Classical Music Playlist, February 6, 2025
Sergei Rachmaninoff | photo: Library of Congress
The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s brilliant set of 24 variations on the 24th Caprice for Solo Violin by Nicolo Paganini. It’s a tuneful, inventive work for piano and orchestra from 1934 and one of Rachmaninoff’s most popular compositions. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No. 6 in E major BWV 817
Angela Hewitt, piano
6:16 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Quartet No. 1 in Eb major Opus 2
Allegri String Quartet (members of) Thea King, clarinet
6:37 a.m.
Stanley Myers
Cavatina
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
6:41 a.m.
Johann Neruda
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
Prague Chamber Orchestra Guy Touvron, trumpet
7:00 a.m.
Georg Christoph Wagenseil
Symphony in Bb major WV 441
L'Orfeo Barokorkester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
7:17 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Opus 100
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
7:39 a.m.
Carlos Gardel
Guitarra, Guitarra Mia
Franz Halasz, guitar
7:41 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Baires Promenade
Cortango
7:45 a.m.
Catrin Finch
Celtic Concerto
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
7:59 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Don Juan Opus 20
Staatskapelle Dresden; Rudolph Kempe, conductor
8:16 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:40 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile in C minor Opus 13
John O'Conor, piano
8:46 a.m.
Gustav Holst
Suite No. 2 in F major Opus 28
North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Dorothy Howell
Piano Concerto in D minor in D minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
9:20 a.m.
Jean Francaix
Wind Quintet No. 1
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
9:41 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
MASS IN B MINOR: Kyrie in B minor BWV 232
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Monteverdi Choir
10:00 a.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
10:18 a.m.
Samuel Akpabot
Pastorale from "Scenes from Nigeria"
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
10:22 a.m.
John C. Williams
Aeolian Suite: Double Dance
Studio Orchestra; William Goodchild, conductor John Williams, guitar
10:25 a.m.
Arthur Foote
Piano Trio No. 2 in Bb major Opus 65
Neave Trio
10:48 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for flute, strings and continuo in G major
Berlin Baroque Soloists; Rainer Kussmaul, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
10:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 21
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:23 a.m.
Pat Metheny
Last Train Home (Prelude)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
11:27 a.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
11:33 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Lyon National Orchestra; Jun Markl, conductor
11:47 a.m.
Erich Korngold
The Sea Hawk (1940) Suite
Oregon Symphony; James DePreist, conductor
11:55 a.m.
Richard Wagner
LOHENGRIN: Prelude to Act III
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Zambra Granadina
David Russell, guitar
12:16 p.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
12:49 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Artist's Life Opus 316 Kunstlerleben
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Ronn McFarlane
Fermi's Paradox
Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba; Ronn McFarlane, lute
1:21 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 86 in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:49 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Romance in G major Opus 39
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor Elena Urioste, violin
2:00 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
2:24 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Summer in Buenos Aires (Verano Porteno)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
2:28 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose Suite
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor
2:48 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture in B minor Opus 26
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
3:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" in C major HWV 318
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Zhen Chen
Dancing in the Rain
Lin Ma, Pipa; Zhen Chen, piano; Elmira Darvarova, violin; Shenghua Hu, violin; Ao Peng, viola
3:16 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop" in Db major Opus 28
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
3:23 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
The Does (Les Biches): Suite "The Does" - fashionable Parisian women
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stephane Deneve, conductor Stuttgart SWR Vocal Ensemble
3:44 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Opus 46
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
4:20 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Sarah Cahill, piano
4:25 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 3 in Ab major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:30 p.m.
Alun Hoddinott
Folksong Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Andrew Penny, conductor
4:41 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Dolly Suite Opus 56
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
5:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 HWV 314
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor
5:09 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Sinfonietta
Mexico National Symphony Orchestra; Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor
5:21 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
5:43 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Cockaigne Overture (In London Town) Opus 40
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata in D in D Opus 78
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano
6:29 p.m.
Pall Isolfsson
Festival Overture
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Petri Sakari, conductor
6:44 p.m.
John C. Williams
When The Birds Return
Voces8; Barnaby Smith, conductor Xuefei Yang, guitar
6:47 p.m.
Mary Kouyoumdjian
Aghavni: III. 1986
Lara Downes, piano
6:50 p.m.
Bryce Dessner
Haven
MDH Quartet Katia and Marielle Labeque, piano duo; Bryce Dessner, electric guitar; David Chalmin, electric guitar
