Classical Music Playlist, March 29, 2024
American composer Caroline Shaw's 2019 oratorio "The Listeners" is about mankind's eternal contemplation of the cosmos; from gazing at the stars, to actual exploration of space. It's today's Midday Masterpiece as we highlight Shaw for Women's History Month.
- Caroline Shaw (born 1982) moves among roles, genres, and mediums, often working in collaboration with others as producer, composer, violinist and vocalist.
- Shaw is the recipient of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Music, several Grammy awards, an honorary doctorate from Yale, and a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship.
- She has written over 100 works in the last decade for Anne Sofie von Otter, Yo Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, LA Philharmonic, Philharmonia Baroque, Seattle Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony and many others.
- Recent projects include music for films, theater, ballet, concert works, two albums as well as occasional chamber music appearances as a violist.
- Her work as vocalist or composer has appeared in several films, TV series, and podcasts including Beyonce’s Homecoming, the movie Tár, Dolly Parton’s America and more.
6:00 a.m.
Charles Avison
Concerto No. 2 in E minor Opus 3/2
Avison Ensemble; Pavlo Beznosiuk, conductor
6:09 a.m.
Anton Reicha
Wind Quintet No. 2 in Eb major Opus 88/2
Albert Schweitzer Quintet
6:35 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Takacs Quartet
6:53 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Rhapsody in G minor Opus 79/2
Murray Perahia, piano
7:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40: I. Molto Allegro in G minor K 550
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Georg Solti, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Opus 100
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
7:31 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals de Primavera
David Russell, guitar
7:37 a.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Canarios
Chatham Baroque
7:40 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:44 a.m.
Victor Ewald
Quintet No. 1 in Bb minor Opus 5
Center City Brass Quintet
7:59 a.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
City of Granada Orchestra; Josep Pons, conductor
8:17 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Krystian Zimerman, piano
8:37 a.m.
Caroline Shaw
Is A Rose: II. "And So"
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Anne Sofie von Otter, alto
8:44 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Winter (L'Inverno) in F minor Opus 8 RV 297
...and friends Janine Jansen, violin
8:53 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor Opus 73
English Chamber Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
9:23 a.m.
Myroslav Skoryk
Three Extravagant Dances: II. Blues: Almost American
Anna Shelest, piano; Dmitri Shelest, piano
9:31 a.m.
Henry Purcell
DIDO AND AENEAS
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor
9:50 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain" Opus 132
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:16 a.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude in G major Opus 29/11
Narciso Yepes, guitar
10:21 a.m.
Gang Chen; Zhanhao He
The Butterfly Lovers (Concerto for Violin)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Lan Shui, conductor Gil Shaham, violin; Jonathan Fox, gu ban; Nella Hunkins, cello; Ta Jin, flute; Gulia Mashurova, harp
10:50 a.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
10:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in A major Opus 6/11 HWV 329
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
11:17 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Piano Trio: III. Scherzo. Presto con brio in D minor
Neave Trio Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
11:22 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Serenade for Winds in D minor Opus 44
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
11:47 a.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
11:54 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze BWV 208
Empire Brass Douglas Major, organ
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
WiM INTERVIEW: Heidi Trefethen
12:07 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
12:17 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Plan and Elevation: I. The Ellipse
Attacca Quartet
12:21 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Plan and Elevation: V. The Beech Tree
Attacca Quartet
12:25 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major HWV 348
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
12:54 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Cleveland Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
1:09 p.m.
Michael Praetorius
Dance Suite from Terpsichore
Buffalo Guitar Quartet
1:18 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Quintet in A minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
1:46 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 4 in F major Opus 46
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
1:54 p.m.
Hans Zimmer
The Frozen Planet
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
2:00 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
The Listeners
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Avery Amereau, contralto; Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
2:35 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 10 "The Hunt" in Bb major Opus 8 RV 362 (La Caccia)
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
2:44 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Hungarian Folksongs fro the Csik District
Lara Downes, piano
2:49 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Iberia: Festival Day in Seville (Fete-Dieu a Seville)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
3:08 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danza Paraguaya No. 1
David Russell, guitar
3:09 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danza Paraguaya No. 3: London Carape
David Russell, guitar
3:12 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Opus 37
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Robert Levin, fortepiano
3:49 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Our Town
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major HOB VIIb:1
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Heinrich Schiff, cello
4:35 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Partita for 8 Voices: II. Sarabande
Roomful of Teeth
4:40 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Summer (L'Estate) in G minor Opus 8/2 RV 315
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin
4:52 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20: III. Rondo in D minor K 466
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Jeremy Denk, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano
5:01 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Andaluz for 4 guitars
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Los Romeros
5:26 p.m.
Yiruma
non e la fine
Yiruma, piano; Chanuk Kang, cello
5:31 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Serenade in Eb major Opus 7
Stockholm Philharmonic (members of); Paavo Berglund, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin: Gavotte en Rondeau in E major BWV 1006
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
5:50 p.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9: II. Scherzo in D minor WAB 109
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christian Thielemann, conductor
6:01 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Is A Rose
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Anne Sofie von Otter, alto
6:18 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Three Essays: First Essay (Nimrod)
Attacca Quartet
6:27 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Schisma
Brooklyn Rider
6:33 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Gustave Le Gray
Timo Andres, piano
6:44 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Partita for 8 Voices: IV. Passacaglia
Roomful of Teeth
6:51 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
The Evergreen: IV. Root
Attacca Quartet
