Classical Music Playlist, October 24, 2023
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
French composer Jules Massenet completed his only piano concerto in 1902. Perhaps because he was nearing 60, as was its dedicatee and soloist at the premiere, the music (and the playing, notably in at least one review) was seen as aging and the concerto fell into obscurity after the composer's death in 1912. But thankfully, today, we appreciate older forms and styles and don't need our music always to be 'contemporary.' With that in mind, with all its charms of the Parisian Belle Époque, the Massenet Piano Concerto is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Francesco Bonporti
Concerto in A major Opus 11/1
Bloomington Baroque; Stanley Ritchie, conductor Stanley Ritchie, violin
6:09 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 92 "Oxford" in G major
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
6:35 a.m.
Alfonso Montes
Milonga in the Style of Piazzolla (Milonga a Piazzolla)
Castellani Andriaccio Duo
6:40 a.m.
Alexey Shor
Seascapes for Viola and Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra; David Parry, conductor David Aaron Carpenter, viola
6:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb major K 495
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
7:17 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Clarinet Concerto in Eb major Opus 36
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gunther Herbig, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
7:40 a.m.
Mario Albanese
Jequibau
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
7:44 a.m.
Amy Beach
From Blackbird Hills
Lara Downes, piano
7:48 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Les Sylvains Opus 60
Joanne Polk, piano
7:53 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Masquerade: Waltz
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Mark Ermler, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
8:09 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andre Watts, piano
8:29 a.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
8:31 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3: IV. Scherzo: Finale
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
8:38 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posey
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:53 a.m.
John Field
Divertissement No. 1 in E major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
9:01 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphonic Dances Opus 45
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
9:38 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 2 in Eb major Opus 90/2 D 899
Radu Lupu, piano
9:44 a.m.
Wilhelm van Wassenaer
Concerto Armonico No. 5 in F minor
Combattimento Consort; Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor
9:55 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting) Opus 12
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Sandra Rivers, piano
10:00 a.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Capriccio No. 1 in D major Z 182
Bern Camerata; Alexander van Wijnkoop, conductor
10:16 a.m.
Joaquin Turina
Fandanguillo Opus 36
Narciso Yepes, guitar
10:22 a.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Manchega, etude de concert Opus 38
Alan Feinberg, piano
10:27 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:51 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
10:59 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
London Symphony Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
11:16 a.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
11:22 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
LE TEMPLE DE LA GLOIRE: Suite I (The Temple of Glory)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
11:42 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Clair de lune ("Moonlight")
John O'Conor, piano
11:48 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Venus, Bringer of Peace Opus 32
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 19
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
12:24 p.m.
Max Richter
Autumn 1
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Andre de Ridder, conductor Daniel Hope, violin
12:31 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Re-Inventions: Re-Invention No. 1
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
12:37 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Concert Piece in F major Opus 2
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
12:49 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 8 for two violins obligati in A minor Opus 3 RV 522
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin; Genevieve Gilardeau, violin
1:00 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Concert Rondo "Krakowiak" in F major Opus 14
Warsaw Philharmonic; Antoni Wit, conductor Eldar Nebolsin, piano
1:16 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Cancion de Cuna: Berceuse)
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
1:20 p.m.
Albert Dietrich
Introduction and Romance Opus 27
Oldenburg State Orchestra (Oldenburgische Staatsorchester); Alexander Rumpf, conductor Marie-Louise Neunecker, horn
1:30 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor Jacques Zoon, flute
1:54 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Jules Massenet
Piano Concerto in Eb major
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
2:32 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Suite No. 5 "The Harmonious Blacksmith" - Air and Variations in D minor HWV 430
Castellani Andriaccio Duo
2:38 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
2:46 p.m.
Grace Williams
Carillons, for oboe and orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor Anthony Camden, oboe
2:58 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio: I. Allegro molto vivace in D minor
Nash Ensemble
3:10 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Villanos
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
3:11 p.m.
Adam Larrabee
24 Preludes for Banjo: No. 8 "80s Rock Groove" in eb minor
John Bullard, banjo
3:15 p.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Violin Concerto in F# minor
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor Ulf Wallin, violin
3:50 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:58 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in E minor Opus 11
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
4:09 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
String Quartet: II. Allegro molto leggiero in E minor
Mannheim String Quartet
4:16 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Opus 93
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:41 p.m.
John Williams
The BFG (from The BFG)
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Mark Ermler, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas: Overture Opus 95
Bergen Philharmonic; Andrew Litton, conductor
5:10 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
5:15 p.m.
Lili Boulanger
Nocturne
Janine Jansen, violin; Itamar Golan, piano
5:19 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra in Eb major K 297b
Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam; Lev Markiz, conductor Bart Schneemann, oboe; Harmen de Boer, clarinet; Jacob Slagter, horn; Ronald Katen, bassoon
5:50 p.m.
Thomas de Hartmann
Cello Concerto: III. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo Opus 57
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Matt Haimovitz, cello
5:59 p.m.
Carel Anton Fodor
Symphony No. 3 in C minor Opus 19
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Halstead, conductor
6:28 p.m.
Gerald Finzi
Eclogue for piano and string orchestra Opus 10
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor Martin Jones, piano
6:40 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 2 in D major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Alexey Botvinov, piano
6:48 p.m.
John Williams
Lincoln: With Malice Toward None
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:53 p.m.
Dizzy Gillespie
Con Alma
Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria (OSM) Magos Herrera, vocal
