Classical Music Playlist, September 8, 2025
Czech composer Antonín Dvořák
Czech composer Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 has been called his equivalent to Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony No. 6, but very much of the Bohemian countryside. And in both of them, a love of life inspired by nature. Composed in the summer and early autumn of 1889 at his summer home, Dvořák’s Eighth’s alternates in moods from pastoral scenes to Czech folk dances contrasted against periods of drama. It’s like a study on the balance of nature and life. Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 is today’s Midday Masterpiece as we celebrate his birthday today [1841-1904].
6:00 a.m.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Overture in G minor (BWV1070)
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
6:21 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Easter Sonata in A major H235 Ostersonate
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
6:45 a.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
6:51 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 4 in F major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Niels Gade
Hamlet Overture Opus 37
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major K 622
Staatskapelle Dresden; Hans Vonk, conductor Sabine Meyer, basset clarinet
7:39 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
7:50 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Vienna Blood Opus 354 Wiener Blut
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Norwegian Rhapsody No. 3 (Norsk Rapsodi No. 3) Opus 21
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Opus 58
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Maurizio Pollini, piano
8:44 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G minor Opus 46
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
8:49 a.m.
Jose Moncayo
Huapango
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 6 in D major Opus 60
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
9:43 a.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
9:49 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for trumpets, oboes, strings and timpani in D major TWV 54:D3
English Chamber Orchestra; Simon Preston, conductor Hannes Laubin, trumpet; Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet; Bernhard Laubin, trumpet
10:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertpiece for piano and orchestra in F minor Opus 79 (Konzertstuck)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
10:16 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Adios Nonino
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ettore Stratta, conductor El Quinteto Buenos Aires
10:23 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kije Suite Opus 60
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
10:45 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" in G minor Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb major Opus 87
Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola; Yo Yo Ma, cello
11:35 a.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
11:39 a.m.
Leos Janacek
Moravian Dances
Warsaw Philharmonic; Antoni Wit, conductor
11:49 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Athalia: March of the Priests Opus 74
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:54 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite: III. Alla Marcia Opus 11
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro in F major Opus 102
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
12:08 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
12:23 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll" in Eb major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Danse Slav (from Le Roi Malgre Lui)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
1:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 6/5 HWV 323
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
1:16 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 15 in C major Opus 72
Katia and Marielle Labeque, piano duo
1:20 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
London Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Monteux, conductor
1:51 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
Philharmonic of La Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
2:36 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor Opus 23
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
2:47 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 3, No. 6 in A minor Opus 3/6 RV 356
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
2:55 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Turkish Rondo (from Sonata No. 11 "Turkish March") in A major K 331
Canadian Brass
3:00 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
3:16 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
3:42 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E minor Opus 72
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
3:49 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Outdoor Overture
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal" in D major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:27 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Consolation No. 3 in Db major G 172
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:32 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Sarah Cahill, piano
4:38 p.m.
Claude Champagne
Rustic Dance (Dance Villageoise)
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Yoav Talmi, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
MAZEPPA: Gopak
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
4:48 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale: Allegro molto in Eb major Opus 55
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Opus 81
Takacs Quartet Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
5:42 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:48 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR Overture
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Requiem Opus 48
London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble; Nigel Short, conductor Tenebrae; Grace Davidson, soprano; William Gaunt, baritone
6:37 p.m.
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Two Serenades: No. 2: Serenade pour la vie (Serenade for Life)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Mikko Franck, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
6:45 p.m.
Alexander Zhuk
Ukrainian Rhapsody
Anna Shelest, piano
6:52 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Preludio
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
6:55 p.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 4
Angelica Hairston, harp
