Classical Music Playlist, May 25, 2023
Shéhérazade by Paul Émile Detouche (1824)
For his suite “Scheherazade,” Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was inspired by the collected tales of The Arabian Nights (“One Thousand and One Nights”). While he originally included titles to each movement, he ultimately wanted the music only to be hints to the “varied fairy-tale wonders.” But he did include in the music one repeating story: Scheherazade herself, represented by a solo violin accompanied by harp as she begins telling another tale to the cruel Sultan Shahryar who is represented by low brass and woodwinds. Rimsky-Korsakov’s entire 45-minute “Scheherazade” is today’s colorful Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Joachim Bernhard Hagen
Lute Concerto in A major
Hopkinson Smith, lute; Chiara Banchini, violin; David Plantier, violin; David Courvoisier, viola; Roel Dieltiens, cello
6:14 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Trio for piano, flute, and cello in E minor Opus 45
Midsummer's Music
6:38 a.m.
Andrew York
Quiccan
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
6:45 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Carnival in Paris (Karnival i Paris) Opus 9
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Three Bavarian Dances Opus 27
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Norman Del Mar, conductor
7:15 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 16 in F major Opus 135
Emerson String Quartet
7:40 a.m.
Alexandra Streliski
The Breach
Alexandra Streliski, piano
7:45 a.m.
An-Lun Huang
Saibei Suite No. 2: "Saibei Dance"
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
7:49 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Molly on the Shore
Michigan State University Symphonic Band; Keith Brion, conductor
7:54 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Vivacissimo in Bb minor Opus 1
Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Mario Venzago, conductor Niklas Sivelov, piano
8:01 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
8:15 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
8:38 a.m.
Alfonso Montes
Milonga in the Style of Piazzolla (Milonga a Piazzolla)
Castellani Andriaccio Duo
8:43 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Iberia: I. The Streets and Byways
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
8:51 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20: III. Rondo in D minor K 466
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Jeremy Denk, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano
9:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor Opus 73
English Chamber Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
9:23 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Masquerade: Waltz
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra; Andre Anichanov, conductor
9:29 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Cello Concerto in A minor RV 418
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Christophe Coin, cello
9:41 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Rhapsody in B minor Opus 79/1
Murray Perahia, piano
9:51 a.m.
Mieczyslaw Karlowicz
Violin Concerto: III. Finale in A major Opus 8
Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin
10:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Trio for violin, lute & continuo in G minor RV 85
Bern Camerata; Thomas Furi, conductor Goran Sollscher, guitar; Thomas Furi, violin
10:10 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Finale (1911)
Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Makela, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
10:20 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 2 in A major Opus 36
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner (neh-vull MAIR-rih-nuhr), conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
10:54 a.m.
Amy Beach
From Blackbird Hills
Lara Downes, piano
10:59 a.m.
Andrea Zani
Cello Concerto No. 8 in C minor
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Martin Rummel, cello
11:12 a.m.
Valerie Coleman
Shotgun Houses: I. Shotgun Houses
Harlem Quartet David Shifrin, clarinet
11:19 a.m.
Jan Dussek
Harp Concerto in Eb major Opus 15
Mantova Orchestra; Vittorio Parisi, conductor Roberta Alessandrini, harp
11:45 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
11:49 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Cello Concerto in A major Wq 172 / H 439
English Chamber Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor Matt Haimovitz, cello
12:21 p.m.
Lucas Saboya
Zamba Negra (from Suite Ernestina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
12:26 p.m.
John Williams
Liberty Fanfare
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
12:31 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Opus 28
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
12:47 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
1:10 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Introduction and Allegro
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble Skaila Kanga, harp
1:21 p.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre No. 2 in G minor
Michelle Cann, piano
1:31 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Sinfonia Concertante in C major Opus 21
Portland Baroque Orchestra; Monica Huggett, conductor Richard Savino, guitar
1:53 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Etude No. 3 "The Little Bell" ("La Campanella") in G# minor
Lang Lang, piano
2:00 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade Opus 35
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:46 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Suite No. 5 "The Harmonious Blacksmith" - Air and Variations in D minor HWV 430
Castellani Andriaccio Duo
2:53 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium
Martha Argerich, piano; Gidon Kremer, violin; Edith Salmen-Weber, glockenspiel; Irena Grafenauer, flute
2:56 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Plan and Elevation: V. The Beech Tree
Attacca Quartet
3:00 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Masques and Bergamasques Opus 112
Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Cyclopes ("Cyclops")
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
3:20 p.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Bear McCreary, piano
3:27 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations Opus 78
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
3:51 p.m.
Arvo Part
Mirror in the Mirror (Spiegel im Spiegel)
Vadim Gluzman, violin; Angela Yoffe, piano
4:01 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb major K 495
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
4:18 p.m.
Sergio Assad
Farewell
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
4:23 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9: II. Molto Vivace (Scherzo and Trio) in D minor Opus 125
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:37 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
4:56 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake: Scene (Act II) Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 3 in F major Opus 70
English Chamber Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor Angel Romero, guitar
5:32 p.m.
Eric Whitacre
All Seems Beautiful To Me
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor
5:38 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor BWV 1060
Orchestra of St. Luke's Stephen Taylor, oboe; Mayuki Fukuhara, violin
5:53 p.m.
Enrique Soro
Danza Fantastica
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Sextet in D major Opus 110
Bartholdy Quartett and friends
6:31 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 1: I. Allegretto-Allegro non troppo in E minor Opus 10
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:41 p.m.
William Grant Still
Romance
Sierra Winds Felix Viscuglia, alto saxophone; Carol Urban-Silvers, piano
6:47 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Fast Blue Village 2
Del Sol String Quartet
6:52 p.m.
Chick Corea
The Hilltop
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