Classical Music Playlist, August 23, 2022
František Ondříček (1857-1922), who premiered the Dvořák Violin Concerto
Czech composer Antonín Dvořák wrote his only Violin Concerto for, and in consultation with, renowned violinist of the day Joseph Joachim. But after literally years of personal meetings and play-throughs in progress and letters back and forth, Joachim never played the concerto publicly. Proposed reasons are many, including the violinist’s unhappiness with certain structures of the concerto and insufficient opportunities for him to shine in virtuosic ways he preferred, or even simply that by that time Joachim was too busy with his duties as director of Berlin’s Academy of Music, conductor and composer, to study and prepare to perform new works. As a virtuoso, at that point Joachim relied on old standards that had already become staples for his performing career.
The Concerto was premiered by a young highly regarded Czech violinist nearly as famous at the time, František Ondříček, who was honored to play the Czech composer’s masterpiece and performed it with frequency, raising his notoriety, Dvořák’s, and the Concerto’s internationally. With its cheerful Czech folk elements and now a staple of the violin repertoire, the Dvořák Violin Concerto in A-minor is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Melchior Molter
Sinfonia Concertante in D major
Wind Ensemble; Bob Van Asperen, conductor Wolfgang Basch, trumpet
6:11 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
The Fantastic Toyshop (La Boutique Fantasque)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:32 a.m.
Philip Glass
The Truman Show: Truman Sleeps
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
6:36 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" in D major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:58 a.m.
Henry Purcell
Overture, Rondeau & Incidental Music from Abdelazer ("The Moor's Revenge")
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Homage to the Queen: Ballet Suite Opus 42
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor
7:34 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Gladiolus Rag
Lara Downes, piano
7:39 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for Guitar and Strings No. 9: IV. Finale "Retreat from Madrid" in C major G 453
Bingham String Quartet Jason Carter, guitar
7:47 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo in F major Opus 68
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto: III. Finale in A minor Opus 7
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Angela Cheng, piano
8:12 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
8:37 a.m.
George Gershwin
Etude No. 3 "THE MAN I LOVE"
Nicholas McCarthy, piano
8:40 a.m.
Amy Beach
Piano Trio: III. Allegro con Brio Opus 150
Jennifer Orchard, violin; Astrid Schween, cello; Joanne Polk, piano
8:46 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Il Giardino Armonico Duilio Galfetti, mandolin; Wolfgang Paul, mandolin
8:58 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty: Waltz from Act I
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
9:03 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major K 453
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
9:33 a.m.
Jacques Ibert
Three Brief Pieces (Trois Pieces Breves)
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
9:41 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Academy of Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Myung Whun Chung, conductor Academy of St. Ceclia Chorus
9:45 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade: Festival at Baghdad Opus 35
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
10:00 a.m.
William Dawson
Negro Folk Symphony
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:29 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Danza mora
Pepe Romero, guitar
10:31 a.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Three Latin American Dances: The Mestizo Waltz
Utah Symphony Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
10:36 a.m.
Philip Glass
Facades
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
10:45 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in G minor Opus 6/6 HWV 324
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
11:01 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Margaret Fingerhut, piano
11:10 a.m.
Trevor Jones
Last of the Mohicans: The Kiss
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
11:15 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Roman Festivals (Feste Romane)
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
11:39 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concert Etudes: Automne in Db major Opus 35/2
Anna Shelest, piano
11:47 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con Moto in D minor D 810
Hagen Quartet
12:09 p.m.
Charles Gounod
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:36 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Garyowen Opus 125/6
David Starobin, guitar
12:41 p.m.
Samuel Barber
First Essay for Orchestra Opus 12
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
12:50 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity Opus 34
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 2 in C major Opus 87
The Bekova Sisters Trio
1:32 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C minor Opus 46
Berlin Philharmonic; Lorin Maazel, conductor
1:37 p.m.
Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei Opus 47
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
1:48 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Contemplations
Xavier de Maistre, harp
1:54 p.m.
Gian Carlo Menotti
AMELIA GOES TO THE BALL Overture
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Schippers, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Violin Concerto in A minor Opus 53
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor Nathan Milstein, violin
2:30 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 5
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
2:40 p.m.
Charles Avison
Concerto Grosso No. 4 (after Scarlatti) in A minor
L'Ensemble Berlin
2:52 p.m.
Rafael Diaz
Al fondo de mi lejania se asoma tu casa
Georgina Isabel Rossi, viola; Silvie Cheng, piano
2:59 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Grande fantasie
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Hana-Bi
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
3:19 p.m.
Jan Dussek
Piano Concerto in C major Opus 29
Ulster Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
3:43 p.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Bartoletti, conductor
3:52 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
EL AMOR BRUJO: Ritual Fire Dance
S. W. German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:58 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Zadok the Priest HWV 258
English Chamber Orchestra; David Willcocks, conductor King's College Choir, Cambridge
4:04 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 29 in A major K 201
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
4:31 p.m.
Amy Beach
Piano Quintet: III. Allegro agitato in F# minor Opus 67
Lark Quartet Joanne Polk, piano
4:41 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
PETER GRIMES: Sea Interlude No. 4 "Storm" Opus 33a
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
4:48 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
AIDA: Triumphal March from Act II
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus
5:01 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal" in D major
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
5:31 p.m.
Francis Johnson
The Princeton Grand March
Symphony Orchestra of America; Matthew H. Phillips, conductor
5:35 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Arabesque in C major Opus 18
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
5:43 p.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Castillos de Espana: Torija/Alcaniz (Elegia/Festival)
Andres Segovia, guitar
5:49 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in Bb major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Suite in D major TWV 55:D19
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:26 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 "Carnival in Pest" in D major
Weimar State Orchestra; Arthur Fagen, conductor
6:41 p.m.
Rodion Shchedrin
Two Polyphonic Pieces: 1. Two-Part Invention
Wei Luo, piano
6:44 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Re-Inventions: Re-Invention No. 1
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
6:49 p.m.
Jeremy Collins
Elegy
Xavier Jara, guitar
