Classical Music Playlist, August 30, 2021
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While English composer Ralph ["Rafe"] Vaughan Williams conceded that some movements might evoke reminiscences and moods of London locations and activity, he remained adamant that his "A London Symphony" - often referred to unofficially as his "Symphony #2" - was not "program" music that depicted such scenes but was "absolute music." That is, music without specific descriptive passages. He even wrote that to avoid the impression of it being program music, he should have more accurately titled it, "Symphony by a Londoner." After its initial premiere in 1914, Vaughan Williams continued to revise it until he finally left it in its final form in 1936. "A London Symphony" is today's Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in Bb major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Aaron Copland
The Red Pony Suite
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
6:35 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Rage over a lost penny in G major Opus 129 (Rondo a capriccio)
Russell Sherman, piano
6:43 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major HWV 348
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne Opus 73
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
7:12 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear" in C major
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Christof Perick, conductor
7:38 a.m.
Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby
Milos Karadaglic, guitar
7:42 a.m.
Louis Spohr
Fantasie and variations for clarinet and string quartet Opus 81
Shanghai String Quartet Jon Manasse, clarinet
7:51 a.m.
Emile Waldteufel
La Barcarolle Waltz
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Lara Downes, piano
8:27 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
8:49 a.m.
Carlos Simon
Be Still and Know
Phoebe Wu, piano; Teagan Faran, violin; Victor Huls, cello
8:56 a.m.
Johann Mattheson
Suite No. 5: Air in C minor
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Prague Waltzes
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra; Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
9:11 a.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 3 "The Great National" in G major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
9:42 a.m.
Johann Joachim Quantz
Horn Concerto No. 9 in Eb major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
9:52 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Petrouchka: Russian Dance
Maurizio Pollini, piano
9:55 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting) Opus 12
Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Marc Neikrug, piano
10:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major Opus 3 RV 310
Virtuosi di Roma; Renato Fasano, conductor Franco Gulli, violin
10:08 a.m.
Jules Massenet
LE CARILLON Ballet suite
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
10:47 a.m.
Craig Armstrong
Glasgow Love Theme (from LOVE ACTUALLY)
English Chamber Orchestra; Stuart Morley, conductor Claire Jones, Harp
10:51 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
MLADA: Procession of the Nobles
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
10:56 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Dance of the Green Eyes
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; Pablo Gonzalez, conductor
11:01 a.m.
Domenico Cimarosa
Oboe Concerto in C minor
I Musici Heinz Holliger, oboe
11:13 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Symphony No. 1 in C major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
11:46 a.m.
John Stanley
The Choice of Hercules: Overture and March
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor John Wallace, trumpet
11:51 a.m.
Zenobia Powell Perry
Pavane for Piano
Josephine Gandolfi, piano
11:55 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7: IV. Finale in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin; Anneleen Lenaerts, harp
12:01 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1042
Berlin Philharmonic Nigel Kennedy, violin
12:19 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose Suite
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor
12:38 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Tosca: Recondita Armonia
Academy of Saint Cecilia Orchestra & Chorus; Antonio Pappano, conductor Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Antonio Pirozzi, bass
12:42 p.m.
Leon Minkus
Don Quixote: Grand pas de deux
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Robert Irving, conductor
12:50 p.m.
William Bolcom
Ghost Rag: I. Graceful Ghost
Gil Shaham, violin; Jonathan Feldman, piano
1:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Overture (Die Zauberflote) K 620
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
1:08 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 7
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Angela Cheng, piano
1:31 p.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Concerto a 8 in G major Z 186
Il Fondamento; Paul Dombrecht, conductor
1:48 p.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 9
Emanuele Arciuli, piano
1:53 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 "London"
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
2:49 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
The Gadfly: Folk Festival Opus 97
London Symphony Orchestra; Maxim Shostakovich, conductor
2:53 p.m.
Joseph Canteloube
Bailero (The Shepherds' Song) from Chants d'Auvergne
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Edward Gardner, conductor Kate Royal, soprano
3:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor Richard Egarr, organ
3:09 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Dance of the Elves (Danse des Lutins)
Xavier de Maistre, harp
3:14 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Chaconne in G major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
3:19 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances Opus 64
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:51 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for guitar and strings No. 4: III. Fandango in D major G 448
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
4:00 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
4:08 p.m.
Saverio Mercadante
Flute Concerto in E major
I Solisti Veneti; Claudio Scimone, conductor James Galway, flute
4:30 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite: III. Alla Marcia Opus 11
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
4:36 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Concert Rondo "Krakowiak" in F major Opus 14
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
4:51 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
String Quartet: II. Assez vif. Tres Rythme in F major
Verona String Quartet
4:57 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie BWV 1067
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 2 "The Night" (La Notte) in G minor Opus 10 RV 439
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
5:10 p.m.
Missy Mazzoli
Impromptu (Thomas's Piece)
The Kapralova Orchestra Joshua Bell, violin
5:14 p.m.
John Jenkins
Lyra Consort (The Six Bells) in C major
Parley of Instruments; Peter Holman, conductor
5:21 p.m.
Antonio Cartellieri
Symphony No. 4
Evergreen Symphony Orchestra; Gernot Schmalfuss, conductor
5:43 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 2 Opus 72
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor Opus 44
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
6:27 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo for violin and orchestra in C major K 373 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
6:34 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 3 "The Sunday Symphony": III. "Relaxation"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
6:39 p.m.
Kurt Weill
Je Ne T'aime Pas
Kai Rautenberg, piano; John Mauceri, conductor Ute Lemper, soprano
6:43 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Plan and Elevation
Attacca Quartet
