Classical Music Playlist, January 5, 2024
London's Piccadilly Circus in 1932
While English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams conceded that some movements might evoke moods, activity and locations of London, he remained adamant that his "A London Symphony" - often referred to unofficially as his "Symphony #2" - was not "program" music that depicted such scenes but was "absolute music." To further avoid the impression of it being program music, he even wrote in program notes for a concert that he should have more accurately titled it, "Symphony by a Londoner." It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 4 violins in Bb major RV 553
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor Fabio Biondi, violin; Andrea Rognoni, violin; Raffaello Negri, violin; Renata Spotti, violin
6:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major K 332 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:30 a.m.
Carlos Guastavino
Las Presencias: VI. Jeromita Linares
Camerata Bariloche
6:43 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor BWV 1041
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor Margaret Batjer, violin
6:57 a.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Elf-Mound Overture Opus 100
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor
7:09 a.m.
Josef Suk
Serenade for Strings in Eb major Opus 6
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
7:35 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
7:38 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3: III. Juba
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
7:44 a.m.
Charles Stanford
Irish Rhapsody No. 5
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
8:00 a.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
8:15 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major HOB 18:11
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:34 a.m.
Joan Ambrosio Dalza
Saltarello
Calliope
8:37 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia (Konzertsatz) in D major BWV 1045
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor
8:44 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Marosszek Dances
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
8:56 a.m.
Camargo Mozart Guarnieri
Brazilian Dance (Dansa Brasiliera)
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Maximiano Valdez, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Ghennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
9:31 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: IV. Porro
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
9:36 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in Bb major Opus 3/2 HWV 313
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
9:49 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto: III. Rondo - Allegro in D major Opus 61
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
10:00 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
10:10 a.m.
John Adams
Pavane: She's So Fine (from John's Book of Alleged Dances)
Attacca Quartet
10:18 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 4 "Inextinguishable" Opus 29
Royal Danish Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
10:52 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Festival Polonaise (Festpolonese) Opus 12
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
11:02 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Concert Rondo "Krakowiak" in F major Opus 14
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
11:17 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:23 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonie in D major
Concerto Koln
11:43 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Pieces for Guitar: 2. Romantico
Franz Halasz, guitar
11:48 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in G minor BWV 1056
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
11:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
12:26 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Etude No. 3 "The Little Bell" ("La Campanella") in G# minor
Lang Lang, piano
12:32 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 12 in B minor Opus 6/12 HWV 330
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Amy Beach
FOUR SKETCHES: Phantoms/Dreaming
Anna Shelest, piano
12:53 p.m.
George Gershwin
PORGY AND BESS: It Ain't Necessarily So
Duo Sonidos
12:56 p.m.
Georges Bizet
CARMEN: Toreador song
London Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations Opus 78
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:22 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
1:28 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Sinfonietta
Mexico National Symphony Orchestra; Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor
1:41 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: IV. From Bohemia's Woods and Meadows
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
1:55 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
The Bells
Lara Downes, piano
2:00 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 "London"
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
2:47 p.m.
Mario Albanese
Jequibau
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
2:51 p.m.
Luigi Cherubini
MEDEA: Overture
Munich Radio Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka "Chit-Chat Polka" Opus 214
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 74
English Chamber Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
3:40 p.m.
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
La Cumparsita (Tango)
Xuefei Yang, guitar
3:44 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro con spirito in D major Opus 73
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Fantasy for a Gentleman
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
4:33 p.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
4:38 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in E minor in E minor BWV 855
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
4:41 p.m.
Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
Lara Downes, piano
4:46 p.m.
Carlos Chavez
Symphony No. 2 "Sinfonia India"
New World Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
4:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in E minor Opus 6/3 HWV 321
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
5:13 p.m.
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Barcarolle Opus 65/6
Sphinx Virtuosi; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Bruce Liu, piano
5:21 p.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Ab major
Concerto Koln; David Stern, conductor Andreas Staier, fortepiano
5:53 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
French Military March Opus 60 (Suite Algerienne: Marche militaire francaise)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:59 p.m.
William Dawson
Negro Folk Symphony
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:29 p.m.
Arturo Marquez
Danzon No. 2
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Winter in Buenos Aires (Invierno Porteno)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
6:46 p.m.
Danny Elfman
Serenada Schizophrana: Pianos
Studio Orchestra; John Mauceri, conductor
6:54 p.m.
Elena Ruehr
String Quartet No. 3: III. How She Danced
Cypress String Quartet
