Classical Music Playlist, April 16, 2024
Beethoven (c. 1815) by Joseph Willibrord Mähler
Beethoven’s two premiere performances of his “Archduke” Piano Trio marked his last public appearances as a pianist. Written accounts bear witness to how his piano playing was compromised by his near total deafness. Composer Louis Spohr described that he pounded on the keys much too hard in some passages, and in softer passages was unintelligible. "On account of his deafness there was scarcely anything left of the virtuosity of the artist which had formerly been so greatly admired." Sympathy and understanding were Beethoven's receipts, and the music was highly praised. The Trio is noted for its originality, nobility and grandeur. Nicknamed for his greatest patron and student to whom Beethoven dedicated the work, Archduke Rudolph, the “Archduke” Piano Trio in B-Flat Major is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Chamber Concerto "La Pastorella" in D major RV 95
Chandos Baroque Players
6:11 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 99 in Eb major
Orchestra of the 18th Century; Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:38 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango: Cafe 1930
Irmgard Toepper, flute; Hugo German Gaido, guitar
6:46 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertino for Horn in E minor Opus 45
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
7:00 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 4 "Picturesque Scenes" (Scenes pittoresques)
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:17 a.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia piccola" in G minor Opus 14
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ari Rasilainen, conductor
7:40 a.m.
Barbara Strozzi
Che si puo fare?
Basel Chamber Orchestra Anastasia Kobekina, cello
7:43 a.m.
Francesco Tristano
On John Bull's Galliard In D
Basel Chamber Orchestra Francesco Tristano, piano
7:46 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Rhapsody No. 3 in Ab major Opus 45
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
Bassoon Concerto
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Karen Geoghegan, bassoon
8:18 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
St. Anthony Variations in Bb major Opus 56
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:37 a.m.
George Gershwin
I Got Rhythm Variations
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor Earl Wild, piano
8:46 a.m.
Diego Ortiz
Recercada No. 2
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
8:47 a.m.
William Byrd
The Earl of Oxford's March
Canadian Brass; Robert Moody, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Juan Ara��s
A Festive Chaconne (Chacona: "Un sarao de la chacona")
Piffaro Renaissance Band
8:53 a.m.
Charles-Marie Widor
Organ Symphony No. 5: Toccata Opus 42
Simon Preston, organ
9:00 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Trio for flute, cello, and piano in E minor Opus 45
Linos Ensemble
9:26 a.m.
Howard Hanson
MERRY MOUNT suite
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
9:43 a.m.
Giuseppe Torelli
Trumpet Sinfonia No. 7 in D major G 8
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Newman, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
9:49 a.m.
Wynton Marsalis
Violin Concerto in D: IV. Hootenanny in D
Philadelphia Orchestra; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin
10:00 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 20: IV. Rondo in A major D 959
Paul Lewis, piano
10:14 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonie singuliere" in C major
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:42 a.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
10:48 a.m.
Hans Rott
Symphony No. 1: III. Scherzo: Frisch und lebhaft (Fresh and lively) in E major
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
11:00 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
The Thieving Magpie (LA GAZZA LADRA): Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
11:11 a.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre No. 2 in G minor
Michelle Cann, piano
11:21 a.m.
Samuel Barber
Symphony No. 1 Opus 9
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:43 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 9 in F major Opus 4/9 RV 284
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
11:52 a.m.
Xavier Dubois Foley
Shelter Island
Randall Goosby, violin; Xavier Dubois Foley, double bass
11:59 a.m.
Dorothy Howell
Piano Concerto in D minor in D minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
12:19 p.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
12:25 p.m.
Pieter Hellendaal
Concerto Grosso in Eb major Opus 3/4
Combattimento Consort; Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor
12:39 p.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Danzas Argentinas: II. Danza de la moza donosa Opus 2 Dance of the Donosa Girl
Martha Argerich, piano
12:42 p.m.
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
La Cumparsita (Tango)
Xuefei Yang, guitar
12:46 p.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
12:58 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Oboe Concerto
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor Jonathan Small, oboe
1:16 p.m.
Zenobia Powell Perry
Rhapsody
Sarah Cahill, piano
1:23 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 92 "Oxford" in G major
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
1:48 p.m.
Joaquin Malats
Spanish Serenade (Serenata Espanola) in F major
Klaus Jackle, guitar
1:55 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Archduke" in Bb major Opus 97
Emanuel Ax, piano; Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
2:42 p.m.
Maurice Greene
Overture to Phoebe
Baroque Band; Garry Clarke, conductor
2:50 p.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
2:55 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 5 in A major Opus 46
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Concertpiece for 4 horns & orchestra in F major Opus 86
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Members of...
3:19 p.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Odeon - Tango Brasileiro
Richard Cionco, piano
3:23 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Ancient Suite (Suite ancienne) Opus 31a
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:49 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Spring (La Primavera) in E major Opus 8 RV 269
English Chamber Orchestra; David Lockington, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
4:01 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor Richard Egarr, organ
4:10 p.m.
George Enescu
Dixtour pour instruments a vent (Dectet for winds) Opus 14
Oslo Wind Soloists
4:31 p.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
4:42 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Moments Musicaux No. 3 in F minor Opus 94 D 780
Radu Lupu, piano
4:44 p.m.
William Bolcom
Fields of Flowers
Spencer Meyer, piano
4:49 p.m.
Alexander MacKenzie
Priboch Suite: II. Caprice Opus 42
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Alexander Platt, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
5:01 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
5:12 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Berlin Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
5:42 p.m.
William Grant Still
Wood Notes: I. Singing River
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Valse Fantasie
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:01 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Quintet in Eb major Opus 16
Academy of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble Robert Levin, fortepiano
6:28 p.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Adagio in G minor
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Howard Griffiths, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
6:37 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Nocturne, "Souvenirs de mon pays"
Alexandra Oehler, piano
6:44 p.m.
Karl Jenkins
The Armed Man--A Mass for Peace: XII. Benedictus
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Radio Choir Daniel Hope, violin
6:51 p.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
