Classical Music Playlist, December 29, 2023
Today on the 130th anniversary of its 29 December 1893 premiere performance in Paris, the only String Quartet by Claude Debussy is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Flute Sonata in C major BWV 1033
Irena Grafenauer, flute; Maria Graf, harp; David Geringas, cello
6:09 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" in A minor Opus 56
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
6:51 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Fast Blue Village 2
Del Sol String Quartet
6:58 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein" in C major Opus 53
John O'Conor, piano
7:38 a.m.
Carlos Simon
Memory of Summer
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Carlos Simon, piano
7:41 a.m.
Nino Rota
Orchestra Rehearsal (Prova d'orchestra)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan; Riccardo Muti, conductor
7:53 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 "Winter Daydreams": III. Scherzo in G minor Opus 13
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:41 a.m.
Mark Isham
A River Runs Through It: Main Theme
Studio Orchestra
8:43 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:52 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Zadok the Priest HWV 258
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Monteverdi Choir
8:59 a.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 7 in C minor
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
9:29 a.m.
Kevin Puts
Home
Conspirare; Mir� Quartet; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
9:37 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Boreades suite (Abaris)
Capella Savaria; Mary Terey-Smith, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
10:11 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 5 "Andaluza"
Narciso Yepes, guitar
10:17 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra in Eb major K 297b
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor Radomir Pivoda, flute; Jiri Mihule, oboe; Zdenek Tylsar, horn; Frantisek Herman, bassoon
10:42 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Lady Radnor's Suite
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
11:16 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
11:19 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Romance Opus 35/6
Felix Klieser, horn; Christof Keymer, piano
11:24 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 60 "The Absent-minded Man" (Il Distratto) in C major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
11:55 a.m.
Charles S. Brown
A Song Without Words
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
12:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
12:08 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Grace Davidson, soprano
12:16 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in Eb major Opus 82
Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor
12:49 p.m.
Jonathan Leshnoff
Guitar Concerto: III. Lively (Finale)
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
1:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 1. El arpa del Guerrero
Sharon Isbin, guitar
1:15 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Hold On
PubliQuartet Musicality Vocal Ensemble; Lara Downes, piano
1:21 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in Bb major Opus 11
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
1:46 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Polonaise No. 5 in F# minor Opus 44
Artur Rubinstein, piano
2:00 p.m.
Claude Debussy
String Quartet in G minor Opus 10
Quatuor Ebene
2:27 p.m.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum: Prelude
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Newman, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
2:28 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
2:32 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo in C# minor
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Gerd Seifert, horn
2:50 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
2:54 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 2 in Eb major Opus 90/2 D 899
Maria Joao Pires, piano
3:01 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Max Richter
Autumn 1
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Andre de Ridder, conductor Daniel Hope, violin
3:16 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz #2
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:21 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet "Emperor" in C major Opus 76/3
Quatuor Mosaiques
3:50 p.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
3:58 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": I. Allegro Vivace in A major Opus 90
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Andaluz for 4 guitars
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Los Romeros
4:36 p.m.
Koji Kondo
The Legend of Zelda Suite
London Philharmonic Orchestra
4:40 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
4:51 p.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
5:20 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Aire de Zamba
Angel Romero, guitar
5:23 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Poetic Tone Pictures: VII. Furiant Opus 85
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
5:27 p.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy Opus 46
New Symphony Orchestra of London; Malcolm Sargent, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin; Osian Ellis, harp
5:53 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
I'll Bid My Heart Be Still
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
5:58 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488
Camerata Academica Salzburg; Sandor Vegh, conductor Andras Schiff, piano
6:26 p.m.
Jeno Takacs
Divertimento for Orchestra Opus 75
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Milan Horvath, conductor
6:38 p.m.
William Grant Still
Africa: II. Land of Romance
Lara Downes, piano
6:44 p.m.
Jean-Michel Blais
passepied
Jean-Michel Blais, piano; ...and friends
6:49 p.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
6:52 p.m.
Paquito D'Rivera
Aires Tropicales: I & II. Alborada & Son
Imani Winds
