Classical Music Playlist, January 24, 2025
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1880. Source: Library of Congress
Tchaikovsky opens his 1877 Symphony No. 4 with a fanfare that he pessimistically described in a letter as representing "the fatal power which prevents one from attaining the goal of happiness... There is nothing to be done but to submit to it and lament in vain [and] drift upon that sea until it engulfs and submerges you in its depths." But fortunately, the final movement escapes those depths and the symphony ends triumphantly. The Symphony No. 4 by Tchaikovsky is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Cello Concerto No. 9 in Bb major G 482
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
6:17 a.m.
Henry Purcell
THE FAIRY QUEEN: Rondeau Z 629
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
6:18 a.m.
Henry Purcell
Rondeau from Abdelazer
Empire Brass William Kuhlman, organ
6:22 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Quartet in Bb major Opus 41
Fine Arts Quartet Cristina Ortiz, piano
6:55 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Concerto for Mandolin: III. Rondo in G major
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
7:00 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Dolly Suite Opus 56
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
7:19 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 7 "Le Midi" in C major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
7:42 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Bethena: A Concert Waltz
Giovanni DeChiaro, guitar
7:47 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 "Grande Valse Brillante" in Eb major Opus 18
Richard Raymond, piano
7:54 a.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE WALKURE: Ride of the Valkyries
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis: IV. March
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
8:16 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Fantasy for a Gentleman
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
8:40 a.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
8:46 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin & cello "Double Concerto" in A minor Opus 102
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor David Oistrakh, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
9:34 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Sarah Cahill, piano
9:38 a.m.
George Walker
Lyric for Strings
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
9:45 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Indes Galantes: Overture
Orchestre de la Chapelle Royale; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
9:48 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Indes Galantes: Air of the Savages
Orchestre de la Chapelle Royale; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
9:51 a.m.
Gaetano Donizetti
Concertino for clarinet and orchestra in Bb major
Camerata Budapest; Laszlo Kovacs, conductor Bela Kovacs, clarinet
10:00 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Adrian Boult, conductor
10:14 a.m.
William Grant Still
Lyric Quartet: III. The Jovial One
Catalyst Quartet
10:19 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Serenade in F major Opus 31
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:52 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Aleko: Men's Dance
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
10:58 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
11:12 a.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
11:22 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in C minor
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Bohm, conductor
11:47 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 13: V. Cavatina in Bb major Opus 130
Cypress String Quartet
11:54 a.m.
Hector Berlioz
Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March Opus 24
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Randy Hathaway, classical guitar
Jennifer Reason, host
12:16 p.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Cincinnati Jazz Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
12:35 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Morning Papers Opus 279 (Morgenblatter)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
12:46 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor
12:58 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
1:45 p.m.
Ron Nelson
Rocky Point Holiday
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
1:51 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Hornpipe Medley
Irish Chamber Orchestra; Mitch Farber, conductor John O'Conor, piano
1:54 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1: Alla Hornpipe in F major Water Music Suite in F
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Serenade Opus 46
Sandrine Cantoreggi, violin; Sheila Arnold, piano
2:47 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting) Opus 12
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, violin
2:51 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 oboes in D major RV 563
Seattle Baroque Sand Dalton, oboe; Washington McClain, oboe; Ingrid Matthews, violin
3:00 p.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Anton Reicha
Wind Quintet No. 2 in Eb major Opus 88/2
Albert Schweitzer Quintet
3:40 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Viola Sonata: I. Impetuoso
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
3:50 p.m.
Peter van Anrooy
Piet Hein Rhapsody Piet Hein was a pirate
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kees Bakels, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 25: I. Allegro maestoso in C major K 503
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
4:15 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll" in Eb major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:44 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": I. Chorale BWV 140 Wachet auf,ruft uns die Stimme
The Bach Ensemble; Joshua Rifkin, conductor
4:52 p.m.
Theodore Dubois
Quintet for piano, oboe and strings: IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco in F major
Trio Hochelaga Philippe Magnan, oboe; Jean-Luc Plourde, viola
5:02 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 3: III. Polonaise. Allegretto in F major Opus 70
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
5:11 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
THE SECRET: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
5:18 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in Eb major Opus 82
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
5:50 p.m.
John Field
Rondo for piano & strings in Ab major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
5:59 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Randy Hathaway, classical guitar
Jennifer Reason, host
6:15 p.m.
Edward Elgar
In The South (Alassio) overture Opus 50
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
6:38 p.m.
Lili Boulanger
One Spring Morning (D'un Matin de Printemps)
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
6:42 p.m.
Yosef Hadar
Evening of Roses
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
6:46 p.m.
Tina Davidson
Blue Curve of Earth
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
6:51 p.m.
Joaquin Turina
Bullfighter's Prayer (Oracion del Torero) Opus 34
Los Romeros
