Classical Music Playlist, June 15, 2023
Sergei Rachmaninoff circa 1921 | photo: Library of Congress
When Sergei Rachmaninoff premiered his Symphony No. 3 in 1936, audiences who remembered his earlier lush orchestrations and melodies thought this new music too modern. Yet modernists of the time thought the music was 40 years behind. As a result, the symphony languished with few performances. Though he was disappointed, Rachmaninoff remained confident in the work, saying "it’s quite possible that in fifty years’ time it will be rediscovered…and become a sensational success.” It took only until the 1970s until much of his work was re-examined and given more favorable reviews. Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3 in a new recording from the Philadelphia Orchestra is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe d'amore in A major BWV 1055
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Neil Black, oboe d'amore
6:15 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85
London Symphony Orchestra; John Barbirolli, conductor Jacqueline Du Pre, cello
6:47 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: III. Bambuco
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
6:51 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor Richard Egarr, organ
7:00 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
7:14 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major Opus 21 G 497
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:31 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann Opus 20
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
7:44 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture Opus 80
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:55 a.m.
George Gershwin
PORGY AND BESS: It Ain't Necessarily So
Duo Sonidos
7:59 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quartet No. 2: IV. Finale - Allegro molto in G minor Opus 45
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola
8:09 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Andaluz for 4 guitars
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Los Romeros
8:35 a.m.
Joan Ambrosio Dalza
Saltarello
Calliope
8:39 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto: III. Rondo - Allegro in D major Opus 61
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
8:50 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Sarah Cahill, piano
8:55 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words for cello and piano Opus 109
Haruma Sato, cello; Wataru Hisasue, piano
9:01 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 74
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Antony Pay, clarinet
9:25 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 "Grande Valse Brillante" in Eb major Opus 18
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
9:31 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Noble and Sentimental Waltzes (Valses Nobles et Sentimentales)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
9:49 a.m.
Andrea Zani
Cello Concerto No. 2 in A minor
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Martin Rummel, cello
10:00 a.m.
Elena Roussanova
Moments of Arrival
Prague Radio Symphony; Julius Williams, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite
Michelle Cann, piano
10:27 a.m.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum: Prelude
Empire Brass William Kuhlman, organ
10:31 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
10:55 a.m.
Alma Deutscher
The Chase (Impromptu in C minor)
Alma Deutscher, piano
11:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G major Opus 6/1 HWV 319
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
11:13 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Variations on a Nursery Song Opus 25
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:39 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture in C minor Opus 62
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor
11:48 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in Eb major K 543
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:32 p.m.
Henning Sommerro
Varsog
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Eldbjorg Hemsing, violin
12:37 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Butterflying
Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano
12:50 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement in D major
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
1:09 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major Opus 8
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Lynn Harrell, cello
1:45 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture Opus 10
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:54 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284 Introdu��o
Nelson Freire, piano
2:00 p.m.
Emanuele Barbella
Concerto for Mandolin in D major
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
2:40 p.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon in the 1st tone for 8 parts
London Symphony Orchestra Brass; Eric Crees, conductor
2:46 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Piano Quartet No. 1: II. Intermezzo in Bb major Opus 69
Mozart Piano Quartet
2:53 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 3 in Ab major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Souvenir de Porto Rico Opus 31
Alan Feinberg, piano
3:23 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 19 "Dissonance" in C major K 465
Diderot String Quartet
3:56 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Portraits of Langston: VI. Harlem's Summer Night
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
4:01 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Cassazione Opus 6
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Tuomas Ollila, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Solitude
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
4:18 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major HWV 348
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:47 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
4:51 p.m.
Gustav Holst
Brook Green Suite Opus 190
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" in D major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
5:19 p.m.
Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah
City of Birmingham Cellos Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
5:22 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4: III. Juba Dance in D minor
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
5:29 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
5:39 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
5:50 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: The Jedi Steps and Finale
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 4 in D major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Claudio Scimone, conductor
6:30 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
6:37 p.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Bear McCreary, piano
6:42 p.m.
Klaus Badelt
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Selections
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Philip Glass
Violin Concerto No. 1: Movement 1
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Gidon Kremer, violin
6:55 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Aconquija
Eliot Fisk, guitar
