Classical Music Playlist, September 26, 2023
Written the year after his "Rhapsody In Blue," George Gershwin's 1925 Piano Concerto in F was, at the time, called a "jazz concerto" by critics and audiences. But with its Charleston rhythm, blues nocturne, sonata form and classical rondo, Gershwin brought together the two worlds of both classical and jazz. Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F is today’s Midday Masterpiece as we mark his birthday with some of Gershwin's ‘greatest hits’ throughout the day!
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Oboe Concerto in A minor RV 461
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor David Reichenberg, oboe
6:11 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Concerto for viola and cello in G major VB 153a
Tapiola Sinfonietta David Aaron Carpenter, viola; Riitta Pesola, cello
6:36 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in Eb major BWV 998
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
6:51 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Margaret Fingerhut, piano
7:00 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
7:17 a.m.
Joseph White
Violin Concerto in F# minor
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
7:40 a.m.
Josquin des Pres
Ave Maria
The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, conductor
7:46 a.m.
Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Cancion de Cuna: Berceuse)
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
7:50 a.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Leyendas: VI. Coqueteos
Del Sol String Quartet
7:54 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty: Waltz from Act I
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
8:15 a.m.
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
8:35 a.m.
Theodore Dubois
Piano Quartet: III. Allegro leggiero in A minor
Trio Hochelaga Jean-Luc Plourde, viola
8:40 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Overture K 527
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Christian Baldini, conductor
8:46 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7: IV. Finale in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Alice Sara Ott, piano
8:57 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor
9:22 a.m.
Frederick Delius
KOANGA: La Calinda
Northern Sinfonia of England; Richard Hickox, conductor
9:27 a.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Bear McCreary, piano
9:34 a.m.
Erich Korngold
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 35
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin
10:00 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
String Quintet No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo ma con brio in G major Opus 111
Takacs Quartet Lawrence Power, viola
10:14 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 5
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo, conductor Kari Kriikku, clarinet
10:37 a.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
10:42 a.m.
John Knowles Paine
Overture to Shakespeare's "As You Like It" Opus 28
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
10:54 a.m.
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Barcarolle Opus 65/6
Sphinx Virtuosi; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
10:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
11:14 a.m.
Craig Armstrong
Glasgow Love Theme (from LOVE ACTUALLY)
English Chamber Orchestra; Stuart Morley, conductor Claire Jones, Harp
11:19 a.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 5 "Western Hemisphere"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
11:39 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Nocturne (Notturno for Piano Trio) in Eb major Opus 148 D 897
Takacs Quartet Andreas Haefliger, piano
11:50 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
11:54 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Entry March of the Boyars
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto No. 2 "a due cori" in F major HWV 333
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
12:17 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Etude Symphonique Opus 28
Joanne Polk, piano
12:22 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in A major Opus 81
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
12:28 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Boston Ballet Orchestra; Jonathan McPhee, conductor
12:35 p.m.
Paulinho Nogueira
Bachianinha No. 1
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
12:39 p.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Orion Weiss, piano
1:00 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Serenade in Eb major Opus 7
Stockholm Philharmonic (members of); Paavo Berglund, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Ernesto Lecuona
Andalusia Suite: Malaguena
Richard Cionco, piano
1:15 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 1 "Jota aragonesa"
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
1:25 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
Petite Suite
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:55 p.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8)
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
2:00 p.m.
George Gershwin
Piano Concerto in F major
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Andre Previn, piano
2:33 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in Bb major Opus 3/1 HWV 312
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor
2:42 p.m.
Kevin Puts
Home
Conspirare; Miro String Quartet; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
2:50 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas: Overture Opus 95
Bergen Philharmonic; Andrew Litton, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
3:09 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:15 p.m.
Richard Strauss
DER ROSENKAVALIER: Concert Suite
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:41 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major BWV 1055
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
3:56 p.m.
William Grant Still
Lyric Quartet: III. The Jovial One
Catalyst Quartet
4:01 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in Bb major Opus 60
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:31 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque No. 7 in Gb major Opus 101/7
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Milton Katims, conductor Isaac Stern, violin
4:36 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS: Main Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Althea Waites, piano
4:54 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
MAZEPPA: Gopak
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb major K 495
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
5:18 p.m.
Pat Metheny
Road to the Sun: Part 1
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Pat Metheny, guitar
5:23 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze BWV 208
Empire Brass Douglas Major, organ
5:29 p.m.
George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Picture for Orchestra
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Antal Dorati, conductor
5:54 p.m.
Ricardo Castro
Plainte Opus 38/2
Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria (OSM) Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
5:59 p.m.
Michael Torke
Sky
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
6:24 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
PETER GRIMES: Four Sea Interludes Opus 33a
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:41 p.m.
Kurt Weill
Lost in the Stars
Lara Downes, piano
6:45 p.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
Le Onde
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:51 p.m.
Rafael Antonio Castellanos
Pastoras Alegres joyful shepherds
El Mundo; Richard Savino, director, conductor Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano; Nell Snaidas, soprano; Ryland Angel, tenor
6:54 p.m.
Yiruma
non e la fine
Yiruma, piano; Chanuk Kang, cello