Classical Music Playlist, December 20, 2021
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) in 1894.
So much has been written about the Brahms Symphony #4 that it's difficult to know how to encapsulate it in this brief space. So we'll feature it at 2:00pm for today's Midday Masterpiece and let it wash over you... and we'll leave you to research all about Brahms' final symphonic achievement... from 1885... when he was 52... his only symphony to end in a minor key... that his friends tried to persuade him to edit... because it was "too intellectual." (And so on...)
6:00 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Concert Waltz No. 2 (Valse de Concert) Opus 51
Bamberg Symphony; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:11 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 4 in D major K 203
Orchestre D'Auvergne; Leopold Hager, conductor Jean-Jacques Kantorow, violin
6:53 a.m.
John Rutter
Nativity Carol
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
6:58 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6/9 HWV 327
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7:15 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:32 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Espana: No. 2 Tango Opus 165/2
Jason Vieaux, guitar
7:36 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1: I. Allegro in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
7:50 a.m.
Christoph Gluck
ORFEO ED EURIDICE: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor Marie-Andree Benny, flute
7:58 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
In Nature's Realm Overture Opus 91
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; John Farrer, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Introduction, theme and variations
Lincoln Center Chamber Society David Shifrin, clarinet
8:24 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C# minor Opus 27/2
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
8:41 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in A minor Opus 199
Brasil Guitar Duo
8:46 a.m.
Mykola Leontovych Mykola Leontovych Mykola Leontovych
Carol of the Bells
Arturo Delmoni, violin; Danielle Maddon, violin; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello
8:48 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Turku Philharmonic; Jorma Panula, conductor
8:57 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
9:06 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Chamber Concerto in F major RV 99
Camerata Koln
9:15 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin (The tomb of Couperin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
9:32 a.m.
Leroy Anderson
Sleigh Ride
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra; Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
9:35 a.m.
Antonio Cartellieri
Symphony No. 3 in C
Evergreen Symphony Orchestra; Gernot Schmalfuss, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture Opus 101
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
10:34 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
The First Nowell
Choir of Royal Holloway; Rupert Gough, conductor
10:40 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise in G major/Eb major Opus 22
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
10:55 a.m.
Elena Ruehr
Music Pink and Blue
Lara Downes, piano
10:59 a.m.
Arnold Schoenberg
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Jean-Louis LeRoux, conductor The Lark Quartet
11:23 a.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
11:31 a.m.
Franz Lehar
THE MERRY WIDOW: Ballsirenen
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
11:39 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Carols of the Nativity Suite
University of British Columbia Singers; Bruce Pullan, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
Andrea Blain, host
1:00 p.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in A major Opus 2/6
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
1:44 p.m.
Percy Grainger
Shepherd's Hey
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
1:47 p.m.
John Williams
Munich: Prayer For Peace
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
1:52 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Christmas Carols (III)
Synergy Brass Quintet
2:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor Opus 98
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:44 p.m.
Amy Beach
Piano Trio: III. Allegro con Brio Opus 150
Jennifer Orchard, violin; Astrid Schween, cello; Joanne Polk, piano
2:50 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Passacaille, Gigue and Minuet
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:58 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
3:01 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
3:21 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Margaret Fingerhut, piano
3:30 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Persian March Opus 289
Bolshoi Theater Wind Orchestra; Vladimir Andropov, conductor
3:33 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Christmas with the Academy (Suite No. 1)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chorus
3:50 p.m.
Fernando Sor
Variations on theme by Mozart Opus 9
Patrick Gaudi, guitar
4:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andras Schiff, piano
4:17 p.m.
Franz Biebl
Ave Maria
Cincinnati May Festival Chorus; Robert Porco, conductor
4:26 p.m.
Peteris Vasks
Lonely Angel
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor Margaret Batjer, violin
4:40 p.m.
Gordon Jacob
Sonatina
Michala Petri, recorder; Hanne Petri, harpsichord
4:50 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Berceuse
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
5:01 p.m.
George Enescu
Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster, conductor
5:14 p.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Castilian Suite (Suite castellana)
David Russell, guitar
5:23 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons: Autumn Opus 67
Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
5:36 p.m.
Franz Gruber
Silent Night; Stille Nacht
Chanticleer Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Michael Lichtenauer, tenor
5:40 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Masters In This Hall
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
5:43 p.m.
Frederick the Great
Flute Concerto in C major
C. P. E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Peter Schreier, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
5:59 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Wind and Rhythm: 600 Years of Christmas Music
