Classical Music Playlist, April 27, 2023
Sergei Prokofiev | Color by Klimbim (Olga Shirnina) who grants free use.
Two factors contribute to confusion about the birthdate of composer Sergei Prokofiev. First, he always said he was born on April 11, 1891. That was when Russia was using the old Julian calendar. When Russia converted to the more accurate Gregorian calendar in 1918, April 11 became April 23. But you'll also see his birthdate in some sources as April 27. That's because posthumous discovery of his birth certificate shows that he was actually born April 15, 1891 which, when the calendar changed, became April 27.
So today we’re celebrating Prokofiev’s birthday with samples of his music throughout the day. Some featured works include “Peter and the Wolf” during Morning Classical with Mike Nelson. The Violin Concerto No. 2 and Piano Concerto No. 3 during Midday Classical with Jennifer Reason. And during Afternoon Classical with Victor Forman, the "Lieutenant Kije Suite," plus the Symphony No. 5 for today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Baldassare Galuppi
Concerto a quattro No. 3 in D major
English Chamber Orchestra; Jose Luis Garcia, conductor
6:08 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 1 "Sinfonie serieuse" in G minor
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
6:43 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals de Primavera
David Russell, guitar
6:48 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 3 "The Goldfinch" (Il Gardellino) in D major Opus 10 RV 428
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Lisa Beznosiuk, flute
7:00 a.m.
Enrique Soro
Three Chilean Airs (Tres aires chilenos)
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Quartet for clarinet and strings in Eb major S 78/WoO 5
L'Archibudelli Charles Neidich, clarinet
7:39 a.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
The River Suite: IV. The Lake
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
7:48 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Sonata Movement (Sonatensatz) in E in E major (1822, age 16) H44
Leanne Rees, piano
7:55 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mercury, the Winged Messenger Opus 32
Philharmonia Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:01 a.m.
John Field
Rondo for piano & strings in Ab major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
8:11 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf Opus 67
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor David Attenborough; narrator
8:39 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin: Gavotte en Rondeau in E major BWV 1006
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
8:44 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
8:52 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 25 in G minor K 183
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:27 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in A major Opus 81
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
9:33 a.m.
Arnold Bax
The Happy Forest
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
9:43 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Danse des Sauvages (DANZ day soh-VAZH)
Zurich Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hope, violin
9:45 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Indes Galantes: Tambourins
Orchestre de la Chapelle Royale; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
9:48 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Artist's Life Opus 316 Kunstlerleben
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor
10:16 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Notturno H337
Betty Ann Miller, piano
10:23 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 63
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
10:48 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia BWV 29
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor Paul Nicholson, organ
10:52 a.m.
Arturo Sandoval
Wildflower (Yolanda's Song)
Catalyst Quartet Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
11:01 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
11:10 a.m.
Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
11:15 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin & cello "Double Concerto" in A minor Opus 102
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
11:49 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop" in Db major Opus 28
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
11:55 a.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
O Virtus Sapientiae (Antiphon for Divine Wisdom)
iSing Silicon Valley Esteli Gomez, soprano
12:00 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Opus 26
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
12:30 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
12:35 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
SI J'ETAIS ROI (If I were King) Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
I'll Bid My Heart Be Still
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
12:47 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Ballad Opus 4
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Peter Dixon, cello
12:54 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Finale (1911)
Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Makela, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
12:59 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Oboe Concerto
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor Jonathan Small, oboe
1:18 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia (Konzertsatz) in D major BWV 1045
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor
1:25 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in Eb major Opus 44
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
1:54 p.m.
Ernesto Lecuona
Andalucia Suite: Malaguena
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major Opus 100
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
2:39 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Fantasia on One Note for 5 Viols in F
Orchestra of the 18th Century; Frans Bruggen, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:54 p.m.
Alexandra Streliski
Elegie
Alexandra Streliski, piano
3:00 p.m.
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
Trumpet Concerto
Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, conductor Bibi Black, trumpet
3:16 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile in C minor Opus 13
John O'Conor, piano
3:22 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major K 581
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Jorja Fleezanis, violin; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Carlmaria Rodrigues, viola; Colin Carr, cello
3:55 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
PEER GYNT: In the Hall of the Mountain King Opus 23
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Concert Rondo "Krakowiak" in F major Opus 14
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
4:15 p.m.
John Williams
The BFG (from The BFG)
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:23 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kije Suite Opus 60
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
4:45 p.m.
Hania Rani; Dobrawa Czocher
Con Moto
Hania Rani, piano; Dobrawa Czocher, cello
4:52 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity Opus 32
Philharmonia Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1053
Australian Chamber Orchestra Angela Hewitt, piano
5:20 p.m.
Karl Jenkins
Palladio: I. Allegretto
London Philharmonic Strings; Karl Jenkins, conductor
5:26 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3 Opus 72
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:39 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
David Russell, guitar
5:47 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Four Scottish Dances Opus 59
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy Opus 46
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
6:28 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 7: III. Precipitato in Bb major Opus 83
Wei Luo, piano
6:33 p.m.
George Gershwin
Second Rhapsody
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Orion Weiss, piano
6:50 p.m.
Dobrinka Tabakova
Suite in Old Style
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Rysanov, conductor Maxim Rysanov, viola
6:55 p.m.
Valentin Silvestrov
Bagatelle (Op. 1, No. 2) Opus 1/2
Helene Grimaud, piano
