Programs · Episode
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Manuel Ponce · Concierto del Sur (Concerto of the South) (1st mvt) Andres Segovia, guitar · Symphony of the Air (recorded May 1958) Enrique Jorda Deutsche Grammophon 471430 "The Segovia Collection" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Polonaise in c#, Op. 26, No. 1 Maurizio Pollini, piano Deutsche Grammophon 413795 "Chopin: Polonaises" | |
| Johann Halvorsen · Suite from "Mascarade" Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Neeme Järvi Chandos 10584 "Johan Halvorsen: Orchestral Works, volume 1" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in G, RV 310 (Op. 3, No. 3) Stefano Barneschi, violin · Concerto Italiano Rinaldo Alessandrini Naive 7367 "Vivaldi: Op. 3 L'estro Armonico - Bach: Keyboards Arrangements" | |
6 am | |
| Edward Elgar · Romance in d, Op. 62 Graham Salvage, bassoon · Halle Orchestra Mark Elder Hallé 7505 "Elgar: Falstaff; Cello Concerto" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 6, No. 7 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 447733 "Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · The Muse and the Poet, Op. 132 Noah Geller, violin; Mark Gibbs, cello · Kansas City Symphony Michael Stern Reference Recordings 136 "Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 'Organ'" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Cello Concerto No. 1 in C, Hob.VIIb:1 (1st mvt.) Wendy Warner, cello · Camerata Chicago Drostan Hall Cedille Records 142 "Haydn & Myslivecek: Cello Concertos" | |
| Franz von Suppe · Overture to The Queen of Spades Vienna Philharmonic (Live at the 2017 New Year's Concert) Gustavo Dudamel Sony Classical 537618 "2017 New Year's Concert - Vienna Philharmonic" | |
7 am | |
| Johannes Brahms · Horn Trio in Eb, Op. 40 (finale) Teunis van der Zwart, natural horn; Isabelle Faust, violin; Alexander Melnikov, piano Harmonia Mundi 901981 "Brahms: Horn Trio" | |
| Arthur Somervell · Violin Concerto in G (1930) (finale) Anthony Marwood, violin · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins Hyperion 67420 "Coleridge-Taylor - Somervell: Violin Concertos" | |
| Vincenzo Tommasini · The Good Humored Ladies (1917 ballet after sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti) Concert Arts Orchestra Robert Irving EMI Classics 65911 "Glazunov; Scarlatti-Tommasini; Bach-Walton" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 4 in Bb, Op. 60 (1st mvt.) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Andre Previn RCA Victor Red Seal 60362 "Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 8" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Live April 28, 2012) JoAnn Falletta Beau Fleuve 6107080949 "Dvorak: Symphony No. 9" | |
8 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 5 in Bb, K. 22 Northern Chamber Orchestra Nicholas Ward Naxos 8.550871 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 1-5" | |
| Hamilton Harty · A Comedy Overture Ulster Orchestra Bryden Thomson Chandos 10194 "In Ireland - Orchestral Works by Hamilton Harty" | |
| Camille Saint-Saens · Piano Concerto No. 3 in Eb, Op. 29 (finale) Stephen Hough, piano · City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo Hyperion 67331/2 "Saint-Saens: The Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra" | |
| Franz Schubert · Rondo in A, D.438 Gidon Kremer, violin · Chamber Orchestra of Europe Deutsche Grammophon 000001502 "Schubert: Violin Works" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in c for Violin & Oboe, BWV 1060 John Abberger, oboe; Adrian Butterfield, violin · ensemble led by John Abberger Analekta 9910 "Four Centuries of Bach - Concertos for Oboe" | |
9 am | |
| Alexander Borodin · Overture to "Prince Igor" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Shaw Telarc 80039 "Stravinsky: Firebird" | |
| Henry Purcell · The Married Beau, Z.603 La Stravaganza, Cologne Denon 9250 "18th Century English Theatre Music" | |
| Louise Farrenc · Cavatina, from Bellini's "Norma" Joanne Polk, piano Steinway & Sons 30133 "Louise Farrenc: Etudes & Variations for Solo Piano" | |
| Johann Strauss, Jr. · "Emperor Waltz" Op. 437 Vienna Volksoper Orchestra & Chorus Franz Bauer-Theussl Philips 420246 "Eva Lind - Fruhlingsstimmen: Strauss Waltzes" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Oboe Concerto in C, RV 447 Burkhard Glaetzner, oboe; Christine Schorsheim, harpsichord continuo · New Bach Collegium Musicum, Leipzig Max Pommer Capriccio 10 230 "Vivaldi: Oboe Concertos, vol. 2" | |