Classical Music Playlist, August 29, 2025
Cologne Cathedral | Image by B. Hochsprung from Pixabay
The title of Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish,” is a reference to things along the Rhine River that he evokes musically such as the morning landscape, local dances and the grand gothic cathedral of Cologne in the 4th movement of this 5-movement symphony. A period instrument performance of it is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 32 in G major K 318
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:08 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Grand Concerto for bassoon and orchestra in F major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
6:32 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Romance Opus 35/6
Felix Klieser, horn; Christof Keymer, piano
6:37 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major BWV 1066
American Bach Soloists; Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement in D major
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
7:09 a.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Piano Concerto No. 4 in E major Opus 64
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
7:36 a.m.
Sebastian Iradier
La Paloma the dove
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
7:39 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choros No. 1
Pepe Romero, guitar
7:45 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9: II. Molto Vivace (Scherzo and Trio) in D minor Opus 125
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21: I. Allegro in C major K 467
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor John O'Conor, piano
8:14 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Fantasy for a Gentleman
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Lawrence Foster, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
8:38 a.m.
William Grant Still
Summerland
Alexa Still, flute; Susan DeWitt Smith, piano
8:42 a.m.
Max Richter
Summer 3
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Andre de Ridder, conductor Daniel Hope, violin
8:48 a.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Suite from "Mascarade"
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:28 a.m.
Pietro Mascagni
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Easter Hymn "Regina Coeli" (Queen of Heaven)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Giuseppi Sinopoli, conductor Royal Opera Chorus
9:34 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in E minor RV 281
Europa Galante Fabio Biondi, violin
9:46 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from Howl's Moving Castle)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
10:00 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
String Quintet No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo ma con brio in G major Opus 111
Takacs Quartet Lawrence Power, viola
10:13 a.m.
Jacques Ibert
Three Brief Pieces (Trois Pieces Breves)
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
10:22 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata in B minor in B minor
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
10:55 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor BWV 1058
A Far Cry; Simone Dinnerstein, conductor Simone Dinnerstein, piano
11:14 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Bourree Fantasque
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:22 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 "Le Matin" in D major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
11:42 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Widmung (Dedication) Opus 25
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:44 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Romance Opus 36
Hermann Baumann, horn; Reiko Honsho, piano
11:48 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Ramya Shankar- classical Indian vocalist, improviser and sound healer
Jennifer Reason, host
12:12 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet "Trout" in A major Opus 114 D 667
Emanuel Ax, piano; Pamela Frank, violin; Rebecca Young, viola; Yo Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass
12:52 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Overture (Die Zauberflote) K 620
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
1:10 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Opus 93
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
1:35 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 3 RV 578
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
1:45 p.m.
Avril Coleridge-Taylor
Sussex Landscape Opus 27
Chineke! Orchestra; Roderick Cox, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" in Eb major Opus 97
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:31 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284
Richard Cionco, piano
2:35 p.m.
Christoph Forster
Horn Concerto in Eb major ICF 6
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble Stewart Rose, horn
2:49 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
LIBUSE: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
3:01 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
3:33 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Turibio Santos, guitar
3:39 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Cleveland Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
3:45 p.m.
Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 12 (Quartet Movement) in C minor D 703
Emerson String Quartet
3:55 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G minor Opus 46
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Morning Papers Opus 279 (Morgenblatter)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Nocturne, "Souvenirs de mon pays"
Alexandra Oehler, piano
4:20 p.m.
Michael Torke
Sky
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
4:46 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Champs-Elysees Theatre Orchestra; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb major K 450
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
5:25 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: IV. Porro
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
5:29 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet: IV. Finale Op 143
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
5:36 p.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:45 p.m.
Leos Janacek
Suite (Serenade) Opus 3
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Ramya Shankar- classical Indian vocalist, improviser and sound healer
Jennifer Reason, host
6:12 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Piano Quintet in G minor Opus 1
Catalyst Quartet Stewart Goodyear, piano
6:39 p.m.
Frederick Delius
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
6:47 p.m.
Myroslav Skoryk
Three Extravagant Dances: II. Blues: Almost American
Anna Shelest, piano; Dmitri Shelest, piano
6:54 p.m.
William Grant Still
Romance
Sierra Winds Felix Viscuglia, alto saxophone; Carol Urban-Silvers, piano
