Classical Music Playlist, July 10, 2024
English composer Edward Elgar completed three chamber works in the English countryside at the secluded cottage "Brinkwells" in West Sussex found by his wife Alice. Here he completed his Violin Sonata, Op 82, String Quartet, Op 83, and Piano Quintet, Op 84. Along with the Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 of 1919, these would be his final major compositions.
The String Quartet was written on request from the cellist of the Brodsky Quartet, to whom Elgar dedicated the Quartet (though they did not give the premiere performance in 1919, by this time all members being advanced in age). Elgar's beloved wife Alice loved the second movement which she likened to "captured sunshine," and this was played when Sir Edward laid her to rest in April 1920.
Elgar's String Quartet in E-minor is today's Midday Masterpiece, performed by the Brodsky Quartet. And that being the case, perhaps some clarification is due:
There have been THREE Brodsky Quartets.
1. Founded by violinist Adolph Brodsky in 1884 while Brodsky was professor at the Leipzig Conservatoire.
2. In 1895, Brodsky formed a second Brodsky Quartet when he settled in Manchester. It was to this Quartet that Elgar dedicated his String Quartet.
3. 1972 in Manchester the Cleveland Quartet formed, later renamed the Brodsky Quartet after Adolphe Brodsky's association with Manchester. This Quartet performs the Elgar Quartet for today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for violin, oboe and strings in G minor RV 576
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor Members of...
6:11 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 "Miracle" in D major HOB I:96
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
6:37 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Lara Downes, piano
6:50 a.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy: IV. Finale Opus 46
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Joshua Bell, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
7:00 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Oboe Concerto in F major Opus 37
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Alex Klein, oboe
7:23 a.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Earina Suite
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Charlotte Sohy
Song Without Words Op 30/4
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Lang Lang, piano
7:50 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 1: III. Moderato in D major Opus 19
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
7:59 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
8:10 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:36 a.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite: III. Troubled Water
Michelle Cann, piano
8:42 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Tango Sensations: Fear
Kronos Quartet Astor Piazzolla, bandoneon
8:47 a.m.
Granville Bantock
The Sea Reivers (Hebridean Tone Poem No. 2)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
8:52 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE: The Throne Room & End Title
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Piano Trio in G minor Opus 15
Neave Trio
9:28 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb major K 447
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
9:44 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": I. Chorale BWV 140 Wachet auf,ruft uns die Stimme
The Bach Ensemble; Joshua Rifkin, conductor
9:51 a.m.
Philip Glass
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes": 6. V2 Schneider
American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in G minor Opus 6/6 HWV 324
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Clarence Cameron White
Levee Dance
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
10:19 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Papillon Opus 77
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano
10:23 a.m.
Francesco Molino
Guitar Concerto in E minor Opus 56
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
10:49 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
10:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Takacs Quartet
11:17 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo in Eb major Opus 117/1
Emanuel Ax, piano
11:22 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert: IV. La tarantelle fretillante Opus 77/4 wriggling
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
11:25 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9: II. Scherzo in D minor WAB 109
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christian Thielemann, conductor
11:37 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
11:42 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Db major Opus 10
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
11:59 a.m.
Emanuele Barbella
Concerto for Mandolin in D major
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
12:08 p.m.
John Williams
Liberty Fanfare
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
12:13 p.m.
Niels Gade
Symphony No. 5 in D minor Opus 25
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Ronald Brautigam, piano
12:42 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Autrefois ("In Times Past") Opus 87/4
Stephen Hough, piano
12:46 p.m.
Ron Nelson
Courtly Airs and Dances
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Spring (La Primavera) in E major Opus 8 RV 269
...and friends Janine Jansen, violin
1:11 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Contemplation
Naoko Yoshino, harp
1:17 p.m.
Vincent d'Indy
Symphony on a French Mountain Air Opus 25
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Marek Janowski, conductor Martin Helmchen, piano
1:43 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Edward Elgar
String Quartet in E minor Opus 83
Brodsky Quartet
2:28 p.m.
Charles Stanford
Irish Rhapsody No. 2 in F minor Opus 84
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
2:45 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Islandus: Flora II "The Lily"
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
2:50 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Johann Heinichen
Concerto for violin, flutes, oboes, strings in G major S 213
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
3:22 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear" in C major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo in Bb major Opus 83
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano; Jules Eskin, cello
4:17 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 14: V. Presto in C# minor Opus 131
Takacs Quartet
4:24 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
4:31 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
4:55 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
4:59 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
5:07 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 11 for two violins, cello, strings and continuo in D minor Opus 3 RV 565
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Members of...
5:17 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 1 "Jota aragonesa"
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
5:27 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 9 in E minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
6:31 p.m.
Ferenc Farkas
Old Hungarian Dances
Vienna Quintet
6:41 p.m.
Lou Harrison
Suite for Violin with American Gamelan: II. Estampie
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor Gabriela Diaz, violin
6:46 p.m.
Max Richter
Mercy
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
6:53 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Portraits of Langston: II. Danse Africaine
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
