Classical Music Playlist, December 5, 2023
Pianist Krystian Zimerman | photo: Bartek Barczyk
Franz Lizst’s 2nd Piano Concerto is less virtuosic for the soloist and more of an accompaniment to the orchestra. Structured more like one of Liszt's Symphonic Poems rather than a strict concerto, the music progresses in single movement across six sections from a single melodic theme that undergoes transformations from beginning to end. The Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 is today’s Midday Masterpiece and featuring pianist Krystian Zimerman who celebrates his 67th birthday today.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 6 HWV 323
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
6:16 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor Opus 115
Domus; Anthony Marwood, 2nd violin
6:49 a.m.
John Dowland
The King of Denmark's Galiard P 40
Paul O'Dette, lute
6:53 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Symphony in G major Opus 8/2
Hanover Band; Anthony Halstead, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Hector Berlioz
Roman Carnival Overture Opus 9
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Concerto for two clarinets in Eb major Opus 35
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Pay, conductor Thomas Friedli, clarinet; Antony Pay, clarinet
7:34 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 4 in F minor Opus 142 D 935
Krystian Zimerman, piano
7:41 a.m.
Raymond Warren
Wexford Bells (Suite on Old Irish Tunes for orchestra)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Gavin Sutherland, conductor
7:54 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Mi Teresita (Little Waltz)
Gabriela Montero, piano
8:00 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Carnival in Paris (Karnival i Paris) Opus 9
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major
Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor Krystian Zimerman, piano
8:37 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
25 Scottish Songs: 2. Sunset Opus 108/2
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Gerald Finley, baritone; Nicola Benedetti, violin; Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
8:43 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
8:56 a.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Estancia: Malambo
Lyon National Orchestra; David Robertson, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal" in D major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
9:30 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
9:38 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major BWV 1007
Goran Sollscher, guitar
9:56 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
In Dulci Jubilo
Friends of Cally Cally Banham, double reed
10:00 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
10:09 a.m.
Carel Anton Fodor
Symphony No. 2 in G major Opus 13
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Halstead, conductor
10:35 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor Opus 23
Krystian Zimerman, piano
10:45 a.m.
Tomas Luis de Victoria
O Magnum Mysterium
Chanticleer
10:50 a.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
10:59 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
String Quintet No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo ma con brio in G major Opus 111
Takacs Quartet Lawrence Power, viola
11:14 a.m.
Shara Nova
I Have Never Loved Someone
Conspirare; Mir� Quartet; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
11:19 a.m.
Niels Gade
Symphony No. 5 in D minor Opus 25
Stockholm Sinfonietta; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Roland Pontinen, piano
11:46 a.m.
Stanislaw Moniuszko
Overture to THE COUNTESS
Warsaw Philharmonic; Antoni Wit, conductor
11:56 a.m.
Joseph Curiale
Awakening: Joy
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joseph Curiale, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
12:26 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 2 in Eb major Opus 90/2 D 899
Krystian Zimerman, piano
12:32 p.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
12:37 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: III. Bambuco
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
12:40 p.m.
Mark O'Connor
Appalachia Waltz
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Mark O'Connor, violin; Edgar Meyer, bass
12:47 p.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
The Red Poppy [ballet]: Suite
New Jersey Symphony; Zdenek Macal, conductor
1:40 p.m.
Ben Shirley
High Sierra Sonata: III. Reflections on a Day
Pacifica Quartet Anthony McGill, clarinet
1:49 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
CANDIDE: Overture
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:54 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Carol of the Bells/God Rest Ye Merry/L'Homme Arme
Del Sol String Quartet; Nicholas Collon, conductor Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba; Ronn McFarlane, lute
2:00 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Krystian Zimerman, piano
2:23 p.m.
Paulinho Nogueira
Bachianinha No. 1
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
2:26 p.m.
Paulinho Nogueira; Luiz Gonzaga
Bachianinha No. 2 / Araponga
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
2:30 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Hero's Song Opus 111
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:52 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia (Konzertsatz) in D major BWV 1045
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro con spirito in D major Opus 73
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
3:09 p.m.
ANONYMOUS
Chacona
Ensemble Caprice; Matthias Maute, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Umoja
Imani Winds
3:16 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
Irish Symphony
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
3:51 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Romance Opus 36
Hermann Baumann, horn; Reiko Honsho, piano
3:56 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
3:58 p.m.
John Williams
HOME ALONE: Holiday Flight
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor Jacques Zoon, flute
4:24 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
4:30 p.m.
Carlos Simon
Memory of Summer
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Carlos Simon, piano
4:33 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 5 "Andaluza"
Narciso Yepes, guitar
4:38 p.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 1: I. Allegro moderato in D major
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
4:46 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 4 in F minor Opus 52
Krystian Zimerman, piano
4:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 HWV 314
Musicians of the Louvre; Marc Minkowski, conductor
5:07 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85
London Philharmonic Orchestra; George Pehlivanian, conductor Ofra Harnoy, cello
5:37 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
MASS IN B MINOR: Cum Sancto Spiritu in B minor BWV 232
English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:41 p.m.
Marianne Martinez
Sinfonia in C major
La Floridiana; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, conductor
5:54 p.m.
Gloria Shayne Baker
Do You Hear What I Hear?
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Wu Man, pipa
6:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Wind and Rhythm: Dashing Through The Snow SEGMENT 1
6:29 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Wind and Rhythm: Dashing Through The Snow SEGMENT 2
6:58 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Wind and Rhythm: Dashing Through The Snow END
