Programs · Episode
Friday, July 18, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Friday, July 18, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Franz von Suppe · Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna, concert overture Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Philips 420892 "Suppe: Overtures" | |
| Richard Strauss · Divertimento, after Francois Couperin, Op. 86 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 435871 "Richard Strauss - Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" | |
| Benjamin Godard · Suite for Flute & Orchestra, Op. 116 Edward Beckett, flute · London Festival Orchestra Ross Pople Black Box 1049 "Fantaisie - Romantic French Flute Music" | |
| David Popper · Gavotte, Op. 67, No. 2 Maria Kliegel, cello · Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Gerhard Markson Naxos 8554657 "David Popper - Romantic Showpieces" | |
6 am | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Artist's Life, waltz, Op. 316 CSR Symphony Orchestra Ondrej Lenard Naxos 8.550100 "Strauss Festival, vol. 2" | |
| George Gershwin · Song Book (18 song hits arranged by the composer) Frank Braley, piano Harmonia Mundi 501883 "Frank Braley Plays Gershwin" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Passacaille, Gigue and Minuet (after Trio Sonata Op. 5, No. 4) The English Concert Trevor Pinnock Archiv Produktion 453438 "Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks" | |
| Robert Schumann · Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61 (finale) (arr. by Gustav Mahler) Gewandhaus Orchestra Riccardo Chailly Decca 000842202 "Schumann (arr. Mahler): Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4" | |
| Franz Schubert · Concertpiece in D, D.345 Pinchas Zukerman, violin · Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Pinchas Zukerman Philips 420168 "Beethoven, Dvorak, Schubert: Violin Romances" | |
7 am | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29 "Polish" (finale) Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Kurt Masur Warner Classics 63781 "Tchaikovsky: Symphonies & Concertos" | |
| Henry Purcell · King Arthur, suite Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Thomas Hengelbrock Dhm Deutsche Harmoni 7723 "Purcell - Instrumental Music" | |
| Conrad Kocher · "For the Beauty of the Earth" Cantus Cantus 4 "A Harvest Home" | |
| Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Scheherazade: The Tale of the Kalender Prince Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fritz Reiner RCA 370198 "Fritz Reiner: The Complete RCA Album Collection" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Piano Concerto No. 2 in f, Op. 21 (1st mvt.) Andre Watts, piano · New York Philharmonic (rec. Jan. 1965) Thomas Schippers Sony Classical 511979 "Andre Watts - The Complete Columbia Album Collection" | |
8 am | |
| Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint · Violin Concerto in D, Op. post. No. 2 (finale) Qian Zhou, violin · Toronto Camerata Kevin Mallon Naxos 8.557322 "Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos - 2" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Claire Guimond, flute; Chantal Remillard, violin; Hank Knox, harpsichord · Arion Baroque Orchestra Jaap ter Linden Early-Music.com 7753 "Bach: Suites & Concertos" | |
| Peter Maxwell Davies · Dances from "The Two Fiddlers" Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Unicorn-Kanchana Rec rds 9070 "Peter Maxwell Davies: A Celebration of Scotland" | |
| Charles Gounod · Faust, ballet music Rotterdam Philharmonic David Zinman Philips 422 286-2 "A Night at the Ballet" | |
| Claude Debussy · Danse (orch. by Ravel) Ulster Orchestra Yan Pascal Tortelier Chandos 7017 "Debussy: La Boite a Joujoux, etc." | |
9 am | |
| Giovanni Bottesini · Tarantella, for Double Bass & String Orch. Gianni Amadio, double bass · I Solisti Italiani Denon 75040 "Promenade Concert" | |
| Aaron Copland · El Salon Mexico Baltimore Symphony Orchestra David Zinman Argo 440639 "Copland: Billy the Kid - Rodeo" | |
| Summer Stages Spotlight | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonias Nos. 1 - 7, BWV 787 - 793 Simone Dinnerstein, piano Sony 300910 "Bach: Inventions and Sinfonias" | |
| Johann Nepomuk Hummel · Concerto in G for Violin, Piano & Orch., Op. 17 (1st mvt) Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin; Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano · Slovak National Symphony Orchestra Theodore Kuchar Centaur Records 3742 "Haydn & Hummel Concertos" | |
| Hector Berlioz · March to the Scaffold, from Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel Telarc 80189 "Chiller" | |