Classical Music Playlist, March 13, 2025
Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
Every day throughout Women’s History Month CapRadio is celebrating women in jazz and in classical by featuring a different classical composer every weekday. Today's spotlight is on Clara Schumann.
Born Clara Wieck, at age 9 she gave her debut recital on piano. At 16 she premiered her own Piano Concerto and soon was an internationally renowned concert pianist.
She married Robert Schumann in 1840 just before she turned 21. Up to that time they had already collaborated on compositions.
Robert would be institutionalized for psychological problems in 1854, passing away in 1856. After Robert’s death, Clara stopped composing but did resume an active career as a concert pianist for her remaining forty years.
Clara Schumann suffered a stroke in early 1896 and died a couple months later on 20 May at age 76. She was buried next to her husband.
During their marriage when Clara was pregnant with their fourth child, and taking it easy at home, she composed what some consider to be her supreme achievement, her Piano Trio in g-minor. It's today's Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Symphony No. 1 in D major Opus 3/1
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Serenade for Strings in E major Opus 22
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
6:41 a.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Souvenir de Porto Rico Opus 31
Alan Feinberg, piano
6:49 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in D major Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
7:10 a.m.
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 in G minor Opus 26
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin
7:36 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Silito, conductor Alexandre Lagoya, guitar
7:42 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasia on Polish Airs in A major Opus 13
Slovak State Philharmonic, Kozice; Robert Stankovsky, conductor Idil Biret, piano
8:00 a.m.
Johannes Bernardus Van Bree
Concert Overture in B minor in B minor
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jac Van Steen, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major K 216
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Yakov Kreizberg, conductor Julia Fischer, violin
8:40 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 2 in C minor in C minor Opus 14
Anna Shelest, piano
8:47 a.m.
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
9:13 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 99
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar
9:36 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
9:49 a.m.
Hector Berlioz
Roman Carnival Overture Opus 9
New York Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphony in C minor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:33 a.m.
H. T. Burleigh
Deep River
PubliQuartet Lara Downes, piano
10:37 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
10:47 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 1 "Rain": I. Vivace ma no troppo in G major Opus 78
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yuja Wang, piano
11:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
11:16 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Sonata in G minor
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:37 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in Bb major Opus 3/1 HWV 312
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:47 a.m.
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Symphony No. 2: IV. Moderato (Finale) in Bb major
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: V. Witches' Sabbath Opus 14
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
12:13 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 "Prague" in D major K 504
London Mozart Players; Jane Glover, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 10 "Triste"
New Pro Arte Guitar Trio
12:48 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
TSAR SALTAN: Flight of the Bumblebee
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
12:52 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Liebeszauber Opus 13/3
Barbara Bonney, soprano; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
12:54 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Liebst du um Schonheit Opus 12/4 "If you love for beauty"
Barbara Bonney, soprano; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
12:59 p.m.
Adolphus Hailstork
Three Spirituals
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
1:10 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major D 485
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:40 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Lyric Andante (Andante Lirico)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:51 p.m.
Juventino Rosas
Over the Waves (Sobre las olas)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Trio in G minor Opus 17
Nash Ensemble
2:30 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
2:38 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Il Giardino Armonico Duilio Galfetti, mandolin; Wolfgang Paul, mandolin
2:51 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Polonaise
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
3:11 p.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Hary Janos Suite
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
3:37 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
3:48 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in Bb major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Wind Quintet: I. Allegro ben moderato Opus 43
Bergen Wind Quintet
4:12 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 7
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Holly Mathieson, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
4:37 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
4:40 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
4:45 p.m.
Cesar Franck
The Accursed Huntsman (Le Chasseur Maudit)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Opus 93
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
5:28 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for Guitar and Strings No. 9: IV. Finale "Retreat from Madrid" in C major G 453
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble Pepe Romero, guitar
5:36 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann Opus 20
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
5:49 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Soirees musicales (Suite after Rossini) Opus 9
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
6:01 p.m.
Karl Goldmark
Symphony No. 2 in Eb major Opus 35
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Michael Halasz, conductor
6:35 p.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
6:45 p.m.
John Adams
Tromba Lontana
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor Jonathan Holland, trumpet; Wesley Warren, trumpet
6:51 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Melodia Suite: Absent Minded & Filma
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
