Classical Music Playlist, April 5, 2024
Johannes Brahms circa 1885
Johannes Brahms was hesitant to write a symphony largely because he felt Beethoven’s shadow always weighing on him. But he finally felt up to the task and completed his Symphony No. 1 at age 43 in 1876, almost fifty years after Beethoven’s death. And in his final movement, Brahms included a theme very reminiscent of the “Ode to Joy” melody from Beethoven’s Ninth as an acknowledgement to the master. The Brahms Symphony No. 1 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Symphony No. 6 in D minor Opus 12/6 G 506
Ensemble 415; Chiara Banchini, conductor
6:25 a.m.
Josef Reicha
Concerto for two horns in Eb major Opus 5
Suk Chamber Orchestra Jindrich Petras, horn; Jiri Havlik, horn
6:45 a.m.
John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark: Marion's Theme
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:50 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 3, No. 6 in A minor Opus 3/6 RV 356
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
6:59 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Octet for strings & winds: I. Adagio - Allegro in F major Opus 166 D 803
Academy of Ancient Music Members of...
7:15 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 99
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar
7:35 a.m.
Chilly Gonzales
Prelude in C Sharp Major
Alice Sara Ott, piano
7:38 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Prelude No. 24 in D minor Opus 28
Alice Sara Ott, piano
7:42 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Molly on the Shore
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
7:46 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:50 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. final movement in Bb minor Opus 23
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Evgeny Kissin, piano
7:59 a.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Concerto 4-3: I. The Shallows
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
8:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Alfred Brendel, piano
8:41 a.m.
Guillaume Dufay
Nuper Rosarum Flores
; Alexander Blachly, conductor Pomerium Musices
8:49 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
African Suite: African Dance Opus 35/4
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor
8:56 a.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Odeon - Tango Brasileiro
Richard Cionco, piano
9:00 a.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Symphony No. 3 "Lapland" (Same Atname) in F minor
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
9:44 a.m.
Johann Fischer
THE JOURNAL OF SPRING: Suite No. 2
L'Orfeo Barokorkester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
9:54 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Romance Opus 35/6
Felix Klieser, horn; Christof Keymer, piano
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in E minor Opus 6/3 HWV 321
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
10:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 4 in G minor K 516
L'Archibudelli Vera Beths, violin; Lucy van Dael, Violin/viola; Jurgen Kussmaul, viola; Gijs Beths, violin; Anner Bylsma, cello
10:45 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 13 in C minor
Teresa Carreno, piano
10:52 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll": IV. Presto [finale]
Orchestra of the 18th Century; Frans Bruggen, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin (The tomb of Couperin)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
11:17 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Suite for Flute, Violin, and Piano Opus 59
Michael Faust, flute; Sandrine Cantoreggi, violin; Sheila Arnold, piano
11:28 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
11:42 a.m.
John Corigliano
Lullaby for Natalie
London Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
11:49 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale: Allegro molto in Eb major Opus 55
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
INTERVIEW: Timothy Myers
12:08 p.m.
Carlos Simon
Memory of Summer
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Carlos Simon, piano
12:11 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: In the Hall of the Mountain King Opus 46
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
12:15 p.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Misha Dichter, piano
12:33 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
The Lark in the Clear Air
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
12:37 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Four Irish Dances Opus 126
Philharmonia Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for two violins (Double Concerto) in D minor BWV 1043
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor Andrew Manze, violin; Rachel Podger, violin
1:01 p.m.
Enrique Soro
Three Chilean Airs (Tres aires chilenos)
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Philip Glass
Piano Quintet No. 1 "Annunciation" (Part 1)
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
1:24 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 12 "American" in F major Opus 96
Cypress String Quartet
1:49 p.m.
Alma Deutscher
The Chase (Impromptu in C minor)
Alma Deutscher, piano
1:55 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz #2
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor Opus 68
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
2:50 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: I. Soir (Evening) in Bb major Opus 76
Sandrine Cantoreggi, violin; Gustav Rivinius, cello; Sheila Arnold, piano
2:55 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia BWV 29
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor Paul Nicholson, organ
3:00 p.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:09 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
3:19 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ" in C minor Opus 78
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor James O'Donnell, organ
3:55 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Prelude and Toccata in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
4:00 p.m.
Arturo Marquez
Danzon No. 2
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertpiece for piano and orchestra in F minor Opus 79 (Konzertstuck)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
4:27 p.m.
Ennio Morricone
Cinema Paradiso: Love Theme
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
4:32 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" in B minor D 759
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
4:54 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Grace Williams
Penillion
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
5:17 p.m.
Andrew York
Spin
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
5:25 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 13: V. Cavatina in Bb major Opus 130
Cypress String Quartet
5:33 p.m.
Louis Spohr
Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in E minor WOO 20
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
5:58 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Trio No. 4 "Dumky" in E minor Opus 90
Trio Zimbalist
6:30 p.m.
Thomas de Hartmann
Cello Concerto: III. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo Opus 57
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Matt Haimovitz, cello
6:39 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Preludio
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
6:42 p.m.
Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D minor: II. Adagio in D minor
BBC Concert Orchestra; Richard Balcombe, conductor Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone
6:46 p.m.
John McLaughlin
"The Mediterranean" Concerto for Guitar: 1st movement
London Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor John McLaughlin, guitar
