Classical Music Playlist, July 9, 2024
The Symphony No. 1 by the 23 year old Sergei Rachmaninoff had a disastrous premiere performance. Conductor Alexander Glazunov gave the symphony very little rehearsal and, it’s been said, he was drunk on the podium. The whole experience devastated Rachmaninoff so badly that for three years he composed nothing more until after months of psychotherapy and hypnosis. Finally, Rachmaninoff emerged from his funk with his spectacularly successful Piano Concerto No. 2, but writing symphonies still intimidated him. He didn’t compose his Second Symphony for another ten years. After Rachmaninoff’s death, performances of his Symphony No. 1, with better conductors, have led it to be hailed as a triumph. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Nicolas Chedeville
Sonata (from "Il Pastor Fido") in A major The Faithful Shepherd
Paul Goodwin, oboe; Susan Sheppard, cello; John Toll, organ; Nigel North, guitar
6:11 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Horn Concerto in Bb major Opus 91
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor Richard Watkins, horn
6:36 a.m.
Amy Beach
Pastorale
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
6:40 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Pieteri Inkinen, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:14 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb major K 456
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
7:45 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture (The Bat)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
7:55 a.m.
John C. Williams
When The Birds Return
Voces8; Barnaby Smith, conductor Xuefei Yang, guitar
8:01 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Egmont Overture Opus 84
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonie singuliere" in C major
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:38 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Peggy's Rag
Sarah Cahill, piano
8:42 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Gladiolus Rag
Lara Downes, piano
8:47 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: III. Allegro giocoso in E minor Opus 98
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:54 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia BWV 29
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor Paul Nicholson, organ
8:59 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Berlin Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
9:29 a.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet in G major: II. Andante moderato - Allegretto in G major
Pacifica Quartet
9:37 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
9:54 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Hary Janos: Intermezzo
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Moderato in C minor
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
10:10 a.m.
Adam Larrabee
24 Preludes for Banjo: No. 6 "Presto" in c# minor
John Bullard, banjo
10:13 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:34 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake: Farewell of the Guests/Waltz Opus 20
New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, conductor
10:42 a.m.
Josef Suk
Piano Trio in C minor Opus 2
Neave Trio
10:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto No. 1 "a due cori" in Bb major HWV 332
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
11:14 a.m.
Morten Lauridsen
Les Chansons des Roses: Dirait-on
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
11:20 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 "Spring" in Bb major Opus 38
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:51 a.m.
Jessie Montgomery
Strum
Catalyst Quartet
11:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
12:28 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March Opus 24
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
12:33 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Grace Williams
Hiraeth for Harp
Sandrine Chatron, harp
12:47 p.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude in G major Opus 29/11
Narciso Yepes, guitar
12:52 p.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Violin Concerto: III. Finale "Rondo in the Lapland Style" in F# minor
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor Ulf Wallin, violin
1:00 p.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Recollections of Ireland Opus 69
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
1:16 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
1:22 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
1:44 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
25 Scottish Songs: 2. Sunset Opus 108/2
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Gerald Finley, baritone; Nicola Benedetti, violin; Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
1:49 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Serenade in Eb major Opus 7
Stockholm Philharmonic (members of); Paavo Berglund, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 1 in D minor Opus 13
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Etude No. 10 in F# minor Op 26/10
Lang Lang, piano
2:50 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 3: III. Polonaise. Allegretto in F major Opus 70
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
2:59 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
3:18 p.m.
Mark O'Connor
Appalachia Waltz
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Mark O'Connor, violin; Edgar Meyer, bass
3:25 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 14 in Eb major K 449
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
3:49 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Iberia: Festival Day in Seville (Fete-Dieu a Seville)
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Pines of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
4:33 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 7 "Valenciana"
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
4:38 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity Opus 32
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
European Brandenburg Ensemble; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:12 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: I. El Margariteno (pasillo) The Song of the Dreamer
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
5:18 p.m.
William Grant Still
Africa: Symphonic Poem
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
5:47 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 13 in Bb major Opus 130
Takacs Quartet
6:44 p.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8) (La fille aux cheveux de lin)
Empire Brass
6:47 p.m.
John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark: Marion's Theme
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:51 p.m.
Charlie Chaplin
Modern Times: Smile
Angele Dubeau, violin; Rosalie Asselin, piano
6:55 p.m.
Dave Brubeck
Softly, William, Softly
Dave Brubeck, piano
