Classical Music Playlist, December 7, 2023
Eileen Donan Castle in Scotland | Photo by Nicholas Beel on Unsplash
At age 20 in 1829 Felix Mendelssohn wandered around Scotland. He visited castle ruins, hiked through villages, explored the coast, wrote letters back home and even sketched what he saw. Absorbing all this inspired him later to compose his Symphony No. 3, the "Scottish" Symphony, which uses old folk tunes in the 2nd and 4th movements. It's today's Midday Masterpiece
6:00 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Africa-Fantasie Opus 89
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
6:12 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik I: Concerto for flute, violin & strings in A major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
6:37 a.m.
Cesar Franck
Symphony: II. Allegretto in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Monteux, conductor
6:49 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Allemaingien (1-3, 5-8)
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": III. Rondo in Eb major Opus 73
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Kurt Sanderling, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
7:11 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major BWV 1066
American Bach Soloists; Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
7:35 a.m.
Lucas Saboya
Zamba Negra (from Suite Ernestina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
7:40 a.m.
Mateo Flecha
Riu, riu, chiu
stile antico
7:43 a.m.
Jose Pacheco
Moita Festa
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
7:47 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Autumn (L'Autunno) in F major Opus 8 RV 293
Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, violin
8:00 a.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish" in A major K 219
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor Stephanie Chase, violin
8:39 a.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis: IV. March
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
8:43 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 7 "Valenciana"
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
8:47 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque No. 7 in Gb major Opus 101/7
Josef Suk, violin; Lincoln Mayorga, piano
8:51 a.m.
Amy Beach
Gaelic Symphony: II. Alla siciliana - allegro vivace - andante in E minor Opus 32
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A minor Opus 85
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
9:32 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 13: V. Cavatina in Bb major Opus 130
Cypress String Quartet
9:40 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in D major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
9:52 a.m.
Frederick Delius
Sleigh Ride
Northern Sinfonia of England; Richard Hickox, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 30 "Alleluja" in C major
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
10:14 a.m.
William Alwyn
Elizabethan Dances (1957)
London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, conductor
10:34 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
10:46 a.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Canarios
Chatham Baroque
10:50 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Serenade in D: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio in D major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
11:01 a.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
11:16 a.m.
Andrew York
Spin
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
11:24 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Opus 40
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Louis Lortie, conductor Louis Lortie, piano
11:46 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Ruler of the Spirits Overture J 122 (Beherrscher der Geister)
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
11:54 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
What Child Is This?
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
12:23 p.m.
Kevin Puts
Home
Conspirare; Mir� Quartet; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
12:31 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb major K 447
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
12:47 p.m.
Silvestre Revueltas
The Night of the Maya (La Noche de los Mayas): II. La Noche de Jaranas
Orquestra Sinfonica de Jalapa; Herrara de la Fuente, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": I. Chorale BWV 140 Wachet auf,ruft uns die Stimme
The Bach Ensemble; Joshua Rifkin, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 6: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in D major Opus 60
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
1:10 p.m.
Victor Herbert
Cello Concerto No. 2 in E minor Op. 8
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Mark Kosower, cello
1:34 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
1:39 p.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
1:53 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
In the Bleak Midwinter
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
2:00 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" in A minor Opus 56
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
2:48 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Cancion de Cuna: Berceuse)
Pepe Romero, guitar
2:53 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Overture K 492
London Philharmonic Orchestra; George Solti, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
3:08 p.m.
Dorothy Howell
Piano Concerto in D minor in D minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
3:29 p.m.
Rafael Antonio Castellanos
Pastoras Alegres joyful shepherds
El Mundo; Richard Savino, director, conductor Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano; Nell Snaidas, soprano; Ryland Angel, tenor
3:33 p.m.
George Enescu
Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
3:47 p.m.
Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei Opus 47
Orchestre de Paris; Semyon Bychkov, conductor Mischa Maisky, cello
4:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:32 p.m.
Amy Beach
From Blackbird Hills
Lara Downes, piano
4:37 p.m.
Juventino Rosas
Over the Waves (Sobre las olas)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
4:45 p.m.
James Beckel
A Christmas Fanfare
United States Coast Guard Band; Lt. Kenneth W. Megan, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Adolphus Hailstork
Three Spirituals
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
5:15 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
5:22 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
CANDIDE: Overture
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
5:26 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
Candide Suite
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
5:46 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Eight Bright Candles
Eaken Piano Trio
5:50 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ": Finale in C minor Opus 78
Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern, conductor Jan Kraybill, organ
6:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Candles Burning Brightly SEGMENT 1
Mindy Ratner, host
6:30 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Candles Burning Brightly SEGMENT 2
Mindy Ratner, host
