Classical Music Playlist, August 1, 2024
As Dmitri Shostakovich was rehearsing his 4th Symphony, a scathing review of his recent opera was published by an official Communist Party newspaper. This was dangerous in 1930s Soviet Russia with Stalin having political and cultural figures arrested or executed who strayed too far from Soviet ideals into the avant-garde, the rebellious and the "decadent." Fearing his safety, Shostakovich shelved his 4th symphony and began work on his 5th to quell the campaign against him. The result was a triumphant success that also elicited perhaps more discussion than any 20th century symphony. The symphony pleased Soviet officials, critics and the public. But were they all interpreting it differently? Did Shostakovich pander to Soviet demands, or is the 5th a subversive statement against oppression? Perhaps yes on all counts, as the music has been likened to a blank canvas on which every listener projects his own sensibilities. It is perhaps for this reason that the 5th remains the most popular symphony of his fifteen. With profound emotions in every movement and musical innovation, the Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in E minor in E minor RV 484
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Milan Turkovich, bassoon
6:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major K 332 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:32 a.m.
Francis Poulenc
Flute Sonata (orchestral arrangement)
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Sharon Bezaly, flute
6:44 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Rhapsody No. 1 in D major Opus 45
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; Sergiu Commissiona, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Marianne Martinez
Piano Concerto in A Major in A major
Orqueste Filarmonia Iberica; Melani Mestre, conductor Melani Mestre, piano
7:16 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" in B minor D 759
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Carlos Kleiber, conductor
7:42 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 3 "Sevilla" Opus 47
Xuefei Yang, guitar
7:46 a.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
7:51 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro, ma non tanto in D minor Opus 47
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
8:00 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:16 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Horn Concerto in Bb major Opus 91
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
8:40 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Seasons: August "Harvest Song" Opus 37
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
8:43 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Etude Pathetique Opus 124
Joanne Polk, piano
8:48 a.m.
Johannes Hanssen
Valdres March
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
8:53 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 2: III. Rondo in Eb major
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
9:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 3 in C major K 515
Nash Ensemble w/ Philip Dukes Philip Dukes, viola
9:35 a.m.
Alexander Zhuk
Ukrainian Rhapsody
Anna Shelest, piano
9:43 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E minor Opus 72
Berlin Philharmonic; Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:51 a.m.
Danny Elfman
Percussion Concerto: II. D.S.C.H.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Colin Currie, percussion
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor Richard Egarr, organ
10:09 a.m.
Samuel Barber
String Quartet in B minor Opus 11
Mir� Quartet
10:31 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 7 "Alsatian Scenes" (Scenes Alsaciennes)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
10:54 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Concerto for Mandolin: III. Rondo in G major
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
10:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor Opus 67
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:32 a.m.
George Gershwin
Three Preludes
XLNT Sinfonietta Jon Manasse, clarinet
11:41 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 1: I. Allegretto-Allegro non troppo in E minor Opus 10
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:51 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 trumpets in C major RV 537
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Mark Bennett, trumpet; Michael Harrison, trumpet
12:00 p.m.
Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique No. 4: II. Scherzo Opus 102
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
12:09 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 5 "Andaluza"
Narciso Yepes, guitar
12:14 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture Opus 10
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
12:23 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
12:49 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 7
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Holly Mathieson, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
1:22 p.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
1:31 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
1:43 p.m.
Amy Beach
Piano Trio in A minor Opus 150
Neave Trio
2:00 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 in D minor Opus 47
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:46 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
2:55 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 5 in A major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Opus 28
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Tielmann Susato
Pavane "Mille Regretz"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
3:18 p.m.
Tielmann Susato
Pavane "La Bataille"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
3:24 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds (Suite)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor
3:35 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto Opus 14
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
4:00 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Roman Carnival Overture Opus 9
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
4:09 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Mandolin Concerto (originally for violin) in A minor Opus 3/6 RV 356
Venice Baroque Orchestra Avi Avital, mandolin
4:18 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major K 467
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
4:47 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for Violin and 3 Horns in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn; Timothy Brown, horn; Nicholas Hill, horn
5:00 p.m.
Charles Stanford
Irish Rhapsody No. 5
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
5:16 p.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude No. 17 in E minor Opus 6/11
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
5:19 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Flute Sonata: IV. Finale: Moderato in C# minor Opus 64
Maria Cecilia Munoz, flute; Tiffany Butt, piano
5:25 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 102 in Bb major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:52 p.m.
John Williams
Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen
Boston Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Tanglewood Festival Chorus
5:59 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 3 in B minor Opus 89
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
6:36 p.m.
Andrew York
Spin
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
6:44 p.m.
Nadia Boulanger
Three Pieces for Cello & Piano
Miriam K. Smith, cello; Sandra Wright Shen, piano
6:53 p.m.
Catrin Finch; Seckou Keita
From Bach to Baisso
Seckou Keita, kora; Catrin Finch, harp
