Classical Music Playlist, August 13, 2024
A replica of inventor Johann Denner's clarinet
The man credited with inventing the clarinet is instrument maker Johann Christoph Denner who was born on this date, August 13th, in 1655. The instrument then underwent numerous modifications by the time Mozart composed his only Clarinet Quintet in 1789. And in the 100 years since then, only about four significant Clarinet Quintets had been written until Johannes Brahms composed his only Clarinet Quintet in 1891. Brahms had actually retired from composing when he was inspired by a clarinetist. So he came out of retirement and wrote his Quintet, a Clarinet Trio and Two Sonatas for the clarinetist. Composed when he was at the height of his powers in the twilight of his life and expressing an understandably reflective mood, the Brahms Clarinet Quintet is widely recognized as one of THE great works of chamber music, and it’s today’s Midday Masterpiece as we celebrate today’s birthday of the instrument’s inventor.
6:00 a.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Guitar Sonata in D
Richard Savino, guitar
6:08 a.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Piano Concerto No. 5 in C major Opus 87
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
6:39 a.m.
Thomas Tallis
O Sacrum Convivium
; Peter Phillips, conductor The Tallis Scholars
6:44 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Concert Piece in F major Opus 2
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
7:12 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations Opus 78
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
7:36 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Suite for Flute, Violin, and Piano Opus 59
Michael Faust, flute; Sandrine Cantoreggi, violin; Sheila Arnold, piano
7:47 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": IV. Finale in C major K 551
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 12 in F major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Horn Concerto Opus 28
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Gerard Oskamp, conductor Albert Linder, horn
8:32 a.m.
Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz
Paradetas
The Harp Consort
8:35 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Re-Inventions: Re-Invention No. 1
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
8:40 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posey
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:55 a.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
9:00 a.m.
Edouard Lalo
Symphonie Espagnole in D minor Opus 21
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
9:34 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Bassoon Sonata Opus 168
David McGill, bassoon; Peter Serkin, piano
9:49 a.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
Scottish National Orchestra; Andrew Penny, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Nonette in E-flat: I. Adagio - Allegro in Eb major Opus 38
Minerva Chamber Ensemble; Kevin Geraldi, conductor
10:27 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 63
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
10:51 a.m.
Francesco Tristano
On John Bull's Galliard In D
Basel Chamber Orchestra Francesco Tristano, piano
10:55 a.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Canarios
Chatham Baroque
10:59 a.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade in G major
Hagen Quartet
11:17 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Piano Trio in G minor Opus 15
Neave Trio
11:46 a.m.
Gustav Holst
Suite No. 2 in F major Opus 28
North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Hero's Song Opus 111
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Bohumil Gregor, conductor
12:22 p.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
Cum Erubuerint
Sequentia
12:27 p.m.
Cesar Franck
Variations Symphoniques
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andrew Litton, piano
12:43 p.m.
Carlos Chavez
Chapultepec Republican Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Enrique Batiz, conductor
12:51 p.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
1:15 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Islandus: Flora II "The Lily"
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
1:19 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
1:29 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty Suite Opus 66
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
1:52 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Sylvia: Procession of Bacchus from Act III
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Clarinet Quintet in B minor Opus 115
Pacifica Quartet Anthony McGill, clarinet
2:38 p.m.
Josef Suk
Fantastic Scherzo Opus 25
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
2:54 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
MASS IN B MINOR: Cum Sancto Spiritu in B minor BWV 232
English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
3:10 p.m.
George Walker
String Quartet No. 1 "Lyric": II. Molto adagio
Mir� Quartet
3:18 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb major K 456
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
3:49 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
Serenade in D: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio in D major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
3:59 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Wind Quintet: I. Allegro ben moderato Opus 43
Bergen Wind Quintet
4:09 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
4:33 p.m.
Florence Price
Fantasy No. 2
Randall Goosby, violin; Zhu Wang, piano
4:39 p.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Odeon - Tango Brasileiro
Richard Cionco, piano
4:42 p.m.
Percy Grainger
Mock Morris
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor
4:46 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian Easter Festival Overture Opus 36
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor
5:16 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals
Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor Leslie Pearson, piano; Michael Reeves, piano; George Ives, cello; Kenneth Smith, flute
5:39 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture Opus 81
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:53 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
TANCREDI: Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
GISELLE: Suite
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:38 p.m.
Carlos Simon
Memory of Summer
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Carlos Simon, piano
6:48 p.m.
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet: II. Quarter Note = 132
Pacifica Quartet Otis Murphy, alto saxophone
6:53 p.m.
Vladimir Martynov
The Beatitudes
Kronos Quartet
