "Picturesque Scenes" (Scenes pittoresques)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
4:17 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor George Vosburgh, trumpet
4:33 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto "alla Francese" for 2 oboes, bassoon and strings in C major TWV 53:C1
Arion; Jaap ter Linden, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Adolphus Hailstork
Three Spirituals
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
4:52 p.m.
Zhou Tian
Concerto for Orchestra: III. Seeker's Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
4:55 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
SI J'ETAIS ROI (If I were King) Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
5:09 p.m.
William Grant Still
Suite for Violin and Piano
Randall Goosby, violin; Zhu Wang, piano
5:25 p.m.
Franz Krommer
Clarinet Concerto in Eb major Opus 36
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia; Kalman Berkes, conductor Kalman Berkes, clarinet
5:47 p.m.
Jon Batiste
Nocturne No. 1 in D minor
Jon Batiste, piano
5:52 p.m.
George Walker
Lyric for Strings
Cleveland Chamber Symphony; Edwin London, conductor George Walker, violin
6:00 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Portraits of Langston (w/Narration)
McGill/McHale Trio Mahershala Ali, narrator
6:27 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
3 Dream Portraits: II. Dream Variation
Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone; Ashley Jackson, harp
6:29 p.m.
Carlos Simon
Be Still and Know
Phoebe Wu, piano; Teagan Faran, violin; Victor Huls, cello
6:37 p.m.
Shelley Washington
Middleground
PubliQuartet
6:47 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
New World A' Comin'
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Duke Ellington, piano
