Classical Music Playlist, January 24, 2023
Johannes Brahms circa 1885
Feuds and protests of ideology aren’t limited to politics. In the 1880s there was a feud between followers of Brahms and Wagner over directions in music. This "The War of the Romantics" was a battle between modern programmatic music that tells some kind of story (Wagner), and traditional absolute music that needn't be "about" anything (Brahms), to put it very simply. Neither composer really participated in the feud and were mostly just amused by it. But the sentiments were so strong that there were protests by Wagnerians at the premiere of the Brahms 3rd Symphony (after Wagner died earlier that year). Perhaps stoking the fires, a Brahmsian critic declared it his most perfect music to date. Have a listen and decide (about the symphony, and whether we even need to take sides). The Brahms Symphony No. 3 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Polonaise No. 7 "Polonaise-fantaisie" in Ab major Opus 61
Richard Goode, piano
6:13 a.m.
George Phillip Telemann
Suite in Bb major TWV 55:B10
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:41 a.m.
John Rutter
Lullaby for Ana Gwen
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
6:47 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Lara Downes, piano
7:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Quintet in Eb minor Opus 87
Schubert Ensemble of London
7:35 a.m.
John C. Williams
When The Birds Return
London Symphony Orchestra; Istvan Kertesz, conductor Xuefei Yang, guitar
7:39 a.m.
Edgar Meyer
Violin Concerto: I. Movement 1
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
7:51 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Adolphe Adam
SI J'ETAIS ROI (If I were King) Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London" in D major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
8:40 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Poetic Tone Pictures: VII. Furiant Opus 85
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:44 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertino Opus 107
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor Susan Milan, flute
8:53 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasie-impromptu in C# minor Opus 66
Daniil Trifonov, piano
9:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 36 "Linz" in C major K 425
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
9:33 a.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Bear McCreary, piano
9:40 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
9:45 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Nocturne (Notturno for Piano Trio) in Eb major Opus 148 D 897
Takacs Quartet Andreas Haefliger, piano
9:55 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Three Keyboards in D minor BWV 1063
Hamburg Philharmonic; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Christoph Eschenbach, piano; Gerhard Oppitz, piano; Justus Frantz, piano
10:15 a.m.
Frode Fjellheim
The Return of the Sun
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Eldbjorg Hemsing, violin; Frode Fjellheim, vocals
10:19 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Spring In Buenos Aires
David Tanenbaum, guitar
10:24 a.m.
Albert Dietrich
Introduction and Romance Opus 27
Oldenburg State Orchestra (Oldenburgische Staatsorchester); Alexander Rumpf, conductor Marie-Louise Neunecker, horn
10:34 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty Suite Opus 66
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
11:11 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Uranus, the Magician Opus 32
Philharmonia Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:18 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Aram Khachaturian, conductor
11:28 a.m.
John Ireland
Piano Concerto in Eb major
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; John Wilson, conductor John Lenehan, piano
11:55 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
German Requiem: How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place Opus 45
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor Rundfunkchor Berlin
12:01 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
12:34 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Romance Opus 36
Hermann Baumann, horn; Reiko Honsho, piano
12:38 p.m.
Enrique Soro
Three Chilean Airs (Tres aires chilenos)
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
12:49 p.m.
Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz
El Gran Duque y Baylete
The Harp Consort
12:54 p.m.
William Bolcom
Ghost Rag: I. Graceful Ghost
Spencer Meyer, piano
1:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major HWV 348
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
1:31 p.m.
Xuefei Yang
Xinjiang Fantasy
Xuefei Yang, guitar
1:37 p.m.
Jan Paderewski
Melody in Gb major Opus 16/2
Stephen Hough, piano
1:42 p.m.
Ariel Ramirez
MISA CRIOLLA: II. Gloria
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hope, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Palau de la Musica vocal quartet
1:49 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Sacred and Profane Dances (Danses Sacree et Profane)
Lyon National Orchestra; Jun Markl, conductor Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
2:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major Opus 90
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:35 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo, Op. 14
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
2:41 p.m.
Frode Fjellheim
Under the Arctic Moon
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Eldbjorg Hemsing, violin
2:45 p.m.
Jon Terryl "Terry" Plumeri
Windflower
Moscow Philharmonic; Jon Terryl "Terry" Plumeri, conductor Sara Watkins, oboe
3:00 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO: Ballet Music
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
3:18 p.m.
Anton Reicha
Wind Quintet No. 2 in Eb major Opus 88/2
Albert Schweitzer Quintet
3:44 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Asian Dream Song
Pan Strings; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
3:50 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Tanglewood Festival Chorus
3:59 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
Petite Suite
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:29 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Cancion de Cuna: Berceuse)
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:34 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro in A minor Opus 44
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:47 p.m.
Trevor Jones
Last of the Mohicans: The Kiss
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
4:51 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1042
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
5:18 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Prelude No. 1
Xuefei Yang, guitar
5:25 p.m.
Heinrich Marschner
HANS HEILING Overture
Czechoslovak RSO, Bratislava; Alfred Walter, conductor
5:34 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Plan and Elevation: III. The Herbaceous Border
Attacca Quartet
5:39 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Sinfonia 21; Richard Hickox, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
The Does (Les Biches): Suite "The Does" - fashionable Parisian women
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stephane Deneve, conductor Stuttgart SWR Vocal Ensemble
6:21 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story Suite for Piano Trio
Eroica Trio
6:35 p.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Little Serenade Opus 12
Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
6:46 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Imani Winds
6:51 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
A Dream In The Forest (Un Sueno en la Floresta)
Angel Romero, guitar
