Classical Music Playlist, June 29, 2023
Anne-Sophie Mutter | Photo: © Bastian Achard
The violinist to whom Tchaikovsky dedicated his Violin Concerto called it unplayable and refused to do so. When the Concerto was finally premiered (by a massively under-rehearsed orchestra), one of history’s most notoriously scathing reviews deeply hurt Tchaikovsky who never forgot it: the critic said that the concerto made him realize that there could be music “whose stink one can hear.” Thankfully, time has been very much on his side (even the initial violinist who called it unplayable learned and taught it to such students as Jascha Heifetz) and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is now a staple of the repertoire. Featuring soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter on her 60th birthday, it’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Jacques Aubert
Concerto for 4 violins, cello and continuo in D major Opus 17/1
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Franz Danzi
Quartet for bassoon and strings No. 3 in Bb major Opus 40/3
island Jane Gower, bassoon
6:32 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in G minor in G minor (1843) H395
Joanne Polk, piano
6:52 a.m.
Johann Melchior Molter
Concerto Pastorale in G major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G major Opus 92
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
7:15 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major HOB VIId:3
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Timothy Brown, natural horn
7:33 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor in C# minor Opus 3/2
Antonin Kubalek, piano
7:37 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danza Paraguaya No. 1
David Russell, guitar
7:40 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posey
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
7:56 a.m.
Hans Rott
Symphony No. 1: III. Scherzo: Frisch und lebhaft (Fresh and lively) in E major
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
8:00 a.m.
Karl Jenkins
Palladio: I. Allegretto
London Philharmonic Strings; Karl Jenkins, conductor
8:05 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb major K 456
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Richard Goode, piano
8:35 a.m.
John Williams
Schindler's List: Main Theme
Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles; John Williams, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
8:40 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3: I. Allegro con brio in F major Opus 90
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:53 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Mi Teresita (Little Waltz)
Gabriela Montero, piano
8:59 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D minor Opus 47
Staatskapelle Dresden; Andre Previn, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
9:32 a.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Amazing Grace
Serafin String Quartet
9:38 a.m.
Myroslav Skoryk
Three Extravagant Dances: II. Blues: Almost American
Anna Shelest, piano; Dmitri Shelest, piano
9:46 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": I. Adagio - Allegro molto in E minor Opus 95
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Karl Goldmark
In Italy Overture Opus 49
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo in Eb major Opus 117/1
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
10:20 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite Opus 40
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10:41 a.m.
Undine Smith Moore
Afro-American Suite for Flute, Cello, and Piano: III. Adagio ma appossionato
Mallarme Chamber Players
10:46 a.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 3: III. Rondo - Tempo di Polacca in Eb major
Concerto Koln; David Stern, conductor Andreas Staier, fortepiano
10:59 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 8 in D minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
11:41 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Moments Musicaux No. 3 in F minor Opus 94 D 780
Andras Schiff, piano
11:44 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Fantasy for violin and orchestra in C major Opus 131
New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
11:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Bonn Beethovenhalle Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
12:19 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Leyendas: VI. Coqueteos
Del Sol String Quartet
12:24 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9: II. Molto Vivace (Scherzo and Trio) in D minor Opus 125
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:38 p.m.
Ricardo Castro
Plainte Opus 38/2
Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria (OSM) Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
12:43 p.m.
Virgil Thomson
Louisiana Story: Acadian Songs and Dances
New London Orchestra; Ronald Corp, conductor
12:59 p.m.
George Gershwin
Piano Concerto in F major
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor Earl Wild, piano
1:29 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in E major BMV 1006a
Sharon Isbin, guitar
1:35 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Re-Inventions: Re-Invention No. 1
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
1:41 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1: IV. Finale in C minor Opus 68
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 35
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert von Karajan, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
2:38 p.m.
Girolamo Fantini
First Imperial Fanfare (Prima Imperiale)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Wright, conductor John Wallace, trumpet; ...and other soloists
2:39 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Imperial March
Skywalker Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
2:44 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words for cello and piano Opus 109
Haruma Sato, cello; Wataru Hisasue, piano
2:49 p.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Serenade for string orchestra in E minor Opus 20
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:13 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
3:17 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 498
Seattle Baroque Michael McCraw, bassoon
3:28 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Trio in D minor Opus 120
Beaux Arts Trio
3:51 p.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
4:00 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
Philharmonic of La Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor
4:09 p.m.
John Williams
Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen
Boston Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Tanglewood Festival Chorus
4:16 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb major K 450
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
4:41 p.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
4:46 p.m.
Pablo de Sarasate
Carmen Fantasy
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; James Levine, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
5:00 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 2 in A major Opus 36
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner (neh-vull MAIR-rih-nuhr), conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
5:33 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3: III. Juba
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:39 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for eleven instruments in C major RV 555
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
5:49 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Decarissimo
Gidon Kremer, violin; Vadim Sakharov, piano; Alois Posch, double-bass; Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon
5:54 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Concert Waltz Opus 90
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
6:01 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Coppelia: (Suite from the ballet)
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Martin West, conductor
6:35 p.m.
John Williams
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA: Sayuri's Theme
Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles; John Williams, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:40 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: Rey's Theme
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
6:44 p.m.
Catrin Finch; Seckou Keita
Yama Ba
Seckou Keita, kora; Catrin Finch, harp
6:51 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Quintet for Brass Opus 73
Center City Brass Quintet
6:55 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choros No. 1
Turibio Santos, guitar
