Classical Music Playlist, May 29, 2023
Aaron Copland in 1942 photo: Library of Congress | Flag photo by Michael Browning on Unsplash
Premiered in 1946 and written to reflect the euphoric mood of the country at the end of WW II, Aaron Copland emphasized American heroism in his Symphony No. 3 by reprising his 1942 “Fanfare for the Common Man” as a theme in the final movement. When he premiered the “Fanfare” years earlier he said, “It was the common man, after all, who was doing all the dirty work in the war and the army. He deserved a fanfare.” For Memorial Day, Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Charles Avison
Concerto No. 5 in Bb major Opus 4/5
Avison Ensemble; Pavlo Beznosiuk, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor Opus 115
Domus; Anthony Marwood, 2nd violin
6:43 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
La Muerte del Angel (Death of the Angel)
Franz Halasz, guitar
6:47 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace in A major Opus 92
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Serenade for string orchestra in E minor Opus 20
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
7:13 a.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Oboe Concerto in Eb major Wq 165 / H 468
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Paul Goodwin, oboe
7:36 a.m.
Giovanni Palestrina
Ave Regina Caelorum
; Joseph Jennings, conductor Chanticleer
7:39 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings: I. Andante non troppo in C major Opus 48
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
7:49 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in Bb major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 2
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
8:31 a.m.
John Williams
Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen
Boston Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Tanglewood Festival Chorus
8:38 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Hero's Song Opus 111
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Cello Sonata
Raphael Wallfisch, cello; John York, piano
9:24 a.m.
Freddie Aguilar
Anak
Xuefei Yang, guitar
9:28 a.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain" Opus 132
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
9:48 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
10:00 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1053
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
10:35 a.m.
Peter Philips
Bassano Galliard
Parley of Instruments
10:36 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Mark Ermler, conductor
10:45 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
String Symphony No. 6 in Eb major
Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Lev Markiz, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
11:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor K 550
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
11:45 a.m.
Alexandra Streliski
Reveries
Alexandra Streliski, piano
11:50 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Michael Torke
Sky: I. Lively
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
12:11 p.m.
Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posey
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
12:26 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
XERXES: Largo: "Ombra mai fu"
I Solisti Italiani
12:31 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Berlin Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
1:01 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Moderato in C minor
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
1:11 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Quintet in A minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
1:39 p.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 4
Angelica Hairston, harp
1:43 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Intermezzo
Academy of Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin, conductor
1:48 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Autumn (L'Autunno) in F major Opus 8 RV 293
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble Nils-Erik Sparf, violin
2:00 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Symphony No. 3
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:44 p.m.
Nicola Matteis
Ground after the Scotch Humour
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
2:46 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
2:48 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertino Opus 107
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor Susan Milan, flute
2:58 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
3:09 p.m.
Niels Gade
Symphony No. 1 in C minor Opus 5
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:41 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
3:45 p.m.
Claude Champagne
Rustic Dance (Dance Villageoise)
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Yoav Talmi, conductor
3:51 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
4:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:32 p.m.
Steven Stucky
Funeral Music for Queen Mary (after Henry Purcell)
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Timothy Foley, conductor
4:41 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
4:46 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Dolly Suite Opus 56
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
5:18 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Don Juan Opus 20
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:36 p.m.
Dorothy Howell
Piano Concerto in D minor in D minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
5:57 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Russian Rag
Sydney Alpha Ensemble; David Stanhope, conductor
6:02 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Opus 37
London Symphony Orchestra; Andreas Delfs, conductor John O'Conor, piano
6:38 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla; Jorge Calandrelli, arr.
Oblivion
Anna Maria Mendieta, harp; ...and friends
6:45 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
The Bees (Las Abejas)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
6:47 p.m.
Jessie Montgomery
Peace
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano
6:53 p.m.
Xavier Dubois Foley
Shelter Island
Randall Goosby, violin; Xavier Dubois Foley, double bass
