Classical Music Playlist, October 18, 2022
The entire conception of Gustav Holst's suite "The Planets" is astrological not astronomical. In about 1913 the brother of English composer Arnold Bax, Clifford Bax, introduced Holst to astrology. His interest piqued, it so happened that Holst had in his library a book published in 1912, "The Art of Synthesis," by astrologer Alan Leo which describes the effect on a person's temperament of each planet. This book may very well have influenced Holst's composition and each movement's subtitle, such as, "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity," "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age," "Mars, the Bringer of War," and "Venus, the Bringer of Peace," and so on. Holst then completed the seven movements of "The Planets" between 1914-1915 (and would continue to cast personal horoscopes for his friends the rest of his life). Gustav Holst's entire suite of "The Planets" is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Giuseppe Tartini
Violin Concerto in C major
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin
6:15 a.m.
Joseph Fiala
Concerto for Oboe in Bb major
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Frantisek Vajnar, conductor Jiri Krejci, oboe
6:34 a.m.
Mike Oldfield
The Exorcist: Tubular Bells
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
6:38 a.m.
Antonio Rosetti
Concerto for Horn No. 2 in Eb major C 49
Bohemia Chamber Philharmonic; Jiri Havlik, conductor Steven Gross, horn
6:58 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Havanaise Opus 83
New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin
7:10 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia Concertante in Eb major
Camerata Budapest; Hanspeter Gmur, conductor
7:33 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals de Primavera
David Russell, guitar
7:38 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Steven Isserlis, cello; Connie Shih, piano
7:41 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Vivacissimo in Bb minor Opus 1
Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Mario Venzago, conductor Niklas Sivelov, piano
7:47 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Concert Piece in F major Opus 2
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
8:00 a.m.
Luigi Cherubini
MEDEA: Overture
Munich Radio Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
8:10 a.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
8:28 a.m.
Valentin Silvestrov
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": II. Largo in E minor Opus 95
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Konstantin Krimmel, baritone; Helene Grimaud, piano
8:41 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
String Quintet in E major: III. Scherzo - Allegro Vivace
Mannheim String Quartet
8:48 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Fair Melusina Overture Opus 32
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Hector Berlioz
Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March Opus 24
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
9:05 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ" in C minor Opus 78
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Jean Guillou, organ
9:41 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in F major Opus 87/23
Keith Jarrett, piano
9:48 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto: III. Rondo - Allegro in D major Opus 61
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
10:00 a.m.
Josef Suk
Serenade for Strings in Eb major Opus 6
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10:25 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
10:31 a.m.
Sigvaldi Kaldalons
Ave Maria
Siggi String Quartet; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Vikingur Olafsson, piano
10:36 a.m.
Eric Ewazen
A Hymn for the Lost and Living
United States Coast Guard Band; Commander Kenneth W. Megan, conductor
10:46 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 497
Arion Mathieu Lussier, baroque bassoon
10:59 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 30 "Alleluja" in C major
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
11:13 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
11:21 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Mother
Takako Nishizaki, violin; Gerald Garcia, guitar
11:22 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
Eugene List, piano
11:27 a.m.
Edouard Lalo
Symphonie Espagnole in D minor Opus 21
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin
12:01 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major K 467 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Alfred Brendel, piano
12:29 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 3 "Sevilla" Opus 47
Pepe Romero, guitar
12:34 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Re-Inventions: Re-Invention No. 1
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
12:40 p.m.
William Byrd
O Magnum Mysterium
; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
12:47 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Vincent d'Indy
Symphony on a French Mountain Air Opus 25
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Marek Janowski, conductor Martin Helmchen, piano
1:26 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Overture, Rondeau & Incidental Music from Abdelazer ("The Moor's Revenge")
Canadian Brass
1:36 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert: II. Demande et response Opus 77
Chineke! Orchestra; Anthony Parnther, conductor
1:43 p.m.
Ronn McFarlane
Fermi's Paradox
Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba; Ronn McFarlane, lute
1:50 p.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets Opus 32
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
2:53 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Largo in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
2:58 p.m.
Jay Ungar; Molly Mason
The Harvest Home Suite: Autumn (Thanksgiving Hymn)
Nashville Chamber Orchestra Jay Ungar, fiddle; Molly Mason, guitar
3:03 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6/2 HWV 320
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:15 p.m.
John Williams
The BFG (from The BFG)
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
3:24 p.m.
Antonio Rosetti
Concerto for horn in D minor C 38
Concerto Amsterdam; Jaap Schroder, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
3:44 p.m.
Philip Glass
Glassworks: Opening
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
3:53 p.m.
Carlos Chavez
Chapultepec Republican Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Enrique Batiz, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Gian Carlo Menotti
AMELIA GOES TO THE BALL Overture
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Schippers, conductor
4:06 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian" in A major Opus 90
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
4:36 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals Tropical
David Russell, guitar
4:40 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
4:54 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Entry March of the Boyars
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:00 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
5:26 p.m.
Elena Ruehr
Music Pink and Blue
Lara Downes, piano
5:29 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro in A minor Opus 44
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Trio for violin, lute & continuo in G minor RV 85
I Musici Pepe Romero, guitar
5:52 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
African Suite: African Dance Opus 35/4
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D minor Opus 120
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:32 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:38 p.m.
Paul Schoenfield
Cafe Music
Eroica Trio
6:55 p.m.
Bill Frisell
Change in the Air
Bill Frisell, guitar
