Classical Music Playlist, December 8, 2022
Though Gabriel Fauré was a religious skeptic, his Requiem is nonetheless based on the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead. He said, “everything I managed to entertain by way of religious illusion I put into my Requiem, which moreover is dominated from beginning to end by a very human feeling of faith in eternal rest.” Fauré's stunningly beautiful Requiem is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Rosenmuller
Sonata No. 9 in D major
Parley of Instruments; Roy Goodman, conductor
6:08 a.m.
Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden" in D minor D 810
Emerson String Quartet
6:47 a.m.
Valentin Silvestrov
Bagatelle (Op. 1, No. 1) Opus 1/1
Helene Grimaud, piano
6:51 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 3, No. 6 in A minor Opus 3/6 RV 356
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
7:00 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
7:11 a.m.
Francis Poulenc
The Does (Les Biches): Suite "The Does" - fashionable Parisian women
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stephane Deneve, conductor Stuttgart SWR Vocal Ensemble
7:34 a.m.
Amy Beach
FOUR SKETCHES: Phantoms/Dreaming
Anna Shelest, piano
7:41 a.m.
Jonathan Leshnoff
Guitar Concerto: III. Lively (Finale)
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
7:51 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
O Come All Ye Faithful and Joy to the World
Canadian Brass Eric Robertson, organ
7:54 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
A la Nanita nana
Los Angeles Sinfonia; Paul Salamunovich, conductor Los Angeles Master Chorale
7:58 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb major K 450 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Alfred Brendel, piano
8:40 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango: Bordel 1900
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; Emmanuel Pahud, flute
8:45 a.m.
Sigvaldi Kaldalons
Ave Maria
Siggi String Quartet; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Vikingur Olafsson, piano
8:49 a.m.
Adolphe Adam
O Holy Night Cantique de Noel
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
8:55 a.m.
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Colas Breugnon: Overture
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in Bb major Opus 11
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor Martin Frost, clarinet
9:25 a.m.
Jay Ungar; Molly Mason
The Harvest Home Suite: Autumn (Thanksgiving Hymn)
Nashville Chamber Orchestra Jay Ungar, fiddle; Molly Mason, guitar
9:28 a.m.
Jule Styne
Let it Snow
Giovanni DeChiaro, guitar
9:33 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
9:45 a.m.
Amy Beach
From Grandmother's Garden: Heartsease Opus 97/2
Joanne Polk, piano
9:50 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Oboe Concerto
Capella Bydgostiensis; Daniel Stabrawa, conductor Albrecht Mayer, oboe
10:20 a.m.
Ola Gjeilo
Days of Beauty
The Choir of Royal Holloway; 12 Ensemble; Rupert Gough, conductor Ola Gjeilo, piano
10:24 a.m.
Jennifer Higdon
All Things Majestic: II. String Lake
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
10:32 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite Opus 39
North German Radio Symphony; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:55 a.m.
Leroy Anderson
Sleigh Ride
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra; Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Michel Corrette
Symphonie des noels No. 6 in A major
Arion
11:07 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Four Fugitive Pieces Opus 15
Angela Cheng, piano
11:21 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Viola Concerto in Eb major VB 153c
Tapiola Sinfonietta David Aaron Carpenter, viola
11:42 a.m.
Georges Bizet
CARMEN: Toreador song
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
11:45 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Three French Carols
Solid Brass
11:51 a.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
12:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
12:20 p.m.
William Grant Still
Romance
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
12:25 p.m.
Franz Gruber
Silent Night
Los Romeros; Concerto Malaga
12:31 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 1 in Bb major Opus 4 RV 383
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
12:40 p.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Marosszek Dances
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Marcel Tournier
Four Noels for the Harp Opus 32
Margot Dilmaghani, harp
1:01 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for piano & winds in Eb major K 452
Academy of Ancient Music Robert Levin, piano; Members of...
1:27 p.m.
Kim Gannon
I'll be home for Christmas
Giovanni DeChiaro, guitar
1:33 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
German Requiem: How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place Opus 45
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor Rundfunkchor Berlin
1:39 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
1:51 p.m.
Franco Cesarini
The Nativity
United States Coast Guard Band; Lt. Kenneth W. Megan, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Requiem Opus 48
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Shaw, conductor Atlanta Symphony Chorus
2:36 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Tambourin
Christopher O'Riley, piano
2:40 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: III. Allegretto grazioso in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Peter Gregson, cello and synthesizers
2:53 p.m.
Florence Price
Clouds
Lara Downes, piano
2:58 p.m.
Mykola Leontovich
Carol of the Bells
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Jurij Konje; percussion
3:01 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in Bb major Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:14 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
O Christmas Tree
Los Romeros; Concerto Malaga
3:17 p.m.
William Grant Still
Vignettes for oboe, bassoon and piano
Sierra Winds
3:29 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 19
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
3:56 p.m.
F. Heider
Christmas Chopsticks
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra; Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 "Miracle" in D major
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:23 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Is A Rose: II. "And So"
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Anne Sofie von Otter, alto
4:28 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Christmas Song (Julvisa)
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
4:33 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Gloriana: Courtly Dances
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
4:44 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Variations on theme from Mozart's The Magic Flute in F major Opus 66
Mischa Maisky, cello; Martha Argerich, piano
4:55 p.m.
Gloria Shayne Baker
Do You Hear What I Hear?
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Wu Man, pipa
5:00 p.m.
Fela Sowande
African Suite: Selections
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Ola Gjeilo
Dawn
12 Ensemble; Rupert Gough, conductor Ola Gjeilo, piano
5:16 p.m.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
Poem for Flute & Orchestra
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Scott Goff, flute
5:27 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor BWV 1067
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Lisa Beznosiuk, flute
5:52 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes Opus 71
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Tiffins Boy's Choir
