Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) | photo: Angus McBean
The early life losses of English composer Gerald Finzi (b. 14 July 1901) seem to have established in him a bit of indifference to himself but concern for others. His father died when he was seven, he lost his three brothers before he was 18, and his trusted music teacher, Ernest Farrar, died during World War I. After studying, he taught music at the Royal College of Music in London for three years from 1930, but he never felt at ease in the hustle and bustle of the big city. In 1931 he met and married his wife Joy, an artist, and later moved to the countryside to support his artistic endeavors and grew apples, saving varieties from extinction. After the loss of dear friends and relatives, Finzi found solace in poetry and subsequently amassed hundreds of volumes and, together with his wife, devoted himself to publishing and preserving the legacy of the poet and composer Ivor Gurney who survived World War I but suffered “shell shock”. and was soon hospitalized. At this time, Finzi was mainly composing songs and choral works. After moving to another small village, Finzi and his wife Joy founded an amateur chamber orchestra which he conducted until his death, giving a boost to contemporary composers by offering premieres of their new music and giving budding performers, like guitarist Julian Bream, a chance to perform. World War II thrust Finzi into service with the War Department, again offering aid to others, working to settle refugees and even sheltering some in his own home. The hardships suffered by others by World War II seem to have inspired Finzi on a new spiritual quest for self-expression and he composed several new choral and instrumental works. After a life of selfless service to others at the expense of his own work, and after a dozen years of ill health, Finzi died at the age of fifty-five in 1956. To give him some recognition he never wasn’t looking for himself, we’ll probably be streaming his most popular instrumental composition, his 1949 Clarinet Concerto, as today’s noon masterpiece at 2:00 p.m.
6:00 am
Antonio Vivaldi
Cello Concerto in F major RV 411
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Christophe Coin, cello
6:07
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Sextet in C major Opus 37
Takacs Quartet Andras Schiff, piano; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
6:38
William Grant Again
Singing river from wood notes
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
6:46
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:59
Edward Elgar
Coronation March Opus 65
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
7:12
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Orchestral Suite: The Story of Sleeping Beauty (Tornrossagan)
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
7:39
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia BWV 29
Consort of Brandenburg; Roy Goodman, conductor Paul Nicholson, organ
7:42
Elena Kats Chernin
Re-inventions: Re-invention #1
The Pieta; Angèle Dubeau, conductor
7:47
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: III. Allegro giocoso in E minor Opus 98
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:54
Yokota Mahito
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: The Garden Galaxy in Bursts
London Philharmonic Orchestra
8:00 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
Opening LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Myung Whun Chung, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 in G minor
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
8:36
Tielmann Susato
My Desire (Bass In)
New husband from London; Philippe Pickett, conductor
8:41
Reinhold Gliere
Symphony No. 3 “Ilya Murometz”: III. At the court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun in B minor Opus 42
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
8:49
Ethel Smith
Sonata for violin and piano: III. Romanze in A minor Opus 7
Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
8:58
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Overture (Die Zauberflote) K 620
English baroque soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:05
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D minor Opus 70
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
9:42
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas n° 12 “Arabesca”
New trio of Pro Arte guitars
9:48
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in E minor Opus 11
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
10:00 a.m.
Mauro Giulani
Guitar Concerto No. 3 in F major Opus 70
English Chamber Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor Angel Romero, guitar
10:28
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL AND GRETEL Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; André Previn, conductor
10:37
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in C minor Opus 2/5
The Little Band; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
10:47
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 3. Ballad of the Enamored Doncella
Sharon Isbin, guitar
10:54
Johann Strauss, Sr.
March of Radetzky Opus 228
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
10:59
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
Royal National Orchestra of Scotland; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
11:14 a.m.
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
Piano Concerto No. 10 (for two pianos) in E flat major K 365
English baroque soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, pianoforte; Robert Levin, piano
11:44 am
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 violins in A minor Opus 3/8
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin; Geneviève Gilardeau, violin
11:52
Emmanuel Chabrier
Fantastic Drunk
The Orchestra of French-speaking Switzerland; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Florence Prize
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major
Janacek Philharmonic; Ryan Cockerham, Conductor Er-Gene Kahng
12:25 p.m.
Fernando Sor
Study in G major Opus 29/11
Narciso Yepes, guitar
12:29
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major Opus 6
Philharmonie Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
12:41 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
12:52 p.m.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 17 “Tempest”: III. Allegretto in D minor Opus 31
John O’Conor, piano
1:00 p.m.
Georges Bizet
The Arlesienne Suite n°1
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
1:19 p.m.
Gabriel Fauré
PELLEAS AND MELISANDE: Sicilian Opus 80
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
1:24 p.m.
Michio Miyagi
The Sea in Spring (Haru no Umi)
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
1:33 p.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Flute Concerto in A major Wq 168 / H 438
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra; Janos Rolla, conductor Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
1:52 p.m.
Philip Glass
Glassware: Opening
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
2:00 p.m.
Gerald Finzi
Concerto for clarinet Opus 31
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
2:30 p.m.
Frédéric Chopin
Polish “Military” in A major Opus 40/1
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
2:37 p.m.
Caesar Frank
The Cursed Hunter (The Cursed Hunter)
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:53 p.m.
John Dowland
Spill my tears (Lachrimae)
Attacca Quartet
2:58 p.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Opening of the light cavalry
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
3:06 p.m.
Francois-Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 85 “The Queen” in Bb major
Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil, conductor
3:29 p.m.
Amy Beach
Opus 89 String Quartet
Crescent String Quartet
3:45 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Fair Melusina Overture Opus 32
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
3:57 p.m.
Robert Schuman
Kreisleriana: I. Aussert Bewegt
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
4:02 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro con spirito in D major Opus 73
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Jonny Greenwood
Alma (Phantom Thread soundtrack)
4:17 p.m.
E. J. Moeran
Serenade in G major
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
4:41 p.m.
Francois Couperin
Pieces in concert
Santa Fe Festival Orchestra; Janos Starker, conductor Janos Starker, cello
4:54 p.m.
Valerie Colman
Concerto for wind quintet: I. Afro
Imani winds
5:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Linde-Consort; Hans-Martin Linde, conductor
5:17 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saëns
SAMSON AND DELILA: Big Fantasy
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:32 p.m.
BillyTaylor
I wish I knew what it would be like to be free
Lara Downes, piano
5:37 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6/2 HWV 320
Handel & Haydn Company; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
5:49 p.m.
Henrietta Renee
symphonic piece
Xavier de Maistre, harp
5:57 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Small Concert Suite: IV. The wriggling tarantella
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
6:01 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 3 in B minor Opus 89
Budapest Symphony Chamber Orchestra; Tomas Pal, conductor Hae-won Chang, piano
6:40 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Spanish Suite: No. 4 “Cadiz” Opus 47
Pepe Romero, guitar
6:45 p.m.
Silvestre Revueltas
Sensemaya
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:52 p.m.
Germaine Tailleferre
Burlesque Suite
Mark Clinton, piano; Nicole Narboni, piano
