Classical Music Playlist, January 13, 2025
Finnish composer Jean Sibelius circa 1898-1900
Jean Sibelius thought that other composers’ symphonies had too much programmatic content behind them: even if not specific scenes, at least ideas about emotions or landscapes or what-have-you. Sibelius rejected that and said his symphonies were based on no ideas but the music itself: “For me, music begins where words leave off. A symphony should be music first and last.” Hear how he applies that to his Symphony No. 3 for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf
Symphony No. 5 "The Petrification of Phineus and Friends" in D major
Vienna Sinfonietta; Kurt Rapf, conductor
6:15 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor Opus 19
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
6:52 a.m.
John Blow
Chaconne No. 4 in G major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
6:56 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Finale of Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001
Bela Fleck, banjo; Evelyn Glennie, marimba
7:00 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" in Bb major Opus 2
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Charles Mackerras, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
7:18 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 53 "L'Imperiale" in D major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
7:41 a.m.
William Bolcom
Fields of Flowers
Spencer Meyer, piano
7:45 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
Eugene List, piano
7:49 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture Opus 80
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 6: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in D major Opus 60
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:09 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb major K 450
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
8:34 a.m.
Cesar Franck
The Accursed Huntsman (Le Chasseur Maudit)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:49 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
9:01 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:37 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Variations Across the Centuries: Waltz #2 & #3 & Foxtrot Op 71
Xavier Jara, guitar
9:44 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Trumpet Concerto in D major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Friedemann Immer, trumpet
9:52 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Danse Macabre Opus 40
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
ALMIRA: Suite of instrumental music
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
10:15 a.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Danzas Argentinas: II. Danza de la moza donosa Opus 2 Dance of the Donosa Girl
Martha Argerich, piano
10:18 a.m.
Paulinho Nogueira
Bachianinha No. 1
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
10:23 a.m.
Giovanni Paisiello
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Campania Chamber Orchestra; Luigi Piovano, conductor Francesco Nicolosi, piano
10:48 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 93 in D major HOB I:93
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
11:23 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 5 "Andaluza"
Narciso Yepes, guitar
11:28 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet for Strings: IV. Presto (last mvmt.) in Eb major Opus 20
I Solisti Italiani
11:36 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons: Autumn Opus 67
Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
11:48 a.m.
Johan Wagenaar
Twelfth Night Overture Opus 36
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": III. Molto Vivace in B minor Opus 74
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
12:09 p.m.
John Williams
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:12 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mercury, the Winged Messenger Opus 32
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
12:17 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major K 503
English Chamber Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor Alicia de Larrocha, piano
12:50 p.m.
Jonathan Leshnoff
Guitar Concerto: III. Lively (Finale)
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
1:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
1:16 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, conductor
1:47 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Reverie
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
1:52 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Preludio
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
1:54 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Concerto for Mandolin: III. Rondo in G major
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
2:00 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 3 in C major Opus 52
Helsinki Philharmonic; Paavo Berglund, conductor
2:29 p.m.
Josef Suk
Piano Trio: II. Andante in C minor Opus 2
Neave Trio
2:33 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Leyendas: VI. Coqueteos
Del Sol String Quartet
2:37 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:54 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo Alla Turca (from Piano Sonata No. 11) in A major
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
2:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1042
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
3:17 p.m.
George Gershwin
Walking the Dog
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:21 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Piano Quintet in G minor Opus 1
Catalyst Quartet Stewart Goodyear, piano
3:49 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for flute, strings and continuo in G major
Berlin Baroque Soloists; Rainer Kussmaul, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
4:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:32 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a sentimental mood
Jason Vieaux, guitar
4:35 p.m.
Johannes Hanssen
Valdres March
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
4:40 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace in A major Opus 92
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
4:52 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
THE BOATSWAIN'S MATE: Overture
BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Rumon Gamba, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Concert Piece in F major Opus 2
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
5:12 p.m.
John Bull
Galliard
Alan Feinberg, piano
5:14 p.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
5:19 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" in C major K 551
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Rafael Kubelik, conductor
5:51 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
PRECIOSA: Overture J 279
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique No. 3 Opus 45
Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach, conductor Michael Ponti, piano
6:30 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 1: I. Allegretto-Allegro non troppo in E minor Opus 10
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:39 p.m.
John Williams
E.T.: Adventures on Earth
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:50 p.m.
Dave Brubeck
Rising Sun
John Salmon, piano
6:54 p.m.
Foday Musa Suso
Tilliboyo (Sunset)
Kronos Quartet; Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
