Classical Music Playlist, January 9, 2023
American composer John Knowles Paine trained in Germany (where Clara Schumann asked the young American to play some of his organ compositions for her) and soon after his return to the US in 1861 began teaching organ performance at Harvard. About ten years after that Paine established the first full music studies program in the US (at Harvard). He also wrote the first American symphony to be published. This was his Symphony No. 2 “In The Spring.” Its 1880 premiere in Boston was met with wild approval, expressed with handkerchief waving, shouts and one critic opening and closing his umbrella from his seat during the ovations. Though Paine did not include programmatic titles to the symphony’s movements, preferring instead to let the music give impressions of what the movements are perhaps about, from his notes we know that the opening of the “In The Spring” symphony begins with the idea of “Departure of Winter.” And at this point I think we’re all ready for that. Celebrate the birthday today (Jan 9, 1839) of John Knowles Paine with his Symphony No. 2 “In The Spring” for our Midday Masterpiece today at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Polish Concerto (Concerto Polonois) in G major
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 4 in D major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Claudio Scimone, conductor
6:39 a.m.
Sarah Kirkland Snider
The Currents
MIchael Mizrahi, piano
6:48 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Trio for Violin, Lute (or Guitar) and Basso Continuo RV 82
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Howard Griffiths, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
6:59 a.m.
Luigi Cherubini
MEDEA: Overture
Munich Radio Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
The Fantastic Toyshop (La Boutique Fantasque)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
7:32 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Impromptu
Kathryn Stott, piano
7:39 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture for Wind Instruments Opus 24
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
7:50 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert: II. Demande et response Opus 77
Chineke! Orchestra; Anthony Parnther, conductor
7:56 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert: IV. La tarantelle fretillante Opus 77/4 wriggling
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio in Eb major Opus 55
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:17 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
8:38 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
8:41 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Prelude and Toccata in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
8:46 a.m.
John Williams
Theme from The Patriot
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor Middlesex County Fifes & Drums
8:56 a.m.
David Pritchard
Stairs
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
9:01 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...
9:09 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
9:16 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Hans Vonk, conductor
9:21 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
Denis Azabagic, guitar
9:29 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb major K 456
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
10:00 a.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 2
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Jonathon Heyward, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:15 a.m.
Dave Grusin
On Golden Pond: New Hampshire Hornpipe
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
10:19 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Quartet No. 1 in Eb major Opus 2
Allegri String Quartet (members of) Thea King, clarinet
10:40 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 2 in Eb major Opus 9/2
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Seong-Jin Cho, piano
10:53 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in E major BMV 1006a
Sharon Isbin, guitar
10:59 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro Giocoso (Finale) in D major Opus 77
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
11:07 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
11:11 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C major Opus 48
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
11:42 a.m.
August Soderman
Swedish Folk Songs and Dances
Norrlands Opera Symphony Orchestra; Roy Goodman, conductor
11:54 a.m.
Undine Smith Moore
Afro-American Suite for Flute, Cello, and Piano: III. Adagio ma appossionato
Mallarme Chamber Players
11:59 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ" in C minor Opus 78
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Jean Guillou, organ
12:35 p.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
I Giorni
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Simon Halsey, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Jacques Ammon, piano
12:42 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha: Prelude Act III
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
12:47 p.m.
Pablo Casals
Sardana
City of Birmingham Cellos; Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
12:54 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo in F major Opus 68
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
1:13 p.m.
Yann Tiersen
Amelie's Waltz
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
1:18 p.m.
George Enescu
Dixtour pour instruments a vent (Dectet for winds) Opus 14
Oslo Wind Soloists
1:38 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
1:50 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for guitar and strings No. 4: III. Fandango in D major G 448
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (members of) Pepe Romero, guitar
2:00 p.m.
John Knowles Paine
Symphony No. 2 "In the Spring" in A major Opus 34
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
2:48 p.m.
John Jenkins
Lyra Consort (The Six Bells) in C major
Parley of Instruments; Peter Holman, conductor
2:55 p.m.
Grace Williams
Ballads: II. Alla marcia solenne
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andras Schiff, piano
3:12 p.m.
Arthur Foote
Scherzo
Shanghai String Quartet Eugenia Zukerman, flute
3:18 p.m.
Germaine Tailleferre
Suite Burlesque
Mark Clinton, piano; Nicole Narboni, piano
3:25 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
3:29 p.m.
William Dawson
Negro Folk Symphony
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": III. Rondo in Eb major Opus 73
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Kurt Sanderling, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
4:10 p.m.
Max Richter
On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter Orchestra; Lorenz Dangel, conductor
4:18 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 1 "Sinfonie serieuse" in G minor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ulf Bjorlin, conductor
4:47 p.m.
Amy Beach
Romance (1893) in D major Opus 23
Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
4:54 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Overture K 492
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
5:24 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite: III. Troubled Water
Althea Waites, piano
5:31 p.m.
John Williams
Born on the Fourth of July: Theme
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Tim Morrison, trumpet
5:38 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Suite for Piano (Pour le Piano suite)
Georges Pludermacher, piano
5:53 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Boston Ballet Orchestra; Jonathan McPhee, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphony in C minor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:32 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Stern, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
6:38 p.m.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
Fantasy Pieces: Scherzo Opus 6/3
Kyoko Tabe, piano
6:44 p.m.
Danny Elfman
Violin Concerto "Eleven Eleven": IV. Giocoso. Lacrime
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor Sandy Cameron, violin
6:55 p.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
