Classical Music Playlist, August 8, 2025
Ernő (Ernst) Dohnányi (1877-1960) | photo: Library of Congress
Hungarian composer Ernő Dohnányi (Ernst von Dohnanyi) first composed his suite “Ruralia Hungarica” as seven movements for solo piano in 1923, based on folk songs he found in a collection of 150 Transylvanian Folksongs published in 1921 by fellow Hungarian composers Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. Transylvania was part of Hungary until ceded to Romania in 1920. In 1924 Dohnányi orchestrated five of the seven, and later arranged additional versions for different instrumentation. The 1924 orchestral version of Ruralia Hungarica is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
J. Michael Haydn
Horn Concertino in D major
English Chamber Orchestra; Barry Tuckwell, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
6:17 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Sextet in C minor Opus 40
Linos Ensemble
6:43 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 4 "Cadiz" Opus 47
Pepe Romero, guitar
6:48 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Allemaingien (1-3, 5-8)
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Fantasie Polonaise Opus 19
Polish National Radio Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor Janina Fialkowska, piano
7:22 a.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
7:41 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 16 in F minor
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
7:44 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
7:48 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
8:21 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major HOB 18:11
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:41 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Dance of the Elves (Danse des Lutins)
Xavier de Maistre, harp
8:44 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
8:49 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" in C major K 551
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:41 a.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Concerto No. 11 for oboe and strings in Bb major Opus 9/11
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor Anthony Robson, oboe
9:53 a.m.
Mikhail Glinka
RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan Waltzes (Valses Venezolanos)
Pepe Romero, guitar
10:23 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Piano Concerto No. 3 SZ 119
Helsinki Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, conductor Andreas Haefliger, piano
10:49 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
11:12 a.m.
Michael Torke
Sky: I. Lively
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
11:23 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
11:43 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Sonata Movement (Sonatensatz) in E in E major (1822, age 16) H44
Leanne Rees, piano
11:50 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra: I. Allegro moderato
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
11:54 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
THE SNOW MAIDEN: Dance of the Tumblers
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Sam Weiser, violin
Jennifer Reason, host
12:16 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Mi Teresita (Little Waltz)
Gabriela Montero, piano
12:21 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 2 in Eb major Opus 90/2 D 899
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
12:27 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
12:54 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 2: III. Rondo in Eb major
London Symphony Orchestra; Istvan Kertesz, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
1:00 p.m.
Amy Beach
Piano Quintet in F# minor Opus 67
Takacs Quartet Garrick Ohlsson, piano
1:29 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
1:44 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Four Scottish Dances Opus 59
Philharmonia Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
1:54 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Ruralia Hungarica Opus 32b
Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Gyorgy Lehel, conductor
2:25 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Libor Pesek, conductor
2:38 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for Violin and 3 Horns in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn; Timothy Brown, horn; Nicholas Hill, horn
2:50 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ": Finale in C minor Opus 78
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Berj Zamkochian, organ
2:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Fair Melusina Overture Opus 32
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
3:11 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Das Jahr (The Year): 6. June: Serenade
Anna Shelest, piano
3:17 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Platee: Suite
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
3:36 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 74
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
3:59 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo in C# minor
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Gerd Seifert, horn
4:18 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major K 451
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
4:41 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:48 p.m.
Johan Wagenaar
Twelfth Night Overture Opus 36
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain" Opus 132
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
5:16 p.m.
Richard Strauss
SALOME: Dance of the Seven Veils
Cleveland Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
5:27 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Bonn Beethovenhalle Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
5:47 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 1: I. Vivace in F# minor Opus 1
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
6:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Sam Weiser, violin
Jennifer Reason, host
6:16 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Ghost" in D major Opus 70/1
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Lynn Harrell, cello
6:40 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danzas Paraguayas
David Russell, guitar
6:47 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
New World A' Comin'
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Duke Ellington, piano
