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Classical Music Playlist, May 25, 2023


Shéhérazade by Paul Émile Detouche (1824)

 

Shéhérazade by Paul Émile Detouche (1824)

For his suite “Scheherazade,” Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was inspired by the collected tales of The Arabian Nights (“One Thousand and One Nights”). While he originally included titles to each movement, he ultimately wanted the music only to be hints to the “varied fairy-tale wonders.” But he did include in the music one repeating story: Scheherazade herself, represented by a solo violin accompanied by harp as she begins telling another tale to the cruel Sultan Shahryar who is represented by low brass and woodwinds. Rimsky-Korsakov’s entire 45-minute “Scheherazade” is today’s colorful Midday Masterpiece.

6:00 a.m.

Joachim Bernhard Hagen

Lute Concerto in A major

Hopkinson Smith, lute; Chiara Banchini, violin; David Plantier, violin; David Courvoisier, viola; Roel Dieltiens, cello

6:14 a.m.

Louise Farrenc

Trio for piano, flute, and cello in E minor Opus 45

Midsummer’s Music

6:38 a.m.

Andrew York

Quiccan

Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

6:45 a.m.

Johan Svendsen

Carnival in Paris (Karnival i Paris) Opus 9

Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor

7:00 a.m.

Edward Elgar

Three Bavarian Dances Opus 27

Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Norman Del Mar, conductor

7:15 a.m.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

String Quartet No. 16 in F major Opus 135

Emerson String Quartet

7:40 a.m.

Alexandra Streliski

The Breach

Alexandra Streliski, piano

7:45 a.m.

An-Lun Huang

Saibei Suite No. 2: “Saibei Dance”

Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

7:49 a.m.

Percy Grainger

Molly on the Shore

Michigan State University Symphonic Band; Keith Brion, conductor

7:54 a.m.

Wilhelm Stenhammar

Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Vivacissimo in Bb minor Opus 1

Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Mario Venzago, conductor Niklas Sivelov, piano

8:01 a.m.

Felix Mendelssohn

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture

London Symphony Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor

8:15 a.m.

Antonin Dvorak

American Suite in A major Opus 98

Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor

8:38 a.m.

Alfonso Montes

Milonga in the Style of Piazzolla (Milonga a Piazzolla)

Castellani Andriaccio Duo

8:43 a.m.

Claude Debussy

Images for Orchestra: Iberia: I. The Streets and Byways

San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

8:51 a.m.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Concerto No. 20: III. Rondo in D minor K 466

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Jeremy Denk, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano

9:00 a.m.

Carl Maria Von Weber

Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor Opus 73

English Chamber Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet

9:23 a.m.

Aram Khachaturian

Masquerade: Waltz

St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra; Andre Anichanov, conductor

9:29 a.m.

Antonio Vivaldi

Cello Concerto in A minor RV 418

Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Christophe Coin, cello

9:41 a.m.

Johannes Brahms

Rhapsody in B minor Opus 79/1

Murray Perahia, piano

9:51 a.m.

Mieczyslaw Karlowicz

Violin Concerto: III. Finale in A major Opus 8

Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin

10:00 a.m.

Antonio Vivaldi

Trio for violin, lute & continuo in G minor RV 85

Bern Camerata; Thomas Furi, conductor Goran Sollscher, guitar; Thomas Furi, violin

10:10 a.m.

Igor Stravinsky

The Firebird: Finale (1911)

Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Makela, conductor

10:15 a.m.

Florence Price

String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor

Catalyst Quartet

10:20 a.m.

Mauro Giuliani

Guitar Concerto No. 2 in A major Opus 36

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner (neh-vull MAIR-rih-nuhr), conductor Pepe Romero, guitar

10:54 a.m.

Amy Beach

From Blackbird Hills

Lara Downes, piano

10:59 a.m.

Andrea Zani

Cello Concerto No. 8 in C minor

Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Martin Rummel, cello

11:12 a.m.

Valerie Coleman

Shotgun Houses: I. Shotgun Houses

Harlem Quartet David Shifrin, clarinet

11:19 a.m.

Jan Dussek

Harp Concerto in Eb major Opus 15

Mantova Orchestra; Vittorio Parisi, conductor Roberta Alessandrini, harp

11:45 a.m.

Robert Schumann

Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7

Vladimir Horowitz, piano

11:49 a.m.

Arnold Bax

Overture to a Picaresque Comedy

Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

12:00 p.m.

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Cello Concerto in A major Wq 172 / H 439

English Chamber Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor Matt Haimovitz, cello

12:21 p.m.

Lucas Saboya

Zamba Negra (from Suite Ernestina)

Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar

12:26 p.m.

John Williams

Liberty Fanfare

Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor

12:31 p.m.

Richard Strauss

Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Opus 28

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor

12:47 p.m.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048

Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor

12:59 p.m.

Anton Arensky

Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51

Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano

1:10 p.m.

Maurice Ravel

Introduction and Allegro

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble Skaila Kanga, harp

1:21 p.m.

Florence Price

Fantasie Negre No. 2 in G minor

Michelle Cann, piano

1:31 p.m.

Luigi Boccherini

Sinfonia Concertante in C major Opus 21

Portland Baroque Orchestra; Monica Huggett, conductor Richard Savino, guitar

1:53 p.m.

Franz Liszt

Etude No. 3 “The Little Bell” (“La Campanella”) in G# minor

Lang Lang, piano

2:00 p.m.

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Scheherazade Opus 35

Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor

2:46 p.m.

George Friederich Handel

Suite No. 5 “The Harmonious Blacksmith” – Air and Variations in D minor HWV 430

Castellani Andriaccio Duo

2:53 p.m.

Camille Saint-Saens

Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium

Martha Argerich, piano; Gidon Kremer, violin; Edith Salmen-Weber, glockenspiel; Irena Grafenauer, flute

2:56 p.m.

Caroline Shaw

Plan and Elevation: V. The Beech Tree

Attacca Quartet

3:00 p.m.

Gabriel Faure

Masques and Bergamasques Opus 112

Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, conductor

3:16 p.m.

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Les Cyclopes (“Cyclops”)

Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar

3:20 p.m.

Bear McCreary

Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1

Bear McCreary, piano

3:27 p.m.

Antonin Dvorak

Symphonic Variations Opus 78

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

3:51 p.m.

Arvo Part

Mirror in the Mirror (Spiegel im Spiegel)

Vadim Gluzman, violin; Angela Yoffe, piano

4:01 p.m.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb major K 495

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn

4:18 p.m.

Sergio Assad

Farewell

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

4:23 p.m.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Symphony No. 9: II. Molto Vivace (Scherzo and Trio) in D minor Opus 125

Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

4:37 p.m.

Florence Price

Piano Concerto in One Movement

New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano

4:56 p.m.

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Swan Lake: Scene (Act II) Opus 20

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert von Karajan, conductor

5:00 p.m.

Mauro Giuliani

Guitar Concerto No. 3 in F major Opus 70

English Chamber Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor Angel Romero, guitar

5:32 p.m.

Eric Whitacre

All Seems Beautiful To Me

Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor

5:38 p.m.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor BWV 1060

Orchestra of St. Luke’s Stephen Taylor, oboe; Mayuki Fukuhara, violin

5:53 p.m.

Enrique Soro

Danza Fantastica

Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor

5:59 p.m.

Felix Mendelssohn

Piano Sextet in D major Opus 110

Bartholdy Quartett and friends

6:31 p.m.

Dmitri Shostakovich

Symphony No. 1: I. Allegretto-Allegro non troppo in E minor Opus 10

Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor

6:41 p.m.

William Grant Still

Romance

Sierra Winds Felix Viscuglia, alto saxophone; Carol Urban-Silvers, piano

6:47 p.m.

Elena Kats-Chernin

Fast Blue Village 2

Del Sol String Quartet

6:52 p.m.

Chick Corea

The Hilltop

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