Classical Music Playlist, February 18, 2025
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) in 1866
Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg wrote his Piano Concerto in A-minor at just age 25 in 1868. It was a triumphant success at its premiere and it quickly became popular around the world and has remained so to this day. With Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes as the soloist, Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A-minor is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:07 a.m.
Vincent d'Indy
Symphony on a French Mountain Air
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer, piano
6:34 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for recorder, horn and continuo in F major TWV 42:F14
Camerata Koln Michael Schneider, recorder; Ulrich Hubner, horn
6:42 a.m.
William Grant Still
Wood Notes
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria Variata in A minor BWV 989
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
7:15 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 59 "Fire" in A major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
7:38 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
7:53 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 1 for four violins and orchestra in D major Opus 3 RV 549
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Members of...
8:09 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Opus 93
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:34 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Tzimon Barto, piano
8:38 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Church Windows: II. Saint Michael the Archangel
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:46 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 "Carnival in Pest" in D major
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Horn Concerto in Bb major Opus 91
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
9:24 a.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Dumka
Daniel Hope, violin; Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
9:35 a.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
9:45 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade: Festival at Baghdad Opus 35
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertpiece (Concertstuck) in C# minor Opus 40
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
10:15 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in E major BMV 1006a
Sharon Isbin, guitar
10:21 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in Eb major Opus 1
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
10:57 a.m.
David Pritchard
Stairs
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
11:03 a.m.
Willem De Fesch
Concerto No. 3 in G major Opus 5
Musica Ad Rhenum
11:11 a.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 12
Connor Chee, piano
11:14 a.m.
Amy Beach
A Hermit Thrush at Eve Opus 92
Alan Feinberg, piano
11:21 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals
Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor Leslie Pearson, piano; Michael Reeves, piano; George Ives, cello; Kenneth Smith, flute
11:44 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Octet for strings & winds: I. Adagio - Allegro in F major Opus 166 D 803
Academy of Ancient Music Members of...
12:00 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Db major Opus 10
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Gary Graffman, piano
12:16 p.m.
Gustav Holst
A Moorside Suite: March
The Paramount Brass
12:22 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 36 "Linz" in C major K 425
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:55 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik I: Concerto for flute, violin & strings in A major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
1:40 p.m.
Jessie Montgomery
Voodoo Dolls
Apollo Chamber Players Hector del Curto, bandoneon
1:46 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
European Brandenburg Ensemble; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Berlin Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
2:29 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals de Primavera
David Russell, guitar
2:35 p.m.
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
2:55 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 5 in A major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3 Opus 72
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:13 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Clair de lune ("Moonlight")
Hayato Sumino, piano
3:19 p.m.
Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 13 "Rosamunde" in A minor Opus 29 D 804
Emerson String Quartet
3:52 p.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Symphony No. 4 "Stockholm" (Holmia): I. Allegro moderato in A major
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Percy Grainger
Children's March "Over the Hills and Far Away"
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor Arts District Chorale
4:08 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:34 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Silito, conductor Alexandre Lagoya, guitar
4:39 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Stern, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
4:46 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro giocoso ma non troppo (Finale) in A minor Opus 53
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
5:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1: IV. Finale in C minor Opus 68
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
5:18 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: I. El Margariteno (pasillo) The Song of the Dreamer
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
5:22 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
5:31 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade for Winds in C minor K 388
Winds of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Alexander Schneider, conductor
5:55 p.m.
Koji Kondo
The Legend of Zelda Suite
London Philharmonic Orchestra
6:01 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 1 in G minor Opus 7
Royal Danish Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
6:33 p.m.
Grace Williams
Sea Sketches: V. Calm Sea in Summer
English Chamber Orchestra; David Atherton, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 "Grande Valse Brillante" in Eb major Opus 18
Stephen Hough, piano
6:46 p.m.
Michael Nyman
In Re Don Giovanni
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:49 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Hold On
PubliQuartet Musicality Vocal Ensemble; Lara Downes, piano
6:53 p.m.
Thelonious Monk
Monk's Mood
Kristin Lee, violin; Jeremy Ajani Jordan, piano
