Classical Music Playlist, December 9, 2024
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1880. Source: Library of Congress
Early reception of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 did not bode well. His desired soloist for the premiere told Tchaikovsky to his face that it was unplayable along with a stream of other criticisms. Tchaikovsky replied that, "I shall not alter a single note. I shall publish the work exactly as it is!" And that he did. And despite some awful reviews following the 1875 premiere in Boston by critics, that performance was a smashing success with the audience. The Concerto soon grew to be recognized as one of the masterwork piano concertos, and it’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in F major Opus 3/4a HWV 315
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:12 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:40 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2: II. Allegro molto in E minor Opus 27
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:50 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas: Overture Opus 95
Bergen Philharmonic; Andrew Litton, conductor
6:59 a.m.
George Enescu
Dixtour pour instruments a vent (Dectet for winds) Opus 14
Oslo Wind Soloists
7:21 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 12 "American" in F major Opus 96
Takacs Quartet
7:48 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Moments Musicaux No. 3 in F minor Opus 94 D 780
Radu Lupu, piano
7:50 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Minute Waltz in Db major Opus 64/1
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
7:53 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 4 in G major Opus 39/4
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Arturo Sandoval
Wildflower (Yolanda's Song)
Catalyst Quartet Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
8:15 a.m.
Roland Dyens
Tango En Skai (Immitation Leather Tango)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
8:18 a.m.
Paulinho Nogueira; Luiz Gonzaga
Bachianinha No. 2 / Araponga
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
8:24 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo in Bb major Opus 83
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano; Jules Eskin, cello
8:43 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: The Jedi Steps and Finale
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:56 a.m.
Grace Williams
Penillion: IV. Allegro agitato
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE MEISTERSINGER: Prelude
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:11 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
2 Gavottes in G minor BWV 995
Sharon Isbin, guitar
9:18 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major K 175
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
9:41 a.m.
Ariel Ramirez
MISA CRIOLLA: II. Gloria
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hope, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Palau de la Musica vocal quartet
9:50 a.m.
Philip Glass
Glassworks: Opening
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
10:00 a.m.
Juan Arriaga
Symphony in D minor
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
10:30 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Serenade Opus 46
Sandrine Cantoreggi, violin; Sheila Arnold, piano
10:35 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Oberon Overture J 306
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
10:45 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture Opus 81
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London" in D major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
11:29 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Liebestraume: Nocturne No. 3 in Ab major S 541
Claudio Arrau, piano
11:36 a.m.
Daniel Gregory Mason
Chanticleer Festival Overture
Albany Symphony Orchestra; Julius Hegyi, conductor
11:51 a.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: The Shape of Things to Come
studio ensemble; Bear McCreary, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Cleveland Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto No. 1 (originally for violin) in A minor BWV 1041
Elias String Quartet Xuefei Yang, guitar
12:16 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Das Jahr (The Year): 6. June: Serenade
Anna Shelest, piano
12:25 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
12:41 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Overture
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
12:51 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro Giocoso (Finale) in D major Opus 77
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
1:00 p.m.
Cesar Franck
Variations Symphoniques
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Claus Peter Flor, conductor Rudolf Firkusny, piano
1:17 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ruins of Athens Overture Opus 113
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
1:22 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ruins of Athens: Turkish March Opus 113/4
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:27 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
1:47 p.m.
Stanley Myers
Cavatina
Jason Vieaux, guitar
1:54 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Three Latin American Dances: The Mestizo Waltz
Utah Symphony Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb minor Opus 23
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
2:33 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
La Muerte del Angel (Death of the Angel)
Franz Halasz, guitar
2:40 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Tullio Serafin, conductor
2:50 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
One Summer's Day (from Spirited Away)
London Symphony Orchestra; Roman Simovic, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
2:54 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE: The Throne Room & End Title
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture Opus 80
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Marie Awadis
Etude No. 10: Void
Marie Awadis, piano
3:20 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
3:36 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Concert Piece in F major Opus 2
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
3:51 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 11 in D major Opus 4/11 RV 204
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
4:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": I. Adagio - Allegro Molto in E minor Opus 95
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
4:14 p.m.
Ernesto Lecuona
Andalucia Suite: Malaguena
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
4:22 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25
London Mozart Players; Jonathan Bloxham, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
4:44 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Romance Opus 67
NDR Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
4:55 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia BWV 29
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor Paul Nicholson, organ
5:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Concierto: Feliz Navidad SEGMENT 1
Frank Dominguez, host
5:21 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Concierto: Feliz Navidad SEGMENT 2
Frank Dominguez, host
6:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Concierto: Feliz Navidad SEGMENT 3
Frank Dominguez, host
6:35 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Concierto: Feliz Navidad SEGMENT 4
Frank Dominguez, host
