Classical Music Playlist, November 15, 2023
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1880. Source: Library of Congress
Tchaikovsky opens his 1877 Symphony No. 4 with a fanfare that he pessimistically described in a letter as representing "the fatal power which prevents one from attaining the goal of happiness... There is nothing to be done but to submit to it and lament in vain [and] drift upon that sea until it engulfs and submerges you in its depths." But fortunately, the final movement escapes those depths and the symphony ends triumphantly. The Symphony No. 4 by Tchaikovsky is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in D minor Opus 7/2
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Ferdinand Ries
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor Opus 115
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Uwe Grodd, conductor Christopher Hinterhuber, piano
6:37 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in Eb major BWV 998
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
6:52 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
String Quartet No. 1: III. Intermezzo in G minor Opus 27
Oslo Camerata; Stephan Barratt-Due, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" in Bb major Opus 2
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Charles Mackerras, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
7:18 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Iberia
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
7:39 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
7:43 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Lara Downes, piano; Joe Brent, vihuela
7:50 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Romanian Folk Dances SZ 56
Les Violons du Roy; Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:07 a.m.
Francis Poulenc
Piano Concerto
Paris Concert Society Orchestra; Georges Pretre, conductor Gabriel Tacchino, piano
8:28 a.m.
Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz
El Gran Duque y Baylete
The Harp Consort
8:31 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
8:35 a.m.
Marianne Martinez
Sinfonia in C major
La Floridiana; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, conductor
8:47 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 "Prague" in D major K 504
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:40 a.m.
Adam Larrabee
24 Preludes for Banjo: No. 6 "Presto" in c# minor
John Bullard, banjo
9:41 a.m.
Adam Larrabee
24 Preludes for Banjo: No. 8 "80s Rock Groove" in eb minor
John Bullard, banjo
9:44 a.m.
Michael Torke
Sky: I. Lively
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
9:55 a.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
Empire Brass; Rolf Smedvig, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Carnival in Paris (Karnival i Paris) Opus 9
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
String Quartet: II. Allegro molto leggiero in E minor
Mannheim String Quartet
10:21 a.m.
William Grant Still
Wood Notes: I. Singing River
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
10:29 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Grand Quintet (Gran Quintetto) Opus 65
Artaria Quartet Richard Savino, guitar
10:47 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 498
Seattle Baroque Michael McCraw, bassoon
10:59 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Grand Concerto for bassoon and orchestra in F major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
11:23 a.m.
Lili Boulanger
Nocturne
Janine Jansen, violin; Itamar Golan, piano
11:28 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Concerto for Trombone
Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra; Clark Rundell, conductor Jacques Mauger, trombone
11:40 a.m.
Charles Avison
Concerto No. 2 in E minor Opus 3/2
Avison Ensemble; Pavlo Beznosiuk, conductor
11:49 a.m.
Amy Beach
From Blackbird Hills
Lara Downes, piano
11:53 a.m.
Benjamin Wallfisch
Final Kiss
Studio Orchestra; Benjamin Wallfisch, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
12:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture Opus 80
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Ricardo Castro
Plainte Opus 38/2
Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria (OSM) Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
12:15 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto No. 3 "a due cori" in F major HWV 334
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
12:30 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Andaluz for 4 guitars
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Los Romeros
12:56 p.m.
Carlos Simon
Memory of Summer
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Carlos Simon, piano
1:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture in C minor Opus 62
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor
1:09 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
I'll Bid My Heart Be Still
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
1:14 p.m.
Johan Svendsen
Symphony No. 2 in Bb major Opus 15
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
1:47 p.m.
Laszlo Draskoczy
Dances from Korond
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jan Soderblom, conductor Kari Kriikku, clarinet
1:53 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo in Eb major Opus 117/1
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
2:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor Opus 36
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:44 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Grace Davidson, soprano
2:52 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
2:58 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
David Russell, guitar
3:22 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major K 216
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie; Bruno Weil, conductor Lena Neudauer, violin
3:45 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concert Etudes: Scherzo in C major Opus 35/1
Anna Shelest, piano
3:49 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Romance in G major Opus 39
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor Elena Urioste, violin
4:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
4:25 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Piano Quartet No. 1: III. Andante in Bb major Opus 69
Mozart Piano Quartet
4:32 p.m.
Mario Albanese
Jequibau
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
4:35 p.m.
Dave Grusin
On Golden Pond: New Hampshire Hornpipe
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
4:38 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:54 p.m.
Charles-Marie Widor
Organ Symphony No. 5: Toccata Opus 42
Simon Preston, organ
5:01 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
5:16 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Umoja
Imani Winds
5:20 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite: III. Alla Marcia Opus 11
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
5:26 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
6:01 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Opus 92/2
Munich Piano Trio
6:38 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Song of Jean Racine (Cantique de Jean Racine) Opus 11
; Edward Higginbottom, conductor Oxford New College Choir
6:44 p.m.
Olafur Arnalds
Happiness Does not Wait
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:49 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Concerto 4-3: I. The Shallows
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
