Programs · Episode
Monday, August 4, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Morceau de Concert (Concert Piece), for Harp & Strings, Op. 154 Vanessa McKeand, harp · English String Orchestra Edmon Colomer Virgin Classics 90721 "Introduction and Allegro" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Harmoniemusik on "Fidelio" (arr. by Wenzel Sedlak) Consortium Classicum CPO 999437 "Beethoven: Chamber Music For Winds, vol. 2" | |
| Niccolo Paganini · Sonata Concertata Gil Shaham, violin; Goran Sollscher, guitar Deutsche Grammophon 437837 "Paganini for Two" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Keyboard Concerto in D, BWV 1054 Olli Mustonen, piano · German Chamber Philharmonic Jukka-Pekka Saraste Decca 443 118-2 "Bach/Beethoven: Piano Concertos" | |
6 am | |
| Richard Wagner · Brunnhilde's Immolation, from "Gotterdammerung" (Twilight of the Gods) Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra JoAnn Falletta Naxos 8573839 "Wagner: Orchestral Music from Der Ring des Nibelungen" | |
| Johann Baptist Vanhal · Trio in Eb for Violin, Clarinet & Piano, Op. 20, No. 5 Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Gary Kirkpatrick, piano · Verdehr Trio Crystal Records 742 "The Making of A Medium" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Overture-Suite in D, TWV 55:D1 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Petra Mullejans Harmonia Mundi 902042 "Telemann: The Complete Tafelmusik" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dances from the opera, The Oprichnik Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Sir Colin Davis Philips 422845 "Tchaikovsky - Ballet Music" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Humoresque No. 6, Op. 89, No. 4 Pekka Kuusisto, violin · Tapiola Sinfonietta Pekka Kuusisto Ondine 1074 "Sibelius: Works for Violin and Orchestra" | |
| Jean Sibelius · Characteristic Suite, Op. 100 Finlandia Sinfonietta Pekka Helasvuo Finlandia 354 "Sibelius: Works for Small Orchestra" | |
7 am | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Symphony No. 4 in G, Wq.183 Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin Harmonia Mundi 902420 "Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Johann Stamitz · Flute Concerto in D Jiri Valek, flute · Dvorak Chamber Orchestra Vladimir Valek Supraphon 11 1871-2 "Mannheim Flute Concertos" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 2 in Bb, D.125 (finale) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Claudio Abbado Deutsche Grammophon 423652 "Schubert: Symphonien Nr. 1 & 2 | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, Nos. 5-7 Budapest Festival Orchestra Ivan Fischer Philips 464601 "Dvorak: Slavonic Dances" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 1 in d, Op. 15 (finale) Artur Rubinstein, piano · Chicago Symphony Orchestra (recorded April 17, 1954) Fritz Reiner RCA 193691 "Artur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection" | |
8 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Overture to The Magic Flute Vienna Philharmonic Sir Georg Solti Decca 433210 "Mozart: Die Zauberflöte" | |
| Florence Price · Dances in the Canebreaks Jeni Slotchiver, piano Zoho 202008 "Jeni Slotchiver - American Heritage" | |
| Balys Dvarionas · By the Lake Vytautas Sondeckis, cello · Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra David Geringas Naxos 8554381 "Romantic Music for Cello & Orchestra" | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Symphony No. 1 in C Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra John Georgiadis Naxos 8.550928 "Weber Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in e, RV 280 (Op. 6, No. 5) Andrew Manze, violin · Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood L'Oiseau Lyre 455653 "Vivaldi Violin Concertos, Op. 6" | |
9 am | |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold · Overture to the film, Juarez (1939) Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Kaufman Marco Polo 8.223608 "Historical Romances" | |
| John Garth · Cello Concerto in Bb, Op. 1, No. 2 Richard Tunnicliffe, cello · The Avison Ensemble Pavlo Beznosiuk Divine Art 25059 "John Garth: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-6" | |
| Maurice Ravel · String Quartet in F (i. Allegro moderato) Eric Chin, Joseph Maile, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello · Telegraph Quartet Azica ACD-713602 "Telegraph Quartet - Ravel, Schoenberg Quartets" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Petra Mullejans Harmonia Mundi 902113 "Bach: Orchestral Suites" | |
| Henry Cowell · Jig, from Sonata for Violin & Piano Zina Schiff, violin; Cameron Grant, piano 4-Tay 4005 "Here's One" | |