Classical Music Playlist, August 12, 2021
Just as Gabriel Fauré restrained public exhibitions of his personal emotions, so too he kept his music subtle in its expression rather than freely melodramatic like many late 19th century composers. But this is not to say that he was unemotional; his style was simply more refined. He said to a student: “To express that which is within you with sincerity, in the clearest and most perfect manner, would seem to me the ultimate goal of art.” Always lyrical rather than dramatic, in his Piano Quartet #1 Fauré shows delicacy and refinement of techniques rather than flaunting instrumental display. Nuanced modulation, subtle rhythmic shifts, and languid melodies that stretch out over time are some of Fauré’s methods of restrained expression. That all said, attention is nonetheless often called to the slow adagio movement of his first Piano Quartet. While beginning this composition he had been wooing, then proposed to, a young woman. All seemed fine (to him) for four months until she broke off the engagement (apparently confessing later that she found Fauré more intimidating than endearing). Analyses of his Piano Quartet can’t resist mentioning that the mournful tone of the adagio is likely his expression of sadness and romantic disillusionment. The Piano Quartet #1 by Gabriel Fauré is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Cesar Franck
Symphony in D minor: III. Finale - Allegro non troppo in D minor
Montreal Metropolitain Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
6:12 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:36 a.m.
Marianne Martinez
Sinfonia in C major
Bay Area Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
6:52 a.m.
Claude Debussy
L'Isle Joyeuse
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
6:59 a.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Viola Concerto: I
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Roberto Diaz, viola
7:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 7 "Le Midi" in C major
Northern Chamber Orchestra; Nicholas Ward, conductor
7:32 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Souvenirs de Hugenots
Joanne Polk, piano
7:39 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:43 a.m.
Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony Opus 4
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture Opus 92
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Charles Gounod
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Sinfonia Finlandia (Jyvaskyla); Patrick Gallois, conductor
8:41 a.m.
Francesco Canova da Milano
Fantasia No. 33
Ronn McFarlane, lute
8:45 a.m.
George Gershwin
Etude No. 3 "THE MAN I LOVE"
Nicholas McCarthy, piano
8:49 a.m.
Emil von Reznicek
Comedy Overture (Eine Lustspiel-Ouverture)
WDR Symphony Orchestra Koln; Michail Jurowski, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Ferruccio Busoni
A Comedy Overture (Eine Lustspielouverture) Opus 38
Sinfonica di Roma; Francesco La Vecchia, conductor
9:07 a.m.
Bernhard Molique
Flute Concerto in D minor
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Mathieu Dufour, flute
9:31 a.m.
Yann Tiersen
Amelie's Waltz
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
9:34 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Romantic Waltz from "Kuolema" (Valse Romantique) Opus 62
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
9:40 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Symphony No. 2 in C major J 51
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy: IV. Finale Opus 46
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Joshua Bell, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
10:09 a.m.
Antonio Rosetti
Concerto for horn in Eb major C 43Q
Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra; Johannes Moesus, conductor Radek Baborak, horn
10:28 a.m.
Michel Corrette
Concerto comique No. 7 in C major
Arion
10:34 a.m.
Kurt Weill
Lost in the Stars
Lara Downes, piano
10:39 a.m.
Leos Janacek
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN: Suite
Prague Symphony Orchestra; Petr Altrichter, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
11:08 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in Bb major Opus 106
Frederic Chiu, piano
11:29 a.m.
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Nuwana's Love Song & Night Song
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra; Reuben Blundell, conductor
11:38 a.m.
Franz Lehar
GIUDITTA: (Waltz on themes from the operetta)
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
11:46 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian Easter Festival Overture Opus 36
New York Philharmonic; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
12:03 p.m.
Gerald Finzi
Romance in Eb major Opus 11
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra; Simon Streatfield, conductor
12:12 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll" in Eb major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
12:41 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Sinfonia in G major RV 149
Northwest Chamber Orchestra; Alun Francis, conductor
12:49 p.m.
Philip Glass
Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Quarter Note = 96
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Gidon Kremer, violin
12:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1042
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
1:16 p.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
1:22 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" in Bb major Opus 2
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Charles Mackerras, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
1:40 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Three Portraits from "The England of Elizabeth"
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Opus 15
Ames Piano Quartet
2:32 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Bonduca Overture "The British Heroine"
Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Ronald Thomas, conductor
2:36 p.m.
Marcel Grandjany
Impromptu
Anne-Marguerite Michaud, harp
2:40 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Overture, Scherzo & Finale in E major Opus 52
Philharmonia Orchestra; Christian Thielemann, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Marin Marais
Bells of Saint Genevieve (Sonnerie de Ste. Genevive du Monte)
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba; Rolf Lislevand, lute; Pierre Hantai, harpsichord; Fabio Biondi, violin
3:10 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:46 p.m.
Victor Young
The Quiet Man: The Donnybrook
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
3:57 p.m.
Frank Bridge
Four Pieces for strings: Song without words H. 22
Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in E minor Opus 11
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Eliahu Inbal, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
4:12 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 2 in A minor Opus 55
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor
4:35 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata in C major K 303
Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Marc Neikrug, piano
4:46 p.m.
Johann Valentin Rathgeber
Concerto for 2 trumpets & strings in Eb major Opus 6/15
English Chamber Orchestra; Simon Preston, conductor Hannes Laubin, trumpet; Bernhard Laubin, trumpet
4:53 p.m.
Sean Hickey
Clarinet Concerto: Second movement
St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra; Vladimir Lande, conductor Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
5:01 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Rondes de Printemps
Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
5:10 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Indian Queen: Symphony
Parley of Instruments
5:16 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 32
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Colin Davis, conductor Gerhard Oppitz, piano
5:38 p.m.
John Knowles Paine
Overture to Shakespeare's "As You Like It" Opus 28
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Libby Larsen
Sorrow Song and Jubilee
Apollo Chamber Players
5:56 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concert Etudes: Scherzo
Anna Shelest, piano
6:00 p.m.
Friedrich Witt
Symphony "Jena" in C major
Sinfonia Finlandia (Jyvaskyla); Patrick Gallois, conductor
6:27 p.m.
Otto Klemperer
Merry Waltz
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Five Melodies Opus 35
Joshua Bell, violin; Olli Mustonen, piano
6:49 p.m.
Pat Metheny
Road to the Sun: Part 1
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Pat Metheny, guitar
6:53 p.m.
Pat Metheny
The Road to You
Jason Vieaux, guitar
