Classical Music Playlist, February 12, 2025
César Franck | photo by Pierre Petit, 1887
Belgian-born French composer César Franck wrote his most well-known music starting in about his late 50s including his only symphony, in d-minor, at about age 66. Premiered in 1889 the year before he died, the Symphony received mixed reviews. Symphonies weren't a popular format in France at that time, which was considered a more "German" form than French, though many critics thought it well composed. Nonetheless, it became a standard in the orchestral repertoire. César Franck’s Symphony in d-minor is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for two keyboards in C minor BWV 1060
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Christophe Rousset, harpsichord; Christoper Hogwood, harpsichord
6:14 a.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Concertino for 2 horns and orchestra Opus 45
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor Ib Lanzky-Otto, horn; Froydis Ree Wekre, horn
6:39 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 violins in A minor Opus 3/8
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin; Genevieve Gilardeau, violin
6:46 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Rondo for piano four-hands in A major Opus 107 D 951
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano; Andrea Bonatta, piano
6:59 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" in G minor Opus 6
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major Opus 90
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
7:47 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
"Military" Polonaise in A major Opus 40/1
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
7:54 a.m.
Deadmau5
I Remember
Canadian Brass
8:00 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin The tomb of Couperin
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
8:18 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major BWV 1046
European Brandenburg Ensemble; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
8:38 a.m.
Giovanni Palestrina
Ave Regina Caelorum
; Joseph Jennings, conductor Chanticleer
8:42 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite: III. Alla Marcia Opus 11
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
8:47 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture Opus 92
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Paul Dukas
Symphony in C major
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
9:41 a.m.
Marie Awadis
Etude No. 3: Ballade
Marie Awadis, piano
9:46 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: IV. From Bohemia's Woods and Meadows
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Takuo Yuasa, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Maxixe
Xuefei Yang, guitar
10:16 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor Opus 39/2
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, conductor
10:23 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Sextet in C minor Opus 40
Linos Ensemble
10:49 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco in F minor Opus 36
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
String Quintet No. 2 in Bb major Opus 87
L'Archibudelli
11:29 a.m.
Mario Albanese
Jequibau
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
11:32 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:02) in C minor BWV 847
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
11:36 a.m.
Cesar Franck
Variations Symphoniques
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andrew Litton, piano
11:52 a.m.
Dag Wiren
Concert Overture No. 2 Opus 16
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in Bb major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
12:09 p.m.
William Kroll
Banjo and Fiddle
English Chamber Orchestra Nigel Kennedy, violin
12:14 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Opus 58
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
12:49 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Coronation March Opus 65
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Nocturne (Notturno for Piano Trio) in Eb major Opus 148 D 897
Takacs Quartet Andreas Haefliger, piano
1:11 p.m.
Franz Krommer
Concerto for two clarinets in Eb major Opus 91
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Julian Bliss, clarinet
1:36 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Oblivion
Gold Coast Trio
1:40 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Sonata Movement (Sonatensatz) in E in E major (1822, age 16) H44
Leanne Rees, piano
1:48 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Cesar Franck
Symphony in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Monteux, conductor
2:40 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: III. Bambuco
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
2:44 p.m.
Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Christopher O'Riley, piano
2:48 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Oboe Concerto No. 6 in G minor Opus 11 RV 460
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Frank De Bruine, oboe
3:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
String Quintet No. 1: I. Allegro non troppo ma con brio in F major Opus 88
Takacs Quartet Lawrence Power, viola
3:12 p.m.
Friedrich Witt
Concerto for Two Horns and Orchestra (No. 3) in F major
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Jacek Muzyk, horn; Daniel Kerdelewicz, horn
3:30 p.m.
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
La Cumparsita (Tango)
Xuefei Yang, guitar
3:33 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 4 "Cadiz" Opus 47
David Russell, guitar
3:38 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 2 in A minor Opus 55
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
Scottish National Orchestra; Andrew Penny, conductor
4:14 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
English Chamber Orchestra; George Malcolm, conductor Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
4:38 p.m.
Max Richter
Mercy
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
4:43 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 2
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
4:50 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:59 p.m.
John Ireland
Epic March
London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, conductor
5:10 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284
Richard Cionco, piano
5:13 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic" in Ab major Opus 53
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
5:21 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Sinfonia Concertante for clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchestra Opus 3
New York Scandia Symphony; Dorrit Matson, conductor Steven Hartman, clarinet; Marc Goldberg, bassoon; Peter Reit, horn
5:50 p.m.
Charles Stanford
Symphony No. 4: IV. Finale in F major Opus 31
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
6:00 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 4 "Autochthonous"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
6:27 p.m.
Ron Nelson
Courtly Airs and Dances
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Francesco Tristano
On John Bull's Galliard In D
Basel Chamber Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
6:44 p.m.
Hildur Gudnadottir
Chernobyl: Vichnaya Pamyat Memory Eternal
Homin Lviv Municipal Choir
6:49 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Scarborough Fair
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Plinio Fernandes, guitar
6:52 p.m.
Billy Strayhorn
Take the "A" Train
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
