Classical Music Playlist, June 11, 2024
Though Richard Strauss later withdrew section titles that give a narrative to his autobiographical tone poem, “Ein Heldenleben” (“A Hero’s Life”), the epic nature of a hero at battle remains within the music. That battle, as originally described, was Strauss’s battles with critics over his music. Strauss depicts himself as heroic in the opening movement, musically belittles critics in the second, introduces his beloved wife (“The Hero’s Companion” movement) in the third, sounds of battle emerge in the fourth and, in the fifth movement, Strauss makes numerous quotes of his previous tone poems Don Quixote, Don Juan, Also sprach Zarathustra, and more (“The Hero’s Works of Peace” of this movement’s original title) then in the final movement the hero retires, satisfied, into rest with his beloved companion. “Ein Heldenleben” is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for Violin and 3 Horns in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn; Timothy Brown, horn; Nicholas Hill, horn
6:12 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Nonette in E flat in Eb major Opus 38
Minerva Chamber Ensemble; Kevin Geraldi, conductor
6:44 a.m.
Vincenzo Capirola
Renaissance Dances for Lute
Ronn McFarlane, lute
6:50 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Andante for Horn Op. Posth. in C major AV 86a
Barry Tuckwell, horn; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
6:54 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 2: III. Rondo in Eb major
London Symphony Orchestra; Istvan Kertesz, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
7:01 a.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
7:11 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Sonata "Arpeggione" in A minor D 821
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor John Williams, guitar
7:34 a.m.
Chilly Gonzales
Contretemps
Alice Sara Ott, piano
7:37 a.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Fantasia for cello and orchestra
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Steiney Sigur�ardottir, cello; Gabriel Olafs, piano
7:42 a.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 1 for four violins and orchestra in D major Opus 3 RV 549
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Members of...
8:09 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Bonn Beethovenhalle Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
8:29 a.m.
Francesco Tristano
On John Bull's Galliard In D
Basel Chamber Orchestra Francesco Tristano, piano
8:33 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 "Grande Valse Brillante" in Eb major Opus 18
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
8:39 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 11
Philharmonia Orchestra; Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor Dennis Brain, horn
8:56 a.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes: Nimble Feet
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ" in C minor Opus 78
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor James O'Donnell, organ
9:36 a.m.
Roberto Firpo
Viviani
Cortango
9:40 a.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Suite in e minor in E minor
Chatham Baroque
9:51 a.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
10:00 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Dolly Suite Opus 56
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
10:18 a.m.
William Grant Still
Wood Notes: I. Singing River
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
10:25 a.m.
William Grant Still
Wood Notes: IV. Whippoorwill's Shoes
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
10:29 a.m.
Dorothy Howell
Piano Concerto in D minor in D minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
10:50 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Serenade in Eb major Opus 7
Stockholm Philharmonic (members of); Paavo Berglund, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major K 175
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
11:23 a.m.
Tessa Lark
Applachian Fantasy
Tessa Lark, violin
11:29 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 4 in A minor Opus 4 RV 357
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
11:38 a.m.
Joaquin Turina
Sonata for Guitar Opus 61
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
11:50 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
EURYANTHE Overture Opus 81 J 291
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1053
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
12:20 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbors' Dance
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
12:25 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Don Juan Opus 20
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
12:42 p.m.
Lili Boulanger
Of a Bright Garden (D'un Jardin Clair)
Lang Lang, piano
12:45 p.m.
John C. Williams
When The Birds Return
Voces8; Barnaby Smith, conductor Xuefei Yang, guitar
12:51 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Berlin Philharmonic; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
1:17 p.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 4
Angelica Hairston, harp
1:20 p.m.
Max Richter
Dona Nobis Pacem 2
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
1:25 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian Dances Opus 35
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:43 p.m.
Amy Beach
Ballade, Op. 6 Opus 6
Anna Shelest, piano
1:53 p.m.
John Williams
HARRY POTTER and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Richard Strauss
A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben) Opus 40
Staatskapelle Dresden; Rudolph Kempe, conductor
2:45 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Melodia Suite: Absent Minded & Filma
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
2:53 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite: III. Alla Marcia Opus 11
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9: II. Molto Vivace (Scherzo and Trio) in D minor Opus 125
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Paquito D'Rivera
Aires Tropicales: I & II. Alborada & Son
Imani Winds
3:18 p.m.
Paquito D'Rivera
Aires Tropicales: VI. Contradanza
Imani Winds
3:21 p.m.
Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Opus 23
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Walter Hendl, conductor Van Cliburn, piano
3:49 p.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Opus 28
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
4:15 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:38 p.m.
Charlotte Sohy
Song Without Words Op 30/4
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Lang Lang, piano
4:42 p.m.
Richard Wagner
FLYING DUTCHMAN Overture (Der Fliegender Hollander)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:54 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 5 in A major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Lyon National Orchestra; Jun Markl, conductor
5:14 p.m.
David Crowell
Pacific Coast Highway
Dan Lippel, guitar; Mak Grgic, guitar
5:19 p.m.
Gang Chen; Zhanhao He
The Butterfly Lovers (Concerto for Violin)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Lan Shui, conductor Gil Shaham, violin; Jonathan Fox, gu ban; Nella Hunkins, cello; Ta Jin, flute; Gulia Mashurova, harp
5:48 p.m.
Richard Addinsell
Warsaw Concerto
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Also Sprach Zarathustra Opus 30
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:32 p.m.
Dorothy Howell
Lamia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
6:48 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Portraits of Langston: IV. Silver Rain
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
6:53 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Harp Concerto: IV. Rap Knock
Rochester Philharmonic; Ward Stare, conductor Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
