Classical Music Playlist, May 22, 2023
In the hundred years between Mozart and the end of the 19th century, few major composers had written Piano Quartets. Czech composer Antonín Dvořák had written one in 1875 and in 1889 his publisher had the good luck to ask for a second while Dvořák was in a particularly productive period. While composing his new quartet, Dvořák wrote to a friend that “it's going unexpectedly easily and melodies are coming to me in droves.” Dvořák’s Piano Quartet No. 2 is today’s Midday Masterpiece with the Emerson String Quartet joined by pianist Menahem Pressler who just passed away on May 6th.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Overture for 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes and Strings in A major FWV K: A2
Les Amis de Philippe; Ludger Remy, conductor
6:14 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 19
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:40 a.m.
Yosef Hadar
Evening of Roses
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
6:44 a.m.
Leo Delibes
Coppelia: (Suite from the ballet)
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in G minor BWV 1056
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
7:12 a.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
7:36 a.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Castillos de Espana: Torija/Alcaniz (Elegia/Festival)
Andres Segovia, guitar
7:40 a.m.
Grace Williams
Sea Sketches: V. Calm Sea in Summer
English Chamber Orchestra; David Atherton, conductor
7:48 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque No. 1 in Eb minor Opus 101/1
David Golub, piano
7:51 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque No. 7 in Gb major Opus 101/7
David Golub, piano
7:55 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Fair Melusina Overture Opus 32
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Josef Suk
Serenade for Strings in Eb major Opus 6
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
8:39 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Pieces for Guitar: 2. Romantico
Franz Halasz, guitar
8:44 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; James Judd, conductor
8:54 a.m.
William Grant Still
Lyric Quartet: III. The Jovial One
Catalyst Quartet
8:59 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:10 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
9:18 a.m.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 17
Polish National Radio Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor Janina Fialkowska, piano
9:53 a.m.
Frederic Hand
Heart's Song
Frederic Hand, guitar
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Richard Rodgers
Carousel: Waltz
Stephen Hough, piano
10:18 a.m.
George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
10:40 a.m.
Toumani Diabate; Nico Muhly, arr.; Ian Gardiner, arr.
Moon Kaira
London Symphony Orchestra Toumani Diabate, kora
10:48 a.m.
Domenico Cimarosa
Oboe Concerto in C minor
I Musici Heinz Holliger, oboe
10:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Opus 81
; Colin Davis, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano; Sarah Chang, violin; Alexander Kerr, violin; Wolfram Christ, viola; Georg Faust, cello
11:39 a.m.
Grace Williams
Penillion: I. Moderato cantando
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
11:45 a.m.
Percy Grainger
The Gum Suckers March
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
11:50 a.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 4 "Picturesque Scenes" (Scenes pittoresques)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
12:16 p.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
12:21 p.m.
John Williams
Superman: Main Title
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:27 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 "Miracle" in D major
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
12:51 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 3, No. 6 in A minor Opus 3/6 RV 356
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
1:07 p.m.
Max Richter
Autumn 1
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Andre de Ridder, conductor Daniel Hope, violin
1:14 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concert Etudes: Automne in Db major Opus 35/2
Anna Shelest, piano
1:21 p.m.
Elena Roussanova
Moments of Arrival
Prague Radio Symphony; Julius Williams, conductor
1:35 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
2:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb major Opus 87
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
2:36 p.m.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Marche de Triomphe in D major
Hannes Laubin, trumpet; Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet; Bernhard Laubin, trumpet; Simon Preston, organ; Norbert Schmitt, timpani
2:38 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
March for the Turkish Ceremony
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
2:41 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 3 "Sevilla" Opus 47
Xuefei Yang, guitar
2:47 p.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre (No. 1) in E minor
Michelle Cann, piano
2:59 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Paul Paray, conductor
3:08 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 5
Bruce Brubaker, piano
3:13 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Accolay
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Julliard Orchestra; Lawrence Foster, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:22 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 36
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:56 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
4:00 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
String Quartet No. 2 (unfinished): II. Allegro scherzando in F major
Oslo Camerata; Stephan Barratt-Due, conductor
4:08 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5
Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Kenneth Silito, conductor Alexandre Lagoya, guitar
4:15 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major BWV 1066
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
4:38 p.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
4:52 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5: I. Allegro con brio in C minor Opus 67
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Turku Philharmonic; Jorma Panula, conductor
5:09 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for horn and strings in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
5:19 p.m.
Marcel Tyberg
Symphony No. 2: III. Scherzo in F minor
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
5:30 p.m.
Bobby Hutcherson
Now
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Calvin Simmons, conductor Bobby Hutcherson, vibes
5:34 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D minor Opus 11
Nash Ensemble
6:00 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
6:32 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Rounds of Spring
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 7 "Valenciana"
Angel Romero, guitar; Celedonio Romero, guitar
6:46 p.m.
Darius Milhaud
Scaramouche Suite: III. Brazileira
Tippett Quartet Jess Gillam, alto saxophone; Zeynep Ozsuca, piano; Andee Birkett, double bass
6:50 p.m.
Kevin Puts
Contact: I. The Call
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
