Classical Music Playlist, March 24, 2022
Danish composer Carl Nielsen (appx 1908)
Danish composer Carl Nielsen began work on his symphony #4 in 1914, at the outset of WWI. Perhaps the conflict of war prompted him to think about the indestructibility of the will to live - not just in mankind but in all things, including plants and animals - and it was this force he wanted to convey in his new music. After finishing the symphony he explained “that if the whole world were devastated…and all things were destroyed and dead, nature would still begin to breed new life again, begin to push forward again with all the fine and strong forces inherent in matter. These forces, which are inextinguishable, are what I have tried to express.” And that explains his title: Carl Nielsen’s Symphony #4, “The Inextinguishable,” is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm
And listen throughout the day for today's featured women in classical music for Women's History Month: Venetian composer Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) and Canadian violinist & conductor Angèle Dubeau (her 60th birthday today! Born in 1962).
6:00 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia No. 2 (LUCIO SILLA Overture) in Bb major Opus 18/2
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
6:09 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
6:29 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Melodie (Allegretto) No. 2 in C# minor Opus 4/2
Betty Ann Miller, piano
6:32 a.m.
Francis Poulenc
The Does (Les Biches): Suite "The Does" - fashionable Parisian women
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stephane Deneve, conductor Stuttgart SWR Vocal Ensemble
6:54 a.m.
Jean-Michel Blais
Nostos
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G major Opus 6/1 HWV 319
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:14 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Oboe Concerto in F major Opus 37
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Alex Klein, oboe
7:37 a.m.
Barbara Strozzi
Toccata No. 13
Michael Angers, theorbo
7:41 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Shepherd's Hey
Denver Brass; Kenneth Singleton, conductor
7:43 a.m.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum: Prelude
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Newman, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
7:46 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
8:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: IV. Allegra ma non troppo in G major Opus 88
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, conductor
8:42 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO Overture K 384
Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil, conductor
8:48 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Hana-Bi
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
8:52 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Miroirs: Une Barque sur l'Ocean (A Boat on the Ocean)
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Fair Melusina Overture Opus 32
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
9:13 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Serenata for harp and orchestra
Symphony Orchestra of Seville; Edmon Colomer, conductor Isabelle Moretti, harp
9:39 a.m.
Barbara Strozzi
Lagrime mie Tears of mine
Julianne Baird, soprano; Colin Tilney, harpsichord
9:50 a.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Amy Beach
Gaelic Symphony: II. Alla siciliana - allegro vivace - andante in E minor Opus 32
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:08 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 59 "Fire" in A major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
10:31 a.m.
Howard Shore
LORD OF THE RINGS: The Fellowship of the Ring: Concerning Hobbits
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
10:34 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan (Le Cygne)
Paul Tortelier, cello; Michael Reeves, piano
10:38 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 99
London Mozart Players; Andrew Litton, conductor Nicola Hall, guitar
11:00 a.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Prelude and Quadruple Fugue Opus 128
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 in G minor Opus 26
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Tennstedt, conductor Kyung Wha Chung, violin
11:35 a.m.
Carlos Salzedo
Bolero
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
11:39 a.m.
Frederick Delius
Dance Rhapsody No. 1
Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Largo in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
11:58 a.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Concerto for flute and strings in D major
Berlin Baroque Soloists; Rainer Kussmaul, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
12:12 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 5 "Western Hemisphere"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
12:33 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Allegretto in A minor
Andres Segovia, guitar
12:34 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Allegretto in C major
Andres Segovia, guitar
12:37 p.m.
Max Richter
Dona Nobis Pacem 2
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
12:41 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major K 330
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
1:00 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
1:20 p.m.
Barbara Strozzi
Il Primo Libro di Madrigali: Priego ad amore
Cappella Mediterranea; Leonardo Garcia Alarcon, conductor
1:24 p.m.
Ferdinand Hiller
Piano Concerto in F# minor Opus 69
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor Michael Ponti, piano
1:43 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings Opus 11
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
1:51 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball Opus 14
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 4 "Inextinguishable" Opus 29
Royal Danish Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
2:34 p.m.
Ennio Morricone
Cinema Paradiso: Love Theme
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
2:38 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Waltz
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
2:47 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Notturno
Betty Ann Miller, piano
2:54 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
String Quintet: III. Menuetto in E major Opus 11/5 G 275
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:59 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Zdenek Kosler, conductor
3:13 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor Opus 35
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano; Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet
3:35 p.m.
Ferruccio Busoni
A Comedy Overture (Eine Lustspielouverture) Opus 38
Sinfonica di Roma; Francesco La Vecchia, conductor
3:43 p.m.
Barbara Strozzi
Amor dormiglione
Constantinople Suzie LeBlanc, soprano
3:48 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Our Town
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas: Overture Opus 95
Bamberg Symphony; Claus Peter Flor, conductor
4:08 p.m.
Chevalier de Meude-Monpas
Violin Concerto No. 4 (1786) in D major
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
4:26 p.m.
John Williams
Memoirs of a Geisha: The Chairman's Waltz
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
4:30 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Homage to the Queen: Ballet Suite Opus 42
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic" in Ab major Opus 53
Lang Lang, piano
4:58 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 3 "The Goldfinch" (Il Gardellino) in D major Opus 10 RV 428
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Lisa Beznosiuk, flute
5:09 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Pieteri Inkinen, conductor
5:28 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story Suite for Piano Trio
Eroica Trio
5:40 p.m.
Luigi Cherubini
Eliza: Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
5:49 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Lara Downes, piano; Joe Brent, vihuela
5:54 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:02) in C minor BWV 847
Vikingur Olafsson
5:58 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 1 "Sinfonie serieuse" in G minor
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
6:32 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Introduction and Allegro
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Rachel Masters, harp
6:45 p.m.
James Horner
TITANIC: My Heart Will Go On
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
6:49 p.m.
Jacob Gade
The Jealousy Tango (Tango Jalousie)
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano
6:54 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Oblivion
London Symphony Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
