Classical Music Playlist, February 13, 2025
Composer Hans Gál (1890-1987)
Composer Hans Gál was born in Austria in 1890. He had notable early success with his music and held important positions. But with the rise of intolerance in Europe preceding WWII, his music was banned and he fled to Scotland. In Edinburgh he taught, composed, won honors and lived the rest of his life to age 97 in 1987. His music was largely neglected after WWII but in the 21st century has seen a revival of interest. The 1943 Symphony No. 2 by Hans Gál is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Polish Concerto (Concerto Polonois) in G major
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
6:10 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 5 in F major Opus 76
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
6:48 a.m.
Gregorio Allegri
Miserere (Psalm 51)
; Peter Phillips, conductor The Tallis Scholars
7:02 a.m.
Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D minor
Camerata Koln Hans-Peter Westermann, oboe
7:14 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 7 "Alsatian Scenes" (Scenes Alsaciennes)
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:38 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Gladiolus Rag
Lara Downes, piano
7:42 a.m.
Leo Delibes
Sylvia: Pizzicato Polka
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture Opus 81
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: I. Trauermarsch (Funeral March) in C# minor
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor John O'Conor, piano
8:42 a.m.
Amy Beach
Pastorale
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
8:47 a.m.
Henry F. Gilbert
The Dance in Place Congo (Symphonic Poem)
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Calvin Simmons, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
9:32 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": II. Largo in E minor Opus 95
London Symphony Orchestra; Istvan Kertesz, conductor
9:46 a.m.
Andres Segovia
Study Without Light (Estudio sin luz)
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
9:50 a.m.
John Williams
Theme from The Patriot
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor Middlesex County Fifes & Drums
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andras Schiff, piano
10:16 a.m.
Malcolm Forsyth
Golyardes' Grounde
Canadian Brass
10:21 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Ancient Suite (Suite ancienne) Opus 31a
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:47 a.m.
Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique No. 4: II. Scherzo Opus 102
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Moshe Atzmon, conductor Cristina Ortiz, piano
10:56 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor Opus 92
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
11:29 a.m.
Freddie Aguilar
Anak
Xuefei Yang, guitar
11:31 a.m.
Florence Price
Fantasy No. 2
Randall Goosby, violin; Zhu Wang, piano
11:38 a.m.
Ernest Farrar
Rhapsody No. 1 "The Open Road" Opus 9
Philharmonia Orchestra; Alasdair Mitchell, conductor
11:49 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Scherzo from "Death and the Maiden" in D minor D 810
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
11:55 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in A major Opus 81
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
12:00 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
12:12 p.m.
Amy Beach
Gaelic Symphony: II. Alla siciliana - allegro vivace - andante in E minor Opus 32
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:21 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" in Eb major Opus 97
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:52 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: The Asteroid Field
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:58 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
1:17 p.m.
Philip Glass
Metamorphosis II
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano
1:24 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Masquerade: Waltz
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra; Andre Anichanov, conductor
1:30 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Iberia
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
1:51 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20: III. Rondo in D minor K 466
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Jeremy Denk, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano
2:00 p.m.
Hans Gal
Symphony No. 2 in F major Opus 53
Orchestra of the Swan; Kenneth Woods, conductor
2:45 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Venus, Bringer of Peace Opus 32
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
2:55 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia BWV 29
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor Paul Nicholson, organ
3:00 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
String Symphony No. 6 in Eb major
Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Lev Markiz, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
NABUCCO: Va, pensiero (AKA "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves")
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Shaw, conductor Atlanta Symphony Chorus
3:20 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Piano Concerto No. 3 SZ 119
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
3:44 p.m.
Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posey
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 25 in G minor K 183
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
4:22 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Etude No. 10 in F# minor Op 26/10
Lang Lang, piano
4:27 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Danse Macabre Opus 40
French Radio and Television Orchestra; Jean Martinon, conductor
4:35 p.m.
Philip Glass
Koyaanisqatsi
Philip Glass Ensemble; Michael Riesman, conductor Albert de Ruiter, Basso
4:38 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in G major Opus 88
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
4:43 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
In Nature's Realm Overture Opus 91
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Emil Mlynarski
Violin Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro vivace (Finale) in D major Opus 6
Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin
5:09 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Nocturne, "Souvenirs de mon pays"
Alexandra Oehler, piano
5:17 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 36
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Double Concerto: II. Milonga
A Far Cry Jason Vieaux, guitar; Julien Labro, bandoneon
5:56 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G minor in G minor Opus 23
Yuja Wang, piano
6:01 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
6:36 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Mediterranean
Northern Sinfonia of England; Richard Hickox, conductor
6:41 p.m.
Jon Batiste
Chopinesque
Jon Batiste, piano
6:45 p.m.
Hania Rani; Dobrawa Czocher
There Will Be Hope
Hania Rani, piano; Dobrawa Czocher, cello
6:50 p.m.
Kevin Puts
Contact: I. The Call
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
