Classical Music Playlist, August 7, 2024
Mily Balakirev (1837-1910)
In the mid 1800s Russian composer Mily Balakirev gathered around him four young composers with limited musical education - Alexander Borodin, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; collectively known as "The Five" - and impressed upon them the need to create music on Russian themes separate from the European and, especially, German model. Though he had a terribly problematic personality, especially later, and alienated himself from his disciples, Balakirev remains one of the most important figures in the development of a Russian national music. His Symphony No. 1 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Henry Purcell
DIDO AND AENEAS
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor
6:19 a.m.
Zenobia Powell Perry
Piano Potpurri: No. 5. A Jazz Trifle
LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, piano
6:21 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Rhapsody in G minor Opus 79/2
Martha Argerich, piano
6:28 a.m.
Carl Stamitz
Symphonie Concertante for violin & viola in D major
Virtuosi of Prague; Rudolf Krecmer, conductor Oldrich Vlcek, violin; Josef Suk, viola
6:49 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:58 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1042
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
7:16 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major K 175
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
7:39 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 4 "Cadiz" Opus 47
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:43 a.m.
John Williams
1941 (march)
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
7:49 a.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy: IV. Finale Opus 46
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Alexander Platt, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
8:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture in B minor Opus 26
London Symphony Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London" in D major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
8:40 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Valse
Olivia Belli, piano
8:43 a.m.
Michael Abels
Piano Concerto No. 1: I. Allegro con brio in C major Opus 15
Sphinx Virtuosi; Karina Canellakis, conductor Alice Sara Ott, piano
8:47 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 RV 310
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin
8:54 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:58 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 5 in F major Opus 76
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:40 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
9:45 a.m.
Daniel-Francois Auber
Rondo for cello and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Roberto Paternostro, conductor Martin Ostertag, cello
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise in G major/Eb major Opus 22
Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra; Marcin Nalecz-Nieslolowski, conductor Tatiana Shebanova, piano
10:31 a.m.
Samuel Wesley
Symphony in Bb major
Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra; Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor
10:53 a.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 1: III. Allegro in D major
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
10:59 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Iberia
Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
11:19 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano: I. Andante Opus 11
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:23 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
11:37 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 1: III. Moderato in D major Opus 19
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
11:46 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar; Angel Romero, guitar
11:59 a.m.
Benjamin Britten
Soirees musicales (Suite after Rossini) Opus 9
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
12:16 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major K 622
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Sabine Meyer, basset clarinet
12:44 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Scherzo in D minor
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor
12:51 p.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Grand Tarantelle Opus 67/5
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
1:00 p.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 4 "Picturesque Scenes" (Scenes pittoresques)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
1:16 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Preludio
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
1:18 p.m.
Hans Rott
Symphony No. 1: III. Scherzo: Frisch und lebhaft (Fresh and lively) in E major
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
1:22 p.m.
Antonio Rosetti
Concerto for horn in D minor C 38
Prague Chamber Orchestra Radek Baborak, horn
1:44 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 "Carnival in Pest" in D major
Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Mily Balakirev
Symphony No. 1 in C major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
2:42 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Cortango
2:47 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Opus 65
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
2:54 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 9 in B major Opus 72
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Preludio Sinfonico in A major
Philharmonic of La Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:09 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Polonaise
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO: Ballet Music
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:21 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor K 550
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic; Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
3:48 p.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
3:58 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 54
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana; Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
4:28 p.m.
Arthur Foote
Serenade: Gavotte Opus 25
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:33 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Concert Waltz No. 2 (Valse de Concert) Opus 51
Bamberg Symphony; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:44 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Vals Gayo Opus 38
Clara Rodriguez, piano
4:50 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for guitar and strings No. 4: III. Fandango in D major G 448
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (members of) Pepe Romero, guitar
4:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 4 in A minor Opus 4 RV 357
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
5:08 p.m.
John C. Williams
When The Birds Return
Voces8; Barnaby Smith, conductor Xuefei Yang, guitar
5:13 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio: IV. Finale in D minor
Nash Ensemble
5:20 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8 in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
5:55 p.m.
Lili Boulanger
Nocturne
Jacques Israelevich, violin; Stephanie Sebastian, piano
5:59 p.m.
George Enescu
Symphony No. 1 in Eb major Opus 13
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
6:32 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting) Opus 12
Shannon Lee, violin; Pamela Paul, piano
6:36 p.m.
Jeno Takacs
Divertimento for Orchestra Opus 75
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Milan Horvath, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Xavier Dubois Foley
Shelter Island
Randall Goosby, violin; Xavier Dubois Foley, double bass
6:53 p.m.
John Williams
The Reivers: Main Title
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor