Classical Music Playlist, June 28, 2023
Violinist Joseph Joachim and composer Johannes Brahms in their younger years
Johannes Brahms and Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim became instant and great friends upon meeting in their early 20s in 1853. Brahms wasn't yet known but the violinist was already a celebrity (and a more accomplished composer than Brahms at that point) who encouraged and endorsed the budding young composer and in the 1860s they even toured together with Brahms as Joachim’s pianist. 25 years into the friendship, Brahms was now famous and wrote his only violin concerto for Joachim who assisted the pianist-composer with technical advice about writing for the violin. The premiere was on January 1, 1879 with Joachim as the soloist and Brahms (inadvertently underdressed, causing murmurs in the audience) conducted. Since about 1900 the Concerto has been considered one of the greatest ever written and one of the most performed. For Joseph Joachim’s birthday today, the Brahms Violin Concerto is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in G major RV 495
Arion Mathieu Lussier, baroque bassoon
6:09 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin & cello "Double Concerto" in A minor Opus 102
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor David Oistrakh, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
6:44 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Valse
Olivia Belli, piano
6:47 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Margaret Fingerhut, piano
7:09 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal" in D major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
7:37 a.m.
Rafael Antonio Castellanos
Pastoras Alegres joyful shepherds
El Mundo; Richard Savino, director, conductor Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano; Nell Snaidas, soprano; Ryland Angel, tenor
7:42 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Nocturne, "Souvenirs de mon pays"
Alexandra Oehler, piano
7:50 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
PRECIOSA: Overture J 279
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:38 a.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8)
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
8:43 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4: III. Rondo: Vivace in G major Opus 58
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
8:54 a.m.
David Pritchard
Stairs
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
9:00 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Nocturne (Notturno for Piano Trio) in Eb major Opus 148 D 897
Jos Van Immerseel, fortepiano; Anner Bylsma, cello; Vera Beths, violin
9:11 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 83 "The Hen" in G minor
Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil, conductor
9:36 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Sonata in C minor Opus 21
Joanne Polk, piano
9:54 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
The Lark in the Clear Air
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
10:00 a.m.
Enrique Soro
Three Chilean Airs (Tres aires chilenos)
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Suite in D major TWV 55:D19
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:38 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No. 1: I. Allegretto in Eb major Opus 107
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Mason Jones, horn
10:45 a.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
10:55 a.m.
Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
Lara Downes, piano
10:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Violin Concerto in A minor Opus 53
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor Nathan Milstein, violin
11:30 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin: Gavotte en Rondeau in E major BWV 1006
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
11:34 a.m.
Valentin Silvestrov
Silent Songs: Autumn Song
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Konstantin Krimmel, baritone; Helene Grimaud, piano
11:39 a.m.
Adolphus Hailstork
Three Spirituals
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
11:48 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
The Thieving Magpie (LA GAZZA LADRA): Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Overture (Die Zauberflote) K 620
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:07 p.m.
Valentin Silvestrov
Songs Without Words: II. Barcarole
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Alexey Botvinov, piano
12:23 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Scherzo (Sonatensatz) F.A.E. in C minor WoO 2
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yuja Wang, piano
12:29 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 5
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor Martin Frost, clarinet
12:53 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Asian Dream Song
Pan Strings; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
12:59 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
1:08 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Trio for harp, violin and cello
Xavier de Maistre, harp; Ingolf Turban, violin; Wen-Sinn Yang, cello
1:34 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Hans Vonk, conductor
1:39 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Fantasy
London Symphony Orchestra; Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor Barry Douglas, piano
1:55 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
TURANDOT: Nessun dorma
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
2:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 77
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
2:42 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Alster Overture
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:49 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
2:53 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Edward Gardner, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
2:59 p.m.
Aaron Copland
The Red Pony Suite
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
3:24 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Masquerade: Waltz
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Mark Ermler, conductor
3:29 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio: I. Allegro molto vivace in D minor
Nash Ensemble
3:41 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
La Vega
London Symphony Orchestra; Elmer Bernstein, conductor Christopher Parkening, guitar
3:56 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Joseph Joachim
Violin Concerto No. 2: III. Finale alla zingara in D minor Opus 11 Hungarian style
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
4:13 p.m.
Sebastian Iradier
La Paloma the dove
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
4:17 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
4:37 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Elegy No. 1 Opus 17
Clara Rodriguez, piano
4:42 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" in Bb major Opus 2
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Charles Mackerras, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
5:18 p.m.
Ennio Morricone
The Mission: Gabriel's oboe
Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra; Ennio Morricone, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
5:25 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
Piano Concerto
Philharmonia Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor Pascal Roge, piano
5:46 p.m.
Amy Beach
Gaelic Symphony: II. Alla siciliana - allegro vivace - andante in E minor Opus 32
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:55 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C major Opus 72
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 61
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
6:45 p.m.
Toumani Diabate; Nico Muhly, arr.; Ian Gardiner, arr.
Moon Kaira
London Symphony Orchestra Toumani Diabate, kora
6:53 p.m.
Bill Frisell
Thankful
Bill Frisell, guitar