Classical Music Playlist, August 21, 2024
Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935)
By the time Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen wrote his first symphony in 1923 he was already a prominent figure in Norwegian musical life; in fact, he would retire in 1929 from his professional life of composing and conducting for the National Theatre for thirty years and then compose the final two of his three symphonies. His 1923 Symphony No. 1 preceded his retirement and even he considered it conservative for the time. Including a Norwegian folk dance, the Halling, the Symphony No. 1 by Johan Halvorsen is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johan Helmich Roman
The Drottningholm Music (3)
Stockholm Museum Chamber Orchestra; Claude Genetay, conductor
6:17 a.m.
Victor Herbert
Cello Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 8
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
6:45 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Nocturne IV
Olivia Belli, piano
6:49 a.m.
Gustav Holst
Brook Green Suite Opus 190
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor
6:58 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 HWV 314
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:06 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major Opus 103
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
7:37 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite colombiana No. 2
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
7:52 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor Opus 73
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
7:59 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro maestoso in Bb major Opus 55
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
8:08 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 35
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:39 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Notturno in G minor H337
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:44 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Helsinki Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Peter van Anrooy
Piet Hein Rhapsody
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kees Bakels, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
9:28 a.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a sentimental mood
Jason Vieaux, guitar
9:33 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
9:50 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
String Quintet No. 1: I. Allegro non troppo ma con brio in F major Opus 88
Takacs Quartet Lawrence Power, viola
10:11 a.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Melodia Suite: Absent Minded & Filma
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
10:20 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Opus 26
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
10:50 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
String Quartet No. 2 (unfinished): II. Allegro scherzando in F major
Oslo Camerata; Stephan Barratt-Due, conductor
10:58 a.m.
Francesco Bonporti
Concerto in A major Opus 11/1
Bloomington Baroque; Stanley Ritchie, conductor Stanley Ritchie, violin
11:08 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor K 550
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic; Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
11:36 a.m.
Ronn McFarlane
Fermi's Paradox
Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba; Ronn McFarlane, lute
11:42 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Elegy No. 6 Opus 22 graveside lamentations
Alexandra Oehler, piano
11:53 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Dance of the Comedians
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
SI J'ETAIS ROI (If I were King) Overture
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Lance Friedel, conductor
12:08 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals (Waltz) No. 4 in G major Opus 8/4
Pepe Romero, guitar
12:15 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Opus 18
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
12:48 p.m.
Amy Beach
Pastorale
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
12:53 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
March from Tsar Saltan Suite Opus 57
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Summer (L'Estate) in G minor Opus 8/2 RV 315
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin
1:11 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
1:43 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango: III.Night Club 1960
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; Emmanuel Pahud, flute
1:51 p.m.
Ricardo Castro
Piano Concerto: III. Polonaise in A minor Opus 22
Orquesta Sinf�nica de Miner�a (OSM); Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
2:00 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:36 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
I'll Bid My Heart Be Still
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
2:41 p.m.
William Grant Still
Wood Notes: I. Singing River
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
2:48 p.m.
Johan Svendsen
Norwegian Rhapsody No. 3 (Norsk Rapsodi No. 3) Opus 21
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis: IV. March
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
3:17 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London": IV. Spiritoso (Finale) in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
3:25 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE MEISTERSINGER: Prelude
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
4:27 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Fur Elise in A minor WoO 59
Antonin Kubalek, piano
4:30 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
"Military" Polonaise in A major Opus 40/1
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
4:37 p.m.
John Williams
Devil's Dance (from The Witches of Eastwick)
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
4:42 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
4:53 p.m.
Elmer Bernstein
Guitar Concerto "For Two Christophers": III. Celebration
London Symphony Orchestra; Elmer Bernstein, conductor Christopher Parkening, guitar
4:59 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture Opus 92
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
5:08 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
African Suite: African Dance Opus 35/4
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor
5:16 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
5:41 p.m.
Juliette Pochin; James Morgan
My Peace I Give You
Poor Clare Sisters Arundel Roman Nagel, piano
5:46 p.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Marosszek Dances
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 26 "Coronation" in D major K 537
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Scott Yoo, conductor Vassily Primakov, piano
6:30 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Song of Jean Racine (Cantique de Jean Racine) Opus 11
; Edward Higginbottom, conductor Oxford New College Choir
6:35 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
Love Theme from ON THE WATERFRONT (Symphonic Suite)
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:42 p.m.
William Grant Still
In Memoriam
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
6:50 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 2 in D major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Alexey Botvinov, piano
