Classical Music Playlist, March 8, 2024
Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
This Women's History Month CapRadio highlights a different woman in music each weekday. Today's classical spotlight is on
Margaret Bonds.
- Margaret Bonds was born in 1913 into a Chicago home that was a meeting place for African American artists and intellectuals hosted by her mother, Estella, a gifted musician who gave Margaret her first music lessons.
- One of the later visitors to their home was Florence Price when she moved to Chicago in 1927 and became a dear friend to both Margaret and Estella and taught piano to Margaret during her high school years.
- She met poet Langston Hughes in 1936 and became a lifelong friend and collaborator, especially during the 1950s when she set many of his poems to music.
- In 1939 Bonds moved to New York City where she attended Juilliard and became involved in the cultural life of the Harlem neighborhood where she lived. Bonds formed a Chamber Music Society of black musicians who performed black classical composers and helped to establish a community center and served as the music director at a local church.
- Bonds died in Los Angeles in 1972 at the age of 59.
Bonds’ final major work was “Credo,” a seven-movement cantata setting the text of “Credo” by W. E. B. Du Bois, his statement of belief in racial equality. It's today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Concerto a cinque in D minor
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor David Reichenberg, oboe
6:12 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Opus 92/2
Munich Piano Trio
6:48 a.m.
Josquin des Pres
Kyrie (from Missa L'homme arme sexti toni)
The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, conductor
6:53 a.m.
Margaret Bonds
CREDO: V. I Believe in the Prince of Peace
The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra; Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
7:01 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Allegro appassionato in Bb major Opus 83
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano
7:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 3 in C major K 515
Nash Ensemble w/ Philip Dukes Philip Dukes, viola
7:45 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
7:51 a.m.
Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade in G major
I Solisti Italiani
7:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
8:16 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Opus 93
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:42 a.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
8:48 a.m.
Margaret Bonds
Hold On
PubliQuartet Musicality Vocal Ensemble; Lara Downes, piano
8:53 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Entry March of the Boyars
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 3 in B minor Opus 89
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
9:36 a.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon VIII
Empire Brass
9:41 a.m.
Samuel Scheidt
Variations on a Galliard of Dowland
German Brass; Enrique Crespo, conductor
9:48 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
10:00 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Margaret Bonds
3 Dream Portraits: II. Dream Variation
Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone; Ashley Jackson, harp
10:15 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin: Gavotte en Rondeau in E major BWV 1006
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
10:23 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb major Opus 87
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
11:00 a.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
11:14 a.m.
Louis Spohr
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 57
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Julian Bliss, clarinet
11:39 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: IV. Porro
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
11:44 a.m.
Joseph Curiale
Awakening: Joy
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joseph Curiale, conductor
11:49 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Jennifer Reason
WiM INTERVIEW: Starr Parodi
12:06 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Jupiter: the Bringer of Jolity
studio ensemble; Amy Andersson, conductor Peter Dugan
12:09 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Jupiter: the Bringer of Jolity
studio ensemble; Amy Andersson, conductor Peter Dugan
12:14 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite
Michelle Cann, piano
12:28 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major K 218
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Yakov Kreizberg, conductor Julia Fischer, violin
12:51 p.m.
Erich Korngold
The Sea Hawk (1940) Suite
Oregon Symphony; James DePreist, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Mandolin Concerto in C major RV 425
I Musici Pepe Romero, guitar
1:10 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet Op. 76/5: IV. Presto in D major Opus 76/5
Aeolian String Quartet
1:15 p.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Opus 23
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Stig Westerberg, conductor Janos Solyom, piano
1:46 p.m.
Gaetano Donizetti
LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin, conductor
1:55 p.m.
Philip Glass
Sonata for Violin & Piano: Movement III
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Credo
The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra; Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
2:24 p.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Adagio in G minor
English Chamber Orchestra; Ian Watson, conductor Ian Watson, organ
2:34 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
German Chamber Philharmonic; Thomas Klug, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
2:50 p.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE WALKURE: Magic Fire Music
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
3:08 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 1: IV. Finale in C major Opus 1
Norman Krieger, piano
3:16 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in Eb major Opus 1
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
3:53 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a Sentimental Mood
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
3:56 p.m.
Georges Bizet
CARMEN: Toreador song
London Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo in F major Opus 68
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:13 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Takacs Quartet
4:31 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasia on Polish Airs in A major Opus 13
Warsaw Philharmonic; Antoni Wit, conductor Eldar Nebolsin, piano
4:45 p.m.
Charles Avison
Concerto No. 5 in D major Opus 3/5
Avison Ensemble; Pavlo Beznosiuk, conductor
4:56 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka "Chit-Chat Polka" Opus 214
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 1 for four violins and orchestra in D major Opus 3 RV 549
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Members of...
5:09 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Piano Quintet No. 1: III. Scherzo in F major Opus 69
Carpe Diem String Quartet David Korevaar, piano
5:47 p.m.
Pat Metheny
Road to the Sun: Part 1
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Pat Metheny, guitar
5:52 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor Opus 73
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
6:00 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Simon Bore the Cross
The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra; Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
Lara Downes, piano
6:45 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
PETER GRIMES: Sea Interlude No. 1 "Dawn" Opus 33a
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Cinderella: Happiness Waltz
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:53 p.m.
Vladimir Martynov
The Beatitudes
Kronos Quartet
