Classical Music Playlist, September 9, 2021
Beethoven in his Study by Carl Schloesser (circa 1811)
Beethoven still hadn’t written down all the music for his 3rd piano concerto by the time of its premiere – just some messy scrawls to remind him what was in his head for solo passages. This confounded the student he invited to be his page-turner at the premiere, Ignaz von Seyfried, who later wrote of the adventure:
“I saw empty pages with here and there what looked like Egyptian hieroglyphs, totally unintelligible to me, scribbled to serve as clues for him. He played nearly all of his part from memory, since, obviously, he had put so little on paper. So, whenever he reached the end of some invisible passage, he gave me a surreptitious nod and I turned the page. My anxiety not to miss such a nod amused him greatly and the recollection of it at our convivial dinner after the concert sent him into gales of laughter.”
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto #3, with German pianist Christian Zacharias and the Dresden Staatskapelle orchestra, is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in Bb major Opus 3/2 HWV 313
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:12 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Barcarolle in F# major Opus 60
Maurizio Pollini, piano
6:22 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor Opus 73
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Andrew Marriner, clarinet
6:44 a.m.
Miguel Llobet
Nine Catalan Folksongs
Julian Bream, guitar
7:02 a.m.
Henryk Gorecki
Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" (2nd movement) Opus 36
London Sinfonietta; David Zinman, conductor Dawn Upshaw, soprano
7:14 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 15: III. Heiliger Dankgesang in A minor Opus 132 3rd Movement
A Far Cry
7:31 a.m.
Saverio Mercadante
Flute Concerto in D major
I Solisti Veneti; Claudio Scimone, conductor James Galway, flute
7:52 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Molly on the Shore
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble
7:56 a.m.
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 "Natalia" (Vals Venezolano)
Sharon Isbin, guitar; Colin Davin, guitar
8:01 a.m.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Overture
Polish National Radio Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Concerto for Trombone
Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra; Clark Rundell, conductor Jacques Mauger, trombone
8:25 a.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Gallardas
The Harp Consort Paul O'Dette, baroque guitar; Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
8:29 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Fairy's Kiss: Divertimento
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:54 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS: Laughing song (Herr Chevalier/Mein Herr Marquis)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Lalo Schifrin, conductor Julia Migenes, soprano
8:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
9:13 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 6 in D minor Opus 104
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:41 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: II. Matin (Morning)
Fabienne Sulser, flute; Matthias Walpen, cello; Anne-Marie Aellen, piano
9:47 a.m.
Leonard Bernstein
CANDIDE: Overture
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
9:53 a.m.
Vladimir Martynov
The Beatitudes
Kronos Quartet
10:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor Yevgeny Subdin, piano
10:31 a.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
10:44 a.m.
Johann Joachim Quantz
Flute Sonata No. 348 in Eb major
Rachel Brown, flute; James Johnstone, harpsichord; Mark Caudle, cello
10:53 a.m.
Nikolai Kapustin
Prelude in Jazz Style No. 12 in G# minor Opus 53
John Salmon, piano
10:57 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO: Fuoco di Gioia
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava; Oliver Dohnanyi, conductor Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
11:01 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Bargemusic
11:18 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7
Rudolf Firkusny, piano
11:22 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
11:27 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D major
Takacs Quartet
11:55 a.m.
Charlie Chaplin
Modern Times: Smile
Angele Dubeau, violin; Rosalie Asselin, piano
11:59 a.m.
Arthur Foote
Sarabande and Rigaudon Opus 60
Fenwick Smith, flute; Randall Hodgkinson, piano; Marcus Thompson, viola
12:08 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 92 "Oxford" in G major
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
12:36 p.m.
Silvius Leopold Weiss
Capriccio for guitar
Alexandre Lagoya, guitar
12:40 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1: IV. Finale. Vivace in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
12:49 p.m.
Darius Milhaud
Scaramouche
Anthony Paratore, piano; Joseph Paratore, piano
1:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 9 in F major Opus 4/9 RV 284
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin; Micaela Comberti, violin; Jane Coe, cello
1:08 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
L'absente
Helene Guilmette, soprano; Martin Dube, piano
1:11 p.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonia in Eb major VB 144
Concerto Koln
1:33 p.m.
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite No. 2
London Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:52 p.m.
Danny Elfman
Serenada Schizophrana: Pianos
Studio Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Opus 37
Staatskapelle Dresden; Hans Vonk, conductor Christian Zacharias, piano
2:34 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Presto for string orchestra
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Tuomas Ollila, conductor
2:40 p.m.
Barbara Strozzi
Toccata No. 13
Michael Angers, theorbo
2:44 p.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Oboe Concerto in F minor TWV 51:d1
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Heinz Holliger, oboe
2:53 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
THE BALLAD OF THE BROWN KING: I. Of the Three Wise Men
The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra; Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor Noah Stewart, tenor
2:58 p.m.
Daniel-Francois Auber
Rondo for cello and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Roberto Paternostro, conductor Martin Ostertag, cello
3:12 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 1 "Minueto"
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
3:16 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
String Symphony No. 8 in D major
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
3:44 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Espana: No. 2 Tango Opus 165/2
Ulrike-Anima Mathe, violin; Samuel Sanders, piano
3:48 p.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo for piano & orchestra in D major K 382
Moscow Virtuosi; Vladimir Spivakov, conductor Evgeny Kissin, piano
4:09 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Clarinet Quintet: II. Larghetto Affetuoso
Catalyst Quartet Anthony McGill, clarinet
4:16 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade no. 4 in F minor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:28 p.m.
Giovanni Pergolesi
Flute Concerto in G major
European Union Chamber Orchestra; Eivind Aadland, conductor Giulio Gianelli Viscardi, flute
4:42 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Bolero
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:58 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
I Solisti Italiani
5:11 p.m.
William Grant Still
Vignettes for oboe, bassoon and piano
Sierra Winds
5:24 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Rondo for violin and orchestra in A major D 438
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, violin
5:39 p.m.
William Boyce
Symphony No. 4 in F major Opus 2
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
5:48 p.m.
George Butterworth
Banks of Green Willow
English Sinfonia; Neville Dilkes, conductor
5:54 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan (Le Cygne)
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Gaby Casadesus, piano; Philippe Entremont, piano
5:58 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:30 p.m.
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
John O'Conor, piano
6:34 p.m.
Joseph Curiale
Awakening: Joy
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joseph Curiale, conductor
6:38 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
New World A' Comin'
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Duke Ellington, piano
6:50 p.m.
Philip Glass
Facades
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
