Classical Music Playlist, February 15, 2023
Sergei Rachmaninoff circa 1921 | photo: Library of Congress
Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote most of his most famous works before settling in America in 1918. Once in America, an intense touring schedule as a pianist and conductor left him with little time to compose.
However, in 1934, Rachmaninoff found some time to write his most famous post-move work, which is also his final work for piano and orchestra. Written after his four official concertos, the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is a perfect career capstone and summarizes so many of Rachmaninoff's favorite compositional techniques - from the richly romantic 18th Variation, to the repeated use of the Dies Irae Gregorian chant, to an array of technical fireworks on the piano. You can hear them all as your Midday Masterpiece today at 2pm, right here on CapRadio.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in Eb major RV 483
I Musici Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
6:08 a.m.
Giovanni Paisiello
Piano Concerto No. 8 in F major
Saint Cecilia Chamber Orchestra; Pietro Spada, conductor Pietro Spada, piano
6:37 a.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
Instrumental Piece
Sequentia; Benjamin Bagby, conductor
6:45 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Concert Piece for harp & orchestra (Concertstucke) in G major Opus 154
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Shao-Chia Lu, conductor Xavier de Maistre, harp
7:00 a.m.
Gerald Finzi
Romance in Eb major Opus 11
London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra in Eb major K 297b
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor Radomir Pivoda, flute; Jiri Mihule, oboe; Zdenek Tylsar, horn; Frantisek Herman, bassoon
7:36 a.m.
Rafael Antonio Castellanos
Pastoras Alegres joyful shepherds
El Mundo; Richard Savino, director, conductor Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano; Nell Snaidas, soprano; Ryland Angel, tenor
7:40 a.m.
Marcel Tyberg
Symphony No. 2: III. Scherzo in F minor
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
7:51 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Sonata Movement (Sonatensatz) in E in E major (1822, age 16) H44
Leanne Rees, piano
7:59 a.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
8:13 a.m.
Michael Torke
Sky
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
8:38 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Polka No. 2 JB 1:107
Francine Kay, piano
8:40 a.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Villanos
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
8:43 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Muromets": III. At the Court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun in B minor Opus 42
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
8:52 a.m.
Charles-Marie Widor
Organ Symphony No. 5: Toccata Opus 42
Simon Preston, organ
8:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor BWV 1060
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Stephen Hammer, oboe; Catherine Mackintosh, violin
9:14 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Poetic Tone Pictures: X. Bacchanalia Opus 85
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
9:19 a.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 3 "The Sunday Symphony"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
9:22 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Opus 15
Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola; Yo Yo Ma, cello
9:55 a.m.
Giacomo Puccini
TURANDOT: Nessun dorma
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in Bb major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
10:10 a.m.
James Newton Howard
The Village
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
10:18 a.m.
George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
10:40 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Corbeille de fleurs
Alan Feinberg, piano
10:46 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Carnival in Paris (Karnival i Paris) Opus 9
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Cello Concerto in A major Wq 172 / H 439
English Chamber Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor Matt Haimovitz, cello
11:21 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Tzimon Barto, piano
11:29 a.m.
James Horner
Braveheart: End Credits
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Eric Rigler, bagpipes
11:35 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Dances of Galanta
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
11:52 a.m.
Christoph Gluck
ORFEO ED EURIDICE: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
New York Philomusica; Paige Brook, conductor Paige Brook, flute
11:59 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
"Military" Polonaise in A major Opus 40/1
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
12:05 p.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
12:13 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals de Primavera
David Russell, guitar
12:18 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D minor Opus 70
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
12:56 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Papillon Opus 77
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano
1:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20: III. Rondo in D minor K 466
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Jeremy Denk, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano
1:08 p.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
1:14 p.m.
Cesar Franck
Sonata for violin and piano in A major
Itzhak Perlman, violin; Martha Argerich, piano
1:40 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
1:52 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
2:24 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
String Quartet: II. Assez vif. Tres Rythme in F major
Verona String Quartet
2:31 p.m.
Giuseppe Tartini
Cello Concerto in D major
Ensemble 415; Chiara Banchini, conductor Roel Dieltiens, cello
2:54 p.m.
Amjad Ali Khan
Love Avalanche
Sharon Isbin, guitar; Ayaan Ali Bangash, sarod; Amit Kavthekar, tabla
2:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
3:31 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Third Movement in F major BWV 1047
Canadian Brass
3:35 p.m.
Alexandre Desplat
Elisa's Theme (from the 2017 movie 'The Shape of Water')
London Symphony Orchestra; Alexandre Desplat, conductor
3:39 p.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Oboe Concerto No. 5 in C major Opus 9
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor Anthony Robson, oboe
3:50 p.m.
Philip Glass
Glassworks: Opening
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
3:59 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
4:09 p.m.
Maddalena Casulana
Morir non puo il mio cuore
Palaver Strings
4:11 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano: III. Minuetto: Allegro in Eb major Opus 44
Linos Ensemble
4:16 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite in D Opus 39
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
4:40 p.m.
Libby Larsen
Blue Piece
Lara Downes, piano; Rachel Barton Pine, violin
4:45 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Three Bavarian Dances Opus 27
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Norman Del Mar, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Luigi Cherubini
Eliza: Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
5:07 p.m.
Elena Ruehr
String Quartet No. 3: III. How She Danced
Cypress String Quartet
5:13 p.m.
Neil Sedaka
Manhattan Intermezzo
Brown University Orchestra; Paul Phillips, conductor Jeffrey Biegel, piano
5:32 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
AIDA: Triumphal March from Act II
Orchester der Deutschen Oper; Giuseppi Sinopoli, conductor Chor der Deutschen oper Berlin
5:39 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Symphony No. 2 in C major J 51
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Roman Festivals (Feste Romane)
Oregon Symphony; James DePreist, conductor
6:26 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor
6:38 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Syrinx
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
6:41 p.m.
John Williams
The Post: Mother and Daughter
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Randy Kerber, piano
6:46 p.m.
Jonathan Leshnoff
Starburst
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
6:54 p.m.
Hania Rani; Dobrawa Czocher
There Will Be Hope
Hania Rani, piano; Dobrawa Czocher, cello
