Classical Music Playlist, August 9, 2024
![Arnold Bax (1883-1953) in 1942](/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=780/media/12274528/bax-arnold-2-1942-800.jpg)
Arnold Bax (1883-1953) in 1942
English composer Arnold Bax (1883-1953) in 1902 discovered the poetry of Yeats, and subsequently the atmosphere of Ireland & Scotland and celtic mythology & folklore began to appear in his music. But with his Fifth symphony, Nordic moods, especially as heard in music of Sibelius, attracted him. And so both influences can be heard in the Symphony No. 5 of Arnold Bax, today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Andrea Zani
Cello Concerto No. 2 in A minor
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Martin Rummel, cello
6:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" in D major
Ensemble for 18th Century Music; Eiji Hashimoto, conductor
6:30 a.m.
Diego Ortiz
Recercada No. 2
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
6:31 a.m.
Antonio Valente
Galliarda napolitana
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
6:34 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Serenata for harp and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ernst Marzendorfer, conductor Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
6:59 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Fantasy
London Symphony Orchestra; Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor Barry Douglas, piano
7:14 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Fairy's Kiss: Divertimento
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
7:40 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 1 in Bb major Opus 4 RV 383
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
7:49 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro con spirito in D major Opus 73
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major K 451
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano