Classical Music Playlist, May 17, 2024
After attending a performance of a Serenade for Winds by Mozart, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák completed his own wind Serenade in just a couple weeks, but in his own Czech musical accent. Dvořák’s friend Johannes Brahms (no less) would call this early work (1878) Dvořák’s greatest music to date. Dvorak’s “Serenade for Winds” is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott) BWV 80
Empire Brass Douglas Major, organ
6:07 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor Opus 19
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano
6:47 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: I. El Margariteno (pasillo) The Song of the Dreamer
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
6:52 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 6 in D major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Serenade in Eb major Opus 7
Stockholm Philharmonic (members of); Paavo Berglund, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 10 (for two pianos) in Eb major K 365
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano; Radu Lupu, piano
7:34 a.m.
Gian Carlo Menotti
AMELIA GOES TO THE BALL Overture
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Schippers, conductor
7:39 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty: Waltz from Act I
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
7:44 a.m.
Samuel Scheidt
Canzona Bergamasca
The Paramount Brass
7:49 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for two violins (Double Concerto) in D minor BWV 1043
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Petra Mullejans, violin; Gottfried von der Goltz, violin
8:15 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posey
Eastman Wind Ensemble; Donald Hunsberger, conductor
8:32 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
8:45 a.m.
Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
Lara Downes, piano
8:49 a.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
9:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 "Prague" in D major K 504
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:38 a.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
9:44 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in E minor RV 281
Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, violin
9:56 a.m.
Alexandra Streliski
Burnout Fugue
Alexandra Streliski, piano
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in D minor Opus 6/10 HWV 328
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: IV. Porro
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
10:17 a.m.
Philip Glass
Symphony No. 3: Movement IV
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
10:22 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Piano Quartet No. 1 in Bb major Opus 69
Mozart Piano Quartet
10:47 a.m.
John Knowles Paine
Overture to Shakespeare's "As You Like It" Opus 28
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor
11:15 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll": IV. Presto [finale]
Orchestra of the 18th Century; Frans Bruggen, conductor
11:22 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
LE TEMPLE DE LA GLOIRE: Suite I (The Temple of Glory)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
11:42 a.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
11:52 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Espana (Spanish Rhapsodie)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:00 p.m.
John Rutter
Suite Antique, IV. Waltz
Trio Brio; Ryan Murray, conductor Dr. Beverly Wesner-Hoehn, harp; Elizabeth Maria Coronata, flute
12:04 p.m.
John Rutter
Suite Antique, IV. Waltz
Trio Brio; Ryan Murray, conductor Dr. Beverly Wesner-Hoehn, harp; Elizabeth Maria Coronata, flute
12:12 p.m.
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
12:31 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Summer (L'Estate) in G minor Opus 8 RV 315
...and friends Janine Jansen, violin
12:42 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284
Richard Cionco, piano
12:46 p.m.
Paulinho Nogueira; Luiz Gonzaga
Bachianinha No. 2 / Araponga
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
12:50 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Richard Wagner
TANNHAUSER Overture
Berlin Philharmonic; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
1:15 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Etude No. 10 in F# minor Op 26/10
Lang Lang, piano
1:20 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Hold On
PubliQuartet Musicality Vocal Ensemble; Lara Downes, piano
1:26 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kije Suite Opus 60
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
1:46 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": IV. Finale in C major K 551
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Serenade for Winds in D minor Opus 44
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
2:25 p.m.
Arturo Marquez
Danzon No. 2
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
2:36 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor Opus 11
Neave Trio
2:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in G minor BWV 1056
English Chamber Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, violin
3:10 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Aconquija
Eliot Fisk, guitar
3:14 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Estrellita
David Russell, guitar
3:18 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
3:41 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
3:49 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Huapango
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
3:58 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; James Judd, conductor
4:09 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major K 453
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:38 p.m.
John Williams
Theme from The Patriot
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor Middlesex County Fifes & Drums
4:47 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
4:59 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: No. 5 Witches Sabbath Opus 14
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
5:10 p.m.
Lucas Saboya
Zamba Negra (from Suite Ernestina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
5:15 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Kevin Puts
Home
Mir� Quartet Matt Haimovitz, cello
6:01 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Church Windows
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
6:30 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Stern, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
6:37 p.m.
Jack Gallagher
Sonatina for Piano
Frank Huang, piano
6:50 p.m.
Samuel Akpabot
Pastorale from "Scenes from Nigeria"
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
6:54 p.m.
Pat Metheny
Last Train Home (Prelude)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
