Classical Music Playlist, November 13, 2023
Gustav Mahler’s 2nd, 3rd and 4th symphonies are his “Wunderhorn symphonies,” each using music from songs he set to texts from the three-volume collection of German poems and folk songs, “Des Knaben Wunderhorn.” While the Second symphony explores death and resurrection and the Third contemplates existence and God, all this leads up to the final movement of the Fourth symphony which features a soprano singing a child’s vision of “Das himmlische Leben” or “Life in Heaven.” Mahler’s entire 54-minute Symphony No. 4 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Wilhelm van Wassenaer
Concerto Armonico No. 3 in A major
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Piano Quartet No. 2 in D major Opus 124
Mozart Piano Quartet
6:35 a.m.
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros
Blue Night (Noche azul)
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
6:39 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 1
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo, conductor Kari Kriikku, clarinet
7:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in Bb major Opus 3/2 HWV 313
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
7:42 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Cyclopes ("Cyclops")
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
7:46 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
7:51 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Overture (Die Zauberflote) K 620
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Masques and Bergamasques Opus 112
Lyon National Orchestra; Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25
London Mozart Players; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
8:36 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Saltarello
Calliope
8:39 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
8:43 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concert Etudes: Automne Opus 35
Joanne Polk, piano
8:49 a.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy: IV. Finale Opus 46
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Joshua Bell, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
8:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
9:40 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 4 "Cadiz" Opus 47
Pepe Romero, guitar
9:46 a.m.
Dustin O'Halloran
Opus 17 (String Quartet Version)
Siggi String Quartet; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Vikingur Olafsson, piano
9:53 a.m.
Juventino Rosas
Over the Waves (Sobre las olas)
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
EURYANTHE Overture Opus 81 J 291
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 47 "The Palindrome" in G major
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
10:38 a.m.
Carlos Gardel
Cuando Tu No Estas
Franz Halasz, guitar
10:42 a.m.
Lili Boulanger
2 Pieces for Violin and Piano (arr for cello & piano)
Matt Haimovitz, cello; Mari Kodama, piano
10:48 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; James Judd, conductor Jean Louis Steuerman, piano
10:59 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:25 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Rustic Concerto (Concerto "alla Rustica") in G major RV 151
Guildhall String Ensemble
11:30 a.m.
Darius Milhaud
Scaramouche Suite: III. Brazileira
Tippett Quartet Jess Gillam, alto saxophone; Zeynep Ozsuca, piano; Andee Birkett, double bass
11:33 a.m.
John Williams
Hook: Flight to Neverland
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:38 a.m.
John Field
Divertissement No. 2 in A major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
11:49 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto: II. Adagio in D minor BWV 974
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
12:14 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Variations Across the Centuries: Waltz #2 & #3 & Foxtrot Op 71
Xavier Jara, guitar
12:21 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 3 in Ab major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
12:26 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:16 p.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 9
Emanuele Arciuli, piano
1:21 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Don Juan Opus 20
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
1:41 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne Opus 73
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
1:53 p.m.
James Paisible
The Queen's Farewell
London Oboe Band; Paul Goodwin, conductor
1:55 p.m.
Sergio Assad
Farewell
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
2:00 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4 in G major
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
2:55 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
3:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Saul: Sinfonia HWV 53
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Trevor Pinnock, organ
3:18 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke Suite (from Princess Mononoke)
New Japan World Dream Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
3:28 p.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
3:43 p.m.
Zhou Tian
Concerto for Orchestra: III. Seeker's Scherzo
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
3:47 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde Overture Opus 26 D 797 (The Magic Harp)
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor
3:58 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Hero's Song Opus 111
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:21 p.m.
Roland Dyens
Tango En Skai (Immitation Leather Tango)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
4:24 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Imperial March
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:28 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 "Winter Daydreams": III. Scherzo in G minor Opus 13
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:35 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for oboe and violin in Bb major RV 548
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor David Reichenberg, oboe; Simon Standage, violin
4:46 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Artist's Life Opus 316 Kunstlerleben
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
4:58 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet: I. Allegro non troppo in F minor Opus 34
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
5:14 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: III. Bambuco
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
5:18 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Violin Concerto in G minor Opus 80
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor Elena Urioste, violin
5:51 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
SI J'ETAIS ROI (If I were King) Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 3 "The Great National" in G major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
6:30 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
6:36 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Clair de lune ("Moonlight")
Tzimon Barto, piano
6:42 p.m.
Grace Williams
Ballads: III. Andante calmante
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
6:49 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Adios Nonino
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ettore Stratta, conductor El Quinteto Buenos Aires
6:54 p.m.
Steve Howe
Aire para un Dia (Mood for a Day)
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
