Classical Music Playlist, December 13, 2022
"The symphony is so melancholy that you will not be able to bear it. I have never written anything so sad.” Johannes Brahms had the sense of humor of an old-fashioned grump, and he was clearly kidding about this wonderfully sunny music.
While it took Brahms 21 years to write his first symphony, it took him only a couple summer months to write his second. It’s cheery and happy throughout, all the way to the blaze of brass at the end. The Symphony No. 2 of Johannes Brahms is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
6:00 a.m.
Giuseppe Tartini
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C major
Ensemble 415; Chiara Banchini, conductor
6:09 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Ancient Suite (Suite ancienne) Opus 31a
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:36 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1: I. Allegro in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
6:49 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Carnaval Opus 9
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:17 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Takacs Quartet
7:35 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers (Medley II)
The Dale Warland Singers; Dale Warland, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Masquerade: Waltz
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Mark Ermler, conductor
7:51 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Over the Hills and Far Away
Michigan State University Symphonic Band; Keith Brion, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 25: I. Allegro maestoso in C major K 503
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Jeremy Denk, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano
8:17 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty Suite Opus 66
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:39 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Three French Carols
Solid Brass
8:45 a.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
8:50 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London" in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:29 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
9:35 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Liebst du um Schonheit Opus 12/4
Barbara Bonney, soprano; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
9:37 a.m.
Gustav Mahler
Ruckert Lieder: Liebst du um Schonheit
NDR Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Anne Sofie von Otter, alto
9:41 a.m.
Catrin Finch
Celtic Concerto
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
9:55 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
The Holly and the Ivy
; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
10:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture Opus 92
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
10:10 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Prelude No. 1
Xuefei Yang, guitar
10:16 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
10:52 a.m.
Katherine Kennicot Davis
Carol of the Drum
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
10:57 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Melodie (Allegretto) No. 2 in C# minor Opus 4/2
Betty Ann Miller, piano
11:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor Richard Egarr, organ
11:10 a.m.
Alfonso X "El Sabio"
Cantiga de Santa Maria, No. 48
Ensemble Galilei Maggie Sansone, dulcimer
11:13 a.m.
Tomas Luis de Victoria
O magnum mysterium
Seraphic Fire; Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
11:18 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major K 622
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Sabine Meyer, basset clarinet
11:46 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Christmas Tree (Weihnachtsbaum) II:3 "Slumber Song" (Berceuese - Wiegenlied) S 186
Alfred Brendel, piano
11:51 a.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement in D major
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb minor Opus 23
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor Andre Watts, piano
12:35 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Greensleeves
(unnamed orchestra) David Garrett, violin
12:39 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 5 in A major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Four Scottish Dances Opus 59
Philharmonia Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
12:54 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4: III. Juba Dance in D minor
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Summer (L'Estate) in G minor Opus 8 RV 315
...and friends Janine Jansen, violin
1:24 p.m.
John Rutter
Candlelight Carol
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
1:29 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor K 457
Andras Schiff, piano
1:51 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Les Chanteurs de Noel (The Christmas Singers)
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
2:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 73
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
2:41 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284 Introdu��o
Nelson Freire, piano
2:46 p.m.
James Paisible
The Queen's Farewell
London Oboe Band; Paul Goodwin, conductor
2:49 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel)
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
3:09 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Nocturne No. 10, "Souvenirs de mon pays"
Alexandra Oehler, piano
3:18 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major HWV 348
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Colin Tilney, harpsichord
3:45 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Fur Elise in A minor WoO 59
John O'Conor, piano
3:49 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Serenade in Eb major Opus 7
Stockholm Philharmonic (members of); Paavo Berglund, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
In Nature's Realm Overture Opus 91
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
4:16 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
The Wassail Song
Los Angeles Sinfonia; Paul Salamunovich, conductor Los Angeles Master Chorale
4:20 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25
Royal Flemish Philharmonic; Phillippe Herreweghe, conductor Martin Helmchen, piano
4:41 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
4:53 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers Opus 71
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in Eb major Opus 82
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
5:32 p.m.
Ola Gjeilo
Home
12 Ensemble; Rupert Gough, conductor Ola Gjeilo, piano
5:34 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Joy to the World/Silent Night/Deck the Halls...
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra; Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
5:38 p.m.
Teng Yu-hsien
Spring Breeze
Xuefei Yang, guitar
5:43 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major HWV 350
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
5:54 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)
Roman Nagel, piano
5:56 p.m.
Franz Gruber
Silent Night
Roman Nagel, piano
