Classical Music Playlist, December 18, 2023
Monument to Beethoven in Vienna on a 1910 postcard
Since its premiere in May 1824, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 - especially its final “Ode to Joy” choral movement - has become recognized worldwide for its humanistic message of brotherhood and unity. It has been sung in the streets of countries under dictatorial regimes, within prison camps, and spontaneously by choruses of strangers from worldwide city balconies during the pandemic lockdown. It has become virtually a traditional Christmas carol sung across Japan by citizen choirs every December, and on Christmas Day 1989 Leonard Bernstein conducted the symphony at the Konzerthaus at Gendarmenmarkt square to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall.
In that spirit, we offer the complete Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven - filling the entire 2pm hour - for today’s Midday MasterPEACE.
6:00 a.m.
Ludwig August Lebrun
Oboe Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor Albrecht Mayer, oboe
6:20 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonia in C# minor
Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
6:41 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Pavane "Mille Regretz"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
6:43 a.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Four Madrigals arranged for brass quintet Opus 30
Atlantic Brass Quintet
6:53 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Moments Musicaux No. 4 in C# minor Opus 94 D 780
Andras Schiff, piano
7:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 4 in A minor Opus 4 RV 357
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
7:09 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Horn Trio in Eb major Opus 40
Lowell Greer, natural horn; Steven Lubin, fortepiano; Stephanie Chase, violin
7:40 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 1 "Granada" Opus 47/1
Javier Calderon, guitar
7:46 a.m.
Michael Praetorius
In dulci jubilo
; Joseph Jennings, conductor And various soloists
7:48 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
In the Bleak Midwinter
City of London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
7:55 a.m.
Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
Lara Downes, piano
7:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor BWV 1060
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Stephen Hammer, oboe; Catherine Mackintosh, violin
8:13 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
8:40 a.m.
Michael Praetorius
Lo how a Rose e'er blooming (Es ist ein Ros)
Chanticleer
8:43 a.m.
John Rutter
Gloria: I. Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
8:48 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:55 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 5 in A major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8 in G major Opus 88
Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
9:36 a.m.
Johann Heinichen
Concerto in F major S 235
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
9:54 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor in C# minor Opus 3/2
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
10:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Flute and Bassoon "The Night" (La Notte) in G minor RV 439
Arion Claire Guimond, baroque flute; Mathieu Lussier, baroque bassoon
10:09 a.m.
Manuel Ponce
Piano Concerto No. 1 "Romantico" in A minor Opus 22
Orquesta Sinf�nica de Miner�a (OSM); Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
10:33 a.m.
Sade Adu
Love Is Stronger Than Pride
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Carlos Simon, piano
10:39 a.m.
VARIOUS
Christmas Medley (3)
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; Carmen Dragon, conductor
10:48 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 1: IV. Finale in C major Opus 1
Norman Krieger, piano
10:58 a.m.
Grace Williams
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
11:10 a.m.
Andrew York
Muir Woods
Andrew York, guitar
11:16 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
11:41 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
11:48 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale: Allegro molto in Eb major Opus 55
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" in D major K 385
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:21 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concert Etudes: Scherzo
Anna Shelest, piano
12:25 p.m.
Ben Shirley
High Sierra Sonata: III. Reflections on a Day
Pacifica Quartet Anthony McGill, clarinet
12:33 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3: III. Finale - Alla breve in D minor
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
12:59 p.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
Scottish National Orchestra; Andrew Penny, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia piccola" in G minor Opus 14
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ari Rasilainen, conductor
1:35 p.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Magnificat I, from Selva morale e spirituale SV 281
La Cetra Baroque Orchestra Basel; La Cetra Vocal Ensemble Basel; Andrea Marcon, conductor
1:50 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor Opus 125
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Luba Orgonasova, soprano; Anne Sofie von Otter, alto; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor; Gilles Cachemaille, baritone
3:01 p.m.
Gerald Finzi
Romance in Eb major Opus 11
London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Myroslav Skoryk
Three Extravagant Dances: II. Blues: Almost American
Anna Shelest, piano; Dmitri Shelest, piano
3:18 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1052
The Bach Ensemble; Joshua Rifkin, conductor Stanley Ritchie, violin
3:40 p.m.
Ferdinand David
Bassoon Concertino in Bb major Opus 12
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
3:50 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi
Philharmonia Orchestra
3:59 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
London Symphony Orchestra; Kirill Kondrashin, conductor Sviatoslav Richter, piano
4:19 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
4:24 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
St. Anthony Variations in Bb major Opus 56
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:42 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia BWV 248
Bach Festival Orchestra (of Bethlehem, PA); Greg Funfgeld, conductor
4:49 p.m.
Arturo Marquez
Danzon No. 2
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
5:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 6/5 HWV 323
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
5:16 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 8 "Le Soir" (Evening) in G major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
5:36 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Shotgun Houses: III. Rome 1960
Pacifica Quartet Anthony McGill, clarinet
5:43 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings Opus 11
Kronos Quartet
5:52 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes Opus 71
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Tiffins Boy's Choir
6:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
A Swinging Holiday Jazz Party SEGMENT 1
Wynton Marsalis, host
6:42 p.m.
Holiday Programming
A Swinging Holiday Jazz Party SEGMENT 2
Wynton Marsalis, host
