Classical Music Playlist, September 3, 2025
Dmitri and Maxim Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich wrote much of his music with qualities of conflict, anxiety, and sardonic humor while under constant scrutiny and threat from Soviet officials, including Stalin. But for the cheerful event of his son's 19th birthday (in 1957, four years after the death of Stalin), Shostakovich composed a piano concerto filled with spirited charm and fun. His son, Maxim Shostakovich (later a conductor), was the soloist in the premiere performance for his Moscow Conservatory graduation concert in May of 1957. A new release of the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 with pianist Yuja Wang is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Francesco Durante
Concerto No. 4 for strings and continuo in E minor
Concerto Koln
6:11 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear" in C major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
6:39 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
6:53 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 4 in G major Opus 39/4
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture in C minor Opus 62
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:08 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Libor Pesek, conductor
7:32 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Capricho arabe (Arabian Caprice)
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
7:37 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor Opus 23
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
7:47 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Gayne Ballet Suite
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:01 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
8:37 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Limina Luminis Threshold of Light
Anna Lapwood, organ
8:44 a.m.
Pall Isolfsson
Festival Overture
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Petri Sakari, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Opus 37
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Robert Levin, fortepiano
9:37 a.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
9:42 a.m.
Fernande Decruck
Sonata in C-sharp for alto saxophone: I. Tr�s mod�r� in C# minor
Jackson Symphony Orchestra; Matthew Aubin, conductor Carrie Koffman, alto saxophone
10:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Fair Melusina Overture Opus 32
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Piano Quintet No. 1: III. Scherzo in F major Opus 69
Carpe Diem String Quartet David Korevaar, piano
10:15 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C minor Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
10:20 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 53 "L'Imperiale" in D major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10:43 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for flute, oboe and viola d'amore in E major
Berlin Baroque Soloists; Rainer Kussmaul, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Albrecht Mayer, oboe d'amore; Wolfram Christ, viola d'amore
11:00 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Sonata "Arpeggione" in A minor D 821
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor John Williams, guitar
11:24 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: I. Soir (Evening) Opus 76
Neave Trio
11:29 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 74
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
11:52 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Espana: No. 2 Tango Opus 165/2
Jason Vieaux, guitar
11:56 a.m.
Johannes Hanssen
Valdres March
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Richard Strauss
DER ROSENKAVALIER: Concert Suite
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
12:24 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for piano & winds in Eb major K 452
Radu Lupu, piano; Han de Vries, oboe; George Pieterson, clarinet; Vincente Zarzo, horn; Brian Pollard, bassoon
12:50 p.m.
Esther Abrami
Transmissions
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Esther Abrami, violin
12:55 p.m.
Richard Wagner
LOHENGRIN: Prelude to Act III
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 11 "Serioso" in F minor Opus 95
Takacs Quartet
1:21 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" in B minor D 759
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
1:47 p.m.
Karen LeFrak
Habanera Nights
Sharon Isbin, guitar; ...and friends
1:52 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London": IV. Spiritoso (Finale) in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major Opus 102
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
2:19 p.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Adagio in G minor
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:28 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:48 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture Opus 80
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in G minor BWV 1056
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
3:10 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 2 in C minor in C minor Opus 14
Anna Shelest, piano
3:15 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 36
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:49 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Oboe Concerto No. 12 in C major RV 449
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Paul Goodwin, oboe
3:59 p.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes Opus 36
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
4:15 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Berlin Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:45 p.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
4:50 p.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Kuhn, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Festive Polonaise (Le Roi Malgre Lui: Fete Polonaise)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:07 p.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 6: I. Majestoso in A major
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:26 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Opus 33
London Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
5:45 p.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Aaron Copland
The Red Pony Suite
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
6:25 p.m.
Karen LeFrak
Miami Concerto
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Enrico Lopez-Ya�ez, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
6:44 p.m.
Clarice Assad
Bohemian Queen: III. Hyde Park Jam
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra; Allen Tinkham, conductor Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet
6:50 p.m.
Kevin Puts
Contact: I. The Call
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
