Classical Music Playlist, June 18, 2025
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Written late in his brief life, Felix Mendelssohn wasn't satisfied with his String Quintet No. 2 from 1845. He said, "Though not an art work in the highest sense, it is still an exercise in forms and the representation of ideas. Here you have the reason why I have written so many compositions which have not and never should be printed.” But despite his wish, the Quintet was published posthumously in 1851. His unfortunately early death just two years later left a void that should have been filled with more compositions from a longer life. Scored for two violins, two violas and one cello, the Felix Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 2 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Introduction, Theme and Variations Opus 102
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Alex Klein, oboe
6:15 a.m.
William Byrd
Dance Suite arranged for Guitar Quartet
Buffalo Guitar Quartet
6:28 a.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
New Irish Chamber Orchestra; Janos Furst, conductor John O'Conor, piano
6:50 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE TURK IN ITALY: Overture
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" in D major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
7:19 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
7:43 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
7:48 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
7:59 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Margaret Fingerhut, piano
8:08 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Horn Concerto in Bb major Opus 91
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
8:32 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Sarah Cahill, piano
8:37 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:45 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3 Opus 72
German Chamber Philharmonic; Daniel Harding, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor Opus 60
Krystian Zimerman, piano; Maria Nowak, violin; Katarzyna Budnik, viola; Yuya Okamoto, cello
9:35 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO: Ballet Music
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
9:42 a.m.
Johann Pachelbel
Ciacona in F minor
Aries Brass Quintet
9:50 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity Opus 32
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Romance in G major Opus 39
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor Elena Urioste, violin
10:10 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Narciso Yepes, guitar
10:13 a.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Canarios
Chatham Baroque
10:18 a.m.
Reynaldo Hahn
Piano Concerto in E major
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
10:48 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Hungarian Sketches SZ 97
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor Jacques Zoon, flute
11:24 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9: II. Scherzo in D minor WAB 109
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
11:36 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words for cello and piano Opus 109
Elizabeth Dolin, cello; Bernadene Blaha, piano
11:40 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
XERXES: Largo: "Ombra mai fu"
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
11:44 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Adrian Boult, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro vivace in E minor Opus 27
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
12:13 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR Overture
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:24 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
Piano Concerto
Philharmonia Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor Pascal Roge, piano
12:45 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Fast Blue Village 2
Del Sol String Quartet
12:50 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D major: I. Allegro in D major BWV 972
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
12:58 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in F minor Opus 73
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
1:33 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 Opus 55
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
1:52 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Overture K 527
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
String Quintet No. 2 in Bb major Opus 87
Raphael Ensemble
2:29 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz No. 2
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:34 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in G minor in G minor (1843) H395
Anna Shelest, piano
2:52 p.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE WALKURE: Ride of the Valkyries
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
3:14 p.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Bear McCreary, piano
3:21 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 95 in C minor
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
3:42 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert Opus 77
Chineke! Orchestra; Anthony Parnther, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: V. Witches' Sabbath Opus 14
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
4:09 p.m.
Dorothy Howell
Piano Concerto in D minor in D minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
4:30 p.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude No. 17 in E minor Opus 6/11
Andres Segovia, guitar
4:33 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
The Harp Consort Paul O'Dette, baroque guitar; Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
4:41 p.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 4 "Picturesque Scenes" (Scenes pittoresques)
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D major: I. Allegro in D major BWV 972
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
5:12 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Espana (Spanish Rhapsodie)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
5:20 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
The Does (Les Biches): Suite "The Does" - fashionable Parisian women
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stephane Deneve, conductor Stuttgart SWR Vocal Ensemble
5:42 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo in C# minor
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Gerd Seifert, horn
6:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute & Harp Concerto in C major K 299
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Joshua Smith, flute; Lisa Wellbaum, harp
6:30 p.m.
Amy Beach
FOUR SKETCHES: #2. Phantoms. #3. Dreaming
Anna Shelest, piano
6:38 p.m.
Max Richter
On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter Orchestra; Lorenz Dangel, conductor
6:45 p.m.
Rachel Portman
Flight
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
6:50 p.m.
Joaquin Turina
Bullfighter's Prayer (Oracion del Torero) Opus 34
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
