Classical Music Playlist, April 17, 2025
Shéhérazade by Paul Émile Detouche (1824)
For his suite “Scheherazade,” Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was inspired by the collected tales of The Arabian Nights (“One Thousand and One Nights”). While he originally included titles to each movement, he ultimately wanted the music only to be hints to the “varied fairy-tale wonders.” But he did include in the music one repeating element: Scheherazade herself, represented by a solo violin accompanied by harp as she begins telling another tale to the cruel Sultan Shahryar who is represented by low brass and woodwinds. Rimsky-Korsakov’s entire 44-minute “Scheherazade” is today’s colorful Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Quintet for flute, oboe, violin, viola & continuo in C major Opus 11/1
The English Concert
6:18 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major K 175
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:41 a.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Sonata on the 8th tone
Philadelphia Orchestra & Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensembles
6:46 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto: III. Allegro vivace in A minor Opus 54
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Martin West, conductor Lara Downes, piano
6:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G major Opus 6/1 HWV 319
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet "Emperor" in C major Opus 76/3
Emerson String Quartet
7:36 a.m.
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
La Cumparsita (Tango)
Xuefei Yang, guitar
7:39 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Sr.
Radetzky March Opus 228
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
7:43 a.m.
Josef Suk
Fantastic Scherzo Opus 25
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Richard Wagner
FLYING DUTCHMAN Overture (Der Fliegender Hollander)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:11 a.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:36 a.m.
Jessie Montgomery
Strum
Catalyst Quartet
8:45 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
8:59 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 92 "Oxford" in G major
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
9:26 a.m.
Zenobia Powell Perry
Pavane for Piano
Josephine Gandolfi, piano
9:28 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Pavane "La Bataille"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
9:34 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 4 P 104 in G major Opus 10 RV 435
Tokyo Bach-Mozart Ensemble Masahiro Arita, flute
9:42 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for two violins (Double Concerto) in D minor BWV 1043
New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin; Isaac Stern, violin
10:00 a.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Elf-Mound Overture Opus 100
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Nocturne, "Souvenirs de mon pays"
Alexandra Oehler, piano
10:20 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Violin Concerto in C major VB 151
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Uwe Grodd, conductor Takako Nishizaki, violin
10:51 a.m.
Frederick Delius
Florida Suite: By the River
English Symphony Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Enrique Batiz, conductor
11:27 a.m.
Grace Williams
Hiraeth for Harp
Sandrine Chatron, harp
11:30 a.m.
Karl Jenkins
The Armed Man--A Mass for Peace: X. Agnus Dei
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Jenkins, conductor National Youth Choir of Great Britain
11:35 a.m.
Claude Debussy
The Sunken Cathedral (La Cathedrale Engloutie)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
11:42 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Suite Opus 54
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Alfred Brendel, piano
12:41 p.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
12:46 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; Sergiu Commissiona, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Leos Janacek
Sinfonietta Opus 60
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Karel Ancerl, conductor
1:23 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Stern, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
1:30 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Staatskapelle Berlin Simone Dinnerstein, piano
1:40 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
German Chamber Philharmonic; Thomas Klug, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
2:00 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade Opus 35
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
2:45 p.m.
John Rutter
Lullaby for Ana Gwen
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
2:51 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Recollections of Ireland Opus 69
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
3:16 p.m.
Diego Ortiz
Recercada No. 2
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
3:17 p.m.
Andrea Falconieri
Ciacona
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
3:22 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for piano & winds in Eb major K 452
Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Neil Black, oboe; Thea King, clarinet; Frank Lloyd, horn; Robin O'Neill, bassoon
3:47 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Violin Concerto: II. Rondo. Allegretto scherzando Opus 33
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Fabio Luisi, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
3:59 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Concertpiece for 4 horns & orchestra in F major Opus 86
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Members of...
4:18 p.m.
David Pritchard
Stairs
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
4:22 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London": IV. Spiritoso (Finale) in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:30 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
4:49 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Vienna Blood Opus 354 Wiener Blut
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Michael Torke
Sky: I. Lively
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
5:10 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
5:21 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Hero's Song Opus 111
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:44 p.m.
Paul Dukas
Polyeucte Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto Opus 14
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
6:24 p.m.
William Grant Still
Africa: II. Land of Romance
Lara Downes, piano
6:32 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Our Town
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:42 p.m.
Carlos Guastavino
Las Presencias: VI. Jeromita Linares
Camerata Bariloche
6:53 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choros No. 1
Pepe Romero, guitar
