Classical Music Playlist, April 19, 2022
Johannes Brahms circa 1885
Johannes Brahms waited until age 43 to write his first symphony, largely because he felt Beethoven’s shadow was always weighing on him. But he finally felt up to the task and composed his Symphony No. 1 in 1876, almost fifty years after Beethoven’s death. And in his final movement, Brahms even wrote a theme very reminiscent of the “Ode to Joy” theme from Beethoven’s Ninth as an acknowledgement to the master. The Brahms Symphony No. 1 is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Giuseppe Tartini
Violin Concerto in C major
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin
6:15 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Trio for harp, violin and cello
Xavier de Maistre, harp; Ingolf Turban, violin; Wen-Sinn Yang, cello
6:41 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Concerto for two horns in Eb major Hob VIId:6
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn; Timothy Brown, horn
7:01 a.m.
Marin Marais
Bells of Saint Genevieve (Sonnerie de Ste. Genevive du Monte)
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba; Rolf Lislevand, lute; Pierre Hantai, harpsichord; Fabio Biondi, violin
7:11 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 7
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Angela Cheng, piano
7:34 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Wedding March Opus 32/1
Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset, conductor Henning Kraggerud, violin
7:40 a.m.
Simon Jeffes; Scott Tenant
Music for a Found Harmonium & The Cat-Cow Reel
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
7:45 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Cockaigne Overture (In London Town) Opus 40
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
8:01 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Chamber Concerto in F major RV 99
Camerata Koln
8:11 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Hero's Song Opus 111
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:33 a.m.
William Byrd
O how sweet is thy spirit, Lord (O quam suavis est...)
; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
8:39 a.m.
Germaine Tailleferre
Toccata
Mark Clinton, piano; Nicole Narboni, piano
8:43 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Mother
Takako Nishizaki, violin; Gerald Garcia, guitar
8:46 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" in G minor Opus 6
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Opus 37
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor Melvyn Tan, piano
9:34 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
EL AMOR BRUJO: Ritual Fire Dance
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
9:40 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
One Summer's Day (from Spirited Away)
London Symphony Orchestra; Roman Simovic, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
9:45 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Goyescas: Intermezzo
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; Pablo Gonzalez, conductor
9:52 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Overture K 527
Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana" in G major Opus 61
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
10:25 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude (from Prelude and Fugue, Well-Tempered Clavier I:01) in C major BWV 846
Ruth Laredo, piano
10:27 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude No. 5 in G major Opus 32
Gabriela Montero, piano
10:31 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra: I. Allegro moderato
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
10:42 a.m.
Benjamin Britten
Gloriana: Courtly Dances
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
10:54 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
11:01 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
11:13 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ" in C minor Opus 78
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Jean Guillou, organ
11:49 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
Giovanni de Chiaro, guitar
11:53 a.m.
Germaine Tailleferre
Suite Burlesque
Mark Clinton, piano; Nicole Narboni, piano
12:01 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
The Oceanides Opus 73
Helsinki Philharmonic; Paavo Berglund, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear" in C major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
12:38 p.m.
Emilio Pujol
Tango Espagnol
Julian Bream, guitar
12:43 p.m.
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in E major K 206
Murray Perahia, piano
12:50 p.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Adrian Boult, conductor
1:15 p.m.
Amy Beach
Violin Sonata: III. Largo in E minor Opus 34
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
1:24 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Alceste Suite
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
1:46 p.m.
Terence Blanchard
No Cross Burning Tonight (from BlacKkKlansmen)
Studio Orchestra
1:50 p.m.
Philip Glass
Glassworks: Opening
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
2:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor Opus 68
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:46 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concert Etudes: Scherzo
Anna Shelest, piano
2:50 p.m.
Charles S. Brown
A Song Without Words
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
2:54 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 1 "Jota aragonesa"
Staatskapelle Dresden; Neville Marriner, conductor
3:09 p.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Suite in Bb major TWV 55:B10
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:36 p.m.
Nainita Desai
My Mind Is Still
Voces8
3:43 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Aram Khachaturian, conductor
3:53 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Dance of the Green Eyes
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; Pablo Gonzalez, conductor
3:58 p.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
4:08 p.m.
Alexis Ffrench
Canyons
Alexis Ffrench
4:12 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Romantic Sonata: III. Musical Moment (Sonata romantica "Hommage a Franz Schubert")
Marcin Dylla, guitar
4:17 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 1
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor Martin Frost, clarinet
4:38 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 3 RV 578
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:47 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
Overture to The Thieving Magpie (LA GAZZA LADRA)
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor
4:58 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro in A minor Opus 44
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman K 265
Helen Huang, piano
5:25 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:39 p.m.
Germaine Tailleferre
Harp Sonata
Maria Graf, harp
5:49 p.m.
Vincenzo Bellini
THE CAPULETS AND THE MONTAGUES: Sinfonia (I CAPULETI E I MONTECCH)
Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Myung Whun Chung, conductor
5:53 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Creatures of Prometheus Overture Opus 43
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Ancient Suite (Suite ancienne) Opus 31a
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:26 p.m.
Arthur Foote
Suite for Strings in E major Opus 63
do.gma chamber orchestra; Mikhail Gurewitsch, conductor
6:44 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
African Suite: African Dance Opus 35/4
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
6:50 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choros No. 5: Alma Brasileira
Assad Brothers Sergio Assad, guitar; Odair Assad, guitar
6:55 p.m.
Harold Arlen
Over The Rainbow
Lara Downes, piano
