Classical Music Playlist, July 25, 2025
Frontispice [detail] by Félicien Rops (1833–1898) for the 1868 edition of "Gaspard de la Nuit" by poet Aloysius Bertrand
Inspired by scenes from poetry, Maurice Ravel’s 3-movement suite “Gaspard de la Nuit” evokes a dreamy night, a scene at the gallows, and a mischievous goblin. Ravel composed the suite for solo piano, but you’ll hear an orchestrated version by the composer of the iconic “Twilight Zone” theme (Marius Constant) for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Dorothy Howell
Lamia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
6:11 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major Opus 8
The Rembrandt Trio
6:42 a.m.
John Williams
HARRY POTTER and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:48 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for two violins, Op. 3, No. 8 in A minor Opus 3/8 RV 522
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin; Elizabeth Wilcock, violin
7:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Oboe Concerto in F major BWV 1053R
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Douglas Boyd, oboe
7:20 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Prelude and Fugue in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
7:28 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Orchestral Suite "Mozartiana" in G major Opus 61
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:54 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor in C# minor Opus 3/2
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
7:59 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons: Autumn Opus 67
Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Robert Levin, fortepiano
8:39 a.m.
William Brade
Three Masque Dances of Count Palatine
The King's Noyse; David Douglass, conductor
8:43 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE RETURN OF THE JEDI: The Emperor Arrives
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:46 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:23 a.m.
Thorkell Sigurbjornsson
Heyr himna smithur
Voces8
9:28 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in F major BWV 1057
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
9:45 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR: Polovetsian Dances
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor Lausanne Radio Chorus
10:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Lili Boulanger
Prelude in D Flat Major in Db major
Anna Shelest, piano
10:19 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: II. Matin (Morning) in Bb major Opus 76
Mozart Piano Quartet
10:24 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major Opus 105
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:46 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture Opus 81
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 21
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
11:25 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Etude No. 10 in F# minor Op 26/10
Lang Lang, piano
11:32 a.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
11:42 a.m.
Enrique Granados
La Maja de Goya
Christopher Parkening, guitar
11:48 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for violin, oboe and strings in G minor RV 576
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor Members of...
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Jason Pettit, tenor- In Memorium
Jennifer Reason, host
12:11 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Opus 49
Claremont Trio
12:41 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Helsinki Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Overture K 527
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:52 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand": Chorus mysticus from PART II in Eb major
Berlin Philharmonic; Berlin Radio Choir; Claudio Abbado, conductor Cheryl Studer, soprano; Sylvia McNair, soprano; Anne Sofie von Otter, alto; Bryn Terfel, baritone
1:00 p.m.
Florence Price
Violin Concerto No. 2
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Jonathon Heyward, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
1:15 p.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto in D major L: D8
Tempesta di Mare
1:27 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Sonata in G minor
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
1:48 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: IV. Allegro energico e passionato in E minor Opus 98
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la Nuit
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
2:23 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV 816
Glenn Gould, piano
2:35 p.m.
Ernest Chausson
Poeme
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Mikko Franck, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
2:53 p.m.
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Colas Breugnon: Overture
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Fantasy
London Symphony Orchestra; Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor Barry Douglas, piano
3:15 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra in Eb major K 297b
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor Radomir Pivoda, flute; Jiri Mihule, oboe; Zdenek Tylsar, horn; Frantisek Herman, bassoon
3:41 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite: I. Valley of the Bones
Michelle Cann, piano
3:44 p.m.
Stewart Goodyear
The Kapok
iSing Silicon Valley; Jennah Delp Somers, conductor Inbal Segev, cello; Stewart Goodyear, piano
3:51 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 trumpets in C major RV 537
English Chamber Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
4:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio in Eb major Opus 55
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:16 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite Opus 39
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
4:39 p.m.
Amy Beach
Violin Sonata: III. Largo in E minor Opus 34
Neave Trio; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
4:49 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Myung Whun Chung, conductor
4:58 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 99
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar
5:18 p.m.
Foday Musa Suso
Tilliboyo (Sunset)
Kronos Quartet; Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
5:24 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Opus 100
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
5:45 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro Opus 47
English Symphony Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Jason Pettit, tenor- In Memorium
Jennifer Reason, host
6:11 p.m.
Claude Debussy
String Quartet in G minor Opus 10
Quartet Ysaye
6:37 p.m.
Franz Waxman
Rhapsody for piano and orchestra
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; James Sedares, conductor David Buechner, piano
6:51 p.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
6:54 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
Sextet for wind quintet & piano: II. Divertissement FP 100
Pascal Roge, piano; Patrick Gallois, flute; Maurice Bourgue, oboe; Michel Portal, clarinet
