Classical Music Playlist, November 17, 2023
Johannes Brahms famously took over 20 years to write his first symphony, but it took him less than 1 year to write his last symphony, conducting the premiere himself in 1885. It is a wonderful summary of everything that made Brahms so famous and cemented his place as one of the great composers: beautiful melodies, the full spectrum of emotions, deep seriousness, enough joy to require a triangle player, and being both innovative and old-fashioned enough to use a Baroque dance form as the finale to his final symphony.
The passacaglia is set of continuous variations played on top of a repeated bass line or chord progression. It originated in the 1600s in Spain, had its heyday in the Baroque era, and all but vanished by 1800. You can hear Brahms's passacaglia and along with the rest of his epic Symphony No. 4 as your Midday Masterpiece here on CapRadio at 2:00pm.
6:00 a.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Concertino for 2 horns and orchestra Opus 45
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor Ib Lanzky-Otto, horn; Froydis Ree Wekre, horn
6:24 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Oblivion
RTE Concert Orchestra [of Ireland] Fionnuala Hunt, violin
6:31 a.m.
Francesco Molino
Guitar Concerto in E minor Opus 56
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
6:56 a.m.
Andre Campra
Rigaudon from Idomenee
Empire Brass William Kuhlman, organ
7:00 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
7:08 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 4 in G minor K 516
L'Archibudelli Vera Beths, violin; Lucy van Dael, Violin/viola; Jurgen Kussmaul, viola; Gijs Beths, violin; Anner Bylsma, cello
7:41 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
7:46 a.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Symphony No. 4 "Stockholm" (Holmia): I. Allegro moderato in A major
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
7:54 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin: Gavotte en Rondeau in E major BWV 1006
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
7:59 a.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
8:04 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor Opus 67
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:37 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Rain
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
8:43 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture Opus 81
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:57 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
9:01 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Concerto in G minor Opus 33
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra; Theodore Guschlbaur, conductor Claire Desert, piano
9:41 a.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
9:46 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Waltz
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
9:55 a.m.
Philip Glass
String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima": VI. Mishima Closing
Kronos Quartet
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor BWV 1060
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor John Abberger, oboe
10:14 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Les Sylvains (The Fauns) in D major Opus 60
Anna Shelest, piano
10:19 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" in F# minor
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:46 a.m.
Ambroise Thomas
Raymond Overture
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Paul Paray, conductor
10:54 a.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Still Water (Remanso)
Los Romeros
10:56 a.m.
Clarice Assad
a Tide of Living Water
Lara Downes, piano
10:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in E minor Opus 6/3 HWV 321
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
11:11 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
11:17 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Cello sonata No. 1 in E minor Opus 38
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano
11:42 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: Rey's Theme
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:45 a.m.
John Williams
Main Title & Overture from Heidi
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
11:49 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
The Thieving Magpie (LA GAZZA LADRA): Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" in A minor Opus 56
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
12:35 p.m.
Amy Beach
Scottish Legend Opus 54/1
Alan Feinberg, piano
12:39 p.m.
Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen: Symphony (The 4th Act Suite) Z 629
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
12:46 p.m.
Kevin Puts
Contact: I. The Call
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
12:56 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz No. 2
Jess Gillam, alto saxophone; Ben Dawson, piano; Timothy Welch, viola; Michael Gray, violin; Benjamin Hughes, cello
1:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G minor in G minor Opus 23
Yuja Wang, piano
1:16 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85
London Philharmonic Orchestra; George Pehlivanian, conductor Ofra Harnoy, cello
1:46 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
INTERVIEW: Ari Pelto
1:54 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano: No. 3 Leidenschaftlich schnell in Bb Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
2:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor Opus 98
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
2:41 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto: II. Adagio in D minor BWV 974
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
2:46 p.m.
Dustin O'Halloran
Opus 17 (String Quartet Version)
Siggi String Quartet; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Vikingur Olafsson, piano
2:54 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Hans Vonk, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for violin, oboe and strings in G minor RV 576
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor Members of...
3:10 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 7 "Valenciana"
Angel Romero, guitar; Celedonio Romero, guitar
3:18 p.m.
Edouard Lalo
Symphonie Espagnole in D minor Opus 21
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
3:51 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
3:56 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
WILD SWANS: Eliza Aria
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Ola Rudner, conductor Jane Sheldon, soprano
4:01 p.m.
Michael Torke
Bright Blue Music
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
4:36 p.m.
Klaus Badelt; Hans Zimmer
Pirates of the Carribean: He's A Pirate
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
4:41 p.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
4:55 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
PEER GYNT: In the Hall of the Mountain King Opus 23
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in D minor Opus 6/10 HWV 328
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
5:14 p.m.
Alfonso Montes
Milonga in the Style of Piazzolla (Milonga a Piazzolla)
Castellani Andriaccio Duo
5:18 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Alfred Brendel, piano
5:49 p.m.
Malcolm Forsyth
Golyardes' Grounde
Canadian Brass
5:54 p.m.
Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
5:59 p.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
6:34 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
INTERVIEW: Ari Pelto
6:42 p.m.
Johannes Brahms; Dave Brubeck
Brahms Lullaby
Dave Brubeck, piano
6:46 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
6:53 p.m.
Mark O'Connor
Appalachia Waltz
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Mark O'Connor, violin; Edgar Meyer, bass
