Classical Music Playlist, July 8, 2022
Antonín Dvořák (background photo by Michael Browning on Unsplash)
Czech composer Antonín Dvořák wrote his “New World Symphony” while teaching in America. He finished it in New York on May 24th of 1893 and, before it premiered in December, on June 3rd he arrived for the summer in the Czech community of Spillville, Iowa, where three days later he began writing his “American” String Quartet #12 and finished it within two weeks. It premiered in Boston on New Year’s Day of 1894, two weeks after the premiere in New York of his “New World Symphony” in December of 1893. It’s hard to imagine any composer ever having two enduringly beloved (to this day!) works premiere within two weeks of each other. The “American String Quartet” by Antonín Dvořák is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Oboe Concerto No. 1 in Bb major HWV 301
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor David Reichenberg, oboe
6:09 a.m.
Emil Mlynarski
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major Opus 6
Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin
6:39 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 13 in C minor
Teresa Carreno, piano
6:46 a.m.
Benjamin Britten
Matinees musicales (Suite after Rossini) Opus 24
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Okko Kamu, conductor
7:01 a.m.
Luigi Cherubini
MEDEA: Overture
Munich Radio Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Ignace Pleyel
Sinfonie Concertante for two clarinets and orchestra in Bb major
S. W. German Chamber Orchestra of Pforzheim; Sebastian Tewinkle, conductor Dieter Klocker, clarinet; Sandra Arnold, carinet
7:32 a.m.
John Johnson
The Queen's Treble
Ronn McFarlane, lute; William Simms, lute
7:34 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choros No. 5: Alma Brasileira
Assad Brothers Sergio Assad, guitar; Odair Assad, guitar
7:40 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Etude Pathetique Opus 124
Joanne Polk, piano
7:45 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture Opus 101
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Josef Suk
Fantasy in G minor Opus 24
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Michael Ludwig, violin
8:35 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Etude No. 3 "The Little Bell" ("La Campanella") in G# minor
Lang Lang, piano
8:41 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Imani Winds
8:47 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5: IV. Andante maestoso (Finale) in E minor Opus 64
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Egmont Overture Opus 84
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
9:09 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major Opus 3 RV 310
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin
9:17 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Dance of the Green Eyes
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; Pablo Gonzalez, conductor
9:22 a.m.
Sarah Kirkland Snider
The Currents
MIchael Mizrahi, piano
9:30 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish" in A major K 219
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor Stephanie Chase, violin
10:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
Philharmonia Orchestra John Wallace, trumpet
10:17 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
The Fantastic Toyshop (La Boutique Fantasque)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
10:38 a.m.
Nino Rota
The Godfather: Selections
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan; Riccardo Muti, conductor
10:46 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Stern, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
10:53 a.m.
Henry Purcell
Indian Queen: Symphony
Parley of Instruments
10:59 a.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphony "Mathis der Maler": I. Engelkonzert (Angel concert)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
11:21 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in Bb major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
11:31 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Opus 46
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
11:48 a.m.
David N. Baker
Deliver My Soul
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
11:53 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7: IV. Finale in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin; Anneleen Lenaerts, harp
11:59 a.m.
John Field
Rondo for piano & strings in Ab major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
12:07 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
12:32 p.m.
John Williams
Jaws: Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
12:35 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka "Chit-Chat Polka" Opus 214
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
12:38 p.m.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
Poem for Flute & Orchestra
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Scott Goff, flute
12:50 p.m.
Dobrinka Tabakova
Concerto for Cello and Strings: II. Longing
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Rysanov, conductor Kristina Blaumane, cello
1:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27 in Bb major K 595
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Richard Goode, piano
1:31 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Spring Song
Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
1:41 p.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Overture in D major
Tempesta di Mare (Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra)
1:50 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 3 "The Sunday Symphony": III. "Relaxation"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
1:54 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1 in E major
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
2:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 12 "American" in F major Opus 96
Cleveland Quartet
2:25 p.m.
Cecil Burleigh
At Sunset from Rocky Mountain Sketches
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra; Reuben Blundell, conductor
2:29 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
New Queen's Hall Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Arvo Part
Fratres (Brothers)
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor Margaret Batjer, violin
2:55 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto: I. Allegro maestoso in A minor Opus 7
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Holly Mathieson, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:02 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Dardanus Suite
Orchestra of the 18th Century; Frans Bruggen, conductor
3:28 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Andante and Hungarian Rondo Opus 35
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
3:39 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:56 p.m.
Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
4:02 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Sylvia Suite
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Janos Sandor, conductor
4:21 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for lute and 2 violins in D major RV 93
Bach Sinfonia; Daniel Abraham, conductor Ronn McFarlane, lute; C. Ann Loud, violin; Marlisa del Cid Woods, violin
4:32 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Shotgun Houses: I. Shotgun Houses
Harlem Quartet David Shifrin, clarinet
4:37 p.m.
Lukas Foss
Three American Pieces: Composer's Holiday
Duo Sonidos
4:41 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman K 265
Andras Schiff, piano
4:56 p.m.
Amy Beach
Scottish Legend Opus 54/1
Alan Feinberg, piano
5:01 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Serenade for string orchestra in E minor Opus 20
Philharmonia Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
5:14 p.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
5:19 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Preludio
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
5:23 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: The Moldau (Vltava)
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
5:37 p.m.
Franz Benda
Violin Concerto in D major
Prague Chamber Orchestra Gabriela Demeterova, violin
6:01 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:34 p.m.
Max Richter
On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter Orchestra; Lorenz Dangel, conductor
6:42 p.m.
Clarence Cameron White
Basque Folk Song
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
6:44 p.m.
Stephen Sondheim
Sweeny Todd: Not While I'm Around
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet
6:50 p.m.
John Tavener
The Protecting Veil
London Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Roszhdestvensky, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
