Classical Music Playlist, July 16, 2025
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1880. Source: Library of Congress
Great reviews and applause are things any artist would love, especially if you have a tendency to pessimism, mood swings and self-doubt. So when the public AND critics loved Tchaikovsky’s Third Orchestral Suite, he was beside himself with happiness. Six days later he wrote to his patroness Nadezhda von Meck that, "reality far exceeded my expectations. I have never before experienced such a triumph. I saw that the entire mass of the audience was moved, and grateful to me. These moments are the finest adornment of the artist's life. Thanks to these it is worth living and laboring." Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 3 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Sinfonia for Strings in A major FWV M: A2
Les Amis de Philippe; Ludger Remy, conductor
6:09 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
String Quartet in Eb major
Erato Quartet Basel
6:30 a.m.
Rachel Portman
Flight
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
6:36 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 7 "Le Midi" in C major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
6:59 a.m.
J. P. E. Hartmann
Hakon Jarl Opus 40
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
7:09 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
The Red Poppy [ballet]: Suite
New Jersey Symphony; Zdenek Macal, conductor
7:37 a.m.
Adam Larrabee
24 Preludes for Banjo: No. 6 "Presto" in c# minor
John Bullard, banjo
7:39 a.m.
Nikolai Kapustin
Prelude in Jazz Style No. 12 in G# minor Opus 53
John Salmon, piano
7:42 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace in A major Opus 92
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 22
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pascal Roge, piano
8:39 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Saltarello
Calliope
8:42 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4: III. Juba Dance in D minor
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
8:49 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Artist's Life Opus 316 Kunstlerleben
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola in Eb major K 364
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Yakov Kreizberg, conductor Julia Fischer, violin; Gordan Nikolic, viola
9:31 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 3 in Gb major Opus 90/3 D 899
Murray Perahia, piano
9:37 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Etude No. 3 "The Little Bell" ("La Campanella") in G# minor
Lang Lang, piano
9:43 a.m.
Paul Dukas
La Peri: Fanfare
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
9:45 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Shepherd's Hey
Denver Brass; Kenneth Singleton, conductor
9:48 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Carnaval Opus 9
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Etude Pathetique Opus 124
Joanne Polk, piano
10:18 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:55 a.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D minor Opus 11
Nash Ensemble
11:26 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade: The Young Prince and The Young Princess Opus 35
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
11:37 a.m.
Louis Theodore Gouvy
Symphonie breve in G minor Opus 58
Saarbrucken Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Jacques Mercier, conductor
11:52 a.m.
Philip Glass
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes": 6. V2 Schneider
American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3 Opus 72
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
12:15 p.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Danzas Argentinas: II. Danza de la moza donosa Opus 2 Dance of the Donosa Girl
Martha Argerich, piano
12:17 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin: Gavotte en Rondeau in E major BWV 1006
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
12:22 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64
Gottinger Symphonie Orchester; Christoph-Mathias Mueller, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
12:49 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro con spirito in D major Opus 73
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" in G minor Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 4 in F major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
1:22 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jenamy" in Eb major K 271
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
1:53 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Dance of the Comedians
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 3 in G major Opus 55
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:45 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
2:48 p.m.
Andrea Falconieri
Ciacona
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
2:53 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 4: II. Scherzo in Eb major Opus 48
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertpiece for piano and orchestra in F minor Opus 79 (Konzertstuck)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
3:17 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Trio for harp, violin and cello
Xavier de Maistre, harp; Ingolf Turban, violin; Wen-Sinn Yang, cello
3:43 p.m.
VARIOUS
Renaissance Dances I
Piffaro Renaissance Band; Joan Kimball, conductor
3:51 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 3: III. Polonaise. Allegretto in F major Opus 70
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
4:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major HOB 18:11
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Emanuel Ax, piano
4:19 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
4:33 p.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
4:36 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1: III. Minuetto. Allegro in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
4:45 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro vivace in E minor Opus 27
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian Dances Opus 35
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:17 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals
Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor Leslie Pearson, piano; Michael Reeves, piano; George Ives, cello; Kenneth Smith, flute
5:40 p.m.
Roland Dyens
Tango En Skai (Immitation Leather Tango)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
5:43 p.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
5:49 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
6:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 36
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
6:34 p.m.
Luigi Perrachio
Piano Quintet: IV. Finale: Presto vigoroso
Carpe Diem String Quartet David Korevaar, piano
6:42 p.m.
Carlos Gardel
Guitarra, Guitarra Mia
Franz Halasz, guitar
6:44 p.m.
Giorgio Mainerio
Dances
The Broadside Band; Jeremy Barlow, conductor
6:50 p.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre No. 2 in G minor
Michelle Cann, piano
