Classical Music Playlist, May 3, 2024
At around age 20, Swiss-born composer Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) began to ponder questions of spirituality and religion, national ethnic identity and his Judaic heritage, all with the additional motivation of expressing these in his music. In the 1910s he composed what became known as his “Jewish Cycle” of works. His final work in the cycle, that uses the Hebrew name for King Solomon, “Schelomo, Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra,” premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City on this date, May 3rd, in 1917. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Francesco Veracini
Overture No. 1 in Bb major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
6:15 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Sextet in C minor Opus 40
Linos Ensemble
6:41 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Fool's Entr'acte
Convivium Musicum
6:42 a.m.
Joan Ambrosio Dalza
Saltarello & Piva
Ronn McFarlane, lute; Mark Cudek, lute
6:48 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 3 "The Goldfinch" (Il Gardellino) in D major Opus 10 RV 428
Arion Claire Guimond, baroque flute
6:59 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Wind Quintet: I. Allegro ben moderato Opus 43
Bergen Wind Quintet
7:08 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major K 216
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Yakov Kreizberg, conductor Julia Fischer, violin
7:33 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, conductor Lang Lang, piano
7:36 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Summer in Buenos Aires (Verano Porteno)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
7:40 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio: I. Allegro molto vivace in D minor
Nash Ensemble
7:51 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
8:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": III. Rondo in Eb major Opus 73
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Kurt Sanderling, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
8:11 a.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:37 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE: Binary Sunset
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:39 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE PHANTOM MENACE: Duel of the Fates
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor London Voices
8:44 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Mazurka No. 3 in F# minor Opus 59
Bela Fleck, banjo; John Williams, guitar
8:49 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Spring (La Primavera) in E major Opus 8/1 RV 269
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin
9:01 a.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
9:33 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Piano Quintet No. 1: III. Scherzo in F major Opus 69
Carpe Diem String Quartet David Korevaar, piano
9:40 a.m.
Christoph Forster
Horn Concerto in Eb major ICF 6
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
9:53 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
March from Tsar Saltan Suite Opus 57
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
10:00 a.m.
John Field
Rondo for piano & strings in Ab major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
10:08 a.m.
Teng Yu-hsien
Spring Breeze
Xuefei Yang, guitar
10:12 a.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
10:17 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian Dances Opus 35
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
10:48 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Scherzo No. 4 in E major Opus 54
Richard Goode, piano
11:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 16 in F major Opus 135
Emerson String Quartet
11:25 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyous March (Joyeuse Marche)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
11:30 a.m.
William Grant Still
Vignettes for oboe, bassoon and piano
Sierra Winds
11:42 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 2 in Eb major Opus 9/2
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Seong-Jin Cho, piano
11:55 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia BWV 29
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor Paul Nicholson, organ
12:00 p.m.
Carlos McMillan Fuentes
Concerto da Requiem VII. Lacrimosa
Camerata California Chamber Choir and Orchestra; Pete Nowlen, conductor Carlos McMillan Fuentes, piano; Matt Hidalgo, tenor
12:08 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Fantasy for a Gentleman
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Lawrence Foster, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
12:31 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
12:43 p.m.
Charles S. Brown
A Song Without Words
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
12:46 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Lara Downes, piano; Joe Brent, vihuela
12:53 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Zadok the Priest HWV 258
The English Concert; Simon Preston, conductor Choir of Westminster Abbey
1:00 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
New Queen's Hall Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Variations Across the Centuries: Waltz #2 & #3 & Foxtrot Op 71
Xavier Jara, guitar
1:20 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces Opus 54
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:41 p.m.
Barbara Strozzi
Che si puo fare?
Basel Chamber Orchestra Anastasia Kobekina, cello
1:46 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
2:00 p.m.
Ernest Bloch
Schelomo, Hebraic Rhapsody for cello
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Ofra Harnoy, cello
2:22 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
2:30 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major D 485
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Takuo Yuasa, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Violin Sonata No. 1 in C minor Opus 37
Konstanze Eickhorst, piano; Winfried Rademacher, violin
3:34 p.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
3:49 p.m.
Jonathan Leshnoff
Guitar Concerto: III. Lively (Finale)
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
3:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G major K 525
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor
4:19 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
4:33 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Imperial March
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:36 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE: The Throne Room & End Title
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:42 p.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE WALKURE: Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music
Berlin Philharmonic; Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Morning Papers Opus 279 (Morgenblatter)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:09 p.m.
Madeleine Dring
Colour Suite: IV. Blue Air
Sarah Cahill, piano
5:13 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite: III. Troubled Water
Lara Downes, piano
5:18 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in Bb major Opus 60
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
5:57 p.m.
Francesco Tristano
On John Bull's Galliard In D
Basel Chamber Orchestra Francesco Tristano, piano
6:01 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Piano Concerto No. 3 SZ 119
Helsinki Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, conductor Andreas Haefliger, piano
6:26 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Three Portraits from "The England of Elizabeth"
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
6:45 p.m.
Eric Whitacre
Sleep
Polyphony; Stephen Layton, conductor
6:51 p.m.
David N. Baker
Deliver My Soul
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
6:55 p.m.
Yann Tiersen
Amelie's Waltz
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
