Classical Music Playlist, September 22, 2025
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It’s the first day of Fall and “Autumn” from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” kicks off today's extended Midday Masterpiece at 2pm. Followed by all Autumn-inspired music by various composers filling the entire hour.
6:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oboe Quartet in F major K 370
Terzetto Paul Goodwin, oboe
6:18 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 93 in D major HOB I:93
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
6:41 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Sonata Movement (Sonatensatz) in E in E major (1822, age 16) H44
Leanne Rees, piano
6:49 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in G minor BWV 1056
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
7:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for diverse instruments in C major RV 558
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty Suite Opus 66
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
7:33 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Consolation No. 3 in Db major G 172
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
7:37 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Etude No. 3 "The Little Bell" ("La Campanella") in G# minor
Lang Lang, piano
7:43 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat: I. Allegro moderato in Eb major Opus 20
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
The Thieving Magpie (LA GAZZA LADRA): Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:09 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor John O'Conor, piano
8:39 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:44 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Bolero
Berlin Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in Bb major Opus 60
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:34 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Trio No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo in E minor Opus 92
Neave Trio
9:47 a.m.
Johannes Bernardus Van Bree
Concert Overture in B minor in B minor
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jac Van Steen, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto: I. Allegro affettuoso in A minor Opus 54
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Martin West, conductor Lara Downes, piano
10:15 a.m.
Julie Cooper
Firedove
The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge Anna Lapwood, organ; Elena Urioste, violin
10:22 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Quartet for guitar, flute, viola & cello in G major D 96
Wolfgang Schulz, flute; Goran Sollscher, guitar; Wolfram Christ, viola; Georg Faust, cello
10:48 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in E minor Opus 11
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
10:59 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" in G major
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor
11:24 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
The Crimson Tower (Torre Bermeja) Opus 92/12
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
11:29 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose Suite
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor
11:48 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto: III. Rondo - Allegro in D major Opus 61
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
11:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
12:14 p.m.
Amy Beach
In Autumn Opus 15
Joanne Polk, piano
12:17 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Seasons: September "The Hunt" Opus 37
Bruce Liu, piano
12:21 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in Eb major K 543
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:51 p.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement in D major
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Josef Suk
Fantastic Scherzo Opus 25
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
1:16 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in A major Opus 81
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
1:20 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Scherzo in D minor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
1:26 p.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Hary Janos Suite
Gulbenkian Orchestra; Lawrence Foster, conductor
1:51 p.m.
Ricardo Castro
Piano Concerto: III. Polonaise in A minor Opus 22
Orquesta Sinf�nica de Miner�a (OSM); Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
2:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Autumn (L'Autunno) in F major Opus 8/3 RV 293
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin
2:12 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Fall in Buenos Aires (Otono Porteno)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
2:16 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concert Etudes: Automne in Db major Opus 35/2
Anna Shelest, piano
2:23 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons: Autumn Opus 67
Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
2:36 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
In Autumn Overture Opus 11
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:48 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Das Jahr (The Year): 9. September: At the River
Anna Shelest, piano
2:52 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
THE SEASONS: Autumn: "Juchhe! Der Wein ist da" XXI:3
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Rene Jacobs, conductor RIAS Chamber Chorus
2:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
3:15 p.m.
Giulio Caccini
Amarilli mia bella
Empire Brass
3:21 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor Opus 34
Linos Ensemble
3:48 p.m.
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Symphony No. 2: IV. Moderato (Finale) in Bb major
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:32 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C Minor (from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) in C minor BWV 847
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
4:38 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo in F major Opus 68
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 32 in G major K 318
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D minor
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor Diane Lacelle, oboe
5:11 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Cello Sonata: I. Impetuoso
Raphael Wallfisch, cello; John York, piano
5:20 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 92 "Oxford" in G major
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
5:46 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro in A minor Opus 44
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Sextet in A major Opus 48
Raphael Ensemble
6:32 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO: Ballet Music
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Rachel Portman
Flight
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Francine Kay, piano
6:44 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke Suite (from Princess Mononoke)
New Japan World Dream Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
6:53 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Habanera
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
