Classical Music Playlist, February 9, 2023
Edward MacDowell | photo: Library of Congress
The first major piano concerto by an American was written in 1885 by a composer who in 1896 was considered America’s finest, Edward MacDowell. This was actually his 2nd Piano Concerto, the first having been a student work. Legendary 20th century pianist Van Cliburn played MacDowell’s 2nd Concerto for his professional debut at age 18, and you’ll hear him play it for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto in D major
Tempesta di Mare (Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra)
6:11 a.m.
Louis Spohr
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 57
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Jon Manasse, clarinet
6:38 a.m.
David Diamond
Rounds for String Orchestra
do.gma chamber orchestra; Mikhail Gurewitsch, conductor
6:54 a.m.
Jack Gallagher
Berceuse
London Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
7:01 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 30 "Alleluja" in C major
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:16 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 12 "American" in F major Opus 96
Emerson String Quartet
7:43 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Nocturne IV
Olivia Belli, piano
7:48 a.m.
Maya Le Roux
Short Suite for a Prince: Prelude (Petite suite pour un Prince)
Maya Le Roux, guitar
7:51 a.m.
William Schuman
New England Triptych: Chester
The President's Own U.S. Marine Band; Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major K 218
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie; Bruno Weil, conductor Lena Neudauer, violin
8:33 a.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 12
Connor Chee, piano
8:37 a.m.
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
John O'Conor, piano
8:41 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
8:55 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Autrefois ("In Times Past") Opus 87/4
Stephen Hough, piano
9:00 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite Opus 40
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
9:21 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyous March (Joyeuse Marche)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
9:26 a.m.
Gunther Schuller
Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Blues
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
9:28 a.m.
Lalo Schifrin
from La Nouvelle Orleans
Imani Winds
9:32 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonie in D major
Concerto Koln
9:52 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": IV. Saltarello (Presto) in A major Opus 90
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:00 a.m.
William Grant Still
Panamanian Dances (Danzas de Panama)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Isaiah Jackson, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Xuefei Yang
Xinjiang Fantasy
Xuefei Yang, guitar
10:21 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Opus 93
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:47 a.m.
Clarence Cameron White
Levee Dance
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
10:52 a.m.
Gaetano Donizetti
LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Domenico Cimarosa
Oboe Concerto in C minor
I Musici Heinz Holliger, oboe
11:12 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Mother
Takako Nishizaki, violin; Gerald Garcia, guitar
11:15 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 14 in Eb major K 449
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
11:39 a.m.
Grace Williams
Hiraeth for Harp
Sandrine Chatron, harp
11:41 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Art of the Fugue: Contrapunctus No. 9 BWV 1080
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
11:45 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
12:24 p.m.
Philip Glass
The Truman Show: Truman Sleeps
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
12:28 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
12:37 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Romantic Sonata: III. Musical Moment (Sonata romantica "Hommage a Franz Schubert")
Marcin Dylla, guitar
12:41 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Moments Musicaux No. 1 in C major Opus 94 D 780
Radu Lupu, piano
12:48 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Cassazione Opus 6
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Tuomas Ollila, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet: I. Allegro non troppo in F minor Opus 34
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
1:16 p.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
1:23 p.m.
Francois Devienne
Bassoon Quartet in F major Opus 73/2
island Jane Gower, bassoon
1:45 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: II. Guabina Viajera (Traveller Guabina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
1:53 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 2: III. Rondo in Eb major
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
2:00 p.m.
Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Opus 23
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Walter Hendl, conductor Van Cliburn, piano
2:28 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 1 - Tempo di Bourree & Double (arr. for guitar) in B minor BWV 1002
Hopkinson Smith, lute
2:36 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Rhapsody No. 3 in Ab major Opus 45
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Bohumil Gregor, conductor
2:51 p.m.
William Grant Still
Africa: II. Land of Romance
Lara Downes, piano
3:00 p.m.
Antonio Soler
Three Sonatas
State of Mexico Symphony; Enrique Batiz, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Serenade Espagnole Opus 150
Itzhak Perlman, violin; Samuel Sanders, piano
3:14 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
Spanish Dance No. 1
Itzhak Perlman, violin; David Garvey, piano
3:19 p.m.
Louis Spohr
Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in E minor WOO 20
English Chamber Orchestra; Alun Francis, conductor Thea King, clarinet
3:46 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
3:57 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:01 p.m.
Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique No. 4: II. Scherzo Opus 102
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
4:09 p.m.
Philip Glass
String Quartet No. 2 "Company"
Kronos Quartet
4:18 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:42 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Poetic Tone Pictures: VII. Furiant Opus 85
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:46 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: I. Trauermarsch (Funeral March) in C# minor
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27 in Bb major K 595
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor Lars Vogt, piano
5:32 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Maxixe
Xuefei Yang, guitar
5:36 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3: II. Adagio cantabile in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
5:46 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Song of Jean Racine (Cantique de Jean Racine) Opus 11
London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
5:55 p.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite: Scherzo Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
6:27 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze BWV 208
Canadian Brass
6:34 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284 Introdu��o
Nelson Freire, piano
6:37 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
New World Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Renee Fleming, soprano
6:49 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Saturn, Bringer of Old Age Opus 32
Philharmonia Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
