Classical Music Playlist, April 24, 2023
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
French composer Camille Saint-Saens loved to travel, and because he wrote his Piano Concerto No. 5 while vacationing in Cairo and Luxor, the work is sometimes called the “Egyptian” concerto. After an energetic opening of the second movement, he even included what he said was a romantic “Nubian love song” sung by boatmen as the composer was sailing down the Nile. The Saint-Saens “Egyptian” Concerto is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Jean-Marie Leclair
String Sonata in Bb major Opus 4/2
Musica Alta Ripa
6:11 a.m.
Jan Kalliwoda
Symphony No. 2 in Eb major Opus 17
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor
6:40 a.m.
Philip Glass
The Truman Show: Truman Sleeps
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
6:42 a.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 4
Angelica Hairston, harp
6:47 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 497
Arion Mathieu Lussier, baroque bassoon
6:59 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas: Overture Opus 95
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:32 a.m.
Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
Look Away
Joshua Bell, violin; Chris Thile, mandolin; Edgar Meyer, bass
7:36 a.m.
William Byrd
The Earl of Oxford's March
Canadian Brass; Robert Moody, conductor
7:40 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Polonaise No. 4 in C minor Opus 40/2
Folke Nauta, piano
7:50 a.m.
Adolphus Hailstork
Three Spirituals
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" in D major K 385
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:38 a.m.
Hans Zimmer
The Frozen Planet
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
8:44 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Nestor Marconi, bandoneon; Antonio Agri, violin; Horatio Malvicino, guitar
8:47 a.m.
Percy Grainger
The Gum Suckers March
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
8:52 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: III. Allegro giocoso in E minor Opus 98
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor Opus 11
Trio Parnassus
9:22 a.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
9:27 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Concerto for two clarinets in Eb major Opus 91
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Julian Bliss, clarinet
9:52 a.m.
Catrin Finch; Seckou Keita
From Bach to Baisso
Seckou Keita, kora; Catrin Finch, harp
10:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 1 in Bb major Opus 4 RV 383
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
10:09 a.m.
James Horner
TITANIC: My Heart Will Go On
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
10:14 a.m.
Ernest Chausson
Symphony in Bb major Opus 20
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
10:46 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor in C# minor Opus 3/2
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
10:52 a.m.
Adolphus Hailstork
Symphony No. 1: 2nd Movement
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D minor Opus 11
Nash Ensemble
11:26 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danza Paraguaya No. 1
Xuefei Yang, guitar
11:28 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie BWV 1067
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:31 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthias Bamert, conductor
11:46 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major
Wei Luo, piano
11:52 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Espana (Spanish Rhapsodie)
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
12:09 p.m.
William Grant Still
Lyric Quartet: III. The Jovial One
Catalyst Quartet
12:14 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb major K 450
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
12:38 p.m.
Enrique Granados
La Maja de Goya
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
12:42 p.m.
Amy Beach
Pastorale
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
12:47 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Oberon Overture J 306
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
12:57 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet: I. Allegro non troppo in F minor Opus 34
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
1:13 p.m.
Tessa Lark
Applachian Fantasy
Tessa Lark, violin
1:19 p.m.
Giovanni Paisiello
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Saint Cecilia Chamber Orchestra; Pietro Spada, conductor Pietro Spada, piano
1:43 p.m.
Malcolm Forsyth
Golyardes' Grounde
Canadian Brass
1:48 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major Opus 103
Orchestre de Paris; Serge Baudo, conductor Aldo Ciccolini, piano
2:29 p.m.
Alessandro Scarlatti
Sonata (Concerto IX) in A minor
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
2:40 p.m.
George Walker
String Quartet No. 1 "Lyric": II. Molto adagio
Catalyst Quartet
2:47 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9: II. Molto Vivace (Scherzo and Trio) in D minor Opus 125
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 6/5 HWV 323
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:16 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
3:21 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Leyendas: VI. Coqueteos
Del Sol String Quartet
3:25 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 1
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
3:49 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
3:59 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Nonette in E-flat: I. Adagio - Allegro in Eb major Opus 38
Minerva Chamber Ensemble; Kevin Geraldi, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Zapateada (aire popular cubano)
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:16 p.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain" Opus 132
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:36 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": III. Rondo in Eb major Opus 73
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Kurt Sanderling, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
4:48 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings: I. Andante non troppo in C major Opus 48
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
4:58 p.m.
William Dawson
Negro Folk Symphony
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:28 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": IV. Saltarello (Presto) in A major Opus 90
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
5:35 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Stern, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
5:42 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
String Symphony No. 1 (Concerto) in A major RV 159
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:49 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke Suite (from Princess Mononoke)
New Japan World Dream Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
5:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jenamy" in Eb major K 271
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
6:31 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Lakme: Flower Duet (Viens, Malika..Sous le Dome epais)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Johannes Wildner, conductor Denise Slepkovska, mezzo-soprano; Adriana Kohutkova, soprano
6:38 p.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano
6:46 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story Suite for Piano Trio
Eroica Trio
