Classical Music Playlist, April 10, 2025
The Abruzzo region of Italy that inspired Berlioz' "Harold in Italy." | Image by ClouDan83 from Pixabay
“Harold in Italy” by Hector Berlioz is the musical diary of a traveler, represented by the solo viola throughout the piece. The four movements depict Harold (the viola) wandering in the mountains, witnessing pilgrims singing their evening prayer, a mountaineer serenading his mistress, and the revelry of a band of rogues. Berlioz was inspired by the Lord Byron epic poem “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” and yet it’s also a musical souvenir of the composer’s own extended stay in Italy. "Harold In Italy" by Hector Berlioz is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Joachim Quantz
Flute Concerto in A major
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor Rachel Brown, flute
6:18 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major Opus 58
Haruma Sato, cello; Wataru Hisasue, piano
6:44 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Impromptu No. 6 in Db major Opus 86
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
6:54 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 1: III. Allegro Assai in A minor BWV 1041
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor Margaret Batjer, violin
6:59 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 1: I. Vivace in F# minor Opus 1
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
7:12 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:48 a.m.
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in C major K 251
Assad Brothers Sergio Assad, guitar; Odair Assad, guitar
7:51 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: III. Bambuco
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
7:55 a.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Estancia: Malambo
Lyon National Orchestra; David Robertson, conductor
8:00 a.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
8:09 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
8:34 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Tango Sensations: Fear
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Nestor Marconi, bandoneon; Leonardo Marconi, piano; Hector Console, double-bass
8:39 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mars, Bringer of War Opus 32
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Wayne Marshall, organ
8:48 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Spring (La Primavera) in E major Opus 8/1 RV 269
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin
8:59 a.m.
Richard Strauss
A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben) Opus 40
Staatskapelle Dresden; Rudolph Kempe, conductor
9:45 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 13 in C minor Opus 48/1
Hayato Sumino, piano
9:52 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Overture K 527
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Christian Baldini, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Alfonso Montes
Milonga in the Style of Piazzolla (Milonga a Piazzolla)
Castellani Andriaccio Duo
10:19 a.m.
Ernesto Lecuona
Malaguena-Milonga
studio ensemble Anna Maria Mendieta, harp; Fanny Ara, flamenco dancer
10:26 a.m.
John Ireland
Piano Concerto in Eb major
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; John Wilson, conductor John Lenehan, piano
10:52 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G minor Opus 46
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
10:58 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 "Spring" in Bb major Opus 38
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:30 a.m.
Philip Glass
Piano Quintet No. 1 "Annunciation" (Part 1)
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
11:41 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
11:52 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Festive Overture Opus 96
London Symphony Orchestra; Maxim Shostakovich, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major HOB 18:11
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
12:18 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 1 "Granada" Opus 47/1
Pepe Romero, guitar
12:24 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
12:46 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
12:59 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 2 Opus 72
German Chamber Philharmonic; Daniel Harding, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
The Red Poppy [ballet]: Suite
New Jersey Symphony; Zdenek Macal, conductor
1:41 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
1:52 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
African Suite: African Dance Opus 35/4
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Harold in Italy Opus 16
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Eliahu Inbal, conductor Yuri Bashmet, viola
2:41 p.m.
John Field
Nocturne No. 2 in C minor H 25
Alice Sara Ott, piano
2:46 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
String Quartet: II. Allegro molto leggiero in E minor
Mannheim String Quartet
2:53 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
3:01 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Andrew York
Muir Woods
Andrew York, guitar
3:20 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Quartet in Bb major Opus 41
Fine Arts Quartet Cristina Ortiz, piano
3:53 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
RUSALKA: Polonaise in Eb major
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1: IV. Finale in C minor Opus 68
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
4:17 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Melodie (Allegretto) No. 2 in C# minor Opus 4/2
Betty Ann Miller, piano
4:19 p.m.
Amy Beach
Romance (1893) in D major Opus 23
Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
4:26 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major BWV 1046
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
4:47 p.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
4:58 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Fantasy
London Symphony Orchestra; Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor Barry Douglas, piano
5:14 p.m.
Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade in G major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:23 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major K 622
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Sabine Meyer, basset clarinet
5:50 p.m.
Dag Wiren
Concert Overture No. 1 Opus 2
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 5 in F major Opus 76
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:41 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Quintet for Brass: I. Allegro vivace Opus 73
Center City Brass Quintet
6:46 p.m.
Andres Segovia
Study Without Light (Estudio sin luz)
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:48 p.m.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Solitude
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:54 p.m.
Juanjo Mosalini
Toma, Toca (Take it, Play it)
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston; Gisele Ben-Dor, conductor Juanjo Mosalini, bandoneon
