Classical Music Playlist, January 3, 2024
Rachel Barton Pine | photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
The 1857 Violin Concerto No. 2 by legendary violinist, composer and teacher Joseph Joachim was hugely popular during his lifetime and won high praise for the composition though some say he wasn't even the best interpreter of his own Concerto. In fact, he stopped playing it in his later years due to its length and difficulty. Contemporary American violinist Rachel Barton Pine says that practicing it is like "training to run a marathon." She plays it for today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for flute, violin and continuo in A minor BWV 1044
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
6:21 a.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Cello Concerto in A major Wq 172 / H 439
Santa Fe Festival Orchestra; Janos Starker, conductor Janos Starker, cello
6:42 a.m.
John Brunning
Elegy
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
6:47 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Capriccio Brillant in B minor Opus 22
London Symphony Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Israela Margalit, piano
6:59 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:14 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthias Bamert, conductor
7:30 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Xuefei Yang, guitar
7:35 a.m.
Amy Beach
Piano Trio in A minor Opus 150
The Gold Coast Trio Rachel Vetter Huang, violin; Susan Lamb Cook, cello; Hao Huang, piano
7:50 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
8:01 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: I. Allegro non troppo in E minor Opus 98
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:15 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:41 a.m.
Dustin O'Halloran
Opus 17 (String Quartet Version)
Siggi String Quartet; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Vikingur Olafsson, piano
8:48 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture in B minor Opus 26
Beethoven Orchestra, Bonn; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 2 in A major Opus 36
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner (neh-vull MAIR-rih-nuhr), conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
9:34 a.m.
Undine Smith Moore
Afro-American Suite for Flute, Cello, and Piano: III. Adagio ma appossionato
Mallarme Chamber Players
9:39 a.m.
Johann Fischer
THE JOURNAL OF SPRING: Suite No. 1
L'Orfeo Barokorkester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
9:50 a.m.
Florence Price
"mini" Quintet for Piano and Strings in E minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
10:00 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Flute Concerto in D minor Wq 22 / H 425
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor Robert Aitken, flute
10:37 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
10:44 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in G minor Opus 6/6 HWV 324
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
11:01 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
11:22 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Prelude and Toccata in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
11:27 a.m.
Samuel Barber
Symphony No. 1 Opus 9
Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern, conductor
11:49 a.m.
John Williams
E.T. The Extra Terrestial: Flying Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:55 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
11:59 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertpiece for piano and orchestra in F minor Opus 79 (Konzertstuck)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
12:17 p.m.
Charlotte Sohy
Song Without Words Op 30/4
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Lang Lang, piano
12:22 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 RV 310
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin
12:29 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:55 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
1:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb major K 495
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
1:17 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Piano Quartet No. 2 in D major Opus 124
Mozart Piano Quartet
1:43 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Espana (Spanish Rhapsodie)
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
1:51 p.m.
Alfredo Casella
Italia: IV. Finale (Allegro molto vivace...) Opus 11
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Joseph Joachim
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor Opus 11 Hungarian
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
2:48 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Ballade in G minor Opus 118/3
Helene Grimaud, piano
2:53 p.m.
Dieterich Buxtehude
Ciacona for Organ in E minor BUX 160
Simon Preston, organ
3:00 p.m.
Richard Wagner
FLYING DUTCHMAN Overture (Der Fliegender Hollander)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
3:11 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphonic Dances Opus 45
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:47 p.m.
Traditional Japanese
Sakura sakura cherry blossom
Xuefei Yang, guitar
3:53 p.m.
Philip Glass
String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima": VI. Mishima Closing
Attacca Quartet
3:57 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Krystian Zimerman, piano
4:24 p.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
Empire Brass; Rolf Smedvig, conductor
4:27 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Polonaise
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:33 p.m.
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite No. 1
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:46 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasie-impromptu in C# minor Opus 66
Daniil Trifonov, piano
4:53 p.m.
John Williams
Liberty Fanfare
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture Opus 10
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:08 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Paradetas
Chatham Baroque
5:13 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major K 503
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Scott Yoo, conductor Vassily Primakov, piano
5:46 p.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No. 3 "West Coast Pictures": II. Storm in D Opus 10
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Sixten Ehrling, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Quintet in A minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
6:28 p.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
6:39 p.m.
Alexey Shor
Seascapes for Viola and Orchestra: I. Abandoned Lighthouse
London Philharmonic Orchestra; David Parry, conductor David Aaron Carpenter, viola
6:45 p.m.
William Grant Still
Romance
Sierra Winds Felix Viscuglia, alto saxophone; Carol Urban-Silvers, piano
6:50 p.m.
George Gershwin
I Got Rhythm Variations
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor Earl Wild, piano
