Classical Music Playlist, December 1, 2023
Vienna had fallen to Napoleon a couple times before 1810 when Beethoven was living there and had endured all the “cannons and misery all around” as he described it. In late 1813, Beethoven premiered his 7th symphony in Vienna as a benefit for soldiers injured in a recent battle. And as Napoleon now appeared to be heading toward final defeat, a beleaguered Viennese audience welcomed the new symphony with celebration. Beethoven’s optimistic 7th Symphony is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andras Schiff, piano
6:11 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Violin Concerto in G minor Opus 80
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor Elena Urioste, violin
6:44 a.m.
Amy Beach
Scottish Legend Opus 54/1
Alan Feinberg, piano
6:49 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and The Young Princess Opus 35
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
7:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" in B minor D 759
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:38 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
7:54 a.m.
Thomas de Hartmann
Cello Concerto: III. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo Opus 57
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Matt Haimovitz, cello
8:04 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo in F major Opus 68
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:17 a.m.
Paulinho Nogueira
Bachianinha No. 1
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
8:24 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:33 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Seasons: December "Christmas" Opus 37
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
8:37 a.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:45 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity Opus 32
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
8:54 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Takuo Yuasa, conductor
9:09 a.m.
William Grant Still
Bayou home
Alexa Still, flute; Susan DeWitt Smith, piano
9:17 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Serenade in C major Opus 10
NES Chamber Orchestra; Dmitry Sitkovetsky, conductor
9:39 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 10 "Triste"
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
9:47 a.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis: IV. March
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
9:53 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in Bb major Opus 11
English Chamber Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
10:20 a.m.
Libby Larsen
Blue Piece
Lara Downes, piano; Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:27 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Oberon Overture J 306
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:38 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5: IV. Andante maestoso (Finale) in E minor Opus 64
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
10:54 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:08 a.m.
Ben Shirley
High Sierra Sonata: III. Reflections on a Day
Pacifica Quartet Anthony McGill, clarinet
11:20 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: I. Allegro non troppo in E minor Opus 98
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:34 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
11:45 a.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 1: I. Allegro moderato in D major
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
11:53 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": I. Adagio - Allegro molto in E minor Opus 95
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
12:07 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
12:15 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" in Bb major Opus 2
Slovak State Philharmonic, Kozice; Robert Stankovsky, conductor Idil Biret, piano
12:35 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Concierto del Sur: III. Allegro moderato e festivo
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
12:45 p.m.
Charles-Marie Widor
Organ Symphony No. 5: Toccata Opus 42
Simon Preston, organ
12:52 p.m.
Vincent d'Indy
Symphony on a French Mountain Air Opus 25
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Marek Janowski, conductor Martin Helmchen, piano
1:18 p.m.
Xuefei Yang
Xinjiang Fantasy
Xuefei Yang, guitar
1:25 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloe: Suite No. 2
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
1:44 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 oboes in D minor RV 535
Ensemble Zefiro; Alfredo Bernardini, conductor Alfredo Bernardini, oboe; Paolo Grazzi, oboe
1:53 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major Opus 92
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:33 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
2:39 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Vals Gayo Opus 38
Clara Rodriguez, piano
2:45 p.m.
Jonathan Leshnoff
Guitar Concerto: III. Lively (Finale)
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
2:55 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6/2 HWV 320
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor
3:06 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Portraits of Langston: II. Danse Africaine
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
3:13 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Horn Concerto in Bb major Opus 91
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor Richard Watkins, horn
3:38 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor in C# minor Opus 3/2
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
3:43 p.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:53 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals
London Festival Orchestra; Ross Pople, conductor
4:15 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words for cello and piano Opus 109
Elizabeth Dolin, cello; Bernadene Blaha, piano
4:22 p.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto for 2 Horns, 2 Oboes, Bassoon and Strings in F major FWV L: F2
Les Amis de Philippe; Ludger Remy, conductor
4:36 p.m.
James Horner
THE ROCKETEER: Rocketeer to the Rescue/End Title
Studio Orchestra
4:44 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
4:53 p.m.
Grace Williams
Penillion
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
5:10 p.m.
Foday Musa Suso
Tilliboyo (Sunset)
Kronos Quartet; Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
5:15 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Quintet in Eb minor Opus 87
Schubert Ensemble of London
5:38 p.m.
Fela Sowande
African Suite: Selections
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
5:49 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
5:52 p.m.
Howard Hanson
Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:24 p.m.
Dustin O'Halloran
Opus 17 (String Quartet Version)
Siggi String Quartet; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Vikingur Olafsson, piano
6:31 p.m.
Edgar Meyer
Violin Concerto: I. Movement 1
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
6:43 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Night Flight Opus 19 A
London Symphony Orchestra; David Measham, conductor
