Classical Music Playlist, August 18, 2022
English composer John Ireland
Given some of history’s composers being notable for their groundbreaking music, influence or even scandals, English composer John Ireland has been said to have lived a relatively unremarkable life. He traveled little, held no conducting post, composed no symphony or opera and, having lived years (1879-1962) when music changed dramatically and he could have, he never wrote any music that would startle an audience. But having lived among these years of changing styles, his music both looks back to classicism before him and forward to modern influences, giving his compositions a style unique in their hybrid variety.
But the backstory of one John Ireland composition contains perhaps his only hint of drama. At about age 50 he had apparently fallen in love with a 19 year old pianist for whom he wrote and to whom he dedicated his only concerto, for piano. And though she premiered the piece, she didn’t return his affections, married an architect and moved to Australia. Spurned, Ireland rescinded the dedication. It was an immediate success and for decades was called the finest British piano concerto and performed regularly by the greatest British pianists. John Ireland’s Piano Concerto in E-Flat major is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in E minor in E minor RV 484
Arion Mathieu Lussier, baroque bassoon
6:11 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Horn Trio in Eb major Opus 40
Lowell Greer, natural horn; Steven Lubin, fortepiano; Stephanie Chase, violin
6:42 a.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
6:45 a.m.
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 "Natalia" (Vals Venezolano)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
6:49 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto - third movement in A major K 622
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Karl Leister, clarinet
6:59 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
7:11 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:30 a.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Bear McCreary, piano
7:37 a.m.
John Williams
Themes from Jurassic Park
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
7:44 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet: I. Allegro non troppo in F minor Opus 34
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 6: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in D major Opus 60
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Don Juan Opus 20
Cleveland Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
8:30 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: IV. Porro
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
8:34 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for two violins (Double Concerto) in D minor BWV 1043
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor Andrew Manze, violin; Rachel Podger, violin
8:50 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro con spirito in D major Opus 73
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement in D major
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
9:08 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Robert Levin, fortepiano
9:35 a.m.
Sophie Hutchings
By Night
Voces8 Elitsa Bogdanova, viola; Matthew Sharp, cello; Olivia Jageurs, harp
9:41 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
La Mourisque
University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
9:43 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:51 a.m.
Philip Glass
Violin Concerto No. 1: Movement 1
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Gidon Kremer, violin
10:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" in A minor Opus 56
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
10:37 a.m.
Scott Joplin
A Picture of her Face
Lara Downes, piano; Will Liverman, baritone
10:42 a.m.
Huang Tzu
Plum blossoms in the snow
Xuefei Yang, guitar
10:44 a.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Canarios
Chatham Baroque
10:49 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Serenade in D: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio in D major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
10:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
I Musici
11:11 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Melodie (Allegretto) No. 2 in C# minor Opus 4/2
Betty Ann Miller, piano
11:15 a.m.
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:34 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
RIGOLETTO: La Donna e Mobile
London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
11:38 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Trio in D minor Opus 120
Gil Shaham, violin; Brinton Smith, cello; Akira Eguchi, piano
12:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major Opus 46
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
12:05 p.m.
Amy Beach
Gaelic Symphony in E minor Opus 32
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Krueger, conductor
12:42 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for strings & continuo in Bb major RV 166
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
12:48 p.m.
John Lunn
DOWNTON ABBEY: A Royal Command
Chamber Orchestra of London; Alastair King, conductor
12:54 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz No. 2
Matt Haimovitz, cello; Christopher O'Riley, piano
12:59 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear" in C major
Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil, conductor
1:26 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Thunder in Drought
Pacific Harmony String Quartet
1:30 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Arabesque in C major Opus 18
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
1:39 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D minor Opus 3/5 HWV 316
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
1:50 p.m.
Philip Glass
Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Quarter Note = 96
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Gidon Kremer, violin
2:00 p.m.
John Ireland
Piano Concerto in Eb major
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; John Wilson, conductor John Lenehan, piano
2:25 p.m.
Pieter Hellendaal
Concerto Grosso in F major Opus 3/6
Combattimento Consort; Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor
2:40 p.m.
Lili Boulanger
Prelude in D Flat Major in Db major
Anna Shelest, piano
2:45 p.m.
Daniel-Francois Auber
Rondo for cello and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Roberto Paternostro, conductor Martin Ostertag, cello
3:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb major K 456
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
3:30 p.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Manchega, etude de concert Opus 38
Alan Feinberg, piano
3:35 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Lara Downes, piano; Joe Brent, vihuela
3:41 p.m.
John Rutter
Lullaby for Ana Gwen
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
3:47 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Coronation March Opus 65
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
3:59 p.m.
George Walker
Folk Songs for Orchestra
Cleveland Chamber Symphony; Edwin London, conductor
4:11 p.m.
John Williams
Main Title & Overture from Heidi
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
4:15 p.m.
Joachim Eggert
Symphony No. 4 in C minor
Gavle(borg) Symphony Orchestra; Gerard Korsten, conductor
4:45 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air in D major
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
4:52 p.m.
Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Presto Giocoso in D minor Opus 23
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Walter Hendl, conductor Van Cliburn, piano
4:58 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Impromptu No. 2 in F# major Opus 36
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
5:05 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor Opus 67
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Carlos Kleiber, conductor
5:40 p.m.
Karl Jenkins
The Armed Man--A Mass for Peace: X. Agnus Dei
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Jenkins, conductor National Youth Choir of Great Britain
5:45 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Rhapsodie No. 1 for clarinet
Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor Franklin Cohen, clarinet
5:55 p.m.
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
John Novacek, piano
6:00 p.m.
Antonio Salieri
Concerto for oboe and flute in C major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Heinz Holliger, oboe; Aurele Nicolet, flute
6:20 p.m.
Gerald Finzi
Five Bagatelles for clarinet Opus 23
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
6:36 p.m.
Max Richter
In the Garden
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:41 p.m.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Aqua
Ryuichi Sakamoto
6:47 p.m.
Darius Milhaud
Scaramouche
Katia and Marielle Labeque, piano duo
6:56 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danza Paraguaya No. 3: London Carape
David Russell, guitar
