Classical Music Playlist, April 5, 2023
For a lazy afternoon’s amusement, composer Edward Elgar improvised a new melody on the piano then made variations on it that musically resembled some of his friends. His wife, Alice, suggested he should make those tinkerings into a proper composition. And thus were born Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations,” today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in F major Opus 1/1
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
6:08 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor Opus 129
Champs-Elysees Theatre Orchestra; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor Christophe Coin, cello
6:34 a.m.
John Williams
Theme from Sabrina
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
6:40 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" in D major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
7:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Jan Dussek
Harp Concerto in Eb major Opus 15
Mantova Orchestra; Vittorio Parisi, conductor Roberta Alessandrini, harp
7:39 a.m.
Alfonso Ferrabosco
Pavan and Alman in C major
Parley of Instruments; Peter Holman, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:52 a.m.
Tina Davidson
Blue Curve of Earth
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
7:59 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Concert Piece in F major Opus 2
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
8:12 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite Opus 39
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
8:37 a.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
8:41 a.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
8:46 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
My Neighbor Totoro (from My Neighbor Totoro)
London Symphony Orchestra; Roman Simovic, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
8:52 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 RV 310
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin
9:00 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:13 a.m.
Hans Zimmer
The Frozen Planet
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
9:19 a.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Home Sweet Home
Alan Feinberg, piano
9:26 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 92 "Oxford" in G major
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
9:53 a.m.
Joaquin Turina
Fandanguillo Opus 36
Narciso Yepes, guitar
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
10:12 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 10 "Triste"
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
10:17 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Opus 33
English Chamber Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
10:37 a.m.
Andrew York
Quiccan
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
10:45 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 2 in Eb major Opus 9/2
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Seong-Jin Cho, piano
10:58 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G major K 525
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
11:16 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations: Aria BWV 988
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
11:20 a.m.
Arthur Benjamin
Jamaican Rumba
Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra; Yasuo Shinozaki, conductor Matthew Trusler, violin
11:23 a.m.
Hugo Alfven
Mountain King Suite
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Niklas Willen, conductor
11:41 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in F major Opus 87/23
Keith Jarrett, piano
11:48 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto: III. Rondo - Allegro in D major Opus 61
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
11:59 a.m.
Karl Goldmark
Im Fruhling Overture (In Spring) Opus 36
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Henning Sommerro
Varsog
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Eldbjorg Hemsing, violin
12:15 p.m.
Lili Boulanger
One Spring Morning (D'un Matin de Printemps)
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
12:22 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in Eb major Opus 82
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Frederick Delius
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Spring (La Primavera) in E major Opus 8 RV 269
...and friends Janine Jansen, violin
1:11 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
1:17 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet #22 in Bb K 589
Dover Quartet
1:41 p.m.
Joseph Curiale
Awakening: Joy
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joseph Curiale, conductor
1:46 p.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Sonatina
Norbert Kraft, guitar
2:00 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
2:31 p.m.
Nicolas Chedeville
Sonata (from "Il Pastor Fido") in G minor The Faithful Shepherd
Paul Goodwin, oboe; Susan Sheppard, cello; John Toll, harpsichord; Nigel North, lute
2:41 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Concerto 4-3: I. The Shallows
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
2:47 p.m.
Grace Williams
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 3 in B minor Opus 89
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
3:36 p.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Impressions of the Puna (Impresiones de la Puna)
Shanghai String Quartet Eugenia Zukerman, flute
3:44 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 violins in G major RV 516
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin; Elizabeth Wilcock, violin
3:54 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Peggy's Rag
Sarah Cahill, piano
4:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb major K 447
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
4:16 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
4:22 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Andaluz for 4 guitars
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Los Romeros
4:48 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia (Konzertsatz) in D major BWV 1045
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor
4:54 p.m.
Clarence Cameron White
Levee Dance
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
4:59 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
5:14 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic" in Ab major Opus 53
Folke Nauta, piano
5:23 p.m.
George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
5:44 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Zdenek Macal, conductor
5:57 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Polka No. 2 JB 1:107
Francine Kay, piano
6:01 p.m.
Gerald Finzi
Clarinet Concerto Opus 31
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
6:32 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5: II. Allegretto in D minor Opus 47
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
6:39 p.m.
Carlos Simon
Be Still and Know
Phoebe Wu, piano; Teagan Faran, violin; Victor Huls, cello
6:45 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Tango Sensations: Fear
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Nestor Marconi, bandoneon; Leonardo Marconi, piano; Hector Console, double-bass
6:51 p.m.
John Adams
Tromba Lontana
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor Jonathan Holland, trumpet; Wesley Warren, trumpet
6:55 p.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: The Shape of Things to Come
studio ensemble; Bear McCreary, conductor
