Classical Music Playlist, July 31, 2023
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Felix Mendelssohn spent ten months wandering through Italy when he was about 21 years old. He saw Venice and Rome, Bologna and Florence, Naples and Pompeii. And he sketched and painted watercolors of his impressions. To fulfill a commission from the Philharmonic Society in London for a new symphony, he composed his musical impressions of the country. The result, Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, the “Italian,” is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Concerto for oboe and strings in Bb major Opus 7/3
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor Anthony Robson, oboe
6:08 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet "Emperor" in C major Opus 76/3
Quatuor Mosaiques
6:37 a.m.
Silvestre Revueltas
The Night of the Maya (La Noche de los Mayas): II. La Noche de Jaranas
Orquestra Sinfonica de Jalapa; Herrara de la Fuente, conductor
6:43 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto No. 1 (originally for violin) in A minor BWV 1041
Elias String Quartet Xuefei Yang, guitar
6:59 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 20: IV. Rondo in A major D 959
John O'Conor, piano
7:13 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
7:36 a.m.
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
Sonata Quarta, from Sonatae unarum fidium in D major
Carrie Krause, baroque violin; John Lenti, theorbo
7:47 a.m.
Grace Williams
Penillion: I. Moderato cantando
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
7:53 a.m.
Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Presto Giocoso in D minor Opus 23
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andre Watts, piano
7:59 a.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
8:09 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 25 in G minor K 183
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:31 a.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
8:37 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for Violin and 3 Horns in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn; Timothy Brown, horn; Nicholas Hill, horn
8:48 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Requiem: VI. Libera me Opus 48
La Chapelle Royale; Ensemble Musique Oblique; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor Peter Kooy
8:53 a.m.
Hans Zimmer
The Frozen Planet
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
8:59 a.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
9:30 a.m.
Jorge Calandrelli
Solitude
Milos Karadaglic, guitar; Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone
9:33 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:46 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 4 in F minor Opus 52
Krystian Zimerman, piano
9:59 a.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Elf-Mound Overture Opus 100
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor
10:12 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor Opus 11
Trio Parnassus
10:34 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite No. 1
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
10:47 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for violin, oboe and strings in G minor RV 576
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor Members of...
10:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 35
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Viktoria Mullova, violin
11:34 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Narciso Yepes, guitar
11:42 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Alster Overture
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
11:49 a.m.
Yiruma
la bianca primavera
Yiruma, piano; Chanuk Kang, cello
11:52 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Clair de lune ("Moonlight")
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Emil Decou, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:13 p.m.
Percy Grainger
Molly on the Shore
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
12:18 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 4 in F major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
12:27 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb major K 450
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
12:53 p.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
12:56 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium
Martha Argerich, piano; Gidon Kremer, violin; Edith Salmen-Weber, glockenspiel; Irena Grafenauer, flute
1:00 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: No. 5 Witches Sabbath Opus 14
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
1:10 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
Serenade in D: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio in D major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
1:18 p.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia piccola" in G minor Opus 14
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ari Rasilainen, conductor
1:41 p.m.
Enrique Granados
La Maja de Goya
Christopher Parkening, guitar
1:47 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6/2 HWV 320
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
1:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian" in A major Opus 90
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:29 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Four Fugitive Pieces Opus 15
Angela Cheng, piano
2:43 p.m.
John Knowles Paine
Symphony No. 2 "In the Spring": II. Scherzo (May-Night Fantasy) in A major Opus 34
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
2:54 p.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
2:58 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
3:07 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 3. Balada de la doncella enamorada
Sharon Isbin, guitar
3:14 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 9 in B major Opus 72
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:20 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor K 550
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Ricardo Castro
Piano Concerto: III. Polonaise in A minor Opus 22
Orquesta Sinf�nica de Miner�a (OSM); Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
3:58 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Festive Polonaise (Le Roi Malgre Lui: Fete Polonaise)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
4:07 p.m.
Philip Glass
The Truman Show: Truman Sleeps
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
4:10 p.m.
Libby Larsen
Blue Piece
Lara Downes, piano; Rachel Barton Pine, violin
4:14 p.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
4:35 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
4:46 p.m.
Enrique Soro
Three Chilean Airs (Tres aires chilenos)
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
4:58 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:19 p.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
5:30 p.m.
Dave Brubeck
Rising Sun
John Salmon, piano
5:34 p.m.
John Williams
Main Title & Overture from Heidi
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
5:37 p.m.
Josef Suk
Fantastic Scherzo Opus 25
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
5:54 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
5:58 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D major
Borodin String Quartet
6:28 p.m.
Grace Williams
Carillons, for oboe and orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor Anthony Camden, oboe
6:40 p.m.
Gisle Kverndokk
Symphonic Dances: V. Weddings and Funerals
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra; Ken-David Masur, conductor
6:48 p.m.
James Horner
Legends of the Fall: The Ludlows
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Robert Ziegler, conductor Lindsey Stirling, violin
6:53 p.m.
Harry Thacker Burleigh
From the Southland: I. Through Moanin' Pines
Jeni Slotchiver, piano
6:56 p.m.
Carlos Gardel
Criollita de Mis Amores
Helsinki Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, conductor Franz Halasz, guitar
