Programs · Episode
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Frederic Chopin · Piano Concerto No. 1 in e, Op. 11 (finale) Lang Lang, piano · Vienna Philharmonic Zubin Mehta Deutsche Grammophon 001165402 "Chopin: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| William Boyce · Symphony No. 8 in d, Op. 2 English String Orchestra William Boughton Nimbus 5345 "Boyce: The Eight Symphonies" | |
| Franz Schubert · Impromptu in Bb, Op. 142, No. 3, D.935 Gerardo Teissonniere, piano Steinway & Sons 30220 "Schubert: The Complete Impromptus" | |
| Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint · Violin Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 5 Takako Nishizaki, violin · Cologne Chamber Orchestra Helmut Muller-Bruhl Naxos 8.555040 "Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos" | |
6 am | |
| Alexander Borodin · Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor" Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Andrew Davis Sony Classical 62406 "Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1,2 & 3" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Aria & Variations 1 -12) (arr. by the Catalyst Quartet) The Catalyst Quartet Azica 71300 "JS Bach: Goldberg Variations" | |
| Hamilton Harty · Fantasy Scenes (from an Eastern Romance) Ulster Orchestra Takuo Yuasa Naxos 8.557731 "Hamilton Harty: Piano Concerto; Fantasy Scenes" | |
| Aaron Copland · An Outdoor Overture Seattle Symphony Orchestra Gerard Schwarz Delos 3140 "Portraits of Freedom: Copland, Harris" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 23 in D, K. 181 Sinfonia Varsovia (Warsaw Symphony) Emmanuel Krivine Denon 81757 9884 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 23, 28 & 35" | |
7 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in c, RV 199 "Il sospeto" Pinchas Zukerman, violin · St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Pinchas Zukerman Philips 416389 "Bach - Vivaldi Violin Concertos" | |
| Richard Rodgers · Overture to South Pacific Hollywood Bowl Orchestra John Mauceri Philips 434932 "Rodgers and Hammerstein: Opening Night - The Overtures" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 24 in D Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood L'Oiseau-Lyre 430082 "Haydn Symphonies 1764-65" vol. 4 | |
| Aram Khachaturian · Adagio, from the ballet "Spartacus" Scottish National Orchestra Neeme Järvi Chandos 8927 "Khachaturian: Spartacus Ballet Suites 1-3" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Concerto No. 1 in d, Op. 15 (finale) Joshua Pierce, piano · Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava Paul Freeman MSR 1346 "Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1; Strauss: Burleske" | |
8 am | |
| Edvard Grieg · Two Norwegian Dances, Nos. 3 & 4 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Neeme Järvi Deutsche Grammophon 419431 "Grieg: Symphonische Tanze,Lyrische Suite, U.A." | |
| Mauro Giuliani · Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op. 107 (Harmonious Blacksmith) Ricardo Gallen, guitar Naxos 8.555284 "Giuliani: Guitar Music Vol. 1 - Variations" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: Michael Abels | |
| Michael Abels · Sinfonie Liberte (after music by Joseph Bologne) from the film, "Chevalier" Kelvin Harrison, Jr., violin · studio orchestra Kris Bowers Hollywood Records digital do "Chevalier" movie soundtrack | |
| George Frideric Handel · Suite from "Alcina" Collegium Musicum 90 Simon Standage Chandos 0650 "Handel at the Opera" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 5 in e, Op. 64 (finale) West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim Warner Classics 62190 "Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5" | |
9 am | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Violin Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30, No. 3 (finale) Midori, violin; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Warner Classics 5054197215 "Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano and Violin" | |
| Darius Milhaud · Scaramouche, Op. 165c Branford Marsalis, alto saxophone · Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Sony Classical 89251 "Creation" | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Symphony No. 1 in C C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra Hartmut Haenchen Sony Classical 53109 "Weber - Mendelssohn - Wolf - Wagner" | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in G, K. 425 (L. 333) Sergei Babayan, piano ProPiano 224506 "Scarlatti: 19 Sonatas" | |
| Samuel Coleridge-Taylor · Violin Concerto in g, Op. 80 (finale) Anthony Marwood, violin · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins Hyperion CDA 67420 "Coleridge-Taylor - Somervell: Violin Concertos" | |