Classical Music Playlist, April 25, 2023
Franz Berwald (1796-1868)
Because the music of Swedish composer Franz Berwald (1796-1868) was generally ignored during his lifetime, he was forced to make his living as the manager of a sawmill and glass factory. He even started an orthopedic and physiotherapy clinic and invented highly regarded devices for children with congenital spinal deformities. His music being met with indifference in his native Sweden, he tried Paris; same thing. Vienna liked his music, but that admiration didn't follow him back to Sweden. In his sixties, Sweden began to take notice of his music and was even made a professor of composition in 1867. But sadly, he died the next year. It was after his death when his music gained wider recognition including his Symphony No. 3, titled “Sinfonie Singuliere,” which finally had its premiere in 1905, 37 years after his death. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Oboe Concerto in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Heinz Holliger, oboe
6:09 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto in D major AV 144
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Alex Klein, oboe
6:37 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Allemaingien (1-3, 5-8)
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
6:48 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Romance in F minor Opus 11
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Pamela Frank, violin
7:00 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Fantasy
London Symphony Orchestra; Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor Barry Douglas, piano
7:18 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
Bassoon Concerto
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Karen Geoghegan, bassoon
7:36 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
7:42 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 11 in D major Opus 4 RV 204
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin; Micaela Comberti, violin; Jane Coe, cello
7:50 a.m.
Florence Price
"mini" Quintet for Piano and Strings in E minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
8:00 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Moderato in C minor
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
8:12 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Hary Janos Suite
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
8:37 a.m.
Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz
Paradetas
The Harp Consort
8:40 a.m.
Lalo Schifrin
from La Nouvelle Orleans
Imani Winds
8:45 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Romance Opus 36
Hermann Baumann, horn; Reiko Honsho, piano
8:49 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: The Jedi Steps and Finale
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major HOB VIIb:1
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Anner Bylsma, cello
9:23 a.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 9
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
9:26 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Sarah Cahill, piano
9:32 a.m.
Francesco Durante
Concerto No. 5 in A major
Concerto Koln
9:41 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin (The tomb of Couperin)
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
10:15 a.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Bear McCreary, piano
10:21 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR Overture
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:33 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Bonn Beethovenhalle Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
10:53 a.m.
William Grant Still
Romance
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
11:00 a.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Prelude and Quadruple Fugue Opus 128
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
11:08 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Russian Rag
Sydney Alpha Ensemble; David Stanhope, conductor
11:13 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A minor Opus 85
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
11:45 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Rustic Concerto (Concerto "alla Rustica") in G major RV 151
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
11:50 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
12:24 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite: II. The Bells
Lara Downes, piano
12:30 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Don Juan Opus 20
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
12:48 p.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Narciso Yepes, guitar
12:53 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air in D major BWV 1068
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 4 "Picturesque Scenes" (Scenes pittoresques)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
1:16 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Sinfonia Concertante for clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchestra Opus 3
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Osmo Vanska, conductor Anna-Marja Korsimaa, clarinet; Laszlo Hara, bassoon; Ib Lanzky-Otto, horn
1:45 p.m.
William Grant Still
Lyric Quartet: III. The Jovial One
Catalyst Quartet
1:49 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Poetic Tone Pictures: VII. Furiant Opus 85
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
1:53 p.m.
Max Richter
Mercy
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
2:00 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonie singuliere" in C major
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:28 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto Grosso in A minor Opus 3/8
English Chamber Orchestra; Ian Watson, conductor
2:37 p.m.
Henning Sommerro
Varsog
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Eldbjorg Hemsing, violin
2:42 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertpiece (Concertstuck) in C# minor Opus 40
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
2:58 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Jerry Goldsmith
Forever Young: Love Theme
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:20 p.m.
Joseph White
Violin Concerto in F# minor
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
3:43 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Song of Jean Racine (Cantique de Jean Racine) Opus 11
St. John's College Choir; George Guest, conductor Stephen Cleobury, organ
3:50 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Preludio Sinfonico in A major
Philharmonic of La Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
4:33 p.m.
Domenico Gabrielli
Sonata No. 5 for trumpet in D major Opus 11/5
Southwest German Chamber Orchestra; Vladislav Czarnecki, conductor Erik Schultz, trumpet
4:40 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Cuban Dance (Danzon Cubano)
New World Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
4:48 p.m.
Max Richter
Spring I
Zurich Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hope, violin
4:52 p.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Kuhn, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Maestoso in F minor Opus 21
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
5:18 p.m.
James Horner
Legends of the Fall: The Ludlows
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Robert Ziegler, conductor Lindsey Stirling, violin
5:24 p.m.
Hans Rott
Symphony No. 1: III. Scherzo: Frisch und lebhaft (Fresh and lively) in E major
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
5:31 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:55 p.m.
Undine Smith Moore
Afro-American Suite for Flute, Cello, and Piano: III. Adagio ma appossionato
Mallarme Chamber Players
6:00 p.m.
Josef Suk
Serenade for Strings in Eb major Opus 6
Virtuosi of Prague; Oldrich Vlcek, conductor
6:28 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Marie-Josephe Jude, piano; Jean-Francois Heisser, piano
6:31 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro
Sharon Isbin, guitar
6:46 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Shotgun Houses: I. Shotgun Houses
Harlem Quartet David Shifrin, clarinet
6:52 p.m.
Joshua Charney
Cipher
Sibarg Ensemble
