Classical Music Playlist, September 15, 2025
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Composed in 1902 during Finland’s struggle for independence against Tsarist Russia, and with its folk themes and distinctly national flavor, the 2nd Symphony of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius was immediately lauded as a nationalist statement - by SOME; others denied it, including Sibelius. But nearly everyone agrees that it’s a masterpiece. The Sibelius Symphony No. 2 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Heinichen
Concerto for violin, flutes, oboes, strings in G major S 213
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
6:16 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Horn Trio in Eb major Opus 40
Lowell Greer, natural horn; Steven Lubin, fortepiano; Stephanie Chase, violin
6:47 a.m.
Grace Williams
Hiraeth for Harp
Sandrine Chatron, harp
6:49 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals Tropical
David Russell, guitar
6:53 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Opus 65
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3: I. Allegro ma non tanto in D minor Opus 30
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
7:17 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Bonn Beethovenhalle Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
7:38 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Bagatelle No. 6 in Eb major Opus 126/6
John O'Conor, piano
7:41 a.m.
Gyorgy Ligeti
Bagatelle No. 3 (from Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet)
Albert Schweitzer Quintet
7:45 a.m.
Victor Ewald
Quintet No. 1 in Bb minor Opus 5
Center City Brass Quintet
8:00 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 "Carnival in Pest" in D major
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
8:16 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25
London Mozart Players; Jonathan Bloxham, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:39 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 5 "Andaluza"
Maria Duenas, violin; Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
8:43 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Espana (Spanish Rhapsodie)
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
8:52 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Sinfonia in G minor RV 157
Bach Sinfonia; Daniel Abraham, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
9:14 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite Opus 40
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:36 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor Opus 23
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
9:48 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture (The Bat)
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Joseph Francek, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major HOB 18:11
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
10:21 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
10:25 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Serenade in D: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace in D major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
10:34 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 for winds "Gran Partita": I. Largo - Allegro Molto in Bb major K 361 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
10:46 a.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 11 in D major Opus 4/11 RV 204
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
11:08 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major Opus 90
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:44 a.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre (No. 1) in E minor
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:54 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
March from Tsar Saltan Suite Opus 57
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Phaeton - Symphonic Poem Opus 39
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:36 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: I. Soir (Evening) Opus 76
Neave Trio
12:40 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Ghost": I. Allegro vivace e con brio in D major Opus 70/1
The Gold Coast Trio Rachel Vetter Huang, violin; Susan Lamb Cook, cello; Hao Huang, piano
12:51 p.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Opus 28
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
1:17 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Opus 100
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
1:40 p.m.
Percy Grainger
Children's March "Over the Hills and Far Away"
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor Arts District Chorale
1:50 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for guitar and strings No. 4: III. Fandango in D major G 448
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
2:00 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 43
Concertgebouw Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Hans Zimmer
The Frozen Planet
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
2:50 p.m.
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
Helene Grimaud, piano
2:54 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Minute Waltz in Db major Opus 64/1
Stephen Hough, piano
2:58 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": I. Allegro Vivace in A major Opus 90
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 7
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Holly Mathieson, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:36 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 14: V. Presto in C# minor Opus 131
Takacs Quartet
3:41 p.m.
Agustin Bardi
Gallo Ciego blind rooster
Apollo Chamber Players Hector del Curto, bandoneon
3:48 p.m.
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Africa-Fantasie Opus 89
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
4:14 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR: Polovetsian Dances
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor Lausanne Radio Chorus
4:31 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G major K 525 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Running Set
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; James Judd, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Cello Concerto in A major Wq 172 / H 439
English Chamber Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor Matt Haimovitz, cello
5:20 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Seasons: June "Barcarolle" Opus 37
Bruce Liu, piano
5:26 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 4: III. Moderately fast
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
5:30 p.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Capriccio No. 1 in D major Z 182
Bern Camerata; Alexander van Wijnkoop, conductor
5:46 p.m.
Joseph Joachim
Violin Concerto No. 2: III. Finale alla zingara in D minor Opus 11 Hungarian style
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
5:59 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Opus 58
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
6:27 p.m.
Paul Dukas
La Peri: Fanfare
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
6:29 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Four Scottish Dances Opus 59
Philharmonia Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
6:39 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Giga
Horst Klee, guitar
6:41 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Concierto del Sur: III. Allegro moderato e festivo
New York Philharmonic; Jose Serebrier, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
6:48 p.m.
Philip Glass
Piano Quintet No. 1 "Annunciation" (Part 1)
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
