Classical Music Playlist, February 21, 2024
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Symphonic Suite - also known as his Symphony No. 2 - titled “Antar” was Inspired by an Arabian tale. In the desert, Antar saves a gazelle that turns out to be a fairy-queen. As a reward, she grants him the powers of vengeance, power and love. The first movement sets up the tale. The second movement depicts him enjoying revenge, the third movement power, and the final movement, love. However, there was a stipulation that if he ever tires of these gifts, the fairy-queen will take his life. At the end she senses his love for her cooling, and so he dies. Rimsky-Korsakov made many revisions to the work. The 1897 version of “Antar” that is considered standard is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto in D major RV 429
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Janet See, flute
6:08 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Trio for harp, violin and cello
Xavier de Maistre, harp; Ingolf Turban, violin; Wen-Sinn Yang, cello
6:35 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Prelude No. 17 in Ab major Opus 28
Alice Sara Ott, piano
6:40 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor Truls Mork, cello
7:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto No. 1 "a due cori" in Bb major HWV 332
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:14 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
Petite Suite
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Aaron Jay Kernis
100 Greatest Dance Hits: II. Salsa Pasada
Escher Quartet Jason Vieaux, guitar
7:49 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto - third movement in A major K 622
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Karl Leister, clarinet
8:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 9 in F major Opus 4/9 RV 284
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
8:08 a.m.
Ferdinand Ries
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor Opus 115
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Uwe Grodd, conductor Christopher Hinterhuber, piano
8:35 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Bergerette "Sans roch"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
8:39 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert: II. Demande et response Opus 77
Chineke! Orchestra; Anthony Parnther, conductor
8:46 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 "Carnival in Pest" in D major
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 3 in D major Opus 33
Bamberg Symphony; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:45 a.m.
Tina Davidson
Blue Curve of Earth
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
9:51 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz #2
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:56 a.m.
Georges Bizet
CARMEN: Toreador song
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Richard Wagner
TANNHAUSER Overture
Berlin Philharmonic; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
10:16 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
10:24 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 18 "The Hunt" in Eb major Opus 31/3
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
10:51 a.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
New York Philharmonic; Thomas Schippers, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 35
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
11:31 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Soirees Musicales: II. Notturno Opus 6/2
Leanne Rees, piano
11:37 a.m.
John Williams
E.T.: Adventures on Earth
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:48 a.m.
Michel Corrette
Concerto comique No. 19 in A major
Arion
11:53 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
March from Tsar Saltan Suite Opus 57
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
12:09 p.m.
Hans Zimmer
The Frozen Planet
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
12:15 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 5
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
12:39 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 1 in C major Opus 138
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
12:49 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: No. 5 Witches Sabbath Opus 14
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Australian Chamber Orchestra Angela Hewitt, piano
1:17 p.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
1:23 p.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
1:47 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 7 "Valenciana"
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
1:53 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Symphony No. 2 (Symphonic Suite) "Antar" Opus 9
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:33 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Un reve en mer A dream at sea
Sarah Cahill, piano
2:41 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Romanian Folk Dances SZ 56
Les Violons du Roy; Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor
2:49 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro Giocoso (Finale) in D major Opus 77
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
2:59 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
3:09 p.m.
Yosef Hadar
Evening of Roses
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
3:14 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 36
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:48 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals de Primavera
David Russell, guitar
3:53 p.m.
Gisle Kverndokk
Symphonic Dances: II. Waltz
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (sta VAHN ger); Ken-David Masur, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:23 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Zadok the Priest HWV 258
The English Concert; Simon Preston, conductor Choir of Westminster Abbey
4:30 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mars, Bringer of War Opus 32
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Wayne Marshall, organ
4:38 p.m.
Chilly Gonzales
Prelude in C Sharp Major
Alice Sara Ott, piano
4:41 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier II:03) in C# major BWV 872
Angela Hewitt, piano
4:46 p.m.
Dustin O'Halloran
Opus 17 (String Quartet Version)
Siggi String Quartet; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Vikingur Olafsson, piano
4:59 p.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Royal Scottish Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
5:14 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Lara Downes, piano; Joe Brent, vihuela
5:20 p.m.
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
Gentillesse Ballet No. 5 Opus 45
Le Concert Spirituel; Herve Niquet, conductor
5:28 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
5:53 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
MAZEPPA: Gopak
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
5:58 p.m.
Henri Vieuxtemps
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor Opus 31
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
6:30 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Ghost Variations Wo0 24
Igor Levit, piano
6:43 p.m.
Paul Schoenfield
Four Parables: Dog heaven
New World Symphony; John Nelson, conductor Jeffrey Kahane, piano
6:51 p.m.
Simon Jeffes
"Still Life" at the Penguin Cafe: Air a Danser
BBC Concert Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
6:55 p.m.
Bobby Hutcherson
Now
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Calvin Simmons, conductor Bobby Hutcherson, vibes
