Classical Music Playlist, June 2, 2022
Igor Stravinsky playing cards
With dancers dressed as playing cards, Igor Stravinsky’s 1937 ballet “Jeu de cartes” (Card Game) is often interpreted as a satirical allegory of the rising European political troubles in the 1930s. The self-sure Joker wins a hand simply by declaring himself greater than the other cards in play. But his cockiness won’t save him in the end and he is ultimately overpowered. A commission from choreographer George Balanchine, “Card Game - A Ballet in Three Deals” (as Stravinsky appropriately called each act) quotes famous works by earlier composers, altered in his neo-classical manner, including his transformed take on the “Fate” theme that opens Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and used here between acts as the “dealing” music. Stravinsky’s “Card Game” is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Sentimental Romance No. 1 in A major Opus 28/1
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stig Westerberg, conductor Arve Tellefsen, violin
6:07 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Apollo (1947 rev. version)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:38 a.m.
Carlos Troyer
Traditional Zuni Songs: Lover's Wooing & Zunian Lullaby
Dario Muller, piano
6:46 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:02 a.m.
Otto Nicolai
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Overture
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 30 in D major K 202
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:36 a.m.
Scott Joplin
A Picture of her Face
Lara Downes, piano; Will Liverman, baritone
7:40 a.m.
Johann Mattheson
Suite No. 5: Air in C minor
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
7:44 a.m.
Nadia Boulanger
Three Pieces for Cello & Piano
Amit Peled, cello; Lucy Mauro, piano
7:54 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Xue Fei Yang, guitar
7:59 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne Opus 73
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
8:12 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Grand Concerto for bassoon and orchestra in F major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
8:36 a.m.
James Horner
Jakes First Flight (Avatar)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Robert Ziegler, conductor The Piano Guys
8:41 a.m.
Heinrich Marschner
HANS HEILING Overture
Czechoslovak RSO, Bratislava; Alfred Walter, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Miroirs: Une Barque sur l'Ocean (A Boat on the Ocean)
Lyon Opera Orchestra; Kent Nagano, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in C major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
9:13 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
9:18 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello & orchestra in C major Opus 56
Berlin Philharmonic; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello; Daniel Barenboim, piano
9:54 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
10:00 a.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
10:17 a.m.
Johnny Green
Body and Soul
Lara Downes, piano
10:20 a.m.
Franz Biber
Sonata for 8 trumpets & orchestra in A major
English Chamber Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
10:27 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian Dances Opus 35
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
10:46 a.m.
Domenico Cimarosa
Oboe Concerto in C minor
I Musici Heinz Holliger, oboe
10:57 a.m.
Karl Goldmark
Im Fruhling Overture (In Spring) Opus 36
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major K 211
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
11:31 a.m.
Johann Johannsson
Holy Thursday
Theatre of Voices
11:35 a.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Capriccio No. 2 in G major Z 183
Bern Camerata; Alexander van Wijnkoop, conductor
11:50 a.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Violin Concerto: III. Finale "Rondo in the Lapland Style" in F# minor
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor Ulf Wallin, violin
11:58 a.m.
Charles Gounod
Petite Symphonie for winds in Bb major
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
12:19 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
12:31 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto "with echo in the distance" in A major RV 552
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor Members of...
12:47 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
Non Troppo Presto
Alexandre Dossin, piano
12:50 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Bassoon Concerto in F major Opus 75
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
1:19 p.m.
Andre Messager
Les deux pigeons: Pas de deux
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; John Lanchbery, conductor
1:24 p.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Concertante for flute and oboe in F major
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Mathieu Dufour, flute; Alex Klein, oboe
1:40 p.m.
Jean-Michel Blais
Nostos
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
1:44 p.m.
Stanley Myers
Cavatina
Xuefei Yang, guitar
1:48 p.m.
Dorothy Howell
Lamia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
2:00 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Card Game - Ballet in 3 deals (Jeu de Cartes- Ballet en trois donnes)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
2:23 p.m.
Yosef Hadar
Evening of Roses
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
2:27 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3 Opus 72
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
2:43 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Keyboard Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427
Murray Perahia, piano
2:52 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Danse Macabre Opus 40
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra; Michel Plasson, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor BWV 1041
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor Margaret Batjer, violin
3:15 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 Opus 55
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
3:33 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
3:39 p.m.
George Gershwin
Preludes for Piano (arr. for guitar by Carlos Barbosa-Lima)
Sharon Isbin, guitar
3:46 p.m.
Josef Suk
Fantastic Scherzo Opus 25
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
4:02 p.m.
Darius Milhaud
Suite Provencale Opus 152
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:17 p.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 2 in D major WoO 33
Rome Symphony Orchestra; Francesco La Vecchia, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo, Op. 14
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
4:49 p.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Concerto No. 1 a cinque for strings in D major Opus 7
I Musici
4:54 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha: Prelude Act III
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
4:59 p.m.
William Grant Still
Vignettes for oboe, bassoon and piano
Sierra Winds
5:11 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE IMPRESARIO: Overture K 486 (Der Schauspieldirektor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:17 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Sylvia Suite
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
5:30 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
City of Granada Orchestra; Josep Pons, conductor
5:48 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Plan and Elevation: I. The Ellipse
Attacca Quartet
5:52 p.m.
Josef Suk
Spring: V. Longing Opus 22a
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
5:58 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 8 "Le Soir" (Evening) in G major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:20 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:30 p.m.
Christos Hatzis
Departures: II. Serenity
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (THESS-sal-loh-NEE-kee); Alexandre Myrat, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
6:43 p.m.
Amy Beach
A Hermit Thrush at Eve Opus 92
Alan Feinberg, piano
6:48 p.m.
Chen Peixun
Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake
Shen Lu, piano
6:54 p.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
