Classical Music Playlist, July 4, 2024
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Though it was written in 1880 as a celebration of Russia’s successful defense against Napoleon’s invading armies in 1812 (the French national anthem (the Marseillaise) is heard overtaken by cannons and Russian folk tunes), Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” has been used in everything from TV commercials for breakfast cereal to a love scene in a Woody Allen comedy. And its thunderous orchestration and over-the-top energy with cannons and church bells (often simulated with other instruments) make it perfect and popular music for the 4th of July. Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” is today’s Midday Masterpiece! (Followed by the 30-minute “Romantic” Symphony No. 2 from 1930 by American composer Howard Hanson.)
6:00 a.m.
Samuel Scheidt
Canzona Bergamasca
The Paramount Brass
6:05 a.m.
Amy Beach
Piano Quintet in F# minor Opus 67
Lark Quartet Joanne Polk, piano
6:34 a.m.
Paquito D'Rivera
Aires Tropicales: I & II. Alborada & Son
Imani Winds
6:41 a.m.
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Oberon Overture J 306
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor
7:10 a.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:46 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Five Negro Melodies: 4. They will not lend me a child
Neave Trio
7:52 a.m.
John Williams
Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen
Boston Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Tanglewood Festival Chorus
8:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
8:18 a.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis: IV. March
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
8:35 a.m.
Mark Isham
A River Runs Through It: Main Theme
Studio Orchestra
8:39 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
8:59 a.m.
George Gershwin
Piano Concerto in F major
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Orion Weiss, piano
9:34 a.m.
Philip Glass
Violin Concerto No. 1: Movement 1
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Gidon Kremer, violin
9:41 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 for winds "Gran Partita": I. Largo - Allegro Molto in Bb major K 361
Amadeus Winds; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
9:51 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mars, Bringer of War Opus 32
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Wayne Marshall, organ
10:00 a.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball Opus 14
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Mariss Jansons, conductor
10:07 a.m.
Amy Beach
Gaelic Symphony in E minor Opus 32
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:49 a.m.
Percy Grainger
The Gum Suckers March
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
10:53 a.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
10:58 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
German Chamber Philharmonic; Thomas Klug, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
11:17 a.m.
Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto Opus 14
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
11:41 a.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Melodia Suite: Absent Minded & Filma
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
11:49 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": III. Molto Vivace in B minor Opus 74
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Jose Moncayo
Sinfonietta
Mexico National Symphony Orchestra; Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor
12:11 p.m.
John Rutter
Lullaby for Ana Gwen
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
12:15 p.m.
Danny Elfman
Percussion Concerto: II. D.S.C.H.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Colin Currie, percussion
12:24 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Billy the Kid: Suite
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3: III. Finale - Alla breve in D minor
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
12:59 p.m.
Henry F. Gilbert
The Dance in Place Congo (Symphonic Poem)
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Calvin Simmons, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
1:44 p.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
1:54 p.m.
Tielmann Susato
Pavane "La Bataille"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture Opus 49
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
2:15 p.m.
Howard Hanson
Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
2:47 p.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet in G major: II. Andante moderato - Allegretto in G major
Pacifica Quartet
2:55 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:59 p.m.
George Frederick Bristow
Symphony No. 3 in F# minor Opus 26
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:35 p.m.
Mario Melfi
Poema
Cortango
3:39 p.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
3:49 p.m.
Michael Torke
Sky: I. Lively
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
4:00 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:25 p.m.
Sebastian Iradier
La Paloma the dove
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:29 p.m.
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 "Natalia" (Vals Venezolano)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
4:32 p.m.
William Bolcom
Ghost Rag: I. Graceful Ghost
Spencer Meyer, piano
4:37 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
Eugene List, piano
4:41 p.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain" Opus 132
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Concertpiece for 4 horns & orchestra in F major Opus 86
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Members of...
5:18 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Fantasia for cello and orchestra
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Steiney Sigur�ardottir, cello; Gabriel Olafs, piano
5:23 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 4 "Autochthonous"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Michael Torke
Bright Blue Music
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Dave and Chris Brubeck
Ansel Adams: America
Temple University Symphony Orchestra; Luis Biava, conductor
6:24 p.m.
Aaron Copland
The Tender Land: Finale: The Promise of Living Living
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:31 p.m.
Henry Cowell
American Melting Pot
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra; Richard Auldon Clark, conductor
6:49 p.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 4
Angelica Hairston, harp
6:52 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 2
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
