Classical Music Playlist, January 5, 2024
![London's Piccadilly Circus in 1932](/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=780/media/12272156/london-piccadilly-circus-1932-anon-postcard-800.jpg)
London's Piccadilly Circus in 1932
While English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams conceded that some movements might evoke moods, activity and locations of London, he remained adamant that his "A London Symphony" - often referred to unofficially as his "Symphony #2" - was not "program" music that depicted such scenes but was "absolute music." To further avoid the impression of it being program music, he even wrote in program notes for a concert that he should have more accurately titled it, "Symphony by a Londoner." It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 4 violins in Bb major RV 553
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor Fabio Biondi, violin; Andrea Rognoni, violin; Raffaello Negri, violin; Renata Spotti, violin
6:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major K 332 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:30 a.m.
Carlos Guastavino
Las Presencias: VI. Jeromita Linares
Camerata Bariloche
6:43 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor BWV 1041
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor Margaret Batjer, violin
6:57 a.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Elf-Mound Overture Opus 100
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor
7:09 a.m.
Josef Suk
Serenade for Strings in Eb major Opus 6
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
7:35 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
7:38 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3: III. Juba
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
7:44 a.m.
Charles Stanford
Irish Rhapsody No. 5
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
8:15 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major HOB 18:11
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:34 a.m.
Joan Ambrosio Dalza
Saltarello
Calliope
8:37 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia (Konzertsatz) in D major BWV 1045
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor
8:44 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Marosszek Dances
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
8:56 a.m.
Camargo Mozart Guarnieri
Brazilian Dance (Dansa Brasiliera)
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Maximiano Valdez, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Ghennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
9:31 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: IV. Porro
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
9:36 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in Bb major Opus 3/2 HWV 313
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
9:49 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto: III. Rondo - Allegro in D major Opus 61
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
10:00 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
10:10 a.m.
John Adams
Pavane: She's So Fine (from John's Book of Alleged Dances)
Attacca Quartet
10:18 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 4 "Inextinguishable" Opus 29
Royal Danish Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
10:52 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Festival Polonaise (Festpolonese) Opus 12
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
11:02 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Concert Rondo "Krakowiak" in F major Opus 14
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
11:17 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:23 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonie in D major
Concerto Koln
11:43 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Pieces for Guitar: 2. Romantico
Franz Halasz, guitar
11:48 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in G minor BWV 1056
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
11:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
12:26 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Etude No. 3 "The Little Bell" ("La Campanella") in G# minor
Lang Lang, piano
12:32 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 12 in B minor Opus 6/12 HWV 330
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Amy Beach
FOUR SKETCHES: #2. Phantoms. #3. Dreaming
Anna Shelest, piano
12:53 p.m.
George Gershwin
PORGY AND BESS: It Ain't Necessarily So
Duo Sonidos
12:56 p.m.
Georges Bizet
CARMEN: Toreador song
London Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations Opus 78
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:22 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
1:28 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Sinfonietta
Mexico National Symphony Orchestra; Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor
1:41 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: IV. From Bohemia's Woods and Meadows
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
1:55 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
The Bells
Lara Downes, piano
2:00 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 "London"
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
2:47 p.m.
Mario Albanese
Jequibau
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
2:51 p.m.
Luigi Cherubini
MEDEA: Overture
Munich Radio Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka "Chit-Chat Polka" Opus 214
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 74
English Chamber Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
3:40 p.m.
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
La Cumparsita (Tango)
Xuefei Yang, guitar
3:44 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro con spirito in D major Opus 73
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Fantasy for a Gentleman
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
4:33 p.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
4:38 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in E minor in E minor BWV 855
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
4:41 p.m.
Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
Lara Downes, piano
4:46 p.m.
Carlos Chavez
Symphony No. 2 "Sinfonia India"
New World Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
4:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in E minor Opus 6/3 HWV 321
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
5:13 p.m.
Ricardo Herz
Sisifo na Cidade Grande (Sisyphus in the Big City)
Sphinx Virtuosi; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
5:21 p.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Ab major
Concerto Koln; David Stern, conductor Andreas Staier, fortepiano
5:53 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
French Military March Opus 60 (Suite Algerienne: Marche militaire francaise)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:59 p.m.
William Dawson
Negro Folk Symphony
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:29 p.m.
Arturo Marquez
Danzon No. 2
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Winter in Buenos Aires (Invierno Porteno)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
6:46 p.m.
Danny Elfman
Serenada Schizophrana: Pianos
Studio Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor
6:54 p.m.
Elena Ruehr
String Quartet No. 3: III. How She Danced
Cypress String Quartet