Classical Music Playlist, May 9, 2023
The Butterfly Lovers Concerto is inspired by a folk tale from China. It’s the story of a young man and woman who fall in love but are forbidden to marry. Heartbroken, they die and emerge from their graves as butterflies and fly off together. The Butterfly Lovers Concerto is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
Sonata for Strings No. 5 in Eb major
I Musici
6:16 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik I: Concerto for flute, violin & strings in A major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
6:41 a.m.
Traditional Japanese
Sakura sakura cherry blossom
Xuefei Yang, guitar
6:48 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quintet No. 1: I. Molto moderato in D minor Opus 89
Domus
7:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 7 "Lodron" in F major K 242 "Lodron"
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano; Robert Levin, fortepiano; Melvyn Tan, fortepiano
7:36 a.m.
Arturo Sandoval
Wildflower (Yolanda's Song)
Catalyst Quartet Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
7:44 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty: Polonaise from Act III
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
7:50 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet: IV. Finale in Eb major Opus 47
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
7:59 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
The Thieving Magpie (LA GAZZA LADRA): Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:32 a.m.
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
John Novacek, piano
8:35 a.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
8:40 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Allegro Scherzando in F# minor Opus 1
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
8:48 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Amy Beach
Piano Quintet in F# minor Opus 67
Lark Quartet Joanne Polk, piano
9:29 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Narciso Yepes, guitar
9:36 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor BWV 1058
Australian Chamber Orchestra Angela Hewitt, piano
9:52 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Tarantelle for flute, clarinet & orchestra Opus 6
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra; Allen Tinkham, conductor Anthony McGill, clarinet; Demarre McGill, flute
10:00 a.m.
Grace Williams
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Andrew Penny, conductor
10:12 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
10:17 a.m.
Alan Thomas
Sephardic Trio: III. Una Matica de Ruda (traditional wedding song)
Cavatina Duo [flute & guitar] David Cunliffe, cello
10:22 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 "Spring" in Bb major Opus 38
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:54 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 1 in D minor in D minor Opus 10
Angela Cheng, piano
11:00 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
11:08 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - ATTACK OF THE CLONES: Across the Stars (Love Theme)
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:15 a.m.
Joseph Wolfl
Piano Concerto No. 6 "The Cuckoo" Opus 49
S. W. German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Johannes Moesus, conductor Yorck Kronenberg, piano
11:34 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro Opus 47
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
11:50 a.m.
Carlos Chavez
Chapultepec Republican Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Enrique Batiz, conductor
11:58 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" in A minor Opus 56
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
12:33 p.m.
John C. Williams
When The Birds Return
Voces8; Barnaby Smith, conductor Xuefei Yang, guitar
12:38 p.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Grand Tarantelle Opus 67/5
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
12:47 p.m.
Steve Reich
Electric Counterpoint: Third Movement
Valerie Milot, harp
12:53 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Lakme: Flower Duet (Viens, Malika..Sous le Dome epais)
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor Joan Sutherland, soprano; Jane Berbie, mezzo-soprano
12:59 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 11
Cologne Symphony Orchestra; Gunter Wand, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
1:16 p.m.
Alexandra Streliski
Reveries
Alexandra Streliski, piano
1:21 p.m.
Dieterich Buxtehude
Sonata in B: I. Chaconne in B major BUX 273
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Reinhardt Goebel, violin; Jaap ter Linden, viola da gamba
1:29 p.m.
Dorothy Howell
Piano Concerto in D minor in D minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
1:50 p.m.
Joaquin Turina
The Bullfighter's Prayer Opus 34
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
2:00 p.m.
Gang Chen; Zhanhao He
The Butterfly Lovers (Concerto for Violin)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Lan Shui, conductor Gil Shaham, violin; Jonathan Fox, gu ban; Nella Hunkins, cello; Ta Jin, flute; Gulia Mashurova, harp
2:28 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: IV. Allegro energico e passionato in E minor Opus 98
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:39 p.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
2:44 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Concert Piece in F major Opus 2
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
3:12 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: II. Guabina Viajera (Traveller Guabina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
3:20 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Symphony No. 1 Opus 9
Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern, conductor
3:42 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Liebestraume: Nocturne No. 3 in Ab major S 541
Antonin Kubalek, piano
3:48 p.m.
Karl Goldmark
Im Fruhling Overture (In Spring) Opus 36
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals
Sinfonia da Camera; Ian Hobson, conductor Ian Hobson, piano
4:24 p.m.
Arthur Benjamin
Jamaican Rumba
Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra; Yasuo Shinozaki, conductor Matthew Trusler, violin
4:26 p.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
4:31 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
4:46 p.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
O Virtus Sapientiae (Antiphon for Divine Wisdom)
iSing Silicon Valley Esteli Gomez, soprano
4:51 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
5:16 p.m.
Alexandra Streliski
The hills
Alexandra Streliski, piano
5:20 p.m.
Vassili Kalinnikov
Symphony No. 1: II. Andante commodamente in G minor
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:28 p.m.
Michael Torke
Sky
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
5:54 p.m.
Laszlo Draskoczy
Dances from Korond
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jan Soderblom, conductor Kari Kriikku, clarinet
5:59 p.m.
Joseph Kraus
Violin Concerto in C major VB 151
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Uwe Grodd, conductor Takako Nishizaki, violin
6:30 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor in C# minor Opus 3/2
Olga Kern, piano
6:37 p.m.
James Horner
Braveheart: End Credits
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Eric Rigler, bagpipes
6:42 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 8: III. Vivace [final mvmt] in Bb major Opus 84
Yuja Wang, piano
6:53 p.m.
Florence Price
Fantasy No. 2
Randall Goosby, violin; Zhu Wang, piano
