Classical Music Playlist, October 3, 2023
Self-portrait of Louis Spohr
German composer Louis Spohr (1784-1859) wrote over 150 works with opus numbers in different genres, but his nine completed symphonies were the most celebrated. Until Mendelssohn and Schumann, Spohr's symphonies were really the only ones to receive regular performances alongside Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and didn't fade from the concert repertoire until toward the end of the 19th century, especially in London. His first of six visits to England began in early 1820 on a contract to conduct, perform as a solo violinist and to compose new music specifically for the Philharmonic Society. Within about a month of arriving, Spohr composed his Symphony No. 2. Along with his earlier 1811 Symphony No. 1, the two symphonies remained staples in London until the 1870s, with one reviewer in 1842 writing that the second symphony of 1820 was "beyond comparison the most perfect orchestral composition of Spohr." That Symphony No. 2 by Louis Spohr is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in E minor RV 281
Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, violin
6:12 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Nonette in E flat in Eb major Opus 38
Minerva Chamber Ensemble; Kevin Geraldi, conductor
6:44 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
6:58 a.m.
Grace Williams
Hiraeth for Harp
Sandrine Chatron, harp
7:01 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Saul: Sinfonia HWV 53
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Trevor Pinnock, organ
7:19 a.m.
Carl Stamitz
Symphonie Concertante for violin & viola in D major
Virtuosi of Prague; Rudolf Krecmer, conductor Oldrich Vlcek, violin; Josef Suk, viola
7:40 a.m.
Enrique Granados
La Maja de Goya
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
7:45 a.m.
Caroline Shaw
Plan and Elevation: V. The Beech Tree
Attacca Quartet
7:49 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds (Suite)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor
8:01 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:34 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Pavana
Pepe Romero, guitar
8:36 a.m.
Harold Arlen
Over the Rainbow
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano
8:40 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:54 a.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
9:00 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ" in C minor Opus 78
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor James O'Donnell, organ
9:37 a.m.
Missy Mazzoli
Heartbreaker
MIchael Mizrahi, piano
9:42 a.m.
Frederick Delius
A VILLAGE ROMEO AND JULIET: The Walk to the Paradise Garden/Intermezzo
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, conductor
9:53 a.m.
Nicola Matteis
Ayres for the Violin: Diverse bizzarie sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda o pur Ciaccona
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
10:00 a.m.
Daniel-Francois Auber
Gustav the Third, or The Masked Ball: Overture (GUSTAVE III, ou le Bal Masque)
English Chamber Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Xuefei Yang
Xinjiang Fantasy
Xuefei Yang, guitar
10:17 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin & cello "Double Concerto" in A minor Opus 102
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor David Oistrakh, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
10:52 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for Guitar and Strings No. 9: IV. Finale "Retreat from Madrid" in C major G 453
Bingham String Quartet Jason Carter, guitar
11:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Australian Chamber Orchestra Angela Hewitt, piano
11:17 a.m.
Nainita Desai
My Mind Is Still
Voces8
11:25 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" in D major K 385
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
11:48 a.m.
Paulinho Nogueira; Luiz Gonzaga
Bachianinha No. 2 / Araponga
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
11:52 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Zadok the Priest HWV 258
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Monteverdi Choir
12:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
12:23 p.m.
John Williams
Lincoln: With Malice Toward None
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:30 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
12:49 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
12:55 p.m.
Camargo Mozart Guarnieri
Brazilian Dance (Dansa Brasiliera)
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Maximiano Valdez, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
King Lear Overture Opus 4
Staatskapelle Dresden; Colin Davis, conductor
1:16 p.m.
Amy Beach
From Blackbird Hills
Lara Downes, piano
1:21 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
1:45 p.m.
Gerald Finzi
Romance in Eb major Opus 11
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
1:54 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Andante for Horn Op. Posth. in C major AV 86a
Barry Tuckwell, horn; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
2:00 p.m.
Louis Spohr
Symphony No. 2 in D minor Opus 49
NDR Radio Philharmonic Hanover; Howard Griffiths, conductor
2:28 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for diverse instruments in C major RV 558
Il Giardino Armonico
2:38 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Cancion de Cuna: Berceuse)
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
2:43 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertpiece (Concertstuck) in C# minor Opus 40
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
2:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:19 p.m.
Alma Deutscher
The Chase (Impromptu in C minor)
Alma Deutscher, piano
3:25 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major HOB VIId:3
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
3:42 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan (Le Cygne)
Orchestre de Paris; Semyon Bychkov, conductor Mischa Maisky, cello
3:48 p.m.
Carlos Chavez
Symphony No. 2 "Sinfonia India"
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andre Watts, piano
4:20 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Pastoral Suite: Rustic Dance (Suite Pastorale: Danse Villageoise)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
4:26 p.m.
Jonathan Leshnoff
Guitar Concerto: III. Lively (Finale)
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
4:36 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
4:45 p.m.
Victor Ewald
Quintet No. 1 in Bb minor Opus 5
Center City Brass Quintet
4:59 p.m.
Georges Bizet
Symphony No. 1 in C major
Orchestre de Paris; Semyon Bychkov, conductor
5:30 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Autrefois ("In Times Past") Opus 87/4
Stephen Hough, piano
5:34 p.m.
Charlotte Sohy
Song Without Words Op 30/4
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Lang Lang, piano
5:40 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet: I. Allegro non troppo in F minor Opus 34
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
5:56 p.m.
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
La Cumparsita (Tango)
Xuefei Yang, guitar
6:00 p.m.
Charles Gounod
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:27 p.m.
Florence Price
"mini" Quintet for Piano and Strings in E minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
6:38 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
Flute Sonata (orchestral arrangement)
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Sharon Bezaly, flute
6:50 p.m.
Max Richter
Summer 1
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Andre de Ridder, conductor Daniel Hope, violin
6:54 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 3
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
