Classical Music Playlist, September 20, 2024
The entire conception of Gustav Holst's suite "The Planets" is astrological not astronomical. In about 1913 the brother of English composer Arnold Bax, Clifford Bax, introduced Holst to astrology. It so happened that Holst had in his library a book published in 1912, "The Art of Synthesis," by astrologer Alan Leo which describes the effect on a person's temperament of each planet. This book may have influenced Holst's composition and each movement's subtitle, such as, "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity," "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age," "Mars, the Bringer of War," and "Venus, the Bringer of Peace," and so on. Holst then completed the seven movements of "The Planets" between 1914-1917 (and would continue to cast personal horoscopes for his friends the rest of his life). We’ll celebrate Gustav Holst's 150th birthday tomorrow with his entire suite of "The Planets" for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Cello Concerto No. 9 in Bb major G 482
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
6:17 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 7
Sphinx Virtuosi; Damon Gupton, conductor
6:39 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danzas Paraguayas
David Russell, guitar
6:46 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro in A minor Opus 44
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne Opus 73
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
7:11 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite Opus 39
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
7:36 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Notturno in G minor H337
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
7:41 a.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 1: I. Allegro moderato in D major
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
7:59 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas: Overture Opus 95
Bergen Philharmonic; Andrew Litton, conductor
8:08 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
8:32 a.m.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Solitude
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
8:38 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Opus 65
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:44 a.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 4 "Tragic" in C minor D 417
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
9:31 a.m.
Reena Esmail
TaReKiTa
Fourth Wall Ensemble; Christopher Allen, conductor
9:34 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto for lute and orchestra in D minor
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Michael Ducker, lute
9:49 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Mark Ermler, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Festive Overture Opus 96
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
10:07 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Piano Trio in G minor Opus 15
Neave Trio
10:35 a.m.
Johann Neruda
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
German Chamber Philharmonic; Thomas Klug, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
10:51 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 RV 310
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
10:59 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in E minor Opus 11
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
11:09 a.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Odeon - Tango Brasileiro
Richard Cionco, piano
11:14 a.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Earina Suite
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
11:36 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture Opus 80
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:47 a.m.
Gustav Holst
Suite No. 2 in F major Opus 28
North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Une Flute Invisible
Dr. Robin Fisher, soprano; Laurel Zucker, flute; Gerald Ranck, piano
12:04 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Potrait Valse Chantee
Dr. Robin Fisher, soprano; Laurel Zucker, flute; Gerald Ranck, piano
12:10 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 "Prague" in D major K 504
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 4 "Cadiz" Opus 47
Jason Vieaux, guitar
12:50 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Morning Papers Opus 279 (Morgenblatter)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Karl Jenkins
Stravaganza: 2. Dreams & Drones
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Jenkins, conductor Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone
1:21 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; Lionel Bringuier, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
1:42 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets Opus 32
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
2:50 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto - third movement in A major K 622
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Karl Leister, clarinet
3:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C# minor Opus 27/2
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
3:17 p.m.
John Williams
Seven Years in Tibet: Seven Years in Tibet
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
3:26 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
3:55 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces: March of the Trolls Opus 54/3
Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for flute, strings and continuo in G major
Berlin Baroque Soloists; Rainer Kussmaul, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
4:10 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Andaluz for 4 guitars
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Los Romeros
4:35 p.m.
ANONYMOUS
Carabanda
Chatham Baroque
4:37 p.m.
ANONYMOUS
Saltarello
Calliope
4:42 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Dance of the Comedians
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
4:50 p.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. final movement in Bb minor Opus 23
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Evgeny Kissin, piano
5:08 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and The Young Princess Opus 35
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
5:19 p.m.
Georges Bizet
Symphony No. 1 in C major
City of Granada Orchestra; Josep Pons, conductor
5:51 p.m.
Carlos Simon
Memory of Summer
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Carlos Simon, piano
6:00 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Symphony No. 1 Opus 9
Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern, conductor
6:22 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Danse Macabre Opus 40
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:30 p.m.
James Price Johnson
Yamekraw (A Negro Rhapsody)
Hot Springs Festival Orchestra; Richard Rosenberg, conductor Gary Hammond, piano
6:46 p.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
Choros
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:52 p.m.
John Harle
Rant!
BBC Concert Orchestra; Jessica Cottis, conductor Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone
