Classical Music Playlist, October 31, 2023
El Conjuro (detail) by Francisco de Goya (AKA The Witches)
The program of the Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz is that a lovesick young man takes an overdose of opium and then dreams himself in a surreal sequence of situations where, in each, he sees his ideal but unrequited love; each appearance of her is a frustration of some kind and somehow related to the scene. In one movement he dreams that he has killed her, is led to the scaffold and, as the dreamer, is witness to his own execution. But it doesn't end there! Afterward, he dreams himself at a witches' sabbath with sorcerers and ghouls of every kind gathered for his funeral, including his beloved. The entire Symphonie fantastique is today’s Halloween Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D minor Opus 3/5 HWV 316
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Arnold Schoenberg
Transfigured Night (Verklarte Nacht) Opus 4
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:40 a.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Castillos de Espana: Torija/Alcaniz (Elegia/Festival)
Andres Segovia, guitar
6:44 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Etude Melodique Opus 118
Joanne Polk, piano
6:49 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 2 "The Night" (La Notte) in G minor Opus 10 RV 439
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Lisa Beznosiuk, flute
6:59 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Trio in G minor Opus 17
Nash Ensemble
7:29 a.m.
Andres Segovia
Study Without Light (Estudio sin luz)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
7:34 a.m.
Domenico Cimarosa
Oboe Concerto in C minor
I Musici Heinz Holliger, oboe
7:45 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Scherzo in D minor
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor
7:52 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasie-impromptu in C# minor Opus 66
Olga Kern, piano
7:59 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 498
Seattle Baroque Michael McCraw, bassoon
8:10 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata" in F minor Opus 57
John O'Conor, piano
8:35 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Erlkonig Opus 1 D 328
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano
8:41 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Simon Preston, organ
8:50 a.m.
Danny Elfman
BATMAN (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): Selections
Sinfonia of London Orchestra; Shirley Walker, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85
London Philharmonic Orchestra; George Pehlivanian, conductor Ofra Harnoy, cello
9:29 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
9:36 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 Opus 55
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
9:54 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in G minor Opus 6/6 HWV 324
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango: III.Night Club 1960
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; Emmanuel Pahud, flute
10:23 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata in B minor S 178
Martha Argerich, piano
10:50 a.m.
Edouard Lalo
Scherzo in D minor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
10:56 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
2 Gavottes in G minor BWV 995
Sharon Isbin, guitar
11:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in E minor in E minor RV 484
Arion Mathieu Lussier, baroque bassoon
11:12 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
EL AMOR BRUJO: Ritual Fire Dance
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
11:18 a.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia piccola" in G minor Opus 14
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ari Rasilainen, conductor
11:40 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Fast Blue Village 2
Del Sol String Quartet
11:47 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Overture in G minor
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor K 550
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:30 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Reverie
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
12:35 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Chaconne in G minor
Tafelmusik; Ivars Taurins, conductor
12:40 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Cyclopes ("Cyclops")
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
12:43 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:02) in C minor BWV 847
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
12:47 p.m.
Joseph Kraus
Overture in D minor
Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Steven Stucky
Funeral Music for Queen Mary (after Henry Purcell)
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Timothy Foley, conductor
1:08 p.m.
John Williams
Night Journeys (from Dracula)
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
1:15 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Isle of the Dead Opus 29
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:38 p.m.
Charles Gounod
Funeral March of a Marionette
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:42 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Marche fun�bre (Funeral March) in Bb minor Opus 35
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
1:51 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Danse Macabre Opus 40
French Radio and Television Orchestra; Jean Martinon, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique Opus 14
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor
2:47 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
MACBETH: Witches Chorus: tre volte miagola...
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus
2:53 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Uranus, the Magician Opus 32
Philharmonia Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Ghost" in D major Opus 70/1
The Gold Coast Trio Rachel Vetter Huang, violin; Susan Lamb Cook, cello; Hao Huang, piano
3:26 p.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Adagio in G minor
English Chamber Orchestra; Ian Watson, conductor Ian Watson, organ
3:36 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Music for a Scene from Shelley Opus 7
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:47 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Cyclopes ("Cyclops")
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
3:53 p.m.
John Williams
HARRY POTTER and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
Night on Bald Mountain
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Water Goblin (Vodnik) Opus 107
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
4:32 p.m.
Danny Elfman
Hitchcock: Music from the End Credits
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor
4:39 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Totentanz-Danse macabre
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Krystian Zimerman, piano
4:56 p.m.
Mike Oldfield
The Exorcist: Tubular Bells
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
5:00 p.m.
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
One Summer's Day (from Spirited Away)
London Symphony Orchestra; Roman Simovic, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
5:17 p.m.
Derrick Skye
Black Ocean
Mir� Quartet; Conspirare; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
5:24 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:37 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor Opus 11
Trio Parnassus
6:00 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 4 "Tragic" in C minor D 417
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
6:32 p.m.
Richard Wagner
FLYING DUTCHMAN Overture (Der Fliegender Hollander)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
6:44 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Piano Trio: II. Andante Molto Semplice
Neave Trio
6:50 p.m.
Charles Fernandez
Ratso Scherzo
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Fernandez, conductor Alan Steinberger, piano
6:53 p.m.
Hildur Gudnadottir
Call Me Joker
Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra; Jeff Atmajian, conductor
