Classical Music Playlist, October 11, 2024
In Gustav Mahler’s day, audiences didn’t really know what to make of his Symphony No. 1. Was it telling a story? Why is it all over the place? It’s so long; did he not know when to stop composing? Mahler said that its overall narrative describes “a strong, heroic man, his life and sufferings, his battles and defeat at the hands of Fate.”
With that in mind, Mahler described the symphony as: the first three movements with spring, happy dreams, and a wedding procession; the fourth is a funeral march. Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony perform the complete (56 minute) Symphony No. 1 by Gustav Mahler for today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto for bassoon, two oboes & strings in C minor
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Dominic Teresi, bassoon; John Abberger, oboe; Christopher Palameta, oboe
6:10 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 2 in C major Opus 87
Beaux Arts Trio
6:39 a.m.
Guillaume Dufay
Nuper Rosarum Flores
; Alexander Blachly, conductor Pomerium Musices
6:46 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace in A major Opus 92
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Sinfonia Concertante for clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchestra Opus 3
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Osmo Vanska, conductor Anna-Marja Korsimaa, clarinet; Laszlo Hara, bassoon; Ib Lanzky-Otto, horn
7:41 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": I. Chorale BWV 140 Wachet auf,ruft uns die Stimme
The Bach Ensemble; Joshua Rifkin, conductor
7:49 a.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 2
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:08 a.m.
George Gershwin
Piano Concerto in F major
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
8:41 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
WILD SWANS: Eliza Aria
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Ola Rudner, conductor Jane Sheldon, soprano
8:45 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Angel Romero, guitar
8:53 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Zadok the Priest HWV 258
The English Concert; Simon Preston, conductor Choir of Westminster Abbey
9:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Violin Concerto in A minor Opus 53
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor Nathan Milstein, violin
9:30 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Overture for 2 oboes, 2 solo violins, recorder, bassoon and strings in D major TWV 55: D4
Arion; Jaap ter Linden, conductor
9:55 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Empire Brass Douglas Major, organ
10:00 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Margaret Fingerhut, piano
10:09 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in Eb major Opus 1
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
10:45 a.m.
Erik Satie
Gnossienne No. 1
Pascal Roge, piano
10:50 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 3 RV 578
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique No. 4: II. Scherzo Opus 102
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
11:08 a.m.
Valerie Coleman
Umoja
Imani Winds
11:11 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 14: V. Presto in C# minor Opus 131
Takacs Quartet
11:18 a.m.
Pavel Vranicky
Symphony in D major Opus 52
Dvorak Chamber Orchestra; Bohumil Gregor, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Claude Champagne
Rustic Dance (Dance Villageoise)
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Yoav Talmi, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
12:32 p.m.
Elmer Bernstein
Guitar Concerto "For Two Christophers": III. Celebration
London Symphony Orchestra; Elmer Bernstein, conductor Christopher Parkening, guitar
12:37 p.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy: IV. Finale Opus 46
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Alexander Platt, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
12:48 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
and the swallow
Fourth Wall Ensemble; Christopher Allen, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Kirov Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Amy Beach
Gaelic Symphony: II. Alla siciliana - allegro vivace - andante in E minor Opus 32
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:09 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Three Latin American Dances: The Mestizo Waltz
Utah Symphony Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
1:13 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute & Harp Concerto in C major K 299
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp
1:42 p.m.
John Field
Divertissement No. 2 in A major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
1:52 p.m.
Ariel Ramirez
MISA CRIOLLA: II. Gloria
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hope, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Palau de la Musica vocal quartet
2:00 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1 in D major
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
2:57 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Fur Elise in A minor WoO 59
John O'Conor, piano
3:01 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
City of Granada Orchestra; Josep Pons, conductor
3:19 p.m.
Stanley Myers
Cavatina
Jason Vieaux, guitar
3:24 p.m.
Ricardo Castro
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 22
Orquesta Sinf�nica de Miner�a (OSM); Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
3:49 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Ernest Farrar
Rhapsody No. 1 "The Open Road" Opus 9
Philharmonia Orchestra; Alasdair Mitchell, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major HOB VIIb:1
English Chamber Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor Matt Haimovitz, cello
4:38 p.m.
Florence Price
Clouds
Lara Downes, piano
4:44 p.m.
Michael Torke
Bright Blue Music
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
4:55 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyous March (Joyeuse Marche)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Roman Carnival Overture Opus 9
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:09 p.m.
Sonny Kompanek
Killer Tango
Canadian Brass
5:15 p.m.
William Grant Still
Africa: Symphonic Poem
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
5:44 p.m.
Amy Beach
Romance (1893) in D major Opus 23
Kristin Lee, violin; Jun Cho, piano
5:51 p.m.
Johannes Bernardus Van Bree
THE BANDIT: Overture (Le Bandit)
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jac Van Steen, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Mason Bates
Piano Concerto
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
6:27 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air in D major BWV 1068
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:32 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Cinderella: Happiness Waltz
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei Opus 47
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
6:47 p.m.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
The Sheltering Sky
Ryuichi Sakamoto
6:53 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
