Classical Music Playlist, January 7, 2025
Composer Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
There exists an ancient Hungarian folk song that is a lament of peasantry in bondage. In 1907, Hungarian poet Endre Ady transformed the song into a poem with a distinctly more revolutionary tone, promising an uprising and freedom of the imprisoned at the time. Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály used this modified poem as the basis for his choral piece “The Peacock,” performances of which were promptly banned by Hungarian authorities. In 1939 Kodály dropped the text and made a set of variations on the original ancient song’s melody. Understanding the music’s history, Germans of the Third Reich also banned performances. Kodály’s instrumental “Peacock Variations” are today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Pachelbel
Ciacona in F minor
Aries Brass Quintet
6:08 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
String Quintet in E major Opus 1
Mannheim String Quartet
6:36 a.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Perigoso
Estela Olevsky, piano
6:40 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 70 in D major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Peter Schmoll Overture Opus 8
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
7:09 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
7:42 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 1: IV. Finale in C major Opus 1
Norman Krieger, piano
7:50 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Vienna Blood Opus 354 Wiener Blut
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 6: I. Majestoso in A major
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:17 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Winter Bonfire Opus 122
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor Paisley Abbey Boy's Choir
8:37 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:02) in C minor BWV 847
Angela Hewitt, piano
8:40 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:01) in C major BWV 846
Angela Hewitt, piano
8:46 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco (Finale) in E minor Opus 95
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Vikingur Olafsson, piano
8:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 2 in C minor Opus 17
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
9:33 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Soirees Musicales: II. Notturno Opus 6/2
Leanne Rees, piano
9:39 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Alster Overture
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
9:45 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Marie Awadis
Etude No. 12: Unvieled
Marie Awadis, piano
10:21 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 26 "Coronation" in D major K 537
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
10:54 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyous March (Joyeuse Marche)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Antonio Rosetti
Concerto for two horns in Eb major Hob VIId:6
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn; Timothy Brown, horn
11:18 a.m.
Dobrinka Tabakova
Concerto for Cello and Strings: II. Longing
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Rysanov, conductor Kristina Blaumane, cello
11:28 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
11:56 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
12:08 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: II. Matin (Morning) in Bb major Opus 76
Mozart Piano Quartet
12:12 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Overture in A minor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:20 p.m.
Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Opus 23
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andre Watts, piano
12:47 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Charles Stanford
Irish Rhapsody No. 5
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
1:15 p.m.
John Field
Divertissement No. 2 in A major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
1:25 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:50 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
LA CENERENTOLA: Overture "Cinderella"
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Peacock Variations
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
2:26 p.m.
Amy Beach
A Hermit Thrush at Eve Opus 92
Alan Feinberg, piano
2:32 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
The Birds (Gli Uccelli)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:52 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan (Le Cygne)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
2:54 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Finale (1911)
Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Makela, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
2:59 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Octet for strings & winds: I. Adagio - Allegro in F major Opus 166 D 803
Academy of Ancient Music Members of...
3:15 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Boston Ballet Orchestra; Jonathan McPhee, conductor
3:22 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor Opus 129
Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of France; Paavo Jarvi, conductor Truls Mork, cello
3:47 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio: I. Allegro molto vivace in D minor
Nash Ensemble
3:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture Opus 101
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:09 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 21
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:35 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Bolero
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:50 p.m.
James Horner
Braveheart: End Credits
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Eric Rigler, bagpipes
4:55 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Turandot: Nessun Dorma
Academy of Saint Cecilia Orchestra & Chorus; Antonio Pappano, conductor Jonas Kaufmann, tenor
4:59 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Pastoral Suite (Suite Pastorale)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
5:18 p.m.
Johannes Brahms; Dave Brubeck
Brahms Lullaby
Dave Brubeck, piano
5:21 p.m.
Zenobia Powell Perry
Rhapsody
Sarah Cahill, piano
5:27 p.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
5:35 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto Opus 14
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
5:59 p.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 3 in Eb major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
6:33 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 1: III. Moderato in D major Opus 19
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
6:42 p.m.
Jean-Michel Blais
Nostos
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:46 p.m.
Max Richter
Spring 1
Zurich Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hope, violin
6:49 p.m.
Hazel Scott
Peace of Mind
Lara Downes, piano
6:53 p.m.
George Gershwin
Three Preludes: 1 & 2
Sharon Isbin, guitar
