Classical Music Playlist, October 4, 2022
Dmitri and Maxim Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich wrote much of his music with qualities of anxiety, conflict and sardonic humor while under constant scrutiny and threat from Soviet officials, including Stalin. But for the cheerful event of his son's 19th birthday (in 1957, four years after the death of Stalin), Shostakovich composed a piano concerto filled with lighthearted charm and fun. His son, Maxim Shostakovich (later a conductor), was the soloist in the premiere performance for his Moscow Conservatory graduation concert. (Nice to have a brand new concerto to take to school written by your world famous father!) Andrew Litton is both soloist and conductor in the Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 for today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Martin y Coll
Variations on La Folia (Differencias sobre las folias)
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba; ...and other soloists
6:11 a.m.
Carel Anton Fodor
Symphony No. 3 in C minor Opus 19
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Halstead, conductor
6:41 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Three Spanish Pieces
Narciso Yepes, guitar
6:55 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA TRAVIATA: Act I. Prelude
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for lute and 2 violins in D major RV 93
Il Giardino Armonico Luca Pianca, Archlute; Members of...
7:12 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
John Field Suite
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
7:33 a.m.
John Field
Nocturne No. 7 in A H 14
Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano
7:38 a.m.
Carter Burwell
Rob Roy: Robert & Mary
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Eric Rigler, bagpipes
7:42 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz #2
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:47 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale: Allegro molto in Eb major Opus 55
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb major K 447
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
8:16 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:36 a.m.
Robert Johnson
The Temporiser
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet
8:37 a.m.
Juan Ara��s
A Festive Chaconne (Chacona: "Un sarao de la chacona")
Piffaro Renaissance Band
8:39 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 6: I. Majestoso in A major
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:58 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Piano Trio: III. Scherzo. Presto con brio in D minor
Neave Trio Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
9:03 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 "Grande Valse Brillante" in Eb major Opus 18
Richard Raymond, piano
9:09 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 3 in F major Opus 70
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
9:38 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 2 "Oriental" Opus 37/2
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
9:44 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Dance of the Elves (Danse des Lutins)
Xavier de Maistre, harp
9:49 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Aram Khachaturian, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Cantos de Espana: No. 4 Cordoba Opus 232
David Russell, guitar
10:18 a.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 12
Connor Chee, piano
10:23 a.m.
Hans Rott
Symphony No. 1: III. Scherzo: Frisch und lebhaft (Fresh and lively) in E major
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
10:32 a.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major
Janacek Philharmonic; Ryan Cockerham, conductor Er-Gene Kahng
10:57 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet: I. Allegro non troppo in F minor Opus 34
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
11:13 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting) Opus 12
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
11:18 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture (The Bat)
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
11:27 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
Giovanni de Chiaro, guitar
11:32 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F# minor Opus 1
Cleveland Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
12:02 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in Bb major Opus 60
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:35 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Prelude and Toccata in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
12:39 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie BWV 1067
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Rolf Smedvig, conductor Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
12:42 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 1 "Sea Symphony": III. (Scherzo) The Waves
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor BBC Symphony Chorus; Philharmonia Chorus
12:51 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Overture (Die Zauberflote) K 620
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra; Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Trio in D minor Opus 120
Gil Shaham, violin; Brinton Smith, cello; Akira Eguchi, piano
1:20 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 498
Seattle Baroque Michael McCraw, bassoon
1:31 p.m.
Claude Debussy
La Mer: I. From Dawn Till Noon on the Sea
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
1:41 p.m.
Philip Glass
Modern Love Waltz
Gloria Cheng-Cochran, piano
1:46 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 2 in Eb major Opus 9/2
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Seong-Jin Cho, piano
2:00 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 Opus 102
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andrew Litton, piano
2:21 p.m.
Marcel Grandjany
Frere Jacques
Anne-Marguerite Michaud, harp
2:25 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Pastoral Suite (Suite Pastorale)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:46 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Lara Downes, piano
2:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto No. 1 "a due cori" in Bb major HWV 332
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:15 p.m.
John Williams
Empire of the Sun: Cadillac of the Skies
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
3:22 p.m.
Victor Herbert
Cello Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 8
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
3:49 p.m.
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
John Novacek, piano
3:54 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
March from Tsar Saltan Suite Opus 57
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Rustic Concerto (Concerto "alla Rustica") in G major RV 151
Guildhall String Ensemble
4:05 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Libor Pesek, conductor
4:29 p.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano
4:37 p.m.
Frederick the Great
Flute Concerto in C major
C. P. E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Peter Schreier, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
4:53 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:25 p.m.
George Enescu
Cantabile & Presto
Irena Grafenauer, flute; Michael Grandt, piano
5:33 p.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 2
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Jonathon Heyward, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
5:49 p.m.
Julio Sagreras
The Hummingbird (El Colibri)
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
5:52 p.m.
William Boyce
Symphony No. 1 in Bb major Opus 2
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 4 in Eb major
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
6:31 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Summer (L'Estate) in G minor Opus 8 RV 315
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor Christina Day Martinson, violin
6:43 p.m.
Mohammed Fairouz
Piano Miniature No. 6, Addio
Lara Downes, piano
6:46 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Romance for string orchestra in C major Opus 42
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:52 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
String Quartet: II. Assez vif. Tres Rythme in F major
Verona String Quartet
