Classical Music Playlist, November 15, 2022
Sergei Prokofiev | Color by Klimbim (Olga Shirnina) who grants free use.
Composer Sergei Prokofiev was virtually broke the year before his death in 1953. His Sixth symphony had been condemned by Soviet authorities and he was stripped of his pension. He wrote a letter of apology to the Soviet censors and embarked on a Seventh symphony in a lighter fashion that he hoped would win him a 100,000 ruble Stalin Prize. He did not win. He died the next year but did win the Lenin Prize posthumously in 1957.
Prokofiev’s Seventh Symphony is a nostalgic look back at his life: sweet memories imbued with end-of-life melancholy. From his youth growing up in Ukraine, a particular March is heard. An allusion to his ballet “Cinderella” appears in the second movement. Adding another biographical element - knowing his time was limited (he had been ill) - Prokofiev ends the symphony on a sad note. But the conductor of the premiere convinced him to tack on a happier ending. He did, but told his friend Mstislav Rostropovich, “you will live much longer than I, and you must take care that this new ending never exists after me.” Many recordings end on the happier note, but in 1989 the Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa recorded the symphony with the original ending that Prokofiev intended. That recording is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Michel Corrette
Concerto comique No. 7 in C major
Arion
6:05 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major Opus 1
Norman Krieger, piano
6:37 a.m.
Enrique Granados
La Maja de Goya
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:43 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in F major Opus 7/10
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Ernst Eichner
Harp Concerto No. 1 in C major Opus 6
Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra; Stefan Fraas, conductor Silke Aichhorn, harp
7:35 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 2 in D major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Alexey Botvinov, piano
7:39 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Nonette in E-flat: I. Adagio - Allegro in Eb major Opus 38
Minerva Chamber Ensemble; Kevin Geraldi, conductor
7:53 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Opus 65
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Concertpiece for 4 horns & orchestra: I. Lebhaft in F major Opus 86
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Members of...
8:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major K 459
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Richard Goode, piano
8:37 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Estampie "English Dance"
Calliope
8:39 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
The Drunken Sailor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
8:42 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Gayne Ballet Suite
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:55 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Hana-Bi
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
9:00 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in Eb major Opus 82
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
9:32 a.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
9:37 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert Opus 77
Chineke! Orchestra; Anthony Parnther, conductor
9:54 a.m.
John Williams
E.T. The Extra Terrestial: Flying Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 1
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
10:34 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
10:39 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Africa-Fantasie Opus 89
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor Gwendolyn Mok, piano
10:52 a.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
The River Suite: IV. The Lake
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andras Schiff, piano
11:17 a.m.
Philip Glass
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes": 6. V2 Schneider
American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
11:25 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Takacs Quartet
11:43 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 1 "Granada" Opus 47/1
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
11:49 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish" in A major K 219
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor Stephanie Chase, violin
12:28 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 "Winter Daydreams": III. Scherzo in G minor Opus 13
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
12:35 p.m.
Carlos Gardel
Guitarra, Guitarra Mia
Franz Halasz, guitar
12:38 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet: IV. Finale Op 143
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
12:45 p.m.
John Williams
Hook: Flight to Neverland
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:51 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
Philharmonic of La Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for horn and strings in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
1:10 p.m.
Alexander Zhuk
Ukrainian Rhapsody
Anna Shelest, piano
1:18 p.m.
Francois Devienne
Bassoon Quartet in G minor Opus 73/3
Alexander String Quartet Kim Walker, bassoon
1:35 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Dance of the Elves (Danse des Lutins)
Xavier de Maistre, harp
1:40 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major HOB 18:11
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
2:00 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 7 in C# minor Opus 131
Berlin Philharmonic; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
2:33 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Overture (Die Zauberflote) K 620
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:40 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 1 "Rain": I. Vivace ma no troppo in G major Opus 78
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yuja Wang, piano
2:53 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
African Suite: African Dance Opus 35/4
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:19 p.m.
Catrin Finch; Seckou Keita
Yama Ba
Seckou Keita, kora; Catrin Finch, harp
3:26 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro Molto in B minor Opus 61
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
3:47 p.m.
Erich Korngold
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: Hornpipe Opus 11
Duo Sonidos
3:50 p.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite Opus 40
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:21 p.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:32 p.m.
Rafael Diaz
Al fondo de mi lejania se asoma tu casa
Georgina Isabel Rossi, viola; Silvie Cheng, piano
4:39 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Bolero
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:54 p.m.
John Williams
HARRY POTTER and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 11
Cologne Symphony Orchestra; Gunter Wand, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
5:17 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G minor in G minor Opus 23
Yuja Wang, piano
5:22 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": III. Scherzo in E minor Opus 95
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:31 p.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Home Sweet Home
Alan Feinberg, piano
5:39 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 48 "Maria Theresa" in C major HOB 48
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
6:26 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Saxophone Concerto in Eb major Opus 109
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor John Harle, saxophone
6:42 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Night Flight Opus 19 A
London Symphony Orchestra; David Measham, conductor
6:52 p.m.
Zenobia Powell Perry
Pavane for Piano
Josephine Gandolfi, piano
6:54 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango: I. Bordel 1900
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; Emmanuel Pahud, flute
