Classical Music Playlist, February 22, 2022



As Frederique Chopin, violinist of Polish origin Henryk Wieniawski was a virtuoso musician who also composed. After an untimely death at 44 following intense touring, including across the United States, Wieniawski left behind a legacy of a higher level of play, important lessons Studies still practiced, and several key compositions for his instrument. One was his Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor. It is an essential part of the repertoire of any professional violinist, and today it is the masterpiece from noon to 2 p.m.


6:00 am

Baldassare Galuppi

Sonata in Bb major Illy 23

Matteo Napoli, piano

6:09

Etienne-Nicolas Mehul

Symphony No. 2 in D major

Rhine Philharmonic Orchestra; Jorge Rotter, conductor

6:37

Manuel Ponce

Romantic Sonata: III. Musical moment (Romantic Sonata “Tribute to Franz Schubert”)

Marcin Dylla, guitar

6:42

Carl Maria Von Weber

Bassoon Concerto in F major Opus 75

Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor Jaakko Luoma, bassoon

07:00

Anton Arensky

Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51

Ying Adam Neiman Quartet, piano

7:11

Gabriel Fauré

Dolly Suite Opus 56

Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor

7:30 a.m.

Fritz Kreisler

Violin Concerto “in the manner of Vivaldi” in C major

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gil Shaham, violin

7:42

Harry ThackerBurleigh

From the Southland: I. Through Moanin’ Pines

Jeni Slotchiver, piano

7:45 am

Ingolf Dahl

Brass Music: Intermezzo

New World Brass; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

7:49

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314

Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor

8:00 a.m.

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Piano Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro Scherzando in C minor

San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano

8:13 a.m.

Wolfgang AmadeusMozart

Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra in Eb major K 297b (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Aurèle Nicolet, flute; Heinz Holliger, oboe; Hermann Baumann, horn; Klaus Thunemann, bassoon

8:43

Cecile Chaminade

Romantic Study Opus 132

Joanne Polk, piano

8:50 am

Jeremiah Clarke

Voluntary Trumpet “March of the Prince of Denmark”

Canadian copper

8:52

Niels Gade

Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo in D minor Opus 25

Stockholm Sinfonietta; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Roland Pontinen, piano

8:58

Johannes Brahms

Concerto for violin and cello “Double Concerto” in A minor Opus 102

Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor David Oistrakh, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

9:33 am

Bear McCreary

Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1

Bear McCreary, piano

9:39

Louise Farrenc

Nonet in E flat: IV. Adagio – Allegro in Eb major Opus 38

Minerva bedroom set; Kévin Geraldi, conductor

9:47

Gioachino Rossini

William Tell Overture (GUILLAUME TELL)

classic London players; Roger Norrington, conductor

10:00 a.m.

Jose Moncayo

Sinfonietta

National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico; Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor

10:11 a.m.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Opus 19

London Symphony Orchestra; Andreas Delfs, conductor John O’Conor, piano

10:42

John Pachelbel

Ciacona in F minor

Aries brass quintet

10:51 a.m.

Grace Williams

Hiraeth for harp

Sandrine Chatron, harp

10:53

benjamin britten

Simple Symphony: Playful Pizzicato Opus 4

I Solisti Italiani

10:58

Antonin Dvorak

Serenade for strings in E major Opus 22

Prague Philharmonic; Jakub Hrusa, conductor

11:29

Gerald Finzi

Five Bagatelles for clarinet Opus 23

Thea King, clarinet; Clifford Benson, piano

11:44 am

Ralph Vaughan Williams

The Lover’s Ghost

; Paul Spicer, conductor The Finzi Singers

11:47

Anthony Holborne

The myth of the widow

The King’s Drown

11:50 a.m.

Engelbert Humperdinck

HANSEL AND GRETEL Overture

Bavarian Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, conductor

12:00 p.m.

Antonio Vivaldi

Four Seasons: Autumn (The Autunno) in F major Opus 8 RV 293

Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, violin

12:12 p.m.

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Symphonic Dances Opus 45

Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

12:49

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Solitude

La Pieta Angèle Dubeau, violin

12:54 p.m.

Mikhail Glinka

RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; André Previn, conductor

1:00 p.m.

Giacomo Puccini

Preludio Sinfonico in A major

La Scala Philharmonic; Riccardo Muti, conductor

1:10 p.m.

Johan Svendsen

Symphony No. 2 in Bb major Opus 15

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor

1:44 p.m.

Leo Brouwer

El Decameron Negro: 3. Ballad of the Enamored Doncella

Sharon Isbin, guitar

1:50 p.m.

George W. Chadwick

Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee

Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor

2:00 p.m.

Henrik Wieniawski

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor Opus 22

London Philharmonic Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin

2:23 p.m.

Enrique Granados

Goyescas: Los Requiebros (Compliments)

Maria Garzon, piano

2:33 p.m.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Small Concert Suite

Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor

2:48 p.m.

Florian Leopold Gassmann

PHILOSOPHY AND LOVE (Filosofia ed amore): Overure Hill 125

Eclipse Chamber Orchestra; Sylvia Alimena, conductor

2:55 p.m.

Francois Couperin

The Mysterious Barricades (The Mysterious Barricades)

David Russell, guitar

2:59 p.m.

Edward Elgar

Coronation March Opus 65

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor

3:11 p.m.

Louis Spohr

Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 57

Seattle Symphony; Gérard Schwarz, conductor Jon Manasse, clarinet

3:38 p.m.

Terence Blanchard

25th hour: opening title

Brussels Philharmonic; Dirk Brosse, conductor

3:42 p.m.

Gustav Holst

A Moorside Suite

Symphony of North Texas Winds; Eugène Corporon, conductor

3:57 p.m.

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Tritsch-Tratsch Polka “Chit-Chat Polka” Opus 214

Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor

4:02 p.m.

Arcangelo Corelli

Concerto Grosso No. 11 in Bb major Opus 6

Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor

4:14 p.m.

Aaron Copland

Appalachian Spring

New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor

4:39 p.m.

Michael Abels

Iconoclasm – For Lenny

Lara Downes, piano

4:44 p.m.

Francois Lehar

where the lark sings

Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor

4:51 p.m.

Arnold Bax

Overture to a picaresque comedy

Royal National Orchestra of Scotland; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

5:01 p.m.

Frédéric Chopin

Variations on “La ci darem la mano” by Mozart in Bb major Opus 2

Polish Orchestra Sinfonia Iuventus; Marcin Nalecz-Nieslolowski, direction Tatiana Shebanova, piano

5:22 p.m.

Maurice Ravel

Mirrors: Valley of the Bells

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor

5:28 p.m.

Francois-Joseph Haydn

Symphony concertante in Bb major HOB 105

Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor Christian Hommel, oboe; Martin Kevenhorster, bassoon; Winfred Rademacher, violin; Oren Shevlin, cello

5:49 p.m.

John Sibelius

Karelia Suite: III. Alla Marcia Opus 11

Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

5:55 p.m.

Leonard Bernstein

CANDIDE: Opening

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor

6:00 p.m.

Antonin Dvorak

Cello Concerto in B minor Opus 104

Philadelphia Orchestra; Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor Natalia Gutman, cello

6:40 p.m.

Johannes Brahms

Waltz No. 8 in Bb major Opus 39/8

Canadian copper

6:41 p.m.

William Grant Again

Romance

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

6:47 p.m.

Elmer Bernstein

Concerto for guitar “For two Christophes”: III. Party

London Symphony Orchestra; Elmer Bernstein, conductor Christopher Parkening, guitar

6:52 p.m.

Dave Brubeck

Five pieces of two-part adventures

Jean Salmon, piano