Classical Music Playlist, December 29, 2023
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Today on the 130th anniversary of its 29 December 1893 premiere performance in Paris, the only String Quartet by Claude Debussy is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Flute Sonata in C major BWV 1033
Irena Grafenauer, flute; Maria Graf, harp; David Geringas, cello
6:09 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" in A minor Opus 56
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
6:51 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Fast Blue Village 2
Del Sol String Quartet
6:58 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein" in C major Opus 53
John O'Conor, piano
7:38 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 1: III. Moderato in D major Opus 19
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
7:41 a.m.
Nino Rota
Orchestra Rehearsal (Prova d'orchestra)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan; Riccardo Muti, conductor
7:53 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 "Winter Daydreams": III. Scherzo in G minor Opus 13
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:41 a.m.
Mark Isham
A River Runs Through It: Main Theme
Studio Orchestra
8:43 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:52 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Zadok the Priest HWV 258
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Monteverdi Choir
8:59 a.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 7 in C minor
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
9:29 a.m.
Kevin Puts
Home
Conspirare; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor Mir� Quartet
9:37 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Boreades suite (Abaris)
Capella Savaria; Mary Terey-Smith, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
10:11 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 5 "Andaluza"
Narciso Yepes, guitar
10:17 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
10:42 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Lady Radnor's Suite
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
11:16 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
11:19 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Romance Opus 35/6
Felix Klieser, horn; Christof Keymer, piano
11:24 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 60 "The Absent-minded Man" (Il Distratto) in C major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
11:55 a.m.
Charles S. Brown
A Song Without Words
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
12:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
12:08 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Grace Davidson, soprano
12:16 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in Eb major Opus 82
Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor
12:49 p.m.
Jonathan Leshnoff
Guitar Concerto: III. Lively (Finale)
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
1:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 1. El arpa del Guerrero
Sharon Isbin, guitar
1:15 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Hold On
PubliQuartet Musicality Vocal Ensemble; Lara Downes, piano
1:21 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in Bb major Opus 11
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
1:46 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Polonaise No. 5 in F# minor Opus 44
Artur Rubinstein, piano
2:00 p.m.
Claude Debussy
String Quartet in G minor Opus 10
Quatuor Ebene
2:27 p.m.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum: Prelude
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Newman, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
2:28 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
2:32 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo in C# minor
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Gerd Seifert, horn
2:50 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
2:54 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 2 in Eb major Opus 90/2 D 899
Maria Joao Pires, piano
3:01 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Max Richter
Autumn 1
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Andre de Ridder, conductor Daniel Hope, violin
3:16 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz No. 2
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:21 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet "Emperor" in C major Opus 76/3
Quatuor Mosaiques
3:50 p.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
3:58 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": I. Allegro Vivace in A major Opus 90
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Andaluz for 4 guitars
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Los Romeros
4:36 p.m.
Koji Kondo
The Legend of Zelda Suite
London Philharmonic Orchestra
4:40 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
4:51 p.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
5:20 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Aire de Zamba
Angel Romero, guitar
5:23 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Poetic Tone Pictures: VII. Furiant Opus 85
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
5:27 p.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy Opus 46
New Symphony Orchestra of London; Malcolm Sargent, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin; Osian Ellis, harp
5:53 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
I'll Bid My Heart Be Still
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
5:58 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488
Camerata Academica Salzburg; Sandor Vegh, conductor Andras Schiff, piano
6:26 p.m.
Jeno Takacs
Divertimento for Orchestra Opus 75
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Milan Horvath, conductor
6:38 p.m.
William Grant Still
Africa: II. Land of Romance
Lara Downes, piano
6:44 p.m.
Jean-Michel Blais
passepied
Jean-Michel Blais, piano; ...and friends
6:49 p.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
6:52 p.m.
Paquito D'Rivera
Aires Tropicales: I & II. Alborada & Son
Imani Winds
