Classical Music Playlist, July 31, 2024
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Composer Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
With subtle hints of ragtime and jazzy syncopation popular in 1931, the Symphony No. 2 by American composer and Harvard music professor Randall Thompson is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Boreades suite (Abaris)
Orchestra of the 18th Century; Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:33 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonia in C# minor
Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
6:54 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyous March (Joyeuse Marche)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for lute and 2 violins in D major RV 93
Bach Sinfonia; Daniel Abraham, conductor Ronn McFarlane, lute; C. Ann Loud, violin; Marlisa del Cid Woods, violin
7:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
7:38 a.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Canarios
Chatham Baroque
7:41 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
La Mourisque
University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR: Polovetsian Dances
Bavarian Radio Symphony & Chorus; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Five Negro Melodies: 2. I was way down a-yonder
Neave Trio; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
8:11 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:26 a.m.
John Williams
E.T.: Adventures on Earth
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:37 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Un reve en mer A dream at sea
Sarah Cahill, piano
8:43 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Masquerade: Waltz
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Mark Ermler, conductor
8:48 a.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Opus 37
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
9:37 a.m.
Manuel Ponce
Estrellita
Duo Sonidos
9:41 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Cleopatra's Dream Opus 180 Le Songe de Cl�op�tre
Lyon National Orchestra; Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
9:51 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Waltz
Staatskapelle Dresden; Hans Vonk, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 20: IV. Rondo in A major D 959
John O'Conor, piano
10:13 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Quartet No. 3 in D major Opus 7
Allegri String Quartet (members of) Thea King, clarinet
10:37 a.m.
Victor Ewald
Quintet No. 1 in Bb minor Opus 5
Center City Brass Quintet
10:51 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
WILD SWANS: Eliza Aria
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Ola Rudner, conductor Jane Sheldon, soprano
10:55 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake: Scene (Act II) Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
10:58 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal" in D major HOB I:31
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
11:26 a.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite: II. The Bells
Lara Downes, piano
11:30 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 2 in C minor in C minor Opus 14
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:36 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4: III. Juba Dance in D minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
11:50 a.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Bergerette "Sans roch"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
11:58 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
12:10 p.m.
John Williams
Olympic Fanfare
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:16 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 Opus 102
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
12:36 p.m.
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
12:48 p.m.
Mieczyslaw Karlowicz
Violin Concerto: III. Finale in A major Opus 8
Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin
12:57 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb major K 495
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
1:14 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: I. El Margariteno (pasillo) The Song of the Dreamer
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
1:19 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Leyendas: VI. Coqueteos
Del Sol String Quartet
1:23 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Opus 49
Golub-Kaplan-Carr Trio David Golub, piano; Mark Kaplan, violin; Colin Carr, cello
1:53 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Habanera
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Randall Thompson
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:28 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in G minor in G minor (1843) H395
Anna Shelest, piano
2:46 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia (Konzertsatz) in D major BWV 1045
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor
2:53 p.m.
Felipe Villanueva
Poetic Waltz (Vals Poetico)
State of Mexico Symphony; Enrique Batiz, conductor
2:56 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Takacs Quartet
3:17 p.m.
Juliette Pochin; James Morgan
My Peace I Give You
Poor Clare Sisters Arundel Roman Nagel, piano
3:22 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Piano Quartet No. 1 in Bb major Opus 69
Mozart Piano Quartet
3:48 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertpiece for piano and orchestra in F minor Opus 79 (Konzertstuck)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
4:16 p.m.
Koji Kondo
The Legend of Zelda Suite
London Philharmonic Orchestra
4:22 p.m.
Ernesto Lecuona
Andalucia Suite: Malaguena
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:26 p.m.
Percy Grainger
The Gum Suckers March
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
4:31 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
4:47 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
4:59 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for trumpets, oboes, strings and timpani in D major TWV 54:D3
English Chamber Orchestra; Simon Preston, conductor Hannes Laubin, trumpet; Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet; Bernhard Laubin, trumpet
5:09 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Dance of the Elves (Danse des Lutins)
Xavier de Maistre, harp
5:12 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals (Waltz) No. 4 in G major Opus 8/4
Pepe Romero, guitar
5:19 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 12 "American" in F major Opus 96
Pacifica Quartet
5:48 p.m.
Ron Nelson
Savannah River Holiday
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra; Howard Hanson, conductor
5:58 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Opus 92/2
Munich Piano Trio
6:34 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Sylvia: Pizzicato Polka
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Roland Dyens
Tango En Skai (Immitation Leather Tango)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
6:39 p.m.
Jon Terryl "Terry" Plumeri
Windflower
Moscow Philharmonic; Jon Terryl "Terry" Plumeri, conductor Sara Watkins, oboe
6:53 p.m.
Andrew York
Muir Woods
Andrew York, guitar