George Enescu (1881-1955)
George Enescu was a Romanian child prodigy who, at age 7, was the youngest student ever enrolled at the Vienna Conservatory, graduating at age 12. Shortly after, he continued his violin and composition studies at the Paris Conservatory with Massenet and Fauré. Later, cellist Pablo Casals described Enescu as “the greatest musical phenomenon since Mozart” with further praise from violinist Yehudi Menuhin and composer Vincent d’Indy, among others. He became so famous that after his death in 1955, the city in Romania where he was born officially changed its name to George Enescu. He was born on this date, August 19, so to celebrate his birthday today, we’ll be streaming his 1905 Symphony No. 1 for today’s noon masterpiece at 2:00 p.m.
6:00 am
John Pachelbel
Trio Sonata No. 3 in B flat major
Baroque London
6:08
Ignatius Holzbauer
Symphony in Eb major Opus 3/1
The Orfeo Barokorkester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
6:31 a.m.
Philip Glass
Study 2
Viktor Olafsson, piano
6:38
Johann Sebastian Bach
Oboe Concerto in F major BWV 1053
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Neil Black, oboe
6:59
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Riddles Variations Opus 36
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
7:41 am
Pierre Reaching
Renaissance dances for lute
Ronn McFarlane, lute
7:46
Carl Orff
Carmina Burana: Dance
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; André Previn, conductor
7:48
Frédéric Chopin
Variations on a theme from “Cinderella” by Rossini in E major B 9
Heinz Holliger, oboe; Ursula Holliger, harp
7:54
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”: IV. Finale (Presto) in D major K 385
English baroque soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9: II. Molto Vivace (Scherzo and Trio) in D minor Opus 125
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:33
Cecile Chaminade
Toccata Opus 39
Enid Katahn, piano
8:38
Maurice Ravel
Bolero
Berlin Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, conductor
8:55
Leonard Bernstein
CANDIDE: Opening
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
09:00
Mauro Giulani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Portland Baroque Orchestra; Monica Huggett, conductor Richard Savino, guitar
9:32
Paul Ducas
La Peri: Fanfare
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
9:34
Pierre Mascagni
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Intermezzo
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor
9:38
Amy Beach
A Hermit Thrush in Eve Opus 92
Alan Feinberg, piano
9:45 a.m.
George Enesco
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; Sergiu Commissiona, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Prelude and Quadruple Fugue Opus 128
Seattle Symphony; Gérard Schwarz, conductor
10:08
Yokota Mahito
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: The Garden Galaxy in Bursts
London Philharmonic Orchestra
10:13 a.m.
Victor Herbert
Cello Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 8
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
10:41 a.m.
Francois Schubert
Musical Moments No. 3 in F minor Opus 94 D 780
Michel Dalberto, piano
10:43 am
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
Musicians of the Louvre; Marc Minkowski, conductor Aline Zylberajch, organ
10:51 a.m.
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”: IV. Finale in C major K 551
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Georg Solti, conductor
10:59
John Sibelius
Karelia Suite: III. Alla Marcia Opus 11
Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
11:04 am
Bernard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 1
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
11:28
Gabriela Lena Frank
Captions: VI. Coqueteos
Del Sol String Quartet
11:32 am
George Enesco
Dixtour for Opus 14 wind instruments
Oslo Wind Soloists
11:54
Antonin Dvorak
Legend No. 6 Opus 59
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
12:01
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor BWV 1060
Academy of Early Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Stephen Hammer, oboe; Catherine Mackintosh, violin
12:15 p.m.
Aaron Jay Kernis
100 greatest dance hits: II. salsa pasada
Escher Quartet Jason Vieaux, guitar
12:20 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Variations Saint-Antoine in Bb major Opus 56
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoël Levi, conductor
12:38
Dana Suesse
night jazz
Hot Springs Festival Orchestra; Richard Rosenberg, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Frederick the Great
Flute Concerto in C major
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra; Peter Schreier, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
1:00 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 1: I. Allegretto-Allegro non troppo in E minor Opus 10
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:10 p.m.
Astor Piazzola
Oversight
RTE Concert Orchestra Fionnuala Hunt, violin
1:17 p.m.
Francois Danzi
Quartet for bassoon and strings No. 1 in C major Opus 40/1
Jane Gower Island, bassoon
1:44 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Morning Papers Opus 279 (Morgenblatter)
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
1:53 p.m.
Alexei Shor
Marines for viola and orchestra: II. solitary sail
London Philharmonic Orchestra; David Parry, conductor David Aaron Carpenter, viola
2:00 p.m.
George Enesco
Symphony No. 1 in Eb major Opus 13
Enescu State Philharmonic Orchestra; Mihai Brediceanu, conductor
2:36 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
String Symphony No. 1 (Concerto) in A major RV 159
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Doumka
Daniel Hope, violin; Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
2:54 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGINE: Polish
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major Opus 6
Philharmonie Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
3:13 p.m.
Alexandre Desplat
Elisa’s Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; Alexandre Desplat, conductor
3:17 p.m.
Frederic Witt
Symphony “Jena” in C major
Sinfonia Finlandia (Jyvaskyla); Patrick Gallois, conductor
3:44 p.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN HELL: Overture
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
3:55 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
2 Gavottes in G minor BWV 995
Sharon Isbin, guitar
3:59 p.m.
Francois-Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 “Drum Roll” – Finale
18th century orchestra; Frans Bruggen, conductor
4:05 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian Dances Opus 35
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:24 p.m.
George Philippe Telemann
Concerto for trumpet and two oboes in D major
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor John Wallace, trumpet
4:37 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo in C# minor
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Gerd Seifert, horn
4:55 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1 in E major
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
5:00 p.m.
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
Symphony No. 39 in Eb major K 543
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:33 p.m.
Francois Liszt
Etude No. 3 “The Little Bell” (“La Campanella”) in G# minor
Lang Lang, piano
5:39 p.m.
Dag Wiren
Concert Opening n°1 Opus 2
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
5:48 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha: Prelude Act III
the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
5:53 p.m.
John Field
Rondo for piano and strings in A major
the Mozart Players of London; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O’Rourke, piano
6:02 p.m.
Francesco Molino
Guitar Concerto in E minor Opus 56
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
6:27 p.m.
George Gershwin
Second Rhapsody
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Stewart Goodyear, piano
6:43 p.m.
John Williams
The Adventures of Tintin
workshop orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:47 p.m.
Harald Saeverud
Posthumous manuscripts: Capriccio en sol en sol
Oda Voltersvik, Piano
6:51 p.m.
Alberto Ginastere
Impressions of the Puna (Impressions of the Puna)
Shanghai String Quartet Eugenia Zukerman, flute