Classical Music Playlist, April 21, 2023
Mozart wrote his final instrumental composition, his Clarinet Concerto in A, for the basset clarinet of the time which was darker-toned and pitched lower than today's modern clarinet. You'll hear that concerto performed on a modern reconstructed basset clarinet for today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Georg Knechtl
Horn Concerto in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
6:08 a.m.
Carel Anton Fodor
Symphony No. 3 in C minor Opus 19
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Halstead, conductor
6:37 a.m.
William Grant Still
Bayou home
Alexa Still, flute; Susan DeWitt Smith, piano
6:43 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 15: III. Heiliger Dankgesang in A minor Opus 132 3rd Movement
A Far Cry
7:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Polish Concerto (Concerto Polonois) in G major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet "Sunrise" in Bb major Opus 76/4
Takacs Quartet
7:34 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Polka No. 2 JB 1:107
Francine Kay, piano
7:37 a.m.
Carlos Rafael Rivera
Cancion
Denis Azabagic, guitar
7:40 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
7:51 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture Opus 10
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Michael Torke
Sky: I. Lively
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
8:13 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 14 in Eb major K 449
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
8:36 a.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a sentimental mood
Jason Vieaux, guitar
8:40 a.m.
John Williams
The Adventures of Tintin: The Duel
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:44 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in A minor in A minor BWV 904
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
8:54 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
French Military March Opus 60 (Suite Algerienne: Marche militaire francaise)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Oboe Concerto in C major RV 447
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor Malcolm Messiter, oboe
9:15 a.m.
Max Richter
In the Garden
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
9:21 a.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major
Janacek Philharmonic; Ryan Cockerham, conductor Er-Gene Kahng
9:46 a.m.
Morton Gould
American Caprice
Lara Downes, piano
9:53 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Zadok the Priest HWV 258
The English Concert; Simon Preston, conductor Choir of Westminster Abbey
10:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture Opus 92
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
10:10 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
10:15 a.m.
Francesco Molino
Guitar Concerto in E minor Opus 56
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
10:40 a.m.
John Williams
War Horse: Dartmoor, 1912
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
10:49 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 6: I. Majestoso in A major
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:18 a.m.
Elena Ruehr
String Quartet No. 3: III. How She Danced
Cypress String Quartet
11:24 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 7
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Holly Mathieson, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:46 a.m.
Elmer Bernstein
Guitar Concerto "For Two Christophers": III. Celebration
London Symphony Orchestra; Elmer Bernstein, conductor Christopher Parkening, guitar
11:52 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
NABUCCO: Va, pensiero
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Shaw, conductor Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Robert Shaw Festival Singers
11:58 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Occasional Suite in D major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
12:15 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Turkish Rondo (from Sonata No. 11 "Turkish March") in A major
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
12:19 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite Opus 40
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:41 p.m.
Juanjo Mosalini
Toma, Toca (Take it, Play it)
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston; Gisele Ben-Dor, conductor Juanjo Mosalini, bandoneon
12:47 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo in F major Opus 68
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
St. Anthony Variations in Bb major Opus 56
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
1:18 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7
Angel Romero, guitar
1:22 p.m.
Neil Sedaka
Manhattan Intermezzo
Brown University Orchestra; Paul Phillips, conductor Jeffrey Biegel, piano
1:42 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet: IV. Finale Op 143
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
1:49 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann Opus 20
Angela Cheng, piano
2:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major K 622
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Sabine Meyer, basset clarinet
2:27 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: IV. Porro
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
2:32 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1: I. Allegro ma non troppo in E minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
2:51 p.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzona Prima a 5
Canadian Brass
2:53 p.m.
Tielmann Susato
Pavane "La Bataille"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde Overture Opus 26 D 797 (The Magic Harp)
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor
3:10 p.m.
John Williams
Devil's Dance (from the Witches of Eastwick)
Gil Shaham, violin; Jonathan Feldman, piano
3:16 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphonic Dances Opus 45
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
3:53 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Etude Symphonique Opus 28
Joanne Polk, piano
4:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
4:20 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Overture (Die Zauberflote) K 620
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:27 p.m.
Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posey
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Bethena: A Concert Waltz
Giovanni DeChiaro, guitar
4:50 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in E minor Opus 11
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
5:01 p.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
5:22 p.m.
Hans Zimmer
The Frozen Planet
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
5:28 p.m.
Grace Williams
Carillons, for oboe and orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor Anthony Camden, oboe
5:39 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Tango in d minor
Lara Downes, piano
5:44 p.m.
Franz Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 Opus 8
Bratislava Philharmonia Orchestra; Dale Clevenger, conductor Steven Gross, horn
6:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony in A major
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
6:25 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for guitar and strings No. 4: III. Fandango in D major G 448
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
6:33 p.m.
John Williams
Hook: Flight to Neverland
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:38 p.m.
Philip Glass
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes": 1. "Heroes"
American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
6:45 p.m.
Dominick Argento
Valentino Dances
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor William Schimmel, accordion
6:55 p.m.
Billy Taylor
I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free
Lara Downes, piano
