Classical Music Playlist, September 29, 2025
Asger Hamerik was the most well-known Danish composer after the earlier Niels Gade. From 1871 he served as director of the Peabody Institute Music Conservatory in Baltimore for 27 years, until 1898. During that time he composed his Symphony No. 5, titled “Symphonie Serieuse” or "Serious Symphony" and that title matches its musical mood (without being excessive). It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Cello Concerto in A minor RV 418
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Christophe Coin, cello
6:11 a.m.
Carl Reinecke
Trio piano, oboe and horn in A minor Opus 188
Ingo Goritzki, oboe; Barry Tuckwell, horn; Ricardo Requejo, piano
6:41 a.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Islandus: Flora II "The Lily"
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
6:44 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: Rey's Theme
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:49 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Larghetto for Horn & Orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
6:59 a.m.
Alfredo Catalani
Ero e Leandro (Hero and Leander) - Symphonic Poem
Rome Symphony Orchestra; Francesco La Vecchia, conductor
7:18 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 5
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo, conductor Kari Kriikku, clarinet
7:42 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
String Quartet: II. Allegro molto leggiero in E minor
Mannheim String Quartet
7:47 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio: IV. Finale in D minor
Nash Ensemble
7:54 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor
Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for piano & winds in Eb major K 452 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Alfred Brendel, piano; Heinz Holliger, oboe; Eduard Brunner, clarinet; Hermann Baumann, horn; Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
8:38 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
8:44 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Noon Witch Opus 108
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Alexander von Zemlinsky
The Mermaid (Die Seejungfrau)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:41 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Dance of the Elves (Danse des Lutins)
Xavier de Maistre, harp
9:44 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Les Sylvains (The Fauns) in D major Opus 60
Anna Shelest, piano
9:49 a.m.
Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 12 (Quartet Movement) in C minor D 703
Emerson String Quartet
10:00 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Lyon National Orchestra; Jun Markl, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A minor Opus 85
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
10:45 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A minor
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
10:50 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 11 for two violins, cello, strings and continuo in D minor Opus 3 RV 565
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin; Elizabeth Wilcock, violin; Jaap Ter Linden, baroque cello
10:59 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Wind Quintet Opus 43
Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Radek Baborak, horn; Jonathon Kelly, oboe; Stefan Schweigert, bassoon
11:27 a.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
11:31 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Art of the Fugue: Contrapunctus No. 9 BWV 1080
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
11:34 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
11:49 a.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D minor Opus 3/5 HWV 316
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
12:09 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
12:17 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Opus 37
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Maurizio Pollini, piano
12:53 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
COSI FAN TUTTE Overture K 588
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra; Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 6: I. Majestoso in A major
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
1:17 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture Opus 81
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
1:30 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Quartet No. 2 in C minor Opus 4
Allegri String Quartet (members of) Thea King, clarinet
1:50 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": III. Molto Vivace in B minor Opus 74
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Asger Hamerik
Symphony No. 5 "Symphonie Serieuse" in G minor Opus 36
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
2:37 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Consolation No. 3 in Db major G 172
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
2:42 p.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sextet for oboe, horns, violin, cello and keyboard in C major
The English Concert
3:01 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:18 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major Opus 102
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
3:37 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31 "Paris" in D major K 297
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
3:55 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C minor Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances Opus 64
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:32 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Five Negro Melodies: 4. They will not lend me a child
Neave Trio
4:38 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake: Act I: Waltz Opus 20
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:45 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty: Polonaise from Act III
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor Opus 98
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:39 p.m.
Lucas Saboya
Zamba Negra (from Suite Ernestina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
5:44 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
5:54 p.m.
Ernest Chausson
Concert for Violin, Piano & String Quartet: II. Sicilienne in D major Opus 21
Takacs Quartet Joshua Bell, violin; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
5:59 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Ghennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
6:30 p.m.
Thomas de Hartmann
Cello Concerto: III. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo Opus 57
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Matt Haimovitz, cello
6:39 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Prelude and Fugue in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
6:45 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major
Wei Luo, piano
6:50 p.m.
Joaquin Turina
Bullfighter's Prayer (Oracion del Torero) Opus 34
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
