Classical Music Playlist, July 21, 2022
If you wanted to stage a work at the Paris Opera in the 1800s, the rules were clear – it had to include a ballet. Paris had been the capital of the ballet world for centuries, and from Rossini & Verdi & Tchaikovsky, no composers were immune, no matter how famous.
So when the Paris Opera commissioned Tchaikovsky in 1879 to write an opera based on Joan of Arc, his task was clear – he had to include ballet music, too. The opera itself is filled with historical inaccuracies and is rarely performed today, but Tchaikovsky’s dance music lives on. The Dances from The Maid of Orleans are today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Oboe Concerto No. 2a in Bb major HWV 302
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor David Reichenberg, oboe
6:09 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Clarinet Concerto in E minor Opus 86
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Pay, conductor Thomas Friedli, clarinet
6:36 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concert Etudes: Automne Opus 35
Joanne Polk, piano
6:43 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 4 "Picturesque Scenes" (Scenes pittoresques)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Elf-Mound Overture Opus 100
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Opus 38
Sol Gabetta, cello; Helene Grimaud, piano
7:40 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO Overture K 384
Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals (Waltz) No. 4 in G major Opus 8/4
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:52 a.m.
Paul Dukas
Villanelle for horn and orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
7:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7: third movement in A major Opus 92
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major BWV 1066
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
8:33 a.m.
Harald Saeverud
Posthumous Manuscripts: Capriccio in G minor in G minor
Oda Voltersvik, Piano
8:39 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Queen of Spades (Pique Dame) Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Kuhn, conductor
8:49 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Andante and Hungarian Rondo Opus 35
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
9:00 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
Fantasy Scenes
Ulster Orchestra; Takuo Yuasa, conductor
9:13 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
9:38 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
One Summer's Day (from Spirited Away)
London Symphony Orchestra; Roman Simovic, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
9:42 a.m.
John Williams
Far and Away: Wedding Dance
Washington Symphonic Brass
9:46 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Mandolin Concerto in C major RV 425
Venice Baroque Orchestra Avi Avital, mandolin
9:54 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Pieces for Guitar: 2. Romantico
Franz Halasz, guitar
10:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Serenade for Strings in E major Opus 22
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
10:31 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
10:40 a.m.
Giacomo Meyerbeer
LE PROPHETE: Coronation March
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:45 a.m.
Meredith Monk
Ellis Island
Lara Downes, piano; Simone Dinnerstein, piano
10:49 a.m.
Jose Moncayo
Sinfonietta
Mexico National Symphony Orchestra; Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor
11:02 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6/9 HWV 327
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
11:16 a.m.
Carl Stamitz
Symphonie Concertante for violin & viola in D major
Virtuosi of Prague; Rudolf Krecmer, conductor Oldrich Vlcek, violin; Josef Suk, viola
11:36 a.m.
Steve Howe
Aire para un Dia (Mood for a Day)
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
11:40 a.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
Odd Days
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
11:47 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Carnival in Paris (Karnival i Paris) Opus 9
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Grand Concerto for bassoon and orchestra in F major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
12:25 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
12:37 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Play of the Elves (Elfenspiel)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ulf Bjorlin, conductor
12:46 p.m.
Zhou Tian
Concerto for Orchestra: III. Seeker's Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
12:50 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Aram Khachaturian, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
1:16 p.m.
Jules Massenet
Fantaisie for cello and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Roberto Paternostro, conductor Martin Ostertag, cello
1:34 p.m.
John Barry
Dances With Wolves: John Dunbar Theme
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
1:42 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
1:56 p.m.
Adam Carse
A Northern Dance
Northern Sinfonia of England; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
JEANNE D'ARC, MAID OF ORLEANS: Dances
State Symphony Orchestra; Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
2:23 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: II. Matin (Morning)
Fabienne Sulser, flute; Matthias Walpen, cello; Anne-Marie Aellen, piano
2:29 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
2:38 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Sylvia: Pizzicato Polka
Stephen Hough, piano
2:41 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
Bamberg Symphony; Theodore Guschlbaur, conductor Maurice Andre, trumpet
2:58 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Lara Downes, piano
3:11 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Ancient Suite (Suite ancienne) Opus 31a
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:38 p.m.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Solitude
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
3:42 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
Serenade (After Plato's Symposium): IV. Agathon (Adagio)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
3:50 p.m.
Wenzel Matiegka
Minuet Opus 20/10
David Leisner, guitar
3:55 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 5 in A major Opus 46
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
4:15 p.m.
Francois Couperin
Les Barricades Mysterieuses
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
4:19 p.m.
Alexey Shor
Seascapes for Viola and Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra; David Parry, conductor David Aaron Carpenter, viola
4:38 p.m.
Joseph Canteloube
Bailero (The Shepherds' Song) from Chants d'Auvergne
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Edward Gardner, conductor Kate Royal, soprano
4:45 p.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Jahja Ling, conductor Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
5:14 p.m.
Germaine Tailleferre
Concertino for harp and orchestra
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Gillian Benet, harp
5:31 p.m.
Alexis Ffrench
Canyons
Alexis Ffrench
5:35 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Romantic Sonata: III. Musical Moment (Sonata romantica "Hommage a Franz Schubert")
Marcin Dylla, guitar
5:39 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:53 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Creatures of Prometheus Overture Opus 43
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Christoph Gluck
ORFEO ED EURIDICE: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
New York Philomusica; Paige Brook, conductor Paige Brook, flute
6:47 p.m.
Carlos Troyer
Traditional Zuni Songs: Lover's Wooing & Zunian Lullaby
Dario Muller, piano
6:55 p.m.
Jean-Michel Blais
Nostos
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
