Classical Music Playlist, April 18, 2023
Composer Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
With subtle hints of ragtime and jazzy syncopation popular in 1931, the Symphony No. 2 by American composer and Harvard music professor Randall Thompson is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso in E minor Opus 3/3
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
6:09 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 7 "Alsatian Scenes" (Scenes Alsaciennes)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
6:33 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 7 "Valenciana"
Angel Romero, guitar; Celedonio Romero, guitar
6:40 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Viola Concerto in C major VB 153b
Tapiola Sinfonietta David Aaron Carpenter, viola
6:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:18 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Sinfonia Concertante in C major Opus 21
Portland Baroque Orchestra; Monica Huggett, conductor Richard Savino, guitar
7:40 a.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
7:45 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
String Quartet: II. Allegro molto leggiero in E minor
Mannheim String Quartet
7:52 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Legend No. 6 Opus 59
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
8:00 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
8:11 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 "Miracle" in D major HOB I:96
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:34 a.m.
Frederick Delius
KOANGA: La Calinda
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Seaman, conductor
8:38 a.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
8:44 a.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Althea Waites, piano
8:54 a.m.
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Colas Breugnon: Overture
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 35
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor Isaac Stern, violin
9:35 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Elegy No. 1 Opus 17
Clara Rodriguez, piano
9:40 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; Sergiu Commissiona, conductor
9:55 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor
10:16 a.m.
Philip Glass
Modern Love Waltz
Gloria Cheng-Cochran, piano
10:20 a.m.
Jules Massenet
HERODIADE: Ballet Suite
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
10:31 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Grand Concerto for bassoon and orchestra in F major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
10:56 a.m.
Jon Batiste
Nocturne No. 1 in D minor
Jon Batiste, piano
11:00 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" in Bb major Opus 2
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Charles Mackerras, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
11:19 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
11:37 a.m.
Andres Segovia
Study Without Light (Estudio sin luz)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
11:43 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:45 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 "Carnival in Pest" in D major
Weimar State Orchestra; Arthur Fagen, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
12:26 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
African Suite: African Dance Opus 35/4
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor
12:34 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Aconquija
Eliot Fisk, guitar
12:39 p.m.
Karl Goldmark
In Italy Overture Opus 49
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Three Bavarian Dances Opus 27
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Norman Del Mar, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
1:21 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor Opus 23
Krystian Zimerman, piano
1:32 p.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Flute Concerto in D minor H 426
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra; Janos Rolla, conductor Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
1:53 p.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
2:00 p.m.
Randall Thompson
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:28 p.m.
Gustaf Adolf Heinze
Concert piece for clarinet and orchestra in F major (Konzertstuck)
English Chamber Orchestra; James Judd, conductor Thea King, clarinet
2:43 p.m.
Hans Zimmer
The Frozen Planet
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
2:49 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Sacred and Profane Dances (Danses Sacree et Profane)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble Skaila Kanga, harp
3:00 p.m.
Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade in G major
I Solisti Italiani
3:08 p.m.
Koji Kondo
The Legend of Zelda Suite
London Philharmonic Orchestra
3:14 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto para una fiesta
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Sachio Fujioka, conductor Craig Ogden, guitar
3:43 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G minor in G minor Opus 23
Yuja Wang, piano
3:49 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major K 467
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Howard Griffiths, conductor Fazil Say, piano
4:28 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbors' Dance
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
4:33 p.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9: II. Scherzo in D minor WAB 109
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christian Thielemann, conductor
4:45 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Presto for string orchestra
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Tuomas Ollila, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Jahja Ling, conductor Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
5:14 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Concerto 4-3: I. The Shallows
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
5:19 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5: IV. Andante maestoso (Finale) in E minor Opus 64
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:33 p.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Cello Concerto in A major Wq 172 / H 439
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Richard Studt, conductor Timothy Hugh, cello
5:55 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Madrigal-Gavota
David Russell, guitar
6:00 p.m.
Jan Dussek
Piano Concerto in Eb major Opus 70
Ulster Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
6:31 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka "Chit-Chat Polka" Opus 214
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:35 p.m.
John Williams
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA: Sayuri's Theme
Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles; John Williams, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:40 p.m.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Aqua
Ryuichi Sakamoto
6:46 p.m.
Danny Elfman
Serenada Schizophrana: Pianos
Studio Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor
6:53 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 3. Balada de la doncella enamorada
Sharon Isbin, guitar
