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Sergei Rachmaninoff circa 1921 | photo: Library of Congress
When Sergei Rachmaninoff premiered his Symphony No. 3 in 1936, audiences who remembered his earlier lush orchestrations and melodies thought this new music too modern. Yet modernists of the time thought the music was 40 years behind. As a result, the symphony languished with few performances. Though he was disappointed, Rachmaninoff remained confident in the work, saying “it’s quite possible that in fifty years’ time it will be rediscovered…and become a sensational success.” It took only until the 1970s until much of his work was re-examined and given more favorable reviews. Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3 in a new recording from the Philadelphia Orchestra is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe d’amore in A major BWV 1055
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Neil Black, oboe d’amore
6:15 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85
London Symphony Orchestra; John Barbirolli, conductor Jacqueline Du Pre, cello
6:47 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: III. Bambuco
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
6:51 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor Richard Egarr, organ
7:00 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
7:14 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major Opus 21 G 497
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:31 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann Opus 20
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
7:44 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture Opus 80
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:55 a.m.
George Gershwin
PORGY AND BESS: It Ain’t Necessarily So
Duo Sonidos
7:59 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quartet No. 2: IV. Finale – Allegro molto in G minor Opus 45
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola
8:09 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Andaluz for 4 guitars
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Los Romeros
8:35 a.m.
Joan Ambrosio Dalza
Saltarello
Calliope
8:39 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto: III. Rondo – Allegro in D major Opus 61
The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
8:50 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Sarah Cahill, piano
8:55 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words for cello and piano Opus 109
Haruma Sato, cello; Wataru Hisasue, piano
9:01 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 74
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Antony Pay, clarinet
9:25 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 “Grande Valse Brillante” in Eb major Opus 18
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
9:31 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Noble and Sentimental Waltzes (Valses Nobles et Sentimentales)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
9:49 a.m.
Andrea Zani
Cello Concerto No. 2 in A minor
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Martin Rummel, cello
10:00 a.m.
Elena Roussanova
Moments of Arrival
Prague Radio Symphony; Julius Williams, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite
Michelle Cann, piano
10:27 a.m.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum: Prelude
Empire Brass William Kuhlman, organ
10:31 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
10:55 a.m.
Alma Deutscher
The Chase (Impromptu in C minor)
Alma Deutscher, piano
11:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G major Opus 6/1 HWV 319
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
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