Classical Music Playlist, July 28, 2022
Riccardo Muti | photo: Silvia Lelli
Tchaikovsky opens his Symphony No. 4 with a fanfare that he pessimistically described in a letter as representing:
"the fatal power which prevents one from attaining the goal of happiness... There is nothing to be done but to submit to it and lament in vain [and] drift upon that sea until it engulfs and submerges you in its depths."
But fortunately, the final movement is completely opposite and the symphony ends triumphantly. Hear Riccardo Muti, who celebrates his 81st birthday today, conduct the Symphony No. 4 by Tchaikovsky for today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00pm.
6:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman K 265
Annette Heim, flute; Bret Heim, guitar
6:13 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Symphony No. 2 in Bb major Opus 15
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
6:47 a.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Danzas Argentinas: II. Danza de la moza donosa Opus 2 Dance of the Donosa Girl
Martha Argerich, piano
6:51 a.m.
Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D minor
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor John Abberger, oboe
7:00 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
7:11 a.m.
Etienne-Nicolas Mehul
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Jorge Rotter, conductor
7:39 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in E major BMV 1006a
Sharon Isbin, guitar
7:45 a.m.
Enrique Granados
El Pelele (The straw mannequin)
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
7:50 a.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne Opus 73
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
8:12 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Concertpiece for 4 horns & orchestra in F major Opus 86
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Members of...
8:31 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo in A major Opus 118/2
Orli Shaham, piano
8:38 a.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
8:49 a.m.
Max Richter
Autumn
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Andre de Ridder, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Max Richter, moog synthesizer
9:01 a.m.
Adolphe Adam
SI J'ETAIS ROI (If I were King) Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
9:09 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
9:39 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Liebst du um Schonheit Opus 12/4
Barbara Bonney, soprano; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
9:43 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major HOB VIIb:1
English Chamber Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor Matt Haimovitz, cello
10:25 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Sarabande
Empire Brass
10:31 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 oboes, 2 violins, bassoon in C major RV 557
Ensemble Zefiro; Alfredo Bernardini, conductor Members of...
10:40 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Scarborough Fair
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Plinio Fernandes, guitar
10:44 a.m.
William Grant Still
Panamanian Dances (Danzas de Panama)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Isaiah Jackson, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 for winds "Gran Partita": I. Largo - Allegro Molto in Bb major K 361 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
11:10 a.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia piccola" in G minor Opus 14
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ari Rasilainen, conductor
11:32 a.m.
John Williams
"American Collection" Theme
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
11:36 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Keyboard Suite No. 5 "The Harmonious Blacksmith" - Air and Variations in E major HWV 430
John Williams, guitar
11:43 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C# minor Opus 27/2
John O'Conor, piano
12:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" in Eb major Opus 97
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
12:35 p.m.
Gunther Schuller
Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Blues
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
12:38 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertpiece for piano and orchestra in F minor Opus 79 (Konzertstuck)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
12:55 p.m.
Camargo Mozart Guarnieri
Brazilian Dance (Dansa Brasiliera)
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
12:58 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major Opus 21 G 497
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
1:15 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Asian Dream Song
Pan Strings; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
1:22 p.m.
Arthur Foote
Suite for Strings in E major Opus 63
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
1:38 p.m.
Frederick Delius
KOANGA: La Calinda
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Seaman, conductor
1:44 p.m.
Amy Beach
Piano Trio in A minor Opus 150
The Gold Coast Trio Rachel Vetter Huang, violin; Susan Lamb Cook, cello; Hao Huang, piano
2:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor Opus 36
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:44 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Prelude and Toccata in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
2:49 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier II:19) in A major BWV 888
Angela Hewitt, piano
2:53 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
BARBER OF SEVILLE: Largo al Factotum
Bologna Municipal Theatre Orchestra; Giuseppe Patane, conductor Leo Nucci, baritone
3:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: I. Allegro non troppo in E minor Opus 98
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Theodor von Schacht
Clarinet Concerto in Bb major
Concerto Amsterdam; Jaap Schroder, conductor Dieter Klocker, clarinet
3:39 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
Giovanni de Chiaro, guitar
3:43 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March Opus 22
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:53 p.m.
Jean Roger-Ducasse
Sonorit�s
Joel Hastings, piano
4:01 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in D major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Impromptu No. 1 in Ab major Opus 29
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
4:17 p.m.
Carel Anton Fodor
Symphony No. 2 in G major Opus 13
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Halstead, conductor
4:42 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 6 "Rapture" (Il Piacere) in C major Opus 8 RV 180
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor Andrew Manze, violin
4:53 p.m.
Aaron Copland
In Evening Air
Lang Lang, piano
4:58 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; John Farrer, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
5:25 p.m.
Eric Ewazen
A Hymn for the Lost and Living
United States Coast Guard Band; Commander Kenneth W. Megan, conductor
5:35 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
5:50 p.m.
Mary Kouyoumdjian
Aghavni: III. 1986
Lara Downes, piano
5:52 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty: Waltz from Act I
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
5:58 p.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy Opus 46
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Joshua Bell, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
6:29 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Sacred and Profane Dances (Danses Sacree et Profane)
Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra; Paul Kuentz, conductor Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
6:41 p.m.
Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Christopher O'Riley, piano
6:45 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choros No. 5: Alma Brasileira
Assad Brothers Sergio Assad, guitar; Odair Assad, guitar
6:51 p.m.
Dave Brubeck
Reminiscences of the Cattle Country
John Salmon, piano
