Classical Music Playlist, July 17, 2024
George Frideric Handel (arm extended) with King George I during the trip down the River Thames in 1717. Painting by Edouard Hamman (1819–88).
307 years ago today, on July 17, 1717 (7171717!) the following event took place in London, as written up two days later in the Daily Courant:
On Wednesday Evening, at about 8, the King took Water at Whitehall in an open Barge, wherein were also the Dutchess of Bolton, the Dutchess of Newcastle, the Countess of Godolphin, Madam Kilmanseck [sic], and the Earl of Orkney. And went up the River towards Chelsea. Many other Barges with Persons of Quality attended, and so great a Number of Boats, that the whole River in a manner was cover’d; a City Company’s Barge was employ’d for the Musick, wherein were 50 Instruments of all sorts, who play’d all the Way from Lambeth (while the Barges drove with the Tide without Rowing, as far as Chelsea) the finest Symphonies, compos’d express for this Occasion, by Mr. Hendel; which his Majesty liked so well, that he caus’d it to be plaid over three times in going and returning. At Eleven his Majesty went a-shore at Chelsea, where a Supper was prepar’d, and then there was another very fine Consort of Musick, which lasted till 2; after which, his Majesty came again into his Barge, and return’d the same Way, the Musick continuing to play till he landed.
The “musick” referred to is now known as Handel’s “Water Music,” written especially for the King’s float down the River Thames on July 17th. To celebrate the anniversary of its “premiere,” we’re going to play the complete Water Music, all three suites of it, totaling almost 46 minutes, for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Duet No. 3 in G major BWV 804
Jean Louis Steuerman, piano
6:03 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian" in A major Opus 90
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
6:33 a.m.
John Williams
Jaws: Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:38 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in Bb major Opus 11
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo, conductor Kari Kriikku, clarinet
7:01 a.m.
Ernest Farrar
Rhapsody No. 1 "The Open Road" Opus 9
Philharmonia Orchestra; Alasdair Mitchell, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G major K 525
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
7:31 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
7:38 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danza Paraguaya No. 1
Xuefei Yang, guitar
7:41 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Sonata Movement (Sonatensatz) in E in E major (1822, age 16) H44
Leanne Rees, piano
7:49 a.m.
Adrian Cruft
Traditional Hornpipe Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Gavin Sutherland, conductor
7:58 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 3, No. 6 in A minor Opus 3/6 RV 356
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Angel Romero, guitar
8:06 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Vienna Jubilation
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Kuhn, conductor
8:16 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor BWV 1067
La Petite Bande Barthold Kuijken, flute
8:38 a.m.
Edgar Meyer
Violin Concerto: I. Movement 1
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
8:50 a.m.
George Walker
Prelude
George Walker, piano
8:52 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Corbeille de fleurs
Alan Feinberg, piano
8:58 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
9:13 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 7 "Le Midi" in C major
Handel & Haydn Society; Harry Christophers, conductor
9:40 a.m.
Charlotte Sohy
Song Without Words Op 30/4
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Lang Lang, piano
9:44 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto No. 3 "a due cori" in F major HWV 334
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloe: Suite No. 2
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
10:17 a.m.
Ruth Crawford (Seeger)
Rissolty Rossolty
Schonberg Ensemble; Oliver Knussen, conductor
10:21 a.m.
Huang Huwei
Pictures of Sichuan
Li Fan, piano
10:30 a.m.
Antonio Salieri
Concerto for oboe and flute in C major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Heinz Holliger, oboe; Aurele Nicolet, flute
10:50 a.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C major Opus 48
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Colin Davis, conductor
11:34 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
2 Gavottes in G minor BWV 995
Sharon Isbin, guitar
11:38 a.m.
Henning Sommerro
Varsog
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Eldbjorg Hemsing, violin
11:43 a.m.
John Barry
Out Of Africa
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
11:46 a.m.
John Williams
Seven Years in Tibet: Seven Years in Tibet
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
11:55 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
German Requiem: How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place Opus 45
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor Rundfunkchor Berlin
12:01 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 10 "The Hunt" in Bb major Opus 8 RV 362 (La Caccia)
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
12:10 p.m.
Huang Tzu
Plum blossoms in the snow
Xuefei Yang, guitar
12:12 p.m.
Giuseppe Martucci
Giga Opus 61/3
Sinfonica di Roma; Francesco La Vecchia, conductor
12:18 p.m.
Arvo Part
Summa
Attacca Quartet
12:25 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major K 451
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
12:48 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in E minor Opus 11
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
1:12 p.m.
Charles Gounod
Petite Symphonie for winds in Bb major
Bolshoi Theater Wind Orchestra; Vladimir Andropov, conductor
1:33 p.m.
Silvestre Revueltas
The Night of the Maya (La Noche de los Mayas): I. La Noche de los Mayas
Orquestra Sinfonica de Jalapa; Herrara de la Fuente, conductor
1:40 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
New Queen's Hall Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
1:57 p.m.
Carlos Rafael Rivera
Cancion
Denis Azabagic, guitar
2:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music - Complete
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Colin Tilney, harpsichord
2:46 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 1: III. Moderato in D major Opus 19
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
2:56 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque No. 7 in Gb major Opus 101/7
Lorin Maazel, violin; Barton Weber, piano
3:01 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Andante and Hungarian Rondo Opus 35
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
3:11 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No. 2 in C minor BWV 813
Glenn Gould, piano
3:22 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:46 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: II. Guabina Viajera (Traveller Guabina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
3:53 p.m.
Dobrinka Tabakova
Concerto for Cello and Strings: II. Longing
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Rysanov, conductor Kristina Blaumane, cello
4:03 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Louis Lortie, conductor Louis Lortie, piano
4:23 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
XERXES: Largo: "Ombra mai fu"
Gabriela Montero, piano
4:28 p.m.
Alfonso Montes
Milonga in the Style of Piazzolla (Milonga a Piazzolla)
Castellani Andriaccio Duo
4:31 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Oblivion
London Symphony Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
4:36 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: I. Allegro non troppo in E minor Opus 98
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto - third movement in A major K 622
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Karl Leister, clarinet
5:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Carnaval Opus 9
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
5:12 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
5:27 p.m.
Paulinho Nogueira; Luiz Gonzaga
Bachianinha No. 2 / Araponga
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
5:31 p.m.
Barbara Strozzi
Che si puo fare?
Basel Chamber Orchestra Anastasia Kobekina, cello
5:36 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 1
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
6:00 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 2 in A major Opus 36
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner (neh-vull MAIR-rih-nuhr), conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
6:33 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Art of the Fugue: Contrapunctus No. 9 BWV 1080
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Knudage Riisager
Little Overture (for string orchestra)
CBC Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
6:42 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - ATTACK OF THE CLONES: Across the Stars (Love Theme)
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Madeleine Dring
Colour Suite: IV. Blue Air
Sarah Cahill, piano
6:51 p.m.
Dobrinka Tabakova
Suite in Old Style
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Rysanov, conductor Maxim Rysanov, viola
