Classical Music Playlist, September 21, 2023
The entire conception of Gustav Holst's suite "The Planets" is astrological not astronomical. In about 1913 the brother of English composer Arnold Bax, Clifford Bax, introduced Holst to astrology. It so happened that Holst had in his library a book published in 1912, "The Art of Synthesis," by astrologer Alan Leo which describes the effect on a person's temperament of each planet. This book may have influenced Holst's composition and each movement's subtitle, such as, "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity," "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age," "Mars, the Bringer of War," and "Venus, the Bringer of Peace," and so on. Holst then completed the seven movements of "The Planets" between 1914-1915 (and would continue to cast personal horoscopes for his friends the rest of his life). Gustav Holst's entire suite of "The Planets" is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 10 "The Hunt" in Bb major Opus 8 RV 362 (La Caccia)
Accademia Bizantina; Carlo Chiarappa, conductor Carlo Chiarappa, violin
6:09 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" in B minor D 759
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Carlos Kleiber, conductor
6:35 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor in C# minor Opus 3/2
Olga Kern, piano
6:41 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Bassoon Concerto in F major Opus 75
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor Jaakko Luoma, bassoon
6:59 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Marosszek Dances
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Hero's Song Opus 111
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Bohumil Gregor, conductor
7:36 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Melodie (Allegretto) No. 2 in C# minor Opus 4/2
Betty Ann Miller, piano
7:38 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Liebestraume: Nocturne No. 3 in Ab major S 541
Daniel Barenboim, piano
7:44 a.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
7:54 a.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude No. 17 in E minor Opus 6/11
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
7:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor
8:18 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: III. Bambuco
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
8:25 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
WILLIAM TELL: Overture (GUILLAUME TELL)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:37 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Mi Teresita (Little Waltz)
Gabriela Montero, piano
8:46 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Manuel Ponce
Piano Concerto No. 1 "Romantico" in A minor Opus 22
Orquesta Sinf�nica de Miner�a (OSM); Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
9:23 a.m.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum: Prelude
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Newman, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
9:29 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Autumn (L'Autunno) in F major Opus 8/3 RV 293
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin
9:41 a.m.
Ennio Morricone
The Mission: Gabriel's oboe
Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra; Ennio Morricone, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
9:51 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
TANCREDI: Overture
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:00 a.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:25 a.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 12
Connor Chee, piano
10:30 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 63
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
10:55 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Cyclopes ("Cyclops")
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
10:59 a.m.
Benjamin Britten
Soirees musicales (Suite after Rossini) Opus 9
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
11:10 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
Overture to The Silken Ladder (LA SCALA DI SETA)
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor
11:20 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for piano & winds in Eb major K 452
Academy of Ancient Music Robert Levin, piano; Members of...
11:46 a.m.
Zhen Chen
Dancing in the Rain
Lin Ma, Pipa; Zhen Chen, piano; Elmira Darvarova, violin; Shenghua Hu, violin; Ao Peng, viola
11:52 a.m.
John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Raiders' March
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for two violins (Double Concerto) in D minor BWV 1043
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor Andrew Manze, violin; Rachel Podger, violin
12:15 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Sarah Cahill, piano
12:24 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Opus 46
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
12:41 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Charles-Marie Widor
Organ Symphony No. 5: Toccata Opus 42
Simon Preston, organ
1:00 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 21
Polish Festival Orchestra; Krystian Zimerman, conductor Krystian Zimerman, piano
1:37 p.m.
Elena Ruehr
String Quartet No. 3: III. How She Danced
Cypress String Quartet
1:43 p.m.
Aaron Copland
El Salon Mexico
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
1:56 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
2:00 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets Opus 32
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Adrian Boult, conductor
2:49 p.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Perigoso
Estela Olevsky, piano
2:54 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Overture K 492
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
European Brandenburg Ensemble; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Morton Gould
American Caprice
Lara Downes, piano
3:18 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major HOB 18:11
Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra; Jorg Faerber, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
3:38 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
3:46 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Concerto for Trombone
Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra; Clark Rundell, conductor Jacques Mauger, trombone
3:58 p.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
Scottish National Orchestra; Andrew Penny, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
4:18 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
4:45 p.m.
John Williams
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Parade of the Slave Children
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka "Chit-Chat Polka" Opus 214
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
4:54 p.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Estancia: Malambo
Lyon National Orchestra; David Robertson, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb major K 450
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
5:25 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Athalia: March of the Priests Opus 74
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
5:31 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
String Symphony No. 1 (Concerto) in A major RV 159
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:38 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
5:48 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor Various soloists
5:59 p.m.
Reynaldo Hahn
Piano Concerto in E major
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
6:28 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story Suite for Piano Trio
Eroica Trio
6:49 p.m.
Olafur Arnalds
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6:55 p.m.
Jon Batiste
Nocturne No. 1 in D minor
Jon Batiste, piano
