Classical Music Playlist, July 21, 2023
Sir Stephen Hough | photo courtesy of the artist
Pianist and composer Johann Hummel (1778-1837) began as a child prodigy who was taught for two years for free by Mozart and later by Haydn, and later still was friends with Beethoven and Schubert and remained respected throughout his life. Socially, he created one of the first pension funds for musicians and performed benefit concerts when the retirement fund ran low. He was also one of the first to advocate for musical copyright protections against piracy. Featuring British pianist Sir Stephen Hough who was just knighted on July 11th by King Charles, Hummel’s 1819 Piano Concerto No. 3 in B-minor is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Andrea Zani
Cello Concerto No. 7 in C major
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Martin Rummel, cello
6:12 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Duet Concertino for clarinet and bassoon AV 147
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Larry Combs, clarinet; David McGill, bassoon
6:34 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
La Vega
London Symphony Orchestra; Elmer Bernstein, conductor Christopher Parkening, guitar
6:49 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3: II. Adagio cantabile in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Frederick the Great
Flute Concerto in C major
C. P. E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Peter Schreier, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
7:15 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43
Rochester Philharmonic; Christopher Seaman, conductor Jon Nakamatsu, piano
7:41 a.m.
John Playford
Another Division on a Ground by Mr. P.B.
David Douglass, violin; Paul O'Dette, theorbo; Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
7:46 a.m.
Leos Janacek
Moravian Dances
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
7:55 a.m.
Georges Bizet
CARMEN: Toreador song
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro con spirito in D major Opus 73
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
8:09 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
American Bach Soloists; Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
8:30 a.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude No. 17 in E minor Opus 6/11
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
8:35 a.m.
Arturo Marquez
Danzon No. 2
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
8:46 a.m.
Grace Williams
Sea Sketches: V. Calm Sea in Summer
English Chamber Orchestra; David Atherton, conductor
8:52 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
8:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 26 "Coronation" in D major K 537
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
9:33 a.m.
Joaquin Turina
Fandanguillo Opus 36
Narciso Yepes, guitar
9:39 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
9:48 a.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Fantasy in B minor Opus 28
Oda Voltersvik, Piano
10:00 a.m.
David Diamond
Rounds for String Orchestra
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 43 "Mercury" in Eb major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:40 a.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Castillos de Espana: Torija/Alcaniz (Elegia/Festival)
Andres Segovia, guitar
10:46 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major BWV 1055
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andras Schiff, piano
11:00 a.m.
Alexey Shor
Seascapes for Viola and Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra; David Parry, conductor David Aaron Carpenter, viola
11:19 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertino for Horn in E minor Opus 45
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
11:34 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Prelude and Fugue in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
11:42 a.m.
Kevin Puts
Contact: I. The Call
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
11:51 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity Opus 32
Philharmonia Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
12:15 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
12:35 p.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
12:47 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1: I. Allegro in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
1:00 p.m.
Dorothy Howell
Lamia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
1:11 p.m.
Nino Rota
Orchestra Rehearsal (Prova d'orchestra)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan; Riccardo Muti, conductor
1:23 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade for Winds in Eb major K 375 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Heinz Holliger, oboe; and friends
1:50 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture (The Bat)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 3 in B minor Opus 89
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
2:36 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
2:42 p.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Oboe Concerto No. 5 in C major Opus 9
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor Anthony Robson, oboe
2:52 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet: IV. Presto in Eb major Opus 20
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet: I. Allegro non troppo in F minor Opus 34
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
3:16 p.m.
Zhou Tian
Concerto for Orchestra: III. Seeker's Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
3:20 p.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
3:45 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic" in Ab major Opus 53
Lang Lang, piano
3:52 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for Guitar and Strings No. 9: IV. Finale "Retreat from Madrid" in C major G 453
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble Pepe Romero, guitar
4:01 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 21
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:26 p.m.
Paul Dukas
Villanelle for horn and orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
4:34 p.m.
Hildur Gudnadottir
Chernobyl: Vichnaya Pamyat Memory Eternal
Homin Lviv Municipal Choir
4:39 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Folias Italianas Despacio
Ensemble Kapsberger; Rolf Lislevand, conductor
4:45 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Entry March of the Boyars
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 1: III. Allegro in D major
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
4:57 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
5:17 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Largo in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
5:20 p.m.
Arthur Benjamin
Jamaican Rumba
Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra; Yasuo Shinozaki, conductor Matthew Trusler, violin
5:23 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Frode Fjellheim
The Return of the Sun
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Eldbjorg Hemsing, violin; Frode Fjellheim, vocals
5:54 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1: Alla Hornpipe in F major Water Music Suite in F
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Jan Dussek
Piano Concerto in Eb major Opus 70
Ulster Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
6:31 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds (Suite)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor
6:43 p.m.
Philip Glass
Aguas de Amazonia: Madeira River
Third Coast Percussion
6:48 p.m.
Maria Newman
String Quartet No. 2 "LAUDS": finale in F major Op. 35
Malibu Coast String Quartet
6:52 p.m.
Traditional Japanese
Sakura sakura cherry blossom
Xuefei Yang, guitar
