Programs · Episode
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry · Overture to "The Magnificent" Munich Radio Orchestra Kurt Redel Pierre Verany 78610 "French Overtures" | |
| Richard Strauss · Dance Suite, after Francois Couperin Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Karl Anton Rickenbacher Koch Schwann 3-6535-2 "Richard Strauss: Ballet Suites" | |
| Niccolo Paganini · Caprice, Op. 1, No. 9 Julia Fischer, violin Decca 001465802 "Paganini: 24 Caprices" | |
| Gaspard Fritz · Sinfonia in g, Op. 6, No. 6 La Stagione Frankfurt Michael Schneider CPO 777696 "Gaspard Fritz: Sinfonias" | |
6 am | |
| Paul Lewis · English Suite Northern Sinfonia David Lloyd-Jones Naxos 8555070 "English String Miniatures - vol. 4" | |
| Luigi Boccherini · Symphony in A, Op. 35, No. 3, G.511 German Chamber Academy of Neuss Johannes Goritzki CPO 999175 "Boccherini: Complete Symphonies Vol. 5" | |
| Frederic Chopin · Piano Concerto No. 1 in e, Op. 11 (finale) Yulianna Avdeeva, piano · Warsaw Philharmonic (live at 16th International Chopin Competiti Antoni Wit Fryderyk Chopin 600601 "Chopin - Yulianna Avdeeva" | |
| Mauro Giuliani · Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op. 107 (Harmonious Blacksmith) Andrew Schulman, guitar Centaur Records 2033 "The Baroque Style, Transcriptions for 8-string Guitar" | |
| Frederick The Great · Flute Concerto No. 3 in C Konrad Hunteler, flute · Cappella Coloniensis Ulf Bjorlin Phoenix Edition 172 "Flute Concertos" | |
7 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in d for Viola d'Amore, Lute, Strings & Orchestra, RV 540 Yo-Yo Ma, baroque cello · The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Ton Koopman Sony Classical 90916 "Vivaldi's Cello" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88 (finale) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Claus Peter Flor RCA 60234 "Dvorak: Symphony No. 8; String Serenade" | |
| Haydn Wood · Piano Concerto in d (finale) Hamish Milne, piano · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins Hyperion 67127 "Holbrooke - Wood: Piano Concertos" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Symphony No. 3 in a, Op. 56 "Scottish" (finale) London Philharmonic Orchestra Bernard Haitink Decca 442661 "Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 3" | |
| Leonard Bernstein · Three Dance Episodes, from "On the Town" Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop Naxos 8.559177 "Bernstein: Chichester Psalms" | |
8 am | |
| Michael Torke · Unseen (No. 4) East Coast Chamber Orchestra; Michael Torke Orchestra Michael Torke Ecstatic Records 092402 "Michael Torke - Unseen" | |
| Richard Strauss · Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 Cleveland Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy Decca 425112 "Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie; Till Eulenspiegel" | |
| Franz Liszt · Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb Martha Argerich, piano · London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado Deutsche Grammophon 449719 "Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1; Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 24 in Bb, K. 182 Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 002244502 "Mozart Symphonies" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Piano Quartet No. 1 in g, Op. 25 (iv. Gypsy Rondo) Xiayin Wang, piano · The Amity Players Marquis Classics 1377 "Brahms: Piano Quartets" | |
9 am | |
| Samuel Coleridge-Taylor · Nonet in f, Op. 2 (i. Allegro moderato) The Coleridge Ensemble AFKA 543 "Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Chamber Music" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Gavotte & Rondeau, from Partita No. 3 in E for solo violin, BWV 1006 James Ehnes, violin Analekta 8772 "Bach: The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Piano Concerto No. 2 in G, Op. 44 (1st mvt) Stephen Hough, piano · Minnesota Orchestra Osmo Vanska Hyperion 67711 "Tchaikovsky: The Three Piano Concertos" | |
| Giacomo Puccini · "Nessun Dorma" from "Turandot" Luciano Pavarotti, tenor · London Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir Zubin Mehta Decca 001017002 "Pavarotti Forever" | |
| Chevalier de Meude-Monpas · Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Rachel Barton Pine, violin · Encore Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hege Cedille Records 035 "Violin Concertos by 18th & 19th Century Black Composers" | |