Classical Music Playlist, April 11, 2023
Reviews of Gabriel Fauré's Piano Quintet No. 2 at its premiere in Paris in 1921 were effusive. Critics noted loud cheers of the audience and called the piece sublime and "of incomparable nobility." In 1924 Aaron Copland called the Quintet Fauré’s career masterwork. He said, "In profundity it recalls Bach; in grace, Mozart." Fauré's sublime Piano Quintet No. 2 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Marin Marais
Suite for oboe, violin and continuo in Bb major
Musica Pacifica
6:14 a.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 4 in D major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Claudio Scimone, conductor
6:43 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 12 "Arabesca"
New Pro Arte Guitar Trio
6:49 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
7:01 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite suite
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
7:16 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" in B minor D 759
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
7:38 a.m.
William Grant Still
Lyric Quartet: III. The Jovial One
Catalyst Quartet
7:43 a.m.
Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen: Symphony (The 4th Act Suite) Z 629
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
7:50 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. final movement in Bb minor Opus 23
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Evgeny Kissin, piano
8:00 a.m.
Adolphe Adam
SI J'ETAIS ROI (If I were King) Overture
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Lance Friedel, conductor
8:09 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Symphony No. 1 in C major
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:38 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Hungarian Folksongs fro the Csik District
Lara Downes, piano
8:42 a.m.
Margaret Bonds
Hold On
PubliQuartet Musicality Vocal Ensemble; Lara Downes, piano
8:47 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Overture K 492
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:52 a.m.
Ronn McFarlane
Fermi's Paradox
Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba; Ronn McFarlane, lute
8:59 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London" in D major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
9:29 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Un reve en mer A dream at sea
Sarah Cahill, piano
9:36 a.m.
Leighton Lucas
Stage Fright Rhapsody
BBC Concert Orchestra; Gavin Sutherland, conductor Valentina Lisitsa, piano
9:42 a.m.
Aaron Jay Kernis
100 Greatest Dance Hits: II. Salsa Pasada
Escher Quartet Jason Vieaux, guitar
9:47 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
I Solisti Veneti; Claudio Scimone, conductor Bonifacio Bianchi, mandolin; Alessandro Pitrelli, mandolin
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6/2 HWV 320
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
10:12 a.m.
Grace Williams
Sea Sketches: V. Calm Sea in Summer
English Chamber Orchestra; David Atherton, conductor
10:19 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Quintet in A minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
10:46 a.m.
Enrique Soro
Danza Fantastica
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
10:52 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Etude No. 3 "Tristesse" in E major Opus 10/3
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
10:58 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe d'amore in A major BWV 1055R
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Douglas Boyd, oboe d'amore
11:13 a.m.
Tan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Eternal Vow
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Tan Dun, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
11:18 a.m.
Leos Janacek
Lachian Dances
Warsaw Philharmonic; Antoni Wit, conductor
11:39 a.m.
William Grant Still
Africa: II. Land of Romance
Lara Downes, piano
11:46 a.m.
Terence Blanchard
25th Hour: Opening Title
Brussels Philharmonic; Dirk Brosse, conductor
11:51 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for guitar and strings No. 4: III. Fandango in D major G 448
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (members of) Pepe Romero, guitar
12:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C major Opus 48
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
12:30 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Humming Chorus (Act 2)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Giuseppi Sinopoli, conductor Ambrosian Opera Chorus
12:34 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
Eugene List, piano
12:37 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Deep River
Randall Goosby, violin; Zhu Wang, piano
12:43 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Pavan a 3 in A major Z 748
London Baroque
12:48 p.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
1:18 p.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
1:22 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Kamarinskaia
San Diego Chamber Orchestra; Donald Barra, conductor
1:30 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor Jacques Zoon, flute
1:54 p.m.
Pat Metheny
Last Train Home (Prelude)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
2:00 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor Opus 115
Domus; Anthony Marwood, 2nd violin
2:32 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Anna Magdalena notebook: pieces
Alexandre Lagoya, guitar
2:45 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
2:49 p.m.
Missy Mazzoli
Impromptu (Thomas's Piece)
The Kapralova Orchestra Joshua Bell, violin
2:53 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concert Etudes: Automne in Db major Opus 35/2
Anna Shelest, piano
3:00 p.m.
Emil Mlynarski
Violin Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro vivace (Finale) in D major Opus 6
Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin
3:10 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
3:15 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
The Red Poppy [ballet]: Suite
New Jersey Symphony; Zdenek Macal, conductor
3:43 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA TRAVIATA: Act I. Prelude
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
3:47 p.m.
Anne Lovett
Infinity
Voces8
3:53 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 HWV 314
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
4:02 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor Jorge Bolet, piano
4:34 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Festive Polonaise (Le Roi Malgre Lui: Fete Polonaise)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Ari Pulkkinen
Angry Birds (Main Theme)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
4:46 p.m.
Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
4:50 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
My Spirit Be Joyful
Dallas Brass Quintet
4:56 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
I'll Bid My Heart Be Still
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
5:01 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
5:12 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Quintet: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
5:19 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Empire March (1924) Opus
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; James Judd, conductor
5:24 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra in Eb major K 297b
Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam; Lev Markiz, conductor Bart Schneemann, oboe; Harmen de Boer, clarinet; Jacob Slagter, horn; Ronald Katen, bassoon
5:55 p.m.
Alma Deutscher
The Chase (Impromptu in C minor)
Alma Deutscher, piano
6:01 p.m.
Henri Vieuxtemps
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor Opus 31
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
6:32 p.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8) (La fille aux cheveux de lin)
Arturo Benedetto Michelangeli
6:36 p.m.
John Lunn
DOWNTON ABBEY: A Royal Command
Chamber Orchestra of London; Alastair King, conductor
6:41 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
The Gadfly: Romance Opus 97
Belgian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Ludwig Goransson
Ancestral Plane (Black Panther Original Score)
Studio Orchestra Erina Saito, piano
6:53 p.m.
Tania Leon
MAGGIE MAGALITA: La Conga de Maggie Magalita
Nestor Torres, flute; Jorge Luis Sosa, piano; Ranses Colon, double bass; Reinier Guerra, drums; Edwin Bonilla, percussion
