Classical Music Playlist, November 30, 2023
Written at the invitation of the Philharmonic Society of London after his wildly successful tour of England in 1884, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák returned the next year with his Symphony No. 7. A 2022 release of Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic performing Dvorak’s 7th Symphony is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
6:14 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra in Eb major K 297b
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor Radomir Pivoda, flute; Jiri Mihule, oboe; Zdenek Tylsar, horn; Frantisek Herman, bassoon
6:40 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Piano Quintet: II. Adagio in A minor Opus 84
Israela Margalit, piano; Alexander Barantschick, violin; Janice Graham , violin; Paul Silverthorne, viola
6:54 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
MAZEPPA: Gopak
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in E minor in E minor RV 484
Arion Mathieu Lussier, baroque bassoon
7:12 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 16 in F major Opus 135
Emerson String Quartet
7:37 a.m.
Sade Adu
Love Is Stronger Than Pride
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
7:41 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Romance Opus 35/6
Felix Klieser, horn; Christof Keymer, piano
7:46 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro in A minor Opus 44
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Pieces for Guitar: 2. Romantico
Franz Halasz, guitar
8:20 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo in Bb major Opus 83
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano; Jules Eskin, cello
8:39 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO Overture K 384
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:48 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: I. Allegro con brio in G major Opus 88
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Konstantin Krimmel, baritone; Helene Grimaud, piano
9:00 a.m.
Charles Stanford
Irish Rhapsody No. 5
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
9:16 a.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude No. 19 in Bb major Opus 29/13
Andres Segovia, guitar
9:23 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in G minor in G minor (1843) H395
Anna Shelest, piano
9:41 a.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
9:49 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture in B minor Opus 26
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D major
Borodin String Quartet
10:30 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto: II. Adagio in D minor BWV 974
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
10:36 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Four Fugitive Pieces Opus 15
Angela Cheng, piano
10:50 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
FIDELIO Overture Opus 72
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
10:58 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Presto Giocoso in D minor Opus 23
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Walter Hendl, conductor Van Cliburn, piano
11:15 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian Dances Opus 35
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
11:46 a.m.
Catrin Finch
Celtic Concerto
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
12:00 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement in D major
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
12:09 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet: IV. Finale in Eb major Opus 47
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
12:21 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
12:40 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Russian Rag
Sydney Alpha Ensemble; David Stanhope, conductor
12:48 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro giocoso ma non troppo (Finale) in A minor Opus 53
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
1:01 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertino Opus 107
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Sharon Bezaly, flute
1:25 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
1:39 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for four mandolins in B minor Opus 3/10 RV 580
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
1:50 p.m.
Alfredo Casella
Italia: IV. Finale (Allegro molto vivace...) Opus 11
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8 in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
2:37 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Sarah Cahill, piano
2:44 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for flute, strings and continuo in G major
Berlin Baroque Soloists; Rainer Kussmaul, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
2:54 p.m.
Frederick Delius
KOANGA: La Calinda
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Seaman, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Concert Rondo "Krakowiak" in F major Opus 14
Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra; Tadeusz Wojciechowski, conductor Tatiana Shebanova, piano
3:17 p.m.
John C. Williams
When The Birds Return
Voces8; Barnaby Smith, conductor Xuefei Yang, guitar
3:24 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" in G minor Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:39 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Asian Dream Song
Pan Strings; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
3:48 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture Opus 10
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
3:58 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
4:15 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Portraits of Langston: V. Jazz Band in a Parisian Cabaret
McGill/McHale Trio Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
4:23 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 59 "Fire" in A major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
4:46 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Abu Hassan Overture J 106
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
4:53 p.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
4:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Opus 49
Golub-Kaplan-Carr Trio David Golub, piano; Mark Kaplan, violin; Colin Carr, cello
5:30 p.m.
Nino Rota
The Godfather: Selections
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan; Riccardo Muti, conductor
5:38 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Masques and Bergamasques Opus 112
Lyon National Orchestra; Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
5:52 p.m.
Kevin Puts
Home
Conspirare; Miro String Quartet; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig in D minor "powerful"
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
String Quartet: II. Assez vif. Tres Rythme in F major
Verona String Quartet
6:44 p.m.
Michael Daugherty
Once Upon A Castle: Neptune Pool
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Paul Jacobs, organ
6:52 p.m.
Dave Brubeck
Five Pieces from Two-Part Adventures
John Salmon, piano