Classical Music Playlist, April 7, 2023
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On this Good Friday we'll look ahead to Sunday with the complete "Easter Oratorio" by Johann Sebastian Bach in which biblical characters sing of their discovery that Christ has risen. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Sinfonia in F minor
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
6:13 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Sextet in A major Opus 48
Raphael Ensemble
6:46 a.m.
Michio Miyagi
The Sea in Springtime (Haru no Umi)
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
6:55 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Rustic Concerto (Concerto "alla Rustica") in G major RV 151
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G major Opus 92
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
7:17 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Viola Concerto in Eb major VB 153c
Tapiola Sinfonietta David Aaron Carpenter, viola
7:39 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 5 "Andaluza"
Narciso Yepes, guitar
7:45 a.m.
Samuel Barber
Sonata for Cello and Piano: III. Allegro appassionato
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
7:51 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Artist's Life Opus 316 Kunstlerleben
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
8:01 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Lorin Maazel, conductor
8:18 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D minor Opus 11
Nash Ensemble
8:44 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Easter Oratorio: Sinfonia in D major BWV 249
Empire Brass Douglas Major, organ
8:49 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyous March (Joyeuse Marche)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:54 a.m.
Emilio Pujol
Tango Espagnol
Julian Bream, guitar
8:59 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloe: Suite No. 2
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:17 a.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
9:24 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Opus 40
Royal Flemish Philharmonic; Phillippe Herreweghe, conductor Martin Helmchen, piano
9:48 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 13: V. Cavatina in Bb major Opus 130
Cypress String Quartet
9:56 a.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Danzas Argentinas: II. Danza de la moza donosa Opus 2 Dance of the Donosa Girl
Martha Argerich, piano
10:00 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Pieces for Guitar: 2. Romantico
Franz Halasz, guitar
10:16 a.m.
Jan Dussek
Piano Concerto in C major Opus 29
Ulster Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
10:41 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Andante and Hungarian Rondo Opus 35
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
10:52 a.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
I Giorni
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Simon Halsey, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Jacques Ammon, piano
10:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major K 581
London Haydn Quartet Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
11:32 a.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 10: III. Purgatorio in F# major
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
11:38 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Les Sylvains Opus 60
Joanne Polk, piano
11:43 a.m.
Samuel Barber
Canzonetta for oboe and orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor Julia Girdwood, oboe
11:52 a.m.
Gustav Holst
Brook Green Suite Opus 190
New Zealand Chamber Orchestra; Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
12:12 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; James Judd, conductor
12:23 p.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
12:28 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Opus 93
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Helsinki Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in D major Opus 1/9
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Portraits of Langston: V. Jazz Band in a Parisian Cabaret
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
1:17 p.m.
Victor Herbert
Cello Concerto No. 2 in E minor Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
1:43 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture Opus 101
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
1:53 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Clair de lune ("Moonlight")
John O'Conor, piano
2:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Easter Oratorio BWV 249
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Monteverdi Choir; ...and various soloists
2:42 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Romance Opus 35/6
Felix Klieser, horn; Christof Keymer, piano
2:47 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 "Carnival in Pest" in D major
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Matinees musicales (Suite after Rossini) Opus 24
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
3:15 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Scarborough Fair
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Plinio Fernandes, guitar
3:20 p.m.
Muzio Clementi
Piano Concerto in C major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor Pietro Spada, piano
3:44 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Presto for string orchestra
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:51 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
The Bees (Las Abejas)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
3:54 p.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
4:04 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Sinfonia 21; Richard Hickox, conductor
4:25 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque No. 7 in Gb major Opus 101/7
Lorin Maazel, violin; Barton Weber, piano
4:30 p.m.
Alexandre Desplat
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (selections)
London Symphony Orchestra; Alexandre Desplat, conductor
4:35 p.m.
Steve Reich
Duet for 2 violins and string orchestra
Basel Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hope, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Simos Papanas, violin
4:41 p.m.
Johann Rosenmuller
Sonata No. 11 in A major
Les Elements Amsterdam
4:47 p.m.
George Enescu
Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
5:02 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
5:12 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
5:17 p.m.
Ferdinand David
Bassoon Concertino in Bb major Opus 12
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
5:27 p.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude in G major Opus 29/11
Narciso Yepes, guitar
5:32 p.m.
William Grant Still
Africa: Symphonic Poem
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
6:01 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish" in A major K 219
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Gidon Kremer, violin
6:30 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Academy of Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Myung Whun Chung, conductor Academy of St. Ceclia Chorus
6:34 p.m.
Andrew York
Spin
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
6:41 p.m.
Lou Harrison
Suite for Violin with American Gamelan: III. Air (Suite for Violin & American Gamelan)
American Gamelan; John Bergamo, conductor David Abel, violin
6:46 p.m.
Christos Hatzis
Departures: II. Serenity
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (THESS-sal-loh-NEE-kee); Alexandre Myrat, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
