Classical Music Playlist, August 17, 2023
Mozart composed six piano concertos in 1784 and was at his height of fame in Vienna. But when he completed a new concerto in 1791 three years had passed since writing his previous concerto and his fame had fallen. So much so that when he premiered that new concerto, what would be his last (No. 27), his premiere performance of it in March 1791 was third-billed on the concert advertisement of another musician. This would be his last public appearance as a pianist. But all was not sad. Mozart was actually upbeat in 1791 about his future. He recently gained a new appointment for a Cathedral in Vienna and in 1791 completed a string quartet, the operas La clemenza di Tito and Die Zauberflöte, the Clarinet Concerto, and the Requiem among other works. So, while it may be mellow with some mature serenity, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27 is not filled with the sad ruminations of a man facing difficulties or even death. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Dieterich Buxtehude
Violin Sonata No. 5 in C major Opus 1/5
Trio Settecento Rachel Barton Pine, violin; John Mark Rozendaal, viola da gamba; David Schrader, harpsichord
6:09 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 1 in A major
Borodin String Quartet
6:47 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Impromptu No. 3 in Gb major Opus 51
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
6:54 a.m.
Juanjo Mosalini
Toma, Toca (Take it, Play it)
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston; Gisele Ben-Dor, conductor Juanjo Mosalini, bandoneon
7:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
7:11 a.m.
Juan Arriaga
Symphony in D minor
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
7:41 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbors' Dance
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
7:46 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
WILD SWANS: Eliza Aria
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Ola Rudner, conductor Jane Sheldon, soprano
7:50 a.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
7:59 a.m.
Jose Moncayo
Huapango
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Maximiano Valdez, conductor
8:08 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D minor Opus 47
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
8:35 a.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
8:40 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Bolero
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:55 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin: Gavotte en Rondeau in E major BWV 1006
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
9:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
9:38 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Les Sylvains (The Fauns) in D major Opus 60
Anna Shelest, piano
9:43 a.m.
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin: Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor Mary Preston, organ
9:52 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
String Symphony No. 44 (Concerto) in C major RV 114
Seattle Baroque
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" in G minor Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Richard Addinsell
Warsaw Concerto
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
10:25 a.m.
Charles Gounod
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
10:53 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Danza mora
Pepe Romero, guitar
10:55 a.m.
Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Cancion de Cuna: Berceuse)
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
10:59 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Polish Concerto (Concerto Polonois) in G major
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Clarence Cameron White
Levee Dance
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
11:14 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major K 581
Aston Magna Eric Hoeprich, basset clarinet
11:48 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 3 in Gb major Opus 90/3 D 899
Andras Schiff, piano
11:54 a.m.
Carter Burwell
Rob Roy: Robert & Mary
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Eric Rigler, bagpipes
11:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Opus 37
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor Melvyn Tan, piano
12:33 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 5 "Andaluza"
Narciso Yepes, guitar
12:38 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
12:41 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Rustic Concerto (Concerto "alla Rustica") in G major RV 151
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
12:46 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Vienna Blood Opus 354 Wiener Blut
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
12:55 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Romance Opus 36
Hermann Baumann, horn; Reiko Honsho, piano
1:00 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertino Opus 107
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Sharon Bezaly, flute
1:08 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Cello Concerto in B minor Opus 104
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Paul Tortelier, cello
1:49 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Quintet for Brass Opus 73
Center City Brass Quintet
1:54 p.m.
Charlotte Sohy
Song Without Words Op 30/4
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Lang Lang, piano
2:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27 in Bb major K 595 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Alfred Brendel, piano
2:30 p.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude No. 17 in E minor Opus 6/11
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
2:35 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Wasps: Overture
English Symphony Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
2:45 p.m.
Catrin Finch
Celtic Concerto
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
2:59 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
3:08 p.m.
Florence Price
Fantasy No. 2
Randall Goosby, violin; Zhu Wang, piano
3:15 p.m.
Vincenzo Bellini
Norma: Overture
Philharmonic of La Scala; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:21 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 83 "The Hen" in G minor
Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil, conductor
3:47 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Havanaise Opus 83
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor Maria Duenas, violin
3:59 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
4:08 p.m.
Carlos Gardel
Guitarra, Guitarra Mia
Franz Halasz, guitar
4:11 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Scarborough Fair
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Plinio Fernandes, guitar
4:15 p.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto in A major Opus 5/2
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
4:40 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Sonata Movement (Sonatensatz) in E in E major (1822, age 16) H44
Leanne Rees, piano
4:48 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Giovanni Paisiello
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major
Saint Cecilia Chamber Orchestra; Pietro Spada, conductor Pietro Spada, piano
5:21 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
5:25 p.m.
Charles Stanford
Irish Rhapsody No. 5
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
5:41 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
5:51 p.m.
Roland Dyens
Tango En Skai (Immitation Leather Tango)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
5:54 p.m.
Ron Nelson
Rocky Point Holiday
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Max Reger
Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Mozart Opus 132
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Colin Davis, conductor
6:35 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Lullaby (Berceuse) & Finale L'Oiseau de feu
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Antal Dorati, conductor
6:44 p.m.
Leighton Lucas
Stage Fright Rhapsody
BBC Concert Orchestra; Gavin Sutherland, conductor Valentina Lisitsa, piano
6:50 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Estrellita
Leila Josefowicz, violin; John Novacek, piano
6:53 p.m.
Xavier Dubois Foley
Shelter Island
Randall Goosby, violin; Xavier Dubois Foley, double bass
