Four Centuries of Great Music August 30, 2026 New Releases for the month of August

Today on Four Centuries of Great Music I am sharing with you some new classical music for the month of August


REGER, Max (1873–1916)
Clarinet Quintet in A major, Op. 146
5 I. Moderato ed amabile 
6 II. Vivace – Un poco meno mosso – Vivace 
7 III. Largo 
8 IV. Poco allegretto 
Michael Collins clarinet
Escher String Quartet
Brahms and Reger Clarinet Quintets
BIS

Lets lose this first hour of today’s  Four Centuries of Great Music featuring some new classical music for the month of August with
André Previn
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano*
7. Spirited 
8. Adagio
9. Lively 
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Daniel Müller-Schott, cello; Lambert Orkis, piano
American Tunes #1 - André Previn, Sebastian Currier
Alpha Classics


Let’s open this 2nd hour of today’s Four Centuries of Great Music on which I am featuring  some new classical music for the month of August with

Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957) 
Suite from ‘Scaramouche’, Op. 71 (1912 – 13) 19:47 
Ballet-Pantomime in Two Acts by Poul Knudsen (1889 – 1974) 
Arranged by Rumon Gamba

1 [Introduction.] Lento assai – Lento assai – 
Un poco meno lento 

2 Tempo di Bolero 

3 Tempo di Valse – Lento 

4 Adagio – Allegro – Poco tranquillo – Adagio – Allegro – Adagio 

5 Andantino cantabile – Poco stretto 

6 Tranquillo assai
Albert Stupak flute

7 [Allegretto] – Allegro – Poco stretto 

8 [Coda.] [Lento] – A tempo ma più energico – Risoluto – 
Grave assai 
Oulu Sinfonia, Rumon Gamba, conductor
Scenes from Finland 
Chandos Records


Next is a new release this month of a favorite of mine by the Sphinx Virtuosi and that is

 Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1996) – Sinfonietta No. 2, "Generations"
1. Misterioso and Allegro
2. Alla sarabande
3. Alla Burletta
4. Allegro vivace 


Sphinx Virtuosi
American Mirror 
Deutsche Grammaphon

I am closing today’s episode of Four Centuries of Great Music on which I am featuring  some new classical music for the month of August with two motets by Johann Sebastian Bach 

Fuchte dich nicht, ich bin bei Dir  BWV 228
Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden  BWV 230
Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor
J.S. Bach Motets
Accentus music


  • 3:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Introduction on Four Centuries of Great Music (Pre-recorded)
  • 3:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music August30, 2026 Recent Classical Music Releases for the Month of August Part 1 by Recent Classical Music Releases for the Month of August on Four Centuries of Great Music
  • 3:01pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 3:02pm Max REGER: Clarinet Quintet in A major, Op. 146 - I. Moderato ed amabile by Michael Collins clarinet; Escher String Quartet on Brahms and Reger Clarinet Quintets (BIS Records)
  • 3:12pm Max REGER: Clarinet Quintet in A major, Op. 146 - II. Vivace – Un poco meno mosso – Vivace by Michael Collins clarinet; Escher String Quartet on Brahms and Reger Clarinet Quintets (BIS Records)
  • 3:18pm Max REGER: Clarinet Quintet in A major, Op. 146 - III. Largo by Michael Collins clarinet; Escher String Quartet on Brahms and Reger Clarinet Quintets (BIS Records)
  • 3:28pm Max REGER: Clarinet Quintet in A major, Op. 146 - IV. Poco allegretto by Michael Collins clarinet; Escher String Quartet on Brahms and Reger Clarinet Quintets (BIS Records)
  • 3:37pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 3:38pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Mid-hour Break on Pre-recorded (Pre-recorded)
  • 3:41pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 3:42pm André Previn: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano - Spirited by Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Daniel Müller-Schott, cello; Lambert Orkis, piano on American Tunes #1 - André Previn, Sebastian Currier (Alpha Classics)
  • 3:46pm André Previn: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano - Adagio by Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Daniel Müller-Schott, cello; Lambert Orkis, piano on American Tunes #1 - André Previn, Sebastian Currier (Alpha Classics)
  • 3:52pm André Previn: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano - Lively by Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Daniel Müller-Schott, cello; Lambert Orkis, piano on American Tunes #1 - André Previn, Sebastian Currier (Alpha Classics)
  • 3:58pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:00pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music August30, 2026 Recent Classical Music Releases for the Month of August Part 2 by Recent Classical Music Releases for the Month of August on Four Centuries of Great Music
  • 4:00pm Jean Sibelius: Suite from ‘Scaramouche’, Op. 71 by Oulu Sinfonia, Rumon Gamba, conductor on Scenes from Finland ( Chandos Records)
  • 4:20pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:20pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Mid-hour Break on Pre-recorded (Pre-recorded)
  • 4:23pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:24pm Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 2, (Generations) by Sphinx Virtuosi on American Mirror (Deutsche Grammaphon)
  • 4:43pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:44pm Johann Sebastian Bach: Fuchte dich nicht, ich bin bei Dir BWV 228 by Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor on J.S. Bach Motets (Accentus music)
  • 4:53pm Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden BWV 230 by Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor on J.S. Bach Motets (Accentus music)
  • 4:59pm Commentary about the Music and Closing by Dave Lake on live (live)
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