Classical Music Playlist, August 16, 2024
For a lazy afternoon’s amusement, composer Edward Elgar improvised a new melody on the piano then made variations on it that musically resembled some of his friends. His wife, Alice, suggested he should make those tinkerings into a proper composition. And thus were born Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations,” today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6/9 HWV 327
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
6:14 a.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
New Irish Chamber Orchestra; Janos Furst, conductor John O'Conor, piano
6:35 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Dance of the Elves (Danse des Lutins)
Xavier de Maistre, harp
6:40 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Pastoral Suite (Suite Pastorale)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
In Nature's Realm Overture Opus 91
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
7:15 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in Eb major K 543
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
7:44 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in A minor in A minor BWV 904
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
7:54 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Polonaise
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
8:00 a.m.
John Ireland
Epic March
London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Fantasy for a Gentleman
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
8:33 a.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
8:38 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tales From The Vienna Woods Opus 325 (Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ": Finale in C minor Opus 78
Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern, conductor Jan Kraybill, organ
9:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
9:36 a.m.
Jules Massenet
THAIS: Meditation
Philharmonia Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
9:43 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in C minor Opus 2/5
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
9:53 a.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
10:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 9 in F major Opus 4/9 RV 284
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
10:08 a.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
10:14 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 "Prague" in D major K 504
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
10:49 a.m.
Thomas de Hartmann
Cello Concerto: III. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo Opus 57
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Matt Haimovitz, cello
10:58 a.m.
Dorothy Howell
Lamia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
11:14 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Reverie
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
11:19 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Opus 100
Russian National Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor Alexander Romanovsky, piano
11:39 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major HWV 350
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
11:50 a.m.
Leos Janacek
Moravian Dances
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias
studio ensemble Anna Maria Mendieta, harp; Matthew Szemela, violin; Fanny Ara, flamenco dancer
12:08 p.m.
Ernesto Lecuona
Malaguena-Milonga
studio ensemble Anna Maria Mendieta, harp; Fanny Ara, flamenco dancer
12:16 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
12:41 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Etude No. 10 in F# minor Op 26/10
Lang Lang, piano
12:48 p.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 22 in Eb major K 482
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Robert Levin, fortepiano
1:33 p.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet in G major: II. Andante moderato - Allegretto in G major
Pacifica Quartet
1:42 p.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain" Opus 132
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
London Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Monteux, conductor
2:30 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Melodia Suite: Absent Minded & Filma
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
2:38 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": III. Rondo in Eb major Opus 73
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Kurt Sanderling, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
3:12 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in A minor Opus 199
Brasil Guitar Duo
3:18 p.m.
Edouard Lalo
Cello Concerto in D minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor Janos Starker, cello
3:43 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: I. Soir (Evening) in Bb major Opus 76
Sandrine Cantoreggi, violin; Gustav Rivinius, cello; Sheila Arnold, piano
3:48 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR Overture
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
4:08 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Fantasia for cello and orchestra
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Steiney Sigur�ardottir, cello; Gabriel Olafs, piano
4:13 p.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Piano Concerto No. 3 in G minor Opus 58
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
4:44 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
4:52 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 11 in D major Opus 4/11 RV 204
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
5:07 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Artist's Life Opus 316 Kunstlerleben
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
5:19 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" in Eb major Opus 97
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Cello Sonata: I. Impetuoso
Raphael Wallfisch, cello; John York, piano
5:59 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Opus 81
; Colin Davis, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano; Sarah Chang, violin; Alexander Kerr, violin; Wolfram Christ, viola; Georg Faust, cello
6:38 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor in C# minor Opus 3/2
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
6:42 p.m.
Adam Larrabee
24 Preludes for Banjo: No. 6 "Presto" in c# minor
John Bullard, banjo
6:43 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin: Gavotte en Rondeau in E major BWV 1006
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
6:48 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Asian Dream Song
Pan Strings; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
6:54 p.m.
haruka nakamura
harmonie du soir
haruka nakamura, piano; ARAKI Shin, saxophone; Akira Uchida, saxophone; isao saito, drums
