The first notes of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 belong to the piano alone.
Beethoven opens his Piano Concerto No. 4 not with a traditional orchestral introduction but with a solo piano; and not even dramatically, but “gently, gently” as he noted in the score. No one had ever started straight away with the solo instrument before. The public premiere of this concerto was also a notable marathon event: during a 4.5-hour concert, Beethoven also gave world premieres of his 5th and 6th symphonies, his “Choral Fantasy” and more! It was also his last performance as a piano soloist in a work with orchestra due to his worsening hearing loss. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto #4 is today’s noon masterpiece at 2:00 p.m.
6:00 am
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 1 for four violins and orchestra in D major Opus 3 RV 549
Virtuosos of Rome; Renato Fasano, conductor Members of…
6:10 a.m.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 21 “Waldstein” in C major Opus 53
John O’Conor, piano
6:35 a.m.
Roland Dyens
Skai Tango (Similar Leather Tango)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
6:39
Francois Devienne
Bassoon Quartet in C major Opus 73/1
Jane Gower Island, bassoon
07:00
Domenico Cimarosa
Oboe Concerto in C minor
I Musici Heinz Holliger, oboe
7:12
Ottorino Respighi
The fantastic toy store (La Boutique Fantasque)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
7:34
Michael Praetorius
Terpsichore Dance Suite
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
7:45 am
Ernest Chausson
Concert for violin, piano and string quartet: II. Sicilian in D major Opus 21
Takacs Quartet Joshua Bell, violin; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
7:50 am
Amy Beach
Gaelic Symphony: II. Alla siciliana – allegro vivace – andante in E minor Opus 32
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:59
Antonin Dvorak
Capricious Scherzo Opus 66
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; André Previn, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
The Concert of Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor La Capella Reial de Catalunya
8:40 am
Florence Prize
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
8:45 am
Johannes Brahms
German Requiem: How beautiful is your home Opus 45
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor Rundfunkchor Berlin
8:51
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Overture K 492
18th century orchestra; Frans Bruggen, conductor
8:57
Camille Saint-Saëns
Symphony No. 3 “Organ” in C minor Opus 78
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor James O’Donnell, organ
9:33 am
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto grosso n° 5 in G minor Opus 5/5
The Little Band; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
9:43 am
Ruth Crawford (Seeger)
Rissolty Rossolty
Schonberg Set; Olivier Knussen, conductor
9:47
Pierre Mascagni
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Intermezzo
Orchestra of the Academy of Saint Cecilia; Tullio Serafin, conductor
9:52
Edward Elgar
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D major Opus 39
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; André Previn, conductor
9:59
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 6/5 HWV 323
Handel & Haydn Company; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Robert Schuman
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 54
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana; Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
10:45 a.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: The Shape of Things to Come
set of workshops; Bear McCreary, conductor
10:49
Carl Busch
Minnehaha’s vision
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra; Ruben Blundell, conductor
11:00
Knight of St. George
Violin Concerto in A major Opus 5/2
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
11:25 a.m.
Samuel Barbier
Scandal School Opening
Royal National Orchestra of Scotland; Marin Alsop, conductor
11:35 a.m.
Johann Georg Knechtl
Horn Concerto in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
11:43 am
Henrietta Renee
Fantasy Ballad
Xavier de Maistre, harp
11:53
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
MLADA: Procession of the Nobles
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugène Ormandy, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Gabriel Fauré
Dolly Suite Opus 56
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
12:19 p.m.
Philip Glass
The Truman Show: Truman sleeps
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
12:22 p.m.
Arturo Marquez
Danzon No. 2
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
12:33 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Australian Chamber Orchestra Angela Hewitt, piano
12:50 p.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphony “Mathis der Maler”: I. Engelkonzert (Angel Concert)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Francois-Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 “Klaxon Signal” in D major
Hanover Strip; Roy Goodman, conductor
1:29 p.m.
Mason Bates
Violin Concerto: III. The rise of the birds
London Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
1:38 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo in E major Opus 116/6
Eugene Kissin, piano
1:43 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
1:53 p.m.
Amy Beach
A Hermit Thrush in Eve Opus 92
Alan Feinberg, piano
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Opus 58
classic London players; Roger Norrington, conductor Melvyn Tan, piano
2:32 p.m.
Gena Branscombe
A memory
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra; Ruben Blundell, conductor
2:36 p.m.
Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf
Oboe Concerto in G major
Bern Camera; Thomas Furi, conductor Heinz Holliger, oboe
2:52 p.m.
johann johansson
DRONE MASS: Divine Items Pts. 1 & 2
American Contemporary Music Ensemble; Theater of Voices
15:00
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 1 in D major Opus 43
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:36 p.m.
Huang Huawei
Pictures of Sichuan
Li Fan, piano
3:45 p.m.
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
COSI FAN TUTTE Opening K 588
Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Morning Papers Opus 279 (Morgenblatter)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
4:02 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in C major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:16 p.m.
Charles Stanford
Irish Rhapsody No. 5
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
4:32 p.m.
Kenji Bunch
Concerto for trio with piano and percussion
Ahn Trio Matthew Gold, percussion; Brian Resnick, percussion
4:39 p.m.
Antonio Soler
three sonatas
Mexican State Symphony Orchestra; Enrique Batiz, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude & Fugue on the Name “Bach” in Bb major BWV 898
Canadian copper
4:56 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song without words “Chant du Printemps” (Book V, n° 6) in A major Opus 62/6
Daniel Barenboim, piano
5:00 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR Overture
Philharmonic Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Philip Glass
String Quartet No. 3: “Mishima”: VI. Mishima Closure
Attacca Quartet
5:15 p.m.
George Philippe Telemann
Tafelmusik III: Suite (Overture) in Bb major
Musica Antiqua Cologne; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
5:41 p.m.
Yolanda Kondonassis
liquid shadows
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
5:47 p.m.
george walker
Folk songs for orchestra
Cleveland Chamber Symphony; Edwin London, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Howard Hanson
Symphony No. 2 “Romantic”
Saint-Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:32 p.m.
James Horner
For the Love of a Princess (Braveheart)
London Symphony Orchestra; Robin Smith, conductor Luka Sulic*, cello; Stjepan** Hauser, cello; See announcer’s notes for pronunciation
6:37 p.m.
Erich Korngold
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: The Garden Scene (Intermezzo) Opus 11
Duo Sonidos
6:41 p.m.
Samy Moussa
A globe itself folded
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Kent Nagano, conductor Jean-Willy Kunz, organ
6:53 p.m.
Augustin Barrios
Vals (Valse) No. 4 in G major Opus 8/4
Pepe Romero, guitar