Classical Music Playlist, September 1, 2025
1803 Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven by Christian Hornemann
The chamber trio of piano, violin, and cello was a familiar form in the late 1700s. Such a trio could also show off the new piano that was quickly replacing the harpsichord and could be a showcase for emerging piano virtuosos. But in 1804 Beethoven tried something no one else had yet done: a Concerto, placing a piano trio as the "solo" instrument against an orchestra. Balancing three different timbres of instruments against a full orchestra, combined with giving each of the piano, violin and cello sufficiently interesting and challenging themes, was a formidable task. It’s a work of excellence and daring. Beethoven’s Triple Concerto Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
6:18 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
Nights In the Gardens of Spain
Orchestre de Paris; Daniel Barenboim, conductor Martha Argerich, piano
6:43 a.m.
Albert Dietrich
Introduction and Romance Opus 27
Oldenburg State Orchestra (Oldenburgische Staatsorchester); Alexander Rumpf, conductor Marie-Louise Neunecker, horn
6:53 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
String Symphony No. 1 (Concerto) in A major RV 159
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 20: IV. Rondo in A major D 959
John O'Conor, piano
7:13 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" in F# minor
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:46 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin: Gavotte en Rondeau in E major BWV 1006
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
7:50 a.m.
Diego Ortiz
Recercada No. 2
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
7:52 a.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Symphony No. 4 "Stockholm" (Holmia): I. Allegro moderato in A major
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G major Opus 92
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
8:15 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
PRECIOSA: Overture J 279
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
8:24 a.m.
Fredrich Ernst Fesca
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 10
NDR Radio Philharmonic Hanover; Frank Beermann, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for horn and strings in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
9:00 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
9:32 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
9:36 a.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 1 "Jota aragonesa"
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
9:46 a.m.
Richard Strauss
DER ROSENKAVALIER: Waltz Sequence No. 1
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johan Wagenaar
Cyrano de Bergerac Overture Opus 23
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata for piano 4 hands in C major K 521
Jeno Jando, piano; Zsuzsa Kollar, piano
10:39 a.m.
Peter Philips
Bassano Pavan and Galliard
Parley of Instruments
10:41 a.m.
Michael Praetorius
Terpsichore: Courantes
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
10:47 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Concert Piece in F major Opus 2
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
11:00 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Harp Concerto in C minor
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Shao-Chia Lu, conductor Xavier de Maistre, harp
11:21 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danzas Paraguayas
David Russell, guitar
11:27 a.m.
J. Michael Haydn
Concerto for Organ, Viola, and Strings: III. Prestissimo in C major
Cappella Coloniensis; Wilfried Boettcher, conductor Franz Lehrndorfer, organ; Ulrich Koch, viola
11:37 a.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Alceste Suite
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Benjamin Britten
Soirees musicales (Suite after Rossini) Opus 9
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Carissima
New London Orchestra; Ronald Corp, conductor
12:13 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song Without Words "Spring Song" (Book V, No. 6) in A major Opus 62/6
Andras Schiff, piano
12:17 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
Petite Suite
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:47 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
1:01 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Nonette in E-flat: I. Adagio - Allegro in Eb major Opus 38
Minerva Chamber Ensemble; Kevin Geraldi, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonie in D major VB 143
Concerto Koln
1:34 p.m.
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
1:54 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Masquerade Overture
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello & orchestra in C major Opus 56
Philharmonia Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin; Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
2:35 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in A minor Opus 199
Brasil Guitar Duo
2:41 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Oboe Concerto in D minor BWV 1059
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Douglas Boyd, oboe
2:54 p.m.
Steve Reich
Electric Counterpoint: Third Movement
Valerie Milot, harp
3:00 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Romance in G major Opus 39
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor Elena Urioste, violin
3:10 p.m.
Arthur Bliss
A Colour Symphony
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
3:42 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Variations concertantes for cello & piano in D major Opus 17
Haruma Sato, cello; Wataru Hisasue, piano
3:52 p.m.
Paul Dukas
Villanelle for horn and orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
3:59 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 3 "The Sunday Symphony"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
4:18 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major Opus 11
Janacek Philharmonic; Dennis Burkh, conductor Elizabeth Rich, piano
4:42 p.m.
Ronn McFarlane
Fermi's Paradox
Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba; Ronn McFarlane, lute
4:48 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
The Harp Consort Paul O'Dette, baroque guitar; Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
5:18 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 98 in Bb major
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
5:49 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Concert Waltz No. 1 (Valse de Concert) in D major Opus 47
Bamberg Symphony; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 3 in G major Opus 55
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:39 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Intermezzo
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor
6:43 p.m.
Amy Beach
From Blackbird Hills
Lara Downes, piano
6:47 p.m.
Ingolf Dahl
Music for Brass Instruments: Intermezzo
New World Brass; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
6:51 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Concerto for Wind Quintet: I. Afro
Imani Winds
6:56 p.m.
Darius Milhaud
Scaramouche Suite: III. Brazileira
Tippett Quartet Jess Gillam, alto saxophone; Zeynep Ozsuca, piano; Andee Birkett, double bass
