Classical Music Playlist, March 1, 2024
March is Women’s History Month and we’re celebrating women in music all month. Today's spotlight is on Clara Schumann.
- Born Clara Wieck, at age 9 she gave her debut recital on piano. At 16 she premiered her own Piano Concerto and soon was an internationally renowned concert pianist.
- She married Robert Schumann in 1840 just before she turned 21. Up to that time they had already collaborated on compositions.
- Robert would be institutionalized for psychological problems in 1854, passing away in 1856. After Robert’s death, Clara stopped composing but did resume an active career as a concert pianist for her remaining forty years.
- Clara Schumann suffered a stroke in early 1896 and died a couple months later on 20 May at age 76. She was buried next to her husband.
- During their marriage when Clara was pregnant with their fourth child, and taking it easy at home, she composed what some consider to be her supreme achievement, her Piano Trio in g-minor. It's today's Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 6 in G major Opus 10 RV 437
Rebel Baroque Orchestra; Jorg-Michael Schwarz, conductor Matthias Maute, recorder
6:08 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes Opus 52
I Musici de Montreal; Yuli Turovsky, conductor
6:35 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann Opus 20
Sarah Cahill, piano
6:48 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Carnaval Opus 9
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in Bb major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 92 "Oxford" in G major
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
7:37 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals Tropical
David Russell, guitar
7:39 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Prelude No. 24 in D minor Opus 28
Alice Sara Ott, piano
7:43 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Scherzo from "Death and the Maiden" in D minor D 810
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
7:50 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Kuhn, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 7
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Holly Mathieson, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:32 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: I. El Margariteno (pasillo) The Song of the Dreamer
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
8:38 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Concert Waltz No. 2 (Valse de Concert) Opus 51
Bamberg Symphony; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:49 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ": Finale in C minor Opus 78
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Kent Nagano, conductor Olivier Latry, organ
8:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" in Eb major Opus 55
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:42 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Soirees Musicales: II. Notturno Opus 6/2
Leanne Rees, piano
9:48 a.m.
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
Sonata Quarta, from Sonatae unarum fidium in D major
Carrie Krause, baroque violin; John Lenti, theorbo
10:00 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Lara Downes, piano
10:13 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; Lionel Bringuier, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
10:23 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Helsinki Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, conductor
10:28 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in B minor Opus 33/1 HOB 3/37
Quatuor Mosaiques
10:53 a.m.
Mikhail Glinka
RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
10:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in D minor Opus 6/10 HWV 328
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
11:13 a.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Castillos de Espana: Torija/Alcaniz (Elegia/Festival)
Andres Segovia, guitar
11:19 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Sonata in G minor
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:40 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 3: III. (Variations on theme by Clara Wieck) in F minor Opus 14
Angela Cheng, piano
11:49 a.m.
Hector Berlioz
Roman Carnival Overture Opus 9
New York Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Morten Lauridsen
Lux Aeterna: Veni, Sancte Spiritus, Angus Dei
Budapest Concert Orchestra; Donald Kendrick, conductor Sacramento Choral Society
12:13 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Overture (Die Zauberflote) K 620
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:21 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Andaluz for 4 guitars
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Los Romeros
12:46 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": I. Chorale BWV 140 Wachet auf,ruft uns die Stimme
The Bach Ensemble; Joshua Rifkin, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G minor Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
1:09 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin & cello "Double Concerto" in A minor Opus 102
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
1:42 p.m.
Paul Dukas
Villanelle for horn and orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
1:49 p.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Trio in G minor Opus 17
Nash Ensemble
2:29 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 89: Finale in F major
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia; Bela Drahos, conductor
2:35 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 12 "Arabesca"
Angel Romero, guitar; Celedonio Romero, guitar
2:42 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in A major Opus 6/11 HWV 329
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4: III. Rondo: Vivace in G major Opus 58
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
3:10 p.m.
Rafael Antonio Castellanos
Vaya de Jacara Amigos
El Mundo; Richard Savino, director, conductor Ryland Angel, tenor
3:16 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 "Spring" in Bb major Opus 38
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:47 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 2 in C minor in C minor Opus 14
Anna Shelest, piano
3:52 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Legend No. 6 Opus 59
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
4:13 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor John O'Conor, piano
4:39 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Ich stand in dunklen Traumen Opus 13/1
Barbara Bonney, soprano; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
4:41 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Liebst du um Schonheit Opus 12/4
Barbara Bonney, soprano; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
4:45 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture (The Bat)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
4:54 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyous March (Joyeuse Marche)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Anticipations of Scotland: A Grand Fantasia Opus 75
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
5:16 p.m.
Laszlo Draskoczy
Dances from Korond
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jan Soderblom, conductor Kari Kriikku, clarinet
5:21 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonie singuliere" in C major
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; Lionel Bringuier, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
5:58 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 5 in F major Opus 76
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:44 p.m.
Libby Larsen
Sorrow Song and Jubilee
Apollo Chamber Players
6:51 p.m.
Max Richter
On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter Orchestra; Lorenz Dangel, conductor
