Classical Music Playlist, May 31, 2024
Igor Stravinsky with Nijinsky as Petrouchka
Igor Stravinsky’s ballet about a puppet that comes to life is no charming Pinocchio story. It’s a story of love, rejection, murder and revenge (by puppets!). Stravinsky's original 1911 version of his ballet “Petrushka” is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Michel Mazuel
Orchestral Suite in G major
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
6:12 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Trio No. 1 in F major Opus 18
The Rembrandt Trio
6:40 a.m.
Alfonso Montes
Milonga in the Style of Piazzolla (Milonga a Piazzolla)
Castellani Andriaccio Duo
6:44 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Three Keyboards in D minor BWV 1063
Hamburg Philharmonic; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Christoph Eschenbach, piano; Gerhard Oppitz, piano; Justus Frantz, piano
7:00 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
7:16 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 19
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
7:42 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Etude No. 10 in F# minor Op 26/10
Lang Lang, piano
7:49 a.m.
Joaquin Malats
Spanish Serenade (Serenata Espanola) in F major
Klaus Jackle, guitar
7:54 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
8:01 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas: Overture Opus 95
Bergen Philharmonic; Andrew Litton, conductor
8:09 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Vadym Kholodenko, piano
8:41 a.m.
Johann Johannsson
A Pile of Dust
Voces8
8:48 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
8:51 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Running Set
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; James Judd, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Teddy Abrams
Piano Concerto
Louisville Orchestra; Teddy Abrams, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
9:38 a.m.
Lou Harrison
Suite for Violin with American Gamelan: II. Estampie
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor Gabriela Diaz, violin
9:44 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in Bb major Opus 3/1 HWV 312
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
9:53 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 4 "Cadiz" Opus 47
Jason Vieaux, guitar
10:00 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Nocturne, "Souvenirs de mon pays"
Alexandra Oehler, piano
10:08 a.m.
Silvestre Revueltas
The Night of the Maya (La Noche de los Mayas): II. La Noche de Jaranas
Orquestra Sinfonica de Jalapa; Herrara de la Fuente, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in Bb major Opus 60
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:47 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Hungarian Sketches SZ 97
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Australian Chamber Orchestra Angela Hewitt, piano
11:17 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Serenade in C major Opus 10
Joseph Silverstein, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Gary Hoffman, cello
11:38 a.m.
George Walker
Prelude
George Walker, piano
11:40 a.m.
Lili Boulanger
Nocturne
Janine Jansen, violin; Itamar Golan, piano
11:44 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Andante and Hungarian Rondo Opus 35
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
11:55 a.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Odeon - Tango Brasileiro
Richard Cionco, piano
11:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G major K 525
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor
12:20 p.m.
William Bolcom
Fields of Flowers
Spencer Meyer, piano
12:24 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Gladiolus Rag
Lara Downes, piano
12:29 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro in A minor Opus 44
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
12:42 p.m.
Ronn McFarlane
Fermi's Paradox
Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba; Ronn McFarlane, lute
12:49 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
1:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G major Opus 6/1 HWV 319
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Chilly Gonzales
Prelude in C Sharp Major
Alice Sara Ott, piano
1:15 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 3. Balada de la doncella enamorada
Sharon Isbin, guitar
1:22 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor Opus 34
Linos Ensemble
1:49 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 6: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in D major Opus 60
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka
Berlin Philharmonic; Bernard Haitink, conductor
2:35 p.m.
Lili Boulanger
One Spring Morning (D'un Matin de Printemps)
Neave Trio; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
2:41 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Zdenek Macal, conductor
2:54 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
MASS IN B MINOR: Cum Sancto Spiritu in B minor BWV 232
English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
German Chamber Philharmonic; Thomas Klug, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
3:18 p.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Variations on a Nursery Song Opus 25
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:44 p.m.
Gustav Holst
Brook Green Suite Opus 190
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor
3:53 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:58 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Oberon Overture J 306
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
4:08 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor Jacques Zoon, flute
4:32 p.m.
Max Richter
On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter Orchestra; Lorenz Dangel, conductor
4:40 p.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Opus 18
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
5:34 p.m.
Rafael Antonio Castellanos
Vaya de Jacara Amigos
El Mundo; Richard Savino, director, conductor Ryland Angel, tenor
5:39 p.m.
John McLaughlin
"The Mediterranean" Concerto for Guitar: 1st movement
London Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor John McLaughlin, guitar
5:52 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
6:01 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Pines of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:24 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Bassoon Sonata Opus 168
David McGill, bassoon; Peter Serkin, piano
6:38 p.m.
Steven Stucky
Funeral Music for Queen Mary (after Henry Purcell)
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Timothy Foley, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Lara Downes, piano; Joe Brent, vihuela
6:53 p.m.
Silvestre Revueltas
Ocho por Radio
London Sinfonietta; David Atherton, conductor
