Classical Music Playlist, February 20, 2025
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Symphonic Suite - also known as his Symphony No. 2 - titled “Antar” was Inspired by an Arabian tale. In the desert, Antar saves a gazelle that turns out to be a fairy-queen. As a reward, she grants him the powers of vengeance, power and love. The first movement sets up the tale. The second movement depicts him enjoying revenge, the third movement power, and the final movement, love. However, there was a stipulation that if he ever tires of these gifts, the fairy-queen will take his life. At the end she senses his love for her cooling, and so he dies. Rimsky-Korsakov made many revisions to the work. The 1897 version of “Antar” that is considered the standard is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major Opus 21 G 497
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:17 a.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Piano Concerto No. 3 in G minor Opus 58
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
6:47 a.m.
John Corigliano
Lullaby for Natalie
London Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
6:54 a.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon X
Empire Brass
6:59 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal" in D major
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
7:41 a.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre No. 2 in G minor
Lara Downes, piano
7:49 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Spring (La Primavera) in E major Opus 8 RV 269
Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, violin
8:00 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
WILLIAM TELL: Overture (GUILLAUME TELL)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Manuel Ponce
Piano Concerto No. 1 "Romantico" in A minor Opus 22
Orquesta Sinf�nica de Miner�a (OSM); Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
8:36 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
RUSALKA: Polonaise in Eb major
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
8:41 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Polonaise
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:47 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
AIDA: Triumphal March from Act II
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus
9:00 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor Opus 34
Linos Ensemble
9:28 a.m.
Richard Wagner
LOHENGRIN: Prelude to Act III
Philadelphia Orchestra; Christian Thielemann, conductor
9:32 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
The Birds (Gli Uccelli)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
9:51 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for guitar and strings No. 4: III. Fandango in D major G 448
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
10:00 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Concert Rondo "Krakowiak" (krak-KOH-vee-akk) in F major Opus 14
Slovak State Philharmonic, Kozice; Robert Stankovsky, conductor Idil Biret, piano
10:17 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Russian Rag
Sydney Alpha Ensemble; David Stanhope, conductor
10:22 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra in Eb major K 297b
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor Radomir Pivoda, flute; Jiri Mihule, oboe; Zdenek Tylsar, horn; Frantisek Herman, bassoon
10:48 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture Opus 10
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
10:57 a.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Oboe Concerto in Eb major Wq 165 / H 468
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor Peter Westermann, oboe; Andreas Staier, harpsichord
11:22 a.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
11:26 a.m.
Randy Edelman
Gettysburg: Reunion and Finale
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Timothy Berens. guitar
11:32 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:45 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro vivace in E minor Opus 27
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
INTERVIEW: London Symphony Orchestra
12:07 p.m.
Grace Williams
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
12:20 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello & orchestra in C major Opus 56
Philharmonia Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin; Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
12:46 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
1:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 3 RV 578
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
1:10 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Melodie (Allegretto) No. 2 in C# minor Opus 4/2
Betty Ann Miller, piano
1:11 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: II. Guabina Viajera (Traveller Guabina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
1:19 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata in B minor S 178
Martha Argerich, piano
1:46 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Gayne Ballet Suite
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Symphony No. 2 (Symphonic Suite) "Antar" Opus 9
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:33 p.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude No. 17 in E minor Opus 6/11
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
2:38 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in Bb major Opus 1/3
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
2:50 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 1 "Jota aragonesa"
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Overture
Polish National Radio Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor
3:11 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Das Jahr (The Year): 9. September: At the River
Anna Shelest, piano
3:16 p.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
3:49 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Phaeton - Symphonic Poem Opus 39
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Christian Badea, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
4:26 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Allegro appassionato in Bb major Opus 83
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano
4:35 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Zapateada (aire popular cubano)
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:37 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 3, No. 6 in A minor Opus 3/6 RV 356
Venice Baroque Orchestra Avi Avital, mandolin
4:45 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Saxophone Concerto in Eb major Opus 109
Russian National Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor Marc Chisson, alto saxophone
5:00 p.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
5:09 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:19 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
London Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Monteux, conductor
5:49 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Umoja
Imani Winds
5:52 p.m.
Thomas de Hartmann
Cello Concerto: III. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo Opus 57
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Matt Haimovitz, cello
6:01 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
INTERVIEW: London Symphony Orchestra
6:08 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Madrigal
Internationale Philharmonie; Horst-Hans Backer, conductor Amadeus Guitar Duo
6:41 p.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Impressions of the Puna (Impresiones de la Puna)
Shanghai String Quartet Eugenia Zukerman, flute
6:49 p.m.
Anna Clyne
DANCE: I. when you're broken open
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor Inbal Segev, cello
6:53 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 1 "Granada" Opus 47/1
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
