Classical Music Playlist, May 18, 2023
A student of Dvorak and contemporary of Brahms, Mahler and Strauss, Czech composer Josef Suk completed his First symphony in 1899 and reflects that late Romantic era and his native folk culture. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto No. 30 in G major RV 493
I Musici Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
6:08 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 26 "Coronation" in D major K 537
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
6:41 a.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 1. El arpa del Guerrero
Sharon Isbin, guitar
6:46 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in Bb major Opus 3/2 HWV 313
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
7:16 a.m.
Etienne-Nicolas Mehul
Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Jorge Rotter, conductor
7:43 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro, ma non tanto in D minor Opus 47
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
7:48 a.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
7:54 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Papillon Opus 77
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano
7:59 a.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 in G minor Opus 26
Berlin Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor Midori, violin
8:36 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Aconquija
Eliot Fisk, guitar
8:39 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 2 in Eb major Opus 90/2 D 899
Andras Schiff, piano
8:46 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Romance Opus 67
NDR Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
8:54 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Finale (1911)
Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Makela, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:59 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in Eb major Opus 82
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
9:32 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace (A Mexican Serenade)
John Novacek, piano
9:39 a.m.
Willem De Fesch
Concerto No. 5 in C minor Opus 5
Musica Ad Rhenum
9:50 a.m.
Amy Beach
Ballade, Op. 6 Opus 6
Anna Shelest, piano
10:00 a.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Capriccio No. 1 in D major Z 182
Bern Camerata; Alexander van Wijnkoop, conductor
10:16 a.m.
Hans Zimmer
The Frozen Planet
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
10:22 a.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Rhapsody for Cello and Piano: III. Allegro ritmico, and IV. Lento
Raphael Wallfisch, cello; John York, piano
10:31 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:55 a.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a Sentimental Mood
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
11:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
11:11 a.m.
Jonathan Leshnoff
Guitar Concerto: III. Lively (Finale)
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
11:21 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia Concertante in Eb major
Camerata Budapest; Hanspeter Gmur, conductor
11:43 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
11:54 a.m.
Rafael Antonio Castellanos
Pastoras Alegres joyful shepherds
El Mundo; Richard Savino, director, conductor Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano; Nell Snaidas, soprano; Ryland Angel, tenor
11:59 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": I. Allegro Vivace in A major Opus 90
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 17 "Tempest": III. Allegretto in D minor Opus 31/2
John O'Conor, piano
12:19 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
12:42 p.m.
Olivia Belli
Valse
Olivia Belli, piano
12:46 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
1:14 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite: III. Troubled Water
Michelle Cann, piano
1:20 p.m.
John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark: Marion's Theme
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
1:26 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Golden Spinning Wheel Opus 109
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor John Ogdon, piano
1:55 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
WILD SWANS: Eliza Aria
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Ola Rudner, conductor Jane Sheldon, soprano
2:00 p.m.
Josef Suk
Symphony No. 1 in E major Opus 14
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
2:41 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
2:47 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO: Ballet Music
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
2:54 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS: Cantina Band
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:58 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Quintet in A minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
3:25 p.m.
Samuel Scheidt
Canzona Bergamasca
German Brass; Enrique Crespo, conductor
3:30 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Opus 93
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:55 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Giga
Horst Klee, guitar
3:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. final movement in Bb minor Opus 23
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Evgeny Kissin, piano
4:08 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Amazing Grace
Serafin String Quartet
4:14 p.m.
Vincent d'Indy
Symphony on a French Mountain Air Opus 25
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Marek Janowski, conductor Martin Helmchen, piano
4:40 p.m.
Leos Janacek
Moravian Dances
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto - third movement in A major K 622
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Karl Leister, clarinet
5:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major BWV 1046
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
5:21 p.m.
Stanley Myers
Cavatina
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
5:26 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Amy Beach
A Hermit Thrush at Eve Opus 92
Alan Feinberg, piano
5:49 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
6:01 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Duet Concertino for clarinet and bassoon AV 147
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Larry Combs, clarinet; David McGill, bassoon
6:21 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
PETER GRIMES: Four Sea Interludes Opus 33a
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Stephen Warbeck
Shakespeare in Love: Main Title
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:43 p.m.
Tan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Eternal Vow
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Tan Dun, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
6:47 p.m.
Kenji Bunch
Concerto for Piano Trio and Percussion
Ahn Trio Matthew Gold, percussion; Brian Resnick, percussion
6:54 p.m.
Hania Rani
Scream
Hania Rani, piano; Dobrawa Czocher, cello
