Igor Stravinsky playing cards
Featuring dancers dressed as playing cards, Igor Stravinsky’s 1937 ballet “Playing Cards” is often interpreted as a satirical allegory of rising European political unrest in the 1930s. The confident Joker simply wins a hand declaring himself superior to the other cards in play. But his arrogance won’t save him in the end and he is eventually overpowered. A commission from choreographer George Balanchine, “Card Game – A Ballet in Three Deals” (as Stravinsky aptly called each act) cites famous works by earlier composers, modified in his neo-classical fashion, including his transformed version of the theme “Fate”. which opens Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and is used here between the acts as “bargain” music. Stravinsky’s “card game” is today’s noon masterpiece at 2:00 p.m.
6:00 am
Guillaume Stenhammar
Sentimental Romance No. 1 in A major Opus 28/1
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stig Westerberg, conductor Arve Tellefsen, violin
6:07
Igor Stravinsky
Apollo (revised version of 1947)
The Orchestra of French-speaking Switzerland; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:38
Carlos Troyer
Traditional Zuni Songs: The Lover’s Courtesy and the Zuni Lullaby
Dario Muller, piano
6:46
Joseph Bologna, Knight of Saint George
Symphony in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:02
Otto Nicolai
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Opening
the Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
7:12
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
Symphony No. 30 in D major K 202
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:36
Scott Joplin
A photo of his face
Lara Downes, piano; Will Liverman, baritone
7:40 a.m.
John Matheson
Suite No. 5: Air in C minor
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; José Serebrier, conductor
7:44
Nadia Baker
Three pieces for cello and piano
Amit Peled, cello; Lucy Mauro, piano
7:54
Francois Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Xue Fei Yang, guitar
7:59
Camille Saint-Saëns
Rhapsody of Auvergne Opus 73
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; André Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
8:12
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Grand Concerto for bassoon and orchestra in F major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
8:36
James Horner
Jake’s first flight (Avatar)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Robert Ziegler, conductor The Piano Guys
8:41
Heinrich Marschner
HANS HEILING Overture
Czechoslovakian RSO, Bratislava; Alfred Walter, conductor
8:50 am
Maurice Ravel
Mirrors: A Boat on the Ocean
Lyon Opera Orchestra; Kent Nagano, conductor
09:00
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in C major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
9:13 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
9:18
Ludwig van Beethoven
Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello and orchestra in C major Opus 56
Berlin Philharmonic; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Itzhak Perlman, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello; Daniel Barenboim, piano
9:54
Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke
The Pieta; Angèle Dubeau, conductor Angèle Dubeau, violin
10:00 a.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in blue
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
10:17 a.m.
johnny green
Body and soul
Lara Downes, piano
10:20 a.m.
Francois Biber
Sonata for 8 trumpets and orchestra in A major
English Chamber Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
10:27
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian Dances Opus 35
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
10:46
Domenico Cimarosa
Oboe Concerto in C minor
I Musici Heinz Holliger, oboe
10:57
Karl Goldmark
Overture Im Fruhling (In the Spring) Opus 36
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
11:09
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major K 211
Philharmonic Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
11:31 a.m.
johann johansson
Holy Thursday
Theater of Voices
11:35 a.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Capriccio No. 2 in G major Z 183
Bern Camera; Alexandre van Wijnkoop, conductor
11:50 a.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Violin Concerto: III. Finale “Rondo in the Lappish style” in F# minor
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor Ulf Wallin, violin
11:58
Charles Gounod
Little Symphony for Winds in Bb major
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
12:19 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade in music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
12:31 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto “with echo in the distance” in A major RV 552
Academy of Early Music; Andrew Manze, conductor Members of…
12:47
Leonard Bernstein
Not Troppo Presto
Alexandre Dossin, piano
12:50 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My House Overture Opus 62
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Bassoon Concerto in F major Opus 75
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
1:19 p.m.
Andre Messenger
The two pigeons: Pas de deux
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; John Lanchbery, conductor
1:24 p.m.
Ignatius Moscheles
Concertante for flute and oboe in F major
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Mathieu Dufour, flute; Alex Klein, oboe
1:40 p.m.
Jean-Michel Blais
Nostos
La Pieta Angèle Dubeau, violin
1:44 p.m.
Stanley Myers
Cavatina
Xue Fei Yang, guitar
1:48 p.m.
Ethel Smith
Concerto for violin, horn and orchestra: I. Allegro moderato
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
2:00 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Card Game – Ballet in 3 deals (Card Game – Ballet in 3 deals)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
2:23 p.m.
Yosef Hadar
rose evening
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
2:27 p.m.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Léonore Overture No. 3 Opus 72
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; André Previn, conductor
2:43 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Keyboard Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427
Murray Perahia, piano
2:52 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saëns
Danse Macabre Opus 40
Toulouse Capitol Orchestra; Michel Plasson, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor BWV 1041
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor Margaret Batjer, violin
3:15 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 Opus 55
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
3:33 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four folk songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
3:39 p.m.
George Gershwin
Preludes for piano (arr. for guitar by Carlos Barbosa-Lima)
Sharon Isbin, guitar
3:46 p.m.
Josef Souq
Fantastic Scherzo Opus 25
Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
4:02 p.m.
Darius Milhaud
Provencal Suite Opus 152
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:17 p.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 2 in D major WoO 33
Rome Symphony Orchestra; Francesco La Vecchia, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo, op. 14
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
4:49 p.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Concerto n°1 a cinque for strings in D major Opus 7
I Musici
4:54 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha: Prelude Act III
the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
4:59 p.m.
William Grant Again
Vignettes for oboe, bassoon and piano
Sierra Winds
5:11 p.m.
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
THE IMPRESARIO: Overture K 486 (Der Schauspieldirektor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
5:17 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Suite Sylvie
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugène Ormandy, conductor
5:30 p.m.
Georges Bizet
The Arlesienne Suite n°2
Granada City Orchestra; Josep Pons, conductor
5:48 p.m.
Caroline Shaw
Plan and elevation: I. The ellipse
Attacca Quartet
5:52 p.m.
Rachel Portman
Flight
The Pieta; Angèle Dubeau, conductor
5:58 p.m.
Francois-Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 8 “Evening” in G major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:20 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
6:30 p.m.
Christos Hatzis
Departures: II. Serenity
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (THESS-sal-loh-NEE-kee); Alexandre Myrat, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
6:43 p.m.
Amy Beach
A Hermit Thrush in Eve Opus 92
Alan Feinberg, piano
6:48 p.m.
Chen Peixun
Autumn moon over a calm lake
Shen Lu, piano
6:54 p.m.
Andrew York
Sunburn
Jason Vieaux, guitar