Classical Music Playlist, April 1, 2024
That a second symphony by Sergei Rachmaninoff even exists is fortunate. Following a scathing review of his First Symphony in 1897 he fell into such debilitating depression that he was unable to compose for three years. But after help from a psychiatrist in early 1900 he emerged and composed his wildly successful Piano Concerto No. 2. Despite its success, Rachmaninoff still questioned his ability as a symphonist. He composed smaller works and accepted conducting positions. Amid the turmoil of revolution rising in Russia, he quit his posts and left Russia for Dresden where he began work on his second symphony. Premiered in early 1908, his Symphony No. 2 received praise and a major Russian award and restored his confidence. To celebrate his 151st birthday today, the entire 55-minute Symphony No. 2 by Rachmaninoff is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for oboe and violin in Bb major RV 548
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor David Reichenberg, oboe; Simon Standage, violin
6:10 a.m.
Giovanni Paisiello
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major
Saint Cecilia Chamber Orchestra; Pietro Spada, conductor Pietro Spada, piano
6:30 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Bethena: A Concert Waltz
Giovanni DeChiaro, guitar
6:36 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Isle of the Dead Opus 29
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major BWV 1066
American Bach Soloists; Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
7:22 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet "Joke" in Eb major Opus 33/2 (HOB III: 38)
Kodaly Quartet
7:39 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Allemaingien (1-3, 5-8)
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
7:50 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Allegro Scherzando in F# minor Opus 1
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
7:59 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 29 in A major K 201
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:42 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor in C# minor Opus 3/2
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
8:46 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G minor in G minor Opus 23
Yuja Wang, piano
8:50 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
String Quartet No. 2 (unfinished): II. Allegro scherzando in F major
Oslo Camerata; Stephan Barratt-Due, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphonic Dances Opus 45
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
9:34 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasie-impromptu in C# minor Opus 66
Antonin Kubalek, piano
9:40 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" in D major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
New Queen's Hall Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Suite No. 2 for two pianos Opus 17
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Andre Previn, piano
10:37 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Rondes
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
10:50 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Kuhn, conductor
10:58 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Saul: Sinfonia HWV 53
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Trevor Pinnock, organ
11:16 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite Opus 39
Padova Chamber Orchestra; David Golub, conductor
11:42 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sonata for Cello and Piano: III. Andante in Eb major Opus 19
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano
11:50 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
11:59 a.m.
John Ireland
Epic March
London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, conductor
12:09 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 1 "Granada" Opus 47/1
David Russell, guitar
12:15 p.m.
Gunther Schuller
Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Blues
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
12:17 p.m.
Paquito D'Rivera
Aires Tropicales: VI. Contradanza
Imani Winds
12:20 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Opus 30
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
12:59 p.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Quartet for clarinet and strings in Eb major S 78/WoO 5
L'Archibudelli Charles Neidich, clarinet
1:39 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5: IV. Andante maestoso (Finale) in E minor Opus 64
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
1:52 p.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
O Virtus Sapientiae (Antiphon for Divine Wisdom)
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
1:55 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:02) in C minor BWV 847
David Korevaar, piano
2:00 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2 in E minor Opus 27
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
2:55 p.m.
Johannes Hanssen
Valdres March
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A Musical Joke K 522 (Ein Musikalischer Spass)
Lincoln Center Chamber Society
3:22 p.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Frosoblomster, Suite No. 1 (The Flowers of Froso) op. 16
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
3:40 p.m.
Chilly Gonzales
Prelude in C Sharp Major
Alice Sara Ott, piano
3:43 p.m.
Chilly Gonzales
Contretemps
Alice Sara Ott, piano
3:47 p.m.
Michael Torke
Sky: I. Lively
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
3:58 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace in A major Opus 92
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Opus 18
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
4:45 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: IV. Porro
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
4:48 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:52 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Piano Quintet No. 1: III. Scherzo in F major Opus 69
Carpe Diem String Quartet David Korevaar, piano
4:56 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Third Movement in F major BWV 1047
Canadian Brass
5:00 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
5:12 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
5:18 p.m.
Amy Beach
FOUR SKETCHES: #2. Phantoms. #3. Dreaming
Anna Shelest, piano
5:25 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Elegy No. 1 Opus 17
Clara Rodriguez, piano
5:30 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll" in Eb major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Opus 40
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
6:25 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; Lionel Bringuier, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
6:33 p.m.
John Rutter
Suite Antique
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor
6:51 p.m.
Malcolm Forsyth
Golyardes' Grounde
Canadian Brass
6:55 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha: Prelude Act III
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
