Classical Music Playlist, March 7, 2025
Henriette Renié (1875-1956)
Today is the 150th birthday of Maurice Ravel, born on this date, March 7th, 1875. His only String Quartet is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
Also born in 1875 (Sept 18) is today’s featured artist for Women’s History Month, Henriette Renié.
- French harpist and composer Henriette Renié was known for her virtuosic compositions and simpler pieces for beginning students. She also codified a method of harp playing that is still used today.
- Renié was born in Paris and was soon recognized as a child prodigy on the harp and enrolled at the Paris Conservatory at the age of nine in 1884.
- This was fortunate timing because up to 1880 women were only allowed to study performance at the Conservatory. By the time she enrolled, women could now study theory, harmony and composition.
- By age 12 she had won many prizes and students from all over Paris sought her out for lessons.
- Her astonishing concerts, compositions and advocacy for the harp raised the instrument from a parlor curiosity and occasional member of orchestras (just for effects) to one of virtuosity and led to major compositions for the instrument from other composers such as Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and others.
- She was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1954, the highest decoration of merit in France.
- Henriette Renié died in March, 1956, in Paris.
6:00 a.m.
Francois Devienne
Bassoon Concerto No. 1
Slovak Chamber Orchestra; Bohdan Warchal, conductor Eckart Hubner, bassoon
6:16 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 11 "Turkish March" in A major K 331
Lars Vogt, piano
6:42 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Piece Symphonique Pi�ce symphonique
Xavier de Maistre, harp
6:52 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte)
Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Pastoral Suite (Suite Pastorale)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:19 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
German Chamber Philharmonic; Thomas Klug, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
7:38 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:02) in C minor BWV 847
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
7:41 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 2 in Eb major Opus 90/2 D 899
Radu Lupu, piano
7:47 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
SEMIRAMIDE: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for lute and 2 violins in D major RV 93
Bach Sinfonia; Daniel Abraham, conductor Ronn McFarlane, lute; C. Ann Loud, violin; Marlisa del Cid Woods, violin
8:11 a.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:44 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Dance of the Elves (Danse des Lutins)
Xavier de Maistre, harp
8:48 a.m.
Paul Dukas
La Peri: Fanfare
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Adolphe Adam
SI J'ETAIS ROI (If I were King) Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloe: Suite No. 2
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
9:17 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Concertpiece for cello and orchestra (Konzertstuck) in D major Opus 12
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Raphael Wallfisch, cello
9:42 a.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon Duo Decimi Toni
Philadelphia Orchestra & Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensembles
9:47 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tales From The Vienna Woods Opus 325 (Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald)
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": I. Chorale BWV 140 Wachet auf,ruft uns die Stimme
The Bach Ensemble; Joshua Rifkin, conductor
10:07 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Trio for harp, violin and cello
Xavier de Maistre, harp; Ingolf Turban, violin; Wen-Sinn Yang, cello
10:33 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la Nuit
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
10:57 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; John Georgiadis, conductor
11:01 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for trumpets, oboes, strings and timpani in D major TWV 54:D3
English Chamber Orchestra; Simon Preston, conductor Hannes Laubin, trumpet; Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet; Bernhard Laubin, trumpet
11:12 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 "Miracle" in D major HOB I:96
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
11:38 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 for winds "Gran Partita": III. Adagio in Bb major K 361
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
11:45 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: III. Bambuco
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
11:49 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture in B minor Opus 26
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Courtney Daniels, soprano
Jennifer Reason, host
12:17 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
12:41 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Ballade Fantastique
Xavier de Maistre, harp
12:51 p.m.
Aldemaro Romero
Fuga con Pajarillo
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 2 in C minor Opus 17
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
1:45 p.m.
Rachel Portman
Flight
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
1:51 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
String Quartet in F major
Quatuor Ebene
2:30 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Legende L�gende
Xavier de Maistre, harp
2:41 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
CANDIDE: Overture
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:46 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco (Finale) in E minor Opus 95
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Vikingur Olafsson, piano
2:59 p.m.
Richard Wagner
FLYING DUTCHMAN Overture (Der Fliegender Hollander)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
3:11 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 7 "Lodron" in F major K 242 "Lodron"
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano; Robert Levin, fortepiano; Melvyn Tan, fortepiano
3:35 p.m.
Francois Couperin
The Bells of Cythera (Le Carillon de Cithere)
Assad Brothers Sergio Assad, guitar; Odair Assad, guitar
3:39 p.m.
Francois Couperin
The Mysterious Barricades (Les Baricades Misterieuses)
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
3:43 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin The tomb of Couperin
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
4:01 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Contemplation
Naoko Yoshino, harp
4:17 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Opus 58
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
4:52 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Overture
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Bolero
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:15 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Harp Concerto in C minor
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Shao-Chia Lu, conductor Xavier de Maistre, harp
5:36 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Scherzo in D minor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
St. Anthony Variations in Bb major Opus 56
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Courtney Daniels, soprano
Jennifer Reason, host
6:17 p.m.
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major
London Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor Krystian Zimerman, piano
6:55 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 2 in G major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
