Classical Music Playlist, July 31, 2025
Igor Stravinsky with Nijinsky as Petrouchka
Igor Stravinsky’s ballet about a puppet that comes to life is no charming Pinocchio story. It’s a story of love, rejection, murder and revenge (by puppets!). Stravinsky's original 1911 version of his ballet “Petrushka” is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Adriano Banchieri
Concerti 1-3
Empire Brass
6:06 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor Opus 115
Domus; Anthony Marwood, 2nd violin
6:39 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Tsar's Bride overture
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
6:46 a.m.
Karl Goldmark
In Italy Overture Opus 49
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major BWV 1054
Australian Chamber Orchestra Angela Hewitt, piano
7:17 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 4 "Tragic" in C minor D 417
Stockholm Sinfonietta; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:48 a.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Still Water (Remanso)
Los Romeros
7:50 a.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
The Wedding (La Boda)
Los Romeros
7:54 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Iberia: Triana
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture Opus 101
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Quintet in A minor
Takacs Quartet Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
8:38 a.m.
John Williams
Themes from Jurassic Park
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:45 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
9:00 a.m.
Charles Stanford
Symphony No. 3 "Irish" in F minor
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
9:43 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
9:52 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
AIDA: Triumphal March from Act II
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in Eb major Opus 26
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
10:10 a.m.
Wilhelm van Wassenaer
Concerto Armonico No. 6 in Eb major
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor
10:20 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Sextet in C major Opus 37
Takacs Quartet Andras Schiff, piano; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; K�lm�n Berkes, clarinet
10:51 a.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
11:00 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" in Eb major Opus 97
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:31 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 5 "Andaluza"
Narciso Yepes, guitar
11:36 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 2 in Eb major Opus 9/2
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
11:41 a.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Capriccio Sinfonico
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; Claudio Scimone, conductor
11:54 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Finale (1911)
Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Makela, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:59 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 12 in F major Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Flute Sonata: IV. Finale: Moderato in C# minor Opus 64
Maria Cecilia Munoz, flute; Tiffany Butt, piano
12:14 p.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
Empire Brass; Rolf Smedvig, conductor
12:19 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in Bb major Opus 60
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
12:54 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March Opus 24
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Ignaz Holzbauer
Symphony in D major Opus 3/4
L'Orfeo Barokorkester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
1:17 p.m.
Julia Perry
Ye, Who Seek the Truth
Experiential Orchestra; James Blachly, conductor
1:22 p.m.
Jessie Montgomery
Voodoo Dolls
Apollo Chamber Players Hector del Curto, bandoneon
1:28 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 7
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Holly Mathieson, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
1:51 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement in D major
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:35 p.m.
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
La Cumparsita (Tango)
Xuefei Yang, guitar
2:39 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
2:54 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 5 in A major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 11 "The Lyre" (La Cetra) in C minor Opus 9 RV 198
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Simon Standage, violin
3:10 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
3:20 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in Eb major Opus 82
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
3:51 p.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major K 503
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
4:33 p.m.
Agustin Bardi
Gallo Ciego blind rooster
Apollo Chamber Players Hector del Curto, bandoneon
4:37 p.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Odeon - Tango Brasileiro
Richard Cionco, piano
4:41 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9: II. Molto Vivace (Scherzo and Trio) in D minor Opus 125
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:54 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
MLADA: Procession of the Nobles
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Myung Whun Chung, conductor
5:08 p.m.
Alfredo Casella
Italia: IV. Finale (Allegro molto vivace...) Opus 11
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
5:17 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 2 "The Four Temperaments" Opus 16
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertino Opus 107
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor Susan Milan, flute
5:59 p.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor Opus 6
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
6:21 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Flute Concerto: I. Allegro con Fermezza
Philharmonia Orchestra; Ion Marin, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
6:36 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Concerto for tuba and orchestra in F minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Arnold Jacobs, tuba
6:49 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 2
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
6:55 p.m.
Jon Batiste
Nocturne No. 1 in D minor
Jon Batiste, piano
