Classical Music Playlist, February 7, 2024
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Robert Schumann sketched the outline of his Symphony No. 2 within two weeks, but it took him almost a year to fill in the details (orchestration, etc). Bouts of depression, ringing in his ears and other emotional and physical ailments caused the delay. Schumann admitted as much in correspondence, confessing that the symphony could be interpreted as a musical autobiography. “I wrote the C major Symphony in December 1845 while I was still half sick, and it seems to me that one can hear this in the music. Although I began to feel like myself while working on the last movement, I recovered totally only after completing the entire piece." His description of the symphony as "music of light and shade, sunshine and shadow" is heard in its alternating moods and victorious finale. The Symphony No. 2 by Robert Schumann is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in A minor in A minor BWV 904
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
6:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear" in C major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
6:38 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 5 "Andaluza"
Angel Romero, guitar; Celedonio Romero, guitar
6:43 a.m.
Leo Delibes
Coppelia: (Suite from the ballet)
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Oboe Concerto in F major Opus 52
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Alex Klein, oboe
7:33 a.m.
Kevin Puts
Home
Conspirare; Mir� Quartet; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
7:41 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Wind Quintet: I. Allegro ben moderato Opus 43
Bergen Wind Quintet
7:50 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 3, No. 6 in A minor Opus 3/6 RV 356
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
7:59 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
8:16 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
8:35 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:41 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR: Polovetsian Dances
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Shaw, conductor Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Robert Shaw Festival Singers
8:54 a.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis: IV. March
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
9:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 12 "American" in F major Opus 96
Cypress String Quartet
9:26 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO: Ballet Music
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
9:33 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C# minor Opus 27/2
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Alice Sara Ott, piano
9:50 a.m.
Johann Heinichen
Concerto in F major S 234
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Jon Terryl "Terry" Plumeri
Windflower
Moscow Philharmonic; Jon Terryl "Terry" Plumeri, conductor Sara Watkins, oboe
10:28 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor Opus 11
Trio Parnassus
10:50 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": III. Molto Vivace in B minor Opus 74
Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor Jacques Zoon, flute
11:24 a.m.
Clarence Cameron White
Levee Dance
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
11:28 a.m.
William Grant Still
Lyric Quartet: III. The Jovial One
Catalyst Quartet
11:32 a.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Bear McCreary, piano
11:39 a.m.
Jean-Marie Leclair
Violin Concerto in Bb major Opus 10/1
Arion Monica Huggett, baroque violin
11:53 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
THE KISS: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in Bb major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 7: III. Precipitato in Bb major Opus 83
Wei Luo, piano
12:15 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:25 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in Bb major Opus 11
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor Martin Frost, clarinet
12:49 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Iberia: Festival Day in Seville (Fete-Dieu a Seville)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
1:14 p.m.
Charlotte Sohy
Song Without Words Op 30/4
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Lang Lang, piano
1:19 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major Opus 58
Haruma Sato, cello; Wataru Hisasue, piano
1:46 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces: March of the Trolls Opus 54/3
Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset, conductor
1:51 p.m.
Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade in G major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C major Opus 61
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:38 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
2:43 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert: II. Demande et response Opus 77
Chineke! Orchestra; Anthony Parnther, conductor
2:50 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Oboe Concerto No. 2a in Bb major HWV 302
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor David Reichenberg, oboe
3:00 p.m.
Michael Torke
Bright Blue Music
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Nocturne (Notturno for Piano Trio) in Eb major Opus 148 D 897
Takacs Quartet Andreas Haefliger, piano
3:20 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 1 "Sinfonie serieuse" in G minor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:51 p.m.
Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
3:56 p.m.
Charles S. Brown
A Song Without Words
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
4:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite in D Opus 39
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
4:25 p.m.
Ruth Crawford (Seeger)
Rissolty Rossolty
Schonberg Ensemble; Oliver Knussen, conductor
4:29 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: I. Trauermarsch (Funeral March) in C# minor
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
4:53 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Sylvia: Pizzicato Polka
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
4:55 p.m.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum: Prelude
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Newman, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
4:58 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
5:13 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Lundu for the Marqueza de Santos (Lundu da Marqueza de Santos)
New York Chamber Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica
5:16 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Michelangelo 70
Gidon Kremer, violin; Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon; Alois Posch, double-bass; Vadim Sakharov, piano
5:20 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
5:45 p.m.
Philip Glass
Sonata for Violin & Piano: Movement III
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
5:49 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
5:58 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 22 in Eb major K 482
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor John O'Conor, piano
6:32 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Danse Macabre Opus 40
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:40 p.m.
David Lyon
Short Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
6:51 p.m.
Andres Segovia
Study Without Light (Estudio sin luz)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
6:55 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Leyendas: VI. Coqueteos
Del Sol String Quartet
