Classical Music Playlist, February 3, 2025
Eileen Donan Castle in Scotland | Photo by Nicholas Beel on Unsplash
At age 20 in 1829 Felix Mendelssohn wandered around Scotland. He visited castle ruins, hiked through villages, explored the coast, wrote letters back home and even sketched what he saw. Absorbing all this inspired him later to compose his Symphony No. 3, the "Scottish" Symphony, which uses old folk tunes in the 2nd and 4th movements. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Overture in D major
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
6:08 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 10 (for two pianos) in Eb major K 365
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano; Robert Levin, fortepiano
6:34 a.m.
Josef Suk
Serenade for Strings in Eb major Opus 6
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:59 a.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:08 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Serenade in D in D major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
7:45 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Wind Quintet: I. Allegro ben moderato Opus 43
Bergen Wind Quintet
7:55 a.m.
Juanjo Mosalini
Toma, Toca (Take it, Play it)
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston; Gisele Ben-Dor, conductor Juanjo Mosalini, bandoneon
8:00 a.m.
Louis Theodore Gouvy
Symphonie breve in G minor Opus 58
Saarbrucken Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Jacques Mercier, conductor
8:15 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25
London Mozart Players; Jonathan Bloxham, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:37 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Jazz Suite No. 1
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:46 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London" in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:30 a.m.
Huang Huwei
Pictures of Sichuan
Li Fan, piano
9:38 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
London Symphony Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
9:55 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Nestor Marconi, bandoneon; Antonio Agri, violin; Horatio Malvicino, guitar
10:00 a.m.
Richard Wagner
FLYING DUTCHMAN Overture (Der Fliegender Hollander)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals (Waltz) No. 4 in G major Opus 8/4
Pepe Romero, guitar
10:18 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major K 581
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Jorja Fleezanis, violin; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Carlmaria Rodrigues, viola; Colin Carr, cello
10:51 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Margaret Fingerhut, piano
11:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
11:26 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Uranus, the Magician Opus 32 6. Uranus, the Magician
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
11:32 a.m.
John Williams
HARRY POTTER and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:38 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
LA SCALA DI SETA (The Silken Ladder): Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
11:45 a.m.
Benjamin Britten
Matinees musicales (Suite after Rossini) Opus 24
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for lute and 2 violins in D major RV 93
Bach Sinfonia; Daniel Abraham, conductor Ronn McFarlane, lute; C. Ann Loud, violin; Marlisa del Cid Woods, violin
12:10 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D minor Opus 11
Nash Ensemble
12:36 p.m.
Bobby Hutcherson
Now
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Calvin Simmons, conductor Bobby Hutcherson, vibes
12:39 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde: Entr'acte No. 3 in Bb major D 797
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
12:47 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto: III. Rondo - Allegro in D major Opus 61
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
12:59 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Oberon Overture J 306
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:09 p.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Danzas Argentinas: II. Danza de la moza donosa Opus 2 Dance of the Donosa Girl
Martha Argerich, piano
1:12 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Concert Waltz Opus 90
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
1:19 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 4 in G minor K 516
L'Archibudelli Vera Beths, violin; Lucy van Dael, Violin/viola; Jurgen Kussmaul, viola; Gijs Beths, violin; Anner Bylsma, cello
1:52 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: III. Allegro giocoso in E minor Opus 98
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" in A minor Opus 56
Bergen Philharmonic; Andrew Litton, conductor
2:41 p.m.
Giovanni Palestrina
Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria
The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, conductor
2:47 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
SEMIRAMIDE: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
3:01 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in Bb major Opus 3/1 HWV 312
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in C minor in C minor (1824, age 18) H128
Betty Ann Miller, piano
3:28 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty Suite Opus 66
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:50 p.m.
John Williams
Seven Years in Tibet: Seven Years in Tibet
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
3:59 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations Opus 78
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
4:23 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Flute Sonata: IV. Finale: Moderato in C# minor Opus 64
Maria Cecilia Munoz, flute; Tiffany Butt, piano
4:27 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Romance Opus 35/6
Felix Klieser, horn; Christof Keymer, piano
4:31 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 99
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
4:52 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
4:56 p.m.
Tielmann Susato
La Mourisque
University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian" in A major Opus 90
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
5:30 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 1: IV. Finale in C major Opus 1
Norman Krieger, piano
5:38 p.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
5:49 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2: II. Allegro molto in E minor Opus 27
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85
London Symphony Orchestra; John Barbirolli, conductor Jacqueline Du Pre, cello
6:31 p.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Etude ("Terpsichore") Opus 95/9
Michael Ponti, piano
6:34 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
Eugene List, piano
6:38 p.m.
Don Brandon Ray
Three Homestead Dances
Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra; Derek Gleeson, conductor
6:55 p.m.
Alexandra Streliski
Reveries
Alexandra Streliski, piano
