Classical Music Playlist, February 23, 2023
Cellist Jacqueline du Pré recording the Elgar Cello Concerto in 1965
Just after World War I Edward Elgar was ill, his beloved wife Alice was ill (and getting mysteriously smaller and more fragile; “She seemed to be fading away before one’s very eyes,” Elgar later recalled, and he was deeply saddened at all the destruction and change that the War had brought to the world he had known. All that anguish, on so many levels, found its way into music that, despite it all, emerged as Elgar’s profoundly beautiful Cello Concerto in e-minor. In 1965, cellist Jacqueline du Pré recorded what is widely considered THE definitive interpretation of it, and that recording is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for recorder and flute in E minor
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor Peter Holtslag, recorder; Rachel Brown, flute
6:14 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 18 "The Hunt" in Eb major Opus 31/3
Richard Goode, piano
6:37 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla; Jorge Calandrelli, arr.
Oblivion
Anna Maria Mendieta, harp; ...and friends
6:44 a.m.
Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf
Oboe Concerto in G major
Bern Camerata; Thomas Furi, conductor Heinz Holliger, oboe
7:01 a.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Sonatina
Javier Calderon, guitar
7:15 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet "Quinten" (Fifths) in D minor Opus 76/2
Kodaly Quartet
7:35 a.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Symphony No. 4 "Stockholm" (Holmia): I. Allegro moderato in A major
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
7:44 a.m.
Howard Shore
The Forest: 3rd movement
National Arts Centre Orchestra; Alexander Shelley, conductor Milos Karadaglic, guitar
7:51 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
La Lisonjera (The Flatterer) Opus 50
Joanne Polk, piano
7:55 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
8:01 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 498
Seattle Baroque Michael McCraw, bassoon
8:13 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 5
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
8:37 a.m.
Rodion Shchedrin
Two Polyphonic Pieces: 1. Two-Part Invention
Wei Luo, piano
8:39 a.m.
John Williams
Superman: Main Title
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:45 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Quintet: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
8:52 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: III. Allegro giocoso in E minor Opus 98
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb minor Opus 23
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor Andras Schiff, piano
9:35 a.m.
Koji Kondo
The Legend of Zelda Suite
London Philharmonic Orchestra
9:40 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Xuefei Yang, guitar
9:47 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale: Allegro molto in Eb major Opus 55
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
In Nature's Realm Overture Opus 91
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Maria Newman
March from Tri Follis
Murasaki Duo
10:21 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Running Set
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; James Judd, conductor
10:29 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor John Williams, guitar
11:00 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet: I. Allegro non troppo in F minor Opus 34
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
11:16 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor
Weimar State Orchestra; Arthur Fagen, conductor
11:29 a.m.
Anne Dudley
Poldark Prelude
Lang Lang, piano
11:34 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
The Fantastic Toyshop (La Boutique Fantasque)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
11:56 a.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
Empire Brass; Rolf Smedvig, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Hary Janos Suite
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
12:24 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet for Strings: IV. Presto (last mvmt.) in Eb major Opus 20
I Solisti Italiani
12:32 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9: II. Molto Vivace (Scherzo and Trio) in D minor Opus 125
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choros No. 5: Brazilian Soul
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano
12:51 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; John Farrer, conductor
1:13 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Violin Sonata No. 3: II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza in C minor Opus 45
Duo Gazzana; Mykola Hobdych, conductor Natascia Gazzana, violin; Raffaella Gazzana, piano
1:20 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Four Scottish Dances Opus 59
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Penny, conductor
1:30 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
1:55 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
La Muerte del Angel (Death of the Angel)
Franz Halasz, guitar
2:00 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85
London Symphony Orchestra; John Barbirolli, conductor Jacqueline Du Pre, cello
2:31 p.m.
Miguel Llobet
Six Catalan Folk Songs
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
2:39 p.m.
Enrique Soro
Three Chilean Airs (Tres aires chilenos)
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
2:51 p.m.
Johann Pachelbel
Ciacona in F minor
Aries Brass Quintet
3:00 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement in D major
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
3:09 p.m.
Simon Jeffes; Scott Tenant
Music for a Found Harmonium & The Cat-Cow Reel
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
3:14 p.m.
Camargo Mozart Guarnieri
Brazilian Dance (Dansa Brasiliera)
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:17 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Opus 30
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
4:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 15: III. Heiliger Dankgesang in A minor Opus 132 3rd Movement
A Far Cry
4:18 p.m.
Olivia Belli
Valse
Olivia Belli, piano
4:21 p.m.
Jan Kaliwoda
Variations and Rondo for bassoon and orchestra in Bb major Opus 57
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
4:33 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" in D major
Ensemble for 18th Century Music; Eiji Hashimoto, conductor
4:54 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor Opus 73
English Chamber Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
5:23 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, conductor Alexandre Lagoya, guitar
5:34 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": IV. Finale (Presto) in D major K 385
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:39 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Lara Downes, piano
5:53 p.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
Choros
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:01 p.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 4 in D major WoO 35
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
6:28 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasie-impromptu in C# minor Opus 66
Daniil Trifonov, piano
6:35 p.m.
Ron Nelson
Savannah River Holiday
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra; Howard Hanson, conductor
6:43 p.m.
John Williams
Men of the Yorktown March (from Midway)
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
6:49 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
6:51 p.m.
George Gershwin
Three Preludes
Joshua Bell, violin; John Williams, piano [Boston Pops conductor]
