Classical Music Playlist, January 1, 2025
"Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer" (Wanderer above the Sea of Fog) | c. 1818 by Caspar David Friedrich
"An Alpine Symphony" by Richard Strauss is scored for a massive orchestra of well over 100 musicians including wind and thunder machines, all to evoke the journey (somewhat autobiographical of an adventure at age 15) of a hike up an Alpine mountain from daybreak and encountering along the way a forest, stream, waterfall, hunters, shepherds (listen for cowbells!) all before reaching the summit, where an awe-inspiring panorama awards the adventurer. Then a thunderstorm, a descent (and all the previous sights briefly heard again in reverse order) before arriving back at the mountain's base at sundown. It’s an exhilarating exercise and trip into nature for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Franz Danzi
Quartet for bassoon and strings No. 2 in D minor Opus 40/2
island Jane Gower, bassoon
6:27 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major K 332 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:46 a.m.
Morten Lauridsen
Les Chansons des Roses: Dirait-on
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
6:51 a.m.
Richard Heuberger
DER OPERNBALL: (The Opera Ball) - Overture
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat: I. Allegro moderato in Eb major Opus 20
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
7:15 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major Opus 11
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
7:36 a.m.
Emilio Pujol
Tango Espagnol
Julian Bream, guitar
7:39 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Sr.
Radetzky March Opus 228
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
7:43 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
10:09 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
10:20 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Roman Festivals (Feste Romane)
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
10:44 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Rhapsody No. 3 in Ab major Opus 45
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Zdenek Kosler, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1053
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andras Schiff, piano
11:19 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 "Prague" in D major K 504
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
11:51 a.m.
Charlotte Sohy
Song Without Words Op 30/4
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Lang Lang, piano
11:55 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mercury, the Winged Messenger Opus 32
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in C major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
12:14 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Elegy No. 1 Opus 17
Clara Rodriguez, piano
12:19 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 35
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
12:50 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Preludio Sinfonico
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
1:08 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances Opus 64
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
1:40 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile in C minor Opus 13
John O'Conor, piano
1:46 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: IV. From Bohemia's Woods and Meadows
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Richard Strauss
An Alpine Symphony Opus 64 Eine Alpensinfonie
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
2:51 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Mountain King Suite: Dance of the Shepherd Girl
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Niklas Willen, conductor
2:55 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: In the Hall of the Mountain King Opus 46
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Amy Beach
Romance (1893) in D major Opus 23
Kristin Lee, violin; Jun Cho, piano
3:06 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8 in G major Opus 88
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
3:41 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284 Introdu��o
Nelson Freire, piano
3:45 p.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
Scottish National Orchestra; Andrew Penny, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonie singuliere" in C major
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:27 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Cello Sonata: I. Impetuoso
Raphael Wallfisch, cello; John York, piano
4:35 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: IV. Porro
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
4:39 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:47 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5: IV. Andante maestoso (Finale) in E minor Opus 64
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Aaron Copland
The Red Pony Suite
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
5:25 p.m.
Agustin Bardi
Gallo Ciego blind rooster
Apollo Chamber Players Hector del Curto, bandoneon
5:29 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 14: V. Presto in C# minor Opus 131
Takacs Quartet
5:35 p.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Concerto for Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
5:52 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Running Set
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; James Judd, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
A Chanukah Celebration PART 1
Jonathan Miller, host
6:29 p.m.
Holiday Programming
A Chanukah Celebration PART 2
Jonathan Miller, host
