Classical Music Playlist, February 14, 2025
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It’s Valentine’s Day and we’ve got Romeo and Juliet by TWO composers - Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture” and Sergei Prokofiev from his ballet - filling about 2/3s of the hour for today's Midday Masterpiece at 2pm. As well as more romantic music through the rest of the hour and throughout the day.
6:00 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in C minor Opus 1/11
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
6:11 a.m.
Victor Herbert
Cello Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 8
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
6:39 a.m.
Alfonso Montes
Milonga in the Style of Piazzolla (Milonga a Piazzolla)
Castellani Andriaccio Duo
6:44 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
7:16 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite Opus 40
Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset, conductor
7:37 a.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
7:48 a.m.
John Knowles Paine
Overture to Shakespeare's "As You Like It" Opus 28
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5: IV. Andante maestoso (Finale) in E minor Opus 64
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major D 485
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:42 a.m.
James Louis "J.J." Johnson
Lament
Kristin Lee, violin; Jeremy Ajani Jordan, piano
8:47 a.m.
Aaron Jay Kernis
100 Greatest Dance Hits: II. Salsa Pasada
Escher Quartet Jason Vieaux, guitar
8:52 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Zadok the Priest HWV 258
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Monteverdi Choir
8:59 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C major Opus 61
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
9:37 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano: I. Andante Opus 11
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
9:40 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Liebst du um Schonheit Opus 12/4 "If you love for beauty"
Barbara Bonney, soprano; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
9:44 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Sentimental Romance No. 2 in F minor Opus 28/2
Royal Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Niklas Willen, conductor Tobias Ringborg, violin
9:51 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Mandolin Concerto in C major RV 425
Venice Baroque Orchestra Avi Avital, mandolin
10:00 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Alice Sara Ott, piano
10:15 a.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a sentimental mood
Jason Vieaux, guitar
10:20 a.m.
E. J. Moeran
Cello Concerto
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Guy Johnston, cello
10:50 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Aram Khachaturian, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Four Scottish Dances Opus 59
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
11:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 for winds "Gran Partita": III. Adagio in Bb major K 361
Amadeus Winds; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
11:19 a.m.
Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto Opus 14
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
11:43 a.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
11:49 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Oberon Overture J 306
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Anyssa Neumann, piano
Jennifer Reason, host
12:20 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Fantasy for a Gentleman
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
12:44 p.m.
Vassili Kalinnikov
Symphony No. 1: II. Andante commodamente in G minor
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:52 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Unsent Love Letters
Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano
12:57 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka "Chit-Chat Polka" Opus 214
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertino Opus 107
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor Susan Milan, flute
1:10 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann Opus 20
Sarah Cahill, piano
1:23 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 54
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
1:55 p.m.
Ennio Morricone
Cinema Paradiso: Love Theme
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic; Alexander Shelley, conductor Daniel Hope, violin
2:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Cleveland Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
2:20 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Selections from the Ballet Suites Opus 64
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Liebestraume: Nocturne No. 3 in Ab major S 541
Claudio Arrau, piano
2:48 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting) Opus 12
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, violin
2:52 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
3:09 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Swan of Tuonela
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
3:19 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
3:42 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051
European Brandenburg Ensemble; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Egmont Overture Opus 84
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
4:09 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet "Trout" in A major Opus 114 D 667
Emanuel Ax, piano; Pamela Frank, violin; Rebecca Young, viola; Yo Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass
4:47 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
4:55 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
WILD SWANS: Eliza Aria
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Ola Rudner, conductor Jane Sheldon, soprano
4:59 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Preludio Sinfonico in A major
Philharmonic of La Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor
5:09 p.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
5:12 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Concierto del Sur: III. Allegro moderato e festivo
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
5:19 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major K 216
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Gidon Kremer, violin
5:44 p.m.
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
Trumpet Concerto
Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, conductor Bibi Black, trumpet
6:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Anyssa Neumann, piano
Jennifer Reason, host
6:21 p.m.
Heinrich von Herzogenberg
Trio for horn, oboe and piano in D major Opus 61
Barry Tuckwell, horn; Ingo Goritzki, oboe; Ricardo Requejo, piano
6:47 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
Denis Azabagic, guitar
6:54 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Islandus: Flora II "The Lily"
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
