Classical Music Playlist, July 18, 2025
Ernest Chausson by P. Frois, ca. 1885, Bibliothèque nationale de France [via WikiPedia; PD]
In a clever arrangement of the violin and piano as main instruments, in front of a string quartet mostly as support, the 1891 “Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet” by French composer Ernest Chausson is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in Eb major BWV 998
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
6:14 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 2 in C major Opus 87
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Lynn Harrell, cello
6:44 a.m.
Henry Purcell
Indian Queen: Symphony
Parley of Instruments
6:50 a.m.
August Soderman
Concert Overture in F major
Norrlands Opera Symphony Orchestra; Roy Goodman, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:15 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85
London Symphony Orchestra; John Barbirolli, conductor Jacqueline Du Pre, cello
7:47 a.m.
Amy Beach
In Autumn Opus 15
Joanne Polk, piano
7:49 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song Without Words "Spring Song" (Book V, No. 6) in A major Opus 62/6
Andras Schiff, piano
7:53 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Aleko: Men's Dance
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR Overture
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
8:36 a.m.
Koji Kondo
The Legend of Zelda Suite
London Philharmonic Orchestra
8:41 a.m.
Ricardo Herz
Sisifo na Cidade Grande (Sisyphus in the Big City)
Sphinx Virtuosi; Joe Hisaishi, conductor
8:46 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
9:00 a.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Concertino for 2 horns and orchestra Opus 45
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor Ib Lanzky-Otto, horn; Froydis Ree Wekre, horn
9:25 a.m.
George Walker
Lyric for Strings
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
9:31 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 5 in G major BWV 829
Angela Hewitt, piano
9:53 a.m.
Charles-Marie Widor
Organ Symphony No. 5: Toccata Opus 42
Simon Preston, organ
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
10:10 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Opus 33
London Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
10:30 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 17 "Tempest": III. Allegretto in D minor Opus 31/2
John O'Conor, piano
10:38 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Suite Opus 54
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:58 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" in B minor D 759
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
11:24 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": IV. Finale (Presto) in D major K 385
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic; Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
11:29 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Piano Concerto in C# minor Opus 30
Bergen Philharmonic; Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor Geoffrey Tozer, piano
11:44 a.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a sentimental mood
Jason Vieaux, guitar
11:48 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Leo Eylar, composer and conductor
Jennifer Reason, host
12:27 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
La Vega
London Symphony Orchestra; Elmer Bernstein, conductor Christopher Parkening, guitar
12:43 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Cello Sonata: I. Impetuoso
Raphael Wallfisch, cello; John York, piano
12:51 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Helsinki Philharmonic; Paavo Berglund, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major BWV 1047
European Brandenburg Ensemble; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
1:12 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Archduke": II. Scherzo in Bb major Opus 97
Esther Abrami Quintet Emanuel Ax, piano; Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
1:21 p.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Earina Suite
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
1:43 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Ernest Chausson
Concert for Violin, Piano & String Quartet in D major Opus 21
Takacs Quartet Joshua Bell, violin; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
2:38 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
2:44 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Tarantelas
Ensemble Kapsberger; Rolf Lislevand, conductor
2:52 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO: Ballet Music
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
2:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in Bb major Opus 3/1 HWV 312
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:09 p.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8)
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:12 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Nocturne, "Souvenirs de mon pays"
Alexandra Oehler, piano
3:20 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in Eb major K 543
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Margaret Fingerhut, piano
3:59 p.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major Opus 103
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
4:41 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto in C# minor Opus 27/2
Alice Sara Ott, piano
4:48 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Violin Concerto: II. Rondo. Allegretto scherzando Opus 33
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Fabio Luisi, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
5:00 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Serenata for harp and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ernst Marzendorfer, conductor Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
5:24 p.m.
John C. Williams
When The Birds Return
Voces8; Barnaby Smith, conductor Xuefei Yang, guitar
5:29 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
5:39 p.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 "Romantic": I. Bewegt, Nicht Zu Schell in Eb major
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Bohm, conductor
6:01 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Leo Eylar, composer and conductor
Jennifer Reason, host
6:28 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade no. 4 in F minor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
6:39 p.m.
John Adams
Habanera (from John's Book of Alleged Dances)
Attacca Quartet
6:44 p.m.
Philip Glass
Symphony No. 3: Movement IV
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
6:48 p.m.
John Williams
Seven Years in Tibet: Seven Years in Tibet
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
6:56 p.m.
Jorge Calandrelli
Solitude
Milos Karadaglic, guitar; Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone
