Classical Music Playlist, December 11, 2024
Though Gabriel Fauré was a religious skeptic, his Requiem is nonetheless based on the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead. He said, “everything I managed to entertain by way of religious illusion I put into my Requiem, which moreover is dominated from beginning to end by a very human feeling of faith in eternal rest.” Fauré's stunningly beautiful Requiem is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:15 a.m.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 17
Polish National Radio Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor Janina Fialkowska, piano
6:50 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Variations Across the Centuries: Waltz #2 & #3 & Foxtrot Op 71
Xavier Jara, guitar
6:56 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Carabanda
Chatham Baroque
7:00 a.m.
Louis Spohr
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 57
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Julian Bliss, clarinet
7:25 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Harp Concerto in C minor
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Shao-Chia Lu, conductor Xavier de Maistre, harp
7:46 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Medley of Christmas Carols
Empire Brass
7:52 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Danse Macabre Opus 40
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Grace Williams
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 "Prague" in D major K 504
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:44 a.m.
Marie Awadis
Etude No. 3: Ballade
Marie Awadis, piano
8:49 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco in F minor Opus 36
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Albert Roussel
The Spider's Feast Opus 17 Le Festin de l'araign�e
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
9:33 a.m.
Harry Thacker Burleigh
Southland Sketches (1916)
Kristin Lee, violin; Jeremy Ajani Jordan, piano
9:45 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 5 in A major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
9:49 a.m.
Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 12 (Quartet Movement) in C minor D 703
Emerson String Quartet
10:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture Opus 101
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:09 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 1 for four violins and orchestra in D major Opus 3 RV 549
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Members of...
10:17 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
The Red Poppy [ballet]: Suite
New Jersey Symphony; Zdenek Macal, conductor
10:46 a.m.
Caroline Shaw
and the swallow
Fourth Wall Ensemble; Christopher Allen, conductor
10:50 a.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Symphony No. 4 "Stockholm" (Holmia): I. Allegro moderato in A major
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello & orchestra in C major Opus 56
Philharmonia Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin; Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
11:34 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: III. Bambuco
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
11:38 a.m.
Henry Purcell
Dioclesian Suite ("The Prophetess")
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
11:53 a.m.
John Rutter
Gloria: I. Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
12:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Marcel Tyberg
Symphony No. 2: III. Scherzo in F minor
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
12:21 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb major K 456
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
12:51 p.m.
Juanjo Mosalini
Toma, Toca (Take it, Play it)
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston; Gisele Ben-Dor, conductor Juanjo Mosalini, bandoneon
12:55 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
RIGOLETTO: La Donna e Mobile
Turin Symphony; Mario Rossi, conductor Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
12:59 p.m.
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
1:19 p.m.
Alexander Zhuk
Ukrainian Rhapsody
Anna Shelest, piano
1:27 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
1:52 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers Opus 71
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Requiem Opus 48
La Chapelle Royale; Ensemble Musique Oblique; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor Agnes Mellon, soprano; Peter Kooy
2:39 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano: No. 3 Leidenschaftlich schnell in Bb Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
2:43 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Flute Sonata: IV. Finale: Moderato in C# minor Opus 64
Maria Cecilia Munoz, flute; Tiffany Butt, piano
2:48 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture Opus 92
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 54
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
3:29 p.m.
Malcolm Forsyth
Golyardes' Grounde
Canadian Brass
3:34 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 99
London Mozart Players; Andrew Litton, conductor Nicola Hall, guitar
3:56 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertpiece (Concertstuck) in C# minor Opus 40
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
4:16 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1: I. Allegro ma non troppo in E minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
4:35 p.m.
Mateo Flecha
Riu, riu, chiu
stile antico
4:38 p.m.
Jose Pacheco
Moita Festa
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
4:42 p.m.
Alexander Arutiunian
Trumpet Concerto
Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, conductor Bibi Black, trumpet
4:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
5:14 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 95 in C minor
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
5:36 p.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Magnificat I, from Selva morale e spirituale SV 281
La Cetra Baroque Orchestra Basel; La Cetra Vocal Ensemble Basel; Andrea Marcon, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Winter (L'Inverno) in F minor Opus 8 RV 297
...and friends Janine Jansen, violin
6:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Three Tales of Christmas SEGMENT 1
Melissa Ousley, host
6:52 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Three Tales of Christmas SEGMENT 2
Melissa Ousley, host
