Classical Music Playlist, January 2, 2025
Fredrich Ernst Fesca (1789-1826)
German composer Fredrich Fesca (1789-1826) was highly regarded in his time for both orchestral and operatic works. After holding violinist and concertmaster positions in court orchestras in the first couple decades of the 1800s, his reputation grew in Vienna including for his two symphonies composed before 1813. By the 1820s he had become known as a composer of the first rank. Unfortunately, by the middle of the 1820s, his health failed and he passed in 1826 at the age of 37 and his music fell into neglect. He wasn't alone in this fate. In the wake of Beethoven, the symphony had altered and previously heralded composers were left behind. Fesca's Symphony No. 2 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Jean-Marie Leclair
Violin Concerto in Bb major Opus 10/1
Arion Monica Huggett, baroque violin
6:13 a.m.
Charles Gounod
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:41 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
The Lark in the Clear Air
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
6:46 a.m.
Ron Nelson
Courtly Airs and Dances
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonie in D major VB 143
Concerto Koln
7:19 a.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Horn Concerto Opus 28
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Gerard Oskamp, conductor Albert Linder, horn
7:40 a.m.
Hania Rani
Glass
Scoring Berlin; Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor Mari Samuelsen, violin
7:44 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
7:51 a.m.
Otto Nicolai
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Overture
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Oberon Overture J 306
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 3 in B minor Opus 89
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
8:47 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE: Binary Sunset
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:49 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE RETURN OF THE JEDI: The Emperor Arrives
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:53 a.m.
Mikhail Glinka
RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Leo Delibes
Coppelia: (Suite from the ballet)
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Martin West, conductor
9:33 a.m.
Hayato Sumino
7 Levels of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Hayato Sumino, piano
9:39 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
9:54 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Dorothy Howell
Lamia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
10:15 a.m.
Lucas Saboya
Zamba Negra (from Suite Ernestina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
10:19 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Molly on the Shore
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
10:24 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major K 331 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
10:50 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in Bb major Opus 3/1 HWV 312
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Libor Pesek, conductor
11:23 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Bethena: A Concert Waltz
Giovanni DeChiaro, guitar
11:29 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 "Grande Valse Brillante" in Eb major Opus 18
Daniil Trifonov, piano
11:34 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major Opus 105
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:56 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Grace Williams
Penillion
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
12:17 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Contemplation
Xavier de Maistre, harp
12:21 p.m.
Zhen Chen
Springfield
Zhen Chen, piano; Jiaju Shen, pipa; Feifei Yang, erhu
12:25 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
12:50 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro maestoso in Bb major Opus 55
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb major K 447
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
1:15 p.m.
Sebastian Iradier
La Paloma the dove
Pepe Romero, guitar
1:18 p.m.
Chilly Gonzales
Prelude in C Sharp Major
Alice Sara Ott, piano
1:23 p.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Orchestral Suite: The Story of Sleeping Beauty (Tornrossagan)
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
1:49 p.m.
John Ireland
Epic March
London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Fredrich Ernst Fesca
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 10
NDR Radio Philharmonic Hanover; Frank Beermann, conductor
2:26 p.m.
James Louis "J.J." Johnson
Lament
Kristin Lee, violin; Jeremy Ajani Jordan, piano
2:32 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Marche Slav Opus 31
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Recollections of Ireland Opus 69
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
3:00 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in D major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
3:15 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488
Camerata Academica Salzburg; Sandor Vegh, conductor Andras Schiff, piano
3:42 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
St. Anthony Variations in Bb major Opus 56
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Hary Janos Suite
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
4:24 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Five Negro Melodies: 4. They will not lend me a child
Neave Trio
4:29 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
4:34 p.m.
Dieterich Buxtehude
Praeludium in D minor BUX 140
The Paramount Brass
4:40 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor HWV 287
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor David Reichenberg, oboe
4:49 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Krystian Zimerman, piano
5:23 p.m.
Marianna Martines
Sinfonia in C major
La Floridiana; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, conductor
5:36 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 1
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
5:52 p.m.
Philip Glass
Violin Concerto No. 1: Movement 1
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Gidon Kremer, violin
5:59 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
Irish Symphony
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
6:34 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Arabesque Opus 61
Peter Jacobs, piano
6:39 p.m.
Robert Dauber
Serenade
Niv Ashkenazi, violin; Matthew Graybill, piano
6:43 p.m.
Aldemaro Romero
Fuga con Pajarillo
Sphinx Virtuosi; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Alexey Botvinov, piano
6:52 p.m.
Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now
Canadian Brass
