Programs · Episode
Friday, July 25, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Friday, July 25, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Bassoon Concerto No. 9 in C, RV 473 Peter Whelan, bassoon · La Serenissima Adrian Chandler Avie 2218 "Vivaldi - The French Connection 2" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, Op. 13 (arr. for cello & piano by Yo-Yo Ma) (ii. Andante) Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano Sony Classical 87287 "Paris La Belle Epoque" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16 Michel Dalberto, piano · Philharmonia Orchestra Jean-Bernard Pommier Denon 75258 "Grieg: Piano Concerto, etc." | |
| Ruth Crawford Seeger · Rissolty Rossolty (1939) Schoenberg Ensemble Oliver Knussen Deutsche Grammophon 449925 "Ruth Crawford Seeger: Portrait" | |
6 am | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Serenade in E, Op. 22 (ii. Waltz) I Musici de Montreal Yuli Turovsky Chandos 9484 "Borodin: Quartet No. 2; Dvorak: Serenade" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Concertone in C for 2 Violins & Orch., K. 190 Cho-Liang Lin, Jaime Laredo, violins · English Chamber Orchestra Raymond Leppard Sony Classical 47693 "Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K.364; Concertone, K.190" | |
| Clara Schumann · Piano Trio in g, Op. 17 (iii. Andante) Oliver Butterworth, violin; Michael Evans, cello; Frank Wibaut, piano · Dartington Piano Trio Hyperion 66331 "Clara Schumann & Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trios" | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · Festival Polonaise, Op. 352 CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava Alfred Eschwe Marco Polo 8.223217 "Johann Strauss, Jr. Edition - Vol. 17" | |
| Giuseppe Torelli · Sonata a 5 No. 1 in D Stephen Burns, trumpet · Burns Ensemble Stephen Burns Musicmasters 60074 "Music for Trumpet & Strings" | |
7 am | |
| Cecile Chaminade · Scarf Dance Robert Silverman, piano Marquis 82501 "The Parlour Grand - Favorites from a Bygone Era" | |
| Max Bruch · Swedish Dances, Op. 63 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Hänssler Classic 98390 "Pamela Frank, violin: Max Bruch" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Piano Concerto No. 2 in f, Op. 21 (1st mvt.) Louis Lortie, piano · The Philharmonia Neeme Järvi Chandos 9061 "Schumann - Chopin: Piano Concertos" | |
| Ulysses Kay · Waltz, from Six Dances for String Orchestra Westphalian Symphony Orchestra Paul Freeman Vox Box 5157 "The Incredible Flutist" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 68 (finale) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Sir Colin Davis RCA 60388 "Brahms: 4 Symphonies, etc" | |
| Traditional Kentucky Fiddle Tunes · Glory in the Meeting House Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Jeannette Sorrell Avie 2329 "Sugarloaf Mountain - An Appalachian Gathering" | |
8 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 Pekka Kuusisto, violin · Tapiola Sinfonietta Ondine 980 "JS Bach: Violin Concertos" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 24 in D The Hanover Band Roy Goodman Hyperion 66536 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 22-25" | |
| Julius Benedict · Piano Concerto in c, Op. 45 (finale) Howard Shelley, piano · Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Howard Shelley Hyperion 67720 "Benedict: Piano Concerto; MacFarren: Concert Piece" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Overture to Ruy Blas Utah Symphony Orchestra Joseph Silverstein ProArte 187 "Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Overtures" | |
| Jimi Hendrix · Little Wing (arr. by Benjamin Verdery) Benjamin Verdery, guitar Newport Classic 85509 "Ride the Wind Horse - American guitar music" | |
| Jimi Hendrix · Purple Haze (arr. by Benjamin Verdery) Benjamin Verdery, guitar Newport Classic 85509 "Ride the Wind Horse - American guitar music" | |
9 am | |
| Jacques Offenbach · Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld Gulbenkian Orchestra Michel Swierczewski Nimbus 5303 "Offenbach: Music From the Operettas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 211 Rachel Barton Pine, violin · Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Avie 2317 "Mozart: Violin Concertos" | |
| Summer Stages Spotlight | |
| Darius Milhaud · Concertino d'hiver (Winter Concertino) for Trombone & Strings (1953) Christian Lindberg, trombone · New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra Okko Kamu BIS 348 "The Winter Trombone" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 3, No. 1 Northern Sinfonia Bradley Creswick Naxos 8553457 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3" | |
| Henry Purcell · "Fairest Isle" from "King Arthur" Sylvia McNair, soprano; Paul O'Dette, lute; Laurence Dreyfus, viola da gamba Philips 446081 "The Echoing Air" | |