Classical Music Playlist, January 30, 2025
Louis Théodore Gouvy in 1860
Though born into a French family just within the Prussian borders in 1819, the German musical traditions attracted composer Louis Gouvy, including chamber music and symphonies. Drawn not to opera, which was all the rage in France, but to pure instrumental music of interest in the German countries, this is where he found most of his influence and his success. In fact, Gouvy lived about the final third of his life in Germany where his music was held in high regard (including by Brahms). He never achieved great acclaim in France. Nonetheless, French composers Ambroise Thomas and Charles Gounod attended the Paris premiere and expressed their admiration as did French critics. Gouvy’s Symphony No. 4 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Symphony No. 4 in F major Opus 35 G 512
Ensemble 415; Chiara Banchini, conductor
6:18 a.m.
Charles Gounod
Petite Symphonie for winds in Bb major
Bolshoi Theater Wind Orchestra; Vladimir Andropov, conductor
6:39 a.m.
John Williams
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Parade of the Slave Children
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:45 a.m.
Dorothy Howell
Lamia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
7:01 a.m.
Marianna Martines
Piano Concerto in A Major in A major
Orqueste Filarmonia Iberica; Melani Mestre, conductor Melani Mestre, piano
7:16 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
The Red Poppy [ballet]: Suite
New Jersey Symphony; Zdenek Macal, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song Without Words "Spring Song" (Book V, No. 6) in A major Opus 62/6
Andras Schiff, piano
7:48 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Vivacissimo in Bb minor Opus 1
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Manze, conductor Seta Tanyel, piano
7:53 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Scherzo in D minor
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 4 "Picturesque Scenes" (Scenes pittoresques)
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:18 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
8:43 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango: I. Bordel 1900
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; Emmanuel Pahud, flute
8:47 a.m.
Joseph Curiale
Awakening: Joy
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joseph Curiale, conductor
8:51 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Waltz
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 17
Polish National Radio Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor Janina Fialkowska, piano
9:36 a.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon IX
Empire Brass
9:40 a.m.
Jan Kalliwoda
Overture No. 17 in F minor Opus 242
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor
9:49 a.m.
Wilhelm van Wassenaer
Concerto Armonico No. 4 in G major
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1042
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor Simon Standage, violin
10:17 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Silito, conductor Alexandre Lagoya, guitar
10:23 a.m.
Niels Gade
Symphony No. 5 in D minor Opus 25
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Ronald Brautigam, piano
10:51 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Muromets": III. At the Court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun in B minor Opus 42
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D major
Takacs Quartet
11:27 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
11:35 a.m.
John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Raiders' March
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:41 a.m.
Michael Torke
Sky: I. Lively
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
11:52 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5: I. Allegro con brio in C minor Opus 67
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 3 RV 578
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Ricardo Castro
Plainte Opus 38/2
Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria (OSM) Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
12:13 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Cancion de Cuna: Berceuse)
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
12:17 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Stanislav Bogunia, conductor Stewart Goodyear, piano
12:48 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tales From The Vienna Woods Opus 325 (Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
TANCREDI: Overture
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
1:07 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Helios Overture Opus 17
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra; Lance Friedel, conductor
1:21 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Enrique Batiz, conductor
1:49 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Suite for Flute, Violin, and Piano Opus 59
Michael Faust, flute; Sandrine Cantoreggi, violin; Sheila Arnold, piano
2:00 p.m.
Louis Theodore Gouvy
Symphony No. 4 in D minor Opus 25
Saarbrucken Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Jacques Mercier, conductor
2:28 p.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre (No. 1) in E minor
Lara Downes, piano
2:36 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto "with echo in the distance" in A major RV 552
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Katherine Kyme, violin; Lisa Weiss, violin
2:53 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: III. Allegretto grazioso in G major Opus 88
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Alice Sara Ott, piano
3:01 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
String Quintet No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo ma con brio in G major Opus 111
Takacs Quartet Lawrence Power, viola
3:15 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude (from Prelude and Fugue, Well-Tempered Clavier I:01) in C major BWV 846
Xuefei Yang, guitar
3:17 p.m.
Klaus Badelt
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Selections
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:23 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb major K 450 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Alfred Brendel, piano
3:49 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: V. Witches' Sabbath Opus 14
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals
London Festival Orchestra; Ross Pople, conductor
4:23 p.m.
Phil Rosheger
Good Luck Waltz
David Russell, guitar
4:26 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Dance of the Elves (Danse des Lutins)
Xavier de Maistre, harp
4:30 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Paul Dukas
Villanelle for horn and orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
4:57 p.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
5:15 p.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy Opus 46
New Symphony Orchestra of London; Malcolm Sargent, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin; Osian Ellis, harp
5:42 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and The Young Princess Opus 35
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
5:53 p.m.
Silvestre Revueltas
Sensemaya
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Quintet in A minor Opus 14
Fine Arts Quartet Cristina Ortiz, piano
6:31 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
6:41 p.m.
George Gershwin
I Loves You Porgy
Lara Downes, piano
6:45 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - ATTACK OF THE CLONES: Across the Stars (Love Theme)
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:52 p.m.
Anna Clyne
Shorthand REDUX
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
