Classical Music Playlist, October 2, 2025
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
That a second symphony by Sergei Rachmaninoff even exists is fortunate. Following a scathing review of his First Symphony in 1897 he fell into such debilitating depression that he was unable to compose for three years. But after help from a psychiatrist in early 1900 he emerged and composed his wildly successful Piano Concerto No. 2. Despite its success, Rachmaninoff still questioned his ability as a symphonist. He composed smaller works and accepted conducting positions. Then amid the turmoil of revolution rising in Russia, he quit his posts and left Russia for Dresden where he began work on his second symphony. Premiered in early 1908, his Symphony No. 2 received praise and a major Russian award and restored his confidence. The entire 54-minute Symphony No. 2 by Rachmaninoff is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 26 "Lamentations" (Lamentatione) in D minor
Northern Chamber Orchestra; Nicholas Ward, conductor
6:15 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 14 in Ab major Opus 105
Takacs Quartet
6:48 a.m.
Paquito D'Rivera
Aires Tropicales: I & II. Alborada & Son
Imani Winds
6:55 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 9 "The Farewell Waltz" ("L'adieu") in Ab major Opus 69/1
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
7:01 a.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
7:13 a.m.
Louis Spohr
Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in E minor WOO 20
English Chamber Orchestra; Alun Francis, conductor Thea King, clarinet
7:40 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Romance Opus 36
Hermann Baumann, horn; Reiko Honsho, piano
7:43 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Piano Trio: III. Scherzo. Presto con brio in D minor
Neave Trio Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
7:49 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 "Romantic": III. Scherzo in Eb major
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace in C major K 551
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:13 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in G minor Opus 43
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
8:36 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Capricho arabe (Arabian Caprice)
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
8:43 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Don Juan Opus 20
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Opus 66
Claremont Trio
9:30 a.m.
Edouard Lalo
Scherzo in D minor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
9:36 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto for bassoon, two oboes & strings in C minor
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Dominic Teresi, bassoon; John Abberger, oboe; Christopher Palameta, oboe
9:46 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Rhapsody No. 2 in G minor Opus 45
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Zdenek Kosler, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Henri-Joseph Rigel
Symphony No. 10 in D minor
Concerto Koln
10:16 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor Jacques Zoon, flute
10:40 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Rhapsody in G minor Opus 79/2
Martha Argerich, piano
10:47 a.m.
Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei Opus 47
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
10:59 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Africa-Fantasie Opus 89
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor Gwendolyn Mok, piano
11:11 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Voces8; Eric Whitacre, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
11:16 a.m.
Charles S. Brown
A Song Without Words
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
11:20 a.m.
Niels Gade
Symphony No. 3 in A minor Opus 15
Stockholm Sinfonietta; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:48 a.m.
Enrique Soro
Three Chilean Airs (Tres aires chilenos)
Chile Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Dominguez, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin The tomb of Couperin
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
12:17 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25
London Mozart Players; Jonathan Bloxham, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
12:39 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals (Waltz) No. 4 in G major Opus 8/4
Jason Vieaux, guitar
12:43 p.m.
Sonny Kompanek
Killer Tango
Canadian Brass
12:48 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:18 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Iberia
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
1:40 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
Musicians of the Louvre; Marc Minkowski, conductor Aline Zylberajch, organ
1:48 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2 in E minor Opus 27
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
2:55 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
WILD SWANS: Eliza Aria
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Ola Rudner, conductor Jane Sheldon, soprano
3:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 6: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in D major Opus 60
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:09 p.m.
ANONYMOUS
Saltarello
Calliope
3:13 p.m.
William Byrd
The Earl of Oxford's March
Canadian Brass; Robert Moody, conductor
3:17 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27 in Bb major K 595
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor Lars Vogt, piano
3:49 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:28 p.m.
William Grant Still
Summerland
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
4:31 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Archduke": II. Scherzo in Bb major Opus 97
Esther Abrami Quintet Emanuel Ax, piano; Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
4:35 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for horn and strings in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
4:59 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Egmont Overture Opus 84
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
5:08 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 74
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
5:32 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Silito, conductor Alexandre Lagoya, guitar
5:36 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
RIGOLETTO: La Donna e Mobile
London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
5:40 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 14 in A major K 114
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D minor Opus 120
Champs-Elysees Theatre Orchestra; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
6:31 p.m.
Paul Hindemith
Kleine Kammermusik: I. Lustig Opus 24/2 fun; happily; merrily
Bergen Wind Quintet
6:34 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Quintet for Brass: I. Allegro vivace Opus 73
Center City Brass Quintet
6:39 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte)
Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, conductor
6:46 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Tango Ballet
Apollo Chamber Players Hector del Curto, bandoneon
