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Friday, March 27, 2026

Classical Music Playlist, March 27, 2026

 

Marianne Martinez (1744-1812)

Every day in March for Women’s History Month CapRadio celebrates Women In Music who brought us to where we are today and the innovators who keep moving music forward. Today's classical spotlight is on Viennese composer Marianne Martinez (1744-1812), the only known woman to have written a symphony in the classical period and it’s today's Midday Masterpiece.

  • Marianne Martinez was an Austrian composer born into a prominent Vienna family and became widely esteemed during the age of Haydn and Mozart; in fact, she has personal associations with both. 
  • Though she gained fame throughout Europe during her lifetime and wrote about 200 works, including the only known symphony by a woman during the Classical period, like other female composers her reputation was downplayed after her death. 
  • Born in 1744, the large building where her family lived in Vienna included other many notable residents including one who was unknown at the time but would become famous: in the cold attic room for a tenant of low status lived the young aspiring composer Joseph Haydn, from whom Marianne took piano lessons.
  • Her talent for composition was soon recognized and begun further lessons including with the Imperial Court composer. Her talent for playing keyboard and singing grew to such proficiency that she performed before the Imperial Court.
  • Her compositions eventually included symphonic masses, oratorios and instrumental works and her name and music became well known throughout Europe.
  • Inconceivable for her in 1744 to hold any prominent musical position, she mostly stayed at home and wrote music for friends, for the court and for religious events. Later, she held weekly soirées in her home at which Mozart was a frequent guest who composed four-hand piano sonatas for them to perform together. 
  • A fire in 1927 destroyed many of her manuscripts so the full extent of her compositional output remains unclear, as well as when she began and ended writing music.
  • Never married, Martinez died of tuberculosis on December 13, 1812.
6:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
Henri-Joseph Rigel
Symphony No. 4 in C minor
Concerto Koln
6:16 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Sextet in D major Opus 110
Bartholdy Quartett and friends
6:48 a.m.
Marianna Martines
Sonata for Harpsichord in A Major in A major
Nicoleta Paraschivescu, harpsichord
7:00 a.m.
7:01 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
7:16 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 10 (for two pianos) in Eb major K 365
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano; Robert Levin, fortepiano
7:42 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Maxixe
Xuefei Yang, guitar
7:45 a.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
7:50 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
7:59 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Children's March "Over the Hills and Far Away"
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor Arts District Chorale
8:00 a.m.
8:07 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto: III. Finale in A minor Opus 7
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Anna Shelest, piano
8:18 a.m.
Carel Anton Fodor
Symphony No. 3 in C minor Opus 19
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Halstead, conductor
8:48 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Espana: No. 5 "Capriccio Catalan" Opus 165
Jason Vieaux, guitar
8:51 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet: IV. Finale Op 143
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
8:59 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 "Romantic": I. Bewegt, Nicht Zu Schell in Eb major
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Bohm, conductor
9:00 a.m.
9:21 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Occasional Suite in D major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
9:37 a.m.
Malcolm Forsyth
Golyardes' Grounde
Canadian Brass
9:41 a.m.
Cesar Franck
Variations Symphoniques
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor Jorge Bolet, piano
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 12 in F major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Fantasie Polonaise Opus 19
Polish National Radio Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor Janina Fialkowska, piano
10:33 a.m.
Marianna Martines
BERENICE, AH CHE FAI?
La Floridiana; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, conductor Nuria Rial, soprano
10:48 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture Opus 92
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
10:58 a.m.
Jacques Offenbach
LA BELLE HELENE: Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
11:00 a.m.
11:07 a.m.
Lucas Saboya
Zamba Negra (from Suite Ernestina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
11:11 a.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
11:16 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40: I. Molto Allegro in G minor K 550
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic; Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
11:44 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 3, No. 6 in A minor Opus 3/6 RV 356
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin
11:52 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: III. Allegro giocoso in E minor Opus 98
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
Local Artist Feature: Anna Presler, violin
Jennifer Reason, host
12:27 p.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon IX
Empire Brass
12:29 p.m.
Juan Ara��s
A Festive Chaconne (Chacona: "Un sarao de la chacona")
Piffaro Renaissance Band
12:32 p.m.
Marianna Martines
Piano Concerto in A Major in A major
Orqueste Filarmonia Iberica; Melani Mestre, conductor Melani Mestre, piano
12:48 p.m.
Henry Purcell
The Gordian Knot Untied Z 597
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique No. 4: II. Scherzo Opus 102
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
1:08 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals (Waltz) No. 4 in G major Opus 8/4
Jason Vieaux, guitar
1:13 p.m.
William Kroll
Banjo and Fiddle
English Chamber Orchestra Nigel Kennedy, violin
1:17 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Symphony No. 2 "Fate" (Fatum) in D minor
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:46 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
SEMIRAMIDE: Overture
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Marianna Martines
Sinfonia in C major
La Floridiana; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, conductor
2:12 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata for 2 pianos in D major K 448
Murray Perahia, piano; Radu Lupu, piano
2:36 p.m.
Johann Neruda
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
German Chamber Philharmonic; Thomas Klug, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
2:52 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
2:55 p.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Canarios
Chatham Baroque
3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
3:25 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Five Negro Melodies: 2. I was way down a-yonder
Neave Trio
3:28 p.m.
Clarence Cameron White
Levee Dance
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
3:33 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 99
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
3:54 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Chaconne in G major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
4:14 p.m.
Marianna Martines
IL PRIMO AMORE
La Floridiana; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, conductor Nuria Rial, soprano
4:26 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 20: IV. Rondo in A major D 959
John O'Conor, piano
4:40 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1: IV. Finale in C minor Opus 68
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations Opus 78
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
5:00 p.m.
5:22 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quartet No. 2: IV. Finale - Allegro molto in G minor Opus 45
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola
5:33 p.m.
Antonio Rosetti
Concerto for two horns in Eb major Hob VIId:6
Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor Erich Penzel, horn; Walter Lexutt, horn
5:52 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Guitar Sonata in D
Richard Savino, guitar
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Local Artist Feature: Anna Presler, violin
Jennifer Reason, host
6:27 p.m.
Marianna Martines
Piano Sonata No. 3 in A
Leanne Rees, piano
6:41 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
The Oceanides Opus 73
Helsinki Philharmonic; Paavo Berglund, conductor
6:51 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor

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