Classical Music Playlist, December 6, 2023
English composer Ernest John (EJ) Moeran (1894-1950) married the Irish cellist Peers Coetmore in 1945. That same year, Moeran composed his heartfelt Cello Concerto for her to play exclusively. He wrote, "I would not allow anyone else to play it and I will not, while it is still under my control." With its tender adagio as the emotional heart of the work, the concerto was to be their own; a union of composer and performer. E. J. Moeran's 1945 Cello Concerto is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Charles Avison
Concerto No. 1 in D minor Opus 4/1
Avison Ensemble; Pavlo Beznosiuk, conductor
6:09 a.m.
Arthur Foote
Piano Trio No. 2 in Bb major Opus 65
Neave Trio
6:32 a.m.
Thomas Robinson
Passemezo Galliard
Ronn McFarlane, lute; William Simms, lute
6:33 a.m.
Vincenzo Capirola
Rustic Dance (La Vilanela)
Paul O'Dette, lute
6:36 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
7:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Violin Concerto in A minor Opus 82
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Walter Hendl, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
7:33 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango: II. Cafe 1930
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; Emmanuel Pahud, flute
7:40 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C minor Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Adolphe Adam
O Holy Night Cantique de Noel
Eaken Piano Trio
7:51 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture in C minor Opus 62
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor
8:08 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Berlin Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:38 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Dance of Sugar Plum Fairy Opus 71
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
8:40 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes Opus 71
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Tiffins Boy's Choir
8:47 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Aire de Zamba
Angel Romero, guitar
8:51 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Kuhn, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 6 in D minor Opus 104
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
9:29 a.m.
Morten Lauridsen
Les Chansons des Roses: Dirait-on
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
9:35 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in A major Opus 6/11 HWV 329
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
9:52 a.m.
Paul Dukas
Villanelle for horn and orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
10:00 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in C minor in C minor (1824, age 18) H128
Betty Ann Miller, piano
10:17 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor
American Bach Soloists; Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
10:38 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5: II. Allegretto in D minor Opus 47
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
10:45 a.m.
Dustin O'Halloran
Opus 17 (String Quartet Version)
Siggi String Quartet; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Vikingur Olafsson, piano
10:52 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Overture K 527
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Christian Baldini, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 4 "Picturesque Scenes" (Scenes pittoresques)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
11:16 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Adios Nonino
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ettore Stratta, conductor El Quinteto Buenos Aires
11:23 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 5
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
11:47 a.m.
Enrique Soro
Three Chilean Airs (Tres aires chilenos)
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor Opus 67
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
12:30 p.m.
Mario Albanese
Jequibau
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
12:33 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Estrellita
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Stern, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
12:37 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 11 in D major Opus 4/11 RV 204
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
12:45 p.m.
Michael Praetorius
Lo how a Rose e'er blooming (Es ist ein Ros)
The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, conductor
12:49 p.m.
John Field
Rondo for piano & strings in Ab major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
12:58 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas: Overture Opus 95
London Symphony Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
1:06 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 22
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor Andre Watts, piano
1:32 p.m.
Carlos Simon
Memory of Summer
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Carlos Simon, piano
1:36 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
New Queen's Hall Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
1:50 p.m.
Leroy Anderson
Christmas Festival
United States Coast Guard Band; Lt. Kenneth W. Megan, conductor
2:00 p.m.
E. J. Moeran
Cello Concerto
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Guy Johnston, cello
2:29 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Allegro di molto in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
2:33 p.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Lute Concerto in D minor
Hopkinson Smith, lute; Chiara Banchini, violin; David Plantier, violin; David Courvoisier, viola; Roel Dieltiens, cello
2:50 p.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G major Opus 6/1 HWV 319
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
3:13 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Toccata Opus 39
Enid Katahn, piano
3:18 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in Eb major Opus 82
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Prelude no. 1 in E minor
Julian Bream, guitar
3:55 p.m.
Mykola Lysenko
Suite on Ukrainian Themes: II. Courante Opus 2
Anna Shelest, piano
3:59 p.m.
Mykola Leontovich
Carol of the Bells
United States Coast Guard Band; Lt. Kenneth W. Megan, conductor Megan Sesma, harp
4:02 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto Opus 14
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Elmar Oliveira, violin
4:27 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Cyclopes ("Cyclops")
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
4:31 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Reverie
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
4:56 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song Without Words "Spring Song" (Book V, No. 6) in A major Opus 62/6
Andras Schiff, piano
5:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
5:08 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Un reve en mer A dream at sea
Sarah Cahill, piano
5:15 p.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto in A major Opus 5/2
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
5:40 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
5:45 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
6:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays SEGMENT 1
Michael Philips, host
6:30 p.m.
Holiday Programming
The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays SEGMENT 2
Michael Philips, host
