Classical Music Playlist, May 1, 2023
After moving to Vienna and meeting Haydn and becoming acquainted with his string quartets, Mozart was inspired to try writing his own quartets that rose to the quality of Haydn's. Working solely out of respect for Haydn and not on any commission, over about the next couple years Mozart composed six new quartets that he dedicated to Haydn. The first of those, Mozart's String Quartet No. 14, "Spring," is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor James Tyler, mandolin; Douglas Wooton, mandolin
6:13 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein" in C major Opus 53
John O'Conor, piano
6:38 a.m.
William Grant Still
Wood Notes: I. Singing River
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
6:46 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 1 in Eb major K 16
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3: II. Adagio cantabile in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Frosoblomster, Suite No. 1 (The Flowers of Froso) op. 16
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
7:30 a.m.
Francesco Corbetta
Chiacona
Paul O'Dette, baroque guitar
7:34 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Soirees Musicales: II. Notturno Opus 6/2
David Quigley, piano
7:41 a.m.
Albert Dietrich
Introduction and Romance Opus 27
Oldenburg State Orchestra (Oldenburgische Staatsorchester); Alexander Rumpf, conductor Marie-Louise Neunecker, horn
7:50 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Children's March "Over the Hills and Far Away"
Michigan State University Symphonic Band; Keith Brion, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Aaron Copland
The Tender Land: Suite
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Aaron Copland, conductor
8:34 a.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre No. 4 in B minor
Michelle Cann, piano
8:43 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 3 in Ab major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:48 a.m.
Rafael Antonio Castellanos
Vaya de Jacara Amigos
El Mundo; Richard Savino, director, conductor Ryland Angel, tenor
8:53 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Polonaise
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
9:10 a.m.
Kevin Puts
Contact: I. The Call
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
9:20 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 54
Berlin Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
9:51 a.m.
Andrew York
Spin
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:12 a.m.
Francois Dompierre
My Friend Max
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
10:18 a.m.
Samuel Wesley
Symphony in Bb major
Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra; Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor
10:39 a.m.
Georges Bizet
CARMEN: Toreador song
London Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
10:42 a.m.
Leonard Bernstein
Slava
CCM Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor
10:47 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Introduction and Allegro
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble Skaila Kanga, harp
10:59 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Orchestra of Opera North; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
11:28 a.m.
Frederick Delius
KOANGA: La Calinda
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Seaman, conductor
11:34 a.m.
Mohammed Fairouz
Piano Miniature No. 6, Addio
Lara Downes, piano
11:36 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Le Sommeil de l'Enfant
Lara Downes, piano
11:41 a.m.
Johann Heinichen
Moritzburg Sinfonia in F major
Saxony Virtuosi; Ludwig Guttler, conductor Ludwig Guttler, corno da caccia
11:57 a.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes: Nimble Feet
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
12:00 p.m.
William Grant Still
Panamanian Dances (Danzas de Panama)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Isaiah Jackson, conductor
12:16 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite
Michelle Cann, piano
12:30 p.m.
Franz Von Suppe
The Torments of Tantalus: Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:37 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25
Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Lev Markiz, conductor Ronald Brautigam, piano
12:57 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
The Bees (Las Abejas)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
1:01 p.m.
Gerald Finzi
Romance in Eb major Opus 11
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
1:09 p.m.
Carlos Guastavino
Las Presencias: VI. Jeromita Linares
Camerata Bariloche
1:22 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
SEMIRAMIDE: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
1:35 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic" in Ab major Opus 53
Olga Kern, piano
1:43 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 14 "Spring" in G major K 387 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Quartetto Italiano
2:30 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
2:34 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony Opus 4
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
2:53 p.m.
Catrin Finch; Seckou Keita
Yama Ba
Seckou Keita, kora; Catrin Finch, harp
3:00 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto: III. Finale in A minor Opus 7
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Angela Cheng, piano
3:12 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
25 Scottish Songs: 2. Sunset Opus 108/2
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Gerald Finley, baritone; Nicola Benedetti, violin; Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
3:18 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Waltz No. 12 in Bb major Opus 39/12
Canadian Brass
3:21 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
3:54 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 4 in A minor Opus 4/4 RV 357
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
4:08 p.m.
John Williams
Seven Years in Tibet: Seven Years in Tibet
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
4:16 p.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia piccola" in G minor Opus 14
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ari Rasilainen, conductor
4:39 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G minor in G minor Opus 23
Ian Hobson, piano
4:43 p.m.
Hildur Gudnadottir
Chernobyl: Vichnaya Pamyat Memory Eternal
Homin Lviv Municipal Choir
4:48 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in Bb major Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
Gulbenkian Orchestra; Lawrence Foster, conductor Lise de la Salle, piano
5:20 p.m.
Franz Danzi
Sextet for Winds in Eb major
Consortium Classicum Dieter Klocker, clarinet
5:36 p.m.
Thomas Morley
My bonny lass she smileth
; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
5:38 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 "Grande Valse Brillante" in Eb major Opus 18
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
5:45 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Concerto 4-3: I. The Shallows
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
5:55 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story: Somewhere Ballet Sequence
Leonard Bernstein Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano
5:59 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 47 "The Palindrome" in G major
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
6:27 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
6:35 p.m.
Philip Glass
Glassworks: Opening
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
6:41 p.m.
Jean-Michel Blais
passepied
Jean-Michel Blais, piano; ...and friends
6:46 p.m.
John Tavener
The Protecting Veil
London Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Roszhdestvensky, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
6:54 p.m.
Alexandra Streliski
Reveries
Alexandra Streliski, piano
