Classical Music Playlist, May 16, 2024
The great English conductor Sir Thomas Beecham said of the Frederick Delius Violin Concerto of 1916, "it has considerable melodic beauty and is structurally entirely logical and effective. It also bears the stamp of genuine originality, in owning no resemblance to anything of the sort written by anyone before or since." In a single movement that fluidly changes tempos and reveals its melodies, the concerto unfolds with the feel of a dreamscape. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Oboe Concerto in F major Opus 52
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Frantisek Vajnar, conductor Jiri Krejci, oboe
6:23 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Elegy No. 6 Opus 22 graveside lamentations
Alexandra Oehler, piano
6:34 a.m.
Luis Narvaez
Variations on "Guardame las Vacas"
Narciso Yepes, guitar
6:41 a.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Concerto a 8 in G major Z 186
Il Fondamento; Paul Dombrecht, conductor
6:58 a.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
7:15 a.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
7:40 a.m.
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
La Cumparsita (Tango)
Xuefei Yang, guitar
7:42 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:47 a.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
7:58 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Oboe Concerto No. 12 in C major RV 449
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Paul Goodwin, oboe
8:08 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in Eb major K 543
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:38 a.m.
Caroline Shaw
Microfictions [volume 1]: I. Under the hot sun...
Mir� Quartet
8:42 a.m.
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:54 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Minute Waltz in Db major Opus 64/1
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
8:56 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
TSAR SALTAN: Flight of the Bumblebee
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Opus 40
London Mozart Players; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
9:24 a.m.
Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen: Symphony (The 4th Act Suite) Z 629
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
9:31 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Suite in the Ancient Style Opus 127
Members of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony
9:45 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 "Carnival in Pest" in D major
Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe d'amore in A major BWV 1055R
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Douglas Boyd, oboe d'amore
10:15 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 6 in D minor Opus 104
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Pieteri Inkinen, conductor
10:45 a.m.
Clarice Assad
a Tide of Living Water
Lara Downes, piano
10:47 a.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 4
Angelica Hairston, harp
10:52 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Ghost": I. Allegro vivace e con brio in D major Opus 70/1
The Gold Coast Trio Rachel Vetter Huang, violin; Susan Lamb Cook, cello; Hao Huang, piano
11:00 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:34 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - ATTACK OF THE CLONES: Across the Stars (Love Theme)
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:41 a.m.
William Grant Still
Romance
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
11:46 a.m.
Rebecca Clarke
I'll Bid My Heart Be Still
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
11:50 a.m.
Johann Rosenmuller
Sonata No. 9 in D major
Parley of Instruments; Roy Goodman, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 "Natalia" (Vals Venezolano)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
12:15 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute & Harp Concerto in C major K 299
Berlin Philharmonic; Ernst Marzendorfer, conductor Nicanor Zabaleta, harp; Karlheinz Zoeller, flute
12:45 p.m.
Charlotte Sohy
Song Without Words Op 30/4
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Lang Lang, piano
12:48 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words for cello and piano Opus 109
Haruma Sato, cello; Wataru Hisasue, piano
12:54 p.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Canarios
Chatham Baroque
12:58 p.m.
Catrin Finch
Celtic Concerto
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
1:12 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Swan of Tuonela
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:22 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A minor Opus 85
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
1:54 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fugue "Little Fugue" in G minor BWV 578
Carlo Curley, organ
2:00 p.m.
Frederick Delius
Violin Concerto
Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Tasmin Little, violin
2:25 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
March for the Turkish Ceremony
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
2:27 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
2:32 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in G minor in G minor (1843) H395
Anna Shelest, piano
2:50 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Muromets": III. At the Court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun in B minor Opus 42
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
2:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Saul: Sinfonia HWV 53
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Trevor Pinnock, organ
3:17 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Suite for Flute, Violin, and Piano Opus 59
Michael Faust, flute; Sandrine Cantoreggi, violin; Sheila Arnold, piano
3:28 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations Opus 78
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
3:52 p.m.
Percy Grainger
Children's March "Over the Hills and Far Away"
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor Arts District Chorale
4:00 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 7
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Holly Mathieson, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
4:23 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
Serenade in D: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace in D major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
4:30 p.m.
Tan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Eternal Vow
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Tan Dun, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
4:33 p.m.
John Williams
E.T. The Extra Terrestial: Flying Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:38 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
WILLIAM TELL: Overture (GUILLAUME TELL)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Alfredo Casella
Italia: IV. Finale (Allegro molto vivace...) Opus 11
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
5:14 p.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
5:17 p.m.
Henry F. Gilbert
The Dance in Place Congo (Symphonic Poem)
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Calvin Simmons, conductor
5:30 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor John O'Conor, piano
5:59 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Quintet in A minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
6:27 p.m.
Pall Isolfsson
Festival Overture
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Petri Sakari, conductor
6:42 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto: II. Andante Opus 14
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor Robert McDuffie, violin
6:51 p.m.
Francesco Tristano
On John Bull's Galliard In D
Basel Chamber Orchestra Francesco Tristano, piano
6:55 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Romantic Sonata: III. Musical Moment (Sonata romantica "Hommage a Franz Schubert")
Marcin Dylla, guitar
