Classical Music Playlist, February 10, 2025
Alexander Glazunov in 1887 by Ilya Efimovich Repin
Filled with very Russian ideas and more mature than would be expected of a 20 year old student, the Symphony No. 2 of Alexander Glazunov was an early sign of his future excellence. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Andrea Zani
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A major
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Martin Rummel, cello
6:11 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 1 "Sinfonie serieuse" in G minor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ulf Bjorlin, conductor
6:40 a.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
6:44 a.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Anticipations of Scotland: A Grand Fantasia Opus 75
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
7:01 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Sinfonia concertante in Bb major HOB 105
Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor Christian Hommel, oboe; Martin Kevenhorster, bassoon; Winfred Rademacher, violin; Oren Shevlin, cello
7:22 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite Opus 39
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
7:46 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danzas Paraguayas
David Russell, guitar
7:53 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
8:01 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Festive Polonaise (Le Roi Malgre Lui: Fete Polonaise)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:08 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in Eb major K 543
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:39 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Melodie (Allegretto) No. 2 in C# minor Opus 4/2
Betty Ann Miller, piano
8:40 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Notturno in G minor H337
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:46 a.m.
John McLaughlin
"The Mediterranean" Concerto for Guitar: 1st movement
London Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor John McLaughlin, guitar
9:00 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor Opus 44
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
9:28 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: IV. Porro
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
9:32 a.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Capriccio Sinfonico
Philharmonic of La Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor
9:46 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor
Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Othello Overture Opus 93
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Prelude no. 1 in E minor
Julian Bream, guitar
10:19 a.m.
Arthur Foote
Serenade: Gavotte Opus 25
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
10:24 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 16 in F major Opus 135
Emerson String Quartet
10:49 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
10:59 a.m.
Aaron Copland
The Red Pony Suite
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
11:25 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Decarissimo
Gidon Kremer, violin; Vadim Sakharov, piano; Alois Posch, double-bass; Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon
11:29 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Etude No. 3 "The Little Bell" ("La Campanella") in G# minor
Lang Lang, piano
11:35 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
St. Anthony Variations in Bb major Opus 56
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
11:53 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE: The Throne Room & End Title
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Karl Goldmark
In Italy Overture Opus 49
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
12:13 p.m.
Thelonious Monk
Monk's Mood
Kristin Lee, violin; Jeremy Ajani Jordan, piano
12:18 p.m.
George Gershwin
PORGY AND BESS: It Ain't Necessarily So
Duo Sonidos
12:22 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 74
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Andrew Marriner, clarinet
12:45 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro in A minor Opus 44
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
Philharmonia Orchestra; Giuseppi Sinopoli, conductor Mischa Maisky, cello
1:18 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 14 in Eb major K 449
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
1:42 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
1:50 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 2 in F# minor Opus 16
Bamberg Symphony; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:42 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
I'll Bid My Heart Be Still
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
2:46 p.m.
Ernest Chausson
Concert for Violin, Piano & String Quartet: II. Sicilienne in D major Opus 21
Takacs Quartet Joshua Bell, violin; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
2:51 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
FIDELIO Overture Opus 72
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto No. 1 (originally for violin) in A minor BWV 1041
Elias String Quartet Xuefei Yang, guitar
3:14 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major Opus 102
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
3:35 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
String Symphony No. 10 in B minor
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
3:46 p.m.
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Symphony No. 2: IV. Moderato (Finale) in Bb major
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:58 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major HOB VIIb:1
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Janos Starker, cello
4:25 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 2 in Eb major Opus 90/2 D 899
Andras Schiff, piano
4:30 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite: III. Troubled Water
Michelle Cann, piano
4:37 p.m.
Gian Carlo Menotti
AMELIA GOES TO THE BALL Overture
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Schippers, conductor
4:42 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Mountain King Suite
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Niklas Willen, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro Scherzando in C minor Opus 18
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
5:11 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ" in C minor Opus 78
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Berj Zamkochian, organ
5:47 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
String Quartet No. 2 (unfinished): II. Allegro scherzando in F major
Oslo Camerata; Stephan Barratt-Due, conductor
5:55 p.m.
Granville Bantock
The Sea Reivers (Hebridean Sea Poem)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
String Quintet in F minor
Moscow String Quartet
6:30 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Rondes de Printemps
Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:39 p.m.
Max Richter
In the Garden
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:44 p.m.
Dana Suesse
Jazz Nocturne
Hot Springs Festival Orchestra; Richard Rosenberg, conductor
6:50 p.m.
Antonio Lauro
Dance for Six ("Seis por Derecho")
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:53 p.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
I Giorni
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Simon Halsey, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Jacques Ammon, piano
