Classical Music Playlist, July 19, 2022
Robert and Clara Schumann in 1847
In early 1836 Robert Schumann composed a piano piece expressing his heartache of being separated from Clara Schumann - not his wife until four years later - writing to her in 1838 that he meant it as “a deep lament for you.” But months after composing the piece in 1836 he decided to add two more movements to it as a submission toward a fundraising project to erect a monument to Beethoven organized by Franz Liszt. When the piece was published in 1839 Schumann dedicated it to Liszt, who expressed his deep appreciation (but never played it in public) and in writing to Clara about the dedication, Schumann no longer separated from her and the two soon to be married, he now had “no reason to compose such unhappy and melancholy music.” So the piece remains a testament to his love for Clara (and how unhappy he could be separated from her), and to Schumann’s idol Beethoven with appreciation to Liszt. Having had various titles and movement descriptions before it was published as the “Fantasie,” it’s today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Poet and Peasant Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 60 "The Absent-minded Man" (Il Distratto) in C major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
6:41 a.m.
Paquito D'Rivera
Aires Tropicales: I & II. Alborada & Son
Imani Winds
6:48 a.m.
Aaron Copland
El Salon Mexico
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
7:01 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Symphony No. 24 in A major Opus 37/4 G 518
London Festival Orchestra; Ross Pople, conductor
7:35 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 2 in C minor in C minor Opus 14
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
7:40 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1042
Gli Incogniti; Amandine Beyer, conductor Amandine Beyer, violin
7:56 a.m.
Aaron Jay Kernis
100 Greatest Dance Hits: II. Salsa Pasada
Escher Quartet Jason Vieaux, guitar
8:01 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24: III. Allegretto in C minor K 491
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Lang Lang, piano
8:13 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Fairy's Kiss: Divertimento
London Sinfonietta; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:38 a.m.
William Byrd
John, come kiss me now
Aries Brass Quintet
8:40 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Scherzo-Polka Opus 5/1
Antonin Kubalek, piano
8:43 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Serenade in D: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace in D major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
8:51 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in Bb major Opus 3/1 HWV 312
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor
9:16 a.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
New Irish Chamber Orchestra; Janos Furst, conductor John O'Conor, piano
9:37 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Finale of Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001
Bela Fleck, banjo; Evelyn Glennie, marimba
9:40 a.m.
Missy Mazzoli
Impromptu (Thomas's Piece)
The Kapralova Orchestra Joshua Bell, violin
9:44 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Opus 46
Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 7
Sphinx Virtuosi; Damon Gupton, conductor
10:21 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
10:32 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 1
Sinfonia 21; Richard Hickox, conductor
10:48 a.m.
Mark O'Connor
Butterfly's Day Out
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass; Mark O'Connor, mandolin
10:54 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte)
Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
11:01 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in Eb major Opus 26
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Andrew Marriner, clarinet
11:12 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein" in C major Opus 53
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
11:38 a.m.
John Williams
HARRY POTTER and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:44 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 6: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in D major Opus 60
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:54 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sonata for Cello and Piano: II. Allegro scherzando in Eb major Opus 19
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
12:01 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes Opus 52
I Musici de Montreal; Yuli Turovsky, conductor
12:28 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 10 "The Hunt" in Bb major Opus 8 RV 362 (La Caccia)
Accademia Bizantina; Carlo Chiarappa, conductor Carlo Chiarappa, violin
12:37 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1) Opus 11
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
12:44 p.m.
Scott Joplin
A Picture of her Face
Lara Downes, piano; Will Liverman, baritone
12:50 p.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Symphony No. 5 in F major Opus 3
Camerata Budapest; Hanspeter Gmur, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Vienna Blood: Overture Wiener Blut
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Joseph Francek, conductor
1:10 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Concerto for oboe in C major HOB 7
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Paul Goodwin, oboe
1:33 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
1:38 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Matinees musicales (Suite after Rossini) Opus 24
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor
1:54 p.m.
Frank Bridge
Sir Roger de Coverley
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Fantasia in C major Opus 17
Philharmonia Orchestra; Kurt Sanderling, conductor Alfred Brendel, piano
2:31 p.m.
Hildur Gudnadottir
Chernobyl: Vichnaya Pamyat Memory Eternal
Homin Lviv Municipal Choir
2:37 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
2:49 p.m.
William Grant Still
Vignettes for oboe, bassoon and piano
Sierra Winds
3:01 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 16 in F major Opus 135
Emerson String Quartet
3:41 p.m.
Leon Minkus
Don Quixote: Grand pas de deux
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:49 p.m.
Johan Wagenaar
Twelfth Night Overture Opus 36
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Elena Ruehr
Music Pink and Blue
Lara Downes, piano
4:14 p.m.
Alexandre Desplat
Elisa's Theme (from the 2017 movie 'The Shape of Water')
London Symphony Orchestra; Alexandre Desplat, conductor
4:18 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Serenata for harp and orchestra
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, conductor Catherine Michel, harp
4:43 p.m.
Pablo Casals
Sardana
City of Birmingham Cellos; Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
4:50 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Prague Waltzes
Prague Symphony Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
5:16 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 25: I. Allegro maestoso in C major K 503
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Jeremy Denk, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano
5:32 p.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
5:36 p.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
5:46 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Legende
Xavier de Maistre, harp
5:55 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano: No. 3 Leidenschaftlich schnell in Bb Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
6:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb minor Opus 23
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Constantine Orbelian, piano
6:39 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:46 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
6:51 p.m.
Michael Nyman
In Re Don Giovanni
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:54 p.m.
Chris Brubeck
Reverie d'Ivoire
John Salmon, piano
