Classical Music Playlist, December 7, 2021
George Frideric Handel (arm extended) with King George I during the trip down the River Thames in 1717. Painting by Edouard Hamman (1819–88).
At about 8pm on the 17th of July 1717, King George I boarded his barge at London and floated with the tide to Chelsea. Only about 4 miles, the trip took three hours during which time music composed specifically for the trip by George Friedrich Handel was played on accompanying barges alongside the king’s. This music later became known as Handel’s “Water Music” and divided into three Suites. The Suite #1 of Handel’s “Water Music” is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
6:11 a.m.
Adolphe Adam
GISELLE: Suite
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:49 a.m.
William James Kirkpatrick
Away in a Manger
Los Romeros; Concerto Malaga
6:52 a.m.
Mily Balakirev
Mazurka No. 7 in Eb major
Joseph Banowetz, piano
7:00 a.m.
Grace Williams
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Andrew Penny, conductor
7:13 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Saltarello
Calliope
7:17 a.m.
Arvo Part
Fur Anna Maria
Ralph van Raat, piano
7:19 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tales From The Vienna Woods Opus 325 (Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald)
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
7:31 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi
State Chamber Orch of Zilina; Jan Valta, conductor
7:41 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertpiece for piano and orchestra in F minor Opus 79 (Konzertstuck)
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Peter Rosel, piano
7:59 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Festive Polonaise (Le Roi Malgre Lui: Fete Polonaise)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Jan Vaclav Knezek
Clarinet Concerto in Eb major
S. W. German Chamber Orchestra of Pforzheim; Gernot Schmalfuss, conductor Dieter Klocker, clarinet
8:31 a.m.
Amy Beach
Ballade, Op. 6 Opus 6
Anna Shelest, piano
8:40 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Dobrinka Tabakova
Concerto for Cello and Strings: II. Longing
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Rysanov, conductor Kristina Blaumane, cello
9:10 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 1 in D major Opus 43
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
9:48 a.m.
Harry Thacker Burleigh
From the Southland: I. Through Moanin' Pines
Jeni Slotchiver, piano
9:51 a.m.
Arthur Foote
Serenade: Gavotte Opus 25
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
9:56 a.m.
Mel Torme
Christmas Song (Chestnuts...)
Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra; Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in Bb major Opus 6
I Solisti Italiani
10:11 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin & cello "Double Concerto" in A minor Opus 102
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
10:44 a.m.
Lou Harrison
New York Waltzes
Lara Downes, piano
10:48 a.m.
Cyril J. Mockridge
Miracle On 34th Street (music from the 1947 film)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; David Newman, conductor
11:01 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 2 in C minor K 406/516b
Dover Quartet Michael Tree, viola [member of Guarneri Quartet]
11:27 a.m.
Adolphe Adam
O Holy Night Cantique de Noel
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
11:31 a.m.
Heikki Aaltoila
Wedding Waltz of Akseli and Elina
Turku Philharmonic; Jorma Panula, conductor
11:35 a.m.
Domenico Cimarosa
THE MUSIC DIRECTOR: Sinfonia (IL MAESTRO DI CAPELLA)
Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Myung Whun Chung, conductor
11:39 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Bonn Beethovenhalle Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 1 "La Tempesta di Mare" (The Storm at Sea) in F major Opus 10 RV 433
Tokyo Bach-Mozart Ensemble Masahiro Arita, flute
12:07 p.m.
Johan Svendsen
Norwegian Artist's Carnival (Norsk Kunstnerkarneval) Opus 14
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
12:15 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" in D major
Northern Chamber Orchestra; Nicholas Ward, conductor
12:34 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 2
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
12:41 p.m.
Jules Massenet
Fantaisie for cello and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Roberto Paternostro, conductor Martin Ostertag, cello
1:00 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Coronation March Opus 65
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; James Judd, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Cello Concerto No. 9 in Bb major G 482
English Chamber Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor Matt Haimovitz, cello
1:33 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mercury Opus 32
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
1:39 p.m.
Henri Busser
Sleep of the Infant Jesus
Arturo Delmoni, violin; Danielle Maddon, violin; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello
1:46 p.m.
Domenico Cimarosa
Serenade for flute and guitar in C minor
James Galway, flute; Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar
2:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major HWV 348
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
2:30 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Overture in D major D 556
Prague Sinfonia; Christian Benda, conductor
2:38 p.m.
John Williams
Far and Away: Wedding Dance
Washington Symphonic Brass
2:42 p.m.
Charles Gounod
Ave Maria (Meditation on Bach Prelude in C No. 1)
Eaken Piano Trio
2:51 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Grand Overture Opus 61
Pepe Romero, guitar
3:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major BWV 1055
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Andras Schiff, piano
3:15 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:48 p.m.
William Grant Still
Get on Board
Sierra Winds
3:50 p.m.
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
The Secret of Susanna: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
3:54 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Greensleeves
Angel Romero, guitar
3:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5: IV. Andante maestoso (Finale) in E minor Opus 64
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Ian Parrott
Somerset Festival: Fanfare Overture
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Andrew Penny, conductor
4:19 p.m.
Amy Beach
From Grandmother's Garden: Mignonette Opus 97/3
"Joanne Polk, piano"
4:22 p.m.
Enrique Soro
Three Chilean Airs (Tres aires chilenos)
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
4:34 p.m.
Tomas Luis de Victoria
O Magnum Mysterium
Chanticleer
4:39 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Louis Lortie, conductor Louis Lortie, piano
4:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Trio for violin, lute & continuo in G minor RV 85
Bach Sinfonia; Daniel Abraham, conductor Ronn McFarlane, lute; Marlisa del Cid Woods, violin
5:09 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43
Cleveland Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
5:33 p.m.
Marcel Tournier
Four Noels for the Harp Opus 32
Margot Dilmaghani, harp
5:40 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
5:55 p.m.
Ruth Crawford (Seeger)
Rissolty Rossolty
Schonberg Ensemble; Oliver Knussen, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Notes From The Garden
Jennifer Reason, host
