Classical Music Playlist, August 29, 2022
The Abruzzo region of Italy that inspired Berlioz' "Harold in Italy." | Image by ClouDan83 from Pixabay
“Harold in Italy” by Hector Berlioz is the musical diary of a traveler, represented by the solo viola throughout the piece. The four movements depict Harold (the viola) wandering in the mountains, witnessing pilgrims singing their evening prayer, a mountaineer serenading his mistress, and the revelry of a band of rogues. Berlioz was inspired by the Lord Byron epic poem “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” and yet it’s also a musical souvenir of the composer’s own extended stay in Italy. "Harold In Italy" by Hector Berlioz is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Christoph Graupner
Recorder Concerto in F major GWV 323
Hesperus Scott Reiss, recorder [Rice]
6:11 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 12 "American" in F major Opus 96
Emerson String Quartet
6:38 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Saltarello
Calliope
6:43 a.m.
J. Michael Haydn
Horn Concertino in D major
English Chamber Orchestra; Barry Tuckwell, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
7:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 498
Seattle Baroque Michael McCraw, bassoon
7:13 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 17 "Tempest" in D minor Opus 31/2
Maurizio Pollini, piano
7:37 a.m.
John Williams
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA: Sayuri's Theme
Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles; John Williams, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
7:43 a.m.
Amjad Ali Khan
Love Avalanche
Sharon Isbin, guitar; Ayaan Ali Bangash, sarod; Amit Kavthekar, tabla
7:48 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro scherzando in C minor Opus 18
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
8:01 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in F major Opus 7/10
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo in Bb major Opus 83
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano; Jules Eskin, cello
8:31 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Rain
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
8:36 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals Tropical
David Russell, guitar
8:39 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Overture (Die Zauberflote) K 620
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:47 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 3 in B minor Opus 89
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
9:37 a.m.
Julio Sagreras
The Hummingbird (El Colibri)
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
9:38 a.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
The Harvest (La Siega)
Los Romeros
9:41 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
9:57 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Minute Waltz in Db major Opus 64/1
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe d'amore in A major BWV 1055
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Neil Black, oboe d'amore
10:15 a.m.
Nainita Desai
My Mind Is Still
Voces8
10:22 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 Opus 55
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
10:40 a.m.
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
John O'Conor, piano
10:44 a.m.
Paul Dukas
Polyeucte Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
11:01 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Narciso Yepes, guitar
11:05 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
11:38 a.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Adagio in G minor
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
11:46 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Ye Banks and Braes
Rosemary Tuck, piano
11:52 a.m.
Jules Massenet
THAIS: Meditation
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
12:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor Jacques Zoon, flute
12:24 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Spanish Lady Suite Opus
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
12:37 p.m.
Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
Lara Downes, piano
12:41 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for flute and strings in D major
Berlin Baroque Soloists; Rainer Kussmaul, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
12:55 p.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Etude No. 1 in C# minor Opus 2/1
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
1:00 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Sacred and Profane Dances (Danses Sacree et Profane)
Prometheus Ensemble
1:10 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: The Jedi Steps and Finale
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
1:21 p.m.
Antonio Salieri
Triple Concerto for violin, oboe and cello in D major
Bern Camerata; Thomas Furi, conductor Thomas Furi, violin; Heinz Holliger, oboe; Thomas Demenga, cello
1:47 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Liebestraume: Nocturne No. 3 in Ab major S 541
Jorge Bolet, piano
1:53 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Amazing Grace
Serafin String Quartet
2:00 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Harold in Italy Opus 16
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Eliahu Inbal, conductor Yuri Bashmet, viola
2:41 p.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
2:47 p.m.
William Schuman
New England Triptych: Chester
The President's Own U.S. Marine Band; Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conductor
2:54 p.m.
William Grant Still
Summerland
Althea Waites, piano
3:00 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
3:25 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 3 in Ab major Opus 46
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
3:31 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Four Scottish Dances Opus 59
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
3:42 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Hungarian Folksongs fro the Csik District
Lara Downes, piano
3:47 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet: IV. Finale in Eb major Opus 47
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
4:08 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21: III. Allegro vivace assai in C major K 467
London Symphony Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor Stephen Kovacevich, piano
4:16 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Apollo (1947 rev. version)
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
4:47 p.m.
Maria Newman
String Quartet No. 2 "LAUDS": finale in F major Op. 35
Malibu Coast String Quartet
4:52 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
MAZEPPA: Gopak
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
5:05 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances Opus 64
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
5:38 p.m.
Marianne Martinez
IL PRIMO AMORE: Sol che un istante
La Floridiana; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, conductor Nuria Rial, soprano
5:44 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Muromets": III. At the Court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun in B minor Opus 42
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
5:52 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze BWV 208
Empire Brass Douglas Major, organ
5:59 p.m.
Cesar Franck
Symphony in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Monteux, conductor
6:39 p.m.
Craig Armstrong
Far from the Madding Crowd
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:45 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Gerard McChrystal, saxophone
6:56 p.m.
Clarice Assad
a Tide of Living Water
Lara Downes, piano
