Classical Music Playlist, February 8, 2023
Igor Stravinsky (L) and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (R) in 1908
Igor Stravinsky's first composition for orchestra was also his first published work, his Opus 1 Symphony in E-Flat. Composed during his three years of private study with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, the St Petersburg Court Orchestra gave the symphony its first performance in 1908. In 1991 that orchestra was renamed The St Petersburg Philharmonic, and their 1995 recording of that early Stravinsky Symphony in E-Flat is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in E minor Opus 1/4
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
6:08 a.m.
Francois Devienne
Bassoon Concerto in B Flat in Bb major
Slovak Chamber Orchestra; Bohdan Warchal, conductor Eckart Hubner, bassoon
6:28 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Mark Ermler, conductor
6:38 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 7
Sphinx Virtuosi; Damon Gupton, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Masques and Bergamasques Opus 112
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
7:17 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Cello Concerto No. 9 in Bb major G 482
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
7:35 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 "Grande Valse Brillante" in Eb major Opus 18
Jean-Marc Luisada, piano
7:42 a.m.
Dorothy Howell
Lamia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
7:53 a.m.
John Williams
Hook: Flight to Neverland
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
8:18 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Don Juan Opus 20
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor
8:36 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - ATTACK OF THE CLONES: Across the Stars (Love Theme)
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:42 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE PHANTOM MENACE: Duel of the Fates
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor London Voices
8:48 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals (Waltz) No. 4 in G major Opus 8/4
Pepe Romero, guitar
8:54 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Ghost": I. Allegro vivace e con brio in D major Opus 70/1
The Gold Coast Trio Rachel Vetter Huang, violin; Susan Lamb Cook, cello; Hao Huang, piano
9:09 a.m.
Kevin Puts
Contact: I. The Call
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
9:18 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
9:28 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb major K 450
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
9:53 a.m.
John Williams
Themes from Jurassic Park
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Aaron Copland
El Salon Mexico
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
10:12 a.m.
Terence Blanchard
No Cross Burning Tonight (from BlacKkKlansmen)
Studio Orchestra
10:17 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik I: Concerto for flute, violin & strings in A major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
10:42 a.m.
George Enescu
Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster, conductor
10:55 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: Rey's Theme
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances Opus 64
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:32 a.m.
Andrew York
Muir Woods
Andrew York, guitar
11:38 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
FIDELIO Overture Opus 72
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
11:45 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertino Opus 107
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor Susan Milan, flute
11:55 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Turkish Rondo (from Sonata No. 11 "Turkish March") in A major K 331
John O'Conor, piano
12:00 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS: Main Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:07 p.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Misha Dichter, piano
12:24 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Introduction and Allegro
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble Skaila Kanga, harp
12:36 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
St. Anthony Variations in Bb major Opus 56
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
12:54 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Poetic Tone Pictures: I. Twilight Way Opus 85
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
1:01 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
City of Granada Orchestra; Josep Pons, conductor
1:19 p.m.
Anna Clyne
DANCE: I. when you're broken open
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor Inbal Segev, cello
1:25 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
1:49 p.m.
John Williams
Schindler's List: Main Theme
Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles; John Williams, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
1:55 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fugue "Little Fugue" in G minor BWV 578
Canadian Brass
2:00 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in Eb major Opus 1
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
2:36 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Polka No. 2 JB 1:107
Francine Kay, piano
2:39 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in E minor in E minor RV 484
Arion Mathieu Lussier, baroque bassoon
2:51 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Waltz
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
3:01 p.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
3:11 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major K 581
Pacifica Quartet Anthony McGill, clarinet
3:44 p.m.
Joni Mitchell
Favorite Color
Lara Downes, piano
3:48 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
3:54 p.m.
Steve Howe
Aire para un Dia (Mood for a Day)
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
4:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4: III. Rondo: Vivace in G major Opus 58
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
4:11 p.m.
Xuefei Yang
Xinjiang Fantasy
Xuefei Yang, guitar
4:18 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: The Jedi Steps and Finale
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:28 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations Opus 78
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro giocoso (Finale) in D major Opus 77
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
5:00 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde Overture Opus 26 D 797 (The Magic Harp)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Zenobia Powell Perry
Pavane for Piano
Josephine Gandolfi, piano
5:16 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Serenata for harp and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ernst Marzendorfer, conductor Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
5:40 p.m.
John Williams
HARRY POTTER and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
5:46 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor Opus 19
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano
6:40 p.m.
John Williams
The Adventures of Tintin
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:43 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS: Cantina Band
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:46 p.m.
Aldemaro Romero
Fugue with a Little Bird (Fuga con Pajarillo)
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
6:54 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
The Lark in the Clear Air
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
