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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Classical Music Playlist, August 18, 2021

Jean Sibelius in 1913
 

Jean Sibelius in 1913
Finnish composer Jean Sibelius was virtually the only person from Finland known to the world for many years. As such, he was so revered in his home country that his birthday was declared a national holiday. For his 50th birthday celebrations, the Finnish government commissioned him to compose a new symphony, his Fifth. Sacramento's Christian Baldini - Music Director of the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, Professor of Orchestral Conducting and Music Director of Sacramento's Camellia Symphony Orchestra - calls Sibelius's 50th birthday symphony "one of the really great late-Romantic symphonies." For the birthday celebration concert in 1915, Sibelius conducted a program of his own music including two Serenades, a symphonic poem, and the new Fifth Symphony. In the years following he revised it a couple times before he was satisfied with his 1919 revision in which he condensed everything from the original four movements to three. The Sibelius Symphony #5 is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
LE TEMPLE DE LA GLOIRE: Suite I (The Temple of Glory)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
ArkivMusic
6:20 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Grande fantasie
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
ArkivMusic
6:34 a.m.
George Melachrino
Les Jeux (Games)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
ArkivMusic
6:40 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G major K 525
Moscow Virtuosi; Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
ArkivMusic
7:00 a.m.
7:01 a.m.
Max Bruch
Swedish Dances Opus 63
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
ArkivMusic
7:13 a.m.
Juan Arriaga
Symphony in D minor
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
ArkivMusic
7:43 a.m.
Eric Coates
Reuben Ranzo
Brian Rayner Cook, baritone; Raphael Terroni, piano
ArkivMusic
7:47 a.m.
Stephen Sondheim
Sweeney Todd: Johanna (pronounced joh-ANN-nuh--the "h" is silent)
Jenny Lin, piano
ArkivMusic
7:50 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
ArkivMusic
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Egmont Overture Opus 84
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
ArkivMusic
8:11 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
ArkivMusic
8:31 a.m.
Julie Amacher
New Classical Trax
American Public Media Julie Amacher
ArkivMusic
8:43 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for two keyboards in C minor BWV 1060
Hamburg Philharmonic; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Christoph Eschenbach, piano; Justus Frantz, piano
ArkivMusic
8:58 a.m.
Francis Johnson
The Philadelphia Gray's Quickstep
Symphony Orchestra of America; Matthew H. Phillips, conductor
ArkivMusic
9:00 a.m.
9:01 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" in D major
Ensemble for 18th Century Music; Eiji Hashimoto, conductor
ArkivMusic
9:21 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Le Sommeil de l'Enfant
Lara Downes, piano
ArkivMusic
9:26 a.m.
Fredericus Groneman
Sonata in E minor
Jed Wentz, flute; Balazs Mate, cello; Marcelo Bussi, harpsichord
ArkivMusic
9:39 a.m.
Arthur Foote
Suite for Strings in E major Opus 63
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
ArkivMusic
9:55 a.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Turandot: Nessun Dorma
Academy of Saint Cecilia Orchestra & Chorus; Antonio Pappano, conductor Jonas Kaufmann, tenor
ArkivMusic
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Fela Sowande
African Suite: Selections
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
ArkivMusic
10:11 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Viola Concerto in C major VB 153b
Tapiola Sinfonietta David Aaron Carpenter, viola
ArkivMusic
10:30 a.m.
Emile Waldteufel
Band of Students Waltz (Estudiantina) Opus 191
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
ArkivMusic
10:36 a.m.
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
The Secret of Susanna: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
ArkivMusic
10:40 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Quartet No. 2 in C minor Opus 4
Allegri String Quartet (members of) Thea King, clarinet
ArkivMusic
10:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in Bb major Opus 3/1 HWV 312
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
ArkivMusic
11:00 a.m.
11:09 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Bourree Fantasque
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
ArkivMusic
11:17 a.m.
Josef Myslivecek
Symphony in C major F 26
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor
ArkivMusic
11:27 a.m.
John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Raiders' March
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
ArkivMusic
11:32 a.m.
Simon Jeffes; Scott Tenant
Music for a Found Harmonium & The Cat-Cow Reel
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
ArkivMusic
11:37 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25
Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, conductor Bella Davidovich, piano
ArkivMusic
11:59 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Polka and Furiant
Philharmonia Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
ArkivMusic
12:00 p.m.
12:08 p.m.
Joachim Eggert
Symphony No. 4 in C minor
Gavle(borg) Symphony Orchestra; Gerard Korsten, conductor
ArkivMusic
12:38 p.m.
Camargo Mozart Guarnieri
Enchantment (Encantamento)
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Maximiano Valdez, conductor
ArkivMusic
12:46 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin, Op. 76: I. Soir (Evening)
Fabienne Sulser, flute; Matthias Walpen, cello; Anne-Marie Aellen, piano
ArkivMusic
12:52 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Overture K 527
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
ArkivMusic
12:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Linde-Consort; Hans-Martin Linde, conductor
ArkivMusic
1:00 p.m.
1:17 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kije Suite Opus 60
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
ArkivMusic
1:38 p.m.
Franz Beck
Sinfonia No. 5 in G major Opus 1
New Zealand Chamber Orchestra; Donald Armstrong, conductor
ArkivMusic
1:51 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danza Paraguaya No. 1
David Russell, guitar
ArkivMusic
1:54 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
MLADA: Procession of the Nobles
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
ArkivMusic
2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in Eb major Opus 82
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
ArkivMusic
2:32 p.m.
Grace Williams
Hiraeth for Harp
Sandrine Chatron, harp
ArkivMusic
2:35 p.m.
Missy Mazzoli
Impromptu (Thomas's Piece)
The Kapralova Orchestra Joshua Bell, violin
ArkivMusic
2:39 p.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 7 "Alsatian Scenes" (Scenes Alsaciennes)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
ArkivMusic
3:00 p.m.
3:02 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Miroirs: Une Barque sur l'Ocean (A Boat on the Ocean)
Lyon Opera Orchestra; Kent Nagano, conductor
ArkivMusic
3:12 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Distressed Innocence Overture (The Princess of Persia)
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Ronald Thomas, conductor
ArkivMusic
3:16 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4: III. Juba Dance in D minor
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
ArkivMusic
3:22 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
New York Philharmonic; Jose Serebrier, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
ArkivMusic
3:46 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Horn Sonata in F major Opus 17
Hermann Baumann, horn; Leonard Hokanson, piano
ArkivMusic
4:00 p.m.
4:02 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in Eb major Opus 26
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Andrew Marriner, clarinet
ArkivMusic
4:13 p.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
ArkivMusic
4:26 p.m.
Hildegard von Bingen
Instrumental Piece
Sequentia; Benjamin Bagby, conductor Sequentia
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4:33 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde Overture Opus 26 D 797 (The Magic Harp)
London Classical Players; Roger Norrington, conductor
ArkivMusic
4:44 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Mark Ermler, conductor
ArkivMusic
4:52 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Wedding March Opus 32/1
Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset, conductor Henning Kraggerud, violin
ArkivMusic
4:58 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
Overture to The Thieving Magpie (LA GAZZA LADRA)
Prague Sinfonia; Christian Benda, conductor
ArkivMusic
5:00 p.m.
5:09 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
ArkivMusic
5:34 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Fantasy
London Symphony Orchestra; Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor Barry Douglas, piano
ArkivMusic
5:50 p.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Concerto for trumpets, oboes, strings and timpani in D major TWV 54:D3
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Members of...
ArkivMusic
6:00 p.m.
6:01 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
ArkivMusic
6:29 p.m.
Leon Minkus
Don Quixote: Grand pas de deux
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
ArkivMusic
6:37 p.m.
Frederick Delius
KOANGA: La Calinda
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Seaman, conductor
ArkivMusic
6:41 p.m.
Erik Satie
I want you (Je te veux)
Aldo Ciccolini, piano
ArkivMusic
6:48 p.m.
Arvo Part
Fratres ("Brothers")
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano
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